single-family zoning has had other consequencestoo, and not just in minneapolis. with fewer people allowed to live on each lot, ciprawl as their population grows. and that usually means residents need cars to gsthe something that we can no longer afford in terms of the use of land.at there hasn densificatd for more intensification of land use. >> reporter: so, leaders in minneapolis proposed the idea of eliminating single-family zoning altogether to increase density, create more housing units, and help address racial segregation. in 2018, the proposed ban was included in a massive city planning document released evere tes that requires a city council vote. the plan included 100 policy proposals on everything from housing, to transportation, to the environment. g it usuals little public attention, but, thanks in large part to thzoning ban, this time was different.ge >> people are tting priced out pl the city. >> i oppose the . >> we do need more housing. our population is growing incredibly. i feel strongly that much more study and public input are needed. j >> rep

minneapolis is the most affected today. 342 delays and two dozen cancellations. the wind has affected o'hare in chicago. nearly 500 delays there. denver, still recovering from the snow and more than 500 cancellations yesterday. and the new york airports feeling the effects of the high winds, as the wind picks u dela the y tomorrow and then we do this all again over the weekend when we have more storms and the heaviest travel day all year on sunday. kristen? >> tom costello tracking it all. thank you for that. >>> we're following an explosion and fire tonight at a chemical plant in texas near louisiana border residents evacuated thanksgiving plans disrupted and late today a second blast morgan chesky has that story. >> reporter: the overnight blast shook this texas town to its core the explosion so powerful it was caught on doorbell cameras across ft. natius. stunned residents running from their homes to see what happened some even forced to evacuate. >> it sounded like a bomb went off. >> reporter: the blast whipping through tpc group, a company that produces che

chicago, 53-mile-per-hour wind gusts, and minneapolis picked up another nine inches of snow. and tomorrow a mess coast-to-coast again delays for boston, buffalo, new york and d.c and as you head out west, look at the problems for oklahoma city, dallas, the roads are a problem. albuquerque for snow and san francisco and l.a. for heavy rain and sunday, everybody is trying to get home. well, we've got more problems again from boston to new york to d.c., minneapolis, chicago and atlanta and out west along the coast we've got big, big problems and for those of you who are big fans of those macy's balloons, we could have some problems. the sustained winds of 23 miles per hour, wind gusts of 34 bring the balloons down. look at the forecast we're right within that. and with windchills in the mid 30s, well, thanksgiving could be a problem for the parade and others, as well. happy thanksgiving, kristen. >> and to you al, thank you. let's check on how all of this is affecting air travel on this very busy travel day nbc's tom costello is at the faa command center in virginia what exactly

, expected to impact minneapolis and also potentially chicago. phillip, back to you >> all right head to the airport. thank you, tom >>> house democrats getting new insight into the impeachment inquiry this morning the intelligence community released transcripts from two more impeachment witnesses who testified behind closed doors. one from an assistant to the secretary of state phillip reeker and the other mark sandy, who is a career fi at the white house office of management and budget sandy told lawmakers that two staffers left the omb after expressing frustration overt unexpected hold on aid to ukraine. meanwhile, president trump stayed on the attack at a rally in floridanight. >> first it was the russia hoax. then you look, the mueller deal. you remember that mess now the same maniacs are pushing the deranged impeachment think of this. impeachment. impeachment. a witch hunt >> the president is also distancing himself from his personal attorney this morning nbc's kristen welker has more. >> reporter: president trump saying he had no role in h

