More than 200 million people — about 60% of the U.S. population — were under a winter weather advisory or warning on Friday, the National Weather Service said. Nearly 4,000 flights have been canceled.
Across the country, some warming shelters were operating at full capacity.for anyone who needs a warm place to stay. One of them, the Denver Coliseum, reached far past capacity Wednesday night, accommodating 359 people in a space meant for 225, the city of Denver said. All three centers will remain open through noon on Saturday.
The issue of homelessness amid freezing temperatures sparked online conversations about how to get more people off the streets in these dangerous conditions."Orange tent project" volunteer Morgan Mcluckie, left, speaks with unhoused person Peter Zielinski on Thursday after giving him bottles of propane to use with his portable heater as cold and snowy weather arrives in Chicago.
"As a public defender, one of the clearest indicators of societal failure was when I'd meet new clients who purposefully got arrested so they'd find some warmth on Rikers Island instead of freezing to death on the street," Columbia University lecturer and longtime public defender Scott HechingerAs a public defender, one of the clearest indicators of societal failure was when I’d meet new clients who purposefully got arrested so they’d find some warmth on Rikers Island instead...
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