checky beckford travelled through new jersey tonight where there's no travel ban in effect. how was that drive? >> just talking about the job these plows are nacing, they're all lined up, coming through the parking lot, trying to clear out the parking lot. look at the ground right here, and that's what we're facing on the roadways as well. we took a drive up from the jersey shore. i have to tell you, at some points it was yuan right nerve-racking. we took off at 8:27. the local roads were covered in snow. we headed north toward the garden state parkway thinking the major highway would be better. we were wrong. my photographer white knuckled it going between 25 and 30 miles per hour on the bumpy road. at one point we could barely see 10 yards ahead of us. we were forced to stop a couple times to do this, knock the ice off our windshield wipers. conditions improved near matawan. we could see the blacktop for the first time in more than an hour. we finally made it to our destination in south amboy. half. again, the gps told us it would take us half that time. here the map says

snow will affect will make travel hazardous. leave new this morning... new this morning... the f-b-i is investigating apossible super bowl security threat. an memo says there's been a series of attacks on fiber optic cables in san francisco, that officials think could be part of a quote "complex plot". authorities say there is no credible threat against the game - at this point, but they're looking into it. kara ots now a reality! maybe. north korea says secret blend made gin-sing sugar. korea has claimed a lot of things...including having a cure for but, it'd be great it were true.. jamie foxx has heroes on the big screen. played hero, in real villines is out in the checking road conditions this morning... jordan live tease the snow has started to come meet the moore's! we need an internet that can do more. we do more games, and more streaming. so we need more speed. that's why we switched to time warner cable. now we can connect more devices, at the same time. hi grandma and grandpa! ha, look at that! [laughs] time warner cabl

this snow will affect will make travel hazardous. leave driving. denise tosses to jordan live a winter weather live a winter weather means that periods primarily travel difficulties. be prepared for snow limited visibilities...and use caution while driving. noon to 1pm in all but the far eastern counties of the fox19 now viewing area. the evening commute could still be slick in spots with snow covered roads where there is little traffic and no treatment. now we want to go out to northern the most snow is expected to fall... our jessica brown joins us live from hebron... jess...how much snow are you the main problem this morning will not be how much accumulates but air and road surface temperatures both of which will be well below freezing. that means the snow will stick and create a slippery/icy problem. the greatest accumulations will be from hamilton county and southward. look for 1" to 2" of snow to accumulate. a few steady, quick snow showers between 6am and 11am may cause temporary bigger problems on the roads. snow will taper by noon to 1pm i

travel. 3 3 it's a similar scene in north carolina. carolina.our team 3 our team coverage continues now with fox carolina's ashley minelli.she is live in asheville, ashely? 3 3 -- 3 "we're all coming together so that if a situation occurs we step it up a notch we all come together and we work together to make sure that we keep the citizens safe in asheville need us." 3 3 3 time for weather 3 time for weather and traffic 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the winter storm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** 3 we're watching this:travel advisory: snow covered road i-85. 3 and this is a live look at...greenville county.. pelham road.. no snow in that areayou're watching the morning news on fox carolina. 3 you're watching the morning news with lauren elise, ben hill, meteorologist nico

editor, orbitz.com :34 - :38) "this is the business traveler who tacks on leisure travel to their trip, hence 'bleisure' travel" orbitz editor jeanenne are offering business travelers ...even more leisurely things to do. ...and notes that the airline industry is taking notice.. offering, for example, seats with more plug-ins for mobile devices. (sot/ jeanenne tornatore / sr. editor, orbitz.com :57 - 1:03) "and we'll see more spaces for laptops and tablet storage in seats in newer planes coming out in the new year" so, she says millennials are again driving change...but like all travelers should booking spring and summer travel right now. chris clackum, nbc news. mark's in now with sports - a busy day on the hardwood. (mark) lots of action coming up from division 1, naia and the high school courts. that includes the iowa state men looking, on the road at tcu. how would the cyclones follow up that big win over oklahoma? find out next. plus, 26 teams flock to ida grove for the 46th annual herb irgens wrestling halt on monday, when the cyclones beat number-1 oklahoma at home. with that mom

i'll say again, travel ban is in effect. the nypd will enforce the travel ban. it's very important that people clear to roads so sanitation can do its work and get this city back on its feet in the next day or two. of course we need to have freedom for the first responders to get to anyone in danger. nypd made clear by chief o'neil before that no one wants to have to take any measures necessary to keep our roads clear in the middle of this emergency. you'll see some images that are starting to go out on social media of the nypd in action with people. this is a warning given clearly, if you want to avoid these enforcement actions get off the street now. it's also important to recognize that because of what's happened with our mass transit it's all the more reason that if someone needs to get somewhere they need to go immediately of course now. not only are the mta buses are no longer running but subways that are above now have now been suspended. under ground subways continue. the state made the decision and we're very happy about that decision to keep the underg

