we've got weather alerts stretching from texas all the way to maine. a winter storm warning from little rock to buffalo, and wind alerts in effect for the east coast, including the new york city area. the snow and ice really get going early tomorrow morning from mississippi to georgia and the carolinas. travel will be impacted in several major southern cities all day sunday. the winter storm races up the east coast sunday night into monday, bringing snow, quickly changing to rain along the i-95 corridor from d.c. to boston. heavy accumulating snow inland. and we're bracing for our third snowstorm here in nashville. whit? >> danielle, good to have you tonight. thank you. we turn now to the pandemic, the omicron surge pushing cases to record highs. 5.5 million new infections just this week. nearly all counties in the country reporting high transmission, pushing health-care facilities and workers to the brink. but there are some signs that some places may be reaching a plateau. new york city, washington, d.c. and puerto rico, all seeing a drop in new infections. this comes as the cdc is revisiting its guidance on