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welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, can 2345ada and around world. i'm kim brunhuber. ahead -- >> this is iowa weather. >> iowa weather. >> right now most of the state of iowa is under a blizzard warning with whiteout conditions and drifting snow. millions across the u.s. face similar winter weather alerts. and the bitter cold could impact how many iowa voters turn out to caucus monday and which presidential candidate ultimately comes out on top. and the u.s. hits houthi targets in yemen for a second day. we'll get reaction from the region. >> live from atlanta, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. we begin with life threatening blizzard conditions across the u.s. more than 100 million people,

nearly two-thirds of the country are under winter weather alerts and adviseories this weekend. most of the state of iowa is under a blizzard warning. windchill warnings are in effect until tuesday. back to back storms have made this week the snowiest for des moines inside is 1942. authorities are also urging travelers to stay off the roads as the state patrol responded to dozens of crashes and hundreds of calls for help already. the freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall are causing near whiteout conditions and threatening power outages. and some people say they are preparing for the worst. >> buying salt for my driveway so it doesn't get too icy. got shovels and gloves and boots a a i'm ready for it. >> i'm picking up some groceries because i have a feeling that we'll get slammed with snow tomorrow. >> national weather service has warned that extreme windchills could cause frostbite on exposed

skin in as little as 30 minutes. more than 2,000 u.s. flights were canceled friday, the most we've seen since june 2023 correspond to flight aware. the bulk of the cancellations were chicago where winds gusted at 55 miles per hour at o'hare international airport. millions of people are under winter weather alerts from california to maine and more than 350,000 homes and businesses are dealing with power outages. new york, philadelphia and boston will be under coastal flood advisories today. while across the country more than 55 million people are facing subzero fahrenheit temperatures this week. let's find out what is in store for the weekend from chad myers. >> still snowing across the northern plains and great lakes, that will change over and move away. colder air, much, much colder air, dropping 20 to 30 degrees by the time sunday rolls around turning that rain into snow. lake-effect snow for sure over all the great lakes that aren't

even frozen over yet. so significant snow coming in. certainly big snow for the game possibly in buffalo. we'll see how much snow and if they have to move that game. but the winds will be 30 to 50 miles per hour knocking down power lines with this very cold air. arctic air, look at the morning low temperature in omaha for sunday morning, 21 degrees below zero. and that is the air temperature. that is not the windchill. that is what the thermometer is going to say, that is what your dog is going to feel, what you and your car feels as well. even down to oklahoma city, by the end of the weekend, the morning low will be 3. that is like take care of your water pipes type of weather there. now we turn our attention to iowa where at voting time, the air temperature is going to be somewhere between minus 5 and minus 10. but the wind is also going to be blowing. the snow will still be drifting. and the windchill factors will be between 20 and 40 degrees below zero for those people trying to get to the polls.

iowa's extreme winter weather is already hitting the critical final days ahead of campaigning ahead of the republican caucuses. blizzard warnings forced the cancellation of many events on friday and saturday. but the big question is how the weather will affect turnout on monday. jeff zeleny has that. >> i don't necessarily as a floridian want to be in negative 20 degree temperatures, but i know we're the campaign that is built to turn out our people. >> reporter: three days before the iowa caucuses, closing arguments of the republican race come with a winter weather warning. >> yes, i know it is cold on monday, but i'll be out there. >> reporter: a blizzard and the forecast for a dangerous record-setting cold spell are testing fortitude of campaign organizations built byron desantis and nikki haley. and even frontrunner donald trump who has been warning against complacency.and even fr trump who has been warning against complacency. >> pretend you are o one p poin dodown and youou have e to get d vote, vovote, vote.

>> reporter: and rallies and speeches canceled designed to build momentum heading into the final weekend. desantis dropped by a campaign office. >> every phone call, every door, everything we do between now and caucus night will make a difference. >> reporter: as haley held telephone town hall meetings. >> please wear layers of clothes just in case there are lines so that you are staying safe. and please go in there and know that you are setting the tone for the country. >> reporter: those rivals are locked in a bitter dual to become the leading alternative to trump. >> i personally think it is time to move ford. >> reporter: bill funk twice voted for trump but is looking for a new choice. >> i think that it is time for this country to come together. i think it is time to put a leader in there that can bring us together and move us forward and heal some of the past. we've had too much chaos. >> reporter: his wife is an independent. for much of their 45 year marriage, they have canceled one another's vote. now they are both supporting

