both o'hare and midway have 21, 26 geneva.enry at this hour and there you see the windchills which really are nothing to write home about because it's a gorgeous day. we don't have the wind blowing. this low pressure will manage to come into the midway without a lot of wind. but you see, its clouds are thickening up and snow will go toward morning and snow off and on during the day tomorrow and thinking is there is about one to three inches of snow out of this with perhaps lighter amounts north and heavier amounts to the southwest and there you see we work into saturday and there is snow flurries blowing in amid strengthening winds. there is the heaviest corridor of snow and the heavy snow of all is down bi-the ohio river and south. but this is the latest read on how much snow may come down here and you can see it goes up to two inches or more at joliet and morris where as we get anywhere from a third of an inch to perhaps two inches across the immediate chicago area. now the next ten days, look at cold air. it's in blue and c

and more lake snow, lows from 8 in the loop to minus 2 at o'hare.he coldest areas could get down to, oh, the neighborhood of 8 below. 6 to 8 below. sunny and cold. and out at 23 t is cold and -- it is cold and snow at night. winds 59 to 14 miles per hour. there you have it. quite a day. >> thank you. >>> the trivia question. if you know the answer in 1931, which woman was the recipient of the nobel pays prize, the first american to receive the -- noble peace prize, the first american to receive it. the answer ahead. >>> it is a great place to have the kids burn energy and it is inside. >> and we go to navy pier's winter wonder fest. >> reporter: i love my wonder fest inside. yes, we love snow and making the snowmen but i like it warm like at navy pier. >> good morning. >> it looks beautiful. we have the carosel going? >> yes. we have done a different plan, we're excited about the attractions. >> we're excited about this being the 10th anniversary celebration. >> ten years. we have a discount at our restaurants, we have parking discounts. that's our

the weather channel's jeff morrow joins us from o'hare. jeff, good evening. >> good evening, lester. yeah, the calendar may say winter isn't here for a couple of more weeks, but for all intents and purposes it arrived today. we got about 3 to 4 inches of snow around the shig area that did snarl the traffic here at o'hare airport. 325 flights had to be canceled and delays ran from a half hour to over an hour at times and the snow is not quite done here yet and while the airport didn't fare so well, other roadways were doing a little bit better. to be honest this kind of storm happens a lot in the midwest over the winter, 2 to 3 to 4 inches, but what people might not be prepared for is the magnitude of the cold air that is going to be coming here into the central and eastern parts of the country as we head into the next 24 to 48, even 72 hours. by tuesday morning we're talking about temperatures running some 10 to 15 to 20 degrees fahrenheit below average for this time of year. it will feel more like mid january than early december. and whil

not to thrilled. >> at o'hare, they have set up a number of cots for those passengers who have nowhere to go. they say that there could be more cancellations and delays today across the midwest. >> thank you. the heavy snow forced one of the nfl's games to be postponed and moved out of state. the metrodome in minneapolis collapsed under the weight of all the snow. the dramatic scene was caught on video. we will have that for you. we are learning new details about a fire at metro center this morning, near where the passengers wait for the train. >> all is quiet now, but writers of the blue and orange line were dealt a one-two punch that led to delays so serious, officials were describing it as dire. it is the worst valley i have ever seen. >> commuters texted fiercely, alerting the employers, offices, and anyone else expecting them. >> every place i call is backlogged, so it seems like nobody is going to get to work on time. >> a track bed light caught fire this morning, sending the commute spiraling out of control. >> more than an hour and a half later -- >> is that what time it is? >>

we'll get you live updates from o'hare to know what you need to know. >> at o'hare this morning, probably think 92 million people there. >> going through security with you. >>> first, hawaii with breaking news. a security scare for the secret service agents protecting president obama and his family on their christmas vacation. one point, they had to draw their weapons cbs news chief white house correspondent chip reid is in waikiki beach, honolulu, with the latest. good morning to you. >> reporter: there were some tense moments for officers near the president's vacation home but no time was the president in any danger. these dramatic images show a law enforcement agent reportedly secret service targeting a man in a silver pickup truck. it was -- down a dead end street leading to a checkpoint. just after 2:00 p.m., police tried to arrest leon rodriguez and took off leading police first west across the island and then directly back in the opposite direction. the president was golfing with friends at the time and was never in any danger. the chase ended here on property owned by a native haw

stephanie stanton is at chicago's o'hare airport where things are already wicking up. picking up. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. thing, picking up. the kinds you use for your coffee are not banned but the tsa will pay extra attention to folks carrying these. tsa says it has intelligence some terrorists may be using these to carry explosives. as for the scene at chicago's o'hare airport, some 1.8 million travelers expected to pass through here. this is, of course, one of the busiest airports in the country. you can see the security line behind me. it is starting to fill up now. it's slowly starting to get busier and busier. as for the flights themselves, at this point there are no weather-related delays, although here in chicago, we're expecting to get one to two inches of snow this afternoon. but the weather cooperating for now. other parts of the country are bracing for old man winter. the southeast expected to get a dousing of snow just before christmas. now, one final thing. officials here at chicago and other major airports are advising travelers to get there t

