erin shaun. the storm making eric shawn. in ohio at least 3 people were killed in a 46-car pile-up in whiteout conditions. also chaos at packed airports across the country where millions of passengers are stuck. more than 2 the ,000 flights canceled, 6,000 delayed already today. anita spoke to montana s governor earlier today about the bone-chilling conditions there. we saw wind chill factors up to 75 degrees below 0, almost every community in the sate saw wind chill factors north of 50 degrees below 0. and what we learned in this time is that reliable energy supply is not a nice to have, it s a must have. it s a matter of public safety, and i m just proud of the work that the state has done to keep the power on. rich: getting relief from all this, let s go right to meet rolingsz adam klotz for the latest. adam: hey there, rich. you know what? things today slightly better than yesterday. that big winter storm that was the bringing the snow, the rain and the sleet, that s
showing how many delays and cancellations are happening in realtime compared to how many of hose flights are actually getting out of the gates and getting to where they need to go on time. and look, rich, a lot of people traveling through airports across the country today it s been a frustrating few days for those folks who are, hopefully, making it homed today. one person who is not going to be delayed today, santa claus. you know, we ve been tapping in with our sources with the norad tracker who says that santa is on track, already out there delivering toys to all the good little boys and girls across the world, rich. so there s a good holiday message for everybody. rich: charles watson with the good news will. i hear he s got airline status. charles watson in atlanta, thank you. [laughter] anita. anita: well, terrifying moments for holiday shoppers at the cup s biggest mall. country s biggest mall. one person was killed in a shooting at the mall of america in minnesota last night.