good morning. thanks for starting your holiday weekend with us. tens of millions waking up to the dangerous cold temperatures. >> and less than 24 hours until christmas. this is "today." christmas eve travel nightmare. the winter storm wreaking havoc from canceled flights to frozen roads. >> cars about 35 or 40 feet away. you can barely see them. >> it leaves 17 dead across the

country and temperatures going from the 50s to single digits in just a few hours. many wondering if they will make it to the final destination for christmas. we'll have everything you need to know. holiday gathering fears. good news from the cdc that flu numbers are dropping, butting -- but health officials warning the numbers could go back up. deadly mall shooting. chaos overnight inside the mall of america which was forced to close in the middle of one of the busiest shopping days of the year after gunfire rang out. all that plus santa's on his way. the federal agency that tracks the big guy's travels is ready for all-nighter to make sure santa arrives safely at homes around the world. >> we see him on the radar right away.

>> as st. nick packed his sleigh and checked his list one last time. today, saturday, december 24th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. christmas eve. it is a chilly one. here is our top headline this morning. santa is on track despite the cold temperatures. >> he, i'm told, is packing up the trunk. filling up the sleigh. hours until christmas. if today is the day you hope to get to your destination, we hope you and your loved ones travel safely. complicating things again is 1,400 flights canceled today. a number climbing over the last few hours. >> and close to 800,000

customers still without power this morning as the bitter cold settles in. it could be a long and cold christmas. we will get the forecast in a minute. we want to begin with shaquille brewster in benton harbor, michigan. shaq, it sure does look cold there. >> reporter: good morning. you know, the thing is nearly everyone east of the rockies are dealing with frigid temperatures this morning. others are dealing with what you are seeing here right now. the heavy snow. the heavy snow and the strong winds that make you lose your memory a little bit as folks struggle to make it to their destinations this holiday weekend. this morning, a christmas eve arctic blast is pummeling the eastern u.s. buffalo battered with historic blizzard. wind gusts exceeding 70 miles an hour. >> there are cars 35 or 40 feet

away. >> reporter: knocking out power. >> i'm actually doing this briefing from home without power. >> reporter: and prompting a travel ban throughout the area. >> this is an epic statewide hazard. no other way to describe it. >> reporter: the rapidly intensifying system known as a bomb cyclone turning deadly. ohio's governor announcing four people died in weather-related accidents. three people killed in kentucky. >> the last-second shopping is not worth it if it costs you your life. >> reporter: lake-effect snow leaving car crashes and traffic pileups. more than 1 million people lost power. flash floods followed by frigid temperatures could spell more trouble today in new york. the storm bringing holiday travel to its knees. ground stops keeping planes out of the air from seattle to

charlotte and memphis to milwaukee. alaska airlines cancelling flights. and across the nation, 6,000 delays. >> i'm sad. it will be nighttime and christmas will be over. >> reporter: after three days of canceled flights and travel frustration, sydney joined strangers and rented a car and drove through the night from nashville to indiana. making it home in time for the christmas weekend reunion. and believe it or not, some people are braving the elements voluntarily. across the lake, the chicago bears are taking on the buffalo bills. kickoff temperature is expected to feel like 9 degrees below zero. guys, if you are looking for tickets, they crashed. they are about $10. >> that's dedicated fans. >> they pay you to go to the game. >> shaq, your ski goggles and

wind whipping behind you say it all. go get warm. let's bring in somara theodore for the latest. the feels-like temperature this morning was 6 below zero. >> barely made it into the building this morning. it still looks like we are experiencing the cold weather through christmas day. you know the snow component is with us. blizzard like conditions right along the great lakes bringing heavy snow there. we have zero visibility in areas toward cleveland and buffalo. they are continuing to see that power house of lake-effect snow push snow on the shoreline. the thing impacting so many more people is the cold weather. dangerously cold. 158 million people impacted. windchills from billings to florida. wind gusts at 61 miles per hour in buffalo. that is contributing to the blizzard conditions and lower visibility. the other thing we have to be

