hello. weather alerts and more than 1.5 million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop, to as low as 45 celsius. an arctic storm is approaching, predicted to hit canada and extend down to the deep south and the border with mexico, including texas. this thermal satellite imagery shows the huge spread of the coldest areas, with the midwest enduring the lowest temperatures. the chill is also being felt on the gulf coastline, although areas in the far north east like maine, and western states like california, nevada, and arizona are escaping the worst. and this satellite image, from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, gives an idea of the spread of the cold weather system with the lowest temperatures underneath the clouds at the top of the picture, across the northern us states and canada. we begin our coverage with this report from our north america correspondentjohn sudworth. it couldn t have come at a worse time. america s
more than 200 million people in america are under extreme weather alerts, and more than 1.5 million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop to as low as minus 45 celsius. the huge arctic storm is affecting canada and extends down to the deep south and the border with mexico. this thermal satellite imagery shows the huge spread of the coldest areas with the midwest enduring the lowest temperatures. and this satellite image from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration gives an idea of the spread of the cold weather system with the lowest temperatures underneath the clouds at the top of the picture, across the northern us states and canada. we begin our coverage with this report from our north america correspondent, john sudworth. it couldn t have come at a worse time. america s peak travel season hit by a once in a generation storm. two days before christmas, two thirds of the country are now under extreme winter weather alerts
investigation. and when they searched, the government seized twice as many documents marked classified as the trump team had given them when they claimed they had handed over everything. and the filing included this photo, documents you can see, the red cover sheets, the yellow cover sheets, recovered from containers spread out on the floor by the fbi and the classified markings are clear, top secret, secret, highly classified information there, brianna. that s right. the fbi seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified documents during its search earlier this month. three of those classified documents were not found in boxes, but in trump s desk. and for all of those reasons the justice department vehemently opposes trump s request to appoint a special master to oversee the documents. the trump legal team has until tonight to respond to this latest doj filing. at a hearing on thursday, a judge will hear arguments before making her final decision on whether or not to
today. we begin with blockbuster revelation the justice department. in a court filing last night prosecutors say classified documents were, quote, likely concealed and removed from a storage room at donald trump s mar-a-lago estate. the filing making it abundantly clear the justice department is focused on efforts by trump and those around him to obstruct their investigation. the document also includes this photo, and you can see in it several folders there seized by the fbi. they are clearly marked top secret and secret. it is important to note these photos from the fbi represent their evidence that they were documenting as they do on a regular basis. this is not to show how they were discovered. prosecutors are asking a federal judge to deny the former president s request to have a special master appointed. trump s legal team has until tonight to respond to all of this. let s begin with cnn s evan perez live in washington with more on these new allegations and there is a lo
against someone who is engaged in wrongdoing hi chat, please this is what i mean. scott, the stakes are just much higher. the stage is much higher. it is. we are in very new territory as outlined. thank you guys very much for being with us. thanks to all of you for joining us as well. i m casey hunt. don t go anywhere. cnn news central starts right now we the r standing by for the beginning of jury selection in the case against hunter biden, the first child of a sitting president to face criminal trial. so what are the chances of the new plea deal in the next several hours? donald trump says, he s okay with going to jail if that s what it comes to after his criminal conviction and just as quickly warns if that happens, it would be a breaking point for his supporters and a state of emergency in place in atlanta after multiple water main breaks, cripple parts of the city, thousands of people without water. i m kate bolduan with john berman, sara sidner is out today. thi