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snow from omaha to minneapolis. minor airport problems like o'hare and detroit through cleveland but periods of rain. it will be a full-fledged snowstorm from lacrosse to minneapolis through northern wisconsin. this storm blows toward the east coast for wednesday. of course that's the busiest travel day. if you're going to have windy conditions in the northeast with periods of rain, you're going to get some significant delays out of that, and as far as the snow forecast in the airports go, this will be the worst of it on tuesday from denver to minneapolis, and then minor delays, chicago, cleveland, the great lakes, and as i mentioned, in new york if it rains and you get even breezy conditions you'll get some significant airport problems. >> la laguardia is shut down when a drop of rain comes out of the sky. i think we all know that pretty well. that's going to cause major delays. >> that's only storm one, we'll talk about storm two coming up. going back after thanksgiving may be worse. >> wow, there you go. >> see w

as the snow moves east, most cancellations could be in denver and minneapolis. and as you mentioned, a second storm hits tomorrow night out oust, bringing more snow and headaches. this week's highway havoc started early in washington state where a semi jackknifed into a ditch. the first of two monster storms heading east also sidelined travel plans outside salt lake city, where a car slid into a ravine and only 4x4s and tires with chains were allowed on these roads. 50 million people from california to michigan are under winter weather alerts. a.a.a. expects record-breaking driving delays on wednesday. the congestion is due in part to 1.6 million more thanksgiving travelers this year than last year, says molly hart with a.a.a. auto club group. >> we are anticipating that there will be record-high travel delays, up to four times higher than normal throughout the country and in major metropolitan areas. >> reporter: the view from above may not be better. t.s.a. lines like these today at newark are already clogged, and today's the best day for air travel, making fo

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i want to head out now to molly hunter, who is in minneapolis, hard-hit minneapolis. molly, how is it out there and what are folks saying to you? >> reporter: hey, kristen. we are covered in snow. super morning was super windy and you see right now actually, it's kind of calm. the wind is not crazy and it's not snowing right this second. and we just heard the storm is moving out. this morning we saw plows. everyone absolutely, every maintenance crew, 800 plows, all hands on deck at the airport. the reason that there aren't more delays is because there are 160 pieces of snow equipment out there clearing all three runways and the airport tells us that they are operational. a couple dozen cancellations overnight. schools, 150 schools have been closed. the university of minnesota canceled classes today so everyone can get home a little bit early to spend some time with their family. as far as the roads, because it's not bitter cold, it means that all of the snow is going to turn kind of slushy, which means treacherous driving for everyone on the road. about 180 spinouts h

only 9 in chicago, down to 6 across minneapolis before a gradual warming trend into the weekend. guys? >> pedram, thanks very much. >>> and the world's most profitable country is one step closer to going public. on sunday, saudi aramco released a prospective for its public offering. the prince wants to see the valuation as high as $2 trillion. that may be a stretch, though. analysts have estimated the company's value to be half of that, $1 trillion. two months ago, the company was attacked in coordinated strikes. rebels claimed responsibility. but u.s. officials say the attacks more than likely came from iran. and there's more than just geopolitical risk. demand for oil is slowing, keeping prices low. and oil prices are a major part of aramco revenue. aramco is the biggest exporter of saudi oil. they will set a final share price on december 5th. >>> ahead, she went to get medicine that keeps her alive but got turned down. why? because the government said she was dead. [♪] check your free credit scores at creditkarma. here's to progress. a 13-year-old rising star has died. >> ca

snowing hard by the time it gets to wednesday morning to minneapolis through the northern great lakes. rainy, windy conditions through the ohio and great lakes by wednesday afternoon and evening it sweeps through the northeast with periods of high winds and rain it won't be severe storms but enough to cause significant airport delays as far as the thanksgiving travel goes and the airports, we have the two storms. this is looking at tuesday there's nothing that bad today you got lucky if today is your travel day tuesday, a huge storm comes into the west coast big impacts from areas san francisco north wards and denver and minneapolis, and as far as the impacts at the airport, great lakes could be windy and then, of course, in the east doesn't take much in new york. even with a period of rain and some w condiindyti if you're traveling anywhere from the southeast to florida, texas through the mid-atlantic, today is your easy day of course a lot of people want to know what thanksgiving is going to look like we'll give you that forecast coming up. >> as long as everybody can get where they

