viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. max foster has the day off. just ahead on cnn newsroom for several days now the u.s. has been tracking this surveillance balloon over northern u.s., specifically over montana. what we re likely to encounter is going to be really unprecedented. these are dangerous temperatures. if you don t need to be out, stay inside. the resolution is adopted. house republicans in one of the first moves in power, ousting democrat oilhan omar frm a seat on the foreign affairs committee. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is friday, february 3, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 2:00 a.m. in montana where a mysterious flying object is being monitored. there is the moon. and then what is that? what planet is that? it is not a planet, but a suspected chinese spy balloon, the size of three buses that is flying over the northern u.s. u.s. military is being aware of it fo
all thanks to this cold front. caribou maine are using wording like epic generational event that will rival some of the coldest air they have ever experienced. and as meteorologists, we always like to look for the extremes during some of these arctic outbreaks. and on top of mount washington, highest peak in new hampshire, wind gusts could exceed category 4 atlantic hurricane strength and that will plummet the windchill values to, get this, below negative 100 degrees fahrenheit. that is mind boggling. we have over 50 million americans under windchill alerts. look at these wind forecasts, that is what is causing that windchill alert to be issued especially when you factor in how this will feel on your exposed skin as you step outside. just incredible numbers. caribou, maine at negative 51 by
it get dangerously close to the coast line of vietnam through the course of the weekend. and into the early parts of next week for southern china. you can see the wind forecasts going forward over the next 12 to 24 hours. it s going to be a very direct hit once again for the province of extreme western sections of the philippines, with another 4 to 5 inches of rain, roughly 125 millimeters for them. now, a little closer to home across the u.s., i know december has been extremely active in terms of severe weather. i have to report this because we have the potential for more severe weather throughout the southern plains today. storm prediction center has a slight risk of tornadoes, anywhere across north texas into southeastern oklahoma. this really puts it into perspective, isa. we have had 116 tornadoes so far this month. on average we typically only receive 23 in the month of december. what a month it s been. indeed. everyone stay safe. derek van dam, thank you very much. great to
head up the east coast. the mid atlantic region and possibly cape cod could get some strong gusts and rain from this system, nothing that would cause any damage, but definitely some travel delays. 3-5 is the storm surge tonight. that s one concern out there. we ll look to see if they update these wind forecasts. we may get some stronger gusts than this. i think this will be updated by about 10 or 20 miles an hour later. bill karins, i know you ll keep us posted. katie beck, our thanks to you. it s been two weeks since the condo tower came crumbling down in the middle of the night. lightning in the area forced searchers to pause their efforts. joining us is vaughn hillyard. what have you noticed differently there today given that researchers or searchers
in california. we have a tornado that injured two people overnight. and digging out of denver yesterday. foothills outside of denver, some people reporting 2 to 3 feet of snow. i know boulder was one of those spots. denver had 8 1/2 inches of snow. we have winter weather alerts for 19 million people out there. there s some pictures for people driving through the snow yesterday. as far as the wind goes today, we re going to add 91 million people to our wind alerts. this is what s going to cause the airport delays, st. louis, anyone flying. it s going to be bumpy flights. one of those ones you re gripping the arm rests when you re taking off and landing, too. the wind forecasts by noon, chicago up to 48. indianapolis, 40. indianapolis 30 to