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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...

were appointed by trump, said the justice department can resume its review of classified documents taken from mar-a-lago. the judges also called out the claims that the former president may have declassified documents that were seized pointing out there's no proof. this appeals court decision is one of two major legal blows for the former president in a single day. the new york attorney general filed a lawsuit against trump, his family and firm alleging wi wide-ranging fraud involving some of his properties and other assets. evan perez joins us now. evan, you have some new details. t...

>> wow. dozens of missile strikes just like those. some of them deadly, rocking multiple major cities. many that haven't been targeted in months including the capital city of kyiv. across the country. critical energy supplies were struck. there was widespread damage and power outages that are being reported. but it's these images, a playground that was also bombed that provide a haunting reminder of just how brutal vladimir putin's bloody, unprovoked war has become. we have reporters and experts standing by to cover every angle of this. relates start in kyiv, with cnn's fred pleitgen...

she's done and i am grateful for that. >> tried to tell us, i've been shouting from the rooftops, he's a con, he's a fraud. >> todd: brooke astor has more on all of it. brooke. >> brooke: the lawsuit from james accuses the former president and his family of financial fraud, which includes lying to his lenders and insurers by overvaluing his properties and claims they inflated his net worth. >> donald trump engaged in years of illegal conduct, claiming you have money that you do not have does not amount to the art of the deal, it is the art of the steal. >> carley: president trump say...

us i'm eric shawn. ian made land from the south carolina coast just over 24 hours ago. it was weaker than the category monster that stamped entrance lamp florida. ian did plenty of damage with high winds and storm surge flooding. ian's remnants are now bringing heavy rain to the mid atlantic and northeast. areas of west virginia and those are at risk now we are told a flash flooding today. ask newest team coverage alexandria hoff is in fort myers, florida. molly and pawleys island, south carolina. rich edson with the latest on the federal response. but first we are going to go to ada...