Winds near hurricane strength are set to whip the central US, with white-outs, floods and tornadoes possible, too – CNN

‘);$vidEndSlate.removeClass(‘video__end-slate–inactive’).addClass(‘video__end-slate–active’);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: ‘none’,video: ‘weather/2019/03/12/daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain.cnn’,width: ‘100%’,height: ‘100%’,section: ‘domestic’,profile: ‘expansion’,network: ‘cnn’,markupId: ‘large-media_0’,adsection: ‘const-article-carousel-pagetop’,frameWidth: ‘100%’,frameHeight: ‘100%’,posterImageOverride: {“mini”:{“width”:220,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312052233-daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain-00011322-small-169.jpg”,”height”:124},”xsmall”:{“width”:307,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312052233-daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain-00011322-medium-plus-169.jpg”,”height”:173},”small”:{“width”:460,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312052233-daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain-00011322-large-169.jpg”,”height”:259},”medium”:{“width”:780,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312052233-daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain-00011322-exlarge-169.jpg”,”height”:438},”large”:{“width”:1100,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312052233-daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain-00011322-super-169.jpg”,”height”:619},”full16x9″:{“width”:1600,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312052233-daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain-00011322-full-169.jpg”,”height”:900},”mini1x1″:{“width”:120,”type”:”jpg”,”uri”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312052233-daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain-00011322-small-11.jpg”,”height”:120}}},autoStartVideo = false,isVideoReplayClicked = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [{“title”:”Massive winter storm with destructive winds and blizzard conditions”,”duration”:”01:38″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2019/03/12/daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2019/03/12/daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312052233-daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain-00011322-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2019/03/12/daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”A late-season winter storm is poised to strike the central US. CNN Meteorologist \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/pedram-javaheri-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Pedram Javaheri\u003c/a> has today’s weather forecast and where you could see flooding, extreme-winds, snow, even blizzard conditions.”,”descriptionText”:”A late-season winter storm is poised to strike the central US. CNN Meteorologist \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/pedram-javaheri-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Pedram Javaheri\u003c/a> has today’s weather forecast and where you could see flooding, extreme-winds, snow, even blizzard conditions.”},{“title”:”Syrian prison survivor: Why don’t you do anything?”,”duration”:”04:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/12/omar-alshogre-intv-survivor-syrian-prison-torture-sot-crn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/12/omar-alshogre-intv-survivor-syrian-prison-torture-sot-crn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312143018-omar-alshogre-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/12/omar-alshogre-intv-survivor-syrian-prison-torture-sot-crn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”In an interview with CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/brianna-keilar-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Brianna Keilar\u003c/a>, Syrian prison survivor Omar Alshogre describes the brutal torture he endured daily including electric shock, his finger nails being torn out and his family dying in his arms.”,”descriptionText”:”In an interview with CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/brianna-keilar-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Brianna Keilar\u003c/a>, Syrian prison survivor Omar Alshogre describes the brutal torture he endured daily including electric shock, his finger nails being torn out and his family dying in his arms.”},{“title”:”Orphanage struggles to care for abandoned children”,”duration”:”02:18″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/?refresh=1″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/12/venezuela-abandoned-children-orphanage-oppmann-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/12/venezuela-abandoned-children-orphanage-oppmann-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312051259-venezuela-orphanage-kids-oppmann-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/12/venezuela-abandoned-children-orphanage-oppmann-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”CNN’s Patrick Oppmann profiles an orphanage that is struggling to care for special needs children as Venezuela slides into chaos. “,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Patrick Oppmann profiles an orphanage that is struggling to care for special needs children as Venezuela slides into chaos. “},{“title”:”Fighting continues as US-backed forces clash with ISIS”,”duration”:”01:03″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/12/syria-baghouz-final-battle-looms-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/12/syria-baghouz-final-battle-looms-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312064400-syria-baghouz-final-battle-looms-wedeman-pkg-vpx-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/12/syria-baghouz-final-battle-looms-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”CNN’s Ben Wedeman describes the battle that is still raging on in Eastern Syria with what’s left of the once feared Islamic State.