it's really in his heart that he talks about as a child he got that blank stare from santa. people driving more than 35, 40 minutes to find a black santa was something that stood out to me. it's something you didn't see when we were kids. and this spreads all across the country, you have asian, hispanic santa so this is cool as you see the mix. you saw some kids of different nationalities hanging out with santa like it just didn't matter. >> that was really good. i learned asl when i was a kid. i'd forgotten a lot of it. i loved the signing santa. it's about communication and about representation so that people relate. i love that story, ryan. >> did you ever look back on your pictures as a kid and then people would comment to me and say, look, that was a white santa, like you didn't really think about it then and now it

seems a little odd that the black kid are there with a white santa. >> it's all good. >> to each his own. >> you was scared of santa. he's got the cutest things. >> you can't really see my phone. there's a black santa and white santa stocking that we found. >> ryan, you're the best. thank you. >> "cnn this morning" continues right now. so glad that you could join us this morning on the eve before the eve of christmas. good morning, everyone. poppy and kaitlan are off and i'm here with the lovely and smart and talented sara seidner. >> i was wondering where you were going with that but you're good. >> we're going to catch you up on the five big stories this

morning. more than half the population is under winter storm and wind chill alerts as a major storm moves across the country. >> it's not like a snow day when you were a kid. this is serious stuff. please take this storm extremely seriously. >> more than 820,000 power customers are in the dark, thousands of flights have been cancelled. our reporters are standing by. >> and the january 6th committee has released its final report giving us a look into the 1,000-plus interview it conducted in a year and a half. the committee found one man was responsible for the january 6th attack, that man, former president donald trump. they recommended barring trump from ever being able to hold office again. >> and putin has called the invasion of his country a war.

>> we have been and will continue to strive to end this war. >> putin has been calling the invasion a special military operation. putin's critics say using the word war to describe the conflict has been illegal in russia since march. >> and overnight north korea launched two short-range ballistic missile. officials say the missiles were launched into the water between the korean peninsula and japan. this marks the 36th day this year that north korea has conducted a missile launch. >> and former ftx ceo sam bankman faried is out on bond. he faces eight counts for his

c crypto currency scheme and is under arrest. >> more than 200 million americans are under winter chill alert and heavy snow and ice are leaving some drivers stranded in the code. more than 3,000 flights cancelled this morning. hundreds more are delayed. and more than 820,000 customers are now without power. >> cnn this morning is covering the storm from new york, chicago and denver and our transportation secretary, pete buttigieg is standing by. first i want to get to paolo sandoval. the rain is picking up and the temperatures are going to drop. >> reporter: it's remarkable how things changed. temperatures were in the upper 30s, lower 40s, zero wind and look at the difference now.

the storm system is beginning to more closer to the eastern shore of lake erie. you can see the roads are still relatively drivable. that's because the temperature has not plummeted as much as it expected to later today. here in buffalo, about an hour's drive south from here recorded an eight degree temperature drop in only six minutes. that gives you insight and perspective into how fast things will change and deteriorate. we were here last month when we saw record snowfall. this is not going to be so much a snow event as it will be a freezing and flooding event. the intersection behind me, if you take a left, you eventually end up on the lakefront. that's why there's a mandatory evacuation order south of here. is it necessarily the flooding -- i'm sorry, is it necessarily the snow but the flooding in some of those coastal communities that could potentially see up to two feet

of flooding in some of those low-lying areas. and some of the interstate in and around buffalo have been closed to non-essential traffic. >> how does your face feel? i can see that wind just whipping you up. >> i have a pretty hardy face. we are staying safe, staying off the streets which is what authorities are hoping the rest of the folks will do as well. >> be safe. thank you, sir. >> and those dropping temperatures create some big travel chaos as millions of americans are heading home or for a visit this holiday. this morning thousands of flights have already been cancelled. let's go live to chicago o'hare

