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
you are live in the cnn qwest newsroom, i m paula reid in washington. a monster winter storm has claimed the lives of 16 people and has cut power and electricity. the u.s. department is declaring an emergency for the texas power grid to aid its capacity and this is due to a shortage of electricity. the emergency declaration allows the state s energy provider to exceed environmental emissions limits until usage drops. in new york, a dire situation. hundreds of people have likely been trapped inside their vehicles since yesterday. that includes an 85-year-old grandmother and her son. they ve been turning the car on and off for heat and to save gas. sub-zero temperatures are widespread across the country and more than 750,000 customers remain without power. the power grid operator for 13 states is now asking residents to reduce their power usage to avoid widespread outages. holiday travel by road and air has been disrupted, and today alone more than 2600 flightses have be
life-threatening cold. we re tracking it all. also tonight, the january 6th committee s final report recommending donald trump be barred from holding office ever again. how the former president is responding. the new numbers from the cdc. will the holidays lead to another spike? the crash caught on camera. a plane slamming into the beach in santa monica. the warning from fedex and u.p.s. for last-minute shoppers. will your holiday packages arrive on time? and celebrating christmas in wartime. st. nick bringing holiday cheer to children in ukraine. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. and a good friday evening to you. i m craig melvin in for lester. for many tonight, mother nature has decided to be quite the grinch. this is going to be the coldest, wettest, snowiest holiday in recent memory thanks to a once in a generation massive winter storm that s disrupting plans for millions. for some it s the really strong wind gusts already knocking out
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