years. we'll explain what it was and where it went in a live report from taipei. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. we begin with the historic winter storm pummeling the northeastern u.s. this weekend, unleashing blinding snow and fierce winds across much of the region. crews had already started digging out on saturday, but officials say lingering snow and freezing conditions could slow those efforts. more than 2 feet of snow fell on parts of massachusetts, new york, and rhode island, shattering records in some areas. many officials are urging residents to hunker down zand stay off the roads, though some people were still out and about. >> it absolutely is dangerous, because people out on the roads, they can't see, they could lose visibility, they could swerve off the road and get stuck. >> i just dropped my sister off. i came to look at the water. it's all frozen over. and i got stuck. >> and it's not just the snow people need to worry about. strong winds are also making for dangerous conditions. cnn's alison kosik reports from long island, new york. >> reporter: a storm to remember on new york's long island. not just because of the snow totals, but because of the winds, gusts of up to 60 miles per hour became an issue throughout this storm, as it moved snow on to the roadways, making it not only hard to see for drivers, but hard to plow, because the snow just kept being pushed on to the roadways. new york governor kathy hochul said that the epicenter of the storm was long island. and in fact, it was declared that a blizzard moved through here on long island, with 35-mile-per-hour winds and visibility of less than a quarter of a mile. all of that going on for at least three hours. this was a storm that also impacted transportation, major airports in new jersey and new york. i'm talking about laguardia, jfk, and newark said that major airlines canceled a majority of their flights. as for snow accumulations, we're hearing that the estimates are anywhere from 18 inches on the western portion of long island to more than 2 feet, possibly, on the eastern end of long island. the next pbig worry, the next couple of days, temperatures are expected to plunge, causing freezing snow and ice on the roadways. and officials are urging people to take it slow and take it very careful, as they get out and drive their cars. alison kosik, cnn, long island, new york. >> all right, let's bring in meteorologist derek van dam. derek, the pictures were incredible. we had records broken. plenty of people still digging out in the dark. take us through how pad bad it and if there's anymore to come. >> i think people wanted to know, did boston break its one-day snowfall total? that was on the cards. and i'm happy to report, they tied it. they didn't actually get over that little hump, they tied the previous record, which was in 2003. they came so far, the bostonians i'm familiar with. i have been there. they are hearty people. i've ridden out nor'easters before. they'll put their running shoes on and take a casual run through the center of town on a day like that. look at the difference a day makes. what an incredible day it was yesterday, but you can see the watches and alerts have really just basically evaporated across the eastern seaboard, with the exception of maine, still about 1 million americans under winter weather alerts, including blizzard warnings. we still have blowing and drifting of snowfall, as the departing nor'easter moves on from the continuous united states, i should say. behind it, very cold air. we've been warning about this. about 15 million americans under winter chill alerts and warnings, especially across northern new england. we're talking negative 5 to negative 15 degrees. that's what it will feel like on your skin when you step outside. when you start to factor in temperature and wind, that's where you get the windchill values. so what's next? expect the blowing and drifting of snow this morning. blizzard warnings will be discontinued by 7:00 a.m. in maine, as the system moves on. and then just the morning deep freeze that will continue going forward. really, not much, any snow to discuss, because the snow is coming to an end across all u.s. states. but the snowfall totals were incredibly impressive. over 30 inches in some locations across massachusetts. and get this, we had hurricane-force wind gusts across massachusetts, as well, of course, helping solidify those blizzard conditions. temperatures are cold this morning. single digits as far south as florida where they could break up to 14 records. kim, i'll end on this. this is a thing, falling iguanas take place when temperatures get this place. they are cold-blooded animals, hibernate, and fall from the trees. they're not dead, but this is a thing that maybe our viewers would be interested in. >> i'm trying not to laugh. it is a serious -- it is a serious thing. but thanks for flagging that. derek van dam, thanks so much. and do stay tuned. later in the hour, we'll look at what bomb cyclones are with an atmospheric researcher. so stay tuned for that. the u.n. security council is set to meet monday to discuss the looming threat of a possible russian invasion into ukraine. diplomats are hoping russia will explain why it has amassed the biggest military buildup since the cold war. the uk will also press for answers, when british prime minister boris johnson speaks this week with russian leader vladimir putin. the uk on saturday announced it's considering offering a major military deployment to nato in eastern europe. now, saturday did produce one modest diplomatic success. the russian navy announced it would relocate planned naval exercises in the north atlantic after irish fisherman complained the warships and munitions would disrupt their fishing. cnn's melissa bell is standing by in kyiv and nic robertson