the dangerous arctic blast now slamming across the earth. with it, snow, ice, howling winds and all before christmas. we ll have a full forecast for you. we ll also tell you about in kansas city, delays here. driving in was wild, with all the weather, and, you know. winds and rain. there s the people hoping to fly home for the christmas holidays. may simply not make it. we ll also update you with the travel delays in your world. and there s a not nativity display at the vatican, and it sends a message of hope to the people of ukraine. very good day to you. we begin, of course, with the massive winter storm that s barreling across united states. 11 people so far have died from the storm. at least 200 million people are under winter weather advisories. it s an arctic blast that s knocked out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses. it s brought with it a combination of frigid temperatures, gusty winds, heavy snow and ice. and as a result, hundreds of t
cnn newsroom starts right now. good morning, it s saturday, december 24th. merry christmas eve. i m whitney wild in for amara walker. and i m martin savidge in for boris sanchez. and you re in the cnn newsroom. we begin with a frustrating start to a holiday weekend. more than 200 americans are under winter alert with an arctic blast with heavy snow and ice. the storm has placed enormous strains on america s energy infrastructure. this morning where more than 500,000 homes and businesses are without power. and authorities in tennessee have ordered 15-minute rolling blackouts to manage demands. now, officials in states are blaming the winter storm for 15 deaths. they re reminding drivers, if you don t need to travel, stay off the road. across the country, snow, ice and powerful winds have caused multivehicle crashes and left drivers stranded on roads and highways. many spent hours in freezing conditions but it is not just the snow and ice. in new jersey, in several co
after a monster winter storm clashes many of people in its path. hundreds of people are likely still trapped in their vehicles. one of them is an 85-year-old grandmother stuck with her son. they have been turning the car on and off to have heat and save gas. a life-threatening blizzard banning travel and declaring a state of emergency. sub vero temperatures are covering huge swaths of the country more than 100 people people remain under windchill alerts. nearly 2 million are without power. a power grid operator is now asking residents to reducing their power. people traveling home for christmas have been met with frustration. road travel in some areas is dangerous, if not impossible. today alone, 2,000 flights have been canceled. almost 5,000 have been delayed. carlos suarez is in atlanta. let s begin with cnn s polo sandoval in hard-hit buffalo, new york. in buffalo, they know snee. this is what they do. when they say it s bad, it s clearly bad. as we can see, it s pretty bl
even if they had not looked at any news today i would be able to tell instantly it was a big news day because you ve got newsroom pizza three quarters eaten on the pizza. i m not even sure what that green stuff is. that is a jalapeno. a bit exotic for me. ijust had a slice outside and was feeling a little bit tired after the last few days and there was this massive hit of spice or something hot which is just what i kind of needed. anyway, the reason we get to newsroom pizza is is of the big news day and everyone is tied to the needs and does not have time to go out and get lunch or dinner as we are working very late and surely you know what the big news is. liz truss has announced she is resigning as tory leader and prime minister after 44 ish days in the job and that is what obviously going to discuss on tonight s episode. it is adam in the studio. it is chris in the studio discovering thatjalapenos are hot. it is alex in the studio, pizza less. you know what? we have lived
before the low pressure starts to ease away. on saturday, we will see wet weather to the west. it is also going to impact wales and south west england. elsewhere, dry with sunshine. if you dodge the showers, you will get that once again. but we could see lines of showers through east anglia, stretching up towards newcastle and south west scotland. we are going to see the winds strengthen, particularly with this pulse of wet weather pushing up from the south west towards northern ireland during the beginning of sunday. that is then going to sit across northern ireland and south west scotland once again. that is where the worst of the weather is going to be. it is also going to be windy, but elsewhere, yet again, it is going to be blustery. you might see isolated showers, but you could also grab some late summer, early autumn, whichever way you prefer, sunshine and top temperatures on sunday of 25 degrees. thanks. and that s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest