of the state. buffalo and other cities are struggling to dig out of 43 inches of snow and freezing temperatures and power outages. i ll talk with the buffalo police commissioner this hour. many americans are still feeling the effects of the arctic blast, including millions of air travelers. southwest airlines experiencing massive disruptions, with more than 65% of its flights canceled just today, adding to the holiday travel chaos. also tonight, vladimir putin claims he s ready to negotiate a solution to the ukraine war, but a key ukrainian official says the russian president needs to get back to reality, as moscow continues to slaughter innocent civilians. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with the deadly weather emergency in western new york. governor kathy hochul is calling it, and i m quoting her, the blizzard of the century and she is warning it is far from over.
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meanwhile, that driving ban that was put in place friday morning, that will continue to be in place right now, making sure that they continue to work on these roads as they also make some progress when it comes to some of those power outages, restoring power to some homes. stay safe over there. we will be in touch with you. paulo sandoval doing excellent reporting from buffalo. now to the holiday travel nightmare that s playing out across much of the united states. cnn s lucy cavanaugh is over at the denver airport. how bad is the travel picture today? reporter: yeah, i mean, this is what no fun at all looks like, wolf. you can see the massive line of people at the southwest check-in counter. i want to pan over here. the line continues. it goes all the way down this corridor, around the corridor, wrapping around where the tsa pre-check line in. a lot of the people here have been here for hours, if not days. southwest is responsible for many of the cancellations here