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We reported all morning on the nasty weather in Seattle that has stranded thousands of travelers over the weekend. One of those travelers is the son of Tim Hughes hoping to make it home from college for four quick days. We followed the storm there, and here, and the effect on travel all morning long. Click on "Weather" on the KSL main page for Live5Viper images of the storm moving through the state, and stayed tuned to KSL this afternoon for full traffic and weather reports.
"It could be that they forgot to set the flaps correctly." ABC's Lisa Stark reported from Denver this morning on some of the reasons why takeoffs are aborted at the last moment. Investigators are studying the black boxes and the wreckage in Denver trying to determine what the reason was for this weekend's crash on takeoff of a Continental jet. Click here to hear more from Lisa.
Will the report released by President Elect Obama's people regarding their contact with Rod Blagojevich's office over the Senate seat be enough to end the controversy over this matter? "It would have been malpractice to not talk to the governor's people about the appointment," ABC Political Consultant Steve Roberts told Tim and Amanda. He also explained the argument Obama's detractors are trying to make - Obama is from Chicao, he's a democrat, the dirty politics is also from a Democrat from Chicago. Guilt by association. But Steve Roberts believes the transcripts will actually exonerate Obama. Click here to hear more from Steve on this and on where all the bailout money is going.