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Ben Wedeman describes the battle that is still raging on in Eastern Syria with what’s left of the once feared Islamic State.”},{“title”:”CNN captures video as US-backed forces battle ISIS”,”duration”:”03:35″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/tv/2019/03/11/lead-ben-wedeman-cnn-live-on-front-lines-syria-live-brianna-keilar.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”tv/2019/03/11/lead-ben-wedeman-cnn-live-on-front-lines-syria-live-brianna-keilar.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312021007-isis-stronghold-syira-march-11-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/tv/2019/03/11/lead-ben-wedeman-cnn-live-on-front-lines-syria-live-brianna-keilar.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”Heavy fighting erupted as US-backed forces attacked the last ISIS stronghold in Syria amid a final push to clear the jihadist group from the war-torn country. CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Heavy fighting erupted as US-backed forces attacked the last ISIS stronghold in Syria amid a final push to clear the jihadist group from the war-torn country. CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports.”},{“title”:”Boeing stands by plane as major airlines ground aircraft”,”duration”:”02:43″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/11/boeing-737-max-crash-mckenzie-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/11/boeing-737-max-crash-mckenzie-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190311170648-boeing-737-max-8-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/11/boeing-737-max-crash-mckenzie-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”With Boeing’s 737 Max 8 being involved in two crashes six months apart, numerous international airlines have grounded the best selling aircraft out of precaution. CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/david-mckenzie\” target=\”_blank\”>David McKenzie\u003c/a> reports, as of now, Boeing is standing by their plane.”,”descriptionText”:”With Boeing’s 737 Max 8 being involved in two crashes six months apart, numerous international airlines have grounded the best selling aircraft out of precaution. CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/david-mckenzie\” target=\”_blank\”>David McKenzie\u003c/a> reports, as of now, Boeing is standing by their plane.”},{“title”:”UFC star accused of smashing fan’s phone”,”duration”:”00:51″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/?refresh=1″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2019/03/12/conor-mcgregor-ufc-star-arrested-es-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2019/03/12/conor-mcgregor-ufc-star-arrested-es-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190311195016-conor-mcgregor-booking-photo-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2019/03/12/conor-mcgregor-ufc-star-arrested-es-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”A fan just wanted a picture with Ultimate Fighting Championship star Conor McGregor, but Miami police say McGregor wasn’t having it.”,”descriptionText”:”A fan just wanted a picture with Ultimate Fighting Championship star Conor McGregor, but Miami police say McGregor wasn’t having it.”},{“title”:”Woman charged with Kim Jong Nam’s killing freed”,”duration”:”02:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/11/siti-aisyah-kim-jong-nam-death-trial-ivan-watson-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/11/siti-aisyah-kim-jong-nam-death-trial-ivan-watson-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190310225802-siti-aisyah-court-0310-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/11/siti-aisyah-kim-jong-nam-death-trial-ivan-watson-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”Siti Aisyah, the Indonesian woman accused of using a lethal nerve agent to kill Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been freed after Malaysian prosecutors withdrew the charge against her. CNN’s Ivan Watson has the details. “,”descriptionText”:”Siti Aisyah, the Indonesian woman accused of using a lethal nerve agent to kill Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been freed after Malaysian prosecutors withdrew the charge against her. CNN’s Ivan Watson has the details. “},{“title”:”Everything we know about the Ethiopian plane crash”,”duration”:”03:02″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/10/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/10/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190310095742-05-ethiopia-plane-crash-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/10/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash-orig.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”Just 6 minutes into a flight to Nairobi, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed, killing all 157 people on board.”,”descriptionText”:”Just 6 minutes into a flight to Nairobi, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed, killing all 157 people on board.”},{“title”:”Moment pedestrian avoids collapsing building”,”duration”:”00:45″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/11/london-building-collapse-lon-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/11/london-building-collapse-lon-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190311105329-02-london-building-collapse-intl-scli-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/11/london-building-collapse-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”CCTV footage captured the moment when bricks fell from the top of a building during stormy winds in London, seconds after a pedestrian had strolled past.”,”descriptionText”:”CCTV footage captured the moment when bricks fell from the top of a building during stormy winds in London, seconds after a pedestrian had strolled past.”