airport. i imagine the frustration grows, is that's what's going on? >> 3,240 is what we're seeing across the country in terms of cancellations. yesterday we saw only 600 cancellations nationwide. this is really changing as the storm is moving east. today it was primarily focused in the midwest and the west. today it will be the airports in the east. laguardia ranks top as the number of cancellations. seattle, here at o'hare and mud way. detroit, 42% of all flights have been cancelled. it's a major hub for delta airlines. also we'll see cancellations climbing in boston and d.c. the faa says what will drive

cancellations is the ground game, how quickly they can deice planes and get them on their way. joe heinz told me it's really not the snow that is causing all of these delays and cancellations, it's more the biting cold. the high at the present time forecast at o'hare in chicago only 1 degree fahrenheit today and that's not factoring in the wind chill. >> winter operations like this, wind, snow, it's going to drive delays we have experience around winter storms. there's own snly so much you ca. we'll operate slowly but we will operate safely. >> reporter: one of the big things the airlines say is a big tip is to download their app. can you get up-to-the minute information. there's simply not all that many

seats if you get booked on to a new flight. passenger volume is up but the number of seats is low. we're hearing from ups, fedex and the united states postal service, they are putting into place contingency plans for christmas, those presents arriving on your door steps. the big question is whether or not those things will be delayed. they say that could be a possibility. >> kids, santa might be a little late, better start warning this m now. >> pete buttigieg, thank you for joining us. bus and train service also affected as the storm threatens to make travel impossible in some areas today. your top concern right now? >> well, the top concern is always safety.

on the aviation side, our national aviation system is operating but it's operating under enormous strain. what you have is multiple issues across different areas of the airspace. in the northwest, snow is affecting seattle, portland and that area. on the east coast down toward atlanta, wind is the main issue. and as your correspondent reported in the middle of the country, it's really about that frigid temperature you're seeing. that limits the ground crew from you operating. they have a lot of winter weather gear but there's only so long those workers can be on the ground servicing before it's a safe issue. i consider anything above about 2% to be a high rate of cancellation and as it was

reported today, we're already above the number of cancellations we saw yesterday. so the aviation picture, you'll see a lot of disruptions. encourage people to stay in close touch with their airline but from a safety perspective, the thing you'll most worried about is the roadways. you have a lot of drivers maybe not used to driving in winter conditions, traveling to a place you're not used to driving to visit relatives. i know we all want to get to our loved ones for the holidays but please, please pay close attention to what local authorities are saying. if that your saying it's not safe to drive, it's not safe to drive. no matter how much you want to be quickly to your loved ones, make sure you get there safe. >> i'm glad you're stressing the road because that's how most people travel is on the roads. it's not necessarily air travel, though that is very important. >> president biden is urging americans to stay off the roads in places where the weather is bad, as you just have as well.

the cancellations likely to push some families to drive even more and to drive home for the holidays instead. how important is it to heed the warnings that the president is giving and that you just gave here on our air as well? >> well, lots of things are so important to us around the holidays. our traditions, our loved ones. but of course the most important thing is to be safe, to be alive and well for your loved ones and that means making smart choices when it comes to driving conditions and road conditions. if the indication from the forecasts and local authorities is that you can drive but you need to do it with caution, take those steps. we've got recommendations on our web site. you can see that with local authorities, too, about how to make sure your car is equipped for winter weather, that you are using a car seat in a way that's safe with the blanket and jackets on the outside of the

straps, not the inside, those kind of steps that will make it safe. but if they're saying don't drive, don't drive. the president indicated how serious this is. we're seeing things like i-90 actually closed outright in parts of south dakota and minnesota last i saw. that is not a step that authorities take lightly, closing an interstate. you really want to pay attention to local warnings because these temperatures that we're seeing, especially in the middle part of the country, that can turn an ordinary fender bender into something much more dangerous. >> i know you're the transportation secretary but i also want to talk about infrastructure because the two do connect. craig miller, professor of electrical and computer engineering at carnegie mellon university, he talked about the stress on our electrical grids and the stress that workers can't get out there in the middle of it, it's going to take some time, it has to warm up a little for them to get out there

