be in a standby list and we can fly maybe on december 29th. holiday horror for travelers stranded on the west coast while the big dig just gets going on the east coast. good evening, everyone. i m tom sinkovitz. the east coast has been buried by blizzards, and airports from coast to coast turned into giant waiting rooms. nbc bay area s rob mietta has the latest on the conditions, but most importantly, a big storm headed for the bay area right now. let s go to more of the travel woes here and across the country, and this has been torture for so many people. elise? reporter: it has, tom. more than 75,000 departing, and a big storm arrived here and stranded tons of travelers. waiting for days at los angeles international airport. i ve been at the airport since about 1:00 p.m. today. travelers calling to get on flights to the east coast, some sleeping in chairs to pass the time. we couldn t go because of the blizzard. families like this family from venezuela waited it