Temperatures are below freezing for more than half in the United States, and more than

a million currently do not have power, the lead starts right now.

And historic and sadly deadly winter storm, hundreds of thousands without power, more

than 4,000 flights canceled, wins so treacherous, the airport in Buffalo, New York had to shut

down CNN's life with the havoc being wreaked nationwide, and the January 6th Committee

out with its final report spelling out why Donald Trump in their view was the one solely

responsible for the ride and should be disqualified from holding office ever again.

A member of the committee will join us coming up plus new transcripts from the committee.

Why Star Witness Cassidy Hutchinson later said she was disappointed and disgusted with

her first round of testimony under oath.

Welcome to the lead undertake taper, and we start with the National Lead today in this

nightmare weather scenario right before Christmas, crippling conditions, stretching coast to

coast with snow and ice in cities such as Seattle and Portland, Oregon, to the massive

bomb cyclone system.

Now moving east nearly 180 million people in the US are in areas with temperatures below

freezing, 70 million are in areas below zero.

This system is so powerful meteorologists say its atmospheric pressure is equivalent

to a category two hurricane, which means forceful wind gusts and even coastal flooding along

the Great Lakes today, the mayor of Buffalo, New York band, all driving.

This is what it looked like around 8.30 this morning in Buffalo just two hours later.

The same neighborhood enroads surrounding it, covered in snow.

The system has sadly also been deadly, the weather is to blame for at least four deaths

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