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hour. i want to start with good news on coronavirus. right now, not a single u.s. state is in the red, as you can see here. that means the number of new covid cases compared to the previous week is either holding steady or going down. but, of course, there is a catch. there is bad news. more than 100,000 new cases were still reported in the u.s. on saturday. also, we're hearing astrazeneca telling cnn its vaccine seems less effective against the variant first spotted in south africa when it's a case of mild disease. the pharmaceutical company says it believes its vaccine could work against severe disease and is hoping to deliver shots by the autumn. new case numbers seem to be going down in europe. portugal included. in recent weeks, the worst infection rate in the world. but even in places with good vaccine rollouts, hospitals are still under huge, huge pressure. in the uk, a top doctor says

intensive care units are full to the rafters, because patients are staying sick for long periods of time. despite all that, cases are on the downward trend across europe as countries ease the coronavirus restrictions. i want to talk about that with melissa, who joins us live from paris. m hi, melissa. >> reporter: sit the beginning of some good news at last here in the european union, countries looking at easing restrictions. we've seen in italy, germany could go that way. angela merkel is to meet with state premiers to look at whether it is possible to ease substantial restrictions. across europe, children going back to school. that is good news, but it is also a moment for counting the cost. the reason they're under such pressure to reopen is it's had this tremendous cost.

the european union is already in recession, 7.5 unemployment rate. and if you take individual sectors, things hike tourism. here in europe, up to 12 million jobs could be at risk given to blows to things like tourism. think back to 2008, remember the recession and it used the european debt crisis. europe is going to be looking at questions of unity and cohesion. with all of those very different economy struggling to get back on track. so lots of pressure to lift these restrictions. the numbers are stabilizing at last, going down in some parts. essentially, youreuropean econo have been ground to a stand still. how can they beesed? that's going to be the big question into the summer, since

that's how long it will take for europe to get some of those targets it's fixed itself in terms of vaccinating its population and being able to move on. >> yeah. people that you're speaking to, is there a huge sense of relief or just an exhaustion that this could take perhaps the rest to have year? >> reporter: what we've been seeing is a great deal of exhaustion. protests in europe several times, people getting impatient with all that's gone on. with the icus as full as they are, here in france as well, the pressure is on governments to make sure that they keep those figures down. france has resisted that third partial lockdown, taking to the curfew system. and the reason it's done that, even in the face of difficult numbers, is economic. in a single month, it cost the french economy just over 7 billion euros. a full costdown cost it 18

billion. that's why the french government has put off that third lockdown in the hope that the figures would stabilize. that appears to be the case. yet on friday, a group of doctors reintroducing tougher restrictions because of the fears of the new variants, the first one identified in the united kingdom making fast progression here in europe. so clearly pressure for the governments to reopen. pressure also for the governments to keep their icus up and running. >> thanks for that update. melissa bell, live in paris. back here in the u.s., a source tells cnn that joe biden plans on using the super bowl, which is happening on sunday, to share a message on these vaccines, and we're expecting him to speak to those who are hesitant about getting their shot. >> reporter: in the past week, more than 9 million covid-19 vaccines were administered in the u.s. that outpaced the number of new covid cases 10-1. and in the last two days, the

number of people hospitalized came under 90,000 for the first time since late november. despite these positive trends, health officials are warning us not to let our guards down. >> at best, things seem quiet in the locker room. but when we come out, the team we're facing is a lot tougher than the team we faced in the first half of this outbreak. >> reporter: a source familiar with the plan told cnn joe biden will take advantage of the large national audience on sunday to thank health care workers. administration officials said the white house hopes to combat vaccine hesitancy and speak to the african-american, latino and white, rural non-mask wearing americans. and people are being discdiscoud to attend super bowls. >> don't drink, don't drive,

don't bring multiple households together and create a super spreader event. i guarantee it will be your own family will everyone will be jeopardized. >> reporter: the league offered the biden administration every one of its 32 team stadiums as mass vaccination site. seven are already in operation, and the 49ers stadium is about to become california's largest vaccination site. yankees stadium's vaccination site opened friday, but only for people in the bronx. an effort to reach underserved communities. >> this is about equity. this is about fairness. this is about protecting people who need the most protection because the bronx is one of the places that bore the brunt of this crisis. >> reporter: the mayor of new york city and other officials say the problem continues to be supply. >> rather than me just running up there and sitting on somebody, we are -- we're doing everything. it's coming from all fronts. >> reporter: a third vaccine

