have been empty for more than six weeks. reporter: as for this family it s frustrating and it s scary. first we couldn t feed our children because of the infant formula shortage and now we re facing another challenge with being able to take basic care of them. reporter: athena jones, cnn, new york. hello. i m kristen fisher. welcome to cnn newsroom. this massive winter storm system is barrelling towards the east coast this hour, and this arctic chill is straining the power grids, closing airports from coast to coast, and causing deadly road conditions on one of the busiest travel days of the year. look at this video that we just got in from hamburg, new york. snowing and flooding on the coast at the same time. deep floodwaters across new england are a huge concern heading into the weekend as temperatures continue to drop, and nearby buffalo, officials have closed the airport and canceled all flights. you can see why. over 70 million americans are experiencing belo
canceled all flights. you can see why. over 70 million americans are experiencing below freezing temperatures, and that includes the entire state of texas, and even if you are not freezing, it s bad news if you are waiting on any last-minute christmas gifts to arrive. amazon, the u.s. post office, the u.p.s., fedex, all warning that the storm has hit major shipping hubs nationwide, and deliveries will be delayed. so we have cnn s polo sandoval. last time i saw you, you were walking out of the blizzard. we could barely even see you. this time, you re still standing right in the thick of it. how has it been over the last hours since we spoke? reporter: you know, kristen, i m glad you showed our viewers that triple threat that folks here have been facing. you have the flooding, you have the wind, you have the flash freezing. that is why this is an extraordinary storm that s hitting buffalo. it snows in buffalo, right?
later this movement one more thing to watch this weekend as the nfl makes a change to sunday s schedule. league deciding to move the bills home game against the cleveland browns to detroit s ford field because of travel and safety concerns over a snowstorm hitting buffalo. the forecast calls for up to five feet of snow to fall through the weekend. now five feet may seem look a bit too much to play football. but i thought buffalo is a little tougher than this. a little disappointed in buffalo, i suppose. time now for the weather. let s go to michelle grossman for the forecast. michelle, five feet? is that really going to happen? five feet is really going to happen. what is the line for you? three feet they should play in? i think three, 3 1/2 is fine. 3, 3 1/2 can you do it. yeah. hilarious. but yeah, we re looking at four to five feet. we re looking at really heavy snow band f you go a mile from there or two miles from there,
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house speaker. now we must move boldly into the future grounded by the principles that have propelled us this far and open to fresh possibilities for the future. and with great confidence in our caucus, i will not seek reelection to democratic leadership in the next congress. one of the most influential lawmakers of her generation is stepping down as the leader of house democrats. much more of nancy pelosi s speech and what s next for the party in just a moment. meanwhile, republicans campaigns on fighting inflation and trying to take back the house. the agenda is starting to look like it is all going to be magda. a historic snowstorm is already making parts of new york a winter wonder land.