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Way. 46 flight cancellations out of o'hare. look at the major carriers, southwest airlines, a rough go through this particular storm. 1784 flights are canceled so far today, delta, being 253, united, 118. and 2,065 flights are canceled, down considerably when the weather was at its worst but still pretty bad. you made it to christmas with the family and wondering if you will make it to work tomorrow. >> i was here until 1:00 a.m. last night, got rebooked for today at 3:00, that got canceled, and now i can't find my luggage. >> i'm supposed to be to work tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m., so yeah, ...

From fox weather. robert, what is it looking like there? >> reporter: neil, merry christmas to you and the viewers. good morning from a suburb just northeast of downtown atlanta. it is just downright freezing here. it's single digits this morning, now we're hovering around 13, 14 degrees with wind chills below 0 or at 0. and just to put that into perspective, alaska, the northern tip of this great state of alaska, is at 12 degrees right now. so that's what we're feeling, arctic plunge here. and, you know, let's take a look at some of this airport video. o'hare international airport yesterday, ...

Disruptions are piling up as this brutal winter storm dumb else parts of this country during one of the busiest travel times of the year. already today more than 2,000 flights have been canceled or delayed adding to the thousands impacted yesterday. travelers at chicago's o'hare, denver international, and atlanta's hartsfield-jackson are bearing the brunt of it. i am joined by brian kelly, the founder of thepointsguy.com. thanks for joining us. what advice do you have for anyone heading home or heading out today. is your advice just don't do it? >> well, where possible. travel can be dangerous...

Degrees fahrenheit and wind gusts potentially 40 miles per hour in the morning. it will blow around all the snow and make visibility a real issue >> i was thinking about that. chicago is a major hub for transportation, major airports as well that are there. how is that weather impacting flights? if there is not visibility pilots are vfr and ifr rated but what is the impact? >> reporter: in short, not good. we have already seen more than 400 flights canceled at o'hare in the last 24 hours alone and the airport said airlines proactively canceled more than 500 because of the winter weather. we've...

Degrees in a matter of hours. so people were preparing and grocery stores were full and other stores as well. there were lines and long waits for buying necessities and whatnot. and it is all happening in the run—up to christmas where people are travelling from a to b to spend time with loved ones. talk us through how badly has travel been affected? i know there were over 500 flights counselled from o'hare and over 200 from midway. and i think they were expecting around 3 million travellers over the next few days and those airports so many people are trying to move around and get help and vi...