joins us now from moscow. so, nic, what's the latest? >> everyone waiting for president putin to decide how he's going to respond to those letters that arrived wednesday, this past week, from the united states and from nato. and it's still, essentially, anyone's guess. the weekend is typically quiet on the political diplomatic front here. it seems to be an interesting change of posture from the russian government. the defense minister deciding along with his diplomats that it was a gesture of goodwill, not to have their naval training exercises, just about 120, 150 miles from the irish coast, which is in ireland's exclusive economic zone, which is where some of their fishermen go fishing, and this is what brought not only the fisherman out to complain, but their defense minister as well, complained to the russian ambassador. so all of this has bought something of a diplomatic step back for the russians, which doesn't characterize any of their other engagements at the momentum. and it certainly is too far flung a part of russia's massive naval exercises are underway right now to really interpret it as anything other than a gesture of goodwill to the irish and potentially to the european union. but on the diplomatic front, you know, the expectation here, yes, there's likely to be a phone call from boris johnson, the british prime minister, to vladimir putin. i don't think anyone expects that to change much of anything. they've talked to each other before without huge impact. so he's told his foreign secretary and defense secretary both to engage with moscow, potentially travel to moscow for conversations. so diplomacy still underway. the direction of president putin, still anyone's guess, still. >> absolutely. let's pivot then to melissa, there's a lot of focus on the schism there between the u.s. and ukraine on certain issues, causing a lot of friction between the two countries. >> reporter: that's right. and that's continued over the course of the last few days, not only between the pronouncements on friday of the american administration, both in the shape of the american president, explaining those 8,500 troops will be heading towards nato's eastern flank neither future, but also, the chief of the general staff, general milley who explained that it was the largest concentration of troops that we'd seen since the cold war. explaining that russia now had the ability to invade ukraine as a whole. and on the other, zelensky explaining that he wanted those words of doom to stop and be toned down, because it simply didn't reflect the ukrainian assessment and afraid of the danger of further unnerving people here in ukraine and damaging its economy. that continued yesterday, kim, when we saw the deputy ukrainian defense mirnister pushing back against those reports that blood supplies and other medical supplies had been being brought towards ukrainian border by russian forces. saying that that was disinformation. it was designed to sow fear and discourse. you really have ukrainian officials pushing back, more and more vocally, more and more openly on that narrative, partly because they know that it damages the country. but also, of course, because they view it in a completely different light. they view it in the light of people who have been dealing with a war that has simmered, sometimes ratcheting up intentions, sometimes falling quiet again, for much of the last eight years. now, we continue to see again, that talk of buildup, not only from the united states, but as nic was just saying, from the united kingdom now as well, with the prime minister saying that the united kingdom will be sending extra troops, extra resources as well to the eastern flank of nato countries. and yet, those diplomatic hopes still continuing. emmanuel macron hoping that the normandy format talks will bring some sort of resolution. so both tracks continue. but essentially, a fairly dangerous time, where it would take a spark on the front line, really, to ratchet things up beyond anyone's control, even as we await vladimir putin's official response, kim. >> yeah, that's the worry. melissa bell, thanks so much. melissa bell in kyiv and nic robertson in moscow, thank you both very much. one u.s. lawmaker says ukraine's defenses are much stronger than they were several years ago, thanks in part to a congressional support for nato. john garamendi is on the house armed services committee and he tells cnn, congress has tools at its disposal, ready to help allies. >> this is really not new. however, for the last six years, we have had what we call the european defense initiative, somewhere between $3 billion and $5 billion a year, to shore up nato's defenses on the eastern part of europe. that's training, that's preparation, that is bringing those countries' military up to, up to readiness. in addition to that, there are other things that we can do. and one of these is in the hands of congress. there's a bill that senator menendez in the senate foreign relations committee has put forth. and it is a 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that is certainly true in denmark, where things are or will be back to normal come tuesday when virtually all restrictions, save for a bit of testing for new arrivals in the country will be eliminated in denmark. similar story here in the uk, where you don't really see any restrictions, save for some localized mask mandates that are remaining in place. not everyone in this country ready just yet to go back to 2019. but a little bit of caution here, kim, and that's that some countries, you know, while western countries can kind of let the virus run wild, knowing that they have high levels of protection from the vaccine, not every country, that's true for. i'm thinking of places like russia, ukraine, romania. they are all seeing huge spikes in cases, but all have