Storms cause travel nightmare
The day before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year and the timing couldn't be worse as two major storms whip up trouble across the country. Kris Van Cleave reports.
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49 million+ Americans hitting the road
Giant Thanksgiving storms are pummeling roads across the U.S. and snarling travel plans. Kris Van Cleave is about to do what more than 49 million Americans are doing: loading up the car and hitting the road.
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A snowstorm that will disrupt Thanksgiving travel for millions is slamming Colorado, and it’s on its way toward the upper Midwest. It could reach the Northeast in time for Wednesday’s big travel day. Barry Petersen reports.
How will the storms affect holiday travel?
One and fifty million Americans are in the path of a storm system bringing torrential rain, snow and ice. The storm is taking aim at the Ohio Valley and East Coast. Two more storm systems will move in next week, ahead of the busy Thanksgiving travel season. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli reports.
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