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. >> reporter: katherine is stuck at o'hare where the lines are clogged and the departure boards has cancellation mounting. today alone, 1200 flights canceled at chicago o'hare. 250 at midway. 400 more over the weekend in minneapolis. and the ripples are felt across the country. two hour airport delays in atlanta. boston, newark and new york. the blizzard stranded more than 4 hundred travelers in north dakota overnight. they were trying to get to minneapolis but couldn't. >> it was crazy. completely packed like sardines. >> reporter: on the highways it's not better. blizzards snarling traffic in iowa, wisconsin, and it's not just snow but rain, too along the east coast in new york city, where there's reprieve after some areas nearby were drenched in 2 to 4 inches of rain. and then there's the fog. flights at reagan airport grounded for hours. for travelers, no relief in sight. next to the snow indianapolis, pittsburgh and cleveland stretching i-90 near buffalo where hundreds of travelers were stranded 10 days ago is about to get snowed on again. and in syracuse where they got 46 inch

note the wind gust tonight with a sustained of 13 at o'hare field.ere are the lows this morning that went down to freezing all the way down to houston, texas. look how much of the continent is cold. winter has taken on -- come on like gang busters as it has in europe. they've had the heaviest snows in november since 1965 in great britain and places. snows in france, germany, poland. there were deaths in poland due to the weather. airports shut down in london and germany and switzerland as the cold air moved in. here's the system we're watching. this thing could be quite interesting. see how the clouds are already streaming across the mountains? there are advisories and watches up in anticipation of that system. here's the little lobe of cloudiness that goes through the area tomorrow as this big storm keeps it windy tonight. this will merge with it, brings those flurries tomorrow. then this next system is emerging. it will begin to open up the gulf, sets up a big north to south temperature differential. this is an area of lift in the atmosphere. that'

today alone, at least 1,200 flights canceled at o'hare. another 250 at midway. 400 more over the weekend in minneapolis. and the ripples are being felt across the country. two-hour airport delays in atlanta, boston, newark and new york. the blizzard stranded more than 400 in north dakota overnight. they were trying to get to minneapolis, but couldn't. >> it was crazy. completely packed, like sardines. >> reporter: on the highways, it isn't any better. blizzards snarling traffic in iowa and wisconsin. and it's not just snow but rain, too. along the east coast. in places like new york city, where there's finally a reprieve tonight after some areas nearby were drenched in two to four inches of rain. and then, the fog. flights in washington, d.c. grounded for hours. for travelers, no relief in sight. next to get walloped by snow, indianapolis, cleveland and pittsburgh. that stretch of i-90 near buffalo where hundreds of travelers were stranded ten days ago is about to get snowed on again. and in syracuse, where they got 46 inches of snow in th

it's 24 at o'hare. thils the first day since february.the temperature hasn't made 30 in chicago. 24 at midway airport. and schaumburg at 20 right now and the mchenry at 23. it's cold across the board. and we have good wind gusts adding to the chills. yao can see. here is a look at the wind gusts across the metro area. takes a lot of wind sometimes to bring the cold air in and then you get the low windchills around the area. view from northfield and our weather bug camera and the fox valley out toward geneva where flurries have been dusting the school buses there. here you see the clouds. the flurries going through the area are in the back side of a big low up in canada whose backside winds are producing the little snow showers that actually are being picked up by radar. and that's a sign that they are substantial enough to put down a dusting in some areas. here you see the latest radar picture and more to come so we will keep flurrying into this evening and sometimes exciting but this shouldn't be a massive snowstorm just enough to ice th

here is how it looks at chicago's o'hare airport this morning.se folks may be among the 2.5 million americans traveling by air this holiday. will the weather cooperate for them? we'll look at our national forecast. we're going to our resident weather god. bill karins, good morning to you. >> no pressure there. alex, we were talking earlier in the week, the possibility of a big snowstorm moving up the east coast. that's not going to happen any more. the eastern half of the country looks just fine this weekend. still a cold blast of air, but that's not going to cause any travel issues if you're flying or driving. all of our concerns are out west. we are going to have one storm after another. none of them in itself is going to be a big deal. but when we have five days in a row of this, it will be a pretty impressive event. in los angeles, you have rain in your forecast the next five days. a big batch of heavy rain is now moving into santa maria. how much rain are we expecting? the mountainous areas could pick up as much as 6 to 7 inches of rain. and

