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Storm System Threatens Record Thanksgiving Holiday Travel

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Severe storms are threatening to complicate what is set to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel rush ever with AAA predicting a record-breaking 82 million Americans on the move. NBC’s Ryan Chandler reports and TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the latest forecast.



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