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. >> reporter: the long lines at chicago's o'hare airport say it all. the thanksgiving travel rush is. he sth many hoping to hit the road beforerms snarl flights and traffic across the country. >> i'm a little worried. my dad sent me a text saying look out for the weather reports but i haven't heard anying from tairlines. >> we're headed to philadelphia. think we manage to escape the majority of the weather, hopefully. th once we get out of chicago, i don't expect ag too bad. we get back next wednesday, hey, chico, who knows what the weather's gng to be. >> reporter: this year thanks to a strong ecy, more americans are taking off. the planes will be a little more crowded. in part because there are fewer seatshan the industry once expected. that's because southwest, united, and american are unable to fly more than 70oeing 737 maxes they originally had on their thanksgiving schedules. while there are fewer seats than planned, the average domestic airfare remains close to its lowest price in years. >> we don't see any marginal o impa fares, and in fact, th

for now we are inside of chicago's o'hare. i want to throw the brady trimble on the streets of chicago. >> hey matt we've been driving around chicago all day and traffic has been touch and go right now we are stuck in some pretty bad stuff and you mentioned the weather. it's causing issues for drivers as well. specifically in this area of the wind, i talked to one driver who said they saw a semi truck that got toppled over by the wind while they were driving. north of here in the minneapolis area and other parts of the midwest they are dealing with some pretty intense now. you can see right now things are moving at a crawl here on this highway in chicago and there are a lot of drivers on the road this thanksgiving. to be precise almost more than 49 million of them are on the road, that's up to .8% compared to last year. it's also tied, or close to a record set in 2005. a lot of people in the roads because the gas prices are low. the national average is only $2.59 right now. the cheapest place to buy gas is the south. for now w

matt finn live in o'hare.y businesses that legally sell marijuana products are having a tough time finding a bank, will explain. first, beyond our borders -- search crews in albania are going through a rubble following yesterday's earthquake searching for survivors. at least 30 people have died and more than 650 injured in that magnitude 6.4 quake. albania's prime minister visited survivors today at a local stadium. six protesters were killed today by security forces in baghdad and southern iraq amid ongoing violence and days of sit ins and road closures. at least 350 people have been killed, thousands wounded in what has become the largest grassroots protest in iraq's modern history. the leader of britain's main opposition party is accusing prime minister boris johnson of secretly negotiating a post brexit a trade deal with the u.s. that they say would drive up the cost of drugs and endanger health care. jeremy corbyn says johnson has put the national health service in great britain up for sale. johnson calls

at chicago o'hare international airport, sarah dallof, nbc bay area news. >> i saw your face out of oakland that there weren't any cancellations. >> i couldn't believe it. >> i can't believe it. >> i mean, they have delays when somebody sneezes. but it isri lt now. and maybe it will stay that way. who knows. but we are still going to have some rainovnd onide at all of the rnoff and on as we've seen right now. right now the rain moving through the peninsula. san francisco and the east bay. wanting to zoom into this heavy rain from san lorenzo up to san leandro and toward caster valley and so heavy rain on 580 and 880. and heavy rain on the san mateo bridge from foster city toward the east bay it is looking like low visibility right now. taking a live look at the cars here you are headed, you may drive in and out of conditions such as this throughout the day. looking at the golden gate bridge, right now we're getting a chance to dry out. but we still see quite a few people out there trying to take in the sights and it looks really cool here. this view of the clouds billowing up over the hills

passengers packing chicago's o'hare airport. thousands of flights delayed on one of the busiest travel days of the year. for many, the return trip home mail be not much easier. abc's alex perez leads us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the blast of heavy snow slamming parts of the midwest. falling as fast as two inches an hour. minneapolis declaring a snow emergency. the city's first responders battling the elements at this apartment fire. >> entered the 14th floor where they experienced heavy fire and very high heat. >> reporter: tragically, five people did not survive. in chicago, damaging wind gusts. above 60 miles per hour. scaffolding crashing through this taxi windshield, the driver hurt. and in the south suburbs, winds whipping the flames of this structure fire. at o'hare airport, pilots battling cross winds. more than 500 flights delayed at this major hub today. more than 3,500 across the country, on this, the second-busiest travel day of the year. and on the roads, new video showing how dangerous ice can be. a utah hi

