an increasing number of americans are traveling this thanksgiving weekend despite soaring airfares and gasoline prices. but for many that holiday dinner us coming with a side of frustration. a wet mess in the northeast could trigger travel nightmares across the country. our coverage begins with abc s ginger zee. reporter: the anderson family packing up in simsbury, connecticut. this near their annual thanksgiving road trip happening a little early thanks to mother nature. my husband decided yesterday morning when he started hearing about this big storm come through thee wanted to get on the road tonight. reporter: joining 42 million neighbors all hitting the roads, rails, and flight paths to get to their thanksgiving dinner tables. unfortunately what is typically one of the busiest weekends for travel will include a holiday storm. highway officials across the nation are bracing for accidents and delays. we have cameras, video detection devices, operators who can dispatch hero t
responsibility, and they simply don t know who kidnapped warren weinstein, a 60-something development expert, an american citizen, according to the u.s. embassy and pakistani police, kidnapped in the wee hours of the morning, in his upscale neighborhood in the eastern city of lahore. police say the kidnapping happened around 3:15 a.m. in the morning, and all indications are, this was a very well-planned out and coordinated plot, at least eight assailants, according to police, managed to force their way into winestein s home. some of them went through the front gate. others, according to investigators, scaling the walls of their home. they managed tie up and duct tape three of winestein s security guards, who were in the front yard. they also pistol whipped his driver, who was also there, forced him to take them to winestein, who was sleeping in his room, and eventually left with him. police say the three security guards who were protecting winestein were very well trained. in
two major stories happening right now. one in iowa where republican presidential candidates are taking part in the state s critical straw poll. and then in south carolina, texas governor rick perry is about to throw his hat into the ring. we ll have live coverage of that big announcement. first we begin with breaking news this hour out of pakistan. an intense search is under way for an american kidnapped from his home in lahore. the victim is identified as warren weinstein, a development expert, who works for a u.s.-based consulting firm. reza sayah is live from islamabad. what more have you learned about this kidnapping? reporter: well, fredricka, if you look at the details of how this kidnapping went down, i think it s clear that it was a very intricate and well-coordinated plot. police say it happened around 3:15 a.m. saturday morning, eight to ten assailants were involved in this kidnapping, according to police. it is the month of ramadan, a lot of muslims fasting in
current would have taken him to the fall. the victim is suffering from hypothermia but should be okay. florida, talk about a sky high rescue. two workers sandblasting the inside of an empty water tower in hollywood fell 45 feet to the bottom after something happened with the scaffolding. rescue crews had to pull them to the top and lower them to the ground. one worker was unconscious. both victims are in serious condition. that s a fox watch across america. highway officials now crediting a 6-year-old missouri boy for correcting one of the road signs. apparently his parents say their sons got to complaining about a sign in their neighborhood outside st. louis because it warned of one curve in a road, one curve, where there were multiple turns. there is his illustration of what it should look like to him.
the snowpack on the ground is hard to warm things up with that in place. 33 will be the high in new york city. philadelphia one degree above freezing and hartford 35 and boston 36 degrees. so love is in the air, we want to warm up. it s cold. valentine s day is tomorrow, kind of snuck up on us. valentine, nebraska, 17 degrees, they need warmth there. loveland, colorado, lovejoy, georgia, 47, lovelady, texas, 59 and romeo, michigan, 32 so an early happy valentine s day to you, alex. thank you, right back at you, michelle grossman. thanks. three to five inches of snow he fell in atlanta. the snow is gone through plunging temperatures turning the we had roadways to ice. bus service is canceled today in atlanta, highway officials from texas to south carolina are continuously urging motorists to use extra caution on all the slick roads out there. and a midwest clipper expected to dump snow from north