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Freezing rain. and that really is a concern because all along icing has been something that we have been worried about, even a quarter-inch of ice on tree limbs and powerlines. and then you factor in some strong wind gusts and we could be looking at widespread power outages. the main utility company here duke energy saying that up to 150,000 customers could potentially lose power for days. the road behind me is snow-covered, it is slick. were also hearing reports of spin-outs on highways. >> tra...

Will give you just a little bit more money than you paid for the ticket, but that is if the airlines discretion it is not federal law. >> kerry sanders, thank you. and that severe weather is still a big problem tonight with tens of millions under winter weather alerts. it is not just in the hard hit west. steve patterson has late details >> reporter: tonight a blast of winter weather turning parts of the west into a blustery snow globe, making holiday travel treacherous. in northern california...

They have are actually firing employees who keep those roads safe in the wintertime. those unvaccinated workers who drive the snowplows. weve seen the result here in washington state on interstate 90 through this pass. this stretch of freeway which sees 20,000 vehicles a day has been shut down five times due to snowy roads and accidents and spin-outs. the state department of transportation warned drivers back in november that snow row moveal would suffer this year because theyre short of snowplo...

Leads to some spin outs, loss of control, unfortunately, yasmin, it just looks like thats what enned in this case. kerrville police still investigating in fact, they say it is an active and ongoing investigation and will be for some time. >> all right. still ahead, everybody by the way, thank you jay gray for that. still ahead. truth, lies, social media. former-president trump reclaiming a new soishl platform while one of his most ardent supporters breaks away from his big lie strategy. the po...

Keep you going. the machines are moving slower, too. were monitoring the commute in chicago. aaa reports 192% increase in assistance calls over a past two days. cars with dead batteries, flat tires, people locked out of their cars after theyre trying to warm them up. on the tollways, state troopers are responding to crashes and spin-outs but there is enough ice on the roads, ramps and bridges to create slippery conditions, unexpected conditions. people walking in the commute are having a tough t...

Of the key chain and coat she was wearing offering a merely 30,000-dollar reward in hopes that this might help. heather: extreme weather, a deep freeze setting in as heavy snow slams western states. california getting buried causing multiple spin-outs and another 10 to 15 feet of snow in sierra nevada. >> senior meteorologist janice dean is live in the studio tracking the storm. janice, what can you tell us? janice: a lot of weather across the country. lets look at the current temperatures. you ...

>> reporter: a winter weather punch pounding parts of country with storm systems making a mess of the roads. in eastern north dakota, blowing snow blanketing the region, coating the roads in dangerous ice, causing dozens of spin outs and accidents as holiday travelers brave bad conditions. in utah, some areas calling for up to 36 inches of snow, turning the hillsides into a skiers paradi paradise. sara doesnt mind doing digging out on a suddenly white christmas. >> its seriously a christmas mira...

With storm systems making a mess of the roads. in eastern north dakota, blowing snow blanketing the region, coating the roads in dangerous ice, causing dozens of spin outs and accidents as holiday travelers brave bad conditions. in utah, whole neighborhoods buried. some areas calling for up to 36 inches of snow, turning the hillsides into a skiers paradise. sara doesnt mind doing digging out on a suddenly white christmas. >> its seriously a christmas miracle. we went to bed and it was green and ...

Foot of snow making for some treacherous driving conditions there. part of interstate i-90 even shutting down after some spin-outs. senior meteorologist is live in the fox weather center. and boy, what a difference a coast makes because certainly were not seeing any of this on the east side. >> were not. and it doesnt look like as we head into the months ahead even january, february, we might not get the amount of snow that we could typically see all winter long, but the west, we have been deali...

Back, hit my car. just kind of a landslide of cars. >> reporter: and sending cars sliding. >> i saw one or two spin-outs, but i think everyone kind of got it. >> a little scary. people are relearning how to drive on snow. >> reporter: runways shut down, dozens of flights canceled at minneapolis-st. paul international airport. the big shift in weather all caused by this. the remnants of nuri. that powerful 800-mile wide storm that battered alaska now pushing the jet stream south bringing with it ...