here at o'hare it is raining but there are not too many delays and no cancellations at all.oned denver, they are getting walloped out there the last check 37 cancellations there alone. i want to give you a little bit of advice if you plan to travel, the data avoid would be the sunday after thanksgiving if you can that will be the busiest day with more than 3 million people traveling. thanksgiving day is the lightest day but who wants to travel on thanksgiving. liz: that will be me. i'm going to the iron bowl in alabama are burned. how does it look down south. let me know. >> i think you are okay and down there. liz: sounds good. go tigers. liz: closing bell ringing in 21 minutes. president trump is about to leave the white house to head for florida for a rally. he often stopped to talk to the media on the way out so what we will do is take you to the white house when he does. and you want to talk about the sweetest holiday comeback story ever, that guy is this week's everyone talks to liz podcast, i found this guy he makes whack label donuts like chocolate chai, ginger moose

grady trimble at hoe -- o'hare airport. no snow there.the busiest airports in the country and but some workers are staging a protest, grady. reporter: subcontracting airline catering employees. they bring the food and drinks for the flight to get them ready. they were picketing here and 16 other airports across the country, calling for better pay and health care. they say that is what they want but at least one airline says if they meet those demands, or companies that pay those workers that meet those demands, your ticket prices for your planes will go up. all of that aside, today is one of the record travel days in the 12-day thanksgiving holiday travel period. almost 32 million people are expected to get on a plane during that 12-day period. that would be a record. it would be up 3.7% compared to the same time period last year. so to meet demand, airlines are offering more flights and more seats because there are 93,000 more passengers getting on planes every single day during this busy time of year. as far as those protests go though,

at o'hare airport, pilots battling crosswinds. more than 500 flights delayed at this major hub.econd-busiest travel day of the year. on the roads, new video showing how dangerous ice can be. a utah highway patrol trooper jumping over a concrete barrier just in time, his body camera capturing his escape from another angle. in northern california, a second storm system shutting down part of interstate 5 for hours north of redding. dozens of travelers stranded. >> at this point they can't even plow the roads because so many people are stuck in the roadway. >> reporter: to the west winds gusting nearly 70 miles per hour, ripping the roof off this crescent city hardware store tuesday. and in the mountains north of l.a., the california highway patrol using pace cars to slow drivers down. >> we're slowing people down to about 30 miles per hour. that's a safe speed. people start going 65, 70, recipe for disaster. >> reporter: this storm is now moving east but expected to create problems along the way. so this is not over just yet. alex perez, abc news, minneapolis. >> all right, alex. h

full of natural girls of beautiful to no need to do all these things to o'hare straightening using chemicals we have beautiful naturally. my guest today is kessin lawrence she's a musician and polish and has written a book for children in the black diaspora welcome to the efficacy and so so so we've seen that they you know sent a break that idea of natural hip but yes not without controversy where do you stand on that well for me natural hair is a symbol of brazilians and a symbol of power and as the black panther party for example in the seventies and eighties they all wore their afros out and as a symbol of power because when during the times of slavery that was taken away from us we were stripped of her basic humanity which is just our natural hair going out of her head and so for me like natural hair is just a sign of resilience and power but what about the black women who say i get that in that i want to win my history and i won away weaves and weights and why should these woke women from this natural hand movement and it takes to me what the new standards while i don't think that if th