and the stress it puts on the system when the power comes back on because everyone has their power on and what have you, can you speak to that? >> i don't want to get too far outside of my expertise but this is another area you want to pay attention to what local authorities and local utilities are saying. just as we have extraordinary transportation workers, who are even in these extreme conditions helping you get to where you need to be and getting packages to where they need to be. when you do have these outages, it extraordinary what the line workers and others go through in order to quickly restore power. important to listen to any local announcements about how to make things a little bit easier for them. everyone's priority is to keep everybody up and running and keep people safe. >> as a former mayor, i know up

would know how to answer that question. up had to deal with that in that role as well. thank you and merry christmas to you and yours. >> thank you. take care. >> let's go to reporter jeremy pierre, who is live for us in memphis, tennessee. wind chills clocked at negative 18. that's not normal for memphis. how are things going there? >> reporter: definitely not a typical day here in the city of memphis and it's showing with the drivers for sure. we're on walnut grove, which is very popular for people to get to and from work and already we have seen people be defeated by this hill here in front of hope church in walnut grove in the city of memphis. we actually saw about ten cars that either had been abandoned or wrecked. you can see it right here. already this morning in this section we have seen four cars

spin out of control. that car right there, that vehicle, that suv is the lone one that is just stuck. it can't move because of the ice. not only is the ice on this road hard to drive on but it's absolutely impossible to walk on. i got a chance myself to see for myself that it is ice. ice for sure. for the most part people are having trouble going up the hill and also down the hill as you see this crashed out car right here. also with people coming down this hill right here, people are ending up that hill for sure. so i've been in contact with several sources and with local hospitals. thankfully no one has shown up to a hospital this morning due to injuries because of any of the car crashes that have happened or being spun out of control here in the city of memphis.

definitely not a typical day. it's cold, extremely cold, not what you're used to in this neck of the woods in the mid south area and not a typical driving day for anyone who has to go to or from work. >> memphis, this is not your weather. stay home. >> and jeremy, do not walk on that road. you can actually see the ice, right? if your cameraman will show us that shot again right next to you, you can see the ice on the road. don't do it, jeremy. >> reporter: you can see the ice. look, i'm touching it. up see how slick my hand is right here. it is just sliding, slick and sliding. whoo! >> yeah, that's the right word, whoo! jeremy, that's the truest thing that anybody has said on this show all morning. >> whoo, whoo! >> now that is a good report.

we want to head now to denver where temperatures plummeted overnight and wind chills are 13 degrees below zero right now. that's where we find lucy cavanaugh. good morning to you. how are people holding up after some record drops in temperature there? >> reporter: yeah, don. good morning to you. not a great morning considering how painful it is to be standing out here. we did consider trying to find folks to ask them how that your holding up but thankfully most people seem to be heeding the advice of authority and staying out of this terrible, bitter cold. now colorado is used to cold winters. we're used to snow, we're used to the temperatures dropping but of course the swiftness with which this arctic blast came barrelling through was just remarkable we're talking about a 75-degree temperature swing from roughly 50 degrees on wednesday when i was on air to minus 24 degrees thursday morning and those numbers don't do justice to how it actually feels to the human body, to the skin outside.

wind chills of negative 60, approaching negative 60 in some parts of colorado. that's the kind of condition that could cause frostbite to exposed skin in minutes. folks are urged to stay indoors. colorado's governor activated the national guard to help with the extreme cold weather conditions we did see the massive denver coliseum open up to get out of the cold. there was so much demand, they had to open up two more centers to keep people out of the uncomfortable, painful conditions. most of the city is hunkering down. we are seeing car traffic and there is good news on the horizon for us. we're expecting these cold wind chills until about 11 a.m. local time but then the temperatures will finally start climbing above zero. we've had 35 hours of temperatures below zero.

we could be back to regular temperatures by christmas. >> lucy cavanaugh, thank you very. >> she does look warm. >> these ready for the weather. >> next we'll take to a federal official about this storm. >> plus, january 6 committee has released its final report and it places the full blame on one man. the new evidence revealed overnight. the new subway series menu. the greatest sandwich roster ever assembled. tony, the new outlaw's got double pepper jack

