Its great to be here this morning. And life is going on in many ways. Take a look right now at the lines at chicago ohare airport. More than 1,000 flights were canceled. And there are going to be long waits this weekend. Its a major hub for the country. A lot of flights if youre not going to chicago, go through chicago. A. Busy travel day. Were closer than ever to going over that fiscal cliff. The latest republican plan to block tax increases on almost everyone failed last night. Its created some chaos in washington and a rough day in the financial markets. And we switch gears, george, four days left to get your christmas presents. If you havent done it yet, dont worry. We have incredible deals. Lets get right to the wild weather across the nation, creating trouble for holiday travel. Our team is tracking it this morning, beginning with sam. Good morning, sam. Good morning, george. As the storm that terrorized the country, now that its moved in the northeast, it is a big heavy rain sit
It has stopped falling. But you can hardly tell. The cars still litter the side of the highway. Theres incredible whiteout up and down i80. Im impressed that guy didnt fall. The storm is putting a damper on the holiday spirit, as air travelers struggle to make it home for christmas. More than 1,000 flights have been canceled, mostly at chicagos ohare and midway airports. More, now, on where the blizzard is going next and how much life it has left. Accuweather meteorologist jim dickey is tracking it for us. Good morning. Feeling the effects of our major winter storm here. You see the swath of snow winding down on the backside in wisconsin and illinois. Even as the snow has ended, blowing and drifting snow means continuing blizzard conditions for many spots. Watch out if youre traveling i80 here. The storm tracks its way into the northeast. Winds out of the north and west. Major lakeeffect snow heading forward into the weekend. Rob and sunny, back to you. Stay with us for Good Morning Am
Should be there at least until about 5 30 this morning. Altamont pass good westbound 58014 minutes to 680. The dumbarton bridge, caltrans working hard this morning through there, lanes closed at least until 5 30. One lane is open in each direction. Most of those closures are on the westbound side as you work your way towards 101. And 880 windy but so far no delays. Back to you. Thank you. We have the rain but oh, my they have the snow in the midwest. Whiteout conditions stranding christmas travelers there. The first major snowstorm of the season is crawling across several states. Several highways have been closed, hundreds of flights out of chicagos airports have been canceled. Airlines are waiving fees for customers who change flights because of the storm. Ripple effects of the storm extend to southern california. Multiple flights between los angeles and midwestern cities have been cancelled. Officials at l. A. X. Expect more cancellations later today. Passengers who made it home from
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While thats a relatively low number compared to other storms, this one is hitting at the peak of the Holiday Travel season. I already tried calling this morning, and they said the earliest i could get out is this monday, so im just scared with all the delays, everybody is going to get bumped back. Most of the cancellations affect chicagos airport, including more than 350 there. Theyre prepared for an influx of stranded passengers. Well be setting up cots and providing amenity kits for passengers. It looks like christmas will be white in wisconsins capital. The blizzard dropped 19 inches of snow on madison. Officials there urged drivers to stay off the roads, and at least 25,000 people in the area lost power. As the night progresses, as the wind starts roaring and that heavy snow is kind of laying on the lines and then the wind comes along and its icy, that we are going to have some power outages. Across the south, the storm didnt drop snow but delivered powerful winds. It knocked out p