o'hare is leading the pack with delays and cancellations.heck 78 delays out of o'hare, then, in new york, jfk and laguardia combined 93 delays, across the nation, 3400 delays for people trying to catch a flight today. david: thank you so much grady, heavy winds in chicago creating hazardous conditions. they could ground the macy's day balloons. reporter: we guarding balloons, if there is no wind they can let them go up high, if it is stronger they can tether them lower. now matter, i think they will fly lower, a good chance we'll get them off, winds gusts to 25 miles an hour or so. a new airport delay, in boston. overall, we have not had that many airport delays today, we have two storms one across parts of the great lakes, and new across the west, this delay, over 60 minutes right now in logan newark. and delays these winds over 50 miles an hour, calming down just a little bit, they are wind gusts. might see a few possible over 60 mile an hour range. that is the first storm that we have. a swath of snow. in wisconsin. tomorrow in southern a

more than a thousand flights canceled at o'hare due to weather. the holdest air of the season so far will cover much of the eastern two-thirds of the country over the next two days. here's pedram javaheri with the latest from the cnn weather center. >> good morning, guys. it's an impressive lineup of cold air over the next couple of days. in the plains, the wind chills are already bringing the temperatures down, to 6 below in chicago. 5 below in minneapolis. st. louis, colder than in february in some of these areas. in atlanta, new york city, washington, temps on the milder end. as tuesday afternoon builds, the arctic air will be felt across the region. another cold air in place that produces, snowshowers across the appalachians. and in portions of interior new england. notice the major metro cities of the northeast. just a little too warm beyond anything in the forecast. across the midwest, thousands of flights disrupted because of the cold air already in place. afternoon highs in chicago, only up to 19 degrees. atlanta makes it up to the middle

and of course scary moments when that plane, american airlines plane, coming into o'hare airport.ers could see it was snowy but didn't think twice about the fact it would be a smooth landing. well it wasn't and the plane skidded off the side of the runway. thankfully everyone was okay but scary moments nonetheless. the flights we've seen, over 900 flights canceled between the airports here in chicago and already having an impact. this morning seeing snowfall and remnants on the cars here. but bottom line it's a region seeing these effects. minneapolis is always cold and tonight they are expected to get to negative 15 degrees with windchill. we also know it is veterans day and in indianapolis they had to move the veterans day services inside because of the snow. and in some ways it is good thing this happened on veterans day. a lot of the would-be commuters out there were actually staying home. all that is left is for the temperature to drop 30, 40, even 50 degrees. >> bundle up, everybody. bundle up and stay warm. i'm talking to myself as well. omar jimenez, thank you in chicago.

and new dramatic video of a plane skittidding off the runwat o'hare international airport today. we got more details. mick mulvaney, the president's chief of staff, he's asking the courts which he should listen to. congress or the white house? the hearing is set for 5:00 p.m. today for a federal judge will hear why mulvaney should be allowed to join a lawsuit brought by former national security advisor, john bolton, and his aide. if current and former ceo white house staffers are permitted to ignore subpoenas when they are directed by the white house to do so. >> a lawyer for bolton says the former national security advisor knows many relevant meetings on "ukraine" but needs to court to weigh in. joining us now our hans nichols and former prosecutor in the washington, d.c., glenn kirshner. >> there are three possibilit possibilities. he wants to preserve his time to testify. he may want to run out the clock on all this. courts are going to move that quickly. there is a preliminary hearing for december 10th. that's well passed for house democrats indicated they want to be on their

already pretty busy here at o'hare. it's been a rough start to the holiday travel period for air travelers. those storms the last couple of days really snarled air traffic at some major hubs but today thankfully things seem to be moving much more smoothly. only about 14 cancellations being reported right now. but still hundreds of delays this morning that we are looking at. now, this is one of the busiest holiday -- thanksgiving holiday travel periods. more than 31 million people will be traveling over the course of the long holiday weekend. that's up from last year. the busiest day, still ahead of us, that's on sunday. tom. >> all right, still a lot of snow out there. alex, thank you. the big question right here in new york this morning, will those world famous balloons fly, or won't they? it's down to the wire, and our will reeve is along the parade route this morning. will, good morning to you. i know we've equipped you with some latest wind-fighting technology out there. >> yeah, here we go. the nypd says their guid