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forecast operation branch of noaa's weather prediction center. thank you so much for joining us. >> yes, good morning. how are you? >> you're in the prediction business. i try to stay away from it. can you give us a sense of how things lock right now and how long this is expected to last. >> yeah, saras, right now we're looking at a major, major storm as you've heard all morning long, expansive, from north in canada all the way down to the gulf coast in florida. this system is called a cyclone bomb. the center will drift slowly into canada but its impact are basically nationwide. another storm system affecting the pacific northwest we heard of early. it's just about everywhere from coast to coast this morning. >> is this what you expected to happen?

i know there was warnings that this was coming. it's dropping so quickly. we just watched our reporter paulo sandoval go to at least ten degrees lower with a bunch of snow and wind. is that what you expected to happen? >> yes. the forecast was quite remarkable, which was highlighted in prediction outlooks over two weeks ago. there was a signal in the atmosphere there was a growing pool of arctic air, that it will spill to the plains and then to the east coast. in the east coast we will see temperatures drop 10 to 20 degrees in about an hour. one of the big concerns is we've had a lot of rain overnight and some of those roadways will quickly freeze up once the air comes across the east coast.

right now we've got a lot of rain and high winds across parts of the northeast, possibly taking power out and also causing major delays as far as the air traffic system goes. >> it sounded like a summer thunderstorm in new york this morning and the roads are slick. so it's going to be pretty dangerous out there to drive or walk. can you put this into context for us? we always have a very bad habit in the news business of saying this is the worst storm ever. how does this storm stack up with storms of the past? >> it's very interesting, it's like fingerprint, no one day is exactly a like. however, this system has similarities to a major blizzard that happened in 1978. over 40 years ago we had a cyclone that caused problems. the forecasts were not great and it gives you an idea of how far

we've come that woe're able to foresee this event at over a week in advance. >> that's memphis, tennessee. it is the ice, isn't it, that is the most dangerous of all. >> it's the ice and also the low temperatures that we'll see across parts of the south. they're just not used to that. we'll see two to three days of below freezes temperatures, areas that are vulnerable, areas that don't have well insulated homes are going to have some problems over the next couple of days, until this air mass begins to moderate somewhat. it does look like a late christmas present for parts of the south and southeast, where temperatures will come back to normal. and there will be incredible conditions across the country

over the next few days. >> greg, come on! this is not the christmas present we all hoped for. we do appreciate you predicting this so we can all plan. >> stay safe. >> thank you. you, too. >> workers are out there braving the element and risking their lives. joining us is garrett ox lee. he's located in great falls, montana where they experienced record breaking cold temperatures. yesterday alone i am told that ox received more than 400 calls from people seeking help with their vehicles. ox, thank you so much. thank you for your service. we definitely need you year round but especially now. you've been getting sons of calls around the clock. are these live pictures we're looking at or video? >> live pictures. >> we're looking at people

spinning out there. what are you experiences and what are folks saying to you? >> right now it's minus 17 with a real feel of minus 8. it's frigid cold. we do have some snow up here but it's not the snow that's the problem. it's the arctic temperatures we got going on right now. i mean, jump starts and walk-outs and people trying to warm their cars up and that. it's just deathly cold up here right now. and if you ain't prepared for it, you know, that could be bad. >> say that again, ox. >> it's just deathly cold up here. and, i mean, if you ain't prepared for it, it could be really bad. >> aren't you guys -- i don't know if it's frozen but if you can hear me, ox. >> he's there. >> you guys are in montana, you

guys get a lot of cold temperatures. it's so beautiful there. does this feel different to you than, say, some other storms in the past few years? >> ma'am, i've been here 20 years and this is the worst i've ever felt. >> wow. >> wow. >> so how do you prioritize the calls? do you got a big fleet? i'm sure but some calls are more important than others. more urgent, i should say. how do you prioritize that? >> the ones broke down on the side of the roads with no heat, the people who slid off into the ditch. the people waiting to get their cars jump started, that your still safe and warm. so you just got to -- basically it's like you say prioritizing from who's is the most danger to who you can put off to get to

next. >> do you save any lives, objection? ox? do you ever have life threatening conditions? >> yes but nothing that is worth mentioning, sir. >> we're glad you're out there, ox. just because you're driving a big tow truck doesn't mean something can't happen. we appreciate what you do. be safe. mer riff christmas. >> merry christmas, guys. >> he's a good guy. and that's a tough job. and we're learning from a shooting in paris. >> and what we're learning from the january 6th committee's final report ahead. this thing, it's making me get an ice bath again. what do you mean? these straps are mind-blowing! they collect hundreds of data points like hrv and rem sleep, so you know all you need fofor recovery.

