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south as texas. >> a dangerous winter storm stretching from texas to new england is bringing a triple whammy of snow, ice and sleet. we are tracking the latest for you. sending in reinforcement. president biden deploys thousands of troops to eastern europe. the kremlin says it is worried. we are live in moscow this hour. plus, bubbles, countless swabs and hazmat suits. we will take you live to the winter olympics in beijing. >> announcer: live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is thursday, february 3rd. a massive winter storm is unleashing ice, snow as well as freezing temperatures across the u.s. putting more than 100 million people under winter weather alert. the storm stretches all the way

from the mexican border to new england as well as beyond as you can see on your map. it's already forced airlines to cancel more than 3700 fliefts and counting today. and the icy conditions have made travel by road treacherous. you can see this driver in illinois learned the hard way. he crashed into a creek where he was stuck in his vehicle before firefighters went into the freezing water to pull him out. in texas the weather is bringing back memories of power outages seen during another storm last february. officials say this time around the power grid is ready. have a listen. >> we're utilizing every applicable state agency to make sure that texas will robustly respond to this extreme cold winter storm that is going to be sweeping across texas. >> drivers are urged to take their feet off the gas and slow

down. this video taken shows how treacherous roads are. and in missouri authorities responded to more than 200 wrecks across the state. leaving at least 12 people injured. we have more for you on the story. >> reporter: a wintry mess turning roads into a dangerous place to be. slick roads snarling traffic and sending vehicles sliding into ditches. >> if everything holds, this is dangerous. >> reporter: a monstrous storm spanning hundreds of miles across the country is unleashing dangerous snow and ice and dropping some places into a deep freeze threatening to paralyze parts of the midwest and the south. >> the amount of potential ice accumulation could potentially result in the loss of power for a large number of kentuckians. >> reporter: in texas where

nearly 250 people died after an ice storm last year, they've been preparing for days. >> the last two texans are zblard no one can guarantee there won't be a, quote, load shed event. what we will work and strive to achieve and what we're prepared to achieve is that the power's going to stay on across the entire state. >> traveling will be impossible in some places leading to the cancellation of thousands of flights and fedex says the storm could impact shipping and delivery services saying in a statement, quote, contingency plans are in place and we will be prepared to provide the best possible service in areas affected by the winter storm and as local conditions allow. in detroit. natural gas futures soared 16% on wednesday as energy markets prepared for that winter storm. the latest spike will keep home heating costs hiked for millions of americans as a demand for

natural gas rises. meanwhile, the powerful storm is proving to be a nightmare. travelers across the country from flight aware, airlines canceled more than 3700 flights so far for thursday. that's on top of more than the 2,000 flight cancellations that we saw on wednesday. let's break it all down for you. meteorologist pedram javaheri joins us from cnn's weather center. good morning, pedram. this is a powerful as well as a dangerous storm. >> yeah, good morning, isa. when you look at a storm this expansive, this is as worst case scenario as it gets with ariel coverage. when you look at the amount of disruptions across dallas, northward into memphis and as far north as cincinnati, these airports, 60 to 90% of their flights leading into thursday have been canceled. it's the early morning hours. it speaks to the wide ranging impacts. 3700 flights have been canceled in the first few hours of

thursday morning. all of it as a result of the massive frontal boundary. along the frontal boundary we have essentially every single weather element you can think of. when it comes to the winter element of it. you notice 2200 miles of coverage when it comes to how many states have been impacted. about 20 plus states in place here. the winter weather alerts can lead to not only power outages that can be expansive. highway closures can be possible with the amount of ice forecast along the boundary. some areas including areas around memphis northward into louisville, some could see half an inch to 3/4 of an inch over the next 24 hours. that is an incredible amount of ice that will bring down trees and power lines and lead to power outages. when it comes to the impacts you'll notice along the lines, eastern areas of arkansas into western tennessee. the regions we're watching very carefully into the ohio valley where disruptions can be the

