and dozens injured. outrage in australia as world number one novak djokovic gets a medical exemption to compete at the tennis open without needing proof of a covid vaccine. and a 32—year—old british army officer, preet chandi, has become the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition to the south pole. and in sport on the bbc news channel... england's bowlers have delivered on the opening day of the fourth ashes test. two late wickets have given them hope as australia closed on 126—3. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has been meeting his cabinet to discuss his decision not to impose further covid restrictions in england, despite surging cases due to the omicron variant. health officials have confirmed this lunchtime that the rules will be changed so that people in england who test positive for covid with a lateral flow device — but don't have symptoms — will no longer be asked to take a follow—up pcr test. borisjohnson has said he hoped the country could "ride out" the omicron wave, despite the uk recording a record number of positive daily cases yesterday. here's our political correspondentjonathan blake. are correspondent jonathan blake. you are correspondentjonathan blake. you doing enought nhs? are you doing enough to help the nhs? ., ,, c a, , a, nhs? the health secretary arrived in downin: nhs? the health secretary arrived in downing street _ nhs? the health secretary arrived in downing street this _ nhs? the health secretary arrived in downing street this morning - nhs? the health secretary arrived in downing street this morning as - downing street this morning as ministers met to review the decision to keep current measures in place in england and go no further, for now. yesterday, the prime minister warned there were difficult weeks ahead, that said england could ride out the wave of omicron cases without new restrictions. i wave of omicron cases without new restrictions-— restrictions. i would say we have a aood restrictions. i would say we have a good chance _ restrictions. i would say we have a good chance of— restrictions. i would say we have a good chance of getting _ restrictions. i would say we have a good chance of getting through . restrictions. i would say we have a| good chance of getting through the omicron _ good chance of getting through the omicron wave _ good chance of getting through the omicron wave without _ good chance of getting through the omicron wave without the - good chance of getting through the omicron wave without the need - good chance of getting through the omicron wave without the need for further_ omicron wave without the need for further restrictions— omicron wave without the need for further restrictions and _ omicron wave without the need for further restrictions and without - omicron wave without the need for further restrictions and without the need, _ further restrictions and without the need. certainly. _ further restrictions and without the need, certainly, for— further restrictions and without the need, certainly, fora _ further restrictions and without the need, certainly, for a lockdown. i need, certainly, fora lockdown. over_ need, certainly, for a lockdown. over christmas, _ need, certainly, for a lockdown. over christmas, confidence - need, certainly, for a lockdown. over christmas, confidence has| over christmas, confidence has increased in government that england can cope with omicron without the need for further measures, but while that has eased political pressure on borisjohnson from that has eased political pressure on boris johnson from his that has eased political pressure on borisjohnson from his own backbenchers, many of whom are deeply opposed to tighter restrictions, it is not without risk and comes at a cost of increased pressure on the nhs. rising cases and staff shortages are increasing the strain. hospitals in greater manchester are stopping some nonurgent surgery. around 15% of the workforce there have covid or are isolating. from causing procedures to critical incidents, several hospital trusts in england and one in wales have now taken steps to cope with the pressure. it in wales have now taken steps to cope with the pressure.— in wales have now taken steps to cope with the pressure. if you have been waiting _ cope with the pressure. if you have been waiting for— cope with the pressure. if you have been waiting for a _ cope with the pressure. if you have been waiting for a hip _ cope with the pressure. if you have been waiting for a hip operation - cope with the pressure. if you have been waiting for a hip operation or| been waiting for a hip operation or something along those lines, you are going to be delayed and that doesn't feel like a minor issue for those people, so we will see some additional challenges for people facing further delays and that adds to the ongoing issue of backlog of cases in the system. in a to the ongoing issue of backlog of cases in the system.— to the ongoing issue of backlog of cases in the system. in a move which could improve _ cases in the system. in a move which could improve the _ cases in the system. in a move which could improve the availability - cases in the system. in a move which could improve the availability of - could improve the availability of tests, people who get a positive lateral flow result will soon not need a follow—up pcr test, but will still have to isolate. need a follow-up pcr test, but will still have to isolate.