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good morning. i'm agwendy gillette. at least 38 people are dead after a massive winter storm pummelled much of the country. snowdrifts. the governor deploying the national guard calling it a storm for the ages. the weather also grounding thousands of flights on christmas day. jarred hill is in new york. good morning. >> good morning, wendy. emergency officials near buffalo say there were people stuck in their cars in the snow for more than two days. meanwhile, if you're trying to fly back home from the holiday weekend, you're not quite out of the woods just yet. >> even the snow plows in buffalo, new york, needed a rescue as the digout tinsz from a massive winter storm that the governor says is nothing short of a battle. >> we are in a war. this is a war with mother nature. >> hundreds of thousands of

americans experienced power outages at some point over the weekend. burst water pipes brought a wet christmas for georgia repair crews and led to a boil water advisory in parts of mississippi. >> migrants were given a warm alternative to sleeping on the streets. >> they told us to get in the bus. a lot of people went inside the bus because it was too cold. >> travel nightmares kind throughout the weekend.

>> i got a text saying i was rebooked. when i tried to change it, it said i needed to call the maintenance line or whatever. they actually didn't answer. >> reporter: more than 9,000 flights were canceled or delayed in the u.s. on christmas day according to flight aware. now the holiday travel headaches may the no be over just yet. a survey from the online travel website shows that today and tomorrow are expected to be the busiest or the worst days to fly after the holidays. get this, it looks like there are already 1200 cancellations for today alone according to flight aware. back to you. >> it will be rough. thank you. >> no problem. an investigation underway into washington state after police say three power substations were vandalized. it happened early yesterday near tacoma. at one point, more than 14,000 customers were affected. no one has been arrested. officials do not know if it was a coordinate add tack. >> the suspects cut one of the locks on the fence area. made their wayne side. >> earlier this month two

substations in north carolina were shot up, knocking out power to about 45,000 people. that incident is being investigated by federal law enforcement. authorities are trying to determine what led to an parent murder/suicide at a jahovis worship hall in colorado. a husband shot and killed his wife yesterday before turning the gun on himself. they were former members of the congregation. their identities have not been released. three incendiary devices were also found and disabled at the scene. it's unclear how they're linked to the shooting. former president donald trump's tax returns could be made public as soon as tomorrow. the democratic-controlled house ways and means committee voted to release six years of his returns to the public. it also said trump was not audited during his first two years in office despite a mandatory policy of auditing sitting presidents. meanwhile, maryland democratic congressman jamie raskin who served on the house january 6

committee told cbs' face the nation that trump should be criminally charged saying he helped to incite violence that day. >> that wasn't donald trump trying to stop election fraud. that was donald trump trying to commit election fraud. and conspiracy to purpose trait right there. >> the committee recommended the justice department file four criminal charges against donald trump. the winningest golfer in history has died, kathy whihworth won 88 times on the lpga tour. that is six times more than tiger woods won on the pga tour. she was first woman to earn $1 million in the lpga. her long time partner said whitworth died suddenly on christmas eve. a cause of death has not been released. kathy whitrth wa83ears old. and today marks the start of kwanzaa. celebration that honors several

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the victim of a deadly shooting at america's largest shopping mall is identified. the migrants are bussed from texas to vice president kamala harris' home. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. "the washington post" reports three buses of migrants from texas arrived at vice president kamala harris' house on a record cold christmas eve. the buses carrying up to 130 men, women and children arrived saturday night in 18 degree weather after a two day trip. it was the coldest christmas eve on record in washington. the buses were scheduled to arrive in new york yesterday. but they were rerouted to washington due to bad weather. the migrants were taken to a church for temporary shelter. the minneapolis "star tribune" says the 19-year-old man was identified as the victim in a shooting at the mall of america. jontae hudson was killed when fires were shot in bloomington. the gunfire sent shoppers

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part of paramount global. cher has everyone asking if she is engaged. the 76-year-old singer shared a photo on twitter yesterday of this large pear shaped diamond ring. she captioned there are no words. cher has not made it crystal clear to inquiring fans whether she'll be tying the knot. a north carolina auto repair shop is paying it forward. the owner of r & r automotive and tire came to the aid of a passenger in need. he is homeless about two years ago. he says he lives paycheck to paycheck. when he found out his car needed to be fixed for $1200, he said he didn't know what to do. >> i said, jeff, i can't pay

for. this he said merry christmas. it's paid for. popp my mind. he needed help. so i helped him. >> he said it makes him feel good emotionally to help other people. >> the christmas spirit is still on the minds of people around the globe. we take a look at how some observes yesterday's holiday. ♪ >> reporter: christmas 2022 around the world had a bit of the old and the new. at the british royal estate there was both, traditional royal walk about led by the new monarch, also the future, prince louie joining the family christmas celebration for the first time with george and

princess charlotte looking so much like a younger version of their great grandmother. later the broadcast of the king's speech. >> christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of white house lost loved ones. >> at the white house, the president and first lady celebrated privately. they both sent holiday greetings to units from each branch of the military. the u.s. may no longer be officially engaged in any wars, but many american troops still spent the day far away from their families. in places like an air base in the united emirates. animals celebrate christmas, too, in des moines, iowa this dog named secret tugged her sled up the hill and then came down dozens of times.

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right now, travel disruptions continue this morning after winter storm caused major headaches for holiday travelers. the targets of homophobic and racist remarks in the east bay. this people are telling their story and please think they are not the only victims. to make dozens of the biggest names in the game have big hearts. how they made the holiday brighter for some special kids. dense fog into the east bay if you're just waking up there' an atmospheric river bringing u heavy rain and that's coming u in just a bit. many are still enjoying thi holiday weekend. the top stories that you're following this morning. this is when many will likely be standing in long lines trying to make gift returns if the christmas presents are not quite right. this year six out of 10 online retailers have added return fees ranging from 3 to 7 dollars. is a trend that will likely grow as we

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