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CNN 5 Things

6 AM ET: Deadly storm aftermath, antisemitic bomb threats, foreign election meddling & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

News, Daily News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Four people are dead and more than half a million are without power after a powerful storm battered the Northeastern US. Immigration arguments are nearing boiling point, as Texas introduces a controversial border law. Jewish institutions across the US have been sent more than 400 bomb threats since Saturday. Rescue workers in China are racing to save people trapped after a deadly earthquake. Plus, we'll tell you which countries have been accused of trying to interfere with the 2022 US midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck with the five things you need to know for Tuesday

0:36.4

December 19th. At least four people are dead and more than half a million

0:41.6

customers still don't have power in the Northeastern U.S. this morning.

0:46.0

But after a powerful storm brought dangerous flooding and travel disruptions across the East Coast yesterday.

0:52.0

It unleashed two to four inches of road. across the East Coast yesterday.

0:53.0

It unleashed two to four inches of rain across the region

0:56.4

within a 24 hour period, flooding roads, engulfing cars,

1:00.7

and trapping drivers in New Jersey and Connecticut.

1:03.0

And it's about to get pretty cold, with temperatures set to plummet to the 30s and 40s across much of the northeast.

1:10.0

So there are now concerns about keeping people warm, as at least one utility company in Maine

1:16.0

says it could take several days to restore power to some customers.

1:19.8

Senate Bill 4 is now law in the state of Texas.

1:24.0

That was Republican Governor Greg Abbott, after he signed a controversial law that makes it a state crime to

1:30.9

enter Texas illegally. It gives law enforcement the power to arrest

1:35.2

migrants and judges the authority to issue orders to remove people to Mexico.

1:40.1

The law, which is set to take effect in March, is being condemned by civil rights and immigration

1:46.7

advocacy groups and is sending ripples of fear through the Latino community in Texas, which

1:52.3

makes up 40% of the state's population.

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