seems a little odd that the black kid are there with a white santa. it s all good. to each his own. you was scared of santa. he s got the cutest things. you can t really see my phone. there s a black santa and white santa stocking that we found. ryan, you re the best. thank you. cnn this morning continues right now. so glad that you could join us this morning on the eve before the eve of christmas. good morning, everyone. poppy and kaitlan are off and i m here with the lovely and smart and talented sara seidner. i was wondering where you were going with that but you re good. we re going to catch you up on the five big stories this morning. more than half the population is under winter storm and wind chill alerts as a major storm moves across the country. it s not like a snow day when you were a kid. this is serious stuff. please take this storm extremely seriously. more than 820,000 power customers are in the dark, thousands of flights have been cancel
santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business that s
it s monday july 18th. lawmakers have released a 77-page report outlining a series of missteps by multiple law enforcement agencies who responded to that school shooting at robb elementary school in may, including failures to adhere to their active shooter training and prioritizing the lives of the victims. the scathing report says authorities who responded to the scene displayed, quote, an overall lackadaisical approach. and while investigators say they didn t find evidence of malice, they did find, quote, egregious poor decisionmaking. the majority were from the u.s. border patrol and from the texas department of public safety. one texas state representative says the report contains difficult truths. it s hard to hear that there were multiple systemic failures because we want to tell ourselves that systems work. we want to tell ourselves there s one person we can point our fingers at. we want to tell ourselves that this won t happen again. that s just not true. what happe
embellishing his resume. turning now to buffalo new york, where the death toll in the city has reached at least 29 people, due to last weekend s winter storm. the crews are still working on clearing the streets, but warmer weather is creating new concerns over potential flooding from over 4 feet of snow in the area. temperatures are expected to range from the lower 40s, all the way to mid-50s over the next five days. in response, new york governor kathy hochul is urging state agencies to prepare flood response assets for the area. the governor is coordinating assets before potential flooding. questions are looming if local officials could have enacted a driving ban much earlier to prevent people from being out in the storm before it hit. mark poloncarz and mayor byron brown commented to each of their responses in a press conference. let s take a listen to that.
c crypto currency scheme and is under arrest. more than 200 million americans are under winter chill alert and heavy snow and ice are leaving some drivers stranded in the code. more than 3,000 flights cancelled this morning. hundreds more are delayed. and more than 820,000 customers are now without power. cnn this morning is covering the storm from new york, chicago and denver and our transportation secretary, pete buttigieg is standing by. first i want to get to paolo sandoval. the rain is picking up and the temperatures are going to drop. reporter: it s remarkable how things changed. temperatures were in the upper 30s, lower 40s, zero wind and look at the difference now.