their ballots with the vision for the country very much up for grabs. welcome to america reports on this election day. i m sandra smith in new york. john: good to be with you on this important day, i m john roberts in washington. democrats hope to remain in control of congress to further advance president biden s agenda. republicans believe voters frustrations with how things have gone the past two years will send them back into the majority. sandra: a seat the democrats will likely need to win in order to keep the senate is arizona. there is also a crucial governor s race taking place there. john: a busy show ahead. all-star analysts will preview, and all of the closest races. start with senior correspondent at a polling site in the phoenix suburb of paradise valley. wh john and sandra. the maricopa county elections division says 20% of the tabulation machines in and around the county are malfunctioning, means the ballots are not being counted at the election site w
at least 60 people have been killed in the winter storms that are sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. let s talk to our north america correspondent nada tawfik. terrible time for people in buffalo. i have seen it described as the blizzard of the century, a monster storm, the worst weather people have ever experienced. what does today hold for people in new york state? exactly right, lucy, a number of people have said they have never seen anything quite like this. a winter advisory is still in effect in buffalo, until the afternoon they expect another 13 centimetres of snow so while the worst is over they ll still very much in this. the priority at the moment is as the emergency responders start to take out buffalo from this immense amount of snow they are trying to get vehicles that have been trapped,
in a birmingham nightclub. at least 60 people have been killed in the winter storms that are sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. earlier our north america correspondent nada tawfik gave us this update. a number of people have said they have never seen anything quite like this. a winter advisory is still in effect in buffalo, until the afternoon they expect another 13 centimetres of snow so while the worst is over they ll still very much in this. they all still very much in this. the priority at the moment is as the emergency responders start to dig out buffalo from this immense amount of snow they are trying to get vehicles that have been trapped, emergency responders fear people could have been in there for days, they are trying to get roads passable, a driving ban is in effect but they hope that w
severe winter weather. but that national weather service because they once in a generation storm, also causing chaos for travelers coast to airports are packed tonight with some 8000 flights either canceled or delayed at one of the busiest travel times of the year. we have team coverage charles watson is tracking in an lancet. the first to alexis and mcadams live in new york city tracking this cold snap, alexis. hi brian. if tonight another cold night here in new york city. it s nothing compared to other parts of the northeast are dealing with. buffalo, new york was slammed and we are learning about more deaths as authorities are still searching for people who have been stranded on the road for hours. the historic storm is not over yet in buffalo. take a look here on your screen this is a people been dealing with for days they are. this is what look like again this afternoon. at least 12 people have been killed during this winter blast. snowplows trying to make their way th
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