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top of the hour. i'm jim sciutto. in short, it is cold. the powerful winter storm battering the u.s., expected to grow even stronger and colder today, covering nearly half of the u.s. population. parts of the country could see the coldest christmas in decades. sub-zero temperatures hitting hard out west. here is the owner of a local towing company in montana speaking with cnn this morning. >> it is cold up here. if you ain't prepared for it, it could be really bad. i've been here 20 years and this is the worst i've ever felt. >> wow, tough time to be a towing company. right now hundr...

Are -- [ inaudible ]. i ask my colleagues here to just show you what the conditions are like here on the ground in buffalo. what we've seen is this restrictions put if place by authorities because of the concern of these white-out conditions. we started this morning at about 6:00 a.m. with barely a drizzle. temperatures in the upper 30s. and boy did the situation just begin to deteriorate extremy quickly. officials here have instituted a travel ban meaning only essential travel is allowed on the highways and roads right now. many concerns, one is that supreme will get disoriented and get stuck...