concerned about is the power outages. we could see downed trees heading into christmas day. that could cause power outages. let's look at the numbers. kansas city. how are you doing? minus 13 degrees for windchill there. houston, feels like 10 this morning. in chicago, minus 18. new york is minus 5. a lot of us feeling the negative numbers. the chill sets up -- i'm sorry, stays around through the weekend. sunday morning with temperatures in the 20s and teens. look at the bitterly cold weather from the arctic and sticking around today and tomorrow. highs in the 20s and 30s. for christmas day, temperatures in philly, 27 degrees. atlanta, feeling like 25. who is heading to florida? cold this time of year in the low 40s. we get reprieve. we warm up in the 50s this week. >> somara, thank you. we will have the few minutes.

we turn to the tripledemic and the encouraging news. the government reporting the flu is starting to decline in some areas. officials warning that holiday get togethers could send the numbers soaring again. sam brock has more. >> reporter: the worst in a decade is showing signs of improvement. the cdc report citing flu activity is high, but declining in most areas. gains are fragile especially with the holidays. >> are we out of the woods yet or is americas yus? >> we are not out of the woods yet. we may have more spread for the viruses and could tick up again. >> reporter: rsv cases plateaued, but covid and deaths and p hospitalizations are on the rise.

now many are taking extra steps to protect their loved ones. >> we haven't been going out that much lately. just try to stay safer. >> reporter: in the flu season where vaccinations are below benchmarks, the doctor says there is value to get protection now. >> it is not too late to get vaccinated. don't linger. >> reporter: the rush of flu cases against the back drop of empty store shelves for basic medication. >> we don't have tylenol or motrin for kids. it is concerning. parents, kids, they can't walk out of the pharmacy without medicine. >> reporter: at some pharmacies, you might not see empty shelves. this is all of the pain relief medication they have left. as we move over right here, this is the collection of kids medication. three or four boxes. families now scooping up what medicine they can as they hit the road for the holidays. sam brock, nbc news, miami.

>> sam, thanks so much. let's get to dr. vin gupta. dr. gupta, we know you are on the frontlines in seattle. we are seeing covid numbers going up in places. what are the biggest concerns as we head into the next week of holiday time? >> peter and kristen, good morning. great to see you both. we are still very much in a difficult spot here. i would say the first half of cold and flu, we see rsv cases peak. flu a in particular for viewers out there. get the flu shot. a lot of benefits from it. to the point made earlier, flu a cases at the highest cases we have seen in over a decade in cold and flu season. covid we expect to peak in mid-january. a difficult time here as we

enter the second half of cold and flu season. >> and the issue is people are gathering this holiday season. what are the ways that people can gather given all of the data you are seeing and what you are seeing on the frontlines in the safe way? >> i'm glad you is asked that question. absolutely safe to gather and keep your plans. if you are sick -- think or act how you would before the pandemic -- try not to travel. if you travel, wear a mask for your protection. go to covid.gov for a free rapid test. great to test yourself as we have been talking about the last three years before you see somebody medically high risk. and as a medical establishment, you need to think what if or what now? if you are caring for somebody at risk, standing prescriptions for tamiflu or paxil. if you are sick, you don't have

a navigating maze. >> dr. gupta, i guess a lot of people are enjoying the holiday and not looking for a place to get a vaccine or booster right now. flu shots and covid boosters. it is not too late to get those for families who are concerned with the way things are going? >> that's correct. takes about two weeks for full protection. still very much in the thick of this with the second half of cold and flu season. for parents, if your kid is not vaccinated, there are other issues like strep throat we are hearing about. if you get the flu shot, it helps your kid and your immune system fight off other threats like strep throat. protect against flu and other threats. >> that's good to know. good information. dr. gupta, we hope it is a decent holiday weekend for you and all those on the front lines. we thank you very much.

