a new brand of buckwheat noodle was dedicated at a temple in the city of nagano. the new noodles are a beautiful jade green color. this is a well-known product of nagano prefecture, a suitable place for growing buckwheat. this new creation took ten years of development. so we can enjoy the fresh buckwheat noodles especially in this season. now i think people in parts of north america want to eat hot noodles to keep themselves warm. we are seeing some winter conditions across northern parts of ontario. wind-whipped snow out there and heavy snow for the western great lakes region, and precipitation for the midsection, for excuse me, for the mississippi river valley as we go into your wednesday. now, across the west, a series of lows is moving into the pacific northwest. so things get stormy once again in your wednesday going into your thursday. temperatures are in the single digits in vancouver as well as winnipeg at zero degrees for you with plenty of sunshine. meanwhile, heating up to 29 degrees in los angeles on your wednesday. all right. finally in europe. messy