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so we have some breaking news to tell you about here. at least three people are dead and four others are injured in central paris after a gunman opened fire this morning. please inform us what happened. >> reporter: this is still an ongoing situation. an investigation has been launched. at least three people confirmed dead, four others injured after a gunman opened fire at what is said to be a kurdish community center in central paris according to a local mayor and a nearby local restaurant and barber shot was impacted.

we have learned that the gunman has been arrested and an investigation has been launched. what is interesting to note is this gunman was previously known to the authorities. he got in two previous incidences, including one previous attack at a migrant tent camp. the motivation is unclear. the investigators will be working to determine this but what is most important to know is that the gunman has now been arrested by police. at least three people dead so far, four others injured. we are still waiting to learn more details around the casualties impacted in this attack. >> as you get more information, we'll get back to you with breaking news out of paris this morning. >> and to news on president zelenskyy's historic visit to congress, the house is set to vote on a bill to avoid a

government shutdown today. they passed a $1.3 trillion bill on wednesday which includes $45 billion for ukraine and for prosecutions for the january 6th attack and to make it more difficult to overturn the results of a presidential election. thank you so much, congresswoman, for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> let's first talk about this $45 million that has been earmarked for ukraine as it's in the midst of fighting -- trying to fight russia, keeping it from taking over the country and has done an incredibly -- an incredible job at doing that on their own but they are asking for more help. is this money well worth spent or do you have concerns? >> this money is absolutely an investment that the american people are making in supporting

our ukrainian allies but also in supporting the cause of democracy throughout the world. i think it's important to remember that while we are making substantial investments in ukraine, we are also leading the way for our allies throughout the world to do the same. we are not alone in providing substantial support, and we have led our partners and allies in the provision of aid, be it lethal aid, humanitarian aid and in sanctioning russian oligarchs and those who are behind and supporting this horrific invasion and war in ukraine. i am proud to support this additional provision of aid. it is vitally important that we continue to support the people of ukraine as they fight for democracy worldwide. >> i have been on the ground there. it is incredible to see the work of regular every day people who do keep saying, look, we just need more weapons, we need more money to try and fight this, but

there are those on the other side of the aisle, the republicans, some of the extreme parts of the party as well saying things like, you know, zelenskyy is the puppet or the shadow president of the united states getting all this money. how do you respond to them? do they have any, um -- is there anything you can see from their side of things that they're worried about things that are happening at the border and yet spending this kind of money, giving it to ukraine? >> so there's a couple things that i bring to this conversation. one, i'm a former cia officer. i worked under cover with the cia for the entirety of my time. among the things that i focused on was understanding the threat of covert influence coming a the us and certainly our work throughout the world to understand the russian threat towards the united states, toward our people and more broadly around the world. and what we have here unfortunately is people who are falling prey to russian talking point, to putin's talking points, the idea that putin

continues to try and divide the united states are not only here domestically but divide us from our allies, create divisions and sow distrust or dissension among our ranks. so the conversations i've been having with colleagues are very simple, do not fall prey to vladimir putin's talking points, do not give any favor or support to what it is that he would try and push the world round, which is denigrating ukraine, changing the world's view of what has been a brutal war where they are murdering and raping civilians and just horrific atrocities. and importantly we are investing in their ability to fight their war. the ukrainians are asking us for aid, they're asking us for the weapon systems that we have that will allow them to continue fighting on their own. they have shown tremendous bravery, tremendous resilience