merry christmas. >> merry christmas to you. i appreciate that great information. we want to turn now and head overseas to ukraine where president zelenskyy is back from the historic trip from washington, d.c. he is warning that russia may be planning to increase attacks over the holidays. nbc's matt bradley has more from kyiv. >> reporter: today, ukrainians prepare for a christmas amid combat. russia could eploit the holidays. in the holiday season, russian terrorists may become active again. the president back home after a surprise trip to washington arriving with christmas gifts from the biden administration. billions of dollars in aid and pricey patriot missile system meant to halt attacks on the electrical grid which left much of the country cloaked in darkness. >> we will celebrate christmas and even if there is no

electricity, light of our faith and in ourselves will not be put out. >> reporter: the kremlin called the u.s. aid escalation and moscow is willing to negotiate. that left ukrainians preparing for more nights of bombings. in kyiv's christmas market, decking the halls is an act of de defiance. zelenskyy said you have to celebrate by candlelight. is that true for you? >> yes, we will do it without candlelight. we will do it because we have fire in our souls. >> reporter: in the ukraine's largest children's hospital, the >> st. nicholas will bring presents, but then brought explosions >> reporter: instead of visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, their minds are filled with visions of war some like this 7-year-old daniel

were injured in russian attacks, but his doctor says his enduring injuries are now psychological >> in our hospital, we are filled with miracles every day kyiv's official christmas tree and on one side it's decorated with the national colors on the other side, it has all the flags of the countries who helped with the war effort it's a little more modest than in years past, but this year the city is calling it the tree of invincibility. peter and kristen. >> incredible resilience there matt bradley, thank you so much. congress narrowly avoided a shutdown ahead of the christmas holiday with the house passing a massive $1.7 trillion spending plan, mostly along party lines the boost for military spending and $45 billion in aid to ukraine as well as an overhaul of federal election law to try to prevent

the possibility of another january 6th type event it is the last major legislative we are seeing some 40s around the bay area, 44 in santa rosa, 39 in palo alto, now coming highlights, but for his unforgettable coverage of the winter storm >> i normally do sports. everything is canceled here for the next couple days what better time to ask the sports guy to come in about five hours earlier than he would normally wake up and go out and stand in the win and snow and cold and tell other people not to do the same. >> that is mark woodley from kwwl in waterloo, iowa braving snow and 12 degree temperatures to report live for more than three hours.

he was worried his compilation might get him in trouble with his bosses, but his video has been seen online with more than 6 million views and retweets from josh gad. i watched it about ten times so far. >> mark says what we are all thinking when we are on the winter assignment. i'm out here to tell you not to be out here. >> by the way, what the viewer is thinking as well. that's why it is such a big hit. >> just like hurricane coverage. we'll have that conversation another time somara is back with the check of the country's forecast somara, we have all been there listen, i feel his pain. i'm happy to be standing in the studio today to give you the forecast and tell you not to go out in the cold weather. here is the look right now we could see additional snowfall with the storm buffalo, 22 inches of snow yesterday. by the time it all said and done tomorrow, you could look at

two to three feet. because of the snow along the lake lines, we are in for some delays, okay airport delays likely from buffalo to cleveland to detroit. we're seeing a lot more improvements with the flights along th and a good saturday morning from the bay area. we are starting out in some upper 30s and low 40s around the bay area. 43 in oakland, and 39 degrees in palo alto. we are also under a dense fog advisory through 11:00, so if you are heading down 5 or the 99 through the central valley, do be careful of that. visibility will be limited to about a quarter of a mile or less. now, coming up at 7:00, we will walk you through the christmas weekend and the rain and that's the look at the forecast across the neighborhoods. back to you. >> somara, thanks so much. breaking news. we are tracking the storm and cold weather, but santa. i understand things are going

well so far. >> we think santa is off and running. that's right i actually spoke to the head of norad, the federal agency that tracks the big guy every year. it is still looking like all systems good for santa this christmas. more on that just ahead. >> that's reallyour top story today. later, how the royal family is planning to spend its first christmas without the queen. we'll take a look. we're back right after this. igh.

we are back on saturday morning. despite the monster storm that you see behind us and the paralyzing holiday travel across the country, we have it on very good authority that santa is still on track to make deliveries tonight. >> that's all anybody cares about. joe fryer spoke with those tracking st. nick and joins us with the important updates. >> sources are telling me,

peter, the freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall is not a problem for santa and his cindeer. he lives at the north pole. this is nothing for st. nick. >> on donner. >> reporter: his legacy is chronicled. >> santa claus? >> live and in person. one night only. >> reporter: eliciting all kinds of reactions. >> santa! >> ho, ho, ho. >> reporter: from buddy in "elf." >> it's me, buddy. >> thank you very much. you've grown, too. >> reporter: the milk guzzling icon has been polar express benevolent. >> the true spirit of christmas is in your heart.