if it is essential travel, necessary travel, that's one thing. but if you do not need to be on the roads you shouldn't be on the roads, because there still are dangerous spots, spots with black ice, and this is still about getting the emergency crews out there and bet letting them do -- and letting them do their job. every time a car gets stuck that actually hurts that. i would like to take this opportunity to thank new yorkers for their cooperation and their consideration. i know they were inconvenienced yesterday. when i put the travel ban in place new yorkers are not i understand that. i understand that the travel ban was an imposition and it is not something that i have done often, but the travel ban had two purposes. one was to protect people just to protect public safety. i was on the roads yesterday morning, the roads were extraordinarily dangerous, people getting stuck all over the place. so it was literally to protect people. second, the main goal is to clear the roads and let the emergency crews do their work. when you have traffic on t

air travel in hampton roads is getting back to air travel in hampton roads is getting back to normal. for the first time in days, we're seeing more scheduled flights than cancellations at norfolk international airport and williamsburg newport news international airport. air travel in washington, d-c, philadelphia, and new york will be slower to get back up and running. you're looking at video from dulles international airport. nearly 12-thousand flights at airports up and down the east coast were cancelled over the weekend. here's a look at flight it shows the airports with the most delays and cancellations. overnight, dulles had the most with 23 cancelled flights. our team coverage continues with jason marks. he's on your side checking road conditions on the peninsula as you head back to work this morning. plus, how are some of the hardest hit spots looking this morning? new york's time square was buried under snow over the weekend. we'll get a live look coming up. and we'll show you before and after shots of the snow up near washington, d-c. the change over 24 hours look, i know you

carstar 'travel difficulties are expected due to reduced visibilities and snow accumulations. this snow will affect the morning commute...which will make travel conditions increasingly hazardous. leave extra time for driving. the hit king hits it big. pete rose will enter the reds hall of fame this summer. he'll also get a park. there are three big red machine members already in bronze at the ballpark... johnny bench, joe morgan and tony perez. rose says he's still trying to lock down a pose... but he knows exactly where he wants his statue to go-- next to perez. pete rose: "i don't think it's proper to create an argument which way your statue is going to be. but, the statue has to have something to do with being aggressive. because that's what i was - charlie hustle - i was aggressive." academy award- winning actor jamie foxx is now credited with saving a man's life... his heroic actions, straight ahead. live look at hebron...

@not the optimum day for travel. @tracking bands of snow moving @through across most of the @northern and eastern @communities however the @moisture will continue into the @afternoon. @temperatures have dipped way @down. @jetstream has allowed some @arctic air move through. @so temperatures are quite @chilly toward minneapolis 2 @degrees. @chicago 10. @the warmer air coming from the @gulf moisture. @southern locations are just @and gulf coast into texas. @for most, though, in the @immediate region if you're just @leaving home, and heading out, @keep in mind that the @conditions are not very @favorable. @you might want to give them a @little bit of time to clear out @some of those roads. @send it back to the desk. @>>> still ahead at 5:30 another @suspect in the robbery of a @priest. @in little italy is behind bars. @how many suspects may still be @at large. @>> if you don't want to venture @out many museums are offering @free admission. @we'll show you the spots and @hours all the information you @need. @but as we lo

a more active storm pattern will set up across the region this week with periods of impact to travel, especially across the sierra. at this time, the greatest impacts will be today and wednesday as a couple of stronger storms bring more widespread and moderate snowfall potential. not many changes made to the forecast this morning as a couple of the sierra and western nevada. the first is already impacting northeast california and the sierra and will were injured in a crash along pyramid highway yesterday afternoon. it happened around 4 o'clock in the northbound lanes just north of queen way. the crash backed up traffic for about 3- hours. no word yet on the extent of injuries or what triggered the crash. turning now to a developing story. the 16 year old shot in the head at pat baker park last week died over the weekend. now the 15 year old accused of pulling the trigger is charged with murder. and in order to try him as an adult, the district attorney's office will have to tred new legal ground. kolo 8 news now's ed pearce explains. 00-:25 :25-:36 :36-1:23 last tuesday a fight at pat

this snow will affect the morning will make travel conditions increasingly hazardous. leave extra time for driving. i don'at think its proper to create an argument...but the statue needs to be aggressive...because was...charlie hustle...i people are still talking about it... pete rose is getting his statue outside the ball park...his number 14 retired...and he'll be inducted into the reds hall of fame in june. you just heard the hit king talking about what his statue should look like... there wasn't a time frame for the statue...except for saying in the near future... we want to know...what do you think pete's statue should look like? he says it doesn't really matter as he has the reds logo on his cap. join the discussion on the fox19 now facebook page. after the break... a major recall all parents will want to hear... and a health warning for soon to be mothers... plus frank's continuing to track the snow...when do you think this will end? effect until 7pm. snow showers will continue to develop this morning causing roads to slick and ice uk very easily as pavement tem

this is relating to the travel ban in effect. there is a travel ban in effect for new jersey. you have a travel ban out on long island up in the bronx and of course in new york city. so we have all of our alternate-side of the street parking rules suspended for today. it will be difficult to find a parking spot anyway. route 80 in new jersey is quiet. i see a couple vehicles these are emergency vehicles checking out the roads. long island looks like it is pretty clean. new jersey is pretty clean itself. you can see the blacktop. i am seeing all these vehicles traveling along route 80. i hope they are emergency vehicles and that is why they're out there and we can look over here and show you how things are looking as you travel on to the l.i.e. as kristin was saying, look at how clean it is. we'll see what happens with that. rob, over to you. >>> we'll get an update later on where things stand in new jersey and in new york. governor cuomo is planning a news conference at 9:45 followed by governor christie and mayor de blasio will speak after that and we'll bring you anything el