made by johnson & johnson could increase supply, but the u.s. food and drug administration advisory committee isn't scheduled to discuss it until february 26. the event behind me was targeted for employees of local school district who fall into georgia's current eligibility group. vaccinations being a really important part of conversations to bring kids back into classrooms safely, especially in chicago where there is no agreement. the mayor there said teachers who do not show up monday will be locked out of the system which could trigger a strike. i want to take a closer look at all these trends. i have a doctor from the california pacific medical center. doctor, good to see you again. thanks for joining us. i want to start with this good news. we are seeing a decroease in

rates. this is the first time in ages, i can't remember the last time i was reporting on air and there was no red on this map. the same playing out in europe. why is this? >> well, robyn, this is some good news indeed. cases in the u.s. are down 15% from last week. hospitalizations down 12%. the death rate has plateaued over this time period. we know that the lagging i would kay for. -- indicator. at this point, we can't attribute the falling cases to the covid vaccine, because we've only administered about 36 million doses so far. so the drop in new cases we're seeing may not continue. we now know about new, more transmissible variants that are circulating. the good news is we know how to

stop the spread by social distancing, only spending time indoors with people that we live with, hand washing, and wearing masks. >> i want to ask you about that in a moment. but i want to mention these variants. we're specifically hearing that astrazeneca is saying that its vaccine is not as effective against the so-called south african variant. they say it works, but maybe not so much if you only have a mild case of coronavirus. again, why is that? and does that matter? because respearen't viruses sup to mutate in ways like this? isn't this expected? >> a small trial of just over 2,000 predominantly young, healthy adults with some early data showing limited efficacy of the astrazeneca vaccine with the south african variant.

we don't know how effective it is against severe disease. the study has not been peer reviewed, so still waiting on that. we know they have started adapting their vaccine against this variant to be ready for fall delivery, if needed. as you said, we know when all viruses spread, they mutate over time. in the case of this coronavirus, thousands of changes have arisen, and these new variants have emerged. only a tiny minority of these mutations are likely to be important or change the virus in a significant way. however, the speed at which this virus is spreading globally and therefore changing is concerning. so we really need to accelerate all of our vaccination efforts before new and even more potentially dangerous variants arise. >> yeah, and particularly because the uk variant and the south african one as well, also seems to be transmitted quicker,

faster, better, however you want to describe it. but with that in mind, then, are you also suggesting that folks start to wear two masks? i know there has been guidance out, and do you think the time is now that people need to double masks? >> exactly, we know that these new variants are more contagious. we all need to double down on efforts to social distancing, wear masks, when a vaccine is available to you, take it. based on the current understanding, we do expect the moderna, biontech and johnson & johnson vaccinations will be effective. and wearing two masks is a good idea. i do it. the fit and material determine how effective it is. when masks don't fit well, they allow air leaks. when materials are too thin, they're less effective at bl

blocking particles in the area. so it's a good idea to wear two at once, wear a cloth mask on top of a surgical mask or two cloth masks. always cover your nose and your mouth. >> good to speak to you. keep safe. >> thank you. so still ahead, the latest on preparations for president trump's second impeachment trial and how he's caused deep divisions been the republican party. stay with cnn. lots to talk about up ahead. with a skilled tax pro. securely drop off your documents, have them picked up, or upload them, and d work with a tax o online from home. safe and easy ways to file that w work around y. at panera, we didn't just raise the bar... and d work with a tax o online from home. with warm roasted chicken, fresh broccoli, and a savory glaze, we raised the bar on the bowl. order our new teriyaki chicken & broccoli bowl for delivery or pickup today. panera.

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the constitution when she took that vote to impeach president trump. now, all of this coming on the eve of president trump's second impeachment trial, which is scheduled to start on tuesday. there is still a number of unknown surrounding that trial, namely how long it will take. we don't know exactly at this point how long this will go on. and if witnesses will be called. in this case, it's very unique situation in that the 100 senators serving as jurors were also witnesses in this case. they experienced the insurrection here on january 6. house impeachment managers requested president trump to testify. he said he will not be doing that. right now there's just not an appetite for a subpoena to compel him to testify. house impeachment managers intend to say his refusal to testify for the senate impeachment trial underscores his guilt as being singularly responsible for the insurrection on january 6th. jessica dean, cnn, the capitol.

