of rain. large snow piles like this could melt and possibly lead to flash flooding. kate. >> kathy park for us in the snow, thank you. there are new questions tonight after defense secretary lloyd austin's secret hospital stay. questions about why the president didn't know that austin was in an icu and why even austin's second in command was not notified. now some are calling for not only an explanation, but for consequences. allie raffa has more. >> reporter: tonight growing fallout over defense secretary lloyd austin's secret hospital stay and treatment in the icu. >> it's worse than just he didn't notify the white house. >> reporter: criticism pouring in over the lack of transparency. >> i do wish it had been disclosed. >> the secretary and the administration, frankly, need to step forward and give the american people the facts. >> reporter: andrea mitchell pressing the secretary of state. >> were you aware of this? >> with regard to secretary austin, i wasn't aware of his