alissa, annie, david and heather again. heather keeps me sane. she makes sure i don t completely go crazy on the air. thank you to you all. it takes a team to make some show work. paula reid coming up. you are live in the cnn newsroom. i m paula reid in washington. a christmas eve storm for the ages. we are tracking the very latest on the severe weather impacting millions across the u.s. at least 16 storm-related deaths have been reported, including two in erie county, new york, in what may be the area s worst winter storm since the famous 1977 buffalo blizzard. jefferson county, new york, is experiencing life-threatening blizzard conditions, banning travel and declaring a state of emergency. jaw dropping sub zero temperatures across huge swaths of the country. 100 people people remain under windchill alerts. atlanta and philadelphia are facing their coldest christmas ever. and nearly two million people are without power. power companies in ohio, kentucky, and memphis are
Finding ourselves with a sunny and dry winter afternoon, we set out to Portsmouth, New Hampshire for a bit of walking and exploration. Portsmouth is under an hour’s drive and
they re working properly. again, there s a carbon monoxide threat there as well. so a lot of things to be concerned about. flooding is also a concern. we re seeing flooding at our waterfront parks, at some of the residences near the waterfront in the city of buffalo. we are worried about the freshwater tidal wave that could have backed up into our water treatment plant. fortunately, that has not happened. we have been monitoring that very carefully. and our water is in good shape. well, i m glad to hear at least your water is in good shape. mayor, thank you so much for joining us. clearly you have a lot of work to do. i hope you and your community continue to stay safe during the storm. thanks again for joining us. thank you very much.