in spokane, washington, a 66-car pileup on the highway there. state patrol said six people were injured, none of them, thankfully, seriously. a portion from california shut down due to whiteout conditions. >> passengers were stranded in denver monday night. a rock slide during the snowstorm adding the misery, temporarily closing westbound interstate 70. >> we put this fence out because we were concerned about some minor amount might come out. >> they're trying to stay ahead of the falling snow. the state advisory motorists not to travel at all. i-70 closed in kansas. they have 1,800 plow trucks and 1,800 workers ready to go. >> we have times where we'll expect over an inch an hour snowfall. that coupled with high winds will make it challenging. >> and the chicago area is under a high wind warning today. expect the powerful winds to play havoc with air travel throughout the country's biggest hubs, one of them. >>> new developments in the impeachment probe have the president on shaky grounds. apparently he already knew about the whistle-blower com

then 21 was ending his shift in deer park washington, half an hour or so north of spokane when his phone chirped, tex it message. logan, his younger sister at school. >> i remember she said i'm cold. pick me up? >> but where was their mother? wasn'tb she supposed to be there? he went to pick up his sibling. >> i couldn't take her to my mom's house because she didn't answer her phone so i took her to my dad's house where i had a key. >> evening came no word from mom. they called her cell. not afraid. more like irritated. though as the children betted down at their father's house, they never guessed it and wouldn't understand for days that everything about lie is different, that nothing made any sense at all. >> unbelief. it was unbelief. >> a friend put the words to it. so impossible for she of all people. >> it has hard to wrap your mind arouchbd it has occurred. >> shannon, mother ofive was dead. dead in a way that made skin crawl. and she'd been so many things. mother, artist, woman on the brink off something new. >> she was funny, vivagss. she liked to joke and have a good time but cl

>>there it is in slow that is sergeant terry prune injure with the spokane police department giving anerview in this friendly guy just decided jump onto the shoulder you can see everyone is taken by surprise about it i have this line here catherine i'm going to this you have kept to be kidding me right. guy chelsea cast you very often i think that is a really friendly town back to the line that was very brief that wraps up kron 4 news at 8 o'clock our primetime coverage just getting started on this monday night grant lotus and vicki liviakis are you ready are you here wih kron 4 news at 9. we're here president accounted for thank can thank you catherine. >>coming up next and 9 a really tragic story in the south bay, a mother tonight is behind bars accused of drowning her 2 year-old daughter in the bath tub. the disturbing details and reaction from a neighbor that's next in a live report. >>plus it's almost election day here in the bay area tomorrow, san francisco voters are going to decide who will run the district attorney's office tonight. we speak with the 2 top candidates, as they

and to mention something as big as that earth i mean that is going to cause tidal waves and think spokane is going and it's going to chill. so we're in for a while right and it can happen any time so. has an ism believe it that i do. it makes him crazy not chris just don't believe that. my air pipe escape way over there. i don't have one here with their pipes but their pipes are way over there they don't come straight up in most cases like most bunkers they go straight up so if you go up to me pool water and it just goes into the bunker it doesn't happen on my bunkers meyer's parts away over there so somebody comes out and finds an air pipe they try to pour gas in it are pump smoke or even put carbon monoxide back a car up to a socket to get because my valves with shut off the carbon dioxide the water go in the ground now if they put in a bag over the pipe that's eventually going to tokyo so there is no bunker i make this not impenetrable but i can help the lion as long as possible so then you have enough air in there to use the escape tunnel to flank the guy and sit him in the back. this

. >> reporter: near spokane, n utn california, thousands of people have been allowed back home in santa barbara after a wind-whipped wildfire forced them to flee. wind is also the big story on the east coast where tomorrow's macy's parade is in jeopardy forecast. with an estimated 55 million americans hitting the road and the skies today, it won't be all fun and games. >> you got to be careful out there. >> oh, yeah. there are a lot of cuckoo birds out there. >> you have to watch out for those cuckoo birds. >> still ahead, a man cited for eating a sandwich on b.a.r.t. now this incident is raising new questions about how police deal with people of color. >>> a new court ruling on martins beach in san mateo county threatens to put your right to get to it in doubt. >>> and an explosion at a chemical plant sends plumes of dangerous chemicals over homes. >>> right now we will talk to mike nicco. as you can see we have a real busy looking live doppler 7. >> yes. it is definitely active. it will remain active throughout the day. it won't be the intense steady rain we had yesterday. if you get

