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Tonight, breaking news. the monster winter storm sweeping across the country, creating mayhem for travelers as the system moves east. 200 million people on alert for the threat of blizzard conditions, high winds, and life threatening cold. 45 states in the danger zone. many roads are closed and slick with ice. but millions still braving the bitter kps, trying to stick to their holiday plans. thousands of flights canceled. mounting frustration at the nation's airports. we have team coverage of the deadly storm. alex perez in windy chicago. mola lenghi in denver. and rob marciano standing by to ...

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...

And more than a hundred people rescued from interstate 90 just outside rapid city, south dakota, taken to shelter to wait out the storm. a 200-mile stretch of that highway shut down until at least friday. in wichita, a glaze of ice turned highways into skating rinks. the bone-chilling cold stretching all the way to the deep south. in houston, officials checking on the homeless. our elwyn lopez in atlanta, where they're bracing for the coldest christmas since 1985. >> the governor here declaring a state of emergency ahead of that arctic front. crews will be laying down two layers of brine befor...

Holiday travel, today, more than 7,000 flight delays and cancellations. more interruptions already anticipated for tomorrow. and creeping in right behind this system, dangerous cold. below zero wind chills from the plains to texas into the northeast tomorrow. 200 million americans are under some type of watch, warning, or advisory. rob marciano standing by. abc's alex perez leads us off from chicago. >> reporter: tonight, that brewing bomb cyclone turning highways into white knuckle whiteouts for drivers. outright blizzard conditions in the northern plains. this was the view from a trooper's c...