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
new satellite images showing the damage from above. but despite that today russia says it is starting to resume some car and train service there. let s go to cnn international security editor nick paton walsh live for us in ukraine. the message ukraine is sending with this latest attack? reporter: yes, we don t have public recognition from ukraine they were behind this but russian president vladimir putin recently heard from the head of his investigative committee they believe the ukrainian secret service or special services were behind this attack with the assistance of some foreigners. they referred to it as a terrorist attack on the civilian infrastructure of russia. now obviously i should point out while civilians do use the bridge, it has been used to deliver supplies and equipment for russia s invasion of ukraine. clearly a move of significant public issue for vladimir putin. he s called tomorrow publicly he will be meeting with members of his security council. that i
The Kent Co. public defender office may undergo drastic changes by the end of the year, as an administrator looks to start a new office under the management of the county