it's tuesday, february 16th. thanks for starting your morning with good day virginia. i'm january keaton. and i'm kyle benjamin. a lot to get to this morning as icy conditions have created power outages across southwest and central virginia. here's a live look at the current a-e-p outage map: in roanoke city and county combined, you're looking at around 14-thousand people without power. two other areas to to take note about with high numbers: franklin county with 8- thousand and henry county with 26-hundred you'll also want to take some praticial steps if your power does happen to go out. stay sparking equipment. unplug major appliances to protect them when power comes back on. leave a light turned restored. this is a live look along interstate 81 in botetourt county. a tractor trailer accident had closed a ramp near mile marker 162 that has since been cleared. virginia's roads have turned slick and deadly. so far, there have been three reported fatal crashes across the commonwealth. if you roads, stay home! those three deadly accidents happened in the richmond metro area. one in henrico county, the others in chesterfield and fauquier county. locally in the salem division, four crashes have been reported. so how are things looking right now. for that, we turn to wfxr's paris holmes. she's been monitoring conditions since 5- this morning. she's live in roanoke with more. the roads are icy. the snow in combination with that freezing rain has made slushy mess on the roads, sideways, and in driveways. the roads and sidewalks are very slick, so drive cautiously. vdot has done a great job of clearing the snow off the interstates and primary roads, but with the rain the roads continue to be dangerous. valley metro continues to operate on their snow routes this morning. blacksburg transit will return will the roads be asking when will the roads be cleared or why hasn't *your* street been touched. this morning, we have answers from the virginia department of transportation. vdot compiling a list of the top five snow removal questions... and their answers. roads be cleared? vdot's goal is to make all state-maintained roads passable within 48 hours after a winter storm ends. which roads gets cleared first across the commonwealth? those include: interstates and most primary roads snow emergency routes and finally, other secondary roads and residential streets. which roads is vdot responsible for clearing? except for arlington and henrico counties, vdot is responsible for clearing all state-maintained roads. who is responsible for clearing my sidewalk? residents must clear their own sidewalks. and finally, why do plows leave snow in my driveway? plowing can cause snow to accumulate in road shoulders, sometimes even blocking ahead on good day virginia: former new york governor elliot spitzer could be in trouble again.we will tell you why...plus... 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(beep) hey... o.k. they'll do. the best part of wakin' up so, where do you want to start? i think this is a pretty good place. wedging down the east slopes of the appalachians willslowly move northeast tonight...as low pressure moves from the lowermississippi valley to the mid atlantic states. another low willtrack out of southern canada tonight into the tennessee valley bylate tuesday....winter storm warning in effect until noon est today....today...mostly cloudy with rain and freezing rain this morning...then partly sunny with a slight chance of rain this afternoon. ice accumulation around a trace. not as cool with highs in thelower 40s. west winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.chance of precipitation 90 percent..tonight...mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. a chance ofsnow...mainly in the evening. lows around 30. northwest windsaround 10 mph. chance of precipitation 30 percent..wednesday...partly sunny. highs in the mid 40s. with gusts up to 25 mph. .wednesday night...partly cloudy. lows in the upper 20s. northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. .thursday...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 40s. northwest windsaround 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the morning...becominglight and variable..thursday night and friday...partly cloudy. lows in the mid 20s.highs in the upper 40s..friday night through saturday night...partly cloudy. lows in thelower 40s. highs in the mid 50s..sunday and sunday night...mostly cloudy. highs in the upper 50s.lows in the lower 40s..monday...mostly wfxr news is your local election headquarters. baggage attached to his famous last name, has finally come to a place where his family is not a liability: the state of south carolina. former preisdent george w. bush stumped for his younger brother for the first time monday night, attending a rally in north charleston. that rally comes after jeb bush's most forceful debate performance of the campaign, when he pushed back on donald trump for attacking his brother's national security record. the south carolina primary has become one of several key, "early-state" presidential primaries. it'll take place at the end of the month, just days before the virginia primary. the sudden death of supreme court justice antonin scalia in the middle of a jammed pack supreme court term raised raises many questions.the biggest and most pressing-- what happens next?fox's chief legal correspondent shannon bream runs us through the possibilities from washington. justice antonin scalia's sudden death leaves the supreme court with a gaping hole in the middle of a term jam-packed with hot button issues.dupree says: "the timing throws everything into a state of uncertainly. 13:30:52 first to consider - court has already heard, privately voted on - but has an investigation is underway this morning into whether or not former new york governor elliot spitzer assaulted a woman at a ritzy new york city hotel.the woman claims the former governor got angry back home to russia.she says the fight turned violent when spitzer pushed her and put his hands around her throat. a spokesperson for spitzer says quote there is no truth to the allegation. if you have a nut allergy-- you know how dangerous just being close to them is for you...coming up on good day virginia:we have some good news--- there's a new treatment out there that could help. when i lay in my tempur-pedic contour- the next thing i know it's morning. with tempur-flex you've got the spring and bounce of a traditional mattress. my cloud feels like somebody's hugging you. 