most significant and of course it's not just ice and it's not just the wind and rain. significant amounts of snow north of this region are expected and in some cases the snow amounts have been historic. as much as a foot have fallen and 6 and 12 inches still in place across the areas into ohio, illinois, indiana, eventually into new england. the best way to depict the intensity of the storm is look at the temperature trend for your thursday afternoon highs. ranging from about 3 degrees in minneapolis all the way down into atlanta, georgia, where it's almost 70 degrees warmer. the contrast is almost 40 degrees from memphis into atlanta. as this front migrates t will shift further to the east. when it comes to snow, sleet. freezing rain. far enough along south, you could see all heavy rainfall. it will be expansive and very disruptive weather pattern here

continues into at least friday afternoon, isa. >> potentially very treacherous. pedram javaheri, thank you very much. everyone, do stay safe. moscow, the u.s. military says it's carried out a successful terrorist raid in northwest syria. the pentagon statement did not identify the target of the operation or other details but did say there were no u.s. casualties. the u.s. has conducted numerous efforts. moscow is reacting. in an exclusive statement to cnn the kremlin said it was worried by the move and once again accused the u.s. of escalating tensions in europe. those comments after president joe biden formally approved the deployment of 3,000 american troops to bolster three nato allies, germany, romania and

poland. the pentagon has stressed u.s. service members will not be entering ukraine. along with the deterrence comes diplomacy. emmanuel macron will hold a call with mr. putin. macron and biden said there is need for more dialogue and deescalation. there is more information of russia building up troops along the border. there is further expansion along belarus, crimea and western russia. oren lieberman has more from the pentagon. >> reporter: the u.s. military is on the move. president joe biden deploying troops to eastern europe to meet a growing threat of russian aggression. >> russia stays on an escalatory path, we will make changes to deter and defend. >> reporter: troops were moved to poland and germany.

1,000 troops are in germany heading to romania. u.s. troops will not deploy to ukraine but this deployment will further show russian president vladimir putin nato stands united. >> we want to make sure that he knows any move on nato is going -- is going to be resisted and it's going to be -- it's going to trigger article 5 and we are going to be committed to the defense of our allies. >> reporter: the pentagon has another 8500 troops on heightened alert if nato activates the rapid response force. this is the u.s. moving military forces on its own as the russian buildup steadily continues. one day after lloyd austin spent hours at the white house, the biden administration briefing the senate armed services and foreign relations committees. >> part of being ready is to deter him, is to show that the united states is willing to take active measures, willing to move troops in the direction of the

eastern part of the nato alliance to deter him. >> reporter: new satellite images show the latest russian military deployments to belarus on ukraine's northern border. russia has had housing for troops in crimea. new tents for troops which suggests an increase in readiness. a tuesday phone call didn't yield any breakthroughs but the option of diplomacy isn't dead yet. >> we are engaging in dialogue and diplomacy just as we pursue defense and deterrence. >> one thing we will not see or hear is the word imminent. that's because the white house explains it seems to imply that vladimir putin has made the decision to imminently invade ukraine. that they say is a decision they don't believe he has come to yet. oren lieberman, cnn, the

pentagon. >> let's get to moscow with cnn's nathan hodges. besides being worried, what else did the kremlin have to say about the deployment of those u.s. troops? >> reporter: well, isa, overnight kremlin spokesman told cnn that this deployment, this move by the biden administration was de facto pumping up tensions in eastern europe and that echos what russian president vladimir putin said a couple of days ago following a press conference with hungarian president victor orban. putin repeated a lot of the grievances we've heard over the years. said the u.s. and nato have ignored three of russia's key sticking points in this, quote, confrontation over ukraine. that's the stationing of nato strike weaponry in eastern europe. that's the open door policy to

new members as well as his concerns basically about this ongoing confrontation over ukraine and a long standing grievance that he's had basically about nato's posture in eastern europe. he would like to see that rolled back or at least nato's infrastructure rolled back to 1970 levels. something the u.s. and nato have made clear is just a non-starter for them. both washington and moscow are still very, very far apart but these continued tensions are happening at a very important diplomatic moment and very important geopolitical moment for president putin. he's prepared to leave today for a very high profile meeting. china and russia have had an ever sort of deepening cooperation and alliance

economically and militarily there. have been lots over the last several years joint military drills between the two countries. it's going to be very important for us to keep close eyes on what happens in beijing with xi and putin appearing together. >> we'll take you live to beijing in probably 20 minutes or so for the very latest. nathan in moscow, thank you very much. former u.s. president donald trump is sticking by his pledge to pardon people charged in the january 6th riot if he's re-e re-elected. he's been quite clear that he, indeed, tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election. >> the rally was a protest against a rigged election. had mike pence sent it back to the legislatures, you wouldn't have had the same kind of anger. there wouldn't be an anger because the legislatures would have done whatever they were going to do. there was a lot of corruption. there was a lot of phony voting, phony ballots and they should have been sent back.

