Matt Bloom

At Hollywood Burbank Airport, Emily Alexis brought canned goods to contribute to a food drive for TSA agents who've worked without pay for several weeks.

In New Orleans, mass agent call-outs this month led to huge lines that stretched into the airport's parking garage.

Leaders on social media said that staffing remains a fluid situation, and wait times may fluctuate from 15 minutes to up to two hours.

Matt Bloom, NPR News.

The National Weather Service says heavy and blowing snow and freezing cold will disrupt travel for millions across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region through late Monday.

Gusty winds are bringing elevated fire risk to the southern plains.

In farther southeast, harsh winds and severe weather could extend through the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and deep south.

The storm is the latest part of a busy mid-March weather pattern for the U.S.

An unusually early heat wave is settling over the southwest, bringing highs 10 to 20 degrees above normal through the week.

And in Hawaii, tens of thousands of residents remain without power after torrential rainfall hit the island chain.

Matt Bloom, NPR News.

The National Weather Service calls it an anomalously early heat wave.

It's already started in Southern California.

Los Angeles has hit 90 degrees in recent days.

By Monday, many southwest states could see highs reach the triple digits or close to it and stay there through much of the week.

Meanwhile, heavy rains continue to batter Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest.

And another powerful storm is forecast to intensify across the central U.S.

starting Sunday into Monday.

The Weather Service says blizzard conditions could hamper travel plans in parts of the Midwest and Northeast, while strong winds and thunderstorms are expected in the Southeast.

Matt Bloom, NPR News.