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good friday morning to you, it is christmas eve eve. i'm jim sciutto. let's begin with the massive winter storm slamming the u.s. with dangerously low temperatures, record-breaking wind chills and heavy snow, only becoming stronger today. the storm stretching from the canadian border to the mexican border is expected to become what's known as a bomb cyclone as it moves into the great lakes today with intense pressures matching that of a category 2 hurricane. right now across the country hundreds of thousands are without power, travel plans upended for many going into the holiday week...

A significant freezing event makes its way throughout Northeast US, putting ice on the runways of Sea-Tac Airport. The airport announced closing down with all flights canceled and no rebooking options for the day.

To be a wind, a flooding, a freezing event and that's why authorities here on the ground have been warning people to simply stay put. we're actually sheltered here where we are in downtown buffalo, but the concern is that many people will choose to brave some of these whiteout conditions and that will make, perhaps, some of those roadside rescues extremely difficult. for those that are living in some of those lakefront communities, the warning there has been for people to evacuate if they can because once these complete whiteout conditions really do take over, jim, the concern is that they wil...