[Savidge:] Weather is a pretty deciding factor in how long it will take most people to get home from the holidays. Let's bring in CNN meteorologist Tom Sater. How is it looking, Tom?
[Tom Sater, Cnn Reporter:] In most cases, Martin, it's really looking better with each hour. There are some problems as winds kick up. And obviously the blizzard conditions in the North. But overall, we've got is rain in Seattle, in Portland, snow in the mountains. We've had a number of high temperature records that were set just a year ago on Christmas or broken yesterday on Christmas from Tallahassee to Paducah. But the colors of purple and blue, this is it. Blizzard conditions have shut down highways in North and South Dakota into Minnesota all way to the Wyoming line. Three foot snow drips power lines are down. It's just too icy you can't see what wide condition so stay home for dawn. Rainfall is now east of Chicago but winds will be picking up, could cause some delays. Sprinkling of some sleet freezing rain in New England will quickly change to rain so no big problems there as well. All of the warnings in the Northern Tier states, we do want to give a big thank you and holiday wishes to the tens of thousands of road crews and power crews that are working in about 26 states right now. Blizzard conditions still in effect parts of North and South Dakota, again, travel is advised against. Could see an inter rain in Minneapolis. Look for the winds to kick up causing some air delays there as well. There it feels like 2, but Chicago it feels like 50 degrees. The records will continue to be set on the East Coast, maybe looking at another 32 high temperature record. So all in all, travel is getting much better, slowly but surely.
[Savidge:] All right. Good to hear. Tom Sater, thank you very much. Fifteen month year old twins, Jadon and Anias McDonald have captured the world's hearts. The two brothers were born conjoined at the head. This holiday season, their family celebrates the success of the surgeries that separated them. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been following the story exclusively. From surgery, from separation and now, under rehab.
[Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Cnn Medical Correspondent:] Jadon and Anias. Jadon means God has heard. Anias, God has answered. And for mom and dad, Nicole and Christian McDonald, their prayers have been heard and answered.
[Nicole Mcdonald, Mother:] I never doubt that they are a miracle. Not just that they were miraculously separated, it's been the miracles that took place every step of the way.
[Gupta:] Miracles like Jadon's first tastes of peas.
[Christian Mcdonald, Father:] Are you excited for peas? Say, hey, we're learning. There we go.
[Gupta:] Or first words.
[N. Mcdonald:] Da-da-da.
[Gupta:] And the simple miracle of the entire McDonald family, mom, dad, 3-year-old Aza, and his two little brothers, Jadon and Anias, being able to all spend time together as a family.
[Aza Mcdonald:] Oh, baby.
[Gupta:] Conjoined at the head, Jadon and Anias were born sharing 1.5 centimeters of brain tissue fused together. But they defied the odds. They've endured four different operations. The most recent lasting 27 hours to separate the two of them. I came to visit them one last time at their hospital before they moved to a children's rehab facility. Hi, guys.
[N. Mcdonald:] Hi.
[C. Mcdonald:] Doctor, how are you?
[Gupta:] And you, hi.
[C. Mcdonald:] For sure.
[Unidentified Male:] Good to see you here. Yes, yes, go, go. I'm up here.
[N. Mcdonald:] Pretty sure.
[Gupta:] You guys have changed a lot already, just a few weeks. So Jadon was starting to talk, babble before the operation. I remember you mentioning Anias liked to look at these books, to read books and think?
[N. Mcdonald:] Yes.
[Gupta:] Do you think they're sort of back at that? Sort of leveled from before the operation?
[N. Mcdonald:] Yeah. I mean, Anias has been my talker.
[Unidentified Male:] He's got it.
[N. Mcdonald:] He talks all day.
[Gupta:] It is two months to the day-
[N. Mcdonald:] Yeah.
[Gupta:] they've been separated. Does that surprise you? Christian, did you have any expectations to how long that part was going to take?
[C. Mcdonald:] I didn't have any expectations, you know. I knew it was going to kind of depend on them and depend on God. Doctor Guro said they have, you know, came back from this quicker than any set of twins.
[Gupta:] I heard that.
[C. Mcdonald:] They have recovered quicker than any sets of twins. They said they have defied all the textbooks. They said thankfully they didn't read the book. So, you know, they are doing they're flying. They're doing really well.
[Gupta:] Are you nervous to leave?
[N. Mcdonald:] Yes.
[C. Mcdonald:] I'm excited.
[N. Mcdonald:] It's I'm excited. They are different things. They are separate twins. A new set of people to teach other a new ones, you know. I know that they're going to take care of them, but I just after reinforce the trust, but a whole new group of people also.
[Gupta:] And now this.
[N. Mcdonald:] And now this?
[Gupta:] Separated, doing well, breathing, interacting.
[N. Mcdonald:] Yeah. Poking each other in the eye. Poking in each other.
[Gupta:] They're going to be true brothers. I love how Jadon smiles after he gives his brother one poke in the eye.
[N. Mcdonald:] Yeah. Yeah. Hey, yeah. Can't you pick out there.
[Gupta:] Don't tease me, mommy. When the boys were first born, Nicole and Christian would take them for rides around the hospital in a red wagon. And now they're leaving side by side in another red wagon. For the McDonalds, goodbye is bittersweet.
[C. Mcdonald:] Thanks for everything. I'm sure we're going to see you again, but it's been great. You have known the red wagon.
[Gupta:] The whole world is watching you guys.
[C. Mcdonald:] The whole world. I know that for a fact.
[N. Mcdonald:] Hi, hi little Jadon.
[Gupta:] And now it's time to say goodbye to their adopted family and adopted home.
[N. Mcdonald:] Are you ready? Let's go for a ride.
[Gupta:] But it's also hello to a new home.
[N. Mcdonald:] Do you see your new home?
[Gupta:] And hopefully to some more miracles.
[N. Mcdonald:] What do you see? Look here. Your eyes are everywhere.
[Gupta:] Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, New York.
[Martin:] That is a marvelous story to end on. I'm Martin Savidge. THE LEAD with Jake Tapper, starts right now.