— still have to isolate. what we have not still have to isolate. what we have got actually _ still have to isolate. what we have got actually is _ still have to isolate. what we have got actually is many, _ still have to isolate. what we have got actually is many, many - still have to isolate. what we have got actually is many, many more | got actually is many, many more lateral flow tests and they are really accurate when you have a very infectious variant like omicron, so, actually, what we do all the time is look at need to do things which are unnecessary.— need to do things which are unnecessary. need to do things which are unnecessa . . . ., , ., unnecessary. i made changes to guidance. _ unnecessary. i made changes to guidance, booster— unnecessary. i made changes to guidance, boosterjabs - unnecessary. i made changes to guidance, boosterjabs are - unnecessary. i made changes to guidance, boosterjabs are stilll unnecessary. i made changes to i guidance, boosterjabs are still the main hope to limit serious illness amongst older people —— i made changes to guidance. a key test of a government approach. west minister this afternoon, labour's deputy leader angela rayner will face boris johnson at prime minister's questions. sir keir starmer is isolating, having tested positive for coronavirus for a second time. jonathan blake, bbc news. i'm joined now by our health editor hugh pym. this change in the rules that health chiefs are talking about about not needing pcr tests if you are asymptomatic, what is the thinking behind that? the asymptomatic, what is the thinking behind that?— behind that? the current rules are that if ou behind that? the current rules are that if you are _ behind that? the current rules are that if you are asymptomatic - behind that? the current rules are that if you are asymptomatic that l that if you are asymptomatic that you test positive on your lateral flow test, you havejust you test positive on your lateral flow test, you have just done a check and you find out you had tested positive, that you do a follow—up pcr. that is now going to be suspended from january the 11th in england by the uk health security agency, in charge of test and trace. the devolved administrations may well be applying it sooner. the logic is when you have a very high prevalence out there, the lateral flow test is pretty good at picking up flow test is pretty good at picking up people who are asymptomatic but who could be spreading the virus, so there is no point having that confirmatory pcr test and, in fact, this did happen in the early months of last year, when there was also very high prevalence. so the requirement will simply be, if you test positive, you should start yourself isolation straightaway. if yourself isolation straightaway. if you have symptoms, you should as now, continue doing a pcr test and it is not clear how long this temporary suspension will last, but it seems clear that, while the infection rate generally is pretty high, that does make things a bit more convenient for people who test positive and then have to wait a while for a pcr before they can start their self—isolation. {lilia while for a pcr before they can start their self-isolation. ok, hugh . m, start their self-isolation. ok, hugh pym. many — start their self-isolation. ok, hugh pym. many thanrs- _ rules requiring travellers to take a test before they arrive in england could soon be scrapped, as the government reviews its coronavirus travel restrictions. the travel industry says compulsory testing for uk arrivals and departures has held back the sector's recovery. our transport correspondent katy austin is at st pancras international station in london for us. this is an industry that has really suffered. , ., , ~ suffered. yes, that is right. after the omicron _ suffered. yes, that is right. after the omicron variant _ suffered. yes, that is right. after the omicron variant emerged - suffered. yes, that is right. after the omicron variant emerged in i suffered. yes, that is right. after i the omicron variant emerged in late november, the uk government introduced fresh travel restrictions to try and slow its entry and spread in the uk, so, at the moment, travellers have to show evidence of a negative covid test taken within two days of setting off to come to the uk and, after they arrive, they have to pay to have a pcr test within two days as well. the travel industry says these rules have really hit demand at a time when confidence wasjust really hit demand at a time when confidence was just recovering and they say this isn't just about immediate plans being changed, but also, this time of year is normally also, this time of year is normally a really big time for summer holiday bookings being made and travel agents i have spoken to so bookings really have been much lower than what they would have hoped for. it is widely expected that the predeparture is widely expected that the predepa rtu re test is widely expected that the predeparture test element will be dropped as part of a review of the rules happening today. there are many in the travel industry who would like the government to go much further and get rid of both testing requirements, because they would argue that now omicron is so widely spread both within the uk and around the world, these measuresjust aren't effective any more but whatever the government does decide to do when it makes that decision this afternoon, a lot of other countries still have travel restrictions in place, including, in some cases, some pretty strict entry requirements. some cases, some pretty strict entry requirements-— scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon will update the scottish parliament this afternoon as covid case numbers continue to rise sharply. latest figures show a seven—day average of more than 16,000 cases in scotland. the highest daily figure since the pandemic began was recorded on monday. