forward to make that closing pitch on the economy next hour. he s expected to sharpen attacks on republicans and their economic plans. the president is celebrating new economic numbers released earlier today. great economic report today. the gdp report, things are looking good. the key economic reports show the u.s. economy grew in the third quarter after two quarters of decline. he was excited about that report. he also acknowledged that more work needs to be done to address inflation. the federal reserve has raised interest rates five times so far this year in attempts to combat inflation. the gdp report tells us we re not in a recession right now, but what more did we learn? we learned that the u.s. economy grew at a rate of 2.6%. that was higher than most were expecting. the expectation was 2.3, 2.4%. some of the largest contributors were things like net exports. we americans just didn t buy as much things from overseas, from outside of the u.s. that helped on the
can even rebook. but just looking at just look now at the never ending line of people on your screen right now, snaking through atlanta s airport at the southwest counter. passengers are being told to expect even more delays and cancellations. the travel nightmare has caught the attention of the transportation department and investigating if southwest could have better handled the cancellations. the president of southwest pilots association tells cnn that a meltdown like this has been brewing for some time. weather was just the tipping point. we have cnn correspondents nick valencia and gabe cohen standing by. and let s start with gabe at baltimore washington international which is one of the worst effected airports. gabe, describe for us how bad things are where you are and how many more flights are grounded today? reporter: well, the situation seems to get worse and worse for southwest passengers. the airline canceling roughly 62% of their flights today. close to 2500 o
hello. i m pamela brown. welcome to cnn newsroom. the historic storm the new york governor called the blizzard of the century has now killed 25 people in the buffalo area. and a top erie county official says that number is likely to rise. he said the conditions have been so severe, their own rescuers needed rescuing. intense winds created whiteout conditions as 43 inches of snow dropped in just 24 hours. listen to what one family with four young kids faced, after they lost power and went in search of a heated hotel room. it was very intense. we tried to keep it together for as long as possible. because we didn t want to fight. it was like looking at a white piece of construction paper. you couldn t see anything at all. like absolutely nothing until you were probably about a foot away from even cars. with their bright lights on. you just couldn t see anything. not yellow traffic signs, not traffic. you couldn t see anything. you couldn t see a traffic light. you have t
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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