. >> and this is out of new york city where a travel ban is in you can see the travel ban did not keep new yorkers from coming out. drama and then this shows how many feet have fallen in -- officials were caught with snowplows trying to get roads reopened. this is called a major mess. >> and states under state of emergency while the snow is still coming down. mary maloney has the latest. >> reporter: snow, snow and more snow!- an epic and slow-moving storm wiped out power for thousands, shutdown cities and grounded flights. drivers in several states stranded in cars andndrucks on the road. even emergency vehicles are having trouble. in central kentucky some drivers are stuck on the interstate for as many as 19 hours, having to decide whether to stay warm and keep their r cars running or conserve gas. in new york, thgovernor posted a travel ban for part of to go inside. >> the situation is getting worse. >> reporter: the city that never sleeps will be a little quieter. all broadway shows canceled, bridges and d nnels leading in and out of the city have closed. >> the reason we're doing

what do you need to know traveling? denise nakano reports from philadelphia international airport. >> reporter: offering refunds to customers traveling to affected regions. doctors say it's not a time to panic but people, especially pregnant women, need to know the risks. six days in punta cano and angela is back. >> not knowing. you know? obviously anything like that traveling outside of the united states. >> reporter: she and other international travelers grown concerned in recent days over the risks of zika virus. >> there's a lot of mosquitos in st. marten. >> reporter: it causes mild symptoms in adults and children. but can be harmful to an unborn child causing birth defects. >> major complication is a small head. >> reporter: airlines such as united and american have given customers traveling to the affected countries in the caribbean, central and south america the option to postpone their trip or get a refund. there's no cure, treatment or vaccine for zika virus. doctors say the key is prevention. >> avoiding the

she's been traveling from virginia, through d.c.ituation changed for you as you've been seeing everything from the roads? >> reporter: well, hey, thomas, you know, i would say that this is probably the worst it's been the entire trip. we started off in washington, d.c., at 7:30 this morning and we are just outside of secaucus, new jersey, still on the new jersey turnpike approaching new york city. we're really hoping that our press plates get us through the tunnel, you know, we having press plates does allow us to be on the roads because the service we are offering people is showing you what the condition are like outside so nobody thinks that it's okay to go outside. so, the roads are very much snow covered. the turnpike it's been in and out, but the last, i'd say, 20 miles has been pretty miserable because the snow is coming down at a pretty good rate as this storm continues to intensify and we're seeing those snowfall rates of about 2 inches per hour so we are getting closer to the lincoln tunnel into the city and once we get int

but still that travel ban is in effect. the mayor says most people have been following it, but not everyone. this officer has been parked out here since this afternoon, and we have seen a steady stream of drivers being stopped by him here on the west side highway for breaking that travel ban. officers have been giving just a really stern warning because despite those efforts by the sanitation department with about 1800 plows and 500 salt spreaders, the roads are still really dangerous. it we saw this firsthand, how easy it is out here to skid and get stuck. and there really aren't a lot of other options for getting around. underground subways are still operating but above-ground and buses should start running at 7:00 tomorrow morning but mayor de blasio says the rest of mass transit may take a bit longer so he urges new yorkers to be patient. >> tomorrow lay low. certainly don't travel if you don't need to. there's a lot of cleanup to do and it's still not going to entirely safe. >> reporter: but de blasio went on to say a

a reality at the 2016 cincinnati travel, sports & boat show. whether it's a day on the lake, a hike in the mountains, tapering across the tri-state... but it left behind a tapering across the tri-state... but it left behind a number of problems. sara celi on both sides of the river... kentucky...where get about 2 inches. kentucky...where they're expected to get about 2 inches. our jessica brown joins us live from hebron... how's it looking, jess? the main problem this morning will not be how much accumulates but air and road surface temperatures both of which will be well below freezing. that means the snow will stick and create a slippery/icy problem. the greatest accumulations will be from hamilton county and southward. look for 1" to 2" of snow to accumulate. a few steady, quick 11am may cause temporary bigger problems on the roads. snow will taper by noon to 1pm in all but the far eastern counties of the fox19 now viewing area. the evening commute could still be slick in spots with snow covered roads where there is little traffic and no tre

dangerous travel. so tomorrow is definitely one of those days where you want to stay home if at all possible and wait the storm out. 22 central park right now. 10 degrees in monticello. cold air is here, but we have a clear sky doesn't look there's a storm at all but peer down to the southeast, that's where area and making for a big mess. some folks are seeing snow an ice at this point and storms by the time it gets here. here's what it should be dispofding snow potential for you sunday, light pink about six to 12 but folks seeing a foot of snow back to our southwest. some places near initial f nation's capitol two feet of snow but keeks in again tomorrow morning and wraps up by early done. but it's beginning to be a pretty good storm for us bring in ines and problems without the stormy weather out there tomorrow. well. normal new jersey problem spot. a problem if you're taking lincoln tunnel through new jersey actually. let's go to skyfox hd over 495 route 3 to that area so this overturned tractor tra

they are traveling north, they left d.c. this morning and this is the cleanest road they've seen as they are submerged right now traveling back through the lincoln tunnel. and i want to see you pop up on the other side, so just bear with me, because i'm very curious as to whether or not you're going to see authorities on the other side or if it's going to be as scarce as we saw it on your entrance. >> well, this is the fastest i've ever gotten through the lincoln tunnel and i can see the light literally at the end of the tunnel so we are about to open back up into the snowstorm. and i was surprised how easy it was, because we kept talking the whole ride, are the press passes going to be enough, are the press plates going to let us through, what happens if we should get in, should we say in secauc secaucus, we had the whole game plan and it was easy to get through the tunnel because of the blue mobile and it's obviously a news vehicle. here we are getting out of the tunnel and there is no one still to be seen anywhere. i don'

with periods of impact to travel, especially across the sierra. at this time, the greatest impacts will be tuesday and next weekend as a couple of stronger storms bring more widespread and moderate snowfall potential. && .short term... small adjustments were made to the ongoing forecast, but the overall message remains the same. the storm door is open this week with periods of widespread and moderate snowfall that will likely impact travel across the sierra and may also impact lower valley floors of ski resort after a chair fell off the ..north bowl lift.. yesterday morning. this is video from lara miller who was on the ski lift when it happened. the resort stopped operating the chair lift immediately and sent ski patrol to safely evacuate everyone who was on it... in all 65 people had to be evacuated. no one was injured in the incident. heavenly's lift maintenance team is conducting a complete investigation into the cause of the chair's fall. a man is in custody after shooting and injuring a storey county sheriff's deputy during a domestic violen

involved foreign travel. the florida victims traveled to colombia and venezuela. the two pregnant women in illinois visited central america and the caribbean. a baby was worn with birth defects in hawaii after his mother made a trip to brazil. and a texas man was diagnosed after he returned from el salvador in november. >> the two cases in illinois are in individuals who traveled and came back and were diagnosed. because the mosquito that transmits is not one that we have here in illinois, we believe the risk to people of illinois is virtually zero. >> reporter: the cdc has named 14 countries in latin america and the caribbean, including puerto rico, mexico and haiti, and are advising pregnant women to avoid travel there. brazil is claiming thousands of babies have been born with brain injuries. officials there are urging women who can wait to hold off on becoming pregnant until the crisis is under control. there is no vaccine and no course of treatment for the virus. in less than 200 days, ground zero for the virus, brazil, will be hosting millions for the 2016 o

``travel, you' ``mother nature. ``those traveling to charlotte, ``philadelphia, washington, d.c., ``while others will be traveling ``with fingers crossed. ``many heading to new york before ``traveling south. ``a cruise ship in miami. ``with their airline carrier. far ``later flight. m hoping to bypass it. `` >> you see everyone walking by ``a stay up-to-date with your ``carrier. -- ``employees say this is normally ``the busy time and it is quiet. ``that' s because the large crowd ``was here earlier and they are ``already in the air. ``mike: remember, you can always ``get updates and live coverage ``online and on the go including ``which basketball games are ``canceled tonight. ``sheree: the snow is pounding in ``lexington and louisville. ``built a snow cave to take cover ``tonight. ``upload your pictures to the you ``local section. ``a wyoming graduate taken into ``custody in north korea. ``mike: the accusations against ``him and what will happen next. ``sheree: live pictures ``can see, an excellent shutting ``down

joe gagnon is watching cocoitions in travelers rest. rest.but first, meteorologist nicole papay is tracking it all in the weather center. nicole.. what's'sthe latest? 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, turning to snow tonight. the winter storm warning for our area cocoinues until 7pm saturday. 3 time for traffic with chris. 3 we're watching: watching: 3 here's a live look at the s.c.d.o.t. cam on-- 3 3 as nicole mentioned we could see a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow with this storm--depending on the time and where you live. live.fox carolina's ashley minelli is live in asheville, where they've already seen a good bit of snow.hey ashley. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 our team coverage continues now.we want to take you to the northern part of the upstate.. where snow began falling a few hours ago. ago.fox carolina's joe gagnon is live near downtown travelers rest with the latest

