this is i-70 near loveland pass, loveland pass is closed, you can't get through there. a number of accidents. you can see how slowly traffic is moving and roads are ice and snow covered. so it's really a bad deal. those winds that fredricka mentioned, beyond hurricane force, at least beyond category 1, to 115 miles reported in the frisco area. the big story is really, this storm which will be pulling out of the rockies. a difference between pressures here and that's why the wind is strong and the wind is the key to this storm and why it's making things so treacherous for all those folks. now we do have blizzard warnings in effect, it's not denver, it's west of here, on up into the high country, and when all is said and done we're talking one to two feet of snow in the highest elevations. this storm system is going to head eastward for tomorrow, fredricka, and we'll be watching it from the great lakes to the gulf coast for showers and thundershowers, not the snow. >> okay. that's good. thanks so much, jacqui. >> sure. >>> take a look at this. this is the fukushima daiich

this doesn't look too bad but loveland pass had to close because of the extreme weather.has been the big issue with the storm. we have seen impressive snowfall totals. we have had wind gusts as much as 115 miles an hour. that was near fresco an there you see the snowfall totals. these are preliminary. they will go up but when it is said and done we are talking two feet overall. it is fast-moving storm. the reason it is such a wind maker is because we have great differences between pressure. a strong low here, a strong high here and another strong high to the east and it is really driving in the winds. denver itself hasn't seen a flake of snow. you are too warm and that has to do with the track of the storm and the winds slope down the mountains and it dries out and you got nothing. we will have to watch for tomorrow because it turns to a rain maker for the gulf coast. >>> thank you, jackqui. >>> next, they are using tanks, troops and much more against the bad guys and it is happening inside of one of the world's largest cities. oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you ne

. >> loveland pass closed today. can't get t to the ski resorts.owder you want to get there but by tomorrow this thing will be over and done. how much snow have you gotten? in utah over a foot. steam boat springs had six inches. so quite a bit out there. if you are traveling, the winds causing problems at jfk and chicago. so call ahead. we have winds all across the nation's mid section and throughout the front range. >> thank you so much. appreciate that. have a great evening. thank you for hanging out with me this afternoon. i'm fredricka whitfield. more straight ahead with don lemon. have a great week. look at these big pieces of potato. ♪ what's that? big piece of potato. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. but for some of us with overactive bladder, our pipes just don't work as well as they should. sometimes, i worry my pipes might leak. but i learned there's something more i can do. now, i take care with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with sympto

alaska last week. 115 mile-an-hour winds in frisco, and along the pass, 100 mile-an-hour winds in lovelandern great lakes and the ohio river valley across parts of indiana now. some thunderstorms that are pretty strong. they may issue a severe thunderstorm watch out for this area in the next couple of hour. isolated tornadoes possible from the ohio valley back down to the rio grande with the southern end of this piece of energy out ahead of it, pretty toasty. indian summer continues across the northeast with temps in d.c. getting to 70 degrees and 64 degrees in new york city. enjoy one more day of it. rainfall tonight and tomorrow. alina, christine, back to you. >> i almost took off my coat this weekend. it was that warm, rob marciano. i thank you. when the weather is good, we thank you. when the weather is bad, we blame you. so, thanks. >> you're welcome. >> just like a stock market. you know? >> don't shoot the message. >> i know. >>> still to come this morning a congressman comparing the ncaa to the mafia in the wake of the penn state child sex abuse scandal. we're going to talk to a re