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie has more. and new term, overshadowed by a new coronavirus variant. some schools in scotland returned today, others go back later this week, with record covid case numbers, the impact on education is uncertain. i covid case numbers, the impact on education is uncertain.— education is uncertain. i thought they would _ education is uncertain. i thought they would put _ education is uncertain. i thought they would put another - education is uncertain. i thought| they would put another lockdown education is uncertain. i thought - they would put another lockdown on school, i did think that end i was hoping that was going to happen. nervous, because there is a turn of covid _ nervous, because there is a turn of covid going — nervous, because there is a turn of covid going around. | nervous, because there is a turn of covid going around. i am nervous, because there is a turn of covid going around.— covid going around. i am more concerned _ covid going around. i am more concerned about _ covid going around. i am more concerned about the _ covid going around. i am more concerned about the teachers. covid going around. i am more l concerned about the teachers at' welfare — concerned about the teachers at' welfare i— concerned about the teachers at' welfare i had— concerned about the teachers at' welfare. i had covid _ concerned about the teachers at' welfare. i had covid recently- concerned about the teachers at' i welfare. i had covid recently myself and it— welfare. i had covid recently myself and it tales— welfare. i had covid recently myself and it takes a— welfare. i had covid recently myself and it takes a lot _ welfare. i had covid recently myself and it takes a lot out _ welfare. i had covid recently myself and it takes a lot out of _ welfare. i had covid recently myself and it takes a lot out of you. - welfare. i had covid recently myself and it takes a lot out of you. i i and it takes a lot out of you. actually feel 0k about it, and it takes a lot out of you._ actually feel 0k about it, because actually feel ok about it, because we have had coronavirus a few months ago, so i kind of think that it is a less serious strain and, if we get it, we get it. less serious strain and, if we get it, we get it— less serious strain and, if we get it, we get it. hospitality struggled over the festive _ it, we get it. hospitality struggled over the festive season. _ it, we get it. hospitality struggled over the festive season. many i over the festive season. many businesses now face staff shortages due to people with the virus and their close contacts having to isolate. there is increasing pressure on the first minister to reduce the isolation period from ten to seven days with negative tests. from the beginning of sort of december, there have been one or two each week_ december, there have been one or two each week to _ december, there have been one or two each week to sort out now half a dozen _ each week to sort out now half a dozen a — each week to sort out now half a dozen a week sort of thing and you try and _ dozen a week sort of thing and you try and manage the situation on a day-to-day— try and manage the situation on a day—to—day basis. in try and manage the situation on a day-to-day basis.— day-to-day basis. in recent days, there has been _ day-to-day basis. in recent days, there has been a _ day-to-day basis. in recent days, there has been a dramatic- day-to-day basis. in recent days, | there has been a dramatic increase in the number of daily cases of coronavirus in scotland, with more than 20,000 on monday. there has also been a rise in the number of people in hospital and that is expected to continue.- people in hospital and that is expected to continue. they will increase, because _ expected to continue. they will increase, because there - expected to continue. they will increase, because there are i expected to continue. they will l increase, because there are huge numbers of people who have been infected and even if only a small proportion of those become so seriously symptomatic, it is still going to increase the numbers in hospital quite substantially. this is not at the _ hospital quite substantially. this is not at the start _ hospital quite substantially. this is not at the start to _ hospital quite substantially. this is not at the start to 2022 that anybody would have wanted, but, for now, coronavirus continues to disrupt many aspects of our everyday lives. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, glasgow. schools are due to reopen in wales tomorrow following the holiday break, but some have suggested they will delay opening until monday due to staff shortages. in northern ireland, vulnerable primary school children are expected to be offered a low—dose covid—i9 vaccine in the coming weeks, in line with the rest of the uk. last month, the government's vaccine advisors said 5 to ii—year—olds with an underlying health condition — or who live with someone who is immuno—suppressed — should receive two doses eight weeks apart. a decision on vaccinating all children in this age range has not yet been made. and with pressure on hospitals growing, the bbc has launched a special nhs tracker, which will let you find out how your local services are coping. the tracker will run throughout winter and shows you the