World news is next. We appreciate your time. Im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. For sandhya tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. The holiday escape turning deadly. Accidents grinding traffic to a halt in two major cities, as more than 40 million americans hit the roads. Now a sweltering heat wave settling in. Our ginger zee standing by. A Fourth Of July like no other. Thats what President Trump is promising in the nations capital, with tanks and military planes. But how much will it cost and whos paying . And can the white house keep politics out of it . The navy s. E. A. L. Speaking out, losing his rank, but walking out of court a free man after he was cleared in the murder of an isis prisoner. What hes now saying about his fellow s. E. A. L. S who testified against him. The disturbing officer involved shooting. A man armed with a knife refusing orders, charging at police. Shots fired, and it is all caught on camera. The haunting new drawings by children inside a
shots fired, and it is all caught on camera. the haunting new drawings by children inside an immigration detention center. tonight, the president s message to migrants. if they re unhappy, quote, tell them not to come. the judge under fire for what he said about a teenage suspect accused of rape, that the teen comes from a good family and has good grades. and the american phenom, just 15 years old, with another wimbledon win. her words for the opponents she ll face next. good evening and it s great to have you with us on a busy wednesday night. i m cecilia vega, in for david. and we begin with the holiday rush to get out of town. millions of americans already in the air and on the roads, and the havoc turning deadly. a truck skidding off an overpass onto a major roadway out
fighters still there. but also, this column of armored vehicles stopped. when a huge roadside bomb exploded to the side there. that s quentin sommerville, those iraqi troops now digging in to take back all of mosul. with more american forces now closer to the battle lines. back here at home and to the major storm moving across the country at this hour. winter storm alerts and blizzard warnings in 11 states now from idaho all the way to michigan. wyoming in the bull s-eye at this hour, heavy snow, low visibility near laremy. dangerous conditions on i-80 near salt lake city. a truck skidding out and catching fire. the driver didn t survive. it is not just the snow tonight, but severe storms possible. possible tornadoes. let s go live to meteorologist rob marciano with the track of this for us. hey, rob. reporter: hi, david. it s that winter storm that s cranking up the unusual heat here in the east, but all snow in the backside, you can see it falling on the radar across nebraska a
she s the best! don t miss our buy one, get one free offer this holiday season. some quick headlines for you this morning. a georgia police officer is lucky to be alive after a fedex truck slammed into his cruiser. the dash cam video shows the moment of impact of the fedex truck skidding to a stop. the officer had gotten out of his car to stop a driver just seconds before the crash.
skidding. then the inevitable. the storm inspiring strong words in colorado springs. i hate this. reporter: but this whole deal is not just the snow but the biting, record-breaking cold. terrorizing citrus crops in southern california. we have protection and crews ready. we have water, wind machines. reporter: watch this time lapse of a thermometer in denver plunging from 54 to 10 in 14 hours. when it is this cold, veteran postal carrier, has a strategy. layers, proper shoes and water. yes, drink plenty of water. reporter: another warning, frostbite. it can set in quick and can be deadly. in bismarck, where the windchill will drop to 40 below, you can get frostbite if exposed within ten minutes.