[Holmes:] We just heard our Reynolds Wolf. Telling us about the trouble mess we're going to see over the next several days. Everybody is bracing. Right now, the storm is really hitting a big chunk of the nation. We have winter storm warnings and advisories in effect from the Midwest to the northeast. Chicago getting hit and getting hit hard. That could mean flight delays at the city's two major airports. And of course with those two, Midway and O'Hare are delayed. It's going to trickle down to delays at other major airports around the country. We also got heavy snow that started to fall in
[Reynolds Wolf, Cnn Meteorologist:] Now, let's show you what else we have here. A couple of the airports. You see Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Milwaukee closed for the time being. In Atlanta and then in Detroit, we have some issues. Chicago and O'Hare, you have a ground stop. That's in effect until 9:00 a.m. Central Time. We have Susan Roesgen that is standing by, live. Susan, we have been watching you outside all morning long, trying to deal with the cold and the muck. How are things going for you now?
[Susan Roesgen, Cnn Correspondent:] Well, my socks are wet now. You know, as we mentioned, it is a lot of slush and that could mean ice later. But right now, it is still just slushy. Traffic is about normal out here for O'Hare. They're saying, you know, minimal delays, but 300 cancellations, and mostly that's because passengers that we talked to said they are stranded because they can't make their connections. They can't get to Detroit. They can't get to Albany. They can't get to places east where the storm is worse than it is now. It's still snowing a little bit but not too bad.
[Wolf:] OK, Susan, bang up job as always. Thanks so much for your help, and stay warm. All right, T.J., again as you can tell, it's going to be something that's going to affect a lot of people. People that happen to be maybe going to DFW in Dallas. You're going to have some problems there. All stemming from some issues. You have the major hubs like in Chicago. So what affects one airport, no question, it's going to trickle down and affect many others. It's going to be a big pain for a lot of travelers. Millions of Americans on this Friday.
[Holmes:] Yes. And a lot of people. I know we are about a week away still from Christmas, but a lot of people traveling right now, trying to get back home going to cause all kinds of problems. Reynolds, we appreciate to talk to you.
[Brianna Keilar, Cnn General Assignment Correspondent:] We don't have reaction at this point from the transition government, T.J. We're trying to bring that to you, and I think they're trying to put it out as well. But, you know, just remember back November 10th when the president-elect visited President Bush at the White House. And the headline that came out of that meeting was that Obama had brought up to President Bush his concern for the automakers and the need to do something about it. So there was some speculation about was this sort of a moment of contention between them. A lot of questions were asked about that meeting in terms of automakers. But, you know, I think Obama has been talking a lot about what we've heard President Bush talk about, and what we've heard coming from the White House that you can't let the auto industry fail because it would have these repercussions across the greater economy. He actually Obama had been commending the White House on the recent efforts to try to work out a compromise with Congress in finding a way to pay for at least short-term assistance. We've also been hearing Barack Obama talk about accountability. So you can see that sort of what the White House has been talking about, and what the transition government has been talking about. Not a whole lot of daylight between the two. And indeed, there's been communications between the two teams here on this plan. We don't know to what degree exactly, but at this point, again, we're waiting for reaction. But it seems to not be too far from what at least generally Barack Obama has been pushing for,
[T.j. Holmes:] All right. But that's one topic to talk about. It's awfully timely. But we have been seeing him a lot this week. And he's coming out talking about new members of his team, new members of his cabinet. What are the latest announcements we have?
[Keilar:] Yes. Barack Obama has come out every single day this week to announce new members of his team. Today is no different. He is expected to announce his pick for secretary of Labor. Congresswoman Hilda Solis, a Democrat from California. She is actually serving her fourth term in the House of Representatives. The first Latina to be on the House, Energy and Commerce Committee. The first elected to the California state Senate back in 1994. And her record really on board with Barack Obama's in terms of, you know, taking laid off workers and transitioning them into green jobs. She's been very, very critical of the Bush administration's labor policies. And she's also someone with a bit of a personal connection to the subject. You know, she's described herself as part of a union family. Both of her parents union members and immigrant workers. T.J.?
[Holmes:] All right. Brianna Keilar for us in Chicago. Waiting for those announcements. Brianna, we appreciate you. We're also out of Illinois today. We could hear from the Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich. The embattled governor of Illinois now he has suggested that he may make a statement to the people of his state today. The governor has been charged with corruption, been accused of corruption for allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. State lawmakers had been investigating the possibility of impeachment. They're taking the day off of impeachment talks, however, but plans to get back to work on Monday. He is the man that helped bring down a president. And for many years, only a handful of people knew what his name really was who he really was. Everybody else knew him as Deep Throat. Well, today, Deep Throat is dead.