i m paula reed in washington. for a ferocious freeze complicating rescue efforts after a deadly winter storm pummeled the u.s. freed warnings in effect across the u.s. snow and sheets of ice. the storm blamed for at least 26 deaths. roads impassable in upstate new york after a monstrous blizzard. for nearly 12 hours it was almost impossible to go anywhere in a vast majority of the community. this is an area with approximately 500,000 residents between the city of buffalo and the suburbs. it was such that we had to pull emergency rescue vehicling off the roads. the bitter cold icing over the christmas celebrations. this morning parts of the south seeing the coldest christmas in decades and making a mess of holiday travel. 1,800 flights canceled again today. we have a team covering this all tracking the latest winter weather developments but beginning in buffalo, new york. paw lo sandoval is there. last time we spoke we did see some trucks on the road. what s the latest the
passengers have to wait to fly? russia s deadly new attacks in ukraine the city liberated just weeks ago and now back in putin s crosshairs ukrainian families defiant and determined to keep christmas alive. holiday messages of hope. the services around the world. the faithful now back in person, the pope s message of peace and the royal family s first christmas without the queen. and the nfl players making music with a mission this is nbc nightly news with jose diaz-balart. good evening at a time of year so many of us want to be with loved ones, intense winter conditions and sub-zero chills are making it dangerous or altogether impossible to travel safely 100 million people are under winter weather alerts coast to coast. lake-effect snow have hamstrung parts of the midwest and blizzard-like conditions have stranded drivers and all bu shut down buffalo. at least 23 people have died across the country and at a time of year filled with twinkling lights, hundreds of
live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. ukraine s president will be appealing for more international aid this week when the ukraine recovery conference gets under way in lugano, switzerland. on saturday he urged his fellow ukrainians to stay optimistic. here he is. translator: no matter how difficult it is for us today, we must remember that there will be tomorrow. and tomorrow should bring maximum benefit to ukraine. everyone should do absolutely everything possible for this. relentless rampage in ukraine is now most heavily focused on the key city of lucy hansk, one of the few places under ukrainian control in the donbas. russia denies claims by pro-russian separatists that the city is surrounded. meanwhile, days after russian forces abandoned snake island in the black sea, ukraine s military is claiming it destroyed some of the quip the russians left behind. russian spirit does not stink there anymore. cnn s scott mcclain joins us live fr
carrying on his climate agenda, despite the supreme court ruling that curbs the powers of the environmental protection agency. and we re live from the weather center on what could be a rocky start for travelers this fourth of july holiday weekend aloss the u.s. we begin in ukraine, where a weapon is starting to gain action on the battlefield. ukraine has used the rocket launchers to take out russian command posts and other targets. four of those systems are in ukraine with four more on their way. meanwhile, president zelensky is accusing russia of terrorism, following missile strikes on a residential area near odesa. he says no one should buy russia s usual spins on attacks like this one. here he is. translator: three missiles hit a residential building, where no one hit weapons, military equipment or ammunition, as russian propaganda and officials tell about such strikes. i emphasize, this is a deli deliberate, purposeful russian terror, not a mistake or an accidental
much of the northeast. new york, philly and d.c. all in the bulls eye. this as tropical storm collin forms. striking back. how states responding to the supreme court s rule on abortion and guns. good morning. thank you for joining me. we begin with new information that appears to corroborate some of the stunning details from cassidy hutchinson s testimony this week before the january 6th committee. the former aide to mark meadows testified about the event president trump s intense anger when security detail refused to take him to the capitol on january 6th. sources in this secret service tells cnn that versions of this story have been circulating inside the agency over the past year. this development comes as allegations of witness tampering are getting extr scrutiny on capitol hill following tuesday s explosive hearing. witness sbikintimidation has be a focus of the january 6th committee. cnn learned both instances the committee presented as examples of witness intimidat