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Thattish european that has to go with the snowstorms. stores are turning to somewhat normal but there's 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, great to be with you. we have the perfect storm. we have the labor shortage. we're up to 120,000 work...

Of the flights out of the charlotte's airport cancelled but if you look at the live drone footage showing the interstates around charlotte, it's 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 they're 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. we've got d.o.t. trucks along with north carolina national guard, governor activated 224 national guardsman, along with the ...

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? >> obviousl...

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 go...

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....