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Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, what you should know ballot drop boxes, their purposes and locations, and potential laws in your state restricting access to ballot boxes.

The Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says its imperative for negotiations between rail workers and execs to be resolved.

First european cities -- it was the first to appoint a chief heat officer, somebody in charge of preparing for the impacts of warming. so, how important is this to sort of recognize this? to have somebody in charge of something like this, is this something many or most studies should have right now? >> without question. we need to be smart about, this we need to really focus on the century-long plan of dealing with this extreme heat and urban areas, but over half the will population today lives ...

We all vote and pulling together this fabulous weekend. and bishop william barber he is the co-chair of the poor peoples campaign and author of we are called to be a movement. he is a movement all by himself. bishop barbara, i want to start with you. poor americans have a lower voting rate in national elections than non poor. this is according to research. you point out that this is constrained from casting ballots because of transportation issues, illness, and other problems that are out of the...

We have cargo ships where there are no trucking to take the cargo off the boats and deliver it. so we have labor, transportation issues, and climate change. it is going to take 12 to 18 months until we get back to normal. that doesnt mean prices are going to come down, but hopefully theyll level off. >> hopefully well see something on store shelves. you know when you hear french fry shortage, there are problems. >> absolutely. >> phil, we appreciate it. thank you. >> thank you. potential for p...

Thattish european that has to go with the snowstorms. stores are turning to somewhat normal but theres the transportation issues that continue to dog the system. back to you. >> is this all about to get worse? my next guest thinks so. especially as rich mentioned as the omicron-related to disruptions hit the midwest. jeff freeman is the president and ceo of consumer brands association. thanks for joining us. lay out the possible scenarios we ginning with the most likely from here. >> charles, gr...

Of the flights out of the charlottes airport cancelled but if you look at the live drone footage showing the interstates around charlotte, its the roads, all across the state at this point, more than 200 accidents throughout this storm today and the fear is there could be more and even more concerning for officials is that theyre down in staffing, warning people it may be even longer before they can plow roads and get roadways clear. >> travel will be a major concern. weve got d.o.t. trucks alon...

Yeah, i mean the winter storm is taking over north carolina as we speak, but were not surprised. weve 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 weve 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,...

To make me feel like a fancy grown up. mhm. adulting aint easy. ooh! check this one out. waffles loves her dog bed. we can hardly get her out of it. shes kind of a diva. yes, waffles! living your best life. [woof] im telling yall theres 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, lets get the latest from fox we...

Down all the polling places. it so happens were closing them down in like your community. and your county. sometimes they say its because of financial management. we dont have the resources. youre hearing its 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 ...