they are at just over an hour delay in minneapolis. just a heads up there's a little weather out there in the center of the country. so as we head through today scattered showers, that thunderstorm chance. it's going to be cloudy and cool. but then we do start to get some clearing on thursday. chilly though. highs will be in the upper 40s to 50s on thanksgiving. let me show you how this plays out. here's 1:00. as we get into this evening a little bit of clearing happening but those showers can still pop up. thursday i think we get a better chance of that clearing in there. 5:00 p.m. even better. friday we start to get more action as another system is getting its act together for the weekend. so highs today 53 in san francisco, 53 in santa rosa. and as we look towards thanksgiving here in oakland where i am at ktvu studios, we are going to see partly cloudy skies and a high of about 53 degrees. we'll talk a little bit more about everyone's extended forecast back in a bit. for now i'll send it back to pam and dave. >>> time is 5:12. driv

blizzard conditions pulling into the plains states towards minneapolis and green bay area. south of that, the good news is it is rain in chicago but it's a big wind maker. same thing in detroit so that will help a little bit. at least it's not snow. speaking of snow: the heaviest snow from denver, omaha, minneapolis to green bay, since to twelve inches of snow, remember: blizzard conditions at times because the wind field is huge, all the way down to texas, any flights out of the major hubs will have problem, chicago, detroit, minneapolis, buffalo, watch new york city on thursday morning, the parade, the kids will not be happy if the balloons are grounded, it's certainly a possibility with gusts close to 35, 40 miles an hour. and then another storm slamming the west coast monday into tuesday, wednesday, we will see over two feet of powder. great paradise for the skiers but this will be a nightmare for travelers. >> quijano: all right, brace for delays. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> quijano: former new york city mayor michael bloomberg is officially a democratic president

we could see a record one-day snowfall total in minneapolis. it's been nine years since we've seen anything significant. but this year we could see as much as 12 inches of osnowfall in just one day. back to you. >>> thank you. in northern california officials closed roads because accidents to severe weather moved in. our affiliate is near the area. >> reporter: well, up until tonight it-been a very dry november in northern california. ski resorts in lake tahoe were feverishly making snow. this is good news. the timing is not. we have a lot of people trying to get over donner summit between the sacramento area and the lake tahoe region. that yare i awas closed down by the california highway patrol due to multiple spinouts and accidents. it is messy on the road. >> if you don't have front-wheel drive or chains, stay off the road. >> reporter: it's bumper cars out here. >> yes, it is. we're extremely busy. >> reporter: they should avoid traveling. still many finding themselves stuck, finding tire chains were not enough in some cases too, get their

only 9 in chicago, down to 6 across minneapolis before a gradual warming trend into the weekend. guys? >> pedram, thank you. >>> ahead, the vikings pull off something that hasn't happened in almost two years, beating a team on the road. carolyn manno here with that story in "the bleacher report." >> good morning. >> he's had that knock for a couple years now. great game, though. >> and it seems like the picture is becoming clearer now, doesn't it? >> except for the saints, yeah. >> don't answer that. >> sorry to throw off the narrative. >> i think it's getting clearer. minnesota is hitting their stride. they are on the short list of super bowl contenders. dave, at least give me that. they have to succeed next sunday to lift the lombardi trophy. no bigger stage than "sunday night football." dak prescott had twitter buzzing with his unique warm up routine. it seemed to work for a little while, though. he threw for nearly 400 yards and 3 touchdowns. dallas held a one-point lead late in the third quarter. but minnesota had the league's leading rush er. dalvin cook had the go ahead tu

here in minneapolis are bracing for more delays and cancellations. crews will be out all night, clearing runways. nearly 3 million passengers nationwide will fly on wednesday alone. >> reporter: a second storm, now slamming oregon with hurricane-force wind gusts and heavy snow. and david, this is one of the lingering travel nightmares. a few cars are sneaking through, be officially, interstate 70 is still shut down from just east of denver here all the way to the kansas border, 150 miles away. david? >> wow, that's just incredible. parts of i-70 still closed tonight. clayton, thank you. let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, timing this all out for us. hi, ginger. >> reporter: hi there, david. such a critical night and a dangerous one, because on the southern side of that snow in colorado, you have severe storms. a tornado watch from southern missouri right into louisiana. but let me time it out, because overnight tonight into tomorrow is when minneapolis could pick up six to nine inches of snow. chicago could see wind gusts up to 60 mile

