followening dangerous conditions in new york as night falls and the governor is appealing for federal help. miguel marquez is joining us not far from buffalo. miguel, what is happening on the ground? reporter: just a nightmare. buffalo is a city used to big storms. this is something they have never seen before. 27 people inn erie county new york dead from this storm and authorities are concerned going through homes and cars abandoned and start to clear the snow. massive amounts of snow they will find more people who are dead. the airport is shut down. they re not expected to open until wednesday. it is just an absolute disaster that officials there are only beginning to grapple with. the ability to clear the roads, this is a no drive zone in buffalo in many surrounding communities. thousands of people without power and the governors of new york say it is not over yet. the storm is coming back. we re expecting another six to 12 inches and in the south towns of southern par
house speaker nancy pelosi has just been arraigned. stand by for details. this comes as we re learning the pelosi family members are expected to hear the 911 call and see the police body camera footage taken at the scene. also tonight, political heavy weights in both parties are hitting the campaign trail one week before the midterm elections that potentially could shake up the balance of power here in washington. cnn is on the ground in the make or break battle ground states. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with the new developments in the paul pelosi attack. the suspect formerly said arraigned making an appearance in the california courtroom. josh campbell is outside the courthouse in san francisco. josh, tell us what happened inside the court today. reporter: yeah, wolf, that hearing just wrapping up here at the hall of justice in down tow san francisco for david d perks p
reporter: appearing in court for the first time since the july fourth massacre, prosecutors say shooting suspect robert crimo, iii admitted to opening fire on parade goers celebrating independence day in highland park, illinois. authorities say three 30-round magazines and 83 spent shell casings were recovered and crimo was considering another shooting in madison, a 2.5 hour drive away. he did see a celebration occurring in madison and he seriously contemplated using the firearm he had in his vehicle to commit another shooting in madison. reporter: a judge ruled he will be held without bond. [ gunshots ]. reporter: the state s attorney is charging the 21-year-old with seven counts of first-degree murder. the fbi is also considering federal charges. these are just the first of many charges that will be filed against mr. crimo. i want to emphasize that. there will be more charges. we anticipate dozens of more charges centering around each of the victims. reporter: n
defending his response to the massacre. he s reportedly denying he prevented officers from breaching the shooting scene and confronting the gunman. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. tonight, the january 6th select committee is expressing a sense of urgency ahead of the next public hearing on monday. members warning over and over again that democracy remains in danger and that former president trump is still fanning the flames. cnn congressional correspondent ryan nobles is covering the insurrection investigation. reporter: the january 6th select committee is making the case donald trump is to blame for what happened using the words of trump s closest allies like bill barr. i didn t agree with the idea saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff the told the president was bull shit. reporter: and family members. i respect general barr and so i accepted what
Qualify for asylum in the united states. yeah, awful situation. as you know, rosa, bus loads of migrants were actually dropped off on the sidewalk right in front of the vice president s residence here in washington d.c. on christmas eve in 18 degree weather. 18 degree weather. is there any update on who actually organized this? reporter: you know, i just got a text message from the press secretary for governor greg abbott s press office and she confirms that indeed those buses left texas and she reiterated that governor greg abbott started this effort back in april. we ve been covering it here on cnn and they added the d.c. destination and specifically the v.p. s residence starting in september. wol wolf? rosa flores, thank you. i want to bring in abby phillip, our senior white house cor