haley. >> i'm saying my prayers. i feel like we have this opportunity to show a different side to what politics can be. and nikki is the person i feel that can do that. >> reporter: haley hoping for a strong turnout in the suburbs. >> did you sign up online? >> i did. >> reporter: and while desantis has been working toward broader support in all corners of the state. >> we're excited about having gone to all the 9 c9 counties. >> reporter: trump counting on loyal followers. >> we got to get out and votes. bad things happen when you sit back. >> reporter: christina voted for trump and considered doing so again. but late last year had a change of heart. >> with the way the country is going right now, i think people are looking for something else. >> reporter: former president trump also changing his campaign schedule because of the storm. he was scheduled to do four campaign rallies, two saturday, two sunday. that has been reduced to just one on sunday. his campaign will be

supplementing that with telephone town halls but certainly not pressing the flesh as he normally does. desantis and haley are scheduled to be out campaigning on saturday, but so much here now depends on the weather. jeff zeleny, cnn, des moines. haley and desantis have been taking plenty of swings at each other in iowa. joe walsh discussed their chances with maria cardona. here is part of their conversation. >> trump is going to win iowa, it is just a matter of how big and if nikki haley can get a bump heading into new hampshire. >> and the problem is because distance has gone all in in iowa, this is it for him, this will be the hill that he dies on or not. if he doesn't -- i think if he doesn't come in second, he's done because he can't go to new hampshire and they have already said that he is going to south carolina before he's going to new hampshire. i think that he will try to one

up nikki haley in south carolina regardless of what happens in iowa. he will focus on south carolina. he wants to embarrass nikki haley in her own home state because donald trump is so far ahead of both of them, if he can get second place in south carolina, that is a huge embarrassment for nikki haley. >> and if desantis can get second in iowa, that could defy expectations. >> and i also think it mean that's thinks that he doesn't really have that big of a chance in new hampshire. meanwhile president biden highlighted the country's economic strength at events in pennsylvania friday. he made several stops in allentown. the one time steel and manufacturing hub was hit hard by the industrialization in the late 20th century but has seen a revival in recent years. biden met with small business owner resps and visited a firefr training center. a survey finds biden leading donald trump by 3% in a general election match-up. the judge in donald trump's georgia election case is planning a hearing in early february after allegations were

made against the prosecution. there are reports of an inappropriate relationship between fulton county d.a. fani willis and the lead prosecutor nathan wade. a co-defendant alleges that the two were romantic partners and willis improperly hired wade and the money she paid him was allegedly used to fund lavish vacations for them together. a legal analyst says willis should bow out. >> i'd tell her to get out of the case. i really think that this type of case with these allegations, this case is bigger than any one prosecutor. and i think probably to preserve the case and to show that what is most importance to her is the facts of the trump case as opposed to her political career, if you will, at this moment. >> willis' spokesperson told cnn earlier this week that her office will respond to the accusations through court f filings.

on friday the u.s. justice department announced that it will seek the death penalty for the buffalo mass shooter payton gendron. he pleaded guilty to killing ten black people at a supermarket in 2022. this is the first time the administration has pursued the death penalty. however self the victims' relatives didn't like the decision by just tuesday department officials. >> as far as i'm concerned, i think he is getting off the hook. he won't get the suffering i want. as long as i'm alive, whether 20 or 60 year, i want to see him suffer. >> gendron's attorneys say they are deeply disappointed in the federal prosecutor's decision. the case scheduled to be back in court february 2. houthi targets take more fire from u.s. forces in the region. we'll have the latest on the new wave of strikes launched from this warship. plus a report on what

taiwanese men and women who live in new york are saying about the self governing island's crucial electionon. that i is ahead. stay with h us.

houthi targets in yemen have

taken another pound of shelling. a radar site was hit with drcrue missiles. and there were airstrikes in the capital. this is on the heels of a much larger wave of strikes carried out by u.s. and britain the day before. this is the aftermath at one of nearly 30 sites hit in those attacks. officials say they were in response to repeated houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. houthis now vow to retaliate against u.s. and british assets. >> translator: the american and british enemies bear full responsibility for their criminal aggression against our yemeni people. it will not go unanswered. armed forces will not hesitate to target all threatening sources on land and sea in order to defend yemen, its sovereignty and independence. >> the u.s. defended the strikes

as perfectly legal under international law. this is how the u.s. ambassador made the case friday. >> the aim of these strikes was to disrupt and degrade the houthis' ability to continue their reckless attacks against vessels and commercial shipping in the red sae sea and gulf of . our aim is simple, to deescalate tensions and restore stability in the red sea while upholding the fumts principles of freedom of navigation. >> the secretary-general called attacks on shipping unacceptable and said countries defending their ships must respect law and avoid escalation.

