2000ft. So that is a lot of snow. So the projections looking at anywhere from 5 to 10in all the way down to about colfax, as we talked here about the sierra snow lab, as you mentioned, 19in reported there since earlier this morning in a 24 hour period. And then areas in the 8700ft reporting near tahoe city at the summit last night 145 mile per hour wind gusts. So very strong winds, very hazardous and dangerous conditions right now. South lake tahoe reporting a wind gust to 39 and a gap about 5000ft. Reporting a wind gust to 41. The advise is for a blizzard warning will continue until sunday morning, expected to expire right around 10 a. M. The avalanche warning for the greater lake tahoe area goes until tomorrow morning. That may be extended, and as weve been talking about for a few days now, above 5000ft could see ten feet, maybe even 12. All said and done with snow levels expected to drop down to below 2000ft by the end of the weekend, a better look at the Current Conditions of what
Thank you for being with us. We have several major stories that we are following tonight, including that massive blizzard out west, plus President Bidens big announcement for gaza as hundreds of thousands are under threat of starvation. But we begin tonight with new developments in that terrifying accident and dramatic rescue in louisville when a semitruck was left dangling off a bridge, nearly 100 feet over the ohio river. The driver miraculously escaped without suffering any serious injuries but was taken to a local hospital out of precaution, and we are hearing from the incredibly brave rescuers, who say they train for this kind of thing all the time. Cbss Mark Strassmann starts us off tonight with a harrowing video as First Responders arrived on the scene. Reporter high drama above the ohio river, like a scene from a tom cruise thriller. A semi hanging Over The Edge of a bridge, hanging over the water. Reporter a tractortrailer dangling from the clark Memorial Bridge and a rappelli
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Towns could get 12 feet of snow and Hurricane Force winds. Yosemite National Park closed. 100 miles of interstate shutdown. Were live with the storm thats just getting started. Scorched. The largest wildfire in texas is state history is growing. Everywhere you go, it is everywhere. Entire neighborhoods gone. More than 1 million acres charred. The latest on the search for what sparked the flames and forecasts that could make the situation worse. Aid from the air. President biden announcing the u. S. Military will begin air dropping muchneeded food into gaza within days. The move coming 24 hours after the ais delivery turned deadly. With dozens of palestinians killed. Were live at the white house with the latest. On the edge. A firefighter risking his life to save the driver of the semi truck dangling over the edge over the ohio river. Once i reached her, she was calm and helped me do what i needed. Well take you inside that rescue. All that and blockbuster. Movie theaters springing to l