much of the blame placed directly on former president trump. in meticulous detail, the report explains what it calls trump s multi-part plan to overturn the 2020 election. this and the suggestion to ban trump from holding office again. jonathan karl standing by. congress passing a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill avoiding a government shutdown. funds for natural disaster relief, additional aid for ukraine. and what it also includes to protect future elections. rachel scott on capitol hill. covid cases on the rise again. the cdc tonight warning americans to be cautious at holiday gatherings. and for parents to be on the lookout for an invasive form of strep throat. high rates of flu infections. overseas tonight. for the first time, vladimir putin publicly referring to . we re learning more about that off campus home in the idaho student murders investigation. we re hearing from someone who lived there. tonight, the newly surfaced police body camera video. a consum
from the january 6th committee. much of the blame placed directly on former president trump. in meticulous detail, the report explains what it calls trump s multipart plan to overturn the 2020 election, this and the suggestion to ban trump from holding office again. jonathan karl standing by. congress passing a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill avoiding a government shutdown. funds for natural disaster relief, additional aid for ukraine and what it also includes to protect future elections. rachel scott on capitol hill. covid cases on the rise again. the cdc tonight warning americans to be cautious at holiday gatherings and for parents to be on the lookout for estimates of a rare invasive form of strep throat in children just as 45 states report high rates of flu infections. overseas tonight, for the first time, vladimir putin publicry referring to the deadly conflict in ukraine as a war. britt clennett on the ground in kyiv. we re learning more about that off-campu
storm surge in coastal communities up the northeast all the way to maine. snow, ice and freezing rain causing thousands of accidents nationwide. 50 cars were involved in this deadly pile-up on the ohio turnpike. police dash cam video captured this transformer exploding in liberty, missouri. temperatures dipping for two-thirds of the country now. many places feeling a 30 degree plunge in just 24 hours. nashville dropping to below zero for the first time in more than 25 years. more than 5,000 flights canceled, leaving millions of travelers stranded at airports just two days before christmas. we ve got team coverage tonight. elwyn lopez and rob marciano standing by. but first, abc s trevor ault. reporter: winter storm creating life threatening weather conditions coast-to-coast. 225 million americans facing avalanche of issues. hea
heavy snow, high winds, coastal flooding. it stings the eyes. you feel like you immediately have icicels on your eye lashes. reporter: this 50-car pile up at least one person killed. in new york city, heavy rain and storm surge turning roads into rivers. first responders rescuing stranded drivers. holy cow. i can t even describe. reporter: power outages impacting 23 states and more than 1.5 million customers. it s very scary out there on my way to work with trees down. reporter: police dashcam videowing a transformer exploding in liberty, missouri. crews from canada to help restore electricity. tennessee officials issuing rolling blackouts to help the load. reporter: amorillo, texas
pandemonium. now that the sun has started to go down in new york city, we re receiving the two-hour mark. we believe this took place about 6:45 eastern time here in new york city when a loud boom could be heard. we later found out, it was the rule of a transformer exploding on the west side of manhattan. since then, despite plenty of crews being out there, it has not been fixed. from wnbc, the investigative reporter is joining us on the line. jonathan, what are you hearing from your sources? reporter: we spoke with a senior fire department official and a senior nypd official a short time ago. and there were two locations in manhattan that are causing this disruption. the first on 49th street. there is a manhole disruption that then spread. and there was a second incident at 64th street.