much of the blame placed directly on former president trump. in meticulous detail, the report explains what it calls trump s multi-part plan to overturn the 2020 election. this and the suggestion to ban trump from holding office again. jonathan karl standing by. congress passing a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill avoiding a government shutdown. funds for natural disaster relief, additional aid for ukraine. and what it also includes to protect future elections. rachel scott on capitol hill. covid cases on the rise again. the cdc tonight warning americans to be cautious at holiday gatherings. and for parents to be on the lookout for an invasive form of strep throat. high rates of flu infections. overseas tonight. for the first time, vladimir putin publicly referring to . we re learning more about that off campus home in the idaho student murders investigation. we re hearing from someone who lived there. tonight, the newly surfaced police body camera video. a consum
travelers in dallas waiting in a seemingly endless line at american airlines help desk. rebooking could take days. the nightmare before christmas also crippling plans for those hitting the roads. this morning in southern illinois, visibility less than an eighth of a mile. in memphis, tennessee, icy roads causing multiple crashes to those heading out to do their last-minute holiday shopping. reporter: and whit,we ve seen minimal impacts in atlanta. temperatures will keep plummeting. this will likely be the coldest christmas in nearly four decades. whit. elwyn, thanks. americans, this will be the coldest christmas in decades across much of the country. let s get right to abc s senior meteorologist rob marciano. time this out for us. reporter: even more striking and shocking is how quickly these temperatures have dropped. i m standing where there was coastal flooding earlier this morning. now it s a myriad of frozen
puddles of sea water. about 28 states have seen the temperatures dip below the zero degree fahrenheit mark. remarkable stuff. the alerts tonight are mostly for wind and cold. blizzard where the snow is still blowing around. the center of the storm winds its way up in to canada. we will see temperatures continue to wind its way up. more blinding snow especially off the lakes. 1 to 3 feet of snow falling. let s talk numbers in the morning. these are bone chilling to say the least. minus 19 for wind chill in indianapolis. minus 8 here in new york city area. christmas morning, these are the numbers where we will see the coldest in decades. tlac atlanta, memphis, kansas city will be 3 degrees sunday morning. the warm up coming after christmas will be very, very slow. whit. we ll have to wait for that. rob, thank you. we turn now to the january 6th committee releasing its final 845-page report placing