it's in minneapolis already. as you move furthe as you move further south, chicago already being affected as well. o'hare has mounting delays and cancellations. if you're going to fly further north, toronto experiencing delays and cancellations as these high winds move east, we could see significant delays and cancellations up and down the east coast today it's a major holiday headache for this thanksgiving 2019 overnight, oakland international airport going dark a brief power outage delaying thousands of frustrated flier, leaving long security lines and causing a major back up at baggage claims. >> there's hundreds of people everywhere, it's pouring outside. i'm still drenched it's just a mess i have never seen it this bad. >> reporter: in denver, hundreds of flights cancelled tuesday with no one going nowhere fast. >> i told my mom, if i can't get out today i'm going to drive. >> reporter: as for the roads in minnesota, crews are yet again clearing heavy snow this morning. >> we're going to put our boots back o

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and certainly snow into chicago, minneapolis and the u.p. of michigan. big storm there. >> got the snowblower ready, chad. >> sure you do. >> i do. >> what is that? i don't get enough from her. i have to have you -- >> i have the snowblower ready. it's my wife who uses it, but it's ready. >>> turning to the impeachment investigation, the in the not reports when president trump released military aid to ukraine in september, he had already been briefed about the whistle-blower complaint. according to the only budget official to testify so far, at least two omb officials were so troubled by the aid freeze, they quit. abby phillip and jeffrey toobin and neil catiall, our special guest, author of "impeach -- the case against donald trump." let me read what "the new york times" broke overnight. they wrote, president trump had already been briefed on the whistle-blower's complaint about his dealings with ukraine when he unfroze military aid for the country in september. that's according to two people familiar with the matter. lawyers from the white house counse

but, as an art program in minneapolis shs, a life that can still hold great joy and meaning. the story comes to us from kate mcdonald of twin cities pbin minneapolis as part of our ongoing arts and culture series, "canvas." >> welcome to the walker art center. we have a beautiful day today. we are going to explore the sculpture garden together. orter: taking a tour of outdoor sculpture would not have been a normal activity for most of marv lofquist's life. but when the retired chemistry professor was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease seven years ago, he began to appe art in a new way. >> i like the contrast between the dark coat and the whiteish face. if i got upset every time i didn't remember something i would be upset all day. i can't remember what i said five minutes ago, but i think then you turn around and say, just enjoy what is there, right i can look at things and preciate them in ways i never epought i would. >>ter: lofquist is among more than 1,000 people who have participated in contemporary journeys, a program designed by the walker art center for peopa with dem

overnight here in minneapolis, they're expecting the biggest november snowfall they've seen in decades. lester >> all right, molly hunter, thanks al roker is tracking it all al, lots of folks facing some pretty dangerous weather heading into this holiday. what's it look like? >> that's right, lester millions of folks right now under winter weather advisories and alerts 20 million people stretching from california all the way into the upper midwest. wind alerts for almost 100 million from the into the northeast the big travel day getaway day tomorrow, a storm in the east, one in the west. this midwest and eastern storm causing airport delays minneapolis, chicago, new york, all the way down to atlanta and out west from salt lake, a big hub down to san diego and up to san francisco. on thanksgiving day, high winds in the east threaten the thanksgiving day parade balloons. a flood threat making its way down through the southwest and southern california. and on sunday a big mess coast-to-coast that's going to impact people's returns home. lester >> all right, al, thank you. lots of us will