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"when you have somebody that is caring about their own health, and will be willing to research it, and want to know. we want to talk to our patients about that and give them good information because there is a lot of misinformation out there, especially on the internet," says dr. le.but le says this method could be very dangerous if conducted at home."i would not do this at home on your own. peanut allergy can cause anaphylaxis and death and we wouldn't want that to happen to anyone's child," said le.in fact, le says her team at cox doesn't promote the method at all, due to a lack of information on the long term effects."the things that have been done about the landmark studies, like the 2009 one, they're not ready for primetime because we can't know what's going to happen to these kids in 10, 15, 20 the peanut product, but now instead of having anaphylaxis, they're just having swelling in the meantime, cox is alternative is avoidance, and carrying an epi pen and getting the most education you can, that was collin lingo reporting. experts say more testing and research will need to be done to determine an exact immunity to the peanuts. we're continuing to region. this is a live look from outside the wfxr studios near hollins. we'll check back in with jason and get an update on those power outages, when good day virginia returns. wfxr news welcome aboard my starship. ahoy, mateys! it's full of things i love... and my fellow space adventures and free of things i don't. like aliens. just like eye patches. and when it's time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. 's full ofoftuff weweirates need. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. excelsior! eat up, me hearties! keep it down! i'm exploring the galaxy. wfxr news is keeping you informed with the icy conditions across the this morning. these power outages continue to grow. here is another look at the current appalachian power outage map.. in roanoke city and county combined, you're looking at around 14 people without power. franklin 10-thousand in the dark. high pressure wedging down the east slopes of the appalachians willslowly move northeast tonight...as low pressure moves from the lower mississippi valley to the mid atlantic states. another low willtrack out of southern canada tonight into the tennessee valley bylate tuesday....winter storm warning in effect until noon est today....today...mostly cloudy with rain and freezing rain this morning...then partly sunny with a slight chance of rain this afternoon. ice accumulation around a trace. not as cool with highs in thelower 40s. west winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.chance of precipitation 90 percent..tonight...mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. a chance ofsnow...mainly in the evening. lows around 30. northwest windsaround 10 mph. chance of precipitation 30 percent..wednesday...partly sunny. highs in the mid 40s. northwest windsaround 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. good morning, it's tuesday, february 16th. thanks for starting your day with good day virginia. i'm kyle benjamin and i'm january keaton. we're taking you on the road this morning as icy conditions will certainly slow down your morning commute. this is a live look along interstate 81 in wythe county. wfxr's monitoring conditions for us live from downtown roanoke with more. the roads are icy. the snow in combination with that freezing rain has made slushy mess on the roads, sideways, and in driveways. the roads and sidewalks are very slick, so drive cautiously. vdot has done a great job of clearing the snow off the interstates and primary roads, but with the rain the roads continue to be dangerous. valley metro continues to operate on their snow routes this morning. high pressure wedging down the east slopes of the appalachians willslowly move northeast tonight...as low pressure moves from the lowermississippi valley to the mid atlantic states. another low willtrack out of southern canada tonight into the tennessee valley bylate tuesday....winter storm warning in effect until noon est today....today...mostly cloudy with rain and freezing rain this morning...then partly sunny with a slight chance of rain this afternoon. trace. not as cool with highs in thelower 40s. west winds 15 virginia is not the only one dealing with winter weather, from record-shattering cold to more rain, messy weather all up and down the east coast.the midwest also feeling the effects of rough weather as well.andrew spencer has the latest. "over the last couple of days, some of the coldest temperatures we've seen in new york city in the last 20 years."on the heels of an extreme freeze across the northeast this weekend -- another front will be coming from the midwest through to the eastern seaboard.more than rain into tuesday. "it's still bitterly cold outside, we want people to continue to take precautions."the washington metro areas are not taking the warnings lightly --virginia department of transportation crews spent valentine's day weekend spreading sand and salt on roadways throughout northern virginia. "these roads are gonna be treacherous."washington d-c is already feeling the effects of the front.monday morning they saw near-whiteout conditions.a little further north, boston had "sea smoke" forming over the water.the fog is created when especially cold air moves over warmer waters.and in the midwest, chunks of ice have formed along the banks of lake michigan's belmont harbor in chicago.but not *everyone* is heeding official warnings... "what are you doing out in the snow on a bicycle going the wrong way on 52?" "well, you're not allowed to ride the bike down that way, and i'm hungry // sometimes you've have to do what you have to reporting. forecasters expect more than 85 million people from the midwest to the eastern seaboard to stuck at home at least part of today.but the winter weather could melt your savings by spring. melt your weather could but home eastern seaboard midwest to the people from the 85 million expect more than 85 million people from the midwest to the eastern seaboard to stuck at home eastern seaboard midwest to the 85 million people from the midwest to the eastern seaboard to stuck at home at least part of today.but the savings by spring.mary moloney explains. more snow means more cold hard cash lost.snow removal expenses and canceled flights add up.but the snowy weather can impact your bottom line too.among the things driving up the cost of your snow days -- the ease of ordering things online.: "a lot of us engage in impulse shopping this time of year, as we are sitting around the couch doing nothing. and it's particularly easy to do so when you have all of your