wisconsin showing no clear leader in the democrat mandela barnes. pennsylvania with democratic lieutenant governor john fetterman, very narrowly ahead of dr. mehmet oz, just outside the margin of error. time to square the importance of this day, we learned today that former president obama will be campaigning their final weekend before election day. party officials familiar with the planning telling cnn they ve got appearances scheduled for pittsburgh and philadelphia with the possibility of having more. early voting is underway there, and 38 other states. so, far turnout has been heavy 2018, midterms with nearly 7. 3 million ballots already cast. with, it we ve already seen multiple reports of voter intimidation, including two armed men dressed in tactical gear spotted about a drop box in mesa, arizona, friday night. attorney general merrick garland was asked about it this afternoon. to prevent, to guarantee a free and fair vote by everyone was qualified to vote. and
the country in traffic accidents from freezing to death in the elements or from a range of other causes as a direct result of this storm. multiday snowfall totals have been titanic, up to 43 inches in hard hit buffalo. governor hochul requesting a federal disaster declaration due to the historic winter storm. it is devastating. it is going to a warzone and the vehicles along the sides of the roads are shocking. it is not just small vehicles, it is literally snowplows, it is major size recovery vehicles and utility vehicles and tow trucks. so we have a real challenge right now are we have roads blocked. roads are literally blocked by emergency vehicles so that has made it extremely challenging for us. effect on air travel on a crucial holiday week end was nothing shorts of catastrophic. there were a total of more than 11,000 flights canceled friday, saturday and sunday. this morning so far airlines have canceled another 1300 flights. nationwide more than 60,000 homes and bus
america. the countdown to election day november 85 days from now. the president laser focused on that, not on the issues voters have been saying they care about. instead here is what and whom the president says is public enemy number one. president biden: you know, american democracy is under attack because the defeated former president of the united states refuses to accept the results of the 2020 election. it is estimated that the more than 300 election deniers on the ballot all across america this year. we can t ignore the impact this is having on our country. it is damaging. harris: from the president of the united states and republicans with this. i thought it was pathetic and divisive. not one word how to secure a broken border or lower gas prices as president. how i m going to challenge rampant crime. how i will make us energy independent. it was about half the country being political terrorists. it is not going to work. harris: that takes deplorable to a whol
high winds and brutal cold. buffalo getting a stunning 40 inches of snow and could see more today. at least 12 people dead in the area. new york governor kathy hochul is a buffalo native. used to rough winters but not like this. this will go down in history as the most devastating storm in buffalo s long storied history of having battled many battles, many major storms. buffalo s airport is set to remain closed until tuesday. 3100 flights were canceled christmas day nationwide and more than 1,000 have already been can elide today. charles watson is live at atlanta international airport. hi, charles. good morning. today is looking to be just as busy here in atlanta and at airports across the country. it is 9:00 and check out the long lines that have accumulated at the delta check-in counters. this is the scene, large crowds we re seeing all over the airport leaving the real possibility that today could be a miserable one for folks who are trying to make it onto flights a
severe winter weather. but that national weather service because they once in a generation storm, also causing chaos for travelers coast to airports are packed tonight with some 8000 flights either canceled or delayed at one of the busiest travel times of the year. we have team coverage charles watson is tracking in an lancet. the first to alexis and mcadams live in new york city tracking this cold snap, alexis. hi brian. if tonight another cold night here in new york city. it s nothing compared to other parts of the northeast are dealing with. buffalo, new york was slammed and we are learning about more deaths as authorities are still searching for people who have been stranded on the road for hours. the historic storm is not over yet in buffalo. take a look here on your screen this is a people been dealing with for days they are. this is what look like again this afternoon. at least 12 people have been killed during this winter blast. snowplows trying to make their way th