. >> this is the working traveler who adds leisure to their trip. >> reporter: hotels are offering travelers more leisurely things to do. the airlines are taking notice. offering for example more seats with plug ins available. >> we'll see more spaces for laptop storage in new planes. >> reporter: she says millenials are get driving change but like all travelers should be booking spring and summer travel right now. >>> airlines are doing a little better. flying on time than they were a year ago. the latest numberings from -- numbers are in from november. hawaii airlines did the best flying on time nearly 34% of the time. the worse was frontier was an on time record of just 74%. >>> the free ride is over for anyone who's been enjoying i tunes radio without paying. apple plans to phase out the ad supported version of i tunes radio. the service launched in 2013 to compete with services like pandora and spotify. after january 28, i tunes radio will be included in a $10 a month apple music subscription. the only thing that will still be free is the beats one radio station. >>> there could be sal

to get into the rhythm, but once we got it, it was just soaring. " the 45 soldiers got the call to travel to missouri last minute. but rains says even though there wasn't much planning, their duties were executed. more than one fifth of iowa's third grade students are not making the grade when it comes to reading. so the state hopes to correct that. and next year, a state law will have consequence for poor readers. third graders must show they're proficient in reading before they can go on to fourth grade. this year show 22 percent of iowa third graders are substantially deficient. an additional eight percent are considered at-risk. and 68 percent are adequately progressing. 2-percent are unknown. lawmakers passed the iowa reading and retention law in 2012 kcrg t-v nine's dave franzman joins us. you've been looking into how schools are getting ready to meet the requirements. bruce, cedar rapids schools are testing students for reading skills three times a year and intervening sooner than state rules require. parents with students who don't read at grade level are being encouraged to do mo

travel. 3 3 3 it's a similar scene in north carolina. carolina.our team coverage continues now with fox carolina's ashley minelli.she is live in asheville, ashely? 3 3 -- 33 "keeping them abroad of what is happening, what is going on. keeping up with the weather notifying them that it's either getting worse, stay off the roads and just you know trying to be our best at communicating." communicating." 3 3 3 time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes with nicole. 3 rain and sleet will transition into freezing rain at times in the northern upstate and nc piedmont, while snow and sleet will fall in the mountains. ice, sleet and rain will continue through the day, wintererstorm warning for our area continues until 7pm saturday. 3 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 with traffic.now to chris 3 now to chris with traffic. 3*********hold****** *********hold****** 3 we're watching this: 3 you're taking alive look at 3 and this is a live look at...charl

if you have travel plans, be careful while traveling on the roads. >>> also tonight, the interim boss of the state department of transportation is not giving her agency a very good grade when it comes to taking care of south carolina's roads and bridges. giving the grade of d. hall also saying most drivers in south carolina are riding on poor pavement. most bridges are in good condition, but there are areas that need attention. it will impact south carolina when it comes to be economically competitive. >>> the senate is scheduled to debate the state of road funding next week. closed thursday's session by telling his colleagues he wants to debate the issue thursday. tax has led to a heated debate. governor nikki haley challenged lawmakers. >> we've heard that before. >> yes, we have. and the roads still need to be improved. >> two straight years. >>> coming up, honoring the country's bravest. somber day in hawaii. the u.s. military remembering 12 marines, one of them from here in south carolina. >> drivers enjoying the lowest gas prices in years, but there wouldn't know about. tonight.

road crews are encouraging new not to travel on the roads -- are not encouraging you to travel -- are encouraging you not to travel on the road. they are clearing abandoned cars on the roads because they are saying they could pose a risk. it is cold and the wind is picking up. we will bring you updates on what is happening as families start to wake up and they get out and about, starting to slip and have fun since they are out of school, in asheville, wyff news 4 corey davis. geoff: thank you. you could see the intermittent in picking up of the wind. i saw that thee of minunus ago. the skycam pretty much says it all, nasty out there. allyson: road conditions are not that good, especially spartanburg county. mike mccormick joins us live now. like: -- mike: a lot of rain coming down on the west side of the spartanburg and then mixed in with that is sleep. i want to show you w oh ezell boulevard, the accumulation we have had is kind of getting washed up and turned in this flesh by the rain -- by the slush and the rain. he used to be able to kind of find your groove in the road, and now i

it is likely that snow chains will be a must if traveling up mt. today. overnight, winds will drop into the valley with gusts expected between 20 and 30 mph along with the continuation of light to moderate rainfall. the rain chances continue through friday afternoon with highs keeping in the low and mid 50s through the week and into the weekend. snow potential to the valley is weakening slightly but with red rock wednesday into thursday, i do not want to rule out a possible short- lived flurry to our higher elevated communities within las vegas. time to dust off those resumes...let's take a look at pt's brewing company is hosting a job fair today and tomorrow. they're seeking full-time and part- time employees to work at their brand new las vegas brewery set to open this year. make sure to bring your resume, because they will be doing interviews on the spot. just head down to the golden entertainment employment center at jones near the southern beltway. another summerlin neighborhood says someone is breaking into their mailboxes. they say this has happene

main change to the today bringing additional snow as well as travel impacts across the sierra. another, weaker storm may impact the forecast area on saturday before a ridge of high the region early next week. main change to the forecast was to add freezing fog to many valley locations and to issue a freezing fog advisory. many locations are reporting lowered visibility as well as very icy roads. morning commuters are urged to leave plenty of extra time for travel as roads will be extremely icy and hazardous. getting hit with severe weather. el nino is wreaking havoc in california, bringing severe storms, dangerous flooding and threatening mudslides. on the east coast, a winter snap of cold air is bringing unseasonably cold torrential downpours in wilodmar, california have turned this backyard into a waterfall. a powerful el nino is slamming the california coast, nats pd video turning streets into streams... ...and causing parking garages to overflow with water.... the quick bursts of heavy rains taking drivers, like allexa maitia in san diego, by surprise sot maitia -"and i saw

