national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. the new covid concerns here in the u.s. they are raising the risk levels now in a third of the country. and what they re seeing in new york city. and breaking news right now from the white house on the baby formula shortage. first, covid hospitalizations up more than 60% in one month. much of the country now raising that risk level. we ll show you the map tonight. the high risk areas including new york city. