top of the hour. i m jim sciutto. in short, it is cold. the powerful winter storm battering the u.s., expected to grow even stronger and colder today, covering nearly half of the u.s. population. parts of the country could see the coldest christmas in decades. sub-zero temperatures hitting hard out west. here is the owner of a local towing company in montana speaking with cnn this morning. it is cold up here. if you ain t prepared for it, it could be really bad. i ve been here 20 years and this is the worst i ve ever felt. wow, tough time to be a towing company. right now hundreds of thousands of people are without power. that is tough in the cold. many of them in the southeast. travel plans upended for many going to the holiday weekend. more than 3500 flights canceled already today and counting. here is the transportation secretary pete buttigieg. lots of things are so important to us around the holidays. our traditions, our loved ones. but of course, the most importan
newsroom, a sigh of relief. warmer temperatures are moving east, but the extreme winter weather threat is not yet over for millions of americans. i ll tell you about vladimir putin saying he s ready to negotiate over ukraine only if russia gets what it wants. the ukrainian s response to that ultimatum, and china once again down-playing its rapidly spreading covid outbreak. the end of brutal freezing temperatures might be in sight. relief possibly on the way for millions of americans after the historic winter storm left at least 37 people dead. conditions are beginning to improve. we saw that on sunday where emergency workers were able to get out to survey the extent of the damage. the governor of new york is requesting an emergency disaster declaration from the u.s. federal government to help the state cover the costs of the storm. at least 17 deaths have been reported in new york where officials say many of those who died were either homeless or stranded in their cars in
and this is cnn newsroom. the extreme winter weather threat is most certainly not over yet for millions of americans. relief is around the corner eventually. vladimir putin says he is ready to negotiate over ukraine so long as russia gets what it wants. you will hear ukraine s response to that ultimatum. and china is downplaying the rap pedally spreading covid-19 outbreak. the country s overwhelmed health care system tells a very different story to the official numbers. it is monday, december 26. if you are in the commonwealth country, it is boxing day. a very happy boxing day to you. don t worry if you don t understand boxing day. most of us don t. it is 9:00 in the morning in london, 4:00 in the morning on the east coast of the united states. by the end of the brutal temperatures is in sight. there is relief finally for millions of americans after this historic winter storm which left at least 37 people dead. now, conditions did begin to improve on sunday, and that
well. polo sandoval spent the weekend in buffalo, one of the worst affected areas. and as he tells us, things are finally getting a bit better. reporter: it has been a wicked winter weekend for so many people here in the city of buffalo as folks are in the process of basically digging themselves out. want to give you an idea of the situation here in the heart of the city of buffalo. many of the streets look like this, finally on sunday when the situation improved, when conditions improved and visibility was restored, we saw these plow trucks that have been out in full force making sure that the streets are drivable. all weekend long there has been restrictions in place including a travel and driving ban, basically encouraging people to spend christmas eve and christmas day at home. and it is really out of safety. over the weekend they confirmed, authorities here in erie county,
buffalo, one of the worst affected places. here the roads are completely blocked over the weekend, and only now finally starting to be cleared. reporter: it has been a wicked winter weekend for so many people here in the city of buffalo as folks are in the process of basically digging themselves out. i want to give you an idea what the situation looks like here in the heart of the city of buffalo. many of the streets look kind of like this. finally on sunday when conditions improved and visibility was restored, we saw these plow trucks that have been out in full force making sure these streets are drivable. all weekend long there s been restrictions in place including a travel and a driving ban basically encouraging people to spend christmas eve and christmas day at home, and it s really out of safety. over the weekend they confirmed authorities here in erie county confirmed at least seven weather related deaths, just four alone that were