hundreds of thousands without power, more than 4,000 flights canceled. winds so treacherous the airport in buffalo, new york, had to shut down. cnn is live with the havoc being wreaked nationwide. and the january 6th committee out with its final report spelling out why donald trump, in their view, was the one solely responsible for the riot and should be discaqualifi from holding office ever again. new transcripts from the committee. why cassidy hutchinson said she was disappointed and disgusted with her first round of testimony under oath. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with the national lead and this nightmare weather scenario before christmas crippling conditions stretching coast to coast with snow and ice in cities such as seattle and portland, oregon to the massive bomb cyclone system moving east. nearly 180 million in the u.s. are in areas with temperatures below freezing. 70 million are in areas below zero. this system is so powerful meteorologist
he took the lead for the first time tonight around a half hour ago. okay. and the big dynamic here is kathy barnette had been eating into what might have been a clear win for him. david mccormick coming up the middle as the more moderate, traditional republican candidate, ie not election denying. look, this thing is still tight. it s a o1.1 race. bucks county are coming in with a slight edge to oz right now. but this thing is well within recount territory. this isn t going away. what do row think is happening that there is a slight inch for him? i think trump s endorsement is making a difference. oz doing really well in coal country. something to really pay attention to. mccormick s strength is the suburbs in pittsburgh, where he grew up. but right now you see oz just edging ahead. but this isn t going to be over. this is going to be days. this is in recount territory. every ballot counts right now. 851. did you say days? possibly. we thought hours, maybe. hou
who think they might be having a good night. easy, easy. right. easy but but but. a court leaving the ballot open, diane, saying there are lines there in this race that we know is unusually competitive. it means you keep watching it. now let s come back to where we are as we wait. we still have no votes in in mississippi. we do here for another one. again, in this tough national climate for democrats, you have an incumbent democratic governor in a very red state, 56% of the vote in now. right. i told you earlier, watch down here. and a lot of them are starting to slowly fill in. right. these are the conservative counties. but daniel cameron getting only 51% of the vote there. let s just go back in time to 2019. andy beshear getting 46. so the incumbent did a little better. but here s what you look at here. go back to the presidential race. donald trump getting 74% here. and so the margins, the margins are not going daniel cameron s way. if you know that in the urban areas tha
Carlon who played football at jackson high and ran track. Be prayerful. Im very blessed. I want to do it for them. And because we just need something to celebrate, this wasnt much of a surprise, but one of the most exciting medals that has been awarded yet these games gymnastics team. They dubbed themselves the final five. They dominated in the all around. If their performances hold up. The 34yearold graduated from the university of akron. They worked with the ladies on all routines, paying attention to the specialty weekends. Well, they all have very strong work ethics. What they dont have is strong work background. Having them learn cool steps incorporates and takes so much time and effort. A lot of people dont know that side of these athletes. Its always cool to lift the curtain a little bit. I have to tell you, the rain and the losses have us a little bit down today. Its also chilly. I know this is the summer olympics, right . Its winter in brazil. I think we had warmer days in soc
Brian heres a live picture of avon. The weather is not stopping people to get into the new cabelas out there. Sia nyorkor is on the scene. Shes talking with some people waiting a long time to get into the outdoor store. Tia its been more than 24 hours, more than 5,000 people in cuyahoga and lake county still without power from tuesday nights storm. Listen to th firstenergy doesnt anticipate power to be restored until 6 00 tonight. Theres still a lot of cleanup left. Brian its the top story weve been following all week. Sam has finally invited us over here to her area of the set. Samantha i dont like to share my space. Brian tia and i were like, sam hasnt said anything to us to visit. Samantha you dont like to come over here. Brian you have the space thunderstorms, brutal heat, on and on it goes, right . Samantha more of the same today, guys. Ill show you what to expect if you work outside today. You like that heater . So i just ate a Nature Valley bar, and im not messy. Its theyre real