>> his comments come as the january 6th committee's making several significant moves in its investigation. they have been speaking with oath keepers leader stewart rose from prison. rose is answering questions but invoking the fifth amendment right against self-incrimination. the national archive said it will turn over former vice president pence's records to the committee next month. donald trump had fought to keep them secret. the panel spoke yesterday with jeffrey clark who is facing possible contempt charges. the former justice department official pushed unfound claims of voter fraud after the 2020 election. we have the story. >> reporter: if jeffrey clark took the fifth amendment today, as we believe he did, a, that was the smart move for him legally. b, it's a sad statement that he had a good reason to because let's remember whajeffrey clark did at the justice

department that andrew and i both once worked for. he committed a fraud inside the very department that is charged with prosecuting fraud. he drafted this letter saying to the state of georgia saying we have detected significant election fraud that may impact the results of your election and in other states. that's a lie. that is not true. we know that's not true and he tried to get the justice department to put their letterhood on that and send that letter out. imagine if they did, what jeffrey clark wanted them to do. imagine if jeffrey rosen who was acting ag at the time would have done that. you would have had doj's official seal which carries so much weight. >> retired army colonel says trump's family, lawyers and right wing media tried to

intimidate and retaliate against him because he testified against trump. now this was in 2019. he was on the phone when trump pressured ukraine president to investigate democrats including trump's rival, joe biden. the former president is not named as a president in vince's lawsuit. he find vinman from the national security council two years ago. the fbi has identified some people it wants to find in the way of bomb threats targeting historically black colleges. the fbi said it hasn't found any explosive devices but the agency is treating it as violent extremism and hate crimes. the threats coincided with the first day of black history month. four men have been arrested and charged in connection with the overdose death of the wire actor michael k. williams.

they are allegedly part of a drug trafficking organization and sold the fentanyl laced heroin that led to williams' death. he was found in his new york city apartment with drug paraphernalia near his body. some competitions at the beijing winter olympics are underway. as the athletes hit the slopes l political tensions distract from the games? we're live from beijing with the very latest. that is next.

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tests have been conducted. let's get more on this. steven jiang joins me from beijing. steven, as the games start to kick off, behind the scenes what we are learning is that president xi is expected to meet with president vladimir putin. what can we expect to come out of this meeting here? >> you know, putin is likely to be here for less than 24 hours, fly in friday morning, then having lunch with xi, having a bilateral meeting, then the two men go to attend the opening ceremony, then putin flies out. even though it's a whirlwind trip, it is happening at a crucial time because the u.s. is trying to exert maximum pressure and also ostracize russia on the ukraine issue. so putin is going to seek and likely receive reassurance from xi on china's support for his position on the ukraine issue. china has publicly voiced support for the russian security guarantee and helping russia at

the united nations. what's most important here is russia is going to further bolster its economic ties with china during this trip with putin likely and xi receiving the signing of more massive deals, not only in energy but in better sectors as well. putin wrote an article before this visit that really highlighting the fast growth of bilateral trade last year exceeding 140 billion u.s. dollars, a growth of more than 30%. this of course is going to potentially reduce or even minimize the so-called crippling sanctions the u.s. has promised to impose on russia in the event of ukraine invasion. now the two men, of course, also increasingly seeing eye to eye on a u.s. ally and forming alliances in their respective regions to encircle them. with china, of course, this ukraine crisis of pushing russia further closer to beijing, this is actually their 38th meeting

between the two leaders and of course the added potential benefit of distracting the u.s. from focusing on dealing with a rising asia in this -- rising china in asia. isa. >> that's the image we were showing our viewers of the many times, the 38th time they've met. steven jiang there for us in beijing. thank you very much, steven. u.s.a. swimming has issued a new policy for all transgender athletes wishing to compete in elite events going forward. a panel of experts will find whether transgender women have any unfair advantage over people who have been women by birth. the development of the elite policy acknowledges a competitive difference in the male and female categories and the advantages this presents in elite head-to-head competition .

