year 2019 is the worst year for this disease and 25 years with 1,276 cases this year. alicia: matt finn o hare chicago, thank you. a powerful storm now moving east after slamming southern california with snow and rain and causing trouble for holiday travelers. forecasters say the storm is getting stronger as it pushes towards the plane and midwest which means a lot of the country could be in for a lot of headaches. accuweather meteorologist tracking it all. good afternoon. believe it or not, this is that associated with everything going on in southern california and arizona, this is what s left of it here. this is not only tapping in from the pacific moisture, but the gulf of california and it is very extensive ahead of that actual surface low itself. we are seeing that mountain snow