cnn political errol barnett joins me now. any surprises from the coming impeachment? >> yeah, there will be surprises. we've never had this before. this is history being made here, we've never had an ex-president the subject of an impeachment trial in american history. we've only had four impeachments in american history. two of them were of donald trump. so there's a lot of unusual things happening right off the bat. what i am expecting is that we'll see a reliving of the attack on the capitol on january 6. and ironically it will be taking place in the senate chamber. that was overrun by the rioters and seized for a while by them. there are a lot of people who are going to be acting technically as jurors. that's what an impeachment trial

is. the senate sits in judgment of the president now being impeached, or the ex-president. but there are also witnesses, and the chamber where it's being held is a crime scene, where much of this happened. and we've never had a president or ex-president accused of insurrection, which is what the impeachment article states. so a lot of unusual things happening here. i think it's going to be a traumatic reliving of something that has been just a wound in our democracy here. the fact that at the time a sitting president spoke to a mob, that mob then stormed into the capitol while votes were being counted and tried to overturn an election and five people died in the process. those are the inescapable, uncontested facts and they will be laid out. the only question is, does donald trump deserve to be convicted of having incited that insurrection. >> no matter how traumatic it

is, we are expecting the majority of republicans to punt any decision on casting judgment on him. do you think anything will change that? >> you know, anything can happen. this is a test of our institutions, our democratic institutions. and it may be an imperfect process by which to hold donald trump accountable. but it's the only process that we have. there are by most estimates about 17 republican senators that would have to vote against the president for them to reach the 2/3 majority needed to actually convict him. it's unlikely that they have that many votes. i think they're about 12 short. let's assume the senators keep an open mind. but even if they don't convict, the record will be laid out. the transparency that people seek, the final accounting of what actually happened in the

president's exact role is going to be debated in public, very publicly, and we'll have a better sense of what happened and who should be held accountable. >> while that plays out in the coming week, the past week has also seen a real -- a real insight into what the republican party is. the sort of tug for the soul of this venerable party. what do you make as the impeachment trial moves forward, and this real fight for what is republicanism right now, and how much of a hold donald trump still has on it, how do you think that will play in within the impeachment, at least politically? >> i've got to tell you, there's not much of a fight. the republican party is beholden to donald trump. every poll that you look at, the behavior of the elected officials, everything that you can measure tells you that they're either in full support of him, or in the case of elected officials, they're

afraid to cross him and afraid of his followers coming after them. we're talking about 60%, 70%, 80% of donald trump, even after everything we've seen. even after the party suffered the loss of the white house, lower and upper house of congress, even after all that political destruction that happened on donald trump's watch, there are people still publicly saying we don't know if he really lost the election, we're not going to cross him, we're going to decline to criticize him, even after that attack on the capitol. and so, you know, i don't know if it's that much of a fight, but there are a handful of republicans saying we need to go in another direction. we can't keep suffering these political losses. in the end, that's supposed to be the self-correcting mechanism that draws the party in a different direction, but it hasn't begun. >> what has begun is this new

presidency, and what we have been seeing is joe biden going ahead with his priorities, with his order of business. seems like a man who knows that he's running out of time or that he doesn't have enough time. the speed of which he's implementing his agenda is quite awesome, isn't it? >> absolutely. democrats control the senate and the house and the white house. and if historical patterns hold, democrats are going to lose control of one of those institutions in the next two years when we have midterm elections. so both for substantive reasons, because the economy is flat on its back and we are suffering through this pandemic, the president knows he has to move quickly, that he has maybe 24 months to enact not just a turn around in the economic disaster, and a turn around in the pandemic that has claimed ed c to 500,000 lives. but if he wants his agenda to get passed, he has to do it

while democrats control the house and senate. so he has to move very quickly. and he is under no illusions that the republicans will cooperate in any way, shape, or form. as deadly as the pandemic has been, as high as the unemployment rate is, you still have republicans saying they do not want to spend money to try and revive the economy. it's mind boggling in a lot of ways. but the white house is not going to waste time trying to bring them over. they have the power, they're going to make the most of it. >> errol louis, live there from new york. thanks for your expertise and opinion. >> good to see you. so coming up on cnn, protestors in myanmar call for democracy and an end to the military coup that grabbed power. that story is next. new lash sensational sky high mascara from maybelline new york. limitless length plus volume. sensational from every angle.