at least six people were injured in spokane, washington, after icy roads caused a 60-car pileup. >> ian't believe running out of gas, too. >> reporter: near redding, california, hundreds of drivers spent the night sleeping in their cars, trapped in snow on the state's main interstate. and look at this video from noaa of what's known as a bomb cyclone. the rapidly forming storm packing 100-mile-per-hour wind gusts walloped oregon. visitors seeking sun anywhere in the west were out of luck. hannah fulks' arrived from dallas, texas, where it was more than 10 degrees warmer. >> i was surprised i didn't see any sun at all. >> reporter: temperatures in los angeles were in the 40s. downpours caused bumper-to- bumper traffic. and the runoff even led to a risky swift-water rescue after a man got trapped in the quickly rising l.a. river. and parts of this river are several feet deep tonight. incredible, considering just yesterday, it was completely dry. look, this rain is a welcome sight for a stat hy wildfires, but, david it presents a new threat-- mudslides. >> begnaud: indeed. jonathan vigli

wro wreckage in washington state as dozens of vecles get caught in a major accident near spokane tuesday. icy roads in isolated snow storm are to blame. according to washington statpatrol. in neraska, authorities said ey were call to at least 15 crashes causeby snowy slick roads. similar problems in parts of california. my know when it's snowing. is you they're really the knots the snow unl today, we're trying to make it out there. but they're turningverybody thinggoing. >>the national weather service is powerful storms are creating hazardous conditions for spots in the western and cenal sections of the country ts obvious is our first ig hitter for the for the season. >>it's not something that is new to us wee just going for boots back on paws rating going and goinhit the road. >>a winter weather advisory of some sort is affecting more than0 million people from the west coast to the great kes, some of them plan on staying indrs as much as possible. yeah some folks us on how to deal with a little rain a little snow. we haven't had. a new for some folks who new new, but you know it's becom

. >> reporter: near spokane, washington, snow and ice blamed for this pileup on an interstate involving up to 70 vehicles. with rain on the way in southern california, thousands of people have been allowed back home in santa barbara after a wind-whipped wildfire forced them to flee. wind is also the big story on the east coast where tomorrow's macy's parade is in jeopardy because of heavy wind in the forecast. organizers saying it will be a, quote, game day decision on whether the balloons will fly. back in colorado, this snowboarder making the best of the bad weather. but with an estimated 55 million americans hitting the road and the skies today, it won't be all fun and games. >> you got to be careful out there. >> oh, yeah. there are a lot of cuckoo birds out there. >> got to be safe. that storm on the west coast is already blamed for thousands of power outages in california. stay with us. we'll have your full forecast in less than five minutes. >>> the weather may not be the only disruption at the airport. airline food workers are protesting. more than 50 of them were arrested at jf

no medical program or nothing like thattit yet, dispensary opn offed in spokane and small towns in oregont they are pretty close to boise, you study google trend, as soon as the stores open up, the search for huntington, oregon, which has 400 people in it starts spiking they start spiking in idaho, seeing that there since rift in marijuana nearby in washington and idaho and oregon. thin i study what happened to traffic accident patterns. alcohol related accidents, overall they were decreateses in washington starting in 2014, which is when it became legally available. and but that decrease is was largist in region that were closist to washington and oarlging or. oregon. kennedy: then in idaho, 6 hours from the border, the accidents pick up gain, people are not close to states with recreational dispensaries. it is just another argument for freedom, when people have a choice they make better choices believe it or not, you showed a staggering trativity -- statistic what someone consumes cannabis they are 25 % -- legal limit they are 300% more likely that is pretty staggering stuff. bin j benj

more than 55 million travelers will be taking to the roads and skies for thanksgiving, and in west spokane a 60-plus car pileup on a highway. the state patrol says six people were injured, though none of them seriously. overnight we learned part of interstate 5, a key link from oregon to california has been shut down due to out who conditions. >>> parts of colorado buried under 3 feet of snow, stranding more than 1,100 passengers at denver international airport on monday night. in the mountains west of denver, a rock slide during the snowstorm adding to the misery temporarily closing westbound interstate 70. >>> we put this fence out because we were concerned about some minor incivility might be coming out. we didn't anticipate this. >> and plow crews and residents with snow shovels trying to stay ahead of the snow. the state is warning people not to travel at all. >>> the minnesota department of transportation says it has 800 plow trucks and 1,800 workers ready to go. >> we also -- we do have some times where we're expecting over an inch an hour of snowfall, and that coupled with some ver