travelers scramble to get on earlier arrivals and departures. another 2500 cancellations are expect, saturday. airlines waving all fees to accommodate, saturday's passengers and those who weren't fortunate enough to get out in time. >> right the now airport is preparing for this snow. we have pretreated the runway so that we're ready when the snow starts to fall. our crews are in place and will begin to clear the the snow as soon as it starts to fall. >> reporter: there will be 400 personnel on hand here, clearing snow, as soon as they see the first flakes, trying to keep at least one runway opened, at all times. airport personnel is asking that passengers do not show up here, at the airport tomorrow. they are anticipating a very busy day. on sunday. we are live at philadelphia international airport i am will's diana rocco for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> diana, thank you. >>> road crews will have their work cut out as snow will be coming down heavy and fast starting tonight. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live at the philadelphia stre

so if you're traveling there today, prepare to maybe travel at another time. it's going to be much too dangerous. laura. >> laura: we see all the cancellations out there, and many people are adapting their driving plans as well if you get out east. really want to check everything before you get on the road to know what exactly is going on out there. it's not going to be anything worse than you actually being on the road and then running into an issue. we're looking outside. this is i-77 at harvard right traffic is moving perfectly fine. fridays are lighter in traffic, morning. not quite at rush hour yet, but the area. a lot of green this morning. 60 miles per hour on 480 and 77 is looking good. i-90 on the west side nothing to complain about that side either. >> tia: right now more than 4,000 flights are canceled and delayed. we're looking at the boards of cleveland hopkins airport this morning. you can see already two cancellations, and look at this, another delay out there right now. >> brian: now, if you plan on traveling towards the southeast, you might wa

who tacks on leash chur travel to their trip. >> reporter: that means hotels are offering business travelers even more leisurely things to do. and notes that the airline industry is taking notice offering, for example, seats with more plug-ins for mobile devices. >> we'll see more spaces for laptop and tablet storage with some of the newer planes coming out in the new year. >> reporter: so she says millennials are driving change but should be booking spring and summer travel right now. chris clackum, nbc news. >>> time to get a look at what's next at 11:00. two police officers killed in two states over the last 24 hours. it raises questions over how much do they risk every day to serve and protect. new at 11:00, the numberses of after you an officer is. >>> those stories plus breaking news as it happens tonight at 11:00. >>> if and one creature is not so secretive on social media. >> he's the yeti. he makes a comeback in bost on celebrate the recent snowfall. there he is. the mythical, magical. kind of looks like jerry garcia. in order to shovel snow, he needs size 4 xl gloves. >> squashing

across the region this week with periods of impact to travel, especially across the sierra. at this time, the greatest impacts will be today and wednesday as a couple of stronger storms bring more widespread and moderate snowfall potential. not many changes made to the forecast this morning as a couple of winter storms move into the sierra and western nevada. the first is already impacting northeast california continue to move into the region through today, while the second system will push in wednesday. both systems will bring snow to the sierra and northeastern ca with travel impacts the parks and recreation commision and the reno city council will meet today to discuss a plan about expanding the athletic fields at north valleys regional park. the project has an estimated 2-point-2- million dollar price tag. the plan is to put in new softball , baseball, soccer, and football fields across from the existing park. washoe county has about 1-point-2 million dollars to contribute from the sale of water rights, from sierra sage reno would have to remainder. trt: 12 andy bass, di

expect winter driving and travel delays. after a brief break, another storm will push through the area on wednesday. this system limiting temperatures will allow more of the snow that falls to stick sierra will continue, and road controls should be anticipated through thursday morning. the weather will start to clear on thursday, with a quieter weather pattern setting up for the weekend and early next week. aside from a slight chance of saturday snow showers, dry weather can be expected through monday. -jeff thanks, jeff. after a six hour the high sierra. expect controls on sierra passes and travel delays. winter weather advisory for the sierra front, including reno-sparks and carson city, until 7 pm. snow showers will in custody. police say the man was wanted on several charges for robbery and a shooting. tear gas cannisters firing police say daniel enriquez barricaded himself and three or four hostages into a home near greenbrae and probasco. teh standoff started at seven this morning. it was about six hours later when enr

