What he now says happened just before he pulled the trigger. And tis the season. You might have the ugly sweater, but do you have the moves . . What i need, what i need . Good evening and thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecilia vega. We have breaking political news on Donald Trumps pick for secretary of state. Details on that in a moment, but we begin tonight with those frigid temperatures impacting millions from coast to coast. It is not even officially winter yet, but you would not know that here. I90 outside cleveland at a standstill. Icy roads reeking havoc. And near buffalo, new york, take a look at this. They are digging out from more than two feet of snow. Tonight 22 states facing Winter Weather alerts, and over 175 million americans in the and the nation is now bracing for an even bigger polar plunge to come. Abcs Adrienne Bankert starts us off. Reporter tonight snow and ice from coast to coast. Drivers in the midwest dealing with lake effect snow, slippery roads
Winter weather advisorys to the north, 35 inches of snow. Winter storm warnings in the pink. 22 milwaukee. Not a lot at Cathedral Square or in racine, but some pictures are coming in. Look at that camera. It does show the snow falling on i94 and us 18. Tonight and tomorrow, not recommending driving. It will not be pleasant. The side streets will be. This is a powdery snow. This side streets will be bad. This is a powdery snow. Stay inside, watch christmas movies, and stick with us for the latest updates. Next, amounts and the full adrienne thank you. Several local communities already declaring snow emergencies. Pleasant prairie and burlington are in effect right now. Kenosha starts at midnight. Watertowns snow emergency is set to begin tomorrow evening. We will keep you updated on that. And dont forget about the parking rules in the city of milwaukee. The dpw says they will let us know if and when the fourinch rule starts. So Pay Attention to the signs on the street. Street, you could
Been telling you all evening that we were saying this snow could roll in. Ive gotten some of the latest sub dates, some areas have received over two inches of snow. This is just the beginning of this system. Those blue areas are seeing about half an inch per hour. We are under winter storm warnings and tell tomorrow night and winter storm our north. You can see the snow flying back and forth, especially on those off ramps. Take your time and go slow. Currently in milwaukee, slow traveling. That is smart. If you dont need to travel, i would not. 22 degrees. Road conditions tonight through sunday will not be as bad, but the side streets and driveways are where it is going to be bad. More heavy. I will have more snowfall totals and how tomorrow is panning out. That is coming up. Adrienne we will check back in with you. A long night ahead for snow plow drivers. In milwaukee, road crews started at 2 00 this afternoon putting down that layer of salt. Ben hutchison joining us live in milwauke
Heres the kicker. This is the activity i was expecting. We have waves with this spotty activity because the heavier bands have shifted north. Thats why it is happening in some of the areas in janesville and lake geneva. I anticipate in the next hour to an hour and a half it is kind of filling back in. Keep in mind were not completely done, we have this lull to the north and west. In beaver dam and west bend, everything here under a winter storm warning that continues. I have been talking with the National Weather service about their thoughts as well. They are continuing to warning. This is a live look at the road this morning. There was a semi that jackknifed in Racine County, you can see just the remnants of what is folks driving very slow. The snow will continue to fall. Easy to shovel, but hard to drive on. You need to know if you decide you want to attempt to drive outside. I dont see a lot of the cars on the roads. Thats a good thing. I dont want to be driving, folks. The snow wil
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