jessie referenced the travel situation. this situation has had a domino effect for people trying to get home thousands of flights canceled today, shaq. reporter: that s exactly right. for far too many people, the travel nightmares are continuing into this monday after the christmas weekend. last check, about 1700 cancellations today alone, more than 3,000 delays at airports across the country ha hallie, yesterday here at chicago o hare airport, 1 out of every 3 flights were delayed as they were leaving this airport one thing that i ve been seeing here is that people are coming in early, they know what to expect, they know that this is a tough travel weekend, one thing that surprised me is i didn t expect them to feel jealous hearing about some of the destinations that they re traveling to you hearabout the struggle tha they have, some people saying this is their fourth day trying to travel. multiple attempts of trying to
of flooding in some of those low-lying areas. and some of the interstate in and around buffalo have been closed to non-essential traffic. how does your face feel? i can see that wind just whipping you up. i have a pretty hardy face. we are staying safe, staying off the streets which is what authorities are hoping the rest of the folks will do as well. be safe. thank you, sir. and those dropping temperatures create some big travel chaos as millions of americans are heading home or for a visit this holiday. this morning thousands of flights have already been cancelled. let s go live to chicago o hare
they re used to that here in chicago but it s the cold that makes it hard for ground crews to work, load bags, push planes back to the great. the high temperature forecasted here in chicago, 1 degree fahrenheit and that is not factoring in the wind chill. people are tough in chicago. i know this one sitting next to me has spent lots of time there. but that s brutal, dangerous. be safe out there, pete muntean. georgia as well. the governor there declaring a state of emergency as frigid temperatures descend on his state. atlanta opening up two warming centers ahead of the chill, helping those living on the streets. out there right now is allison chinchar. good morning to you, it s very cold for the south. how low is it now? how low is it going to get? right now it s 18 degrees. it s actually flurrying here in
chicago o hare airport which is always busy but more so now. what are you hearing from people? i m sure there s campomplaining being on. reporter: no doubt. today things are more desperate as it s more of a challenge simply to find a seat on board a plane. look at the latest numbers from flight aware. 3,100 flight cancellations today. we saw it go up by 100 cancellations in the last hour, way worse than what we saw yesterday, nationwide 2,600 flight cancellations in the u.s. yesterday they were localized in airports in the west and midwest. now this is worse as the storm tracks east. look at the numbers of cancellations across the country. laguardia is rising, denver, sea tech, also places like d.c. and boston on the list.
date denver has experienced in 32 years. of course it is going to feel a lot colder, gusting winds, snow, wind chill, potentially going down to negative 25, or lower in some parts of the plains. john, we could experience 60 degrees below zero in terms of wind chill. this is no joke, frostbite and those kinds of conditions could happen to exposed skin and as little as five minutes. now, close to 1000 flights have been canceled nationwide. chicago o hare airport leading the way, but here in denver, that report coming in second. also, denver s airport seeing a 37-degree temperature drop in just an hour, john. a lot of flights canceled, i have friends who are not able to get home for christmas as a result of this. obviously a lot of people affected across the nation. colorado s governor activating the national guard to help with extreme cold weather, preparations, and also a shelter, such as the denver coliseum being converted to a 24-hour warming center in order for folks to have a safe p