the dangerous arctic blast now slamming across the earth. with it, snow, ice, howling winds and all before christmas. we ll have a full forecast for you. we ll also tell you about in kansas city, delays here. driving in was wild, with all the weather, and, you know. winds and rain. there s the people hoping to fly home for the christmas holidays. may simply not make it. we ll also update you with the travel delays in your world. and there s a not nativity display at the vatican, and it sends a message of hope to the people of ukraine. very good day to you. we begin, of course, with the massive winter storm that s barreling across united states. 11 people so far have died from the storm. at least 200 million people are under winter weather advisories. it s an arctic blast that s knocked out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses. it s brought with it a combination of frigid temperatures, gusty winds, heavy snow and ice. and as a result, hundreds of t
good morning. welcome to cnn this morning. i m whitney wild. and i m martin savidge. live pictures right now. take a look at buffalo where a blizzard warning is still in effect and will be until tomorrow morning. all of the impacts and when we can see some relief coming up. laying blame of the insurrection at the feet of donald trump. a look at the 845-page report coming up and the legal implications. explain all of that very soon. flu cases are rising, but medications to treat the virus could be hard to come by. the steps the biden administration is trying to take to combat that problem. a devastating setback for girls and women in afghanistan as the taliban exercises its power. that s ahead on cnn this morning. good morning and welcome to cnn this morning. it s saturday, december 24th. we begin with the frigid and frustrating start to this holiday weekend. more than 200 million americans are under windchill alerts with an arctic blast dlinking freezing tempe
feet of former president trump. we ll have the key takeaways from that 845-page document, and also what s next in the investigation. plus, parents in search of children s medication are finding shelves bare in some places. so what s behind the shortage and what to do if your local pharmacy doesn t have what you need. and cnn sitting down with legacy producer clive davis, with a look at his storied career, the moment he knew something was very wrong with whitney houston. it is saturday, december 24th. merry christmas eve. thank you very much for waking up with us. we re going to begin sorry. i do that to you all the time. go for it, martin. we begin with the frigid and frustrating start of this holiday weekend. more than 200 million americans are under windchill alert, with the arctic blast that is delivering freezing temperatures, powerful winds and heavy snow and ice. just about everybody is aware of this. high winds produce dangerous windchills across the unit
cnn newsroom starts right now. good morning, it s saturday, december 24th. merry christmas eve. i m whitney wild in for amara walker. and i m martin savidge in for boris sanchez. and you re in the cnn newsroom. we begin with a frustrating start to a holiday weekend. more than 200 americans are under winter alert with an arctic blast with heavy snow and ice. the storm has placed enormous strains on america s energy infrastructure. this morning where more than 500,000 homes and businesses are without power. and authorities in tennessee have ordered 15-minute rolling blackouts to manage demands. now, officials in states are blaming the winter storm for 15 deaths. they re reminding drivers, if you don t need to travel, stay off the road. across the country, snow, ice and powerful winds have caused multivehicle crashes and left drivers stranded on roads and highways. many spent hours in freezing conditions but it is not just the snow and ice. in new jersey, in several co
liv golf. i m sara sidner in for fredricka whitfield. thanks for joining us on this christmas eve. a winter wholall up leaving millions out in the cold, some enduring their coldest christmas in decades. right now nomore than 100 milli people under windchill alerts. the arctic blast extending from montana all the way down to florida. some areas in the midwest are dipping into the negative 30s. yes, i said negative 30s. new york state police are warning people to stay off the roads amid white outconditions. they say search and rescue is moving extremely slovakia slowly due to the blizzard. the bitter cold proving dangerous. at least 15 people have lost their lives across the country so far. in ohio, icy roads are blamed for a 50-car pileup. you are looking at it there. devastating. in north carolina and a tennessee, places not used to this kind of cold, power companies are running short rolling blackouts to keep up with unusually high energy demand. more than 1.6 million custom