>> you'll shoot your eye out. >> reporter: and "christmas story." >> ho, ho, ho. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: this time of year, we can't stop following his every move which is exactly what is happening at norad. >> when santa takes off from the north pole, we see him on radar right away. we rudolph lights up, we pick it up as well. >> reporter: the mission is to protect air space. since 1955, on christmas eve, it has been tracking santa as he flies from chimney to chimney and using cutting edge technology and santa cameras in strategic locations. norad reports to kids and parents around the world and tonight will get 150,000 phone calls on its santa hotline along with 12 million hits on its web sites. >> i have a feeling that families appreciate this. what do you hear from them?

>> everywhere i go, people approach me from norad track santa. now i have two young grandchildren, it is more special for me and my wife as well. >> reporter: to be clear, before tonight, santa has been keeping quite busy this year trading in his sleigh for a helicopter as he visited a children's hospital in baltimore and swinging by the cincinnati zoo showering the animals with gifts. >> i'm glad they like their presents. >> reporter: kris kringle has been taking toy requests in every langnguage, incncluding s languagege. now i is the maiain event and w finallyy hear h him exex-claim drives out of sight, merry christmas to all and to all a good night. >> and general kirk from norad says when santa arrives in air space, jets will ensure his passage and tipping his wings to

the big guy. you can follow the big guy and we are tracking the journey at 3:00 p.m. eastern this afternoon. we should note if you have checked out the norad santa tracker, it hasn't always been working right now. they are working on the web site and the app. santa has taken off. all is good. you can call the hotline. that is working. >> that's all that matters. gifts. >> not the grinch. the glitch. thank you, joe. still to come on "today." ellen posted a video showing how she will honor her friend twitch this holiday. and beloved stories of the year from the slap to the

good morning, thank you for joining us on this saturday, december 24th. i'm kira klapper. retail workers will go back on strike today at macy's in san francisco's union square. more than 400 workers are employed there. yesterday dozens of them were picketing in front of both of the store's entrances. they voted for the strike thursday night after labor negotiations broke down. the union says its workers want better pay, safer conditions and more affordable health care. they say macy's is refusing to budge on some of the issues so the workers say they had no choice but to strike.

>> i've been bargaining labor contracts for 30 years. this is a fortune 200 company. they're the companiest company -- cheapest company i've ever had to bargain with. >> macy's issued this statement reading in part, at macy's or top priority is to ensure the safety of our colleagues and customers. our macy's union square store remains open to customers and employees. the workers say they expect to be back to work on monday. this morning five bay area counties are entering the cdc's high community virus tier. those include alameda, contra costa, san francisco, santa clara, and solano counties. they all moved up from the medium or yellow tier to the highest or worst tier designated as red. the cdc recommends indoor masking in red areas. marin, napa, san mateo and sonoma are rated in the yellows here. cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our christmas eve

microclimate forecast. >> good morning, kira, good morning, everyone. we are waking up in the bay area with a lot of fog. if you are heading on the road to get to your christmas destination, do be careful, especially if in the north bay, look at that limited visibility in santa rosa down to 3/4 of a mile, and extends and gets worse as you move on over into fairfield, tracy and livermore. you are under 2 miles of visibility right now. be careful if you're heading on the 5 or down through the central valley in the 99. current temperatures, upper 30s and low 40s, of course, a little bit warmer as we are going to see those temperatures climb into the 60s, possibly some 70s this weekend. now, we are looking at some very unhealthy air quality around the bay area. do be careful of that, if you have to head to the store, consider car pooling. >> thanks. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," risking his own life to keep students safe, the incredible act of bravery by a bay area crossing guard that has parents calling him a hero.