that is the plains, up to minneapolis later on today, and then the second storm, this is the really strong one coming into the west coast, northern california and oregon later today, in all 22 million people are under a winter weather alert. and the heaviest snow today, some of it is already falling in colorado. and spreads through nebraska, and omaha is on the edge of it, but in sioux city, you will get nailed, and minneapolis, a possibility of six inches of snow for you and northern wisconsin and the upper peninsula of michigan, nine to 12 inches on the table. so that will make things difficult. as i mentioned, this storm was strong enough to produce isolated severe weather. not widespread but in the memphis area, little rock, st. louis, all of missouri for the most part and northern louisiana, a little sliver of mississippi, damaging wind is possible and isolated tornado and of course, airport plans, and the line of storm goes through, big delays, in little rock to memphis. let's talk about the possible delays. obviously with the snowstorm ongoing right now in denver, the possibility of

abc's alex perez is ahead of the storm in minneapolis. airport officials in minneapolis are bracing for more delays and more cancelations. crews will be out all night clearing runways. nearly 3 million passengers nationwide will fly on wednesday alone. a second storm now slamming oregon with hurricane-force wind gusts and heavy snow. and this is one of the lingering travel headaches here. there are a few cars sneaking through, but officially interstate 70 is shut down from just east of denver all the way to the kansas border, 150 miles away. clayton sandell, abc news, aurora, colorado. >>> the concern in the east is strong winds. and that could ground some or all of the balloons in the macy's thanksgiving day parade tomorrow. >> there hasn't been a macy's parade without balloons in almost 50 years. let's find out how likely that is this year. accuweather's adam del rosso has the forecast. >> we're tracking this powerful storm continuing to work into the great lakes bringing heavy snow and strong winds to the upper midwest. this is certain

passengers traveling through dozens of hubs, on december 1st, and 2nd, including new york, boston and minneapolis. in colorado, today, whiteout weather, burying roads and covering cars. in northern arizona, roads in and out of flagstaff, cut off by nearly two feet of snow, making travel almost impossible in southern california, pockets of severe rain led to a mud slide, cutting off part of a major highway. in the northeast, it was heavyei havoc the storm in cape cod snapped this tree, and it collapsed right on top of a home gusty winds left a mess in philadelphia, too. >> i heard a sound, like a bomb. >> reporter: veronica brinkley's car, one of several crushed by bricks after the wind ripped apart a wall and in the midwest, plows are hitting the highways early, getting ready for the next winter wave, as millions make ready for the storm to come. steve patterson, nbc news. >> and with that let's get right to meteorologist dillon drier, what are we facing >> reporter: this is the tomorrow we're facing all weekend long the northern side where we will see most of the snow, six or more inches from th

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heavy snow from denver, minneapolis, significant delays. a monster storm comes to the west coast which could do a lot of wind damage gy into wednesda the travel impacts we watch the storm through the northern great lakes east coast will have on and off showers and rain with the volume and the winds, just any delays will actually cause some problems. and how about this as we go through wednesday and thursday that huge storm on tuesday in the west moves all the way through the inner mountain west. a nightme storm system forarthie improving in areas of the northeast today and the southeast still looks pretty good i didn't even get to it. this is the snowfall map yeah, good luck on the roads and at the airports. >> it's going to be a mess out there. feel for everybody thank you, bill. >>> the tsa has released their 2019 thanksgiving travel guidelines you might be surprised what you're allowed to put on your carry-on bag whole cooked turkeys can fly in the cabin with you on your holiday trip so can stuffing and other solid food items like pies a

and back through minneapolis, h lester >> dylan, thank you. >>> on this black friday, shoppers are not going to let weather or anything else frankly get in the way of the best bargains of the year joline kent has. so, has sox best deals in stores and online. >> three, two, one. >> black friday kicked off with a bang with more than 3,000 people lining up in cold weather to get into the mall of america for the busiest shopping day of the year. >> how early did you get here? >> around 3:45. >> in the morning? >> yup. >> we didn't go in some stores, the lines were crazy. >> with more than half of consumers planning to do most of their holiday shopping online, huge crowds across the country are becoming the exception on thanksgiving day, alonethe be anywhere, through this weekend >> are the deals the same online as in person here at the store absolutely the same online as they are in the store. occasionally online we will sell out of them and people will come to the stores to find the next best, but the deals are the same. >> best buy offering $200 off a 13-inch mac book air at walmart, sav

