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Break out the chains. A winter storm warning is in effect until 10 p.m. today, with heavy snow on the highest parts of state routes...

>> keep them out of the sun, you know, just keep them safe, just the same as you would think of yourself being out there. >> reporter: meanwhile, in the west -- >> it feels l >> reporter: after breaking records and buckling roadways in seattle, the heat moving inland. hundreds treated for heat-related illnesses. officials in spoe cane warning of possible rolling blackouts. and the dry conditions fueling multiple fires. the lava fire near the california/oregon border, forcing families to flee. ba...

>> the problem is, lithium comes from mines that many environmentalists oppose. >> the key part of an electric vehicle have the battery. >> batteries made in china. president biden can change that by approving two mining permits in nevada. >> lithium is a key element in batteries. problem is the u.s. produces just a fraction of what it needs to meet the presidents climate goals. >> the real question is whether we will fall behind in the race of the future. >> some environmentalists are suing to ...

An already severe drought out west work thing after another dry week with temperatures well above average. four states now entirely under drought conditions, california, oregon, utah, nevada, the hoover dam reservoir is at a record low level. the situation is expected to get worse over the next week with no rain in the areas that desperately need t now a reservoir shut down is pitting neighbor against neighbor in a water war. lucy kafanov has more from the drought-stricken california/oregon bord...

Thanksgiving wish. also thankful for the food that "fox and friends first" provides us. todd: why not take a picture of grandma? carley: im grateful for the viewer who sent me this picture of you chowing down on some pizza. i appreciate that more than you know. todd: get ready for the next two hours. send us your thanksgiving pictures along with what you are thankful for and we will share them all morning long. >> you should really be thankful if youre staying home for the holidays, extreme weat...

>> like what is crime? >> all about the prime this morning. >> we were just talking about extreme weather wreaking havoc for millions of thanksgiving travelers, two storm sweeping across the nation, even california is digging out, hundreds of drivers stranded near the california oregon border for 17 hours. stuck in a blizzard. dashcam video in utah capturing a crash on one of the many slippery roads, thousands of people grounded by flight delays and cancellationss across the country, 55 million ...

Challenging year for us. she had surgery yesterday. we are all together how close net we are. rob: send us your thanksgiving pictures along with what you are thankful for. we will share them all morning long. jillian: you should be thankful you are staying home for the holiday. extreme weather wreaking havoc for millions of thanks giving travelers, hundreds of drivers stranded in the california oregon border for 17 hours stuck in a blizzard. dashcam video in utah capturing a crash on slippery ro...

Bomb cyclone that hit. >> my family is waiting for me and had a lovely evening plans. >> meanwhile heres the good news of the day. we got news the balloons in the macys thanksgiving day parade will be flying despite some strong wind gusts. hes out on the parade route. we were waiting all morning to find out. i guess the balloons will be up there. >> thats right. its good news for the thousands of people waiting for the thanksgiving day parade. happy thanksgiving to you. interstate 5 between cali...

The very wealthy san francisco bay area, although not in san francisco itself. and it was happening all the way you up to the oregon border. so you had this very wealthy developed state, the fifth largest economy in the world, having this tremendous power cut, deliberate power cut. and the idea is that electrical equipment in the past has caused a number of very serious fires, including the one that killed 86 people last year. and so if you turn the power off, the idea is that you might be able ...

Extraordinary. i mean, this has never happened before in california. because of those fires in the last two years in northern california, the largest electricity company in the state decided to turn off the power for millions of people. it was a deliberate power cut that lasted, for some people, several days. were at the tail end of that now. you can imagine that, you know, a society thats very much connected to the grid, online, interconnected, really struggled when the power went off. we had j...