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great to have you along. welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. you're watching cnn. i'm robyn curnow, and it is 29 minutes past the hour. so, thousands of people are marching on myanmar's largest city for a second day of protests there, chanting pro-democracy slogans and holding up a three finger salute. it's been less than a week since the military seized power and protestors are organizing. let's go to our reporter there in tokyo. i want to get your take on these protests. we've been seeing a lot of people on the street. how are they developing? >> reporter: well, robyn, witnesses on the ground tell us

that the numbers today are substantially larger than yesterday's. and yesterday they numbered in the thousands. and also, we're told that the organization of these protests is also more organized. we are seeing these crowds of young people chanting for democracy for the failure of the military dictatorship. many holding images of aung san suu kyi, saying we want our leader. but these protests are peaceful, they are avoiding the roadblocks, they are avoiding any direct face-to-face confrontation with the police. in addition, these protests are able to happen despite the state sanctioned internet blackouts. internet connectivity is 16% of ordinary levels. earlier, facebook, twitter and instagram were blocked. but these protests are organizing through word of mouth, phone calls and messaging. myanmar had been under military regime for more than 50 years. it was brutally stifling, it

plunged the country into poverty. there are fears now that history is repeating itself. there had been rays of hope six years ago when aung san suu kyi formed the first civilian government, winning the election in a landslide. even though aung san suu kyi has fallen from grace internationally for her rejection of accusations of genocide, for her failure to condemn the rohingya crisis, at home she is still very popular. >> we talk about the international reaction. what kind of impact do you think international pressure is having, if any? >> reporter: that's right, robyn. we have seep this widespread international condemnation. there are threats of sanctions, including from the biden administration, that experts say this is unlikely to bother the military regime, which has endured many years of sanctions in the past. there are, however, also fears

of activists and journalists and critics being further targeted in a wider crackdown. according to a human rights group in myanmar, at least 133 government officials and at least 14 activists have been detained as of monday. and foreign companies that have invested in myanmar as the economy was opening up in more recent years are now also at risk. here in japan in particular, companies had heavily invest sbed into the country. and a giant brewing company has cut its joint formation with another company. the military still controlled about a quarter of seats in parliament and several key ministries. and now this coup experts say, was driven by an effort to regain control, reassert power for the army chief to regain respect. robyn? >> thanks for that update, live in japan.

the u.s. ambassador to myanmar doug mitchell joins me now. ambassador, thanks for joining us. obviously, you spent a lot of time in myanmar, as you watch what's happening on the streets now. what do you make of these protests? >> well, it's certainly escalated there. it doesn't surprise me that people are going to push back. these are a very proud people. a very strong and thoughtful, a lot of young people on the streets. it's encouraging and inspiring but also fills you with some dread, if you know what happens in burmese history, that the street demonstrations have led to violence. i really pray it doesn't happen again. but it is -- i think it's inevitable that people will be pushing back against this coup that i think touches the hearts of everyone. >> what is china's role in all of this? and particularly in the aftermath, and what happens next?

i know that the generals and chinese are not natural bed partners, but what kind of leverage does china have going forward, as well? >> well, they have leverage in the sense that they have enormous business interests and a lot of investment there. the generals don't particularly like the chinese, they don't like any external influence on their affairs. they could have some leverage if they chose to use it. it would be a wonderful opportunity for the u.s. and china to work together. but the chinese see myanmar, burma as their sphere of influence. they don't want any western power any why near their border. they do get involved in internal affairs, but sometimes they see these things as an opportunity, because there will be alienation from the democratic countries of the world. that means that the military

would have to turn to china. to support it sfwer internation. so they may see an opportunity. but i'm sure they're watching very closely, given their historically bad relationship with the military, and the good relationship they had formed with aung san suu kyi's party. >> are there any lessons learned from the past that the u.s. in particular, the biden administration should not repeat? how should they deal with what is going on? we had tweets from the embassy on the ground, we've obviously had some response. >> lessons learned, we want to distinguish between the people of the country and those who perpetrated this, the military. i think there's a recognition that the old days of sanctions, which were plblanket sanctions that isolated the country may not be the best way to go now. you want to target this carefully but not hurt the people. that's a very strong lesson many have taken.

