hello, i m at sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. the fbi has arrested the suspected leaker of classified pentagon documents. jack teixeira, a 21 year old member of the intelligence wing of the massachusetts air national guard, is facing potential espionage act charges. agents swooped in to arrest teixeira at a property in north dighton, massachusetts. he oversaw a private online group named thug shaker central, where 20 30 people, mostly young and men teenagers, came together over a shared interest in god, video games, and guns. his online friends include individuals in ukraine and russia. one member of the group spoke anonymously to the washington post. we really became close during the pandemic when we were all look younger than everything all day we would watch videos, play games, streamer houses, mess around, danced around and have fun. we didn t realise this year just have fun. we didn t realise this yearjust immense nature of these league until a bit later. i spoke t
himself. one of the drops, he literally completely hit the ceiling and dropped down and was completely horizontal. reporter: on board, actor matthew mcconaughey and his wife, camila, they posted about the couple s chaotic experience writing everything was flying everywhere and the turbulence kept oncoming. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports. let s get right to it. at this hour on capitol hill, the senate back in session just one hour from now for a busy week ahead with top intelligence officials about to face a grilling about classified documents and the chinese spy balloon. an unforivable crime, that s what iran s supreme leader is calling the suspected poisonings of school girls. state media is reporting a journalist has been arrested while covering the story. officials have not confirmed that arrest. in atlanta, 23 people now facing charges after clashes between police and protesters, who police say is behind the violence.
holiday. freeze warnings still in effect in several states at this hour. blizzard conditions, at least 26 people have died in the actic blast, across eight state. in a hard-hit erie county, new york, roads remain impassable. still, a very dangerous situation. driving bans are still in place. this was the first time in buffalo fire history that they were unable to respond to calls. we want to remind everybody, there was a period hours straight in which we could not send out emergency service crews, because it was too dangerous. we will talk to that official in just a few minutes. plus, bitter-cold icing over the christmas celebrations in the midwest, east coast and southeast, even florida is feeling the chill, much of the state experiencing its coldest christmas since 1983. let s start in buffalo, new york. polo sandoval is braving is the cold temperatures there. merry christmas. reporter: merry christmas. it is in a recovery process right now, the sun finally came o