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welcome back to "cnn newsroom." i'm isa soares. if you are just joining us, bring you up to date with the top stories this hour. a massive winter storm is bringing a triple whammy of ice,

sleet as well as snow across the united states. more than 100 million people from texas to new england are under winter weather alerts. thousands of flights have already been canceled. breaking news to bring you this hour. the u.s. military has carried out a successful terror raid in northwest syria. jomana is standing by in core rach chi. >> reporter: the pentagon described this as a successful counterterrorism mission that was carried out in northwestern syria by u.s. special forces. now they did not give anymore information about the target, who they were going after. there was no mention of any civilian casualties on the

ground. we are starting to get devastating reports from on the ground near the border with turkey. this is where residents and rescue workers on the ground are saying that this operation took place. according to the white helmets, the rescue group, saying 13 people were killed including 6 children and 4 women in what they say were the slashes and the fighting that took place as a result of this operation involving u.s. special forces. now we've had reports on the ground, isa, from eye witnesses who describe intense fighting that took place. they say this lasted for a few hours. it was not a fast and quick operation that was done. it took hours according to some eye witnesses on the ground. so we have to wait and see what the u.s. military has to say in terms of these reports of

civilian casualties and we're getting some really horrific images of the bodies of children underneath the rubble in this area. so we have to wait and see what they meant by a successful operation. there, isa, who the target was in this operation. it's not unusual for the u.s. military to go after targets especially in that area when it comes to al qaeda and others known to operate in that area but we haven't seen at least publicly something on this scale in syria since the operation that killed the leader of isis. we'll have to wait and see what u.s. officials say about all of this. >> i know you'll be pushing, jomana, to get those answers. the omicron covid variant is being blamed for new job losses. the u.s. was expected to add some 200,000 jobs last month.

the private sector shed more than 300,000 jobs which came as a surprise to others. the data from adp is generated from private payrolls as opposed to the government jobs report that counts all workers. job losses could be a factor in the new gallup polls finding. the poll uses 29 different measurements because that's how americans are feeling about everyday life on issues such as crime as well as the economy. only 38%, as you can see there, said they're satisfied with the state of the nation. that is down 10 points since before the pandemic. meanwhile, u.s. officials are trying to get americans back to a sense of really just normal lives. health experts say getting a covid booster dose but anthony fauci says he's not sure why many are still hesitant to get

that shot. have a listen. >> why do people who had enough understanding of the risks to go ahead and get the primary series, why we don't have more getting the booster. i don't have an easy explanation for that. that's one of the reasons why we keep putting out the data. the data are really stunningly obvious why a booster is really very important. >> now the u.s. travel association is calling for an end to predeparture covid testing requirements for vaccinated travelers heading to the united states. the biden administration had tightened those rules in the past. everyday seems to bring new trouble for prime minister boris johnson. three more people have submitted letters seeking a no confidence vote which could force his resignation. on wednesday mr. johnson refused to answer questions about

another gathering in 2020 while the country was in lockdown. scottish natural party leader said police are investigating and the labor party leader had this to say. have a listen. >> lots of words, lots of bluster, no answers. we're at -- that's not going to work with the police. >> he had quite a few good jabs yesterday, didn't he? we're seeing, scott, a drip drip of letters from members of his own party coming forward. do we know where we are on the threshold? >> reporter: the bottom line is the conservative mps are more sheepish than the public. it was a couple days ago. several polls showed 2/3 of the british public thinks he should resign. even last month almost half of boris johnson's own party thinks he should step down.

