fighter jets as of yet. despite the ask, the continued asks over the last year from president zelenskyy that they in fact do. well, what i will tell you is that, no disrespect to the president. my assessment is, if you want the ukrainians to defeat the russians today, then we have to give them all the equipment that they need. that means attack helicopters, air defense, missiles, long-range artillery. and, if you want to go after those rockets that are being fired on the key infrastructure and the people, f-16s are perfect for doing that, they re also perfect for destroying villages sticks have of the russians. they are perfect for destroying the communication centers of the russians. and so, my assessment is they need the f-16s. the other thing that is key about this conversation is, of course the ukrainians will need training. they are going to need equipment to repair parts for these f-16s. it takes somewhere between 8 to 10 months to train a pilots on flying an f 16. so
it. 25 states on alert, from the west to the midwest to the northeast. tonight, from minnesota to michigan to massachusetts, dealing with this first storm. and in california, the pileup. some areas with the first blizzard warning ever as the second storm is set to hit. rob marciano timing all of this out. the young up and coming tv reporter shot and killed. a 9-year-old girl shot and killed, as well. authorities say among five people shot in a shooting spree in orlando. tonight here, the body camera video showing the arrest of the suspect. the toxic train derailment, and tonight, the major news from federal investigators. the ntsb on what caused that train to derail. what they know already, what three sensors picked up before the toxic derailment. and when was the crew alerted to the possible danger? and transportation secretary pete buttigieg at the scene today, taking tough questions about why he didn t come sooner. how he answered. the war in ukraine, and tonight, on
the israeli army said that it went after three wanted men. margaret: and michigan state men s basketball returns. first home game since that mass shooting. 8 empty seats at the arena tonight. walker, left hand, yes. had to recognize the game was bigger than just us, you know. we re playing for the whole community. margaret: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. i am margaret brennan. norah is on assignment. tonight, our in-depth look at what earthquake-prone california is doing to prevent large-scale destruction when the big one hits. plus we ll meet a teen pageant queen who is also a state champion wrestler. but we begin with a coast-to-coast outbreak of severe weather threatening more than 76 million people across 26 states. the dakotas, minnesota, and wisconsin are bearing the brunt of the blizzard threat with some areas bracing for nearly 2 feet of snow, powerful gusts, and wind chills as low as min
buffalo bills star damar hamlin just one week ago collapsing on that field. tonight, he s now left a cincinnati hospital flown to a buffalo hospital and the scene inside his hospital room as the bills won. at least 1,500 under arrest tonight. the attack in brazil on the government, echoing the scenes from the u.s. capitol after their ex-president claimed a rigged election. ex-president bolsonaro here in the u.s., in florida. will be he extradited to brazil? marcus moore is there. president biden in mexico tonight after his visit to the u.s./mexico border amid this immigration and humanitarian crisis at the border. tonight, president biden s new crackdown. what are these new steps and will they work? how the numbers have already come down in recent weeks. what s driving this? mary bruce with the president. on the hill tonight house speaker kevin mccarthy s first big test. after 15 rounds of votes just to become speaker and a near fight in the house chamber, what did he a
communicating, showing, quote, remarkable improvement. and revealing one of the first questions he asked. ten rounds of votes now on the hill, and still no speaker of the house. mc how loill thiso on? but storm, slamming the west hurricane force winds reaching 132 mph 60 mile per hour winds in 10 francisco and what s right behind it, possibly up to 10 moreis be felt in the east? felt in rob marciano timing it out. the dramatic capture tonight one of el chapo s sons. matt rivers in mexico. president biden s message this evening to nicaraguans, cubans, and haitians trying to come to the u.s. mary bruce reporting. tens of thousands paying final respects, the funeral for the late pope benedict xvi. and prince harry s new book put out early in spain. and now the british media furiously translating it tonight, reporting that harry writes a fight with william turned physical, harry knocked to the floor. and charles reportedly once joking whether he was really harry s fathe