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Christine in. >> keep us posted. cities across the country are seeing temperatures plunge like never before. in chicago it's not just cold, it's dangerously cold. near 40 below with the wind chill. cnn's omar jimenez is on the ground in the windy and frigid city. >> reporter: it's not just snow, it's wind and cold descending onto the u.s. just days before christmas. over this week more than 80% of the country's population will see at or below freezing temperatures. some places way below like denver where the temperature dropped nearly 40 degrees in just an hour hitting negative 15 by thursda...

Being affected by this storm. >> reporter: yeah, affected, of course, out in the elements themselves, but also here at the airport as people try to get to their families and loved ones two days ahead of christmas. the cancellations have ticked up continually over the course of the day. now over 5,100 cancellations across the u.s., more than 8,600 delays, again, all happening as this huge winter system descends on the country just two days ahead of christmas. from record snowfall in the midwest to dangerous road conditions in the deep south. now more than half of the country is under massive wi...

Still on friday not too cold if you live on the east coast but i will leave you finally with the temperature drop there because you are not going to avoid it entirely. saturday. if you live in the east coast it gets really cold saturday morning for us, too. molly, it will be hard to avoid the massive winter system. >> merry but cold christmas for a lot of folks. get ready for it. adam, very important information. thanks for staying on top of it for us. now to the scene at our southern border. dire conditions as freezing temperatures set in. title 42 still in limbo. we're waiting for the suprem...

Some places way below, like denver where the temperature dropped nearly 40 degrees in just an hour, hitting negative 15 by thursday morning. or wyoming where a state trooper took this video, zero visibility, temperatures 60 below zero. parts of midwest are doing what they can to keep up. one of the biggest concerns in a winter system like this is the roads. and this dome is part of what it takes in a city like chicago. you're looking at 50,000 tons of salt inside that crews come in and out of over the course of the day to try and help keep these roads somewhat manageable. the city has about 40...

Talking about a major snow storm over the next couple of days, we have winter storm weather advisories and blizzard warnings across the northern plains, big winter weather on the way. this is low pressure that will sweep the country. deeper colors is feet and feet and feet of snow, big winter system that will run across the midwest and impact new england. if you live in the southeast, it is a big rain maker, this is a huge winter system that will affect the entire country. >> carley: from the west coast to the east? >> and drops feet of snow, blizzard at times. >> that is news there. >> todd: ...