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Impact of weather on holiday travelers

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    What's in store for the week?

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-- for those of you have reached your holiday travel destination you are breathing a sigh of relief no doubt.

However correspondent Elizabeth -- warns -- storm's predicted for later in the week.

Might mean that the before Christmas rush could be just preview of the after.

A busy day for travelers at America's train stations and bus stations and airports.

Everyone rushing to make their flight lugging suitcases full of gifts and probably some winter weather -- to.

Can -- ask -- -- headed today we're headed to Arkansas and then to Kansas Boston Tulsa Oklahoma New York City -- going out to California.

For most of the day this story was much the same.

Rain and thunderstorms across the southeast causing delays at the nation's busiest hub Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta international airport.

For more than a 100000 passengers are expected to pass through today alone.

Weather has impacted us from a departure standpoint.

A couple of flights have been delayed only to -- throughout the concourses but here in -- in we've been able to get the -- you know pretty steadily through.

On a regular basis like you know any other day.

Snow created Havoc for skiers heading to the west to hit the slopes.

Some cities on six to twelve inches of fresh powder.

In the northeast and mid Atlantic freezing rainfall -- people scrambling to get out even if they wish for a white Christmas.

Good work record.

I'm from southern boy so you know we don't often get -- some.

While hundreds of flights were either canceled or delayed some folks still made their destinations right on time.

Bringing smiles and hugs to -- relatives and friends.

A sigh of relief for airport officials we had adequate staffing.

Were able to -- the pastors in and out there quickly so today's been a very good day.

On the nation's roadways snow and -- causing traffic accidents and delays AAA predict 84 million Americans.

We'll take to the road this holiday season driving an average of 786.

Miles round trip.

We are starting to see some major storms develop in many parts of the country -- -- -- there could be some major delays at airports.

And we also could see some problems on the roads as well especially safety problems as snow and ice comes down.

Of the National Weather Service says more storms are headed this week.

Predictions are for a winner -- 7 on the Pacific northwest all -- Ohio valley.

And -- and down the eastern seaboard so perhaps today was just a dry one for what's to come.

That's -- regional -- Elizabeth thank you very much.

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