chris bury is at o'hare international airport in chicago for us. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, robin. more than 1,700 travelers were stranded here because of backups on the east coast. and the ripple effect causing major headaches, far and wide. like thousands of frustrated flyers, melissa west-hoystilla just wants to go home. stuck at o'hare, after three days at the madrid airport, where her husband got the last seat to cincinnati. >> i don't even know where he is right now. >> reporter: 6,000 flights canceled since the blizzard hit on sunday leaving tens of thousands stranded and scrambling for rare standby seats. >> we've been here two hours now. and i heard it was a four-hour wait to get through this line. >> reporter: in cleveland police were called when passengers desperate to finally board a plane rushed the gate. >> everybody's gotta move back. >> everybody move! come on, move back! >> reporter: at jfk in new york, four international flights were stuck on the tarmac. passengers felt like prisoners. not allowed to get off f

they are expecting big delays coming in and out of o'hare. as of that and our boat all the flights to chicago from united were on time. there are lots of families traveling with small children. lots of people in general bad weather. if you're traveling today out of any airport the best thing to do is call ahead picture your carrier's on-time and give yourself plenty of time the lines are long and they are slope. security check here seems like it's slower than normal. if you're traveling give yourself time. >> it makes no whole experience pleasant when you're not interactions and fearful that you will miss your flight. >> we have live pictures coming out of las vegas right now under a flash flood warning. there's some flash flooding taking place right now vary heavier rain over last 24 hours with more rain expected as a are storms pose and the southern california. >> oakland police are searching for a fourth suspect in net officer involved shootings it happened after four people led police on a chase yesterday afternoon in the 3000 block of 13

the weather grounded dozens of flights through chicago o'hare and heavy rainfall to the midwest, with flooding. this house is perched on the blink of the hillside washed away. >> do not forget that the weather looks like winter but officially it is the fall season when it does not begin until next week. 7 7 >> and our bay area weather is certainly looking much more calm for now, we could change or to come with cooler temperatures. we are going to be seeing some rainfall but nothing too intense. the satellite/writer, with most of that rainfall to the north. satellite/-ritter. and starting thursday early in the north bay by of the golden gate by 3:00 p.m. and 3 of this storm, bay-area wide even in the south bay. by 5:00 p.m., and even impacting our afternoon commute. the rain will taper off into these evening. and in terms of the rainfall totals. three-quarters = north bay. central = 0.25 = 2 and the santa cruz mountains could see even just one quarter of an inch. and the 10's are the 50s. , also the 50s down towards the south bay. tens just barely getting into the 60s. temperatures--an

and it's 19 right now at o'hare headed for a 20-degree high today.n the teens yesterday. 19 at midway airport. 21 at blue island and 15 in northwest suburban mchenry with the windchills right here plotted for you on this man. well, here are the lake snows. still blowing into areas of michigan and indiana. they shifted east where the epicenter of the snow is laporte county and stark county and berrian county still in the snow. areas little farther east are getting in on the snow right now. look at some of the totals here. in indiana it's 50 miles southeast of chicago's loop and about 12 miles east of valparaiso, indiana. they have 33 inches of snow out of this. westival, illinois, 29 inches. laporte 25, too. that's the city. one of the outlying communities had 24/7. new buffalo and berrian county michigan, 18, three. and kings bury indiana had 15.1 inches of snow and blue around and it's still doing that. but not with the gusto it did the last couple of days. this is our model foash of snow through this evening. watch how the area shrinks. that's beca

littered with accidents and traveling by air just as challenging. 1500 flights were canceled at chicago o'hare alone. >> it is crazy. cracks in men that -- in minneapolis, temperatures are expected to drop 15 degrees. this is making it harder to start fixing the metrodome roof which collapsed under the weight of all of the snow. the game for the vikings and the giants had been rescheduled to tie and moved to detroit. the weather there did not stop hundreds from lining up to tickets -- to get tickets to the game. >> i want to take my son to his first football game. >> the cold weather is felt as far south as bordeaux where there are rushing to buy space heaters. in atlanta, kids were greeted to freezing rain as they made their way to school. it appears old man winter is here. live in the satellite center, kris van cleave cumming abc7 news. a -- kris van cleave, abc7 news. >>> we said in our winter outlook that january and february will be warmer than december. this may, in fact, be the worst weather, a temperature-wise, we will see. at the numbers and show you the temperatures. 24 in alexandria