i think also engagement is very, very important. that we have established a very -- a record of engagement in the past ten years. and even though we've been alienated since the rohingya crisis, that it's important to reengage and get to the commander in chief. it's very hard at this point. but work with allies. work with partners like japan and others to see if we can find a way to get to the commander in chief to turn from this course he's on before it's too late. >> so i know that many people who have watched this will agree with you that they prefer targeted sanctions, not blanket sanctions. another criticism of american policy was too much of a focus on aung san suu kyi, on one person, one leader. how important is it to look at these protests or the opposition as more broad? >> oh, you have to. and we always did. we had relations as we could, even before the opening and

certainly after the opening when i was ambassador, first the envoy, then ambassador. we had very strong relations with civil society, with the media, with political parties across the spectrum. we just didn't have that ability in the old days, because we were -- it was just a junta and they were isolating themselves and we isolated them further with sanctions. the reason why there was such attention on aung san suu kyi is maybe twofold. one, she's a charismatic figure. she represents the democratic hope of the country, and it create at lot of attention to the country, because she was the representative, the symbol of it. but also the people have chosen her. it wasn't simply about her, and who she was, she was, in 1990, head of the party that won in a landslide election. in 2015, head of the party that won in a landslide and the same last november. so she represents democracy. the people have chosen her, so we must invest in the people's choice. but it can't be about just her.

it has to be everyone and invest in the future, because she won't be around forever. >> former ambassador to myanmar, really appreciate you joining me. thank you for your perspective. >> thanks for the opportunity. and russian police have arrested thousands of protestors there. the wave of tdemonstrations begn in support of alexie navalny and it morphed into a wider movement. some of those arrested are speaking out. here's fred mipleitgen. >> reporter: thousands have been detained and some say they were mistreated by police while in custody. >> translator: i was alone in the room with these four policemen, and one said, do you want a plastic bag over your head? on the shelf they already had a bag as if it was prepared for

this. so they started choking me a little bit. i tried to resist, but he kept putting my head down and shaking me. >> reporter: a kremlin spokesperson said if what she described happened, she should have filed a lawsuit, even though she's in jail. police did not respond to cnn's request for comment. security forces detain sod many people, moscow ran out of space to keep them in. images have emerged of people crammed into police buses waiting for hours and even days to be processed, with no chance to physically distance during times of pandemic. alexander is a lawyer for opposition leader alexie navalny's organization. he was detained last week. >> translator: i was taken to a police station with 25 other people. i spent three days. in the first day new york food, no water and they didn't let us use the toilet. >> reporter: this is a former migrant camp now used as a

detention center for those taken into custody at rallies. people who were locked up shared these videos showing crammed cells and unsanitary conditions. >> translator: everything is really bad. there are no mattresses and people have been sitting like this for 1 1/2 days. >> reporter: among the detainees, a prominent journalist for retweeting a joke which the court said incited separation in a rally. he said he's innocent. >> translator: he spent many hours in the tiny cell. 28 people in a cell meant for eight. >> reporter: while he says he has been moved to a slightly better cell, others detained claim little has changed for them. meanwhile, pro-klem lynn media is blaring out videos like this,

of people spelling out the words our president in the snow. put they claimed there were no repressions in russia. outside the makeshift jail, friends and relatives bring food, drinks, and cigarettes for those detained inside. some venting their anger. >> translator: they're trying to intimidate people. our job here is to show the detainees, that we are all together in this. the only way to build society and consolidate. >> reporter: alexie navalny's movement has refrained calling for new protests saying they want to regroup and give supporters time to get out of jail. fred pleitgen, cnn, russia. covid has forced millions to say goodbye to loved ones, and the imposed isolation can intensify the grief for those left behind. after the break, we talk to

three women who tell us their struggles to cope with their loss.

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a year ago, one of the first people to call the world's attention to the coronavirus tied from the illness he tried to warn people about. a 34-year-old doctor in wuhan became known as the whistleblower who alerted people about the new virus. the chinese government reprimanded him for his actions. they said he was spreading rumors. to mark the anniversary of his death, some left flowers and a picture of the doctor outside the hospital where he died. now, since dr. lee's death, there have been more than 2 million people around the world who have lost their lives to covid. and as families and friends are left behind, they are also left to cope with the death during a pandemic that's been a struggle. here's phil black.