flying through chicago o'hare, may get harrier heading into the afternoon and eving.nd arizona, colorado, new mexico setting up moisture with a second low already crashing into california and all of that combines to make for quite a big snowstorm here. a winter storm warnings already posted. number two, right? not staying out west. everything has to move. by the way, this is how much snow they'll get. eventually tracking this storm, brooke, watch the clock. by black friday, rain getting involved and the midwest. the back side a big deal for dakotas into porngss portions minnesota. a lot of snow there and could be a big problem for sunday. everybody trying to get back. doing that from the midwest or west coast, you're fine. it's the east coast, busiest airports that could be hit with heavy rain, wind and potentially, brooke, even snowfall from massachusetts and into interior new england. we have a lot to get through, but hopefully will get those balloons up in the air tomorrow. back to you. >> ivan, thank you very much. >>> just in. new cnn reporting from the pentagon

. >>> dangerous weather across the midwest caused a close call at the chicago o'hare airport with the flight from greensboro, north carolina, slid off of the runway this morning. nearly 500 flights have been canceled and other parts of the country see bitter cold with 300 and record or breaking temperatures in the next 48 hours. even florida is expected to be under a freeze warning by midweek. the country is about to get a firsthand look at the house impeachment inquiry and nikole killion looks at capitol hill. >> reporter: president trump at least tweets pushing back on the impeachment inquiry before kicking of the veterans day parade in new york today. she accused congressman adam schiff of releasing when his transcripts that have been doctored. acting u.s. ambassador to ukraine bill taylor will be the first witness at the public hearing and according to his deposition he testified that was my clear understanding security assistance money would not come until the president of ukraine committed to pursue the investigation. >> the list of witnesses includes the whistleblower whose com

people traveling in the out of chicago o'hare today.l things are going okay so far, there is a high wind delayed with potential gusts over 60 miles per hour here in chicago. that could impact flights at any point today. we talked to some passengers who say so far, so good and they are arriving earlier than usual. >> became a little early. it's always busy on thanksgiving began. >> i just want to make sure i get here on time and get out of here safe. >> very good come of their product is better than what we thought, right >> so far things are good here in chicago. as outages mention, there are two major storms moving across the country. they could have made your travel impacts. los angeles is forecasted to get several inches of rain, beginning today, into thanksgiving day. lax now urging domestic travelers to give themselves three hours to arrive and check in, foreign travelers for hours. traffic gridlock has already developed tuesday and expected to worsen in los angeles. a bomb cyclone, a weather event not seen their 20 years, could cr

an american airlines may not landed at o'hare from north carolina just before 10:00 in the morning.an barely see anything. this is video the passenger took. that's it right there. these say once the plane set down, the plane didn't slow down at all. it eventually skidded off the runway and then tilted over. >> we have to go maybe -- >> thankfully, no one on the plane was hurt. the blasts caused hundreds of flights to be canceled. >> the new ceo of uber was supposed to up. there were comments about nurd of jamal khashoggi. he said saudi arabia made a mistake. >> i think the government said they made a mistake. >> well -- >> it's a serious mistake. we've made mistakes, too, with self-driving and we stopped driving and we're recovering from that mistake. i think people make mistakes. it doesn't mean they can't be forgiven. >> he later said he regrets his comments, tweetingkhashoggi. he said it was wrong to call it a mistake. the ceo determined the saudi government ordered the killing of jamal khashoggi. saudi arabia is one of the biggest investors holding nearly $2 billion worth of ube

teerature of 7 degrees this morning that is the second record low in just 2 days last night, the o'hare international airport recorded 14 degrees breaking the record low in icago for november, the 11th what's more people in the area are also dealg with subzero wind chill. >>as for for no fee thing yo like all you ferry. like it is no mattehow much farm when you get home, you feel along a cold. >>kids feel the pain the president whether cause problems for area airports yesterday an american airlines plane skidded off the runway at o'hare fortunately. nobody was hurt. nearly 100 flights were canceled in chicago because of the snow. >>so that woman's questionto chicago was are you serious lawrence, what the heck are you serious you i mean this is more like january or febary type of and it is on believe lee cold records going to fall not only in chicago. but around a good part of the united states even in the deep south. these the tperatures right w it's 28 degrees in dallas 36 norma's 26 inland, 18 in nashville, chicago, checking in at 13 degrees right now by tomorrow afternoon. nomuch hel

