Historic winter storm cripples the eastern U.S. with outages and travel chaos

A sweeping, historic winter storm is striking the eastern two-thirds of the U.S., bringing heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain and extreme cold. More than 700,000 power outages have been reported as the storm disrupts electricity, and thousands of flights are being canceled (over 9,600 on Sunday; 4,000+ on Saturday; 1,800+ planned for Monday). Dozens of states and the District of Columbia have declared weather emergencies, with federal responses including emergency declarations from multiple states and orders to support grid reliability. Fatalities are reported in New York City amid the cold, and authorities warn of life-threatening wind chills as preparations and evacuations continue.”,