Winter storm warning in effect for Northeast

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This the storm is costing traveler's time and money is their flight plans have been greatly altered in some cases so some of them can't get back home or back to work.

After Christmas and now they're starting to wonder if they'll get out of town for the next holiday New Year's.

They're already encountering dangerous roads in major flight delays as we've seen spell out over the last few days and another system is forecast for the coming days.

Joining us now by phone is Heather hunter spokesperson for AAA Heather thanks for being with us.

Think you are having.

You know I've been doing some reading this morning in your team -- AAA is expecting to come to the rescue of hundreds of thousands of drivers this holiday season.

And that's just a fraction of the people actually on the roads -- you dealing with.

I can't Tripoli is projecting that 84 billion border at will be on the road but the year end holiday -- -- And where are all still expecting to come to the rescue of one point two billion of -- We did and that's for a variety of issues including dead batteries.

But also we looked back at 2010.

When a nor'easter hit during the -- speed and and that's how -- came to direct -- 30000.

Motorists -- vehicle distraction.

And that means there on the cell phones -- they're doing something like put on the holiday red lipstick or something.

And you say it would really help the people were ready for the worst.

Yeah if only through winter driving you want to be prepared and -- but the -- Check the weather along your route -- -- you head out if you can Alter your plan to avoid the worst of the storm.

-- that.

All you want to make sure that your car is ready your wiper -- book theory it would chill -- want to -- and have funniest.

Window washer Willard but an anti freeze detergent -- ended.

-- it doesn't -- up.

-- you know and I learned the trick when I was living in Minnesota you can pour that out on your windshield and really make some headway if the ice is really building up a quick question.

You're talking about things that people can do in their car she mentioned car batteries.

Can we check our batteries like how do we keep that from happening.

You content you.

All this chip I had the battery service seeking comment tester battery and if you need one which included new battery air -- while -- waiting.

Might want to do that before the snow hits.

How does this year compare with others.

-- this year in terms of our holiday travel where subjecting 93.

Million Americans will travel by almost the transportation.

And that's the highest we've seen that -- thousand people out -- In terms of moderate people traveling by automobile this is the highest number that we've seen over the past decade.

-- that's a lot of people on the roads ahead a -- with some good information for us thank you very much for joining us by phone.

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