publicly what we know is six mps have submitted these letters calling for a vote of no confidence. 54 would be needed though to actually get one. senior conservative mp said johnson himself should call a leadership vote. there were two others, i want to read you their rationale. this is from anthony magnault. conservative. he wrote that standards in public life matter. at this time i can no longer support the pm. his actions and mistruths are over shadowing the extraordinary work of so many excellent ministers and colleagues. gary streeter said i cannot reconcile this with the attitude and activities of those working in downing street. until there's 54, status quo. >> during theresa may, we saw a coordinated effort to get her out. are we seeing anything like this against boris johnson? >> if there is something like this, they are doing a good job

keeping it hush hush. plenty of people would like to take boris johnson's job. there is plenty of speculation. but it doesn't seem like there's a really coordinated effort behind the scenes to try to get boris johnson out of office. this drip drip of information that you mentioned, look, in some ways maybe it helps the prime minister dampen enthusiasm both because there won't be this fever pitch of enthusiasm. >> as more letters continue, if they continue, more pressure on the prime minister. scott, thank you very much. sentenced to prison for the murder of a black teenager. expolice officer in chicago is hours away from being released from prison after just three years. the reaction in chicago is coming up for you. plus, the fired nfl coach suing the league speaks to cnn. what brian flores has to say about his racial discrimination lawsuit. a policy here, a policy there, i'm not looking for fluff policies. i'm looking for real change.

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new yorkity's mayor is expected to outline his blueprint in gun violence when he meets with president biden today. eric adams is expected to ask for tougher penalties for gun traffickers, background checks as well as funding for community groups. the meeting comes the day after a new york police officer's funeral. six police officer officers have been shot since the start of the year. former chicago city police officer jason van dyk is expected to be freed from prison in the coming hours. he's being released from prison early after serving less than half of his sentence. now the u.s. justice department is being urged to look into possible federal charges that could put van dyk back in prison. we have the details for you.

>> reporter: now it's 16 shots and an early release. jason van dyk was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for the shooting of laquan mcdonald shooting him 16 times. >> the mcdonald family has suffered -- >> reporter: he's now being released tied to good behavior in prison. >> in illinois individuals who are sentenced to prison are eligible for, by law, statutory good time. it's less than what i thought was appropriate but it's incredibly rare for a police officer in any jurisdiction, especially here in chicago, to be charged, convicted and sentenced to prison for murder. that's the message. >> reporter: for many, the successful state prosecution isn't enough.

u.s. congressman bobby rush is calling for federal civil rights charges against van dyke. >> being sentenced was a slap on the wrist. justice has not really been served so there's no comfort, there's no relaxing, there's no sense of, well, let's move on. we can't move on. we can't move on. >> reporter: this moment doesn't disqualify any future. >> absolutely not. we'll fight in the future. we'll fight right now in this very moment for justice. >> reporter: he's not alone either. some of the family has pushed for the same and the naacp even penned a letter to attorney general merrick garland asking to provide your commitment with appropriate and applicable federal charges but not everyone agrees. >> it will set a precedent in

this country for hundreds and thousands of black men that are still in prison. they could use it to reprosecute them and keep them there. >> reporter: mcdonald feels some are more concerned with themselves than reforming the system. >> a lot of this stuff that you see happening, it's not about la guan mcdonald. the real problem in america is not jason van dyke, it's the system he worked for. we never asked for revenge, we asked for justice. >> reporter: the protests in 2015 centered on what was deemed a coverup. police initially claimed mcdonald pointed a knife at van dyke in october of 2019. dash cam video showed something different. mcdonald moving away from van dyke with his back turned before being shot 16 times. >> do you think you would have gotten a conviction here if not for the existence of that dash cam video? >> no. the narrative would have been

dictated and controlled really by members of the chicago police department. it was horrific what happened to laquan mcdonald. >> it was a lynching. that's what you saw. they were invoking fear. this is what you do when you get out of line. this is what you do when you do anything other than what we tell you. >> reporter: some of those same wounds are now being reopened years later as the man responsible for them walks free. . after laquan had been shot 16 times he was left to die in the middle of the street and there were at least a dozen members of the chicago police department who were standing there and not a single police officer rendered aid. >> they reduced this boy to a second class citizen by saying that no matter what happened to him and how he suffered, we're not going to take his suffering into consideration. that is not how the justice sis them this country was designed

