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The California Highway Patrol says the Grapevine section of Interstate 5 high in the mountains north of Los Angeles was shut down before dawn Thursday.

The Grapevine section of Interstate 5 high in the mountains north of Los Angeles was shut down due to snow and ice before dawn, the California Highway Patrol said.

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...

A rainy los angeles, thank you. and we are tracking a deadly winter storm on the move on the west coast tonight. authorities say two bodies were recovered, a car submerged in flood waters after heavy rain near san francisco. and emergency evacuations have been ordered after cracks were found in a dam in northern california. up to nine feet of snow is expected in the region. the city of portland declaring a state of emergency. the storm hitting as holiday travel gets into full swing. and tom costello has what you need to know before hitting the road. >> reporter: eager for a christmas escape,...

Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the holiday travel chaos on the roads and in the sky. hundreds of christmas eve and christmas day flights canceled. major airlines blaming staffing shortages due to omicron and bad weather. holiday plans across the country ruined. the tsa screening more than 2 million passengers today. more flight cancellations expected throughout the weekend, climb. long as covid cases - the deadly winter storm striking the west tonight, bringing a relentless slam of snow and rain from western washington to southern california. amid the rain, this d...