latest data on local waiting times for emergency treatment where you live. across europe, governments are struggling to contain the rising number of cases of the omicron variant. in france, president macron has used controversial language to say he wants to make life more difficult for people who haven't been vaccinated. italy's government will also meet later to decide whether to approve tougher measures. our correspondent mark lowen has been looking at the situation across europe. a new year surge and new political tensions over tackling it. in france, currently with europe's highest cases, a parliament debate about vaccine passes for restaurants and trains was suspended after an interview by president macron that prompted howls of outrage. he told le parisien newspaper he wanted to bar the unvaccinated from social activities, using the slang word, emmerder, aiming to kiss them off. it deepened france's already fractious discussion. the government's plans to bring in the law by mid january thrown into doubt. translation: a president of- the republic cannot say the sorts of things that have been said. translation: we will not continue to debate a bill that _ you describe is protecting french people when we learn from the press that it's a bill intended to "kiss" off a part of the population. despite more than 270,000 cases yesterday, france is using vaccines, not lockdowns to combat it. a picture that's repeated across much of europe. here in italy, the push is to vaccinate the over—fives as schools prepare to resume, arming the youngest in the battle against the pandemic. we are doing a job that is about society and we all have to contribute to make others feel safe. so it's teamwork. the first country in the west to fall to coronavirus in 2020 became the first in the world to lockdown nationwide back then. today, even with record cases, italy's streets are once again busy as it too tightens vaccine rules instead. the cabinet today debating compulsory shots for all workers. greece is also seeing soaring infections, leading to round the block queues for tests. the prime minister announcing all over 60s will be fined unless they get the vaccine. across the continent, countries are moving towards living with covid, but that means carrots and sticks to get the holdouts jabbed. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. time isjust coming up time is just coming up to time isjust coming up to 1:15pm. our top story this lunchtime... health chiefs say they will drop the need for people in england to have confirmatory pcr tests if they don't have coronavirus symptoms. and how pressures on the social care system are making it harder for disabled adults to live independent lives. in sport on the bbc news channel, the australian government has warned novak djokovic may not be allowed to enter the country to defend his australian open title, despite tournament organisers granting him a medical exemption from having a covid vaccination. this year marks the 40th anniversary of the falklands conflict, which claimed the lives of 255 british and 649 argentinian troops. the conflict, which lasted ten weeks, was triggered when argentina invaded and occupied the falkland islands, followed by the invasion of neighbouring south georgia. our defence correspondentjonathan beale has been looking back at the events of 1982, and speaking with some of the veterans who fought in it. it was a war on the other side of the world. on april the 2nd 1982, argentine forces invaded the falkland islands and claimed it as their own. brian hanrahan: the task force, with all its power, is ready. - britain has gathered its might, it must set its course. accompanied by the late brian hanrahan for the bbc, a task force of more than 100 ships had set sail within days, to make the 8,000—mile journey to liberate the islands. i thought we'd better get ready and take it seriously, but i'm not quite sure that i absolutely believed we'd do it. but, as they are sailed south, resolve hardened. first with the controversial sinking of the argentine cruiser the general belgrano, with the loss of 123 lives. it would be the largest air and sea battle involving british forces since the second world war. 100 aircrafts and more than 20 ships would either be destroyed or damaged. julian thompson was the man charged with the initial british landings at san carlos on the 21st of may. luckily, it was thick fog, so the argentine air force never found us. we knew they were trying to find us, we could hear them zooming around and trying to find us. they might have created a bit of mayhem, had they done so. that was the bit i was really worried about. goose green was the first time british paratroopers came face—to—face with the enemy. the british lost 18 men. among them, friends of paul bishop, who was just 21. after we took casualties and friends had been killed, you know, my feeling was hate towards them, you know? we... you know, we wanted to take out as many as we could, we wanted to remove them from the islands. later, paul witnessed this, the argentine attacks at bluff cove, where the british lost more than 50 men. whoosh of artillery strikes we are now between the two gunlines and there is a right old artillery duel going on between them. the battle on the ground ofjust over a month. on the 14th ofjune, the argentines surrendered. 