>> reporter: like all of us now, trish and peter find comfort in videos. here they are connecting to dozens of people in the uk and the u.s. for a brief moment, there's joy, seeing all of those loving faces. but the feeling is quickly crushed, as the screen shows why they've come together. they're watching live images from a gray, windy cemetery near england's southern coast. where tricia's father is being buried. herbert john tait key died in covid-19. he was almost 104. remembered as the one who held his family together for generations. >> that was grand dad. i loved him. >> reporter: the pandemic means only a small number of young people can be there to mourn him. trish can only watch and listen.

a shaky image on a small screen is a limited window to the ceremony honoring her father's long, meaningful life. then it's over. >> really lovely. >> reporter: but for a grieving father who longs to be with family, it's not enough. >> the saddest thing now is, we're all going to leave. >> reporter: grief in the time of covid is made worse by loneliness. >> it can't be the same. there's no physical interaction, that's the biggest thing that's missing during this terrible time. >> he was my best friend. i felt like i've known him forever. >> reporter: she also knows that pain. she and her husband, nick, both caught the virus. nick deteriorated quickly.

>> he was in the hospital, and that's the last i saw of him. we blew kisses at each other. >> reporter: she was abruptly alone with her grief, locked down in the home that they shared, surrounded by evidence of their life together. how dark did it get for you? >> oh -- >> reporter: instead, she chose to live, to ensure nick's first novel was published and to help others. she set up video support groups for those experiencing the pandemic's unique power to inflict trauma through grief and isolation. >> we don't want to tell people just how -- i've never felt pain like it.

because i couldn't be with him. i couldn't hold him. i'm sorry. i couldn't say bye to him. >> reporter: sammy miller is describing what it was like losing her faither to covid-19. this was david miller only a few months before he died. 66 and healthy, loving, and loved. sammy says everything about grieving him is harder because of the pandemic. >> one day at bereavement counseling, i don't know how to live without you, dad. >> reporter: to find closure, she turned to london's cathedral, for censturicenturie building focused on remembering loss and sacrifice. she added her father's image to the cathedral's permanent,

online memorial, a project to help people cope with confronting grief in the time of covid. >> i just want to keep his memory alive. >> reporter: he's not just a number. >> he's not just a number. he's my dad. >> reporter: david miller, nick, john tait, just three among the millions lost. a tiny sample from the pandemic's infinite pool of grief. phil black, cnn, london. ♪ it is love, love, love that makes it all worthwhile♪ ♪and it is love, lolove, love♪ ♪that can't help but make you smile.♪ ♪it is love, love, love...♪ send the love. order now at edible.com ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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millions of people in the u.s. and the eastern u.s. are under winter storm alerts with another major storm set to hit in a matter of hours, expected to dump heavy snow on a region still recovering from a winter blast days ago. i want to go to derek van dam. good to see you. talk us through what folks can expect here. >> it was just earlier this week, monday, that brought 30 inches of snow to some portions of new jersey. now they've got another storm waiting for them. it's not there yet but you can see the warnings in place. over 70 million americans with

winter weather alerts along the eastern seaboard. we can gauge impact. you can see the shading of orange stretching from philadelphia through new york city all the way to boston. that's where we expect moderate to major impacts, some of the coastal areas of cape cod near massachusetts will experience major implications from the storm because of the wind and the blowing and drifting of the snow. nonetheless, difficult travel conditions across the entire i-95 corridor. that runs parallel with the east coast. the difference between this storm compared to the monday storm last week, this will be a shorter-duration event. not enough time to dump 30 inches of snow, but nonetheless 6 to 8 inches for new york city, 3 to 6 inches for boston. locally higher amounts as you work inland. hartford, connecticut, we could pick up up to a foot of snowfall. lesser amounts near baltimore and washington, 1 to 3 inches. behind it, the other big story is the arctic chill.

windchill warnings and advisories from international falls to chicago. this is not a typo on my weather map. negative 45. that's what it feels like in northern minnesota as we speak. that is cold enough to actually turn your antifreeze in your car into sludge, almost thinkingening it, making your car almost useless. it's enough to receive frostbite on your exposed skin if you're outdoor longer than 10 minutes, dangerously cold weather. the arctic blast is going to slowly advance south and east, right where we're located here in atlanta, georgia. >> yes, we had a flurry of snow this afternoon, that made my kids jump for joy. >> i saw it. >> yeah, they have no idea just how cold it's going to get, our south african kids will think this is a whole other level. derek van dam, thanks very much. i'm robyn curnow.

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live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with robyn curnow. hi and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm robyn curnow. this is cnn. today is super bowl sunday, arguably one of the biggest entertainment events in america. and it literally kicks off an even more eventful week. super bowl lv between the kansas city chiefs and tampa bay buccaneers will be unlike any other. the stadium will only be