yeah, i mean the winter storm is taking over north carolina as we speak, but we re not surprised. we ve been tracking this for almost a week now thanks to our meteorologists and our partners at the national weather service. we are prepared. the governor issued a state of emergency a few days ago and because it will be such a statewide impact we ve activated our state emergency operation center along with our state emergency response team partners in preparation for this. i think if we can be ready, we are ready for this storm. so what are your two prime concerns going into this? obviously travel. when you talk about accumulating snow and especially ice, travel will be a major concern. we ve got dot trucks along with the north carolina national gaurtds, the governor activated 224 national guardsmen to help our partners, including the national guard and the north carolina forest service, to prepare for transportation issues, debris clearance, cut and shove operations.
to make me feel like a fancy grown up. mhm. adulting ain t easy. ooh! check this one out. waffles loves her dog bed. we can hardly get her out of it. she s kind of a diva. yes, waffles! living your best life. [woof] i m telling y all there s no place like wayfair to make your home totally you. ooh! i want that. john: a major winter storm is spreading rain, ice, and snow across much of the country denied, widespread reports of transportation issues and power outages, let s get the latest from fox weathers robert ray, he is in columbus, ohio, and all that s missing is a dog sled to. you got it exactly right, it has been the trifecta of this winter weather storm here, we haven t had rain, freezing rain, sleet, and now snow and a mix.
down all the polling places. it so happens we re closing them down in like your community. and your county. sometimes they say it s because of financial management. we don t have the resources. you re hearing it s about we want to make it easier for folks. as if it would be easier for folks to have to travel dozens of miles in order to get to the one polling place in the county. not to mention that sometimes when they do this, one polling place happens to be at the courthouse. which for many members of the community, transportation issues. that courthouse is not always a welcoming environment. that s why it s important folks have access to polling places in the community. you wouldn t be able to see this if we had things in place like the freedom voting act. any measures would have to be precleared. we don t have the power now. because of the supreme court voting rights act. i wish we had more time.
TOKYO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) Tokyo stocks increased largely Tuesday as concerns are fading over the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, while sharp gains in the blue-
TOKYO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) Tokyo stocks increased largely Tuesday as concerns are fading over the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, while sharp gains in the blue-