right now on early start, going nowhere. almost 1,000 flights canceled as freezing rain pelts airports and roads from texas to west virginia. plus more fallout from the memphis beating. seven police officers off the job, three fired from the fire tent. > department. and secretary of state antony blinken is meeting with abbas after his sitdown with netanyahu. good morning, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with a major winter storm. overnight arkansas governor sarah huckabee sanders activating the national guard as severe weather moves across the state. sleet, freezing rain, bitter cold temperatures impacting some 38 million people from texas to west virginia. a winter storm warning is in effect for a large portion of texas including dallas/ft. worth. schools in the area are closed due to the dangerous conditions. according to flight aware nearly 1,000 flights have already been canceled. chad myers, wh
i m going to break your cra cranium, you got that? we are quick to flare, aren t we? one, two, three, four, five, six. is that why you played that song? we re going to do it. he walked on to set this morning playing this song. i m going to get you a blue tooth speaker. i loved laverne and shirley. happy days, and later it was joanie loves. you re like, what are you talking about. good morning, everybody. we re talking about someone we love. hollywood has lost another star, we re talking about actress cindy williams who played shirley on happy days , more on her life in a moment. two more memphis police officers taken off the street, including the one who said he wanted to stomp tyre nichols. coming up, what they did on the night of that deadly beating. and a dangerous ice storm spreading misery across multiple states right now. 40 million americans enter winter weather alerts. travel nightmares beginning this morning. you have treacherous icy outside and a th
michael she s gjust a girl who thinks that i m the one classics will surely be in the film, set to be produced would bygate. he wrote he is humbled and honored to bring his uncle s story to life. no word who would play other famous jacksons in this film like janet, jermaine, tito. but we ll see. thanks to joining me. cnn morning begins right now.