minneapolis declaring a snow emergency. in northern california, a second storm system shutting down part of interstate 5 for hours north of redding. dozens of travelers stranded. >> it's been a miserable day of travel for the millions of people trying to get around for the holiday. this is not over just yet. >> people in one of the world's most famous cities wading in waters from their ankles to their knees. >> venice and some of its most famous landmarks submerged again as the city struggles with weeks of unprecedented and deadly flooding. during the worst of the flooding this man was swimming. many here are blaming climate change as venice tries to keep its businesses running. >>> turning to that massive heist, thieves making away with what could be millions of dollars of jewels and art. >> police say this is the moment thieves struck one of europe's oldest museums. watch as one of the suspects smashes their way with an ax into a glass case holding 18th century treasures. the thieves swiping three sets of priceless diamon

minneapolis declaring a snow emergency. the city's first responders battling the elements at this apartment fire. >> entered the 14th floor where they experienced heavy fire and very high heat. >> reporter: tragically, five people did not survive. in chicago, damaging wind gusts. above 60 miles per hour. scaffolding crashing through this taxi windshield, the driver hurt. and in the south suburbs, winds whipping the flames of this structure fire. at o'hare airport, pilots battling cross winds. more than 500 flights delayed at this major hub today. more than 3,500 across the country, on this, the second-busiest travel day of the year. and on the roads, new video showing how dangerous ice can be. a utah highway patrol trooper jumping over a concrete barrier just in time. his body camera capturing his escape from another angle. in northern california, a second storm system shutting down part of interstate 5 for hours north of redding. dozens of travelers stranded. >> at this point, they can't even plow the roads because so many

minneapolis could pick up 6 inches of snow with he have a risk of severe storms later today we gohave to watch this in throughout the day today if you want good travel weather, stay on the east coast, looking great from the northeast to the southeast. >>> we'll give the parade forecast coming up for macy's. >> all right, bill, thank you. >>> in today's quick hits, a legendary guitar pete townsend of the who showing support forte letter swift in a recent interview he said watching taylor swift go through what she's putting herself through is heart breaking. >> celine dion scored the first number one album in 17 years with the release of her new album courage, it's the 5th number one album >> young hit maker billy eilish is 2014 woman of the year. they say eilish has disrupted the entertainmentnd rist through her music and social music platforms. we'll be right back. superior to humira®a® wasn in providing significantly clearer skin. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms or if you had

then the northern part is where that kind of really col me way, it will feel like 8 in m minneapol minneapolis. and then that cold air interacts with that moisture and that's when we pick up snow from kentucky, west virginia, western pennsylvania. and behind it, it is so cold. it is so windy. friday, it will be clear and it will just be really frigid. look at the numbers by saturday morning. the sub-freezing feels like drop all the way to jackson, mississippi, but this is nothing compared to monday night week, when temperature in minneapolis, actual air temperature, around 0. david? >> ginger, thank you. >>> less than a year now to 2020, the presidential election, and tonight, many are looking at last night's election results for any clues. in kentucky, where president trump won by 30 points, democrat andy beshear declaring victory. the republican incumbent is calling for a recanvassing of the vote. and in virginia, democrats have taken control of the virginia house and the senate now. here's abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. >> reporter: tonight, kentucky's republican gover

to the roads of minneapolis brought to a crawl as more snow moves into chicago's o'hare international airport. people who should be with their families are instead stranded with strangers. first to the weather threatening one of the biggest traditions of the season. the macy's thanksgiving parade. despite the severe weather threatening people's plans across the country come in new york city they are getting ready rain, snow, or shine. live look along the parade route were police have already put up barricades and preparation. i'm trace gallagher and for all the journalists out fox news this is fox news reporting. and new york is where we began, live picture for central park workers are working to include the famous balloons. this happens to be ronald but donald slowly taking shape but it's unclear whether the giant balloons will ever take flight in tomorrow's thanksgivin thanky parade. strong winds threatening to ground the balloons for the first time since 1971. rick leventhal reporting live along the parade route on sixth avenue. what's it like where you are now? >> trace, it's clou

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but let me time it out, because overnight tonight into tomorrow is when minneapolis could pick up sixp to 60 miles per hour. that will absolutely impact flights there. then, on thanksgiving day itself, it moves into the northeast. th to 40-mile-per-hour wind gusts could potentially effect the balloons. some snow showers there. but how about that storm that's hitting tonight? this could bomb out, as we call it, drop 24 millibars in less than 24 hours. that means up to 80 mi 80-mile-per-hour wind gusts, one to two inches of rain in california. we could see mudslides. this thing moves across the nation and that second storm could impact our weekend as everyone tries to get home. >> right, following just about the same path right across the country. i know you'll be tracking that, ginger. and while we have you, you mentioned the potentially dangerous winds on thanksgiving day. a lot of people wondering if the balloons for the famous parade could actually be grounded. >> reporter: and we're also tracking that, david. authorities telling us it is going to be a game-time decision on thanksgiv

from denver to minneapolis, warnings and watches at this hour. the midwest, then into the northeast. 25 states bracing for heavy snow and high winds. and here in new york city, will wind gusts ground the famous balloons for the thanksgiving day parade? >>> also tonight, the deadly confrontation, the chaotic scene unfolding. a suspected carjacker armed with a machete turning and chasing a police officer. the officer falling. police then opening fire. >>> the hazmat emergency unfolding right now. more than a dozen children, at least three adults rushed to the hospital. >>> the well-known sheriff shot and killed responding to a call. authorities say the shooter is the son of a sheriff's deputy. he's now charged with murder. >>> breaking now. a federal judge in washington has just ruled former white house counsel don mcgahn must testify in the house, despite orders from the trump white house not to. what could this now mean for other potential witnesses? jon karl standing by live. >>> new fallout tonight. the defense secretary now saying president tr

but this is nothing compared to monday night week, when we're talking about temperature in minneapolis, actual air temperature, around 0. david? >> oh, no. all right, we'll take it one week at a time. ginger, thank you. >>> less than a year now to 2020, the presidential election, and tonight, many are looking at last night's election results for any clues. in kentucky, where president trump won by 30 points, democrat andy beshear declaring victory. the incumbent, republican matt bevin tonight, is calling for a recanvassing of the vote. and in virginia, democrats have taken control of the virginia house and the senate now. here's abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. >> reporter: tonight, kentucky's republican governor matt bevin refusing to concede. >> this is a close, close race. we are not conceding this race by any stretch. >> reporter: he trails democrat andy beshear by just 5,300 votes and is now demanding a recanvassing of the voting machines. >> last night, the election ended. >> reporter: bevin, who is deeply unpopular, was counting on an election eve boost from

minneapolis declaring a snow emergency. the city's first responders battling the elements at this apartment fire. >> entered the 14th floor where they experienced heavy fire and very high heat. >> reporter: tragically, five people did not survive. in chicago, damaging wind gusts above 60 miles per hour. scaffolding crashing through this taxi windshield. the driver hurt. and in the south suburbs, winds whipping the flames of this structure fire. at o'hare airport, pilots battling crosswinds. more than 500 flights delayed at this major hub. more than 4,000 across the country on this, the second-busiest travel day of the year. on the roads, new video showing how dangerous ice can be. a utah highway patrol trooper jumping over a concrete barrier just in time, his body camera capturing his escape from another angle. in northern california, a second storm system shutting down part of interstate 5 for hours north of redding. dozens of travelers stranded. >> at this point they can't even plow the roads because so many people are st

