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
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present a few impressive examples of what song kids already doing but first another impressive one here i mean to use my copresenting Zealand Global reporting from south africa waiting to see you from lagos. Thanks n. T. Hi there everyone. And im joining you from Johannesburg South africa its great to be part of the Eco Africa Team and have the opportunity to present this wonderful show lets take a look at whats in store this week. Will see how an app helps herdsman in kenya locate grazing land for their livestock and discover how
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