two people were injured in an avalanche in california. it's not clear when the mountain would be able to reopen. a house panel held its first hearing to um peach the homeland security secretary over the border crisis. republicans accuse him of dereliction of duty for the high number of border crossings. and the oregon supreme court set to weigh in on whether donald trump can appear on the ballots as a result of the i insurrectionist ban. trump appealed to the supreme court after he was removed from the ballot in colorado. let's go now to weather. more than 80 million people across the country are bracing for more severe storm threatsen opt the heels of that powerful system that reeked havoc over the last two days. derek, good morning. lots of threats out there today. >> this is a very hyperactive weather pattern. i was in new orleans and panama