we'll have that, plus all your top stories and cynthia's full forecast coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us. in the meantime, we'll send you back to the "today" ow. sh

♪♪ we are back on this saturday morning, christmas eve, december 24th, 2022. there it is. the rockefeller christmas tree. all ready for her big day tomorrow. lights on the tree normally turned off every night will stay lit for 24 hours on christmas. big kudos to those on the rockefeller skating rink right now. temperature in new york right now is 10 degrees and feels like 10 below. >> i hope the lights are keeping the tree warm. >> they really like skating. we want to begin this half hour with the check of the head

lines. a 19-year-old man dead after the shooting at the mall of america in minnesota last night we sent shoppers scrambling. someone pulled on the a gun after an argument in the nordstrom store. a los angeles jury found rapper lanez guilty of shooting megan thee stallion. she accused her of shooting her in the foot in 2022. lanez faces up to 22 years in prison and could be deported to canada. and ayed sayed, whose murder conviction was tossed and now working at georgetown university. past work will involve supporting a class where students investigate wrongful convictions and help free innocent people. this morning, the royal

family is preparing to spend the first christmas without their beloved mother and grandmother queen elizabeth. it has been a year of turmoil and sadness and happy moments as well. kelly cobiella has a look back. >> reporter: to the celebrations to the funeral. 202 2 to the funeral. 202 was a year of change. queen elizabeth marking 70 years on the throne. the milestone celebrating with street parties and parades. beacons lit around the world and that famous wave from buckingham palace. the queen missed much of the party. fuelling speculation of the 96 year old's health. on september 8th, days after welcoming a new prime minister,

the announcement many dreaded. >> buckingham palace announced the death of her majesty, queen elizabeth ii. >> reporter: the queen passed away at balmoral castle in scotland. tens of thousands waited hours to pay respects as she laid in state. millions gathered to see her one last time. her final journey winding through the streets of london to her final resting place at windsor castle next to her husband of 74 years. prince philip. >> god save the king. >> reporter: the eldest son echoing his mother's promise to serve. >> i declare my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. >> i shall serve you with

loyalty, respect and love. >> reporter: the king's wife, camilla, became queen consort. william and kate, the new prince and princess of wales. new era for the royal family. trying to show their relevance and not racist. then there is the rift. brothers william and harry and wives kate and meghan came together after the death of the queen, their grandmother. they are still worlds apart. harry and meghan. >> when the stakes are this high, does it make more sense to hear our story from us? >> harry taking aim at his father and brother and late queen following the family summit. >> it was terrifying have my brother scream and shout at me and say things that weren't true and my grandmother sit there and take it all in.

>> reporter: king charles and queen consort not speaking over the matter. the royals will gather at sandringham for the first time without their mamatriarch. king charles has a lot to consider. the future of the monarchy and split in his own family and, of course, plans for his coronation in may, the first in 70 years. kelly cobiella, nbc news, london. we have breaking news. the norad santa tracker is back up and working. i can see the satellites. >> just passed the solomon islands. just passed the solomon islands.

en route to the federated states of micronesia. >> stay tuned for a special report on all of this. somara, let's keep most of the skies clear for him. yes, it may get bumpy when he gets to the great lakes. the reindeer like to play in the high altitude snow. it is not just the east coast, but christmas eve, 39 million people impacted by winter weather and out to the northwest. hello, seattle. portland. look at that storm. cold front is moving onshore into washington and oregon today and northern idaho and rain. very heavy rain and gusty winds inland could lead to reduced visibility. the showers will spread into the rockies as we head through today and sunday. how much snow are we talking? we could see anywhere from 6 to 12 inches in the higher

elevations in the rockies and lower elevations with 1 to 4. making for a nice white christmas. here is a look at the rainfall. heavier totals up to 5 inches and we are in store for a very california christmas eve. today san francisco looking gorgeous at 5:37 right now, temperatures 45 degrees, and we will warm up into the mid to upper 60s by about noon. we are also looking at a dense fog advisory, so if you are traveling to get to your destination, do be careful. that dense fog advisory is in place until 11:00 a.m. limited visibility on the roadways, so if you're traveling down 5 or and that's the look at your local forecast. back to you. >> somara, thank you. just head, the pope's message of psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff,

