comcast business. powering possibilities. hello, everyone. it is the top of the hour. thanks so much for being with us. i m kate bolduan. it is the storm impacting pretty much everyone in one way or another across the country today. more than 200 million americans under windchill alerts and holiday travel plans are getting much more complicated by the hour for so many people. life-threatening cold has pushed all the way to the gulf coast and the mexico border and with more than 70 million americans facing temperatures below zero today, blizzard warnings remain in effect for more than 11 million people, mostly near the great lakes. areas near buffalo could see up to three feet of snow. they ve been getting walloped already this season and making matters worse, the damaging winds that knocked out power for more than a million customers from texas to new england, all of this is wreaking havoc on typically one of the busiest travel days of the year. more than 3,900 flights have
there are winter storms and then there s this, an historic co coast-to-coast arctic blast packing the power of a category 2 hurricane and whether it s blinding snow or subzero temperatures just about everyone out there is feeling it. more than 200 million americans right now under winter warnings or advisories and looking at that map, the more purple you see, the colder it is. and the timing of this is simply terrible. holiday travel where it s even possible is a mess as you would guess. thousands of flights are canceled right now and you can forget about driving in a lot of parts of the country. in new york the snow and flooding are so bad all n nonessential travel is banned right now and in rhode island, massive waves hammering the coast. street flooding there a big concern. and blizzard conditions are also making for some white knuckle driving in ohio and cleveland. it s going to feel like minus 27 all day. and in the south, well, that s where you ll find a lot of ice and
hello, welcome to cnn newsroom. we begin with this monster winter storm. its core is hovering over the great lakes, and its trailing arctic air is causing power outages and dangerous travel conditions two days before christmas. life-threatening windchills have permeated all the way to the gulf coast, over 70 million americans are experiencing below freezing temperatures, that includes the entire state of texas. this video s from kentucky where the governor has just confirmed three people have died as a result of this storm. and this from our affiliate whbq in memphis, tennessee, their high today, 16 degrees. it s usually around 52 this time of year. the city s enforcing rolling blackouts to reduce the strain on their power fwrid. and damaging winds grid. and damaging winds have knocked out power to a million customers nationwide. and look at this the storm system causing heavy flooding in parts of new england. just a harrowing sight for a region expected to hit freezing
of scaled back celebrations because of covid. many parts of the world have already ushered in 2023 with dazzling celebrations. just seconds from now, the clock will strike midnight in paris, the city of lights, especially tonight. let s go live to paris right now. now let s go to times square. how is the crowd looking there, gloria? reporter: pamela, it s so exciting. six hours to go. the big crystal ball is being put up right now. i just want to direct our viewers attention right to the top of one times square. that is where the big crystal ball is coming up. you can see it on the screen. 11,000 pounds of waterford crystal. this tradition goes all the way back to 1907. that is when the first crystal ball went down to mark the beginning of the new year. people here are excited. they have been waiting for hours. six more hours to go. i want to show you some of the crowd here. people have been lining up, bundled up. they re excited. this is a really big moment. we re get
president trump responding to the panel s findings, specifically where they say he is to blame for the deadly riot. also this hour, if you re trying to travel for the holidays, pack your patience, as they say. we re tracking a massive winter storm blankets much of the midwest, and the east coast. bitter cold temperatures bringing snow and ice to millions of americans. thousands of flights canceled. and at least a million people are without power. plus, a growing humanitarian crisis at the border with mexico. migrants being turned away from shelters as temperatures plunge in texas. a report from el paso coming up. we start this hour with the latest revelations from the january 6th select committee s final report. joining me now are nbc news congressional correspondent judy tsirkin, danny cevallos, criminal defense attorney and msnbc legal analyst and mel harvin, former chief of homeland security, and intelligence for the district of columbia. thank you all for joining us.