>> there are amazing to place toss travel with kids. there's places in florida, you can go to the sand pearl resort in clear water beach, florida, really great things, really focused on the wildlife and eco friendly adventures, you can go to places like costa reek can a that have chocolate rain forest tours. >> tell me that again. >> some of the best chocolate comes from coast can a reek can a. you can find really good adventures for kids that really teach them about the environment, there's tree planting activities, wildlife, volcano hiking all sorts of things for families that have >> what about if i'm looking for something super easy. you mentioned all inclusive before. >> all inclusive is great, also cruising,, cruising you can get on board, river cruising especially, fabulous experiences, viking river cruise is a good one, waterways, they have good deals where you can get sometimes two for one, sometimes you can get 50% off of the price, especially if you book inness have a. what happens is these river cruises are going no matter w

traveler who tax on leisure travel to their trip. >> reporter: that means hotels are offering business travelers even more leisurely things to do. and notes that the airline industry is taking notice, offering, for example, seats >> we will see more spaces for lapp and tablet storage in seat with some of the newer planes that are coming out in the new year. >> reporter: millennials are again driving change but like all travelers should be booking spring and summer travel right now. chris clack um, nbc news. >> we should be planning our vacation. >> right. your summer, spring trips should already be booked. we will work on that. >>> tonight nbc 6 is taking over the florida panthers game. >> it's all happening at bb & t center as the panthers host canada's edmonton oilers. get who is be there? adam cooper steen and kelly blanco. she will mc a c/ntest featuring adam as a goalie as kids try to score scores. the game kicks off tonight 7:30. >>> coop, he is a great guy and kelly blanco. there's three reasons to go to the hockey game tonight. >> stanley panther. >> and kelly blanco. >> very c

if it is essential travel, necessary travel, that's one thing.not need to be on the roads you shouldn't be on the roads because there still are dangerous spots, there are still spots with black ice, and this is still about getting the emergency crews out there and letting them do their job. and every time a car gets stuck that actually hurts that. i would like to take this opportunity to thank new yorkers for their cooperation. and their consideration. i know they were inconvenienced yesterday when i put the travel ban in place. new yorkers are not accustomed to being constricted. i understand that. i understand that the travel ban was an imposition and it's not something i have done often. but the travel ban had two purposes. one was to protect people, just to protect public safety. i was on the roads yesterday morning. the roads were extraordinarily dangerous. people were getting stuck all over the place. so it was literally to protect people. second, the main goal is to clear the roads and let the emergency crews do their work. when you have t

the travel ban was lifted. travel ban lifted in hoboken at 7:00 a.m. this morning. although, parking is still prohibited on the snow routes. that's until further notice. back here in newark, we're expecting a 10:00 press conference with the mayor. mayor seems a bit disappointed. he's going to discuss the extended travel ban here in noouk and the problems that emergency vehicles and snowplow operators are facing due to disregard of the ban. i can tell you, gus and pat, here in newark, a record was set. they saw 28 inches of snow fall yesterday. a lot of those drifts we're seeing as we drive around newark, we're seeing is drifts three, four feet high. so there are some difficulties we're expecting the mayor to address those. again, the travel ban has been extended. that means if you're not an emergency worker, the media is included with that, if you're not in those categories, you should not be on the road. that allows road crews and the plows to get in, especially to the side streets here in newark, where we're seeing heavy snow, to help them move along. we're going

if you do not have to travel his best to not . a lot of people did travel on i-90 caused a large accident large accident that a one-point close to that road we. >> 20 cars, and six trucks over halftr over half mile mile on i-90 roads causing collisions, the truck went off the road to avoid that,ru they were in the third group that crashed. >> we start to slide,tro then we stopped and we had something hitting us from behind and then we were hit pretty good. >> for the third group of from columbus wound up here. >> he slammed on the brakes and it was shocking, my heart stopped a bit. >> with so much i see conditions it is bad, for many people this day off turned into a problem date it was a better day to stay home. >> we thought it would be okay but when we got here it was terrible.b >> it is terrible outside, we i-90, it is a mess, you can see this guy is trying to get get his windchill declared, we ran out ofe out of windshield wiper flowed so we're going to buy some, if you look at the snowfall that is really coming down hard, yo

. 10:27 super/gary silvers a - wbtv on your side gary silvers international traveler international traveler "i'm concerned about what's going on out there, as far as viruses or anything international." 2:51 a - wbtv on your side concerns about spread of zika virus can cause birth defects "it's a very bad travelers with questions follow the advice of the world heath organization 2:25 "for pregnant women not to travel to i think it's up to 20 countries now.the reason for that is because there has been an association between zika virus and pregnant women and poor birth outcomes." dr. keener says at the point in time there's no need to sound the alarm. 5:01 "all the cases that we've had, and they are few in number, and they have been imported, and number two mosquitoes are not active right now. 11:50 a - wbtv on your side jackie rock international passengersuper/jackie rock international passenger "you've got to look after aware of it." wbtv on your side concerns about spread of zika virus can 9:54 super/candy haynes international passeneger a - wbtv on your side candy to take precautions, and

expect some hazardous travel conditions monday evening into tuesday morning. we are heading into a quiet weekend with temperatures warming into the low and mid 30s by sunday. the next chance of snow arrives on monday. light snow falls monday afternoon into monday night. early indications show about coverage.. iowa gets nearly 100 million dollars in federal funds to help the states flood problems and some of that money will go to help problem areas right here in during a news conference governor branstad said: i remember traveling to dubuque in 2011 when a terrential rain caused a flash flood that did significant damage to a number those types of flooding risks and help improve water quality throughout our state. dubuque will be getting 31 and a half millions dollars to assist in flood repair - specifically to go towards the bee branch watershed project that would help mitigate flash flooding issues. a house fire that claimed the life of two young girls is ruled an accident. it happened in wauzeka wisconsin, just across the border from iowa. the state fire mars