},{“title”:”Meghan Markle speaks out amid social media abuse”,”duration”:”01:43″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/09/meghan-markle-social-media-harassment-international-womens-day-foster-dnt-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/09/meghan-markle-social-media-harassment-international-womens-day-foster-dnt-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190309074607-meghan-markle-international-womens-day-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/09/meghan-markle-social-media-harassment-international-womens-day-foster-dnt-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”As the royal family cracks down on sexist and racist abuse aimed at Meghan Markle online, the Duchess of Sussex discusses the pitfalls of social media at an event for International Women’s Day. CNN’s \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/max-foster\” target=\”_blank\”>Max Foster\u003c/a> reports.”,”descriptionText”:”As the royal family cracks down on sexist and racist abuse aimed at Meghan Markle online, the Duchess of Sussex discusses the pitfalls of social media at an event for International Women’s Day. CNN’s \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/max-foster\” target=\”_blank\”>Max Foster\u003c/a> reports.”},{“title”:”Images show North Korean rocket facility activity”,”duration”:”01:38″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/09/north-korea-satellite-images-activity-will-ripley-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/09/north-korea-satellite-images-activity-will-ripley-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190309100329-north-korea-satellite-sanumdong-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/09/north-korea-satellite-images-activity-will-ripley-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”Satellite images of a North Korean rocket assembly facility in Sanumdong, a suburb of capital city Pyongyang, may shed light on possible launch preparations by the country. CNN’s Ripley reports. “,”descriptionText”:”Satellite images of a North Korean rocket assembly facility in Sanumdong, a suburb of capital city Pyongyang, may shed light on possible launch preparations by the country. CNN’s Ripley reports. “},{“title”:”Man gets life for poisoning coworkers’ sandwiches”,”duration”:”01:29″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/08/germany-sandwhich-poisoning-verdict-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/08/germany-sandwhich-poisoning-verdict-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190308112059-germany-sandwich-poisoning-verdict-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/08/germany-sandwhich-poisoning-verdict-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”A German man was found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for poisoning colleagues’ sandwiches with dangerous heavy metals.”,”descriptionText”:”A German man was found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for poisoning colleagues’ sandwiches with dangerous heavy metals.”},{“title”:”Venezuelans scramble for water and food amid blackout “,”duration”:”02:09″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/08/venezuela-huge-blackout-ge-lon-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/08/venezuela-huge-blackout-ge-lon-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312150136-venezuela-water-shortage-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/08/venezuela-huge-blackout-ge-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”A huge power outage has swept across Venezuela, leaving many states without power and many homes without running water.”,”descriptionText”:”A huge power outage has swept across Venezuela, leaving many states without power and many homes without running water.”},{“title”:”With heads bowed, ISIS fighters surrender”,”duration”:”02:05″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/08/men-of-isis-surrender-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/08/men-of-isis-surrender-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190307232246-men-of-isis-surrender-wedeman-pkg-vpx-00000930-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/08/men-of-isis-surrender-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”In Syria, the fight to extinguish ISIS’ self-declared caliphate is grinding down, but as the terror group’s territory shrinks toward vanishing, their ideology has not been defeated. CNN’s Ben Wedeman was on the ground as ISIS fighters surrendered. “,”descriptionText”:”In Syria, the fight to extinguish ISIS’ self-declared caliphate is grinding down, but as the terror group’s territory shrinks toward vanishing, their ideology has not been defeated. CNN’s Ben Wedeman was on the ground as ISIS fighters surrendered. “},{“title”:”Justin Trudeau engulfed in corruption scandal “,”duration”:”02:20″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/07/justin-trudeau-corruption-scandal-canada-politics-nick-watt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/07/justin-trudeau-corruption-scandal-canada-politics-nick-watt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180702085522-trudeau-opinion-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/07/justin-trudeau-corruption-scandal-canada-politics-nick-watt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party are in crisis as a corruption scandal threatens to destabilize his government ahead of Canada’s national election in the fall.”,”descriptionText”:”Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party are in crisis as a corruption scandal threatens to destabilize his government ahead of Canada’s national election in the fall.”