nad nada bashir is following this for us. what is the latest on the new u.s. strikes and how the houthis might respond? >> reporter: certainly is mounting concern over the potential retaliation from the houthi rebels in yemen. following the initial round of strikes carried out by the united states and united kingdom along with support from several international allies, we heard condemnation from the houthis vowing to retaliate saying this does not go without consequences. the united states and united kingdom has been to downgrade the houthis ability to carry out attacks in the red sea. and of course in late november we saw more than two dozen attacks carried out by the houthi rebels against ship along the crucial red sea route according to military officials in the u.s. on tuesday of this

week, we saw 21 houthi missiles being shot down by the u.s. military. and of course there has been mounting concern around this. we've heard from officials in both the u.s. and united kingdom saying that that it has impacted global economy and so that these strikes were legitimate to deder any further risk to life in the region and of course crucial assets in the region. we did see the houthis retaliate somewhat. there was a strike following the round of strikes which targeted 60 assets, around 60 locations in yemen thursday night into friday. it remains to be seen the extent to which these strikes carried out by the u.s. and united kingdom have been successful in slowing down the houthi ability to carry out such attacks. we have of course seen the u.s.

unilaterally carrying out further strikes of course on a smaller scale. and this has drawn some condemnation around the region, there is concern around the red sea and also potentially to carry out firt further attacks. so that is a concern for regional leaders particularly as we continue to see tensions mounting with iran with regards to israeli's war in gaza. of course houthis are funded by iran and we've heard that they will vow to continue their attacks so long as israel attacks on gaza continue. >> thanks nada bashir thiin bei. president biden says he believes the houthis are a terrorist group as the u.s. considers reapplying that designation to them, something it lifted in 2021. he told reporters the houthis are not the only ones who got the blunt message from american

and british attacks. >> i've already delivered the message. they know not do anything. we will make sure that we respond to the houthis if they continue this outrageous behavior along with our allies. [ inaudible question ] >> no. iran does not want a war with us. [ inaudible question ] >> i think that they are. >> in iran on friday, protesters burned make shift u.s. and israeli flags. and in yemen, huge crowds gathered in the capital city of sanaa to protest the strikes. and they urge the u.s. and uk to go back to their country and face racism invite of protecting israeli ships. joining me now is stephen collinson covering the white house. great to have you on. so first on the timing of all of this, why did president biden choose to act now? what was on the line in terms of

u.s. credibility? >> i think strategically it had gotten to the point where you were having the drones and missile strikes toward commercial shipping in the red sea. this clearly is a very important international sea lane, it is very important to the world economy, but at this point there was a question of u.s. credibility. washington had warned the houthis to stop doing this. the situation kept escalating. is it was time really for the u.s. to enforce a red line. this was seen by the white house as not just a signal to the houthis but other iranian proxies around the middle east that have upped their activity following the israeli war in gaza, that the u.s. would act to protect its interests. this is something that the white house had tried not to do for

weeks. it has been trying to avoid a widening of this war. but it got to a point i think where deterrence needed to be re-established and i think the white house is hoping that this kind of action, although it did escalate the situation ulti ultimately, will prevent the wider spreading of the war that everyone in washington fears. >> exactly. but speaking of washington, politically biden is being criticized by republicans for not acting sooner. it would be for them another example in the narrative they have been weaving since the start of the administration that the world doesn't taken biden and therefore the u.s. seriously. will launching these strikes help to blunt that particular line of attack? >> i think this is one of those situations when as a president, you are presented with a lot of options, none of which are good

strategically or politically. you have some republicans for example nikki haley and ron desantis, two of the republican candidates vying in the iowa caucuses which take place monday night, first nominating contest of the 2024 election season, they say biden should have acted sooner and accuse him of being weak towards iran. donald trump, the favorite to win the iowa caucuses, is taking a slightly different tact in line with his make america great isolationism, he put up a post on social media today questioning why the u.s. was now getting socked into another middle eastern conflict and accusing biden of being weak in that sense. biden also has a problem on his left in his own party. his coalition of younger voters has been particularly tested by the war in gaza. the heavy numbers of palestinian

casualties really caused younger progressive voters to turn against israel and biden's strong support for the israeli government. some of the key figures on the left in the democratic party have criticized biden for actually taking the strikes arguing that he exceeded his authority as president and she have gone to congress for declaration of war and has in-23rii infringed the constitution. so this is a difficult situation for the president. and he is getting more criticism. so i think that is basically the reality of the job of the presidency, but in an election year especially one where biden has a tough race to get a second term in the white house, it is very difficult for him. >> finally as you say, it is in a way a no-win situation for president biden. a tough balancing act for him.

