more than 200 million people in america are under extreme weather alerts, and more than 1.5 million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop to as low as minus 45 celsius. the huge arctic storm is affecting canada and extends down to the deep south and the border with mexico. this thermal satellite imagery shows the huge spread of the coldest areas with the midwest enduring the lowest temperatures. and this satellite image from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration gives an idea of the spread of the cold weather system with the lowest temperatures underneath the clouds at the top of the picture, across the northern us states and canada. we begin our coverage with this report from our north america correspondent, john sudworth. it couldn t have come at a worse time. america s peak travel season hit by a once in a generation storm. two days before christmas, two thirds of the country are now under extreme winter weather alerts
Good morning, everyone. It is about 00 a. M. Eastern righhere iour atlans studios. Welco back to c this morng were all here ready for you. Heres what were watching for you this mornin more than a dozen aftershocks ha been reported in the hours since that rare earthquake in the northeast hes yestday now, residents are describing that moment and the impact on the Critical Systems inhe area. They us is Onlert Israeli American targets in e middle east was whatrompted the warning. Andow soon they expected to happen plus, we are looking at your eclipse for out. We have a growing severe risk are all along the path of totality. So well take a look at and Caitlin Clark spinal college game. Its going to be for National Titles both eyes beat uconn labs night, but ive controversial call at the end of this game has huskies fans just super mad this morning. Were going to have that coming up all right the us is actively preparing for a significant attack from iran in the coming days, officials in the
military base with 10,000 missiles on our heads in the last two decades. what exactly are we supposed to do? sit by and be killed? that s the tragedy we face. and the world has many people who financed the war machine and is playing and has danced with the devil, and they will have to look in the mirror and say to themselves, we have helped to develop an empire of monstrosity of criminals and terrorists who must be removed from our area. i wish we had even more time today. there are so many other topics to discuss and so many facets to the current situation and the war against hamas. thank you, mr. president, for taking the time. we appreciate it and i hope we are able to speak again soon. thank you. absolutely. that does it today. josé diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. i am josé diaz-balart. right now israel is ordering hundreds of thousands of palestinians to evacuate. the human suffering in gaza intensifying once again. the u.n. warning an even more he
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states, around the world and streaming us on cnn max. i m rosemary church. just ahead, israel warns more gazans to evacuate as the idf expands its ground operations to all of gaza. finding refuge in gaza is getting harder by the day. we will hear from a woman whose sister is being held hostage by hamas, as efforts to free her and others hit an impasse. doing dangerous work in a dangerous city. we ll show you how south africa s urban surfers are making a difference for the environment. thanks for joining us. the war between israel and hamas is expanding in gaza and leaving devastation inside the enclave, as israel pursues those that carried out the attacks on october 7th. israel defense forces now say that ground operations are expanding to include all of gaza, including southern areas, where many have taken shelter. the idf is warning civilians to evacuate large areas within the enc enclave. but it s unclear h
after hamas. the security system continues to flow. that s not going to change. we re also going to do everything we can to make sure that they are properly accounting for the civilian population and minimizing the damage and casualties as much as possible. the other thing we re not going to take our foot off the gas on is seeing if we can get nood another pause and get more hostages out and more security aid in. that s john kirby laying out the top priorities. we ll show you what else he had to say about the failed negotiations for another humanitarian pause in gaza. also ahead, the latest on a string of attacks on an american warship and multiple commercial vessels in the middle east. plus, speaker mike johnson gives a timeline for a vote to launch an impeachment inquiry in the house of representatives and to president biden. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, december 4th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us