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Season, and you know i'm not a big fan of long-range forecasters, but we are getting these world trends will be predicting a long drought and we think a return to snow and winter weather on the east coast this winter. >> so it will be a real winter this time and it's great to see you, sam, on this happiest possible day. >> thank you, diane. >> great to see you. we turn to a weather footnote because it's apple picking season. but we learned today there are not a whole lot of apples to pick. this year's crop is the smallest in 26 years. extreme weather last spring to blame. the warm weather in...

Record rains, record flooding in 2011, and it's just may. what will it be next? all we're missing is the locusts. well, would you believe the cicadas are coming? they have been living underground for 13 years as part of their life cycle, so it makes perfect sense that this will be the year we'll have to deal with them, too. kevin tibbles reports tonight on the buzz sweeping the american south. ♪ >> reporter: they're playing a little louder in the honky-tonk of nashville these days. musicians in the music city have to compete for your ears with a band that hasn't been heard around here for 13...

New power chair or scooter free. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. >> a look at our top stories. freeze warnings have florida citrus farmers on alert in and in action from the northern panhandle to the south florida coast, farm and nursery owners are preparing for potentially -- potential crop damaging temperatures overnight. much of florida is under a hard freeze warning. and the new year brings higher prices at the gas pump.

Degrees for more than four hours and already experiencing it in some places, how do they protect the citrus in those areas? >> we irrigate actually. it's kind of counter-intuitive. we spray the water out. if you paid attention in your high school physics class, you remember that formation of ice actually generates heat. >> it's the latent heat of condensation. >> you are so smart. she was teacher's pet. >> nice. the actual encasement of ice protects the trunk in the bottom of the tree. you'll see images of trees covered in ice. people think that's natural occurring ice that's harming the tree ...

Bringing another shot of cold air. atlanta 43, temperatures dropping big time, 18 overnight tonight. chicago turning onto low 20s. they don't go anywhere as north wind works in. not a huge snow event but reminding us we're in the middle of winter. buffalo coming in at a rough 19. more wind, more cold. then hope fully we do a little better. >> that's true. it is winter. >> it tempers the jealousy from the northerners with the southerners. it's the same. what does the cold mean for the crops in florida. andrew medders, director of communications for florida citrus mutual. how bad is it that the ...