the storm shut down o'hare airport. >> my flight from chicago to cleveland has gotten cancelled. it's leaving for tuesday afternoon. i'm stuck here until then. >> reporter: in minnesota where they are used to harsh winter there was one for the record books. almost two feet of snow fell. the weight of that snow was too much for the roof of the metro dome. next stop for the storm system, michigan, indiana, pennsylvania and new york. >>> there's going to be two monday night games tonight. the most important to us will be in houston. ravens in houston will have it much better than the others. >>> now to a unique basketball game. it's called the silence name game and it's held each year at taylor university. students, teachers and faculty pack the school gym. they dress up in that pajamas to cheer on the team but they don't cheer. they're silent. no cheering my anyone except those on the team benches until the home team scores their tenth point of the game. frit night's game served as a chance for those in attendance to give back to a local charity. >>> good thing that game was inside

at o'hare, a thousand flights were canceled. >> i may not leave until tuesday. >> reporter: mudslides from record rain falls sent this house down a hill. three had to be rescued. >> they were hysterical. >> reporter: more rain is in the forecast for seattle and more snow in michigan, indiana and points east. football fans won't care, they'll watch the game tonight between the giants and the vikings in detroit. the giants headed to michigan after their flight was diverted to kansas city. sunday's game was postponed and moved to detroit after the metrodome in minneapolis caved in. it was the 5th biggest snowfall in the twin city's history. >>> stay with us for more. woe're always on at wjz.com. you'll find the latest forecast and radar and closings and delays. >>> it appears that the cold weather played a part in yesterday's carbon monoxide poisonings. two are dead and several others are hospitalized. alex is live outside of shock trauma shock. >>> eight adults and two children were rushed here suffering from chokes poisoning -- carbon monoxide poisoning following a gas leak. >> two men

low teens inland. 19 at o'hare. tomorrow partly sunny. little colder.gle digit temperatures at night inland but a high during the day of 25. and saturday, partly sunny, breezy, colder. indiana, michigan lake snow showers and a high temperature of 20 degrees. that's the pattern. wintry and tolerable. that's for sure. >> what we expect. thank you. >>> here is a trivia question today. we are talking hone how many sides does a honey comb have? five, six or search? the answer >>> bulls seventh win in a row overshadowed by more injury news. derrick rose and joakim noah have been plagued with continued soreness but both started last night. carlos boozer picked up his teammates with another strong performance and was unstoppable in the post. scored 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. bulls cruise to an easy victory, 110 to 93. after the game the team announced that joakim noah will need surgery on his right hand to fix a torn ligament. he will be sidelined for eight to ten weeks. noah commented on the decision that had to be made. >> frustrating. i feel like we

this was chicago's o'hare. >> i was supposed to land at laguardia at 4:20 yesterday and they canceled the flight. they rebooked me on a flight for this morning, which also got canceled. >> reporter: and atlanta's hartsfield. >> i'm back to a 3:40 flight. >> reporter: the blizzard conditions knocked out electricity to tens of thousands. >> i used to like snow. not sure i like it anymore. >> reporter: but it wasn't all misery. some seeking shelter from the storm, the smiles tell their stories. >>> let's take a look at conditions back east and turn things over to rob. how's it look? sfwl right now, a big difference from 24 hours ago. on the radar, we have snow across the new england states, but the snowfall tapering off. this after almost two to three feet of snow falling in places like new jersey and around central park. more than 20 inches of snow came down. things are drying out and clearing out in time for tomorrow night's tuesday night football. around the bay area, you've got clouds shlipping in. we're tracking a strong storm system that's going to pack a lot of wind and heavy rain

flights may be delayed to chicago o'hare airport because of problems back there. delays running maybe an hour 55 minutes, two hours. if you've got a flight to chicago o'hare, you will wanna call ahead, see if it's leaving on time. sports news, the 49ers reportedly leaning towards hiring an in-house candidate for the team's general manager position. michael lom bartdy who works for the nfl network says the niners will name ball beingy. he's the team vice president of player personnel. york says he's still interviewing candidates. in other niner news, the interim coach says alex smith will be his starting quarterback for the cardinals. yesterday smith talked about his relationship with former head coach mike singletary who was fired after last sunday's disappointing loss. >> i got along really well with coach singletary. he's a fiery guy. he's emotional. i think that's who he is. i think those are positives about him. >> we're also hearing probowl linebacker patrick willis will miss sunday's game after playing playing in all 63 games since he was drafted. the nasty

kevin tibbles is live for us at chicago's o'hare airport to tell us an ek doelthly if what i said isrue. what do you think, kevin? does it look like a busy time? >> it's a mad house in here this morning. i've not seen this many people in here since thanksgiving and everybody has a lot of luggage. it's -- the good thing is that people seem to have packed their patience this year when they came to o'hare. but santa claus isn't the only guys that's going to be flying this holiday season. air travel is up 2.8%. that means people are spending more money and the airlines are saying to us that don't expect to be lonely on the plane because all the seats are going to be full. this security line has been jam packed since well before the sun came up this morning. 4:30, 5:00 in the morning, people were standing here, heading off on wherever it is they're going. the real unfortunate part of this, alex, is that i've been asking them, some of them where they're going and we've just spoken to some people who said that they were leaving chicago to go to vail and, of course, that really makes my day