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putting the lid on things in the catholic church led to crises. >> reporter: and much of the year, pope francis used a wheelchair because of knee problems. prompting speculation he would step down. the pontiff laughed off the rumors. he did make a historic visit to canada. difficult physically and emotionally. the pope apologized the indigenous people for the church's role in the state run school system designed to strip students of their culture and in some cases led to abuse. while he has yet to go to argentina, he traveled to northern italy to visit his cousin. finding moments of joy in a year marked by the anguish of war. for "today," anne thompson, nbc

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elsewhere is creating a ripple effect here. so far nearly 3,000 flights across the u.s. have been canceled today. so far at sfo, more than 50 have been canceled. and of course with airports packed to prepare for long lines to check in and get through security, the tsa has the recommendation to make sure you move quickly to your gates, the first one being ditch any containers carrying more than 3.5 ounces of liquids. as for presents. >> if you're bringing your gifts for family or friends, we just ask that you don't wrap them because we may have to open that wrapping. that's just disappointing, right? but if you bringing in a gift bag, we can look in the bag and clear anything we need to that way. >> the tsa also reminds everyone to leave enough time to get through security and check your flight status before you even leave the airport. cinthia pimentel has a quick

look at our micro climate forecast. >> good morning, everybody. a lot of very strong weather happening in other parts of the country, the midwest over on into new england, and of course the freezing temperatures extending into dallas down into florida as well. let's take a look at those airport delays as far as weather. right now it's still early, 5:58 on this christmas eve, so no delays to report, none out of california as well. so very good travel right now, if you are headed to the airport early, but if you are taking a different route, maybe traveling by car, we do have this dense fog advisory in effect through 11:00 a.m., and look at the area it covered through 599. if you are headed on the road, there is limited visibility through about 11:00 down to about a quarter of a mile or less. keep that extra distance between cars. we're looking at san jose right now, 42 degrees, and we will climb into the upper 50s by about noon. we'll have the rest of your christmas eve forecast christmas day, and i have your 49ers

forecast if you're heading to the game today. i'll send it back to you. >> it's 5:58, coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," a local food bank. >> more than 70% of our funding comes from individuals and those are gifts large and small. every gift counts. >> one major bay area charity feel the pressure from inflation. the need for donations is surging while donations themselves are dwindling. we'll have that plus all your top stories and cynthia's full forecast coming up at 7:00. in the meantime, we'll take you back to the "today" show.

good morning. christmas chill. dangerous cold gripping the country this morning. tens of millions dealing with frigid temperatures as the huge winter storm refuses to release its grip. the roads deadly. thousands of flights delayed or canceled. many are wondering if they will make it in time for christmas. we're live with the latest. ellen's emotional message. >> the holidays are hard anyway. to honor twitch, i think the best thing we can do is to laugh and hug each other.

>> the talk show host tearing up during the first public comments in the moving video honoring her late friend and dj twitch. and holiday heart. we are looking back at the favorite morning boosts of the year from the adorable toddler cheerleader and dad of the year and unforgettable celebration from one ukrainian refugee. stories we promise will make you smile. today, saturday, december 24th, 2022. >> hello. this is my mom. we are celebrating her 50th birthday. >> merry christmas, "today" show. >> go tigers. >> it's christmas eve today. >> from the coastal end of texas. >> merry christmas. >> happy birthday to our twin aunt. mary and margaret. turning 70 on christmas day. happy birthday. ♪ i just want ♪♪

>> happy birthday to all of those celebrating. if your birthday comes around christmas, it is tough. all of the gifts pile on at once. >> you don't want to get short changed. you get the birthday gift and christmas gift. we do want to get to today's news. we are talking about the impact of the massive winter storm now bringing bitter cold to the east coast and midwest. that, plus more snow is causing travel problems with one day until christmas. >> we have it covered from the conditions on the roads to the skies and that all important forecast. let's begin with shaquille brewster. that's him in the mess of it near lake michigan. shaq, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is everyone east of the rockies are waking up to brutal, frigid temperatures this morning. other areas dealing with the conditions you see me in here now. in benton harbor, a blizzard warning in effect.

the snow still coming down. lake-effect snow they will experience into christmas day. the real threat here is the wind. you see how the wind is whipping around me. this is happening on the roads. it is falling and bringing up the snow on the ground already and causing the low visibility and whiteout conditions. guys, buffalo has it worse. they are dealing with historic blizzard and a travel ban is in effect. other areas of new york dealing with pretty dramatic flooding. it is all part of the system that we know has turned deadly. at least 17 storm-related deaths across the country. four people who died in ohio and three deaths in kentucky. most of those are traffic related. that is why officials are pleading with people to stay off the roads. this is also a system that is knocking out power as it makes

its way through. this morning, 500,000 people are waking up without power. we know that warming centers are being set up and have opened in advance of expected power outages that should continue or at least presumably will continue throughout the course of the day. believe it or not, guys, people are braving the elements voluntarily. chicago bears are hosting the chicago, excuse me, buffalo bills. kickoff is at noon local time when the temperatures are expected to feel like 9 degrees below zero. if you are interested in a ticket, those prices are crashing as well. last time i checked they were $10. >> the linebackers with no shirt sleeves on. you think what are they thinking? >> dedicated fans. >> thanks, shaq. let's turn to the scene at the airports with nearly 6,000 flights canceled in the u.s.

yesterday and there are already more than 1,500 canceled today alone with the number expected to grow. we have emilie ikeda at the airport with the look at. emilie, good morning to you. >> reporter: kristen, getting home for the holidays is proving to be a difficult and treacherous task in some parts of the country. especially if the trip home is including a flight. as you mentioned on thursday and friday with more than8,000 cancellations. today, we are looking at 1,500 cancellations and 1,200 delays on top of that. the buffalo airport remains closed at this time. i want to show you the live look at the misery map. the more red, the more misery or flight cancellations. the problems are in the chicago area and northeast already in the early morning hour. frustrations, i'll tell you, are running high in philadelphia as travelers are racing to get home

to reach loved ones in time for christmas. take a listen. >> when did you find out your flight was canceled? >> like an hour before departure. very last minute. >> frustrating in. >> yeah. very frustrating and tired. >> reporter: roughly 9 in 10 americans traveling over the holiday week are doing so behind the wheel. you won't find relief there in the midwest or great lakes region which is expecting another day of zero visibility. black ice is a threat. if you are heading out the door, exercise caution. go before 11:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. according to aaa to avoid the worst traffic in the final countdown to christmas. peter and kristen. >> pack your patience. emilie, thanks. we'll have somara's full forecast in a few moments.

normally this time of year -- time of year -- time of day. we have the weekend morning boost. we countdown the year's boost. >> here are your top five weekend morning boosts of 2022. >> here are the top five weekend morning boosts of 2022. kicking things off at number five is the high kicking kid who wants to be just like his big sister. ♪♪ >> that's 2-year-old liam beside his sister and following her cheerleading routine. he has the moves and check out the jump at the end. in fourth place, a touching example of you are never too old to have a fun. marcie has never enjoyed the

beach in decades. so at 90, she asked to go to the beach and she got help with the accessible beach project. she was overcome with joy and sharing a beautiful moment with her daughters. number three is the mile high wedding. an oklahoma couple on the way to get hitched in vegas when the connecting flight was canceled. they hopped on another flight and said i do in mid air and pam walking down the airplane aisle. it is thanks to the passenger who happened to be an ordained minister with the creative captain. the crew jumped in with toilet paper streamers and a professional photographer documents. the father who should be father of the year is our boost p number three. he surprised his daughter with two sold out harry styles

concert tickets. ♪♪ >> then he agreed to go in matching outfits. styled to look just like the pop star. boas and all. no detail was overlooked. dad painted his fingernails for the occasion. he said he would do anything to see his daughter so happy. and the boost that beats all the rest is this one from europe. 7-year-old arena fled her home in ukraine after the invasion from russia to the refugee camp in romania. she was surprised with a special birthday celebration. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you ♪♪ >> arena thought she would have to celebrate alone when a psychologist in the camp learned it was her birthday, she gathered a crowd of authorities and volunteers to sing for the young girl. brought out a cake and balloons

and birthday hat to make the celebration extra special proving that amid devastation, kindness of strangers can shine through. >> there's no doubt arena takes the cake. >> absolutely. so great. >> dressed up dad is good, too. coming up next in "popstart." "popstart." idinmenzel ta al this holiday season save big on all the gifts you need for the gifts that keep on giving. because while they have no idea what's going on here... -hi. -...a little something of their own will get them in the spirit. they don't know why you'd ever leave the house like this... but they'll happily hold down the fort while you're gone. -smiles! -and let's be honest, they'll never understand this whole situation... but they do get this. thank goodness. great prices. happy pets. chewy.

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we are back on this christmas eve with "popstart." joe? >> first up, twitch. it has been ten days since he died at the age of 40. ellen shared a message honoring him yesterday in the first public video statement since his death. >> the holidays are hard, i think, anyway. to honor twitch, i think the best thing we can do is to laugh and hug each other and play games and dance and sing. that's the way we honor him is we do the things that he loved to do. >> twitch, of course, the beloved dj on ellen's show and becoming a co-executive producer. we are thinking of his family on this day. the wild weather we have been talking about all morning

doesn't bother someone whose name is synonymous with frozen. idina menzel sat down with willie and talked about elsa and the beloved disney movie. >> my kids were 6 and 4 when "frozen" came out. >> i apologize. that means you were sick of me. >> something you never could have ever in your wildest dreams imagined. >> one of the best professional things that happened to me in my life. people think you are bbs'ing whn you sing over and over. i love it. >> you can get the interview with idina menzel tomorrow morning. you can listen to the song anytime you want. >> margot is too young to play

that. >> not my girls. somara is checking the forecast. it is frozen for much of the country. >> i'm trying to let go of the temperatures. the storm system that has been plaguing the area. we are still seeing snow on the great lakes. cleveland and buffalo with 22 inches of snow in buffalo and making it 2 to 3 feet by the time it is all done. this is causing blizzard-like conditions. the other is the cold air. that stretches from billings to ft. myers, florida. look at the numbers. waking up this morning, oklahoma city feeling like 12 degrees. chicago at minus 18. tallahassee is feeling like 9. here is the christmas holiday forecast. we are going to continue to see the bitter cold with us. and merry christmas eve from the bay area. we're starting out with some upper 30s in the north bay, 39

in napa, 48 in fremont, and 42 in san jose. believe it or not, this christmas weekend we will be warmer than miami and a lot of parts of florida as that winter storm moves on through. now, ahead at 7:00, once we get past christmas, we have a very active last week of december ahead. we're going to be tracking the rain in just a little bit. join us. and that's the look at the local forecast. please stay warm in the dangerous cold. peter and kristen. somara, thank you very much. >> coming up, we willhare s

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strike today at the macy's in san francisco's union square. more than 400 workers are employed there. yesterday dozens of them picketed in front of both entrances. they voted for the strike thursday night after labor negotiations broke down. the union says its workers want better pay, safer conditions and more affordable health care. they say macy's is refusing to budge on some of those issues so the workers say they had no choice but to strike. >> i've been bargaining labor contracts for 30 years. this is a fortune 200 company. they are the cheapest company i've ever had to bargain with, and i've bargained with a lot of large employers. >> macy's issued this statement reading in part, at macy's our top priority is to ensure the safety of our colleagues and customers. our macy's union square store remains open to customers and colleagues. the workers say they expect to be back at work monday. turning now to covid levels,

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