Arctic Weather, Peace Talks Impasse, House Special Election Results and more

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

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More than 200 million people in the US are waking up to freezing temperatures. The Kremlin says no real progress was made after talks between American and Russian officials. The president and Defense Secretary have publicly responded to scrutiny over strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean. CNN has projected a winner in the closely watched special election in Tennessee. Plus, a major public figure is facing consequences for their links with Jeffrey Epstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, from CNN, I'm Josh and Shana with the Five Things You Need to Know for Wednesday, December 3rd.
0:07.0	We start this episode with a story you're likely already feeling.
0:11.0	More than 200 million people are waking up to freezing temperatures in large parts of the US this morning.
0:18.0	The bitter, cold air from Canada drops into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest today. High temperatures will be 50% of the US this morning. The bitter, cold air from Canada drops into the Northern Plains
0:21.6	and Upper Midwest today. High temperatures will be 15 to 25 degrees below normal, and will struggle
0:28.1	to reach 10 degrees in portions of the Dakotas. Yesterday, the wintry conditions led to flights
0:34.0	being grounded and hundreds of road crashes in the Midwest.
0:38.0	Tomorrow morning will be the coldest day so far, as actual air temperatures are forecast
0:43.1	to plunge into the double digits below zero, as far south as Iowa and Nebraska.
0:49.7	More news coming up, including what the Kremlin had to say about yesterday's Ukraine peace talks.
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1:34.4	After five hours of talks with U.S. officials, a Kremlin aide says there's been no breakthrough on a possible Ukraine peace deal.
1:37.0	It brings to a head a week of intense diplomacy, as President Donald Trump and his administration
1:42.3	continue its push to end the war.
1:45.1	So what actually happened during the talks?
1:47.2	Here's CNN's Matthew Charts.
1:49.2	Trump's special envoy, Steve Wittkov, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, were in Moscow
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