the wind has affected o'hare in chicago. nearly 500 delays there. denver, still recovering from the snow and more than 500 cancellations yesterday. and the new york airports feeling the effects of the high winds, as the wind picks u dela the y tomorrow and then we do this all again over the weekend when we have more storms and the heaviest travel day all year on sunday. kristen? >> tom costello tracking it all. thank you for that. >>> we're following an explosion and fire tonight at a chemical plant in texas near louisiana border residents evacuated thanksgiving plans disrupted and late today a second blast morgan chesky has that story. >> reporter: the overnight blast shook this texas town to its core the explosion so powerful it was caught on doorbell cameras across ft. natius. stunned residents running from their homes to see what happened some even forced to evacuate. >> it sounded like a bomb went off. >> reporter: the blast whipping through tpc group, a company that produces chemicals making rubber, fuels and plastics three workers were injure

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i understand this time yesterday morning hundreds of flights out of o'hare were canceled. >> reporterra, marcus, in fact by the end of the day, more than 1200 flights in chicago canceled. one of the flights that did make it in, sliding off the runway but everyone okay there. look, for some perspective, 50 million people across the country right now involved in either a winter warning or winter watch right now, and advisory and that's because this massive system just continues to churn and move slowly to the east. here in chicago the snow has stopped though the wind has not. the temperature 11 but the wind making it feel like it's minus 6 right now and unfortunately those conditions are going to linger at least for a while. look, the system is going to keep moving east, as we talked about. some of the most severe weather that we'll see will come in the next 24 to 48 hours, so we're talking about more of that snow, we're talking about ice in some areas and bitterly cold temperatures. you talked about the record being broken across the country. the national weather service says this is r

the snow and ice also caused major problems at chicago's o'hare airport. a plane skidded off a runway. a ground stop was issued, and more than 1,000 flights were canceled.boe this is only the beginning of a chilly week set to impact more than 222 million americans. chief meteorologist kate bylow of kyw has the forecast. >>> we are tracking a very strong arctic cold front which is ushering unseasonably cold air to really the entire eastern half of the country today and into your wednesday. the cold has already settled in across the great lakes in the wake of the snow. as far as precipitation is concerned, the heaviest snowfall rates up across the highest elevations of portions of new england. the main cities up and down the eastern seaboard mainly looking at rain possibly changing over to a brief period of snow. that's the midfternoon hours on tuesday. then it moves off the coast later this afternoon and into wednesday. and then we unleash the brutal canadian cold well below average for the time of year. as far as snowfall is concerned, you see the band of

holiday travel rush hey, phil. >> it is busy, but not terrible this morning here at o'hare., fairly ordinary as far as what we expect the day before thanksgiving in terms of total number of people flying here in the united states, it is expected to be 2.98 million people, according to airlines for america. that would make today the second busine busiest travel day of the year the busiest is sunday. we have seen cancellations as weather systems moved from the upper midwest to the northeast right now it is a little over 450 flights that have been canceled if there is good news in the travel season for the people who are on the road, it is in the airfares they're paying. look at this from hopper we have seen airfares trending lower over time, that has continued this holiday season, close to the record lows quickly take a look at shares of united, delta, and american, the reason we're showing this is because these airlines have added along with other airlines about 800 flights for this thanksgiving season. but, remember, they planned on adding even more but because united and am

