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newsroom, a sigh of relief. warmer temperatures are moving east, but the extreme winter weather threat is not yet over for millions of americans. i ll tell you about vladimir putin saying he s ready to negotiate over ukraine only if russia gets what it wants. the ukrainian s response to that ultimatum, and china once again down-playing its rapidly spreading covid outbreak. the end of brutal freezing temperatures might be in sight. relief possibly on the way for millions of americans after the historic winter storm left at least 37 people dead. conditions are beginning to improve. we saw that on sunday where emergency workers were able to get out to survey the extent of the damage. the governor of new york is requesting an emergency disaster declaration from the u.s. federal government to help the state cover the costs of the storm. at least 17 deaths have been reported in new york where officials say many of those who died were either homeless or stranded in their ca ....
trouble. plus, china nears a covid breaking point. an outbreak over stretches hospitals and pushes its precedent to take a new step in that country s fight against the virus, and how soon is soon? the committee investigating donald trump s taxes promises to release them any day. this is what we are watching at this hour. good morning, everyone. thank you for joining me. kate bolduan is off today. we begin this hour in western new york where a, quote, generational blizzard is pummeling the city of buffalo and all of erie county. the death toll has climbed to 25 and the county executive says that number is likely to grow. i just have to offer my deepest condolences to those that lost a loved one as a result of this horrible situation. i never thought i would face this. i thought the storm we faced in 2014 would have been the worst in which we had 14 deaths and this far surpassed it and there are probably more deaths that will be announced later today. the city of ....
this morning. i m boris sanchez. merry christmas. i hope it s been a magical christmas morning so far, i m amara walker. just ahead this hour, it started as one family s idea and it grew into a global brand. the inside story behind elf on a shelf and what s next for one of the world s biggest christmas traditions? and the holidays are a big source of joy for so many but they can also bring up sad feels are or painful memories. we have tips to help you deal with the holidays blues coming up. first let s get you caught up on the morning s headlines with whit n whitney wilde. good morning. we begin with the brutal weather storm keeping its grip on most of the country. at least 22 deaths are blamed on the storm. the weather is causing severe travel headaches. more than 3,400 flights were cancelled yesterday and another 1,200 cancelled so far today. governor hochul says she will declare of the federal government a declaration of emergency. paolo has more. reporter: ....
over 50 migrants that arrived on wednesday. griff jenkins has the latest. griff: good morning, the governors achieved one goal, they got attention. axios says they will meet today including litigation options after 50 landed on martha s vineyard and 101 were dropped off outside kamala harris s home yesterday, which she refuses to talk about. griff: president biden was willing to talk accusing republicans of a political stunt. instead of working with us on solutions, republicans are playing politics with human beings, using them as props. what they re doing is wrong, unamerican, reckless. griff: on the tiny island paradise where many selel rities vacation, it is causing a crisis. some point in time, they have to move them somewhere else, right? we do not, we don t have the services to take care of 50 immigrants and certainly don t have housing, we are in a housing crisis. griff: the population of del rio, texas is 35,000, they had 50,000 encounters in july ....
folks are coming from all over the world. funeral on monday. bret: 2,000 guests are expected to attend. what s going on in chicago. mcdonald s ceo difficult time getting people to come back to work. rising crime and tough economic conditions made it harder. mcdonald s executive relocate to chicago. tipped off at the out in front all the way for the touchdown. it don t get better than that. ainsley: good morning, ocean city, new jersey. look at the american flag flying there on the left side of your screen. beautiful lights. and it looks like it might be on the water i would assume so if it s ocean city. it is going to be # 7 degrees there today without a cloud in the sky. a perfect sunshine if you look up the weather. brian: i was there in the winter, it is lonely in ocean city. ainsley: yes. everyone moves out. brian: foot as you will tournament went in there. ainsley: why were you there without all the people. brian: a foot sul tournament ....