how much will domestic politics in an election year play into his decision making going forward? >> well, the president really doesn't want to get embroiled in a wider middle eastern war. not just for political reasons, but for national security reasons of course as well. but an intense of fighting in the middle east is not the kind of message he wants to send to voters. i think you've seen the effect of the politics in the united states in the way that washington and the biden administration traveling officials have really increased pressure on israel to tone down the intensity of their operation this gaza. as i mentioned, the younger progressive voters that biden needs to show up in his coalition in critical swing states in november, they have not taken kindly to his position on the netanyahu government. >> we'll have to leave it there. appreciate your analysis.

>> thanks. extreme weather could affect voter turnout in the iowa republican caucuses on monday. blizzard warnings have already forced candidates to cancel events during the critical final days of campaigning. that is next. stay with us.

welcome back to awful you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." the winter weather in the u.s. is having an impact on the first nominating contest in the race for the white house. blizzard warnings remain in place in iowa and strong winds will bring whiteout conditions.

windchill warnings in effect until tuesday. temperatures will fall below zero and remain there throughout monday. temperatures monday evening when the caucuses take place will be as low as negative 10 degrees with windchills as low as negative 35. some candidates have canceled some campaign events but still working to win over voters. >> i'm so sorry that we couldn't be in fort dodge, but i didn't want to miss the opportunity to communicate to all of you that we're planning out to see us on this snowy day in iowa. >> i'll ask you for your support on monday. i know it will be cold. i know it will be not the most pleasant. but i don't think that you will ever be able to cast a vote that has more impact given the circumstances. we didn't know what the turnout could be. it could be much smaller than what it has been in the 16th cycle. that is possible. we turn to the taiwan crucial election. polls closed a short time ago and vote counting is now under way. results will did erm who will be

slft governing island's next leader. kristie lu stout is joining us with the latest. walk us through the candidates and what is at stake here. >> reporter: absolutely. voting wrapped about an hour and a half ago. billions went to the polls in these critical elections. and now the ballots are being counted. when you look at the video, and i don't know if we have a live feed to share, they are being counted by hand. each vote is held up, they are put up on public display for public scrutiny before being counted. a very transparent process. we're still very early on in the tally. but the result is expected to come out later this evening. and the world is watching especially china. now, three men with three very different visions for taiwan are vying toucceed. you have lai chi te of the progressive party, ko wen and je

and hou yu il. lai ching te says he would sustain the status quo and pursue peace through strength. china denounced his party and his view as separatist. the second candidate, hospital ou yu ih is the married of new taipei city, long time police officer. and he says he will reengage with beijing if elected. his party favors closer ties with beijing. and then the third is ko wen je of the tpp. he is former mayor of taipei. he was a surgeon before entering politics. and his focus on pocketbook issues like the high cost of living is something that has resonated with young voters. of course we're keeping an eye on the parliamentary contest as

well in taiwan. china of course is watching this election very, very closely. on friday we heard comments from the people's liberation army saying it remains on high alert and will, quote, smash any taiwan independents bs plot. back to you. >> so china obviously watching very closely. how closely is the u.s. watching all of this? >> reporter: the u.s. has been watching these events very, very closely. but u.s. officials in the run-up to this election have gone out of their way to emphasize that the u.s. is not interfering and not intervening in the democratic processes in taiwan. a few days ago we learned from a senior biden administration official that the u.s. president plans to send an unofficial delegation to taiwan after the election to emphasize the

importance of taiwan/u.s. relations but also to reiterate the china one china policy that the united states has. ministry of foreign affairs in beijing weighed in shortly after that announcement saying that it did not support of course such a move but not to jeopardize relations between china, we also learned that america's chief diplomat antony blinken last night on the eve of the election met with a senior chinese official and discussed human rights and also discussed the need for peace and stability across the taiwan strait. >> all right. we'll check in with you again next hour. kristie lu stout, thanks so much. they may live thousands of miles away from taiwan, but members of the taiwanese community in new york are following this race closely. and lynda kinkade has more. >> reporter: in the new york city neighborhood of flushing queens, one of the largest taiwanese communities in the united states, the names of three political parties are on

everyone's lips. >> dpp. >> tpp. >> kpp. >> reporter: one candidate from there's three parties will be the next taiwanese president. leading in the polls for months is william lai, current taiwanese vice president. he is looking to succeed the president wen who cannot run again because of term limits. taiwanese are following every twist and turn in this crucial election from thousands of miles away. >> most of the taiwanese know that we watch political talk shows online and we discuss about what is going on in taiwan. everything is realtime. >> reporter: the taiwan center in flushing is where many taiwanese meet to talk politics, exercise and take part in other activities. because there is no absentee voting in taiwan, many here are flying back to cast their vote.

