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Interstate 5 freeway. firefighters working to extract trapped drivers. in san bernardino county, this car flipped over in the mojave river, the driver able to escape. and on interstate 80 in soda springs overnight, drivers trying to make it over mountain passes were stranded for hours in heavy snow. what's going through your mind? >> well, it's the biggest fear is how long we're going to be here because two kids in the back. we have three three quarters of a tank. >> reporter: avalanche warnings for the high sierra, now extending into the rocky mountains of utah and colorado. linsey, with thes...

Wyoming. avalanche dangers from the sierras to the continental divide. rain in the northeast, could start with snow. in the south, a warmup. records are falling, 83 in dallas, 78 in nashville. here in chicago, it was 53 today. that bests our normal temp by about 23 degrees. >> greg, thank you. we turn now to that breaking news. a fatal shark attack off of a california beach. here's kaylee hartung with the latest. >> reporter: it happened in morro bay, north of los angeles, in an area of the beach known as "the pit." police and fire crews getting the call just after 10:30 this morning after t...

Threshold, and today the governor said new york has the lowest seven-day positivity rate in the entire country. whit? >> trevor ault for us, thank you. we turn to the weather now. temperatures cooling in the east, but a dangerous heat wave building in the west. 36 million americans under heat alerts and amid a worsening drought in the region, lake mead, the country's largest reservoir, dropping to its lowest level ever. greg dutra is here from wls in chicago. greg, walk us through the next few days. >> reporter: good evening, whit. fortunately some storms this afternoon broke the heat in chi...

The heat and dry will combine to worse drought that covers three-quarters of the west with no relief in site. and that's exactly it -- no rain through the next couple of weeks so we're not going to see any relief. whit? >> greg, thank you. good to have you tonight. now to those expiring enhanced unemployment benefits. iowa, missouri, mississippi, and alaska dropping them today. at least 25 states in total opting out over the next few weeks, impacting millions of americans. here's abc's deirdre bolton. >> reporter: tonight, more than 300,000 americans out of work are losing their $300 dollar ...

Chicago Weather Radar: Up 14 inches of snow expected into Tuesday, higher totals from lake effect Jesse Kirsch, Alexis McAdams, ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Another round of winter weather hit Chicago Monday, and will drop more than a foot of heavy lake-effect snow in some places. It's possible some areas could see 14 inches or more by the time its all over. The day began with a very intense band of snow draped according northern Cook County, according to ABC7 Meteorologist Cheryl Scott. The highest snow totals are expected in Chicago and Cook County, as well as areas along Lake ...