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Joyce Spector Mekelburg, second-to-last known survivor of Cocoanut Grove fire, dies at 100

"The whole place was one mob — shouting screaming, pushing," Mrs. Mekelburg said the day after she crawled along a floor to escape the Cocoanut Grove blaze that killed 492 people.

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second world war, this is the 1941 moment. there was nothing but defeat before then, the balance shifted for the allies during 1941, but the effect wasn't felt until the autumn of 1942. that was the first time the tide began to turn. that of1942. that was the first time the tide began to turn.— tide began to turn. that is so interesting — tide began to turn. that is so interesting to _ tide began to turn. that is so interesting to put _ tide began to turn. that is so interesting to put it - tide began to turn. that is so interesting to put it into - tide began to turn. that is so interesting to put it into that | interesting to put it into that context because those are the kind of mornings we've had coming out of ukraine, saying unless this happens, the tide is going to go the wrong way, we know they have been struggling in recent months and i remember talking to the first lady of ukraine saying our guys at the front are running out of shells, this is a practical real problem right now. they have been saying that for months. how do you think are politicians will feel about the us being able to move on this? timer;r us being able to move on this? they will be delighted _ us being able to move on this? they will be delighted because the uk's commitment to you crane across all parties _ commitment to you crane across all parties is _ commitment to you crane across all parties is an— commitment to you crane across all parties is an ironclad commitment. -- ukraine — parties is an ironclad commitment. —— ukraine. but unless you have that crucial _ —— ukraine. but unless you have that crucial support from the united states. — crucial support from the united states, you are going to struggle. i was talking some time ago to one of rishi sunak's closest allies and i

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for the allies during 1941, but the effect wasn't felt until the autumn of 1942. that was the first time the tide began to turn. that is so interesting to put it into that context because those are the kind of mornings we've had coming out of ukraine, are the kind of warnings we've had coming out of ukraine, saying unless this happens, the tide is going to go the wrong way, we know they have been struggling in recent months and i remember talking to the first lady of ukraine saying our guys at the front are running out of shells, this is a practical real problem right now. they have been saying that for months. how do you think are politicians will feel about the us being able to move on this? they will be delighted because the uk's commitment to ukraine across all parties is an ironclad commitment. but unless you have that crucial support from the united states, you are going to struggle. i was talking some time ago to one of rishi sunak's closest allies and i said as the following scenario going to happen in the year below

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Alex Witt Reports

>> i will go but on that, actually. in addition to the things you have listed, i am also the daughter of a person who was born in the in 1942 but he was born in poland, what is now ukraine and survived the holocaust and is a very small child and came here and served in the military himself. i was raised up on the history of that area of the world. and the fact that this part of the world is just so incredibly intrinsic to the peace and security, not only of the continent of europe at the world at large. the importance of making sure to keep putin at bay and you believe him at his word was something that i was raised on. it has been an urgent thing to be in congress and ask and plead to for us to take this seriously. as goes ukraine so goes the security of the world, frankly. >> it does appear that everyone listened to you in taking it seriously. there was one thing that we saw

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See Minnesota in 1942 Thanks to This Old Newsreel

One of my favorite artifacts from last century is these newsreels called Fitzpatrick's Traveltalks. They gave people a look at exotic places around the world...like Minnesota.

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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi alleges corruption in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme: 'Shocked to see…'

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi alleged administrative apathy and corruption in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme in Nagapattinam district.

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CNN This Morning

trying to catch whoever defaced a holocaust memorial with a swastika. here is a surveillance image released by the philadelphia holocaust remembrance foundation. the executive director told cnn the memorial was defaced early sunday morning about 1:30 a.m. philadelphia police said officers responded just after 2:00 in the afternoon to a report of a swastika spray painted on the wall and immediately launched and investigation. anyone with information is urged to contact the philadelphia police department. this morning brutal record-breaking frigid tours hitting the midwest as iowa voters begin to caucus where life-threatening windchills up to minus 40 are expected. the des moines area experiencing its snow west week since 1942, the arctic blast and lake-effect snow also impacting the northeast. snow in the south as well stretching from texas to virginia. more than 60 million people are under winter weather alerts today. meteorologist allison chinchar has been tracking all of it. today's caucuses set to be the coldest in iowa history, the

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CNN Newsroom Live

conditionsmonday are currently forecast to be the coldest on record with poe employ life threatening temperatures and windchills. most of iowa was under a blizzard warning on saturday with wind gusts more than 40 miles per hour. and this has been the snowiest week for des moines since 1942 because of back to back storms. so right now in des moines, it is minus 14 degrees farenheit with a windchill of minus 45. but more than 80 million americans are under windchill alerts through the weekend and beyond. in some places frost bite could occur in as fast as 10 minutes. elisa raffa breaks it down for us. >> the blizzard exits and arctic air diving south. windchill warnings i the plains for windchill as cold as 45 degrees below zero. as the arctic air invades and spills south, this is some of the coldest air we've seen so far in the season and it is coming right in time for the iowa caucus on monday.

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nearly two-thirds of the country are under winter weather alerts and adviseories this weekend. most of the state of iowa is under a blizzard warning. windchill warnings are in effect until tuesday. back to back storms have made this week the snowiest for des moines inside is 1942. authorities are also urging travelers to stay off the roads as the state patrol responded to dozens of crashes and hundreds of calls for help already. the freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall are causing near whiteout conditions and threatening power outages. and some people say they are preparing for the worst. >> buying salt for my driveway so it doesn't get too icy. got shovels and gloves and boots a a i'm ready for it. >> i'm picking up some groceries because i have a feeling that we'll get slammed with snow tomorrow. >> national weather service has warned that extreme windchills could cause frostbite on exposed

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gop candidates are working to make their final pitches before iowa voters make their decisions on monday. donald trump remains the overall republican frontrunner while nikki haley and ron desantis are pitching themselves as alternatives to the former president. powerful winter storm has brought blizzard conditions that are already impacting the contest. multiple campaign events have been canceled or rescheduled as virtual meet-ups. temperatures are expected to fall below zero, that's on the fahrenheit scale. monday night when the caucuses will be held, there are growing concerns the weather will have a negative impact on turnout. parts of iowa have already seen the snowiest week since 1942. additional accumulations could impacts canada's plans to barnstorm the state this weekend. cnn's jessica dean has more. >> reporter: with three days until the iowa caucuses the snow fell and fell and fell, and campaigns scrambled. >> you have to go and trudge through snow to earn the vote,

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