>> we help our senior members, so a lot of them haven't gone back to taiwan for like 30 or 20 years. so we help them to get back to taiwan so that they will be able to vote. >> reporter: the dpp appears to have the most support in this community. taiwanese here say beijing's attempts to steer support from the dpp to more china friendly candidates like the kmt's hou yu ih is a top concern. good we see there are more chinese influences, much more usage of the social media to influence the voters in taiwan by providing this information. >> reporter: even if william l.i.e. wins the election, dpp supporters fear a narrow win could endanger his agenda. >> without a clear majority, if sdchlt pp dpp eventually wins, president

lai would face formidable challenges because the opposition party might decide to block out some important legislation. >> reporter: for now taiwanese in flushing are watching, waiting an praying for their homeland. >> taiwan is the life house, the torch of the democracy human rights. i'm so concerned, so concerned about the life and future and fate of taiwan, the precious island. >> reporter: lynda kinkade, cnn. israel rejected accusations of committing genocide against palestinians before a top u.n. court on friday. straight ahead, the second and final day of arguments over israel's military campaign in gaza. stay with us.

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give your business a head start in 2024 with this great offer. plus, ask how to get up to $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. israel is drawing attention to the hostages still held captive this gaza. israeli government released this video on friday as it denied accusations of committing

genocide before the top u.n. court. ♪ >> 136 hostages are still held captive in horrific conditions in gaza. hamas is guilty of war crimes. >> melissa bell has more from the hague. >> first call of genocide is intent. without intent, there can be no genocide in law. >> reporter: israel defending itself on the second and final day of hearings at the international court of justice, refuting claims by south africa that its response to the attacks on october 7 violates the 1948 genocide convention. >> it is respectfully submitted that the application and request should be dismissed for what this they are, a libel skinned

to deny israel to defend itself from the unprecedented onslaught it continues to face. and to free the 136 hostages hamas still holds. >> reporter: this after south africa's lawyers argued on thursday that israel's leaders were intent on destroying the palestinians as a group this gaza. >> following 7 october, israel deployed 6,000 bombs per week. at least 200 times it has deployed 2,000 pound bombs in southern areas of palestinian designated as safe. >> reporter: on friday israel pushed back. >> the genocide convention was not designed to address the brutal impact of intensive hostilities on the civilian

population. the convention was set apart to address the malevolent crime. >> reporter: and they say more than 1200 israelis were killed. >> if there had been acts that may be characterized as geno genocidal, then they have been perpetrated against israel. >> reporter: outside the court, the pubs divisions and frustrations on clear display. >> i'm waiting to see evidence of things they said because i think that there is a lot of things that -- a lot of information that is misleading and that is not really accurate. so i'm waiting to see the evidence that they are about to bring forth. >> reporter: near by pro israel supporters laid a table with places set for hostages still inside gaza. >> translator: on october 7

israel was under attack. people were killed, murdered, butchered, raped, burned alive. and today we're the ones who are supposed to give explanations? it is unbelievable. >> reporter: the question of whether gazans are the victims of a genocide could take years for the court to rule on. far more pressing, the question of if and how it will ask israel to stop its war. melissa bell, cnn, the hague. british prime minister rishi sunak visited kyiv promises more funding as the war grinds on. and this is at a critical time when aid packages from the u.s. and european union remain stalled. sunak also signed a new security agreement that president zelenskyy called unprecedented. >> want to send a strong signal of support to the ukrainian

people but also a strong signal of support that vladimir putin needs to recognize we're not going anywhere. i'm here with one clear message, the united kingdom stands with ukraine. >> during his trip sunak toured a military hospital in the capital and met with wounded soldiers. zelenskyy awarded some of them medals and thanked them for their service. still to come, preparations are under way in denmark where the world's only remaining female sovereign will pass the crown and usher in a new era for one of the world's oldest monarchies. that is s next. ststay with usus.