and what they have been asking to are us from the very beginning is access to and support of -- access to our weapons systems and support to their efforts to wage this war. and notably there's no reason to believe that once putin, if he were to conquer ukraine, that he would stop there. and importantly as a member of the nato alliance, the united states should remember and certainly every elected official should remember that the minute they cross into a nato country, that's the point in time when it is u.s. soldiers being asked to join that fight. that have an eventuality we have the ability never to see and to ask the ukrainians to fight their own war and support them in doing it. this funding bill supports domestic issues here at home, fighting the opioid crisis and

for mental health. major support to our border security, hiring additional officers, investing in technology so that we can stop the scourge of fentanyl being tracked across our border by criminal entities and leading to deaths in our communities. >> we can walk and chew gum at the same time. you were talking about that 4,000 page omnibus bill that i'm sure no one has gotten completely through but there's also this 400 page report to vet january 6th. i want to ask you about the conclusion, which is that donald trump should never be able to hold public office again. do you agree? >> i absolutely agree. it's why i voted to impeach him when he tried to leverage support for ukraine and military aid for ukraine, trying to

extort a political favor from president zelenskyy. it's why i voted to impeach him for inciting an insurrection, as he did on january 6th. and certainly anyone who would stoke that type of violence, lie to the american people over and over and bring about the eventuality that we saw and january 6th and has not backed down from those lies and those incitements to violence ever since should not hold public office ever again. >> congresswoman, thank you so much. i know that you were put in the position of leadership from the democrats' battleground leadership and i congratulate you on that and also happy holidays to you. >> happy holidays. thank you so much. >> some key inflation data is just coming in. our christine romans has a breakdown for you next.

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favorite inflation measure for the month of november, and it shows prices moderating for consumers. the person that can explain this better than everyone is christine romans. >> prices are moderating for consumers. prices fell for consumers for gas, food prices are up a little bit. overall, the fed's favorite inflation gauge grew just 0.1% from october to november. that's fine. and year over year up 5.5%. in normal times. >> that 5.5% would really freak me out but that's down from 7% just a few months ago. so if you look at a line chart, you can see the signs of how that appears to be peaking. we want to see this trend continue of course, but this is just another little piece of evidence to tuck over there in the inflation is peaking argument camp.

and i think that's what you'll be seeing economists talk about today, it looks like the red hot, 40-year inflation is behind us. >> looks like. >> i don't know what's going to happen next year. forecasts are very, very iffy. gas prices coming down, consumer confidence is up. you so the pillars of the economy that seem strong heading into the end of the year. and that strength in the economy spewed all this inflation. >> you never know what's going to happen. >> merry christmas. >> you look gorgeous. i love the color. it's a christmas color. >> so this morning's number is 79. harry enten standing by. >> you'll want to see this. the icon dionne warwick in "don't make me over" premiering

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movies to celebrate christmas, among those who celebrate christmas, but let's dig into the numbers in terms of your favorite christmas movie. okay. "it's a wonderful life" 9%, "the grinch" at 7%, "home alone" at 6% and i just wanted to note this because a lot of guys in our crew, "die hard" came in as 2%. >> that's for you, jake tapper. it's not a christmas movie. it's not a christmas movie. >> this is it. >> yes, it is. >> did you guys hear that? the voice of god. that's elie. >> "it's a wonderful life." >> this is all me right here "a christmas store." >> can we roll the tape? i literally went -- there. look. that is in the place where they shot it in cleveland and i could not help myself. >> i have no idea what any of

that means. >> have you not seen -- >> i don't really watch -- i like older traditional movies. i like the black and white old movies. i want to see scrooge, i want to see "it's a wonderful life", i want to see "rudolph." >> that is not new. it's from 1983, sorry, and it's set back in the '30s or '40s. >> i was in high school. it's new. >> we are not going to put ages here. a favorite nonreligious christmas song. "all i want for christmas is you" mariah carey 4%, jingle bells 4%, "the christmas song" 2%. >> all i want for christmas, i have never heard that song. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> i love mariah carey but when it would come on the song i would say i never heard that song, what is it? because it's always on the radio. >> he threatened me by saying

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