comcast business. powering possibilities. hello, everyone. it is the top of the hour. thanks so much for being with us. i m kate bolduan. it is the storm impacting pretty much everyone in one way or another across the country today. more than 200 million americans under windchill alerts and holiday travel plans are getting much more complicated by the hour for so many people. life-threatening cold has pushed all the way to the gulf coast and the mexico border and with more than 70 million americans facing temperatures below zero today, blizzard warnings remain in effect for more than 11 million people, mostly near the great lakes. areas near buffalo could see up to three feet of snow. they ve been getting walloped already this season and making matters worse, the damaging winds that knocked out power for more than a million customers from texas to new england, all of this is wreaking havoc on typically one of the busiest travel days of the year. more than 3,900 flights have
what exactly do we expect to hear from him? reporter: yeah, that s right, bianna. president biden is going to be tackling head on what has become a political liability for democrats less than three weeks away from these midterm elections and that s the price of gas in the united states, which is now 20 cents higher than it was a month ago. we have seen those prices come down some over the last week, but there are still a lot of concerns, especially given the cut in production announced by opec plus earlier this month, the conflict that is still ongoing in ukraine and so president biden today trying to do something to tackle the rising price of oil and in accordance with that the rising price of gas. 15 million barrels of oil is what president biden is directing the administration to release from the strategic petroleum reserve and that is going to be the last of the 180 million barrels of oil that president biden announced last spring that the administration would release t
historic reign. queen elizabeth ii was born into the royal family. she was never destined to be queen. so when the duke and duchess of york announced the birth of their first child on april 21st, 1926, no one could have guessed their little daughter, elizabeth alexandria barry would one day rule great britain. all of that was to change however when elizabeth s uncle prince edward add indicated his right to rule to marry american divorce say. took the throne becoming king george sixth in 1936. 10-year-old elizabeth became his i heir. the home school princess began to perform royal duties as well as doing her bit when her country was embroiled in world war ii. 1945 trained as a driver and mechanic in the women s auxiliary service. she and her sister joined other britains to celebrate ve day in the streets of britain. she also had a sweetheart her third cousin superintendence philip of greece. the couple were engaged to be married shortly after the princess 21st birthday. the
in pakistan now topping 1,300 as never before seen flooding leaves one-third of the country under water. clarissa ward is live on the ground. four people are dead this morning, three others hurt after a gunman went on a shooting spree in memphis, tennessee. a spree that all but shut down that city. police say the shootings took place across multiple crime scenes. it began around 1:00 yesterday morning and continued through the late evening hours last night. a shelter in place order was issued as police srchearched fo the suspect. police arrested 19-year-old ezekiel kelly after a high-speed chase. the mayor jim strickland called it a senseless murder rampage. i m angry for our citizens who had to shelter in place for their own safety until this suspect was caught. this is no way for us to live. and it is not acceptable. mayor strickland says that the suspect was previously charged with criminal attempted first-degree murder but pled guilty to the lesser charge of aggra
recommended she remain under medical supervision. the queen remains comfortable and at balmoral. her country estate in the scottish highlands. greg palkot is reporting live from london with this news this morning. hi, greg. this is a country on edge. the last 90 minutes or so since we got the word from the royal household they re concerned about her health. new words we ve never heard about queen elizabeth ii before. the whole country is concerned and worried and praying. the news came following a cancellation last night of a zoom meeting with government officials. we didn t think too much of that but in fact it was an indication that there is something amiss. we have seen her on tuesday greeting the new incoming prime minister, liz truss, the 15th prime minister that this very long-serving monarch has been involved with, a sign of her longevity. in the past couple of months she has had mobility issues. difficulty in getting around. and she is 96 years old. we saw her, as y