o'hare canceling hundreds of flights and american airlines flight slid off the runway due to icy conditionsrning. >>> new for you at 11:00, the smallest planet in our solar system stole the limelight this morning by stepping in front of our sunlight. >> bob redell is live at the science center where hundreds of people watched mercury transit in front of the sun. pretty cool, bob. >> reporter: it was. and if you missed it, i'm sorry to say you won't be able to see this again for another 30 years, the next time mercury transits in front of the sun and visible from the bay area won't be until 2049. thank goodness we have some video. this is what the transit looked like on nasa live feed from the solar dynamic observatory. that little black dot, that is mercury, which is only a third of the size of the earth to give you a sense of how small we are in comparison to the sun. it finished just about an hour ago. the timing of today, a workout for veterans day and the science center in oakland estimated around 700 parents and children paid to show up and witness this spectacle and not vezible throug

phil lebeau is at o'hare in chicago. phil how bad is it? looks nice there i'm thinking of home alone right now with that -- because i see exactly where you are. >> reporter: nice to be here when there are light crowds. but around the country, it has the potential to be a messy wednesday travel day for the day before thanksgiving. how messy and how much might it slow down the airlines we'll talk about that when "squawk box" is returns. driverless cars, or trips to mars. no commission. delivery drones, or the latest phones. no commission. no matter what you trade, at fidelity you'll pay no commission for online u.s. equity trades. at fidelity you'll pay no commission johnsbut we're also a cancer fighting, hiv controlling, joint replacing, and depression relieving company. from the day you're born we never stop taking care of you. i spent two years alone and homeless. announcer: as america's veterans face challenges, dav is there. man #1: my victory was finding the support to get back on my feet. announcer: dav helps veterans of every generati

maine our ron mott starts us off from chicago >> reporter: off-course, a safe landing at chicago's o'hare turned sideways today. >> aircraft slid off the runway >> reporter: an american airlines jet sliding off the runway, the plane's wing slamming into the ground, no injuries reported among the 41 aboard. >> the pilot started zig-zagging the plane to start to try to stop it and felt there was no grip on the ground. >> as soon as we stopped, everyone just kind of exhaled. >> reporter: just one of the hazards environment getting around, with spinouts in south dakota, slow going in the twin cities, whiteout conditions in michigan cars stranned by the dozens around the region 54 million americans under winter warning and advisories from oklahoma to new england. new york officials preparing for the first potential snowfall of the season. >> we will have over 725 pieces of equipment. we also have 318,000 tons of salt on hand >> reporter: back in chicago, outside work carried on, despite the conditions >> he loves it >> reporter: the mood here, mostly jovial. what do you think about the snow >>

wcbs' lonnie quinn has the latest forecast, but first adriana diaz is at chicago's o'hare airport. adriana, this is shaping up to be quite a rough holiday getaway. >> reporter: that's right, norah. as the snow moves east, most cancellations could be in denver and minneapolis. and as you mentioned, a second storm hits tomorrow night out oust, bringing more snow and headaches. this week's highway havoc started early in washington state where a semi jackknifed into a ditch. the first of two monster storms heading east also sidelined travel plans outside salt lake city, where a car slid into a ravine and only 4x4s and tires with chains were allowed on these roads. 50 million people from california to michigan are under winter weather alerts. a.a.a. expects record-breaking driving delays on wednesday. the congestion is due in part to 1.6 million more thanksgiving travelers this year than last year, says molly hart with a.a.a. auto club group. >> we are anticipating that there will be record-high travel delays, up to four times higher than normal throughout the country and in major metro

full forecast from lonnie quinn in just a moment, but adriana diaz leads us off from chicago's busy o'hareirport. adriana, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. norah this checkpoint has been pretty full the paew and it's just day one of t.s.a.'s holiday travel season. this year they expect to break the record for the busiest day of air travel in u.s. history. of course, weather will be a factor both in the air and on the roads. snowy weather is already causing grief and white knuckles on highways in colorado. daniele chefir slid into a ditch. >> this morning, getting to work was really terrifying. >> reporter: more than 49 million people will hit the road for thanksgiving, and some 368,000 cars will break down. that's according to aaa. it's no wonder, then, that more americans than ever are opting to fly. according to the t.s.a., a record-bing 26 million passengers will pass through airport security over a 10-day stretch and if you're planning on bringing food for the family... >> they say that if you can spill it, spray it, spread it, pour it, or pump it, it should go in your checked