united airlines says it will ground its entire fleet of boeing 737 max 9 jets until at least january 16. they say the planes won't fly until they are approved and are confident the planes are 100% safe. united typically has 200 max 9 flights daily. 171 of the planes are grounded in the u.s. as alaska airlines and united await updated emergency inspection guidelines from the federal authorities. united's announcement comes one week after a terrifying incident on an alaskan airlines flight when a door size section blew

off the side of the plane mid flight. in italy, outrage is growing over a viral video showing a massive crowd of men raising their arms in a fascist salute, it happened last week in an event marking the 46th anniversary of the killing of three neo fascists. barbie nadeau is joining me from rome. strange and disturbing story. take us through what happened and what it means and the reaction. >> reporter: yeah, it is strange and extremely disturbing. probably the most disturbing part is this happens every single year for the commemoration of the death of the murder of these three young activists. what is especially disturbing though is the silence from the prime minister's m maloney got her start with that party, it doesn't exist anymore, but she melded it into her current party. she has not commented except to say that the attacks, gratuitous

attacks she called them on her government, weren't appropriate at the time when they are government was as she says doing so well. she hasn't condemned the act though. and that has a lot of people up in arms here across the country and it doesn't seem like that she will do it. it is a week ago go january 7 when they do this commemoration. it must be said that people on the right and left politicians do attend this commemoration. and the fascist salute happened after the did hgnitaries left. but it also happens every year. >> so this will be taken up by the european parliament on tuesday. do you think we'll get a response then? >> you know, georgia maloney in her a little over a year now in office has proven herself a very moderate leader. and she's been kind of the darling of european politics. a lot of people were nervous about her taking power and now that she's been in for this period of time, she's done well for the country. so this will be a very difficult

moment for her in terms of whether or not she makes a comment when european parliament talks about the threat of the parties when we're seeing attacks in other countries in europe. whether or not she'll feel compelled to comment in or around the debate remain as mystery. but a lot of people are hoping she does. >> we'll be watching. barbie nadeau, thank you so much. sunday marks the end of an era for denmark. the queen will abdicate the throne and her oldest son prince frederick will become king. max foster has more on this historic occasion. >> reporter: a new year, a new era for denmark and for one of the world's oldest monarchies. queen mwill end her era, a shoc

decision delivered on new year's eve. >> translator: i have decided that now is the right time on the 14th of january, 2024, 52 years after i succeeded my beloved father, i will step down as queen of denmark. >> reporter: denmark's ruler became europe's longest reigning monarch after the death of queen elizabeth in 2022. green margrethe puts the decision down to her fragile health. recent surgeries on her back have limited her royal duties. >> translator: the time takes its toll and the number of ailments increases. one cannot undertake as much as one managed in the past. >> reporter: that sense of duty won the hearts of the danish people. and drew comparisons to queen elizabeth to whom margrethe looked to for some inspiration. the danish prime minister was quick to praise the only monarch

that many danes will ever have known. on behalf of the entire population, i would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to her majesty the queen for her life long dedication and tireless efforts for the kingdom, frederick son wrote in a statement. and like other constitutional monarchies, the danish sovereign stays above politics. but feathers can be ruffled. in 2022, the queen titles of prince and princess from the children of her second son wprince joaquin, an effort o reduce the royal establishment and allow her grandkids more privacy. but prince joaquin went public with her children's hurt feelings and she later apologized but did not change her position. >> there is more pressure on the young people of today than there was when i was a child. >> reporter: margrethe's decision to abdicate places the

pressure on prince frederick. he will rule alongside his australian-born wife princess mary. the royal couple met at a bar in sydney during the 2000 olympics. mary donaldson, marketing executive from tasmania, swept into a fairy tale. >> i like her very much indeed and i hope she knows that and feels that. >> reporter: the new queen won't have far to look for a role model. max foster, cnn. attention all you buffalo bills fans. the nfl team called for all hands on deck to help them dig out of a state of emergency due to an upcoming storm. up to three feet of snow is forecast at high mark stadium ahead of the playoff game against the steelers. so the bills sent out this appeal, shovellers can shovel snow throughout the night on saturday into sunday morning if

needed. prospective snow shovellers are asked to dress appropriately and bring their own shovels if possible. they are offering $20 an hour. probably get more shovellers if they offered them tickets. and finally, forget about building a snowman. how about sculpting a great white snow shark? that is one a artist did and it quickly turned in to an instagram stop for visits to are. that wraps this hour. i'm kim brunhuber. i'll be back with more news in a moment. please stay with us.

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