And his wealth. This is tuesday, december 29th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good morning on this tuesday. Im reena ninan. Im kendis gibson. Were going to get started with the winter weather. Winter just kicked in about a week ago. It has been brutal though. Severe weather in so many parts of the country. Snow, sleet, freezing rain making travel treacherous across the upper midwest and great lakes. Many of those areas already have several inches of snow and are expecting more this morning. Tens of thousands of people without power. With more, heres abcs clayton sandell. Reporter the midwest is in a blinding weather bullseye. In iowa, visibility is near zero. Drivers in des moines are sling off icy slick pavement on interstate 80. Those managing to stay on the road, and the plows, are fighting heavy snow. Wichita looks like an icy junkyard. People off in the ditch. A couple just stuck on the side of the road. Reporter in oklahoma, the governor has declared a state of
Tailgating tradition. Good tuesday morning, everyone. After recordbreaking december warmth, the first major winter storm battering several states right now. Absolutely. Lets get right to the radar. That massive system stretching from wisconsin to maine bringing everything from snow to ice to heavy downpours. This is the scene right now overnight outside of boston. The snow and ice snarling traffic and delaying flights on one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. All this after the same system spawned deadly tornadoes in texas. Abcs megan hughes has the latest. Reporter after an unusually warm december, the first snow falls in massachusetts this morning. Ice melt and shovels fly off the shelves. It was kind of like black fridayish. Reporter in new york state, plow trucks are ready. First storm of the year. Theres a lot of accidents. Hopefully theyll be very minor. Reporter weather around the country has given them a preview from high winds and icy roads creating treacherous condition
Clinic. And, millions of americans owed money from their cell phone carriers, but you need to claim it in the next 48 hours. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. As we come on the air, and with new years eve almost here, millions remain trapped in a travel nightmare tonight. The deadly storm marching across the country, hitting the northeast. Seven states under winter alerts. 20 million americans under flood warnings and watches. Whiteout conditions on i93 there in andover, massachusetts. A dangerous commute. And look at the Ripple Effect across the country. From the Denver Airport tonight, the crowds. Thousands of cancellations at airports coast to coast. At chicagos Ohare Airport, stranded families and their children now sleeping on cots. And there is more trouble on the way for the new years holiday. We begin with abcs linzie janis in framingham, massachusetts. Reporter freezing rain, northeast making roads treacherous. A lot of folks going nowher
We begin at this minute on todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Your in a scenario no one has been in. A massive winter storm batters the nation. Tornadoes, ice storms, flash flood, claiming dozens of lives and there is more pane ahead. A wintry mess moving into the northeast. Same areas in the 70s, a few days ago, getting the first winter storm of the season. The manhunt for the affluenza teen is over. Demonstrators marched in cleveland, where the grand jury decided not to indict the officers involved in the shooting of the 12yearold boy. A huge security breach. A drone flewed a janet to the motorcade before acts forced him out. Donald trump is taking aim at someone new. That hurricane, obama went to new jersey, he was like a little child, christie. Its causing evacuations for thousands of residents. They got to do something about it. Rock n roll icon Lemmy Kilmister zooid died. He started out as a road di for jimmy hendrix. Stuck inside, a local fire chief was able pull him t
Chicago police say jones was accidentally killed during that confrontation with legrier. Legriers mother says her son, who was an engineering student, had Mental Health issues, but insists he was never violent. That wasnt his character. Reporter already under scrutiny for the laquan video, mayor rahm emanuel calling for a review of how officers are trained to respond to Mental Health cases. And mayor emanuel cut his holiday vacation short and is due back here at city hall tomorrow to face the fallout and meet with the victims family members. Alex perez, abc news, chicago. Well this morning heavy metal fans are mourning the loss of motorhead front man lemmy. Thats ian let me kilmister who died two days after learning form of cancer. Lemmy died at his home in los angeles. He was only 70 years old. Football news. A bizarre fine for a favorite among fans. The San Diego Chargers has fined safety eric weddle 10,000. His offense, staying on the field at halftime during the chargers week 15 ga