states of emergency have been declared by a number of governors, now bracing for a once in a generation storm. cnn s omar jimenez reports from chicago, where it is now minus four fahrenheit, minus 20 celsius. it s not just snow. it is wind and cold as part of a huge winter system descending on to the u.s. just days before christmas. over this week, more than 80% of the country s population will see at or below freezing temperatures. some places, wave a low, like denver, where the temperature dropped nearly 40 degrees in just an hour, hitting negative 15 by thursday morning. or, wyoming, where estate driver took this video, zero visibility, and temperatures 60 degrees below zero. elsewhere, parts of the midwest are doing what they can to keep up. one of the biggest concerns and winter systems like this, is the roads. this dome is part of what it
mehmet oz, that will be later tonight. worth noting, the biggest surrogates headed to pennsylvania over the weekend will have president joe biden and former president barack obama in philadelphia, and former president donald trump also coming here. everybody trying to rally the base in this open senate seat in pennsylvania. it is a big scene there in pennsylvania where you are, jessica dean, thank you so much. reporter: yes, it is. and in wisconsin, republican senator ron i donjohnson is locn a hotly contested race, with mandela barnes. as cnn s omar jimenez reports, both see their path to victory as resting on high voter turnout. reporter: it s the time of year when handshakes and cheers. thank you, thank you. reporter: need to become votes in wisconsin. you want us to vote for mandela?
welcome back. we re learning new details about the deadly shooting at a mall in indiana. the 20-year-old alleged shooter killed three people and injured two others sunday before he was shot by a bystander. police say the shooter had three weapons and more than 100 rounds of ammunition. cnn s omar jimenez reports from greenwood, indiana. reporter: it has become an almost familiar scene of evacuation in america. so we were in the food court and we heard loud gunshots. reporter: as an indiana shopping mall quickly became the latest settings for a mass shooting. the police chief announced the findings of their investigation. including the 3450movements of gunman. he walks directly to the food court restroom. one hour and two minutes later, he exits the restroom and shoots victor gomez outside of the
these men, that has caused a lot of issues for them because many of them, people may not know their names or faces, but they will now. they will have to be arraigned as well. they are only charged with a misdemeanor because nothing happened. police say they stopped what they think would have been a riot from happening here. jake. sara sidner in idaho, thank you so much. meanwhile, another wave of mass shootings this weekend across the united states. people sitting on their front porches or driving in cars or walking down the sidewalk or eating in a restaurant now statistics. victims of gun violence. and as cnn s omar jimenez reports, at least one victim was only 1 year old. we have instructed our federal prosecutors and law enforcement agents to prioritize prosecutions of those who are responsible for the greatest gun violence. the department of justice is announcing measures aimed directly at gun violence. and gun trafficking. we are cracking down on the criminal gun traffic
time to heal. a teacher who survived the shooting is opening up about his experience on the day of the horrific attack. which none of his students survived. omar jimenez reports. reporter: it has been just about two weeks since the shooting at robb elementary school and we continue to hear stories about what happened during those horrific moments. this time from a teacher, he was shot twice inside one of those classrooms as many of his students would later be killed. take a listen. started asking out loud, what is going on. and i said i don t know what is going on. but let s go ahead and get under the table, get under the table and act like you re asleep. as they were doing that and i was gathering them under the table and told them to act like they were going to sleep, about the time when i turned around