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Flying, air fares are higher than this time last year. its not stopping families from getting air for in summer fun but that too -- could take a while. >> we have coast-to-coast coverage. mike tobin is live at ohare in chicago. >> things are clipping along here at ohare. most of you have probably been to ohare and if you have seen the tsa line, its been worse than now. its been medium to lying all throughout the day. the big travel day was yesterday. just shy of a quarter people moved through ch...

Records once again. that includes fresno, climbing well into the triple-digits. l.a. breaking a new record. goes for san diego, too. all the way north to san francisco where we will near 90 degrees. with this, the santa ana winds continue. high fire danger continues. dry with gusty winds and any fire that does form will be able to spread quickly. john and diana, back to you. >> jim, thank you. a travel nightmare for thousands of people trying to get in and out of chicago. more than 1,100 fligh...

Video coming in. surveillance cameras caught a robbery at a jewelry store outside ft. lauderdale. suspects ordered workers to the floor, then used hammers to smash the display cases and took off with thousands of dollared of loot. they wont be specific. nobody got hurt. happened on monday. police say the suspects are all still out there somewhere. flood waters washing away homes in bridgeness the solomon islands northeast of australia? look at that home. good grief. officials say at least 16 p...

Under your feet. whats literally a few feet from you that could be dangerous, hazardous or explosive. >> the only way to stop that kind of shipment is to ship it on a cargo aircraft. >> well learn more in the days ahead. the death toll has risen, the search is on for about 100 people who may be draped or at least unaccounted for after the landslide north of seattle. investigators say theyve never seen anything like it, dozens injured after a train derailment this morning at chicagos ohare airpor...

That amount might last. i was trying to, like, pull it a little further. [ woman ] got me to 70 years old. im going have to rethink this thing. its hard to imagin how much well need for a retirement that could last 3years or mor so maybe we need to approach things dferently if we want to be ready for a longer retirement. ♪ ♪ >> officials say 30 people got hurt after a commuter train jumped the tracks and plowed across the platform at chicagos ohare. investigators say they dont know how many ...

We have a ground delay program at chicagos ohare right now with arriving flights coming in about two hours delayed. we are looking at the end of the snow fairly soon, though winter weather warnings are in effect until 11:00 this morning. cup see these flakes just sort of floating in the sky. this is going to turn into a major northern new england storm with at least a foot of snow possible and then it is brutally cold. we could drop by about 40 degrees from where we were yesterday in new york ci...

>> if you are trying to avoid booking a flight thats likely to get canceled, are there certain airports you should avoid. >> on any day that would be ohare and newark. yes. youre also going to be flying out of these airports. for instance, international flights are less likely to be canceled. and if youre on a plane thats carrying a crew thats going to maybe run that international flight, that flight is not going to get canceled, then two flights go out. >> its a fascinating article. thank you s...

Fly low to land. and you will wont this in st. petersburg, russia, there is bare asphalt under the chairs. >> he was right in the corner, right there. >> yes, american airports have their problems like the alligator found wandering through chicagos ohare. yes, the americans society of civil engineers gives the airport infrastructure a "d" for being in ill-repair. still, even with the multibillion dollar makeover on the way, laguardia will remain far from the best. that honor goes to this jam sin...

Across 32 states and making quite the mess. ted rowlands has finally made it through traffic, live in chicago, here for you. take it away, ted. >> reporter: carol, major problems. it has been sewing all night. big snow all night in chicago. it is triple the commute times, two hours plus from ohare. normally, thats about a 40-minute drive in across the country. this storm is causing major problems and the problems continue to escalate, power outages across the country. about .5 million people wit...

This latest storm has the potential to impact about 118 million people in at least 32 states, dumping snow and ice from colorado to new england. kansas city and st. louis are already feeling the brunt of the storm which will move to the chicago area tonight before making its way east. hundreds of flights in and out of chicagos ohare have been canceled and more than 1500 delayed nationwide. the severe weather is not just impacting travel. its taking a financial toll as well. an estimated 60 milli...