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altamont pass. mass transit delays to report. caltrain number 101 slow out of redwood city about 15 minutes. back to you guys. thank you. you can follow the storm yourself with our hi-def doppler. just go to cbssf.com/weather. a midwest storm is leaving travelers stranded. a blizzard brought white-out conditions to illinois. several highways have been closed across the midsection of the country. the storm is slowly crawling across several states now. more than 500 flights out of chicago s o hare and midway airports have been canceled. some airlines are waiving fees for customers who want to change flights because of this big storm. the weather in the midwest is also affecting travelers at sfo. cbs 5 reporter cate caugiran is at the airport this morning with more on the expected weather delays. good morning, cate. good morning, michelle. reporter: mother nature is already making her mark here in the bay area but i want to show you now that things are pick up here at
should be there at least until about 5:30 this morning. altamont pass good westbound 58014 minutes to 680. the dumbarton bridge, caltrans working hard this morning through there, lanes closed at least until 5:30. one lane is open in each direction. most of those closures are on the westbound side as you work your way towards 101. and 880 windy but so far no delays. back to you. thank you. we have the rain but oh, my they have the snow in the midwest. white-out conditions stranding christmas travelers there. the first major snowstorm of the season is crawling across several states. several highways have been closed, hundreds of flights out of chicago s airports have been canceled. airlines are waiving fees for customers who change flights because of the storm. ripple effects of the storm extend to southern california. multiple flights between los angeles and midwestern cities have been cancelled. officials at l.a.x. expect more cancellations later today. passengers who mad
freshmen, a lot of these members have legal and business experience as well as in the political field and that can help them when they chair a committee so it s something to think about. these aren t 22-year-olds going into the office. those endorsing them, that s what they want us to look at their overall experience in life and what they bring to government. reporter: you have to look at them individually and some of them don t have experience with a committee that they were assigned to so that s why we were looking at this a little closer. it s going to be an interesting year in sacramento. thank you. in the wake of the connecticut school shooting, a top state lawmaker wants the white house to consider california as a model for dealing with mental illness. senate president pro tem darrell steinberg wrote to vice president joe biden urging him to use california s mental health services act as a model for nationwide improvements. it levies a special tax on higher earn
anna marquez green, catherine hubbard, emilie parker, jack pinto, noah posner, jessica ricos, benjamin wheeler, and allison wyatt. all were 6 years old. daniel barden and grace mcdonald were 7. six adults died with them. mary sherlock, dawn hochsprung, victoria soto. it helps to say their names to rescue them from the statistical anonymity that always settles over these awful events. it helps those of us distanced from the loss to imagine to even grieve the emptiness of the homes and hearts of those who loved them. we will never forget. we mourn, move on, and too soon forget. then it will happen again some day. we ll scratch our heads and ask ourselves, was the last time newtown or columbine? was it aurora or that college in virginia? once again, we will mourn, move on, and too soon forget. there is an old saying that in remembrance is the secret of redemption. but america forgets quickly and gives no lasting indication it seems redemption from its fetish with guns, its roman