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A winter where system bringing snow wind and 'temperatures making its way along the midwest. wind chill advisories will effect about 135 million people in coming days. forecasters expect the so-called bomb cyclone to develop near the great lakes. that occurs when atmospheric pressure drops quickly in a strong storm. the weather system is affecting the travel plans of tens of millions of people who are trying to get away for the holidays. senior correspondent mike tobin is at o'hare international airport in chicago tonight. good evening, mike, there could be some upset people there. >> there ce...

Keeping snow clear. walking over to the departure boards here and arrival boards. maybe you see there is only two -- well there is three now. two flights from denver and one from o'hare canceled. beyond that nothing canceled yes. even though hundreds of cancellations all across the country. that's a positive. take a look what's coming. yeah, what you just showed, some of that cheyenne minus 23 i heard. that's headed our way. and we'll be here tomorrow. coming in later tonight, actually. so if you didn't get out today from a place in the upper midwest, chances are, you are not going to make it ...

Sche scheduled nationwide. but the numbers of cancellations keeps going up and the pace is really quick. according to flight aware. 1570 flights canceled. o'hare is number one. denver is number two. chicago midway is number three. in fact, one in every four flights here at o'hare has been canceled which a huge problem and will have a nationwide ripple effect because this is a hub for american airlines and the biggest hub for united airlin airlines. just got a tour where they are trying to scramble to get connecting flights at different airports to save the trip and earlier in the week they wer...

Flights for form these numbers will continue to grow, unfortunately. >> you say that the list would be shorter for those not impacted. once you flick over that first domino, the plane supposed to leave, say, laguardia, grounded because of the weather headed to orlando, isn't going to be there, although the weather in orlando is fine. this is impacting most of the country? >> exactly right. doesn't necessarily mean how the weather is in your area but how it affects where it's going and the airplane nep. they have to anti-ice because of precip precipitation. chicago, o'hare, they're as ready as ...

Travel nightmare right before christmas. >> it's pretty crazy. it is indeed. >> reporter: among the millions passing through tsa checkpoints today, yours truly. currently hustling through san francisco airport, where some terminals are more crowded than others. the united terminal this morning, an absolute zoo. hoping to catch my flight to denver. denver-bound flights today have been among the most canceled and most delayed. despite sitting on the tarmac for more than an hour, i was one of the lucky ones. elle ross is stuck in denver trying to go from billings to st. louis, now stranded overni...