649 of them lost their lives. the british had lost 255 men. so what will the 40th anniversary mean for these veterans? i personally don't expect anything from the country, from the government. you know, we just volunteered to do it and we did it. it would be nice to be remembered. i visit the san carlo cemetery and usually shed a tear there and look out over that peaceful water and remember what it was like with guns firing and ships being hit and aeroplanes bombing and the contrasts are really quite remarkable. a0 years on from a war on the other side of the world, but they are still remembered. jonathan beale, bbc news. the president of kazakhstan has declared a two—week state of emergency in parts of the country following protests over fuel price rises, which turned violent. on tuesday, the president dismissed the government and said lower fuel prices would be restored. but in the country's main city, almaty, hundreds of anti—government protestors stormed the mayor's office and police used tear gas to disperse crowds after vehicles were set on fire. our central asia correspondent rayhan demytrie is in tbilisi in georgia. just bring us up—to—date with the latest. just bring us up-to-date with the latest. , , ., just bring us up-to-date with the latest. , , . , . latest. this is an unprecedented scale protests — latest. this is an unprecedented scale protests that _ latest. this is an unprecedented scale protests that swept - latest. this is an unprecedented scale protests that swept across kaza khsta n, scale protests that swept across kazakhstan, a vast country the size of western europe. it began on january the 2nd, when in western kazakhstan, oil workers came up to protest after the government decided to remove a price cap on liquefied natural gas. many people in kazakhstan had converted their cars to run on theirs. the internet has now been completely shutdown across kazakhstan. earlier on wednesday, some people have managed to publish footage using the virtual private networks and it showed government buildings on fire and quite heavy response from law enforcers. it is now clear that this protest is about deep and long—running frustrations among the general kazakh population. the wealth does not trickle down to the general population. one of the chance we had across the country translates from ten to one —— kazakh as old man lead. the capital was named after him. he and his family had been accused of massive great wealth. the asset include some very expensive property in central london. ., ~ expensive property in central london. ., ,, , ., a memorial to the 22 people murdered in the manchester arena terror attack has opened to the public. the white marble halo called the glade of light bears the names of those who died in the bombing in may 2017. relatives of the victims made memory capsules containing mementos and messages to be embedded inside. just under half the budget for social care is spent on supporting disabled adults of working age. but the system is under pressure — with increasing demand for services combined with a shortage of carers. it means that some people are not getting the support they need to live independent lives — in some cases facing bedtimes much earlier than they would like. paul carter reports. oh, thank you. suzanne likes to go out... we can party the whole night through, which will make a change. but an evening trip to the pub with her partnerjason is a rare occasion. realistically, if we're going out for a meal or a drink, we probably need to leave by 6:30pm to make sure we're home in time. her disability means she needs help getting into bed. she has an evening call from a care agency but the time of this can sometimes be unpredictable, and can be as early as 7:30pm. going to bed at 7:30pm is way too early for me, personally. i'm only in my mid—40s and unless you are absolutely exhausted, who goes to bed at 7:30pm at night? it really does seem like a loss of control. you are completely at the mercy of the situation you are in with the carers. are you all right? i'm 0k. what about you ? jennifer also needs help in the morning and evening. that often means long shifts for her carers, like stella. normally i start at 7:30am. i have to leave early. finishing. it depends if i have l to come tojennifer, i finish like 8:30pm. see you in the morning. there must be times where it's about 7:30pm in the evening and you think, "i just don't want to go to bed right now." it's difficult. but i don't want my carers then going to bed at midnight because they're coming here at 11pm to help me to bed. they're during these long days. —— doing these long days. i'd like to see them doing a shift system. the agency that providesjennifer�*s care says the way the funding of the current system is structured limits the shifts they can provide. it will be possible if the contract we have with the authorities, the nhs, or social services or private firms allow you to -ive an extra allowance for those who want a late call. is it basicallyjust it needs more money? it is more money, yes. hello, gorgeous. with the care industry facing multiple challenges around staffing and funding, the government has recently announced an additional £5.11 billion of funding for social care over the next three years. suzanne's hope is if some of those pressures are relieved, she'll be able to extend her days out to more nights out. paul carter, bbc news. australia's prime minister scott morrison has said the tennis player novak djokovic, who's world number 1, must prove he has a genuine medical exemption from having a covid vaccine. if not, when he lands in the country to defend his australia open title, he will be on the next plane home. djokovic has not revealed why the medical exemption was granted. our sports correspondent