}],currentVideoCollectionId = ”,isLivePlayer = false,mediaMetadataCallbacks,mobilePinnedView = null,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ”,nextVideoUrl = ”,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === false) {autoStartVideo = true;if (autoStartVideo === true) {if (turnOnFlashMessaging === true) {autoStartVideo = false;containerEl = jQuery(document.getElementById(configObj.markupId));CNN.VideoPlayer.showFlashSlate(containerEl);} else {CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = true;}}}configObj.autostart = CNN.Features.enableAutoplayBlock ? false : autoStartVideo;CNN.VideoPlayer.setPlayerProperties(configObj.markupId, autoStartVideo, isLivePlayer, isVideoReplayClicked, mutePlayerEnabled);CNN.VideoPlayer.setFirstVideoInCollection(currentVideoCollection, configObj.markupId);var videoHandler = {},isFeaturedVideoCollectionHandlerAvailable = (CNN !== undefined &&CNN.VIDEOCLIENT !== undefined &&CNN.VIDEOCLIENT.FeaturedVideoCollectionHandler !== undefined);if (!isFeaturedVideoCollectionHandlerAvailable) {CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature(‘videx’).done(function () {jQuery.ajax({dataType: ‘script’,cache: true,url: ‘//www.i.cdn.cnn.com/.a/2.144.1/js/featured-video-collection-player.min.js’}).done(function () {initializeVideoAndCollection();}).fail(function () {throw ‘Unable to fetch /js/featured-video-collection-player.min.js’;});}).fail(function () {throw ‘Unable to fetch the videx bundle’;});}function initializeVideoAndCollection() {videoHandler = new CNN.VIDEOCLIENT.FeaturedVideoCollectionHandler(configObj.markupId,”cn-featured-1treznj”,’js-video_description-featured-1treznj’,[{“title”:”Massive winter storm with destructive winds and blizzard conditions”,”duration”:”01:38″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2019/03/12/daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2019/03/12/daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312052233-daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain-00011322-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2019/03/12/daily-weather-forecast-snow-blizzard-wind-rain.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”A late-season winter storm is poised to strike the central US. CNN Meteorologist \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/pedram-javaheri-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Pedram Javaheri\u003c/a> has today’s weather forecast and where you could see flooding, extreme-winds, snow, even blizzard conditions.”,”descriptionText”:”A late-season winter storm is poised to strike the central US. CNN Meteorologist \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/pedram-javaheri-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Pedram Javaheri\u003c/a> has today’s weather forecast and where you could see flooding, extreme-winds, snow, even blizzard conditions.”},{“title”:”Syrian prison survivor: Why don’t you do anything?”,”duration”:”04:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/12/omar-alshogre-intv-survivor-syrian-prison-torture-sot-crn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/12/omar-alshogre-intv-survivor-syrian-prison-torture-sot-crn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312143018-omar-alshogre-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/12/omar-alshogre-intv-survivor-syrian-prison-torture-sot-crn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”In an interview with CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/brianna-keilar-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Brianna Keilar\u003c/a>, Syrian prison survivor Omar Alshogre describes the brutal torture he endured daily including electric shock, his finger nails being torn out and his family dying in his arms.”,”descriptionText”:”In an interview with CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/brianna-keilar-profile\” target=\”_blank\”>Brianna Keilar\u003c/a>, Syrian prison survivor Omar Alshogre describes the brutal torture he endured daily including electric shock, his finger nails being torn out and his family dying in his arms.”},{“title”:”Orphanage struggles to care for abandoned children”,”duration”:”02:18″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/?refresh=1″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/12/venezuela-abandoned-children-orphanage-oppmann-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/12/venezuela-abandoned-children-orphanage-oppmann-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312051259-venezuela-orphanage-kids-oppmann-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/12/venezuela-abandoned-children-orphanage-oppmann-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”CNN’s Patrick Oppmann profiles an orphanage that is struggling to care for special needs children as Venezuela slides into chaos. “,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Patrick Oppmann profiles an orphanage that is struggling to care for special needs children as Venezuela slides into chaos. “},{“title”:”Fighting continues as US-backed forces clash with ISIS”,”duration”:”01:03″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/12/syria-baghouz-final-battle-looms-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/12/syria-baghouz-final-battle-looms-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312064400-syria-baghouz-final-battle-looms-wedeman-pkg-vpx-00000000-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/12/syria-baghouz-final-battle-looms-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”CNN’s Ben Wedeman describes the battle that is still raging on in Eastern Syria with what’s left of the once feared Islamic State.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Ben Wedeman describes the battle that is still raging on in Eastern Syria with what’s left of the once feared Islamic State.”