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exxon mobile ceo rex tillerson. his close business ties with russia are raising concern. democrats calling it a victory for vladimir putin. and going rogue. are you with me? the world premier of the long awaited star wars story rogue one. people are going to enjoy. our nick watt questioning there are no lightsabers? we re on the red carpet as the force takes over hollywood this morning. and good morning everyone on a brutal and frigid sunday morning. while it may be cold, we have bad news because it s about to get even colder. take a look at the map. two years. a very long and cold week for tens of millions of us. yes. bundle up. meantime, the midwest is dealing with a winter storm this morning. the second in a row in some areas that are still digging out from that last round. now, in addition to the snow, slick roads and freezing temperatures are making matters worses. we ll check in with rob in just a moment. let s start in chicago with abc s ....
big headache. currently these lines are shut down. the chp and caltran are working on is that they are trying to get the back of the trailer office here. they will take the part of this away and then that will open a more of the westbound lanes. they hope to have the eastbound part cleared in the next two hours. the new information to tell you. they tell me that this is still under investigation. a looks like the driver was traveling westbound at about 50 mi. per hour when the driver attempted to merge, he hit another car and hit a second vehicle. that accident sent him crashing through the center divider. the driver of a big rig was taken to hospital. the other people in the other two cars were not injured. they re working to clear the scene. the eastbound lanes may be impacted within another two hours. it is in the way of the shot. when you see this, the back up what all the lights. it really went to mile. the camera shows a short distance. with the traffic maps you ....
with your plans? our dream team has all the answers in this secret weatherman handshake today today may 22nd, 2014. announcer: from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning him welcome to today on a thursday morning. sorry. something nerve racking having the two of you here for the weekend. it will not go well. exactly. anyway, sam, nice to have you here. al, we will get to you in just a couple of minutes. let s jump into our top story, a dangerous wildfire threatening hundreds of homes out in arizona. nbc is with that fire. miguel, good morning to you. reporter: at base camp, the smell of thick heavy smoke, a clear indication the fire is growing. the blaze has destroyed some 5,000 acres. the containment is at zero percent. overnight, feeding on dry forest land in whipped by winds, crews cannot keep the fire in check. flames swept up steep canyons, hop scotching across ri ....
apart in pay and pension issues. public policy advocates the bay area council says that s shocking! a little bit flabbergasted by the how big a divide there is between bart and the unions. reporter: in fact, the council says bart s proposals are fair and the unions should take the contract and start paying into their pensions. findings from the hearing will go to the governor, who could then impose a 60-day cooling- off period for more negotiating time. bart wants that. the unions say that s not necessary. one of the board members didn t agree. i m surprised to hear you say it could be achieved sunday night. reporter: one former bart director and now retired judge has an idea of how to settle it and it s not what commuters want to hear. i think the resolution will come if they strike. the resolution will come because the public will be heard. reporter: that s going to happen, you think? yes. reporter: strike is inevitable and when the public gets mad, ....
spring may be less than four weeks away, but right now a huge swath of the country has taken a one-two punch from old man winter with whiteout conditions making travel impossible in some areas, kansas governor sam brownback is warning weary residents not to underestimate this storm. this one has the potential in the number areas of our state to be much more severe than even the last one. and we don t have the margins we had last time. the ditches are full of snow so you can t throw it off as quick or as easy. so this one could be much more treacherous to travel in. nbc s jay gray has the latest now from wichita, kansas. reporter: the wintry attack on the midwest was at times relentless. some folks have 10, 12, 13 inches of snow, lots of 8, 9, six-foot drifts out in the texas panhandle. reporter: so deerngs the national guard was called in to help reach dozens of stranded tourists. hurricanes force winds. we ll step outside and let you see what it s like so f ....