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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...

newsroom," a sigh of relief. warmer temperatures are moving east, but the extreme winter weather threat is not yet over for millions of americans. i'll tell you about vladimir putin saying he's ready to negotiate over ukraine only if russia gets what it wants. the ukrainian's response to that ultimatum, and china once again down-playing its rapidly spreading covid outbreak. the end of brutal freezing temperatures might be in sight. relief possibly on the way for millions of americans after the historic winter storm left at least 37 people dead. conditions are beginning to improve. ...

and this is "cnn newsroom." the extreme winter weather threat is most certainly not over yet for millions of americans. relief is around the corner eventually. vladimir putin says he is ready to negotiate over ukraine so long as russia gets what it wants. you will hear ukraine's response to that ultimatum. and china is downplaying the rap pedally spreading covid-19 outbreak. the country's overwhelmed health care system tells a very different story to the official numbers. it is monday, december 26. if you are in the commonwealth country, it is boxing day. a very happy boxing da...

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...

The local yacht-rock/smooth jazz/hip funster band Conman Bolo has been entertaining the 707 since the kids were all still music majors at what is now...