vaccination rates less than 50%. >> interesting. and in israel, they have a very high vaccination rate, hadas, but there we have a leading top health expert there in israel, making this bold claim, despite the fact that cases 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off of data that they have saw from people who have already received the fourth dose, saying that their protection against infection went up two times, and they had a three-fold increase in protection against serious disease. kim? >> all right. scott mclcllayne in london and hadas gold, thank you both. it was a noisy day in the canadian capital on saturday. [ horns honking ] >> crowds packed parliament hill in ottawa to protest cross-border vaccine requirements for truck drivers, along with all covid-related mandates. police were on alert after reports of violent rhetoric, but things remained largely peaceful. about 90% of canada's truckers are already vaccinated. we've been following a bomb cyclone hitting parts of the u.s. this weekend, but what exactly is a bomb cyclone? we'll explain after the break. stay with us. welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." we've been following a powerful storm pummeling the northwestern u.s. this weekend. over 15 million people are under windchill alerts. flooding and heavy snow have officials urging residents sty off the roads, as cleanup crews get to work. right now, the bomb cyclone is traveling north toward canada, but what exactly is a bomb cyclone? meteorologist jennifer gray expl explains. >> bombogenesis definitely sounds like a scary term. and bomb cyclone is a low pressure system that's bombogenesis. storms that undergo this weather phenomenon can be rather destructive, causing a lot of damage. but in the meteorological sense, bombogenesis simply means a storm that drops 24 millibars within 24 hours. so you basically have a storm that is rapidly intensifying. in this part of the world, we see these storms rapidly intensifying because you have the cold air from the north combining with warmer air coming in from the gulf stream. we see these in mid-latitudes and many times refer to these storms as nor'easters that can bring a lot of wind, snow, and rain to the northeast. >> kevin trenberth is an honorary academic in the department of physics at auckland university and joins me now from auckland. so is it unusual to see bomb cyclones this time of year, let alone so many in the past couple of months? >> not at all. the term was created back in, i think, the 1970s m.i.t. and i was a student at m.i.t. then as it turns out. so these storms has been happening to one extent or another for many years, but there does tend to be a pattern where things get set up in the storm track persists. and so a number of storms with follow similar storm tracks in a particular period. and that's evidently what's been happening now. >> interesting. so is it just our perception then that they seem to be happening more often? and is there something maybe different in the places that we're seeing them, then? >> well, the places and the overall regime is affected by things like the la nina phenomenon. cool temperatures out in the tropical pacific, which helps to influence the wave patterns of -- the atmospheric wave patterns across the united states. but, one of the factors is that the ocean is certainly warmer now than it has ever been in the past. and the temperatures off the east coast were 2 to 4 degrees fahrenheit above normal. part of that is due to global warming. and we've just had some work that came out, showing that the oceans over the past year were the warmest ever on record. and so those warm oceans create a strong contrast with the cold land zand it's going to get col, the land in winter, because there's not much sunshine there, so that contrast is one of the things that feeds these storms. and this particular storm had an ideal track. it was wonderful to see from a meteorological standpoint, from a weather guy standpoint, as the storm went right along the gulf stream, picking up moisture, benefiting from the warmth of the gulf stream, and accelerating its growth. so those are some of the factors that come into play, that the gulf stream plus the fact that the oceans are warmer than normal in any case. >> wonderful to see from a weatherman's perspective. not so wonderful to be in, i'm sure. it sounds as though climate change is a factor, it seems like these might come along more often, as climate change exacerbates this phenomenon. >> well, the cold season is getting a bit shorter at both ends. so that's a part of the glrpg. but as long as it's cold over the land and it's going get cold in winter, there will still be a winter, that's for sure, but it's a little bit warmer than it used to be, then the atmosphere can hold more moisture. the rate is about 4% per degree fahrenheit. and so typically the atmosphere is holding 10 to 20% more moisture than it used to. and that means you can get bigger snows, especially in the middle of winter. bigger snows can occur. and i think we've seen an example of that at the moment. >> that's something that many people don't understand. they think, you know, global warming, that means that we shouldn't be seeing so much snow, but as you just explained, that's one of the phenomenon that we see. so, when we're talking about climate change and these extreme storms, you know, people have told us that we have to become more prepared for these things. so how should we prepare if these become more common? how will we have to sort of adapt? >> well, it's the extremes in the overall -- what we call the water cycle or the hydrological cycle, that are getting more extreme. so it's also the droughts, which leads -- which exacerbates all of the heat waves and wildfires at one end, and we've seen a lot of that out in the west, in colorado and the west coast, just recently in colorado, a wildfire in the middle of winter, and at the other end, you can get much heavier rains. and we've seen that in many places around the world. so that gives you a risk of flooding. whether the flooding occurs or not depends on how much preparation there has been, what the drainage systems are like. and the infrastructure. and so this sort of tells us that we can become more resilient, as long as we know what to expect and, as i say, these increases in the extremes are what goes along with the global climate change,humans. >> we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much for your expertise, kevin trenberth, really appreciate it. >> well, go out and enjoy the snow? and not easy in atlanta, but for many of our viewers, they'll have to do that. thanks again. >> you're welcome. >> well, the snow may have stopped falling, except in northern maine and the canadian mar maritimes, but conditions are still dangerous. windchills are plunging to 20 degrees below zero in some places and officials are encouraging people to stay home as crews work to dig out and clean up. it is truly one for the record books. let's look at how it got here. >> the wind is starting to pick up. >> there's no question we're going to lose control for a period of time. there's no way that plows can operate when they can't see in front of their face. it's almost really a minor hurricane with snow. >> if you're in your homes, just stay there. the conditions outside really are about as bad as they can be. if you need assistance, if you have an emergency, call 911, we'll get there. but at this point, just stay in your 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to reinforce nato operations in eastern europe. as nato struggles to get russia to change course near ukraine, a group of fisherman may have succeeded near ireland. cnn's donie o'sullivan reports on how war games by the russian navy were pushed further out to sea. >> here in castletown bear, a fishing village at the southern tip of ireland, fishermen have been making international headlines all week, for standing up to russia. they learned that the russian navy would be conducting military drills, operations in the sea, about 150 miles off the coast of ireland here, later this week. the fishermen were concerned about that, because they said it would disrupt their livelihoods, disrupt the fish stock and the fishermen told the russian ambassador here in ireland that they planned on going about their business, that they planned on continuing fishing, even through these drills. the ambassador, the russian ambassador suggested that that would be unwise, even dangerous for the fishermen to do that. but a change in tone tonight from the russian embassy. here's a statement that they put out, saying, in response to request from the irish government, as well as from the irish south and west fish producer's organization, that is the fishermen, the ministry of defense has made a decision as a gesture of goodwill to relocal the exercise by the russian navy planned for this week outside the irish exclusive economic zone, with the aim not to hinder fishing activities by the irish ve vessels in the traditional fishing areas. what that means, essentially, that these russian boats will be doing these exercises further away from the irish coast. we were here, speaking with fishermen all day and we were here when that news broke late on saturday evening, here in ireland. and here was the reaction from one of the fishermen. >> shocked, really. like, i didn't think that little old us in the irish skpouth and west would have an impact on international diplomacy and make an impact like that. >> and so, as you can hear that, a real win for david in this david versus goliath story. and the russian embassy pointing out that the irish government had approach them about moving their boats further offshore. donie o'sullivan, cnn, castletown bear, ireland. >> with the threat of war looming, ukraine probably isn't front of mind for winter getaways, but the tourism board has launched a keep calm and visit ukraine campaign. it's borrowing a page from britain's famous world war ii slogan, keep calm and carry on. ukraine says there's no reason to panic. the situation on the border remains under control and the country is open and safe for tourists. the website also offers ukraine as a friendly country with unforgettable landscapes and delicious dishes and offers tips for dealing with the risks posed by covid. north korea isn't showing any intention of slowing down its weapons program. on saturday, it launched its seventh missile test this month. it landed in the waters east of the korean peninsula, but this time the test apparently involved a type of weapon that had been on the back burner for years. for more on this, will ripley joins us from taipei. will, take us through why this latest launch is raising eyebrows and fears. >> because the type of weapon that north korea is testing is now the most dangerous in terms of distance that we've seen in five years. it's an intermediate range ballistic missile that traveled to an altitude of 2,000 kilometers. that's more than 1,200 miles. and this kind of missile could potentially carry a conventional or nuclear warhead. now, earlier this month, they tested what could be an even more powerful weapon, a hypersonic weapon, or what they claim is, anyway. that's the type of weapon that can travel at ballistic missile speeds, more than ten times the speed of sound, but with a glide weapon allowing it to make an unexpected turn and nearly impossible to shoot down. this is the first time that north korea has tested an intermediate ballistic missile since 2017, and that's the same year that they tested three long-range ballistic missiles, also known as intercontinental ballistic missiles, because