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
report from a damning ne evidence to potentia coconspirators in donald trump s coup attempt we are going to talk about wha we are learning in realtime. plus, forecasters are callin it almost unprecedented. a massive winter storm i bringing extreme temperatures, rolling power outages, and dangerous travel condition this holiday weekend and, a turning point in the wa in ukraine we are going to talk to a ke member of parliament about tha presidents trip to the unite states this week what ukrainians need from th american people, and what is coming next. then, a rare and pointed criticism of donald trump from republican leadership. what it means for the gop ongoing power struggle, th next presidential election, an the future of american politics plus, stick around, after ou regular show starting at 10 am for a special year and meeting of the velshi banned book club you re gonna hear from some of our favorite authors lik margaret atwood, next on, an more including never befor broa
right now in buffalo a blizzard warning is in effect until tomorrow morning. all the impacts and when we ll see some relief coming up. the january 6 it committee lays blame squarely at the feet of former president trump. what s next in the investigation? ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is back home after a historic visit to washington, and he s warning ukrainians they could see more russian missile strikes over christmas. the next phase of this war and how the just passed u.s. government spending bill could help. plus from heartbreaking tragedies to shocking courtroom revelations, we ve got a look at the top ten crime & justice stories this morning on cnn this morning. yes, it is saturday, december 24th. merry christmas eve.
interviews with some of thos authors. velshi begins right now. good morning to you, it is saturday december 24th mary christmas eve i m velshi quote, the central cause of th january 6th was one man. that is perhaps one of the mos important census from th january 6th committee s highly anticipated final report which was released late thursday night. in a sprawling 845-pag document, the panel lays the blame for the attack on th u.s. capitol, directly at th feet of one man, donald trump. writing quote, none of the events of january 6th woul have happened without him. that blockbuster final repor concludes with nearly a doze proposals on how to preven another january 6th, including asking congress to conside barring internal trump fro ever holding public office again. now, this is not without
feet of former president trump. we ll have the key takeaways from that 845-page document, and also what s next in the investigation. plus, parents in search of children s medication are finding shelves bare in some places. so what s behind the shortage and what to do if your local pharmacy doesn t have what you need. and cnn sitting down with legacy producer clive davis, with a look at his storied career, the moment he knew something was very wrong with whitney houston. it is saturday, december 24th. merry christmas eve. thank you very much for waking up with us. we re going to begin sorry. i do that to you all the time. go for it, martin. we begin with the frigid and frustrating start of this holiday weekend. more than 200 million americans