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We appreciate that. the thousand-mile winter storm -- were talking about a thousand-mile, actually hit from kentucky to new england. now heading out to the atlantic ocean. but this bitter cold is not going anywhere. i want you to check out the storm it has left behind. the heaviest snowfall of the winter, more than a foot in some places. youve got roads closed, snowplows out in washington, new york, boston and most points in between. a lot of kids got the day off from school. but federal emplo...

A wildfire is tearing across california, destroying 22 buildings. only 22% of the blaze is under control. in big sur, several neighborhoods have been evacuated, roads closed. almost all of california is in extreme drought right now at a time of the year when it usually has some of its heaviest rainfall. and we do have a winner. georgia lottery has announced ira curry of stone mountain, georgia, is the holder of one of the two mega millions jackpot winning tickets. curry quietly came forward to...

Not a significant event, but still, thats the next one in the wings. as far as the worst right now, overnight the icing has been really bad in arkansas and it tennessee where the trees are coming down this hour, roads closed, schools closed. snow in southern portions of missouri. snowing pretty good in oklahoma city at 19 degrees. it is bitterly cold on the back side of the storm. dallas has had an inch of sleet overnight. they didnt get a lot of freezing rain so thats good for them. sleet is be...

So the glitch occurred when a torch bearer ran through a long passageway creating a wind tunnel that did that. they needed a lighter to get it started. the winter games in russia begin in february. >> almost eternal flame. more than 6 inches of rain in 24 hours triggering dangerous flash flooding in louisville, kentucky. homes damaged and roads closed, a mess. 100 people anchorage rescued by firefighters or forced to evacuate. the flooding this morning is so widespread, the red cross still doe...

And divided. well talk to jake tapper about that. also developing, wildfires burning in colorado to south carolina. homes destroyed. roads closed. well have the details coming up. and in business, a proposed bailout of cypress is taking a toll right here at home. stock futures are down this morning. are we in for a messy day on wall street? later this hour, part one of my sit-down interview with sheryl sandberg. well tell you why she says people need to stop brings he willing at the word f...

Wasnt closer to our house. >> there is a southern train, at least several cars of gravel and procee propane. the residents have been asked to evacuate so the situation can be actually assessed and the situation can be dealt with. >> my daughters went to the bank and they had a lot of roads closed. we had to go around quite a few streets to get to the bank. im supposed to hear there was a proceed pine tank that went offer the rail. we are fortunate nobody was hurt and no injuries or anything. pat...

No reports of injuries or deaths at the time. power outages and a lot of roads closed. theyre still trying to assess the damage towards sunrise in southern alabama. that threat continues till noon. much of the florida panhandle and especially into alabama on interstate 65. one strong storm. well watch you in montgomery about two hours from now. as far as the rest of the forecast goes, of course, were watching the blizzard conditions. des moines had about a foot of snow. still snowing. now the wo...

Situation like this when youve got widespread power outages and people just about immobilized, you must have some real concerns about, you know, folks who might need medical care, hospital visits, that sort of thing. >> well, you know, west virginians are a resilient people, and they tend to take care of themselves, as you said. thats why were trying to get the roads open as quickly as we can. most of our major arteries are open, were down to just a few isolated areas that have the roads closed,...

>> really is unreal when you add it up. there is one estimate of $5.2 million across the east. and there will be more. >> thank you. >> its really in manhattan lights are out. flood waters rising with public transportation shut down. bridges and roads closed. now word of what looked like it is here. a huge explosion that is amazing. there it is again. 250,000 people without power, most of them, southern half of manhattan island. this with flooding. downtown area david lee miller keeping an eye o...

they have lines you can call in before you take your kids on a trip. >> get me up to speed on the elderly. didnt they change? >> they did. were talking limited screening, too. people over 75 at a couple of airports, four, can keep their shoes on, a light jacket, they can go through the metal detector or screening device to try to avoid that pat-down. this is part of eliminating the pools of risk as the tsa calls it. >> a kinder, gentler trip for the rest of us. thanks so much, lizzie. ...