they can literally travel across continents. the intercontinental ballistic missiles that north korea last tested in july of 2017 could hit any target in the mainland united states, theoretically, and much of the world, as a matter of fact. and they would travel at much higher altitude. you're talking about 5,500 kilometers up, 3,400 miles. they go into space before they go down and hit their target. that's how they move so quickly. and what is concerning to many, including the south korean president moon jae-in, they're demonstrating their capabilities, starting with short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, now intermediate range ballistic missiles, and in tw2017, what followed that was a long-range launch. north korea has been signaling in recent weeks that that self-imposed moratorium is likely ending. and south carolinian president moon jae-in says that he fears that they're walking away completely from suspending those tests. and he is very concerned that this is not only going to escalate tension in the region, but it could actually provoke someone like the united states to take an action, you know, or do something that would create a major global incident. if this were somehow to go wrong. because when you're launching an intercontinental ballistic missile, they have second to figure out whether this is a test or some sort of act of provocation. from the north korean perspective, they're just looking to send a message. the timing of this likely deliberate, days before the opening ceremony of the beijing 2022 winter games. they want everyone talking about north korea at a time they're not participating in the games, citing u.s. hostility as one of the factors. but they might, kim, be preparing to insert themselves into the olympic narrative. we have to see what they decide to launch, if anything, in the coming days and weeks ahead. >> as if we needed anymore to worry about in terms of geopolitics these days. will ripley, thanks so much. coming up on "cnn newsroom," the australian open men's final where rafael nadal hopes to make history, but daniil medvedev is standing in the way. we'll have a live update. stay with us. still came the belly pain, discomfort, and bloating, awful feelings he tried not showing. finally with the help of his doctor it came to be, that his symptoms were all signs of ibs-c. and that's why he said yess to adding linzess. linzess is not a laxative. it helps you have more frequent and complete bowel movements, and is proven to help relieve overall abdominal symptoms belly pain, discomfort, and bloating. do not give linzess to children less than two. it may harm them. do not take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain. especially with bloody or black stools. the most 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russian powder through the first set, overwhelming nadal six games to two, but now they're in a tiebreaker in the second set. jo joining me now from melbourne is tennis concert, ben roethlisberger. so ten years separating them. nadal, the sentiment favorite for many has his work cut out for him. i can hear some exclamations there in the background. bring us the latest. >> the latest is not good for rafael nadal, as he just lost the tiebreaker. medvedev takes the tiebreak 7-5. nadal was up 4-1 in the second skpet was doing a great job of using his guile and variety and all sorts of kitchen sink type hits try to unnerve medvedev, who is the younger, stronger, fitter player and more powerful in a lot of ways. it's been more interesting to see nadal trying to be more resourceful and had to be in his career. but not looking good, down two sets. hasn't been enough for him today. >> i'm sure the crowd is firmly behind him, are they? >> oh, absolutely. tons of spanish flags, lots of support for nadal, to the sort of level they're cheering for medvedev's double faults. it will be tough for him come back and try to win at the best of five sort of length at this poin point. >> and speaking of a crowd favorite. looking back at yesterday's win by a hometown hero, i imagine aussies are still celebrating this historic win. >> 44 years of waiting for an australian to win one of the singles here in the able-bodied competitions and it's been really a jubilant time for ash barty, part of the first nation's communities, which adds another layer of depth, and it has resonated quite a bit. she had her trophy shoots today in the zpcity and a coronation r a woman who has been the best player in tennis for quite a while. >> and another australian triumph on the doubles side. >> yeah, nick kurios who is known as being a mischievous singles playered teamed up with his buddy and that ended in max purcell. so a really nice sort of moment for kyr dprks ios and coke nakos to get together. >> we'll keep tuned on this tournament. ben roethlisberger, thank you so much for being with us. before we go, we want to introduce you to robot room service. have a look at this. a beijing hotel is using the automated assistants to cut back on human contact and keep covid in check ahead of the winter olympic games. a guest enters a p.i.n. number on the screen, a compartment opens, vealrevealing the food inside. no tipping required. all right. i'm kim brunhuber, thanks so much for watching. for viewers in north america, "new day" is next, for rest of the world, it's "marketplace asia." come to your "new day." it's good to see you, i'm christi paul. >> hey, christi, i'm boris sanchez. many are digging out from a historic bomb cyclone. some parts of new england shattering snowfall records. while some areas are finally getting relief millions are still under weather alerts, some folks still without power. >> here is the question, is he or isn't he? that is what people are asking after 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