with two storms, one that the national weather service says is dangerously strong and unprecedented. both could ruin thanksgiving travel plans for tens of millions. snow is falling right now in salt lake city, the leading edge of a storm that will dump about a foot of snow there by the holiday. more than two-thirds of americans could be hit by powerful wind, rain, or 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
force 39 in van nuys, california, see more than their share of danger each tour of duty. we average 10, 15 calls per shift, and you never know what you will go on. one big reason is the 405, a ten-lane stretch of highway havoc just two miles from their station house. at night, we have a heightened alert because of the visibility. the 405 has earned a bad rep as the most congested freeway in america. august 6, 2001, just after 2:00 a.m. freelance cameraman, paul anderick, is hunting for news. i do all of my work at night. he spots a broken down van in the carpool lane on the 405, and he knows from experience that even with the lights on, the van is an accident waiting to happen. when i got up a little closer beside the mustang that hit the van, i could see there was a man
california, see more than their share of danger. one big reason is the 405. a ten-lane stretch of highway havoc just two miles from their station house. at night, we have a heightened alert because of the visibility. the 405 has earned a bad rep as the most congested freeway in america. august 6, 2001, just after 2:00 a.m. freelance cameraman, paul anderick, is hunting for news. i do all my work at night. anderick spots a broken down van in the car pool lane on the 405. he knows from experience even with his lights on the van is an accident waiting to happen. when i got up a little closer beside the mustang that hit the
firefighters at l.a. s task force 39 in van nuys, california, see more than their share of danger each tour of duty. we average 10, 15 calls each shift. you never know what you re going to get called for. one big reason is the 405. a ten-lane stretch of highway havoc just two miles from their station house. at night, we have a heightened alert because of the visibility. the 405 has earned a bad rep as the most congested freeway in america. august 6th, 201, just after 2:00 a.m. freelance cameraman paul an derick is hunting for news. i do all my work at night. anderick spots a broken down van in the car pool lane on the 405.