kayna, thank you. of course, we welcome bob chapek to the new role tonight and of course, we thank bob iger, who many of us here are lucky enough to call a friend. he would often visit the newsroom, unannounced, asking, what s the lead? and we hope for many visits to come from both. we turn to the other news tonight, though, and the major winter storm gaining strength and turning deadly. 16 states on alert from wyoming to maine. the storm already battering parts of colorado with blinding snow. treacherous driving in kansas, an accident taking one life. some of the highest snow totals in the midwest are expected for the winter. and then the system moves into the east. let s get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee with the track again tonight for us. hey, ginger. reporter: hey, david. we ve got this kind of cold rain out ahead of this system, but there s two areas i d like you to point to. back there in kansas, where they ve seen 13 inches just east of sylvan grove. kind of in ce
good evening and it s great to have you with us here to start a new week. and we begin tonight with the deadly storms and the tornado emergency at this hour. at least a dozen tornadoes reported and it s been deadly. and then, the storm hitting in the northeast in the morning. first, this massive twister touching down in louisiana tonight. on the ground for more than 60 miles, causing this damage all the way to alexandria, louisiana, at least one dead tonight. and it s part of the same system hammering the middle of the country. blinding snow in kansas city, missouri. this pickup spinning out of control on i-435. tonight, several dead in the snow and dangerous driving. and now winter alerts across 20 states. oklahoma right up into the northeast, just in time for the morning commute. we time it all out tonight, and we begin with abc s marcus moore with the devastating tornadoes. reporter: a dangerous night ahead for millions in parts of the south. this twister estimated to be on the gr
ahead. the first storm already hitting tonight, and it s been deadly. blinding snow in colorado springs. a disabled truck fulled through the snow there. snow and ice triggering this car pileup in denver. all of this hits the east this weekend. and we re tracking at least two storms set to hit next week. we have the track and the timing for you tonight. stephanie ramos leading us off. reporter: tonight, a treacherous commute already as millions prepare to take to the roads and skies. a powerful western storm now moving east. 1 out of 10, probably like an 8. it s pretty bad. reporter: in colorado springs, drivers spinning off the road. you can see that a semi, which was going southbound, is now facing northbound as it has completely turned around. reporter: plow brigades out in force. in west denver, more than 50 in kansas, troopers warning leup drivers to take extra care.
that he doesn t need to do this. that s been studied all day. it s not just going to be a legal challenge as you were reporting live as we were covering this today, but also a political battle in congress. democrats, david, are preparing to fight this in every way they can. the chairman of the house judiciary committee called it a gross abuse of power. he ll hold hearings. democrats will introduce a joint resolution to terminate the national emergency. this is something that could well pass congress. the president could veto it. it s highly unlikely there would be the two third majority needed to override the veto. jon karl with us. thank you, jon. it s been a rough ride home tonight as a major storm on the move. winter weather alerts from california to kentucky. it s all headed to the east and midatlantic. in the last 24 hours, the storm has been deadly. blinding snow triggering this deadly pile up in central missouri. meteorologist rob marciano with the damage already and where
cooperating with the british authorities who are investigating this incident. david? david kerley tonight. david, thank you. next, to the deadly storm on the move at this hour. 50 million americans under winter weather advisories. blizzard conditions, snow, ice and at least five reported tornadoes at this hour. blizzard warnings and blinding snow in minnesota. look at this lightning, part of an ice storm in missouri, coating trees, downing branches and power lines there. cars and this bus under water from flooding in tennessee. fierce winds derailing train cars in dexter, missouri. 20 states from the dakotas down to tennessee, all the way up to the northeast. this will affect travel coast to coast. abc s alex perez tonight in the storm zone. reporter: tonight, daring high water rescues across middle tennessee. that powerful winter storm dumping a month s worth of rain in just hours. first responders using flashlights to reach this submerged car, pulling two people to safety. we