i-report. protesters setting fires in the street. senior latin affairs bureau, rafael romo. will the bloody clashes there end soon? reporter: the situation konlts to be very tense, don. with continuing protests on both sides. the opposition and the government. today there was a protest near where i am in eastern caracas. the government called for a rally for elderly people. and you would think that the government, president nicolas maduro, is campaigning. yesterday he met with women. today with the elderly. tomorrow he s meeting with governors. so you have all of this political activity going on, with both sides trading accusations of trying to incite the violence and create even more turmoil. what s the strategic importance of venezuela for the united states, don? well, venezuela sells 40% of its
iced over for the first time in 20 years. the buildup forming ice caves. these were something special. i ve never seen anything like it. they were as big as a garage. reporter: so many people in different regions said they ve never seen weather like this winter s. over the past week we ve reached a point where 49 out of 50 states had snow on the ground. we ve seen so-called thunder sleet. captured in this ireport video from a backyard deck in grand meadows, new jersey. but also a punishing drought in california, people in more than a dozen towns in danger of running out of water. again that refrain. this is the worst year i ve ever seen. reporter: these weather patterns are severe, crazy and connected. this winter, a high-pressure ridge of stable air blocked precipitation from coming in from the pacific ocean causing california s drought. then it pushed the jet stream further up into canada than usual which led to a deeper
iraq. that will be at 6:30 p.m. right her on cnn. you know, a quick update on a story that we ve been monitoring for you in new york. a small plane had a hard landing on a highway in the bronx this afternoon. you re looking of an i-report just submitted to cnn. it happened on the major deegan expressway. wabc reports there were three people on that plane but no one was seriously hurt. very good news. we ll bring you more on this at the top of the hour. also at 5:00 p.m. world war ii veteran jailed simply because he couldn t make a repair on his home. plus, why u.s. ships may now be deploying to antarctica. cnn newsroom continues at the top of the hour, but right now keep it tuned for sanjay gupta, m.d. hey there, welcome to sg md. new year s time is a great time to hit the reset button. with your health and a lot of
ted rowlands, thank you so much. outside chicago with the snowplows going behind me again here. we continue with our breaking news coverage. the images of this nor easter blasting millions with snow and fierce winds, the images are powerful. and some of you have been sharing with us what you are seeing outside. christine romans joins us now with that. christine? it s so cool, the response we re getting on social media. our first photo comes from @jennifer19. this is not her car thankfully but this is a snapshot she gave us. be careful driving on the roads out there. she was not injured but this is a testament really to what s been going on around the country. let me take you to michigan. this is east kingsford, michigan, an i-report from jason astland, showing the thermometer, minus 20. more than mine tuesday 20 degrees, 20 degrees below zero. this one is from henry phillips, chicago o hare. we have a lot of pictures like this from o hare but these are the cots set up this morning at
the country is much, much calmer. we have quiet conditions all across the south could see a couple showers in south texas, but we are dealing with some of that lake-effect snow. this is really the only area where we re seeing activity, anywhere from green bay to grand raps, seeing some snow, and continuing to fall. we could sigh a couple additions. this is an ireport. you can see the ice on the tree. we ve seen some power outages. folks are still without power in areas of michigan. grand rapids could see anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of snow as we go through the rest of the day. the majority of snow will be in canada, but we could pick up a little snow? michigan. the problem is temperatures haven t gotten above freezing,