airport delays on wednesday, back to minneapolis and chicago. detroit, new york area, all the way down to atlanta. on the roads, i-75, i-90 and i-95 storm number two, coming into the pacific northwest, heavy rain, mountain snows, airport delays from portland, down to san francisco, this system continues to move, you can see i-5 and i-80 having problems wednesday, the snow will spread into the rockies, heavy rains from southern california, the airport delays, san diego, san francisco, salt lake and las vegas, and this will continue causing problems on the roads, i-80, i-15 and i-5 this system will continue to cause issues right on into thanksgiving day bursts of snow through the plains are going to be airport delays in the midwest. the plains, a flood threat through the southwest, record cold in the northwest, and here in the northeast, it is going to be very very windy airport delays for that, and we're going to break down what it means for the thanksgiving day parade could be the first time the balloons don't fly since 1971. >> oh no >> all rig

here's the good news for minneapolis. this storm is moving quickly and is expected to be out of the area by this afternoon. michael. >> all right, thank you, alex. dangerous conditions out there right now. >>> that triple storm threat is on the move and ginger has the very latest on the path and how the timing will affect your travel. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, michael. you know it's bad when the map looks like this behind me and you're about to have the epic travel day. los angeles, tucson x not getting out of it this year. utah, all the way over to iowa, wisconsin, nashville and western, say pittsburgh, western pennsylvania, you're ending up with wind alerts. let me detail it for you. we were just talking about minneapolis, that's out of there by the afternoon. but with more than seven inches in some places, chicago has gusts to 60 miles per hour throughout today. you know that's going to impact flights at ohear. even with the gusts that make it to thanksgiving day itself here in the northeast we'll watch th

and then the snow shield spreads up to minneapolis, lacrosse, northern wisconsin, and ahead of the storm, that's warm enough for just a rain event for the ohio valley to the northeast. so by the busy travel day wednesday, a little bit of rain is going to slide through the east coast but the storm kind of weaken, not an all day rain and begins to head out. the biggest impacts over the next two day, the rockies nebraska and minnesota for snow. and i was looking at the macy's praid forecast, and if it is too windy, they can't do the balloons and right now, it's iffy at best. >> let's hope for the best. >> the kids like it. >> so do i. >>. some of the adults, too. >> yes. >> thank you, bill. >>> still ahead, the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani once again says that he has insurance if president trump tries to turn on him. we'll show you those comments coming up next. nts coming up next of one to five? one to five? it's more like five million. there's everything from happy to extremely happy. there's also angry. i'm really angry clive! actually, really angry. thank you. but what if

look at delays on sunday, from boston, minneapolis, down to atlanta, d.c. and charlotte, and out west, we're going to see delays from portland, san francisco and l.a., so a travel nightmare before the thanksgiving holiday, craig, and we're coming home for folks it's going to be a mess as well. >> all right we'll check with you in a few minutes. >>> the impeachment inquiry is moving forward during what is usually a quiet holiday week in washington and now a new federal ruling may put an end to what democrats see as a white house effort to stonewall their investigation. kristen welker has more on that. good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you that is right. the ruling is a major setback to president trump's impeachment strategy, after repeatedly blocking top white house officials from cooperating with the inquiry, former white house counsel don mcgahn has been ordered that he must obey a house subpoena to appear before congress mcgahn advised the president on all legal issues concerning the administration a federal judge writing in part, e

around reno, minneapolis, interstate 94. big problems there. the temperature drops dramatically. could see potential for strong storms all the way from southern missouri into arkansas and into louisiana. if you're traveling to des moines, watch out. you'll see poor visibility. and for the west coast, look at that. along with strong wind gusts. some sections of southeast oregon could see wind gusts up over 80 miles per hour. drive carefully. have a safe holiday. >>> breaking overnight, there was a powerful earthquake that rocked albania. the epicenter was in durres, about 13 miles from the capital. it's the strongest quake to hit the capital in decades. video shows an attempted rescue of a woman who was dropped in the rubble. there was aftershocks near the capital. we're going to bring you more details as we're learning them. but a lot of them is fluid. >> six people dead so far. >>> 100 priceless treasures stolen in a movie-worthy heist in germany. a manhunt that's captivatining dresden. h comfortable. and now, during the ultimate sleep number event, save 50% on the sleep number