},{“title”:”CNN captures video as US-backed forces battle ISIS”,”duration”:”03:35″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/tv/2019/03/11/lead-ben-wedeman-cnn-live-on-front-lines-syria-live-brianna-keilar.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”tv/2019/03/11/lead-ben-wedeman-cnn-live-on-front-lines-syria-live-brianna-keilar.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312021007-isis-stronghold-syira-march-11-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/tv/2019/03/11/lead-ben-wedeman-cnn-live-on-front-lines-syria-live-brianna-keilar.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”Heavy fighting erupted as US-backed forces attacked the last ISIS stronghold in Syria amid a final push to clear the jihadist group from the war-torn country. CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Heavy fighting erupted as US-backed forces attacked the last ISIS stronghold in Syria amid a final push to clear the jihadist group from the war-torn country. CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports.”},{“title”:”Boeing stands by plane as major airlines ground aircraft”,”duration”:”02:43″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/11/boeing-737-max-crash-mckenzie-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/11/boeing-737-max-crash-mckenzie-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190311170648-boeing-737-max-8-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/11/boeing-737-max-crash-mckenzie-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”With Boeing’s 737 Max 8 being involved in two crashes six months apart, numerous international airlines have grounded the best selling aircraft out of precaution. CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/david-mckenzie\” target=\”_blank\”>David McKenzie\u003c/a> reports, as of now, Boeing is standing by their plane.”,”descriptionText”:”With Boeing’s 737 Max 8 being involved in two crashes six months apart, numerous international airlines have grounded the best selling aircraft out of precaution. CNN’s \u003ca href=\”https://www.cnn.com/profiles/david-mckenzie\” target=\”_blank\”>David McKenzie\u003c/a> reports, as of now, Boeing is standing by their plane.”},{“title”:”UFC star accused of smashing fan’s phone”,”duration”:”00:51″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/?refresh=1″,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/us/2019/03/12/conor-mcgregor-ufc-star-arrested-es-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”us/2019/03/12/conor-mcgregor-ufc-star-arrested-es-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190311195016-conor-mcgregor-booking-photo-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/us/2019/03/12/conor-mcgregor-ufc-star-arrested-es-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”A fan just wanted a picture with Ultimate Fighting Championship star Conor McGregor, but Miami police say McGregor wasn’t having it.”,”descriptionText”:”A fan just wanted a picture with Ultimate Fighting Championship star Conor McGregor, but Miami police say McGregor wasn’t having it.”},{“title”:”Woman charged with Kim Jong Nam’s killing freed”,”duration”:”02:37″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/11/siti-aisyah-kim-jong-nam-death-trial-ivan-watson-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/11/siti-aisyah-kim-jong-nam-death-trial-ivan-watson-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190310225802-siti-aisyah-court-0310-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/11/siti-aisyah-kim-jong-nam-death-trial-ivan-watson-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”Siti Aisyah, the Indonesian woman accused of using a lethal nerve agent to kill Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been freed after Malaysian prosecutors withdrew the charge against her. CNN’s Ivan Watson has the details. “,”descriptionText”:”Siti Aisyah, the Indonesian woman accused of using a lethal nerve agent to kill Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been freed after Malaysian prosecutors withdrew the charge against her. CNN’s Ivan Watson has the details. “},{“title”:”Everything we know about the Ethiopian plane crash”,”duration”:”03:02″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/10/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/10/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190310095742-05-ethiopia-plane-crash-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/10/ethiopian-airlines-plane-crash-orig.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”Just 6 minutes into a flight to Nairobi, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed, killing all 157 people on board.”,”descriptionText”:”Just 6 minutes into a flight to Nairobi, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed, killing all 157 people on board.”},{“title”:”Moment pedestrian avoids collapsing building”,”duration”:”00:45″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/11/london-building-collapse-lon-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/11/london-building-collapse-lon-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190311105329-02-london-building-collapse-intl-scli-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/11/london-building-collapse-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”CCTV footage captured the moment when bricks fell from the top of a building during stormy winds in London, seconds after a pedestrian had strolled past.”,”descriptionText”:”CCTV footage captured the moment when bricks fell from the top of a building during stormy winds in London, seconds after a pedestrian had strolled past.”