we have all travel lanes blocked, it was a northbound lane. all travel lanes in either direction. this is happening on peninsula winds drive. certainly do keep that in mind if you'll p traveling through the area. for right now. take you outside for a live look at the 408, beautiful conditions this morning, making your way past hiawassee. either way, plenty of elbow room. most of us won't have many issues. that's your check on traffic. i'll send it back to you. >> our team coverage continues as school staffers are taking extra precautions because of those chilly temperatures. >> drivers are warming up buses early. teachers are making sure the classrooms have the heat on before students get there. mark lehman is live in seminole county. mark, there are also some things that we can do as drivers to make sure we are ready for this weather as well. >> yes, bridgett, we all know how mechanical issues pop up when the temperatures drop in central florida. that very reason is why the district says extra school buses are here on stand by in case there are any mechanical issues. it is a remi

travel friday is fine. when it comes to travel on the upcoming weekend, get everybody done by early saturday morning after that. travel not recommended midday and afternoon hours. so, again, we will take a closer look at the snowfall map. i will show you the differences in the models and how we are interpreting and here we are 60 hours from first flakes. there will be some massaging and changes in the forecast. what can happen. is there a bust potential. we will address that in the next half hour. >> lots to discuss as the super bowl as well leading up to the big game. >> thank you, lee. we will check in with you later. >>> operation 7 save a life, our campaign here celebrating 18 years of saving lives. eyewitness news anchor bill in midtown manhattan for it. it includes having the fdny and other local fire departments discontribute free fire -- distribute free fire alarms. >> we ended 2015 with the second lowest fire deaths ever. thank you to bill and everyone at wabc and your steadfast commitment to fire

involved foreign travel. the florida victims traveled to colombia and venezuela. the two pregnant women in illinois visited central america and the caribbean. a baby was worn with birth defects in hawaii after his mother made a trip to brazil. and a texas man was diagnosed after he returned from el salvador in november. >> the two cases in illinois are in individuals who traveled and came back and were diagnosed. because the mosquito that transmits is not one that we have here in illinois, we believe the risk to people of illinois is virtually zero. 14 countries in latin america and the caribbean, including puerto rico, mexico and haiti, and are advising pregnant women to avoid travel there. brazil is claiming thousands of babies have been born with brain injuries. officials there are urging women who can wait to hold off on becoming pregnant until the crisis is under control. there is no vaccine and no course of treatment for the virus. in less than 200 days, ground zero for the virus, brazil, will be hosting millions for the 2016 olympic games. >>> the poison wa

, to good travel agencies. rotten ones, they are a dead and dying breed. >> reporter: in fact number of travel agents has been cut in half over the last 15 years according to the u.s. bureau of labor statistics but those still standing are thriving. the american is he site of travel agents say the the country's 64,000 agents account for 80 percent of all travel sold in the united states. >> hiring an experienced travel agent can be a great idea if you have a complicated trip or traveling internationally. they will be able to coordinate the hotels, the the airport, any tour you will want to take a they may have access to special packages you could not find on your own. >> we have cast and friend every where in the only with wholesalers that offer these resorts but with the on the ground transfer people, the the general managers, the salespeople, everybody. >> reporter: a good travel agent can also step in when something goes wrong but that expertise isn't always nets. >> if your vacation plans are more simple, f

randy: travelers are already feeling the impact this morning. the eyeopener's kelley tuthill is at logan airport in boston with the message to anyone heading out to any of new england's airports this morning. kelley: we're seeing cancellations to places down south including nashville and baltimore. people here basically trying to city ahead and not be ahead of this mess and not get effected by this storm. man think people are happy to land in boston last night. one traveler said the parents connect from charlotte north carolina but managed to get out. >> we got out in the nick of time, so happened to be home for the weekend. kelley. it is a ripple effect. american airlines is canceling all flights out of charlotte starting today and will can sell operations in washington and baltimore tomorrow. others making similar plans. waivers. if you are flying, ache sure you check ahead if you are headed to denver for season i did's game. you don't want to screw up that trip. make sure they are not any wherein the mid-atlantic. live in the atlantic, wcvb n

takeaways...minor winter travel impacts are possible monday. significant travel impacts are expected late monday night into wednesday morning for the sierra. snow impacts are possible mighty mississippi turning illinois neighborhoods into islands.. after cresting at a record high. now all that water is rolling south.. threatening millions downstream. abc meterologist indra petersons reporting in from the flood zone. roof after roof peaking from the swollen mississippi. tonight the floods is growing. in illinois, authorities recovering the second body of two teenagers whose truck was swallow last week by rising waters. 3 still missing. 25 lives lost and more than 100 homes destroyed. hardest hit this weekend, alexander county , illinois where the ohio river and the missisippi now meet. the ohio has already crested?. the mississippi now threatening sot :gov bruce rauner: "here in alexander county it's the worst that we've seen.." indra bridge: the mississippi is 4 miles in that direction across what should be corn fields and today it is lapping a