what's going on at o'hare? is this busier than normal on a saturday morning at 7:15?is only 6:15 your time. >> reporter: i just had a bit of a technical difficulty inside my crain yum for a second. >> don't you hate that. that's hard. >> reporter: i can't believe how busy it is here this time of day. you know, it is supposed to be the busiest travel week of the year or whatever. i'm so jaded, alex, i have heard that so many times that when i show up here at like 5:30 or whatever in the morning, it's packed. everybody is frying to get home for the holidays, which is a wonderful thing for people to do. interestingly enough, it is not only going to be santa claus that's going to be flying this year, air travel is up almost 3%. auto travel is up 3%. spending is up 3%. the number 3s obviously are a big number this year. the airlines are saying to us that don't expect to be lonely while you are flying this year. you are going to have a seatmate, because all the flights are going to be packed. the one thing we have to look for is the fact that there are some weather systems

. >> reporter: it caused the cancellation of more than 300 flights out of chicago's busy o'hare airport today, which in turn caused long lines, delays and headaches. >> oh, year, we have had delay. >> reporter: last night in minneapolis, a delta jet slid off the runway after snow covered the taxiway markers. some of heaviest snow fell south of the twin cities in lakeville, minnesota, more than 11 inches. champagne, illinois, and dubuque, iowa, each got eight inches of snow. at a college football game in cincinnati, the school's mascot was arrested, accused of encouraging fans to throw snowballs at a touchdown-scoring pitt player. winter storm warnings and snow emergencies remain in effect throughout the night, mainly coup to a phenomenon called snow burst. that's when the lake effect can cause snowfall to happen very rapidly, and in this case, two to four inches over a short time. and that's what makes this kind of storm more dangerous. jeff. >> glor: cynthia bowers in cold but still festive chicago tonight. thank you. in the middle east, israel is trying dep desperately to contan the d

over 1400 flights were cancelled at chicago o'hare's. >> this storm heads to the east coast where florida will see temperatures in the mid 20s. >>> taking a look at our forecast, no snow and no dome collapsing around here. >> we're dealing with 50s and 60s, sunshine and fog, they were dealing life altering event out there. that is what they do in those parts. we have rain. we'll have some in the forecast for tomorrow. good morning to you on this monday morning. we're looking at hazy conditions. there is patchy fog and definitely cloud cover out there this morning. looking from emeryville back to san francisco. talk about the temperatures and mild temperatures in the low to mid-50s. again, a few degrees from where our highs should be at this time of the year. los gatos, 47 degrees. monterey bay, mid 40s. gilroy in the low 50s. highlights mostly cloudy today and we'll have a mild afternoon with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. light rain tomorrow and again tomorrow night. we'll get a little bit of a break say for wednesday, thursday and then the weekend looks wet and cooler than what we've

east, blizzard-like conditions led to the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights out of chicago's o'hare and midway airports. >> it's almost like white-out conditions at times. >> reporter: visibility was also near zero at chicago's soldier field where wind chills made the temperature feel well below zero at the game and along lake michigan. >> freezing. >> polar express, big time. >> the impact of the storm will be felt long after the weather has moved out because millions of americans no doubt stayed home today, cutting into retail sales on a critical prechristmas holiday. russ? >> mitchell: cynthia bowers in snowy chicago, thanks a lot. much of western washington state is feeling the effects of warm, wet weather off the pacific. flood watches are in effect through tomorrow afternoon with some rivers expected to overflow their banks because of record rains. to help us get a better fix, let's turn to accuweather. what's going on in the pacific northwest, all this flooding? how much more flood canning folks there expect? >> well, we're going to get a repeat of the pattern. if we look up

and more than a thousand flights at o'hare had to be canceled. people in the midwest are trying to dig out today while passengers struggle to get to their destinations. >> i might not get out of here until tuesday. >> driven by 50 mile-per-hour winds, the snow is making drive treacherous. police are searching for people trapped in their cars in indiana. six-weather related death have been reported. >>> nothing like that around here but this morning's dusting of snow made challenging conditions in virginia. police responded to more than 150 wrecks and that includes this one in spotsylvania county. a car hit some ice and skidded into a tree. the driver walked away from the crash. it only takes a little bit to make those roads just dangerous. >> it does. >>> and we may have snow showers tomorrow morning and we'll try to tell you where it will set up. with temperatures well below freezing, everything will stick. and the winds will be with us as well. let's start with wind gusts. very impressive. wind gusts 33 at national. 37 up in hagerstown. just ab

