have less than two inches. that s nothing. we re expecting up to a foot of snow here in some areas and temperatures as low as three degrees below freezing. now that s going to be that s going to have a lot of travel challenges for people. we have light snow. we re expecting some blizzard warnings in some areas. boston has only near blizzard conditions, bus bu that s because the light snow could blow with the strong wind. that s gths impact travel in the air. it s going to impact travel on the ground. i spoke with a department of transportation official. and he said that the concern right now is black ice on the ground. also, some flights have been canceled. there are delays there. be sure to check that if you re going anywhere. finally, public schools in boston have declared a snow day on friday. if you have kids in school, check with your school before you send them. nice, long weekend. what a way to start the new year. those kids are lucky, i think. margaret conley, thank you so
it was worth a shot. it is a huge international story on a number of levels affecting business in a huge way. after an outcry over spirit airlines decision to charge $45 for a carry-on bag, five airlines are promising not to follow spirit s lead. wow. new york city charles schumer said he s received pledges from major airways, but no word on how long the promises will last. they are trying to ban the fees altogether. spirit is going ahead with the controversial fee banking on reduced fares to boost business during this busy summer season. and nbc news learned that later this morning toyota is expected to sign paperwork agreeing to the largest government penalty ever against an automaker for concealing information related to the sticky gas pedal recall. according to the department of transportation official, by
felicia sanders succeeded in honoring her son s memory. i wear a smile, and the reason i wear the smile, if you look at the pictures of all nine, they all wore a beautiful smile. that was nbc s gabe gutierrez reporting. the sentencing phase of the trial begins january 3rd. yesterday roof told the judge he plans to represent himself. also in south carolina yesterday, president-elect donald trump s pick to lead the justice department, senator jeff sessions, quote, slipped into town yesterday, invited a by a senate colleague, attended meetings with local leaders and criminal justice professionals who questioned the attorney general nominee on the case against michael slager, whose trial for shooting a black man resulted in a mistrial. sessions did not give a definitive answer on whether he pursued civil rights charges against slager.