natalie pirks has more. a kiss for luck and if the response from the australian public is anything to go by, he's going to need it. reigning champion novak djokovic has never revealed his vaccination status, but has been granted exemption permission to play in melbourne. that means he has valid medical reasons for not being vaccinated, but he'll still need to prove it. we await his presentation and what evidence he provides to support that. if that evidence is insufficient, then he won't be treated any different to anyone else and he'll be on the next plane home. so there should be no special rules for novak djokovic at all, none whatsoever. a handful of other players were granted exemptions, too. reasons could be cardiac illness or djokovic could have recently tested positive for the virus. but melbourne residents have experienced some of the toughest covid restrictions in the world and it looks like that famous aussie welcome won't be forthcoming. he shouldn't be able to come. it's his choice not to be vaccinated, which is fine. i think the government here made the choice of you should be vaccinated. i guess he might even get booed when he gets on to the court. we have someone who has come i from overseas and all of a sudden he has been exempt and can play. i think it's an absolute disgrace and i won't be watching it. i organisers say djokovic's medical exemption was granted after a rigorous review process involving two separate independent panels of medical experts and they have denied special treatment. novak isn't coming to play at the australian open because he is, you know, the biggest tennis star of them all, he is coming because he has been able to demonstrate through this process that he has... he has an eligibility under the rules that apply to everybody else in the country. djokovic has a great reason for wanting to play in melbourne. he could move clear of rafa nadal and roger federer, with the three of them currently tied on 20 grand slams each. right now though, tennis fans are in no mood to play ball. natalie pirks, bbc news. at the close of the opening day of the fourth ashes test in sydney, australia were 126—3 in their first innings. play was disrupted by rain, asjoe wilson reports. so, what's left to play for in the ashes? well, every ball counts, doesn't it? that was david warner's idea. england had james anderson and stuart broad bowling. no earlyjoy for either. that is going to be four. marcus harris with that shot. how soon do you start worrying if you are england's captain? well, perhaps he never stops. but broad is an expert at dismissing david warner. remember? there. gone, got him. good catch. gone for 30. "now, that's why i should play every match," broad mayjust have been thinking. watch now, some courageous commitment, frantic pace, gripping drama, here we go. stumps clear, covers on. the other ground staff were busy. rain lingered over sydney. eventually, the cricket resumed. marnus labuschagne scoring runs, frustrating england. normal service. harris on 38, anderson at 39. edged, taken. a timely wicket for england, a reminder they can compete. here comes mark wood. there goes labuschagne. he's got him. edged, caught. 126—3 at the close of play and a chance to show england enjoying the ashes? well, for once, why not? joe wilson, bbc news. a 32—year—old army officer has become the first woman of colour to complete a solo expedition to the south pole. captain preet chandi trekked 700 miles in a0 days, pulling her equipment in a sledge. she faced temperatures of —45c and said she wanted "encourage people to push boundaries and believe in themselves." our correspondent phil mackie has the story. this was the moment she made it. a0 days after captain preet chandi set off and two years after she started training. i've made it to the south pole, where it's snowing. feeling so many emotions right now. i knew nothing about the polar world three years ago and it feels so surreal to finally be here. getting ready wasn't exactly easy. she went to iceland and spent 27 days in greenland to prepare for the extreme conditions. before she left, polar preet, as she's become known, who is an army physio, said one of the reasons she wanted to do it was to inspire other girls from her background. as a woman of colour, as an asian woman, you know, when people see me doing this, you know, an image they don't expect to see, they are so excited. and people have said to me that i'm such a role model, just for them to see somebody that looks, you know, slightly like them. during the trek, she had to tackle 60 mph winds while pulling a 90kg sled in temperatures that fell as low as —50 celsius. as she got closer, she suffered from exhaustion — but that all melted away with the elation of achieving her goal. you are capable of anything you want, no matter where you are from, where your start line is. everybody starts somewhere. i don't want to just break the glass ceiling, i want to smash it into a million pieces. who's with me? and an awful lot of people are. her accomplishment is being seen as a triumph back at home. she is going to have to get used to being at the pole for a little longer. an outbreak of covid means the flight crew that will bring her back is stuck in isolation. phil mackie, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. not a5 ,-a5 c not a5 ,—a5 c here but snow. tonight we might get down to —10, which is quite exceptional and could turn out to be the coldest night of the winter so far. there is snow in the forecast. a widespread frost overnight. it will stay chilly