credit card information stored on some of your favorite sites. it's become too easy to do so."the same goes for ordering comfort food.multiple meal deliveries can eat away at a budget.being snowbound can also mean a new year's gym membership goes to waste.consider online workouts at home until mobilization and motivation get better with warmer temperatures.and when you've cooled down from that workout -- try throwing on a sweater.: "and if you turn the thermostat down 10 - 15 degrees at night, you're going to save about 10 percent on every single year. so there the house to stay home and reduce your bill."little things so your savings don't melt away by spring.for mary moloney. here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. white breast meat chicken every time. so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. oooh, i think i saw dessert! hey! steven stay strong! what's that? you...you want me to eat you? honey, he didn't say that! don't fight your instincts! with each for 150 calories or less, try our lemon bars, brownies, and cheesecakes. paris holmes is monitoring conditions for us this morning. let's check back in with her she joins us live from roanoke county with more. the roads are icy. the snow in combination with that freezing rain has made slushy mess on the roads, sideways, and in driveways. the roads and sidewalks are very slick, so drive cautiously. vdot has done a great job of clearing the snow off the interstates and primary roads, but with the rain the roads continue to continues to operate on their snow routes this morning. blacksburg transit will return is the power out where you're at. we've gotten dozens of messages from folks across southwest virginia. we want to hear from you! join the conversation on our facebook page, just search for high pressure wedging down the east slopes of the appalachians willslowly move northeast tonight...as low pressure moves from the lower mississippi valley to the mid atlantic states. another low willtrack out of southern canada tonight into the tennessee valley bylate tuesday....winter storm warning in effect until noon est today....today...mostly cloudy with rain and freezing rain this morning...then partly sunny with a slight chance of rain this afternoon. ice accumulation around a trace. not as cool with highs in thelower 40s. west winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.chance of precipitation 90 percent..tonight...mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. a chance ofsnow...mainly in the evening. lows around 30. northwest windsaround 10 mph. chance of precipitation 30 percent..wednesday...partly sunny. highs in the mid 40s. northwest windsaround 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. .wednesday night...partly cloudy. lows in the upper 20s. northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. .thursday...mostly sunny. highs in the mid 40s. northwest windsaround 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph in the morning...becominglight and variable..thursday night and friday...partly cloudy. lows in the mid 20s.highs in the upper 40s..friday night through saturday night...partly cloudy. lows in thelower 40s. highs in the mid 50s..sunday and sunday night...mostly cloudy. highs lower 40s..monday...mostly cloudy. highs in the lower 50s. we're continuing to the lower 50s. continuing to we're we're continuing to follow the latest on the threat of ice across the region. after the break, some new updatedpower outages looking live from our wfxr roof camera. (vo) if you have type 2 diabetes, you may know what it's like to deal with high... and low blood sugar. januvia (sitagliptin) is a once-daily pill that, along with diet and exercise, helps lower blood sugar. januvia works when your blood sugar is high and works less when your blood sugar is low, because it works by enhancing your body's own ability to lower blood sugar. plus januvia, by itself, is not likely to cause weight gain or low blood sugar (hypoglycemia). januvia should not be used in patients with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. tell your doctor if you have a history of pancreatitis. serious side effects can happen, including pancreatitis stop taking januvia and call your doctor right away if you have severe pain in your stomach area which may be pancreatitis. tell your doctor right away and stop taking januvia if you have an allergic reaction that causes swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, or affects your breathing or causes rash or hives. kidney problems sometimes requiring dialysis have been reported. some people may develop severe joint pain. call your doctor if this happens. using januvia with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. to reduce the risk, your doctor may prescribe a lower dose of the sulfonylurea or insulin. your doctor may do blood tests before and during treatment to check your kidneys. if you have kidney problems a lower dose may be prescribed. side effects may include upper respiratory tract infection, stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, and headache. for help lowering your blood sugar to the icy conditions across the region, the other big story is the high amount of people who are in the dark this morning. here are the latest outage numbers courtesy of appalachian power. roanoke county and franklin county now sit at 10- thousand customers without power. 28-hundred in the dark in henry county and just added henry county and in the dark in henry county and just added almost 1-thousand in also want to take some praticial steps if your power does happen to go out. stay away from all downed lines or sparking equipment. unplug major appliances to protect them when power comes back on. leave a on so you know when power is everything you need to k kw about life, u cacaleararfromomranola. keep it simple. make every piece count. let other people know what you're made of. always be e al. don't be fake, don't be artificial, but always be sweet. and of course, wear sunscreen. nature valley granola bars. >> all right, 8:00 now. still dealing with flood warnings with poor drainage flooding going on and if you can stay at home that is your best bet. good news though. the rain and freezing precipitation starting to come to an end across region as the storm continues to pull off to the north and east and get a break as we go through much of the day today and that chance to dry out. the quick-moving system to make its way through and overnight with the quick shot of rain and snow showers for some of us. temperatures should climb into

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