he also faces federal hate crime charges. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. it's friday, november 18th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." paralyzing storm. western new york and the great lakes region brace for possible feet of snow. what one governor is saying about the seriousness of the storm. stepping down. nancy pelosi announces she will not seek re-election as leader of democrats in the house. hear who could be the next leader. idaho murder mystery. the autopsies of four idaho college students who were brutally murdered in their apartment are now complete. what the coroner is saying was the cause of death. good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green.

we begin with a state of emergency this morning in parts of western new york state as a dangerously early winter storm moves in. the potentially historic lake-effect snowstorm could dump more than four feet of snow in the buffalo area. near zero visibility is possible in some areas, and it could be so bad the county that encompasses buffalo imposed a driving ban starting last night. the storm has already caused treacherous conditions across the great lakes region as it pummels the area with heavy snow. >> this is considered an extreme event, an extreme weather event. that means it's dangerous. it also means it's life threatening. >> the most intense snowfall is expected to left through tonight with more falling over the weekend. the nfl moved sunday's scheduled game in buffalo between the bills and the cleveland browns to detroit. and for the first time in nearly two decades, democrats in the house will have a new leader. speaker nancy pelosi announced that she's stepping down from her leadership position when the

new congress convenes in january and republicans take control of the house. it marks the end of an era. pelosi is the longest serving democratic leader in the house. in 2007 she became the first woman to ever hold the powerful position of speaker. attention now turns to who might replace her. elise preston is in new york with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning to you. the party's leadership elections are scheduled to take place two weeks from now, but we could find out before the weekend begins who the front runner is. today new york congressman and house democratic caucus chair hakeem jeffries is expected to make a formal bid for democratic leader according to a person familiar with his plans. it comes one day after house speaker nancy pelosi announced she will not seek re-election to leadership. >> for me the hour's come for a new generation to lead the democratic caucus that i so deeply respect. >> reporter: pelosi, now 82 years old, will continue to represent her san francisco

constituents in the house, her longtime number-two majority leader steny hoyer will also step down. >> i think it's always good for a party to have new blood and new invigoration and enthusiasm and new ideas. >> reporter: hoyer and james clyburn announced support for jeffries as well as catherine clark and pete aguilar to leadership posts. earlier this week, cbs news projected that republicans had won the majority of seats in the house, already the caucus laying out its priorities for the next congress which include aggressive investigations into the biden administration. >> rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse will be the primary goal of a republican house oversight committee. >> reporter: house republican leader kevin mccarthy has received his party's nomination to become the next speaker, though it's unclear if he'll get the required 218 votes. in a statement, president biden called speaker pelosi the most hoof representatives in our history. senate republican leader mitch

mcconnell said the impact of speaker pelosi's consequential and path-breaking career will long endure. anne-marie? >> elise preston in new york. thank you. autopsies on the four university of idaho students murdered last weekend in an off-campus house are now complete. the county coroner says they were brutally stabbed to death with a large knife, and it comes as police continue to search for a suspect. christina ruffini has more. >> reporter: more than four days since the gruesome murders at a house off campus at the university of idaho the town of moscow remains in shock. the campus is deserted. the murders are still unsolved. this social media video shows two of the victims at a food truck hours before they died. today the coroner released the cause of death. >> they were all murdered through stabbing with some kind of a -- probably a larger knife. >> reporter: outside the home just across the street from the university, police tape and a small memorial.

many students have already packed up and left early for the thanksgiving break, but classes are still in session. the sister of one of the victims posted a warning on instagram. to the students of the university of idaho staying around campus, leave. your grades are severely less important than your lives. from grieving family members, mounting frustration about the police investigation. >> we're not getting any answers, and we're not going to settle for that. >> reporter: as this close-knit community tries to process the unthinkable. >> the crime and loss of these young lives is simply beyond comprehension. i just want justice for these victims. >> reporter: police say there was no forced entry in the house behind us, and the county prosecutor says there could be more than one suspect. this as the fbi has joined the investigation assisting local law enforcement. christina ruffini, cbs news, moscow, idaho. turning to the war in ukraine where the military says the country's energy infrastructure is under persistent attack by russian missiles and drones. as the season's first snow fell in kyiv, president volodymyr

zelenskyy said about ten million people in the country are without power. chris livesay say the aftermath of one attack in central ukraine. >> reporter: it was a morning like any other for commuters in dnipro, ukraine. until it was shattered by vladimir putin's war. among the wounded, a 15-year-old girl. astonishingly, those aboard the bus were unscathed says the driver, still sitting behind the wheel in shock. "i saw the missile strike right in front of me," he says. "the passengers ran and tried to hide." just imagine what it's like, you're on your way to work in the morning or about to respect to off your kids at school, and then this happens. this is the reality for millions of ukrainians just trying to live their lives during a war. ukrainians now forced to pick up the broken pieces.

like natalia who had remove shards of her apartment windows from her face. >> my mother russian, my father ukrainian. i live all my life in ukraine. >> reporter: and galena who's begging for it all to end. >> please close the sky for ukrainian people, please. >> reporter: many of the survivors we spoke to no longer have windows or doors, all shattered by the blast. this on the first day of snow in much of the country as russia continues to target water, electricity, and heating. chris livesay, cbs news, dnipro, ukraine. lawyers for brittney griner say she has been transferred to a penal colony 300 miles southeast of moscow. it comes after a russian court rejected the wnba star's appeal last month to her nine-year sentence for drug possession. she was arrested at a moscow airport in february after russian authorities said they found vape canisters containing

cannabis oil in her luggage. her lawyers said that they visited her this week, and she is doing as well as could be expected. the man accused of driving an suv into a group of los angeles county sheriffs and police recruits is facing attempted murder charges. 22-year-old nicholas gutierrez was arrested wednesday. authorities say he veered into the wrong lane striking 25 cadets jogging in the l.a. suburb of whittier. five were injured critically. hundreds of twitter employees are reportedly leaving the company following an ultimatum from new owner elon musk. "the new york times" and other media are reporting that a mass exodus is under way. musk issued an ultimatum wednesday telling employees they had to sign a pledge by 5:00 p.m. yesterday to work longer hours in, quote, extreme hard-core fashion or leave. he was reportedly meeting with key employees trying to convince them to stay. musk laid off thousands of workers since he bought the

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this morning for how to could be the busiest day in our bay area airports. we spoke to experts on the best way to cope this time of the year. and this morning, over 100 people and even a u.s. senator are pleading with a judge to go easy on elizabeth holmes. the possible prison sentence is a few hours away. plus an employee lockout at twitter. why elon musk's hard core demand may have backfired. as we look at the roadways, especially if you are headed to the airport, so far so good, we'll check travel times, coming right up. and it is the holidays. we have your wecht forecast just in time for any travel needs you have. more on that, coming up. >> it is very addicting. and we first brought you this story on our morning mix.

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