to be. if you are wrong, you should pay for what you've done. >> reporter: the question now is will that payment end with this sentence having been served or will there be new federal charges? a spokesperson for the department of justice acknowledged receiving the naacp letter along with a similar one sent by both of illinois's u.s. senators and says the department is currently reviewing the information. as for van dyk's actual release, the specific details around it thursday are still unclear as the illinois department of corrections says they are not able to release those specific details. omar jimenez, chicago. >> thank you, omar. the city of san francisco has only apologized to the chinese residents for decades of historic injustice as well as discrimination. they celebrated the lunar new

year. it acknowledges the shameful racial discrimination of residents. it touched every single life from housing. miami dolphins head coach is describing what's behind his lawsuit. he's not looking for fluff policies. he wants to see real change. 70% of the league's players are black but flores says the majority of people making decisions are white. here's what he told cnn's don lemon. >> there's one black head coach in the national football league, and i believe bl that the system is broken in the national football league in regards to hiring minorities and black coaches, head coaches and neem positions of power, gm, and head r head coach.

i'm doing it because i think of my two boys and my daughter. there simply isn't enough representation of people who look like them in head coaching roles, in general manager roles, in president roles in the national football league. i want them to be able to look at those roles, i want them to be able to look and believe that they can get into a role like that. that's simply not the case right now. >> flores' suit against the miami dolphins claims the owner offered him to lose games to get higher draft picks. dolphins owner steven ross saying his allegations are false, malicious and deflam ma tori. i'm eager to defend my personal integrity and the values of the entire miami dolphins team. and we have major news to report about our own network. cnn's president jeff zucker has

resigned. zucker says he was wrong to not announce a consensual relationship with a colleague. cnn executive allison golic said she regrets not disclosing her relationship and she is remaining at the network. more on the weeks of preparation as well as reporters and what they face once they're there. that is next.

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from mandatory daily testing to being cut off from the outside world, this year's winter olympics require a heightened commitment from both athletes and reporters due to covid concerns. cnn's coy wire takes us along his journey to beijing. >> reporter: beijing 2022. nearly 3,000 athletes from 90 nations going to china chasing dreams. our journey from the united states started with an approval process that took weeks, be vaccinated, two negative health tests and a green card qr code. we're headed to one of the most locked down places on the planet. team u.s.a. chartered flights for its athletes for the first time ever. >> i know i've done everything in my power to not get covid and i've done everything right. >> i have been so strict lately. definitely makes things like going to the olympics not as enjoyable. >> reporter: our plane ride via

paris was packed with olympians from france, brazil, netherlands, monaco. this is my partner. no family allowed and one positive test could squash his dream of a second olympic medal. seeing a flight attendant doing temperature checks on sleeping athletes was real. everyone here has been exceedingly kind. they take their jobs very seriously. the covid tests upon arrival, it's been called the brain scraper and let's just say it's thorough. china's zero covid strategy is a harsh contrast to the packed arenas. no tickets being sold to fans here. athletes are being asked to mask up and not even cheer for their teammates out loud. it's unsettling. while here you could get a knock on your door revealing you've

tested positive. you'd have 15 minutes to gather your things before being taken away and put on lockdown at a designated amount of time like audrey king. one of the olympians who have already tested positive. they're serious about covid. these beijing games are a lot different than the tokyo games six months ago. daily covid testing, being defined to a well-defined closed loop system. in a set of closed loop, you could say fenced in. if there's any question about preventing the stress of virus, the heavily branded say it all. >> very good piece there from our coy wire. that does it here for me on "cnn newsroom." i'm isa soares. coverage of the massive winter storm in the united states continues on "early start" with christine romans and laura jarrett. we'll see you tomorrow. bye-bye.

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good morning, everyone. it is thursday, february 3rd. it's 5 a.m. here in new york. thanks so much for getting an "early start" with us. i'm laura jarrett. >> i'm christine romans. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. we begin with an enormous winter storm stretching all the way from texas to new england this morning putting 100 million people under winter weather alerts. this system dropping significant snowfall in parts of the midwest and the south threatening power outages for days. in jefferson city, missouri, they're digging out from a