Plus: Zelensky arrives | Wednesday, December 21, 2022
| | | | | | | Presented By Amazon | | | | Axios PM | | By Mike Allen · Dec 21, 2022 | | Today's PM — edited by Justin Green — is 420 words, a 1.5-minute read. | | | | | | 1 big thing: "Not your ordinary cold front" |  Data: NOAA; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Towns across the Mountain West are experiencing staggering temperature drops, Axios' Andrew Freedman reports. - In Dillon, Montana, the temp fell a staggering 26 degrees in just three minutes.
- Casper, Wyoming, saw the temperature nosedive from 27°F to 3°F in 15 minutes.
Zoom out: "This is not your ordinary cold front," the National Weather Service warned. - As the cold front pushes south, temperatures just behind it are plummeting and winds are dramatically increasing, potentially causing damage.
- Computer models are showing the potential for a "flash freeze" in multiple states.
- Nearly 200 million people are under winter weather warnings or advisories, from Montana to Alabama.
The bottom line: The Arctic air, strong winds and an associated bomb cyclone could be deadly to anyone caught outside — and will bring some areas to a standstill during the holiday rush. |     | | | | | | ✈️ 2. Zelensky arrives | | Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House today — Zelensky's first trip abroad since the Russian invasion began in February. - Zelensky is expected to address a joint session of Congress today at 7:30 pm ET.
Photo: Patrick Semansky/AP Biden announced close to $2 billion in additional U.S. military aid, including, for the first time, the Patriot missile defense system. | | | | | | | | A message from Amazon | | From temp to manager: This veteran is celebrating 12 years at Amazon | | |  | | | | Anthony is a veteran who started as a temporary associate at Amazon. Thanks to Amazon's free skills training program for veterans, he has been promoted five times and is now a site safety manager. The story: "Amazon made it possible," he said. Learn about Amazon's commitment to veterans. | | | | | | 3. Catch up quick | | Photo: John Moore/Getty Images - Along the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas National Guard troops are blocking immigrants from entering a high-traffic border crossing area. Border officials expect a migrant surge if Title 42 is lifted this week.
- FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried agreed to be extradited to the U.S. before a Bahamas judge who approved his transfer. Go deeper.
- "Dead bus": NASA's InSight lander mission on Mars ended after it ran out of power 4+ years into its mission. Go deeper.
- Turkey is increasingly signaling its readiness for a thawing of relations with the Assad regime in Syria. Go deeper.
| | | | | | | | 🎉 4. So many lists | | Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios From Duolingo to Tinder, everyone's getting in on the year-in-review act, Axios Login author Ina Fried reports. - Also on the list: News and information sites like Reddit and The Washington Post, activity trackers like Strava, and delivery firms like Instacart and GrubHub.
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