. >> reporter: chicago's o'hare airport struggled to recover from more than 1,000 canceled flights on sunday. as high winds whipped the windy city from lake michigan, and the mercury plummeted. outside kansas, a broken water main led to an instant ice palace. >> i get a lot of questions like what hand, what's going on, how did you do that? i'm like, it wasn't me. >> reporter: as old man trudges east, he's leaving his mark. minneapolis expects to lose some $9 million because yesterday's game had to be moved. and speaking of moving, the snow has moved east and the deep freeze has moved in. brian? >> good night for you to get inside and watch some football. kevin tibbles in minneapolis, the twin cities for us tonight. kevin, thanks. >>> in the pacific northwest tonight, the problem is rain. there was mudslides, houses swamped, raging rivers there. all the flooding has led to several rescues around the region, including this one. a woman backed her pond into a swollen pond. rescuers had to smash the windows to get her out in the end. thankfully, she was unhurt. >>> now to politics. a poin

as six hour delay right now at chicago's o'hare international pared back in the bay area long day of violence and that area, the ruble or wounded and we have video from that of the crime scenes. this one is the 92nd avenue international boulevard do that and yesterday's one person was killed in an upper for people are lost less. there and stable condition in another few hours to another person was shot some was amended on the 6000 block of one suspect was taken into custody within said it on broadway. no other suspects in custody this morning san francisco police of selden of the missing child case, the second in 24 hours. the man was arrested in the mission district accused of kidnapping his knees. >> to child abduction cases ended in less than 24 hours per the latest abduction ended near the intersection of division of bryant street near 145 saturday afternoon. santa francisco police arrested this man. he took his 15 year-old pianist from her home and read in about one month ago. the big dam was i'm armed and it appearing to do ok. the suspect is facing one count of child abduction

in chicago alone, more than 1,000 flights were canceled at o'hare and midway airports. >> my flight from chicago to cleveland has gotten canceled. and it's rebooked for tuesday afternoon. >> reporter: and even as far south as asheville, north carolina, kids were having snowball fights. in shiloh, illinois, along this stretch of road, it was one truck, one suv, one car after another, plowing off the roadway. and, as with every big storm lately, those ubiquitous youtube videos chronicling everything from snow rafting, snow drifting, and even snow hoops. but the surest sign that this storm meant business -- that remarkable video from inside the metrodome in minneapolis. the inflatable roof collapsing under the weight of the 4 million pounds of snow. >> it's kind of sad, you know. we're season ticket holders. >> reporter: eager ticket holders like this bus load from sioux falls, south dakota, found themselves with no game to go to. instead, the minnesota vikings and new york giants played tonight in detroit. >> we're stuck here for however long. >> yep. >> the dome collapsed. our bus driver

today, there was a lot of activity at major airports, including chicago's o'hare. not surprisingly, according to aaa, which says both airports and roads will be busier this year than last. but for many families, the trip will be a bit of a stretch. here's nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: more and more families are passing on a holiday stay-cation this year, instead splurging on an old fashioned vacation, despite higher travel costs such as gas and hotels. >> organizing to go. >> reporter: this weekend, kamal, lisa and 6-year-old sedera are off on their first cruise to the caribbean, a trip that's been in the budget a long time. >> we started paying for it in march. so it's been on the plan, on the financial plan, for the whole year. >> reporter: aaa expects 92.3 million americans to trek at least 50 miles from home during the christmas and new year's holidays, up more than 3% from a year ago. most of them on the road. >> the year-end holiday travel period is following a trend that we've seen throughout 2010. we've projected increases for all five of the major travel ho

the faa is trying out a new program at o'hare airport. a plane is late passengers with less than 90 minutes to make a connection are given orange cards that lets them cut to a shorter faster moving customs line. no. 3, stop for the red or get a ticket. for the next 30 days newly installed red light cameras in falls church, virginia, will issue warnings. after that you'll get a fine. broad and cherry streets and broad street and annandale road is where the cameras are located. no. two, it's a big weekend for christmas parties. the sober ride program kicks off and runs through january 1st. you can call the number 1-800-200-taxi between 10 a.m. and 6 a.m. and get a free cab ride up to $30 to take you home. no. 1, saturday is expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year. expect great deals and deep discounts. francis scott key mall in frederick is open from 7:00 to 11:00, montgomery mall in bethesda is open 8:00 to 11:00 and fair oaks mall in fairfax is open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. happy holiday shopping and that's a look at tonight's f

blizzard-like conditions, leading to the cancellation of more than 1500 flights out of chicago's o'hare and midway airports. >> white-out conditions at times. >> reporter: visibility was also near zero at chicago's soldier field, where wind chills made the temperatures feel well below zero at the game and along lake michigan. >> freezing! polar express big time. >> reporter: and the legacy of this particular winter storm will no doubt be felt for a long time because millions of americans no doubt stayed home instead of going out shopping, cutting into retail sales at a critical pre-christmas time of the year. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >>> meanwhile in the pacific northwest the trouble there is flooding. there was record rainfall and more wet weather is expected today. hundreds of homes were flooded in western washington and northwest oregon. at least one home near seattle had its front yard washed away. >> so, it's shock and little bit of sickness. never had a problem with drainage or anything. but we're probably going to spend the night somewhere else. >> more than 20 washingt

and at chicago's o'hare, more than 1,000 flights were canceled. >> i might not get out of here until tuesday. >> reporter: in the pacific northwest, mud slides from record rainfall sent this house sliding down a hill. three people had to be rescued including a 94-year-old woman. >> she was hysterical. they weren't sure what was going on. >> reporter: more rain is in the forecast for seattle today. and more snow is expected in michigan, indiana, and points east. but football fans won't care. they will be watching tonight's game between the new york giants and the minnesota vikings indoors in detroit. the giants headed to michigan after their flight was diverted to kansas city. sunday's game was postponed and moved to detroit after the metrodome roof in minneapolis caved in from the weight of snow. it was the fifth biggest snowfall in the twin cities history. manuel gallegus, cbs news. >> aren't you glad you're here? >>> today is considered the first big test for a compromise aimed at avoiding higher income taxes in the new year. the u.s. senate plans a procedural vote on that deal. an

. >> o'hare airport in chicago today. many holiday travelers had their first encounter with new screening techniques. the government says there is no specific intelligence pointing to an imminent threat, but america is visibly on its guard. it was a year ago that this man allegedly tried to blow up a u.s.-bound plane. he had been red flag to american officials by his own father, but was still allowed to board the flight in amsterdam with explosives concealed in his underwear. >> i am confident that the efficiency in the system as a result of the review after the christmas day bomber has been addressed. the reason why certain information was not shared and did not make it to the system -- we have taken steps to ensure that type of problem does not happen again. >> those steps have included triple in the no-fly list, which now has 10,000 names. they deployed advanced scanners at u.s. airports. the improved computer systems so agencies can cross check data. scanning cargo from yemen and somalia. >> it is monday, december 20.

. >>> 300 flights were canceled in chicago o'hare airport and flights delayed by at least a half hour. minneapolis snow buried taxi way markers causing a delta airline to slide over the runway. >>> we saw sprinkles and lawrence is here to tell us more is on the way. >> i think a whole lot more in the bay area. we will see the rain and winds picking up outside. out there right now a lot of clouds out there, scattered showers showing up and nothing too bad. if you're headed out the door keep the umbrella with you. a light rain jacket. may see a couple of occasional showers wondering by but still nothing too heavy but the strongest storm is yet to come and it is lingering off the coastline. likely see the winds ramping up. wind advisories in effect 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon tomorrow and continuing into monday as that system approaches the coastline. looking at winds 25 to 35, gusting to 45 maybe even stronger than that over the mountain tops. high-def doppler showing showers around the bay area. band making its way into parts of the north bay and heaviest has moved into the central vall

our only airport having travel delays is chicago's o'hare.ur flight is specifically affected. go to abc7news.com, check out our flight tracker. here's jenelle with more news. >> thanks, mike. san francisco mayor gavin newsom is taking action to make streets safer for pedestrians. a task force to work on short-term and long-term solutions to pedestrian accidents. there are about 800 pedestrian injuries in the city every year and 22 fatalities. seniors and children are most at risk. the task force will aid to reduce serious and fatal accidents by 25% over the next five years. >> a new report by the f.b.i. shows violent crime is down nationwide. reports of violent crime dropped 6.2% from january to june. in the west violent crime dropped 7.2%. property crime dropped 2.8% nationwide. some surprised to see it drop the third straight year in a down economy. one expert says it's a common misconception to think the economy alone influences crime rate. >> today is the first day winter with parts of our state experiencing a fifth straight day of rain.

. >> reporter: travelers trying to get out of chicago's o'hare faced long lines. more than 1500 flights were canceled. >> we're not even in the wintertime yet. it is still fall and way too cold for the beginning of december. been on the road and hour and made about eight miles. >> really? >> yeah. >> so you're giving up? >> wear giving up, going home, staying warm. >> high warm -- high wind brought on wind chills in cleveland. authorities rescued people who were stuck in their cars. the storm is blamed for at least 16 deaths. ainsley earhart, fox news. >>> good morning to you. it is tuesday morning, december 14, 2010 as we get a live look from our tower cam this morning. you see the white stuff out there. that is some snow that fell overnight mostly close into the city. we'll talk about that in just a second. some of you did get that snow overnight. all of us are dealing with these wicked winds that are here. in fact, wind chills near zero are enough to close or delay some schools in west virginia. grant county schools are closed for students. there are two hour d

passengers at o'hare and laguardia were greeted by white times of more than an hour to get through security, but most kept their christmas cheer. >> it's been a joyful experience so far and that's actually surprising. >> reporter: well, christmas day isn't traditionally a busy travel day, but this big storm could still be dumping snow in the northeast, as you heard, sunday into monday, and that could mean trouble for millions trying to get home. anthony? >> mason: don teague at dallas/fort worth airport. thanks. and then there's that other holiday rush-- the stampede for last-minute gifts. the stores were ready, many were open round-the-clock the past few days, but time is just about up. elaine quijano is in new york's times square tonight. elaine? >> reporter: good evening, anthony, for those shoppers still racing around stores tonight, the finish line is almost here. and this holiday season looks like retailers are turning out to be the big winners. in the home stretch of holiday shopping, the strategies are all the same. >> everybody's coming in and just grabbing whatever it is that they

. >> i'm used to flying in and out of new york and chicago o'hare and so forth, and they do a very good job of removing snow and keeping the airlines moving. that seems to be a problem here. they just don't have the equipment to keep the runways clear. >> reporter: this is part of a record-breaking winter storm moving across europe coasting roads and railways and monuments in snow and ice and grounding flights from paris to belgium. >> i don't know what i'm going to do for my food for my kids and my wife. i don't know. >> reporter: with a backlog of hundreds of thousands of travelers and more snow forecasted many fear they will still be here at christmas. nbc news, london. >>> from chaos at the airport to the shopping malls here at home, the the holiday rush is on. shoppers were out in force this last weekend before christmas. that may be good news for a fragile economy. our report from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: if you notice the main streets and the malls are busier this holiday season, you're not alone. >> there's good store deals out there, so you can get a little bit more fo

. >> reporter: chicago's o'hare airport struggled to recover from more an 1,000 canceled flights on sunday. as high winds whipped the windy city from lake michigan, and the mercury plummeted. outside kansas, a broken water main led to an instant ice palace. >> i get a lot of questions like what hand, what's going on, how did you do tt? i'm like, it wasn't me. >> reporter: as old man trudges east, he's leaving his mark. minneapolis expects to lose some $9 million because yesteay's game had to be moved. and speaking of moving, the snow has moved east and the deep freeze has moved in. brn? >> good night for you to get inside and watch some football. kevin tibbles in minneapolis, the twin cities for us tonight. kevin, thanks. >>> this bitter cold has pushed its way into south florida where a hard freeze warning is out for toght. the cold could prove disastrous for farmers, and, of course, the rest of us consumers. our own kerry sanders is in belglade, flida tonight. kerry, good evening. >> reporter: gooevenin brian. florida's governor has established a state of emergency to help farmers. we ha

. >> reporter: we found melissa west stranded at o'hare, trying to get home to cincinnati. >> i think i missed my flight. >> reporter: after a family holiday, she and her husband spent three days stuck in madrid because of the blizzard. by tuesday, they had to split up. he got the last seat on a flight to newark, where he slept on the floor. she found a stand-by to chicago. >> i don't even know where he is right now. >> reporter: such trials drove some travelers to tears. in new york, newly welds carlo and laura headed to a honeymoon in caracas, got the runaround at all three airports. at laguardia, their american airlines flight was canceled again. >> it's a mess. it's a mess all around. >> reporter: and in miami, bret, stranded since monday, had to buy a first class ticket to get home to new york. the extra costs adding up. >> probably close to $2,000 on this little travel nightmare. >> it's all over. >> reporter: by now, melissa was at last home in cincinnati, reuniting with her tired husband, four days later than they'd planned. >> we're just happy to get on any flight and get bac

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. >> jobless at o'hare in chicago celeste's happy about the snowstorm 1400's flights canceled. drivers face a dangerous ride on slick, snow, roads. crows are repairing for more snow possibly a foot or more today. what do doesn't officially begin until next week.winter doesn't officially begin to next week. speed snow returning to the amounts by tonight, record rainfall is triggering mudslides and severe flooding for western washington reversed. the .org continues from seattle north. 7 california is seeing some record solidly temperatures the national weather service as record hunters reached on sunday. the high of 87 degrees and ucla. its past record set back in 1952. forecasters a similar rise expected today before cooling trend keeps an tomorrow. local forecasts, louisa. >> good morning, starting off with a clear shot not much in the way of thought. increasing cloud cover, san jose mid-50s, by indian 57, high temperature 61, backed up to 56 by 8:00. temperatures in the '50s and the most part, fairly warm start to the day. 54 san francisco, san rafael. still hanging on to the