. >> reporter: near spokane, washington, snow and ice blamed for this pileup on an interstate involvingto 70 vehicles. with rain on the way in southern california, thousands of people have been allowed back home in santa barbara after a wind-whipped wildfire forced them to flee. wind is also the big story on the east coast where tomorrow's macy's parade is in jeopardy because of heavy wind in the forecast. with an estimated 55 million americans hitting the road and the skies today, it won't be all fun and games. >> you got to be careful out there. >> oh, yeah. there are a lot of cuckoo birds out there. >> you have to watch out for those cuckoo birds. >>> coming up, an explosion at a chemical plant sends plumes of dangerous chemicals over homes. jobina is tracking this breaking news at the live desk. >>> and been waiting to secure the perfect twitter handle? why the social networking company is looking to free up a bunch of online names. first a check of our weather. the bomb is over. >> right. that happened yesterday. >> i felt it. felt like a bomb over the bay area. today it's residual

near spokane, six people injured in a pileup on interstate 90. after more than half an inch of snow fell in 25 minutes causing slick conditions. >> if you do not have four wheel drive or chains, stay off the mountain. >> reporter: in northern california, interstate 80 at a stand still in both directions for over two hours. the highway between sacramento and lake tahoe scattered with car accidents and spinouts. >> it got to the point we couldn't keep up. we ran out of tow trucks and emergency personnel was stretched about as thin as it could be. >> reporter: look, crews have been working overtime to make sure the streets are clear here. also issues at the airport. people were hoping not to have to sleep at the airport. so far so good. we have to see how this piles up. most of the snow hit overnight. they're hoping maybe just another two inches but the story extends across this country. >> okay, ryan. run inside now and get toasty. we'll check back with you. thank you very much. >>> let's get more on the timing of these storms and try to answer the

>>there it is a police officer in spokane washington got quite a surprise during an interview with as station use giving an interview in this cat is you know jump right shoulder, you can see everybody was. you know taken by surprise by the humor he. case i'm going to read this line well i i know you wrote it citing right exist today. >>you have the cash to be kidding me right now. as a lay you have to oaks that cause and you got jokes. and not feel lion. on that wraps up kron 4 news at 9. but our primetime coverage continues at the top of the era. ken wayne take it away. >>the key grant. thank you very much exit and we have a disturbing story to say about from the south baya a mother is behind bars accused of drowning. her 2 year-old daughter and a bath tub and police say she confessed to the crime. we're going hear from shocked neighbors next in a live report plus the warriors as you know are plagued by the injury bug but but that is allowing some fans who may not be able to afford to attend games at chase center in the city a chance to actually see their favorite team live at a dis

i was still stepped aboutjacob rees—mogg and the fact he had missed spokane. he has apologised.know too much about. —— miss spoken. i know there isa about. —— miss spoken. i know there is a long way to go and each of the parliamentary parties, it does not matter who we are, will have stories like this. you don't acknowledge your first 2a hours have been catastrophic? they could have been better. the public themselves will better. the public themselves will be judging better. the public themselves will bejudging us on how we have behaved over the last two years since the general election. we have a new prime minister in borisjohnson who is going incredibly well against jeremy corbyn. everyone knows it is going to be jeremy jeremy corbyn. everyone knows it is going to bejeremy corbyn or boris johnson going through the door of number 10 johnson going through the door of number10 and johnson going through the door of number 10 and they do not want it to bejeremy corbyn. let's see the clip. i think if either of us were in a fire, whatever the fire brigade said, we would leave the bur

this is one of his favorite things to do is sliding down a hill in his neighborhood in spokane, washington posting more videos of him taking a plunge down that same hill. it made me laugh because i don't know when i became cynical but i think of the bath you have to give him when you go home. >> i literally was thinking, he's dirty now. >> so dirty. right when you walked in you're in the shower, mister. >> exactly. thank you so much for that, sara. >>> now to our "gma" cover story about an international scholar who vanished at the university of illinois, and bobwoodruff, he traveled to china as part of a "20/20" investigation into her disappearance, and here with the exclusive new details. good morning, bob. >> good morning. this is a huge tragedy for this but this case would not have been resolved unless his girlfriend came forward and went undercover. >> reporter: this is university of illinois scholar yingying zhang last seen getting into this black car in june of 2017. >> people on campus are wondering is there a kidnapper out there? is he going to strike again. >> reporter: authoritie