and landed they did, but the american airlines flight from north carolina skidded into the grass at o'hare airport just before 8:00 a.m. >> the conditions here were very bad, it was windy and icy. >> reporter: luis torres coret was a passenger. he credits the pilot. >> we're lucky we had a very competent pilot that knew what to do. and he actually once he got down, zig-zagged the plane. >> reporter: this arctic blast also caused crashes on the roads in illinois and missouri and will blanket at least 25 states with snow and freezing temperatures by the time it moves on. >> it feels too early for snow. >> i have been here six years. i have never experienced winter coming so early. >> reporter: snowfall totals could reach up to a foot or more through the upper midwest. the conditions caused cancellations of holiday events that marked veterans day while ceremonies like this one in augusta, michigan, soldiered on despite the weather. tonight we're in batavia, new york. it's 26 degrees and the place is covered in snow. look, the big story tonight is not just the records being broken around the c

winds will cause some issues wednesday's travel at the airport, still gusty winds maybe major impact o'hare, detroit, new york any time it's windy with volume there, there are issues. >> if worse comes to worse, we'll have snoop i >> that's a good idea. >> throwing out ideas, bill. thank you. >>> breaking overnight, a man triggers a partial hospital evacuation in connecticut. officials say the bizarre incident started when the guy pulled a contaminated towel from his back pack and threw it on the desk in the waiting room in a fit of rage. a hazmat team was called to the yale-new haven hospital. 35 people were evacuate and had several others were isolated it wasn't immediately clear what the towel was contaminated with. but the guy left the scene and police are now investigating >> in los angeles, a carjacking suspect wreaked havo ae machetea drive through and tried to escape police.hs morgan chesky o how they took him down >> reporter: it's the the video capturing the end of an alleged carjacker's run from justice wielding a machete and an officer opens fire police say the crime sfree start

planeavel in chicago, one trying to land at o'hare international airport slid off the runway.viation department said nearly 440 flights in and out of the airport have been canceled. none of the passengers or crew members aboard a flight from greensboro, north carolina, were hurt when a plane slid off a runway this morning. the national weather service inches of much as six snow in illinois and up to 10 inches in southwest michigan and indiana. bolivian opposition leader carlos mesa says president eva morales was brought -- president evo morales was brought down by a popular uprising and not the military. a growing dispute over whether it was the result of a military coup. the united nations is urging all sides in bolivia to remain calm. >> the secretary-general has urged all concerned to exercise maximum restraint. our main priority is the stability of the country at this time. the secretary-general has called on all actors to abide by international law. chiefbolivia's military had said on national television that morales should resign so that order could be restored. hong kon

records could be broken and it's already affecting travel with 1,300 flights cancelled at chicago o'hareis something in the heart of the winter beginning of february maybe. when you see temperatures this cold. we're talking for about 70% of the u.s. population. about 240 million people temperatures are sub freezing within the next few hours. that continues for a couple days. a front pushing i cross the region. you put it together with talking about single digit temperatures widespread in as far as the appalachians. far enough south cold air in place producing knsnow showers possible in the southern tier of the u.s. higher elevations eight to ten inches possible. early shot of winter weather. monday referenced 1,000 flights across the u.s. cancelled. the vast majority of the flights krisz the u.s. and tchicago are. afternoon high that would be considered cold in february. a high of 19 degrees in store. and notice atlanta runs about 20 degrees below average with 46. notice the front where it is and isn't. charleston 74 degrees in advance of the cold air arriving. incredible set up. upwards

