00:00A historic storm that pummeled much of the United States is not quite over yet, as more
00:07Arctic air is expected to prolong freezing temperatures in areas already blanketed in
00:12snow and ice. Although the winter storm affected millions of Americans, its most lasting impacts
00:19are concentrated in a band from far eastern Texas across north Louisiana, Mississippi,
00:24and into Nashville, Tennessee. As the freezing temperatures persist, the death toll rose to at
00:30least 30. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands were left without electricity. There is currently 750,000
00:39homes across the country without power. Over one in five of them, over 20 percent, are here in
00:47Mississippi. We reached a peak of about 180,000. That has now down below 150,000. Heavy snowfall
00:56stretching from Arkansas to New England caused widespread travel disruptions, flight cancellations,
01:02and school closures. The U.S. had more than 12,000 flight delays or cancellations nationwide on Monday.
01:10A day prior on Sunday, almost half of U.S. flights were canceled, the highest rate since the COVID-19
01:16pandemic.
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