now, to new hampshire. nikki haley within single digits of trump in the polls. and haley says she will not debate unless donald trump is on that stage. ron desantis in haley s home state of south carolina today. rachel scott on what to watch for. this dangerous winter blast across the u.s. tonight, from texas to florida, up to the northeas the frigid temperatures moving in. new york city, philadelphia, at long last getting snow. the treacherous driving across several states. the national guard called in to help stranded drivers. and now the next storm we re already tracking at this hour. rob marciano here to time this out. in new york city tonight, we have just learned two nypd officers have been shot and wounded. the suspect possibly grabbing an officer s gun. the major turn tonight in the case of the alleged lock island serial killer, now charged with murdering a fourth woman. and for the first time tonight, you will hear from the daughter of one of his alleged victim
make a difference. norah: the bitter cold blanketing most of the u.s., 1 million americans under winter weather alerts. plus a new storm moving in. temperatures are cold everywhere, looks like many of us will be well below zero. norah: the news about the two navy seals missing at sea. how long, not long? norah: on this martin luther king jr. day, we hear from the civil rights activist in his own words. glory, hallelujah! this truth is marching on! norah: good evening. i am norah o donnell. and thank you for being with us on this monday night. we want to begin tonight with the iowa caucuses. the first contest of the 2024 election. and we have breaking news, cbs news can project that former president donald trump@wn caucuses. our data desk is able to make this call because of interest poles and other data. and has left every poll ahead of tonight s victory and the bid for a republican nomination. also getting a picture of what is on voters minds with these ent
former president leading up to january 6th. what this now means and jon karl is here. fema on the ground in mississmississippi,estimating destroyed. we re in mississippi. tonight we re also tracking a new system that could now set up the same severe storm risk across that region again this week. chief meteorologist ginger dis eis timing it out tonight. the horrific images this evening, the massive and deadly fire breaking out at a facility. at least 40 people killed. the major turn tonight in the famous murder case why the serial podcast after adnan syed s conviction was overturned. and the planets lining up. how many of them? we ll show you right here. announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is world news tonight with david muir. good evening. we re back from mississippi tonight, winnings the awful devastation firsthand, 21 lives taken, the region bracing for more storms. we ll carefully time it out, but we begin with the chilling video from ins
documents uncovered at his office and the brutal storms in california. flooding, massive rainfall and flooding, tens of thousands under evacuation orders right now. and according to governor gavin newsom 17 confirmed dead right at this hour. cnn s nick watt joins us with the latest along the los angeles river which in normal times is a river in name only. what s the latest, nick? reporter: you re right, anderson. this is normally just a trickle. in fact, there s usually a homeless encampment in what is the l.a. river. those people about to flee to higher ground. you know, californians just aren t used to this amount of water. and in many cases the state s just not equipped to deal with it. further north up in santa barbara the floodwater just overwhelmed the sewer system, and that ended up with sewage on the streets in santa barbara. and also, you know, drivers just trying to drive where they shouldn t be driving because frankly they just don t know any better. so wave seen
thousands under evacuation workers right now, and according to governor gavin newsom, 17 confirmed dead right at this hour. cnn s nick watt, joins us with all the latest on the los angeles river which in normal times his river in name only. what is the latest, nick? you are right anderson. this is normally just a trickle. in fact there is usually a homeless encampment in what is the l. a. river. those people have had to flee to higher ground. you know, californians just aren t used to this amount of water. and in many cases, the states are just not equipped to deal with it. further up north and santa barbara, the floodwaters just overwhelming the sewer system in that ended up with sewage on the streets in santa barbara, and also you know, drivers just trying to drive where they shouldn t be driving because frankly they just don t know any better. so we have seen quite a few rescues, people being plucked out of their cars and when we are talking about drivers also just incre