oir-- o'hare airport, business s sliding, this american eagle flight, golly so not fun.during landing. they are questioning the pilot and his seeing eye dog, might have been blind they were coming from north carolina, the moon shine capital of the world, scary stuff but still better than any experience you will have on spirit air, they would have charged every passenger a 75 dollar rescue fee. there were no injuries. bad news, they are in danger they landed in chicago, careful. if you go to subway. at 2 in morning, it is mugga country for real. >> topic my, reese's selling advent calendar filled with candy, thank you reese's for getting christmas season started. i was worried, at most two weeks until thanksgiving, let the turkey cool. you can eateries -- reese's of day for month of december, and first dave christmas your true love will give you a dear john member and an equinox membership, this looks fantastic but so do hookers on vegas strip, they are not good for you either. from what jimmy faella tells us. if candy is not your thing, there is an advent calendar for pe

here at o'hare things are not too bad. denver getting pummelled. 37 cancellations there.e country have to pay close attention to the weather. >> left california and got in a half-hour early and perfect. >> you are happy? >> except for the weather. >> one other thing we saw today that was out of the ordinary at the airport were picketers, sub-contractors restaurant employees who prepare food and drinks for the amy houser. -- airplanes. they were here and at 16 other airports across the country. they didn't cause any manmade disruptions. the only problem right now is mother nature. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. just moments ago -- do we have the sound for elizabeth warren? elizabeth warren commenting on why she hasn't been as aggressive. she said that michael bloomberg thinks he can be the democratic nominee before even talking to people. he thinks the 37 million dollars ad can jump him into the race. a lot of resentment. ironically michael bloomberg is the opposite of what elizabeth warren talks about. it's a compelling situation in the democratic party. that will

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the landing gear snapping on this american airlines flight, landing at o'hare airport. causing more than 1200 flight cancellations in the city. rob: everybody was okay though. i think we landed, she said. janice dean is tracking the bitter cold as it heads towards the east coast. a lot of snow, a lot of people got snow last night. >> just a taste of what's to come. and the cold, i mean, we're going to set cold air records, probably hundreds of them across the country. there are your current temperatures. it's a balmy6 degrees in minneapolis. this is actual air temperature. we're below zero in a lot of areas in terms of wind chill. you can see the cold front. we're dealing with 50s ahead of it. so 24 hour temperature change as far south as san antonio texas a. we have the potential for icing across portions of texas. l i'll show you had that on the radar. so ahead of, along this front that's where we see the potential for snow as far south as austin, texas. there's the future radar. will we get some of those snow flurries in new york city? i'm not sure. i don't think so.

reporter matt fin has the latest on chicago's o'hare international. >> a winter storm causing holiday travel headaches. heavy snow blanketing roads in minnesota. . >> knee-deep. >> people in colorado digging out make a flight. >> tuesday at denver international airport over a thousand people getting stranded at an airport overnight. drivers in oregon and california getting snow tires on and preparing for a bomb cyclone with snow and winds that could make driving hazardous. have an emergency kit in their cars. >> have things like a shovel, phone charger and thanksgiving sells him a pleasant traveling experience and this year storms expected for travel for millions of people. matt fin ktvu fox 2. . >>> thank goodness the roads are dry for now as a lot of people are sneaking out of the office early. >> for right now guys. just be careful it's one of those deals you go to walk outside. heavy downpour could portions of the northeast for today as you can approach new york state and coming closer toward california for us. our old storms heading towards california and it looks like we still h

snow and we're still talking about significant winds and we've been dealing with that and we've seen o'hare gusting north of 50 miles an hour and that's going to be a problem and then there's this, a slug of moisture coming through the southwest. this is quite something for new mexico. there will be heavy snow for you heading into colorado and all the while we have a batch that's going to be coming in from the pacific and that's the next storm and guess where it's headed? in the exact same direction and thanksgiving day itself will be fine for most of the country, safe for the southwest and then as we put this into motion you'll be able to see through the day on saturday and then heading into sunday as all of us try to get back home we have a big storm across the east with heavy rain, wind and snow across portions of new england and we still have one to get through, happy thanksgiving to you, jim. >> ivan cabrera, thank you so much. i'm jim acosta, thank you very much for watching and happy thanksgiving, everybody. erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> out front next, breaking news