},{“title”:”Meghan Markle speaks out amid social media abuse”,”duration”:”01:43″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/09/meghan-markle-social-media-harassment-international-womens-day-foster-dnt-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/09/meghan-markle-social-media-harassment-international-womens-day-foster-dnt-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190309074607-meghan-markle-international-womens-day-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/09/meghan-markle-social-media-harassment-international-womens-day-foster-dnt-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”As the royal family cracks down on sexist and racist abuse aimed at Meghan Markle online, the Duchess of Sussex discusses the pitfalls of social media at an event for International Women’s Day. CNN’s \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/max-foster\” target=\”_blank\”>Max Foster\u003c/a> reports.”,”descriptionText”:”As the royal family cracks down on sexist and racist abuse aimed at Meghan Markle online, the Duchess of Sussex discusses the pitfalls of social media at an event for International Women’s Day. CNN’s \u003ca href=\”http://www.cnn.com/profiles/max-foster\” target=\”_blank\”>Max Foster\u003c/a> reports.”},{“title”:”Images show North Korean rocket facility activity”,”duration”:”01:38″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/09/north-korea-satellite-images-activity-will-ripley-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/09/north-korea-satellite-images-activity-will-ripley-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190309100329-north-korea-satellite-sanumdong-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/09/north-korea-satellite-images-activity-will-ripley-dnt-tsr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”Satellite images of a North Korean rocket assembly facility in Sanumdong, a suburb of capital city Pyongyang, may shed light on possible launch preparations by the country. CNN’s Ripley reports. “,”descriptionText”:”Satellite images of a North Korean rocket assembly facility in Sanumdong, a suburb of capital city Pyongyang, may shed light on possible launch preparations by the country. CNN’s Ripley reports. “},{“title”:”Man gets life for poisoning coworkers’ sandwiches”,”duration”:”01:29″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/08/germany-sandwhich-poisoning-verdict-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/08/germany-sandwhich-poisoning-verdict-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190308112059-germany-sandwich-poisoning-verdict-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/08/germany-sandwhich-poisoning-verdict-orig-vstop-bdk.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”A German man was found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for poisoning colleagues’ sandwiches with dangerous heavy metals.”,”descriptionText”:”A German man was found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for poisoning colleagues’ sandwiches with dangerous heavy metals.”},{“title”:”Venezuelans scramble for water and food amid blackout “,”duration”:”02:09″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/08/venezuela-huge-blackout-ge-lon-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/08/venezuela-huge-blackout-ge-lon-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190312150136-venezuela-water-shortage-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/08/venezuela-huge-blackout-ge-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”A huge power outage has swept across Venezuela, leaving many states without power and many homes without running water.”,”descriptionText”:”A huge power outage has swept across Venezuela, leaving many states without power and many homes without running water.”},{“title”:”With heads bowed, ISIS fighters surrender”,”duration”:”02:05″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/08/men-of-isis-surrender-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/08/men-of-isis-surrender-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190307232246-men-of-isis-surrender-wedeman-pkg-vpx-00000930-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/08/men-of-isis-surrender-wedeman-pkg-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”In Syria, the fight to extinguish ISIS’ self-declared caliphate is grinding down, but as the terror group’s territory shrinks toward vanishing, their ideology has not been defeated. CNN’s Ben Wedeman was on the ground as ISIS fighters surrendered. “,”descriptionText”:”In Syria, the fight to extinguish ISIS’ self-declared caliphate is grinding down, but as the terror group’s territory shrinks toward vanishing, their ideology has not been defeated. CNN’s Ben Wedeman was on the ground as ISIS fighters surrendered. “},{“title”:”Justin Trudeau engulfed in corruption scandal “,”duration”:”02:20″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/world/2019/03/07/justin-trudeau-corruption-scandal-canada-politics-nick-watt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”world/2019/03/07/justin-trudeau-corruption-scandal-canada-politics-nick-watt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180702085522-trudeau-opinion-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/world/2019/03/07/justin-trudeau-corruption-scandal-canada-politics-nick-watt-dnt-lead-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/”,”description”:”Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party are in crisis as a corruption scandal threatens to destabilize his government ahead of Canada’s national election in the fall.”,”descriptionText”:”Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party are in crisis as a corruption scandal threatens to destabilize his government ahead of Canada’s national election in the fall.”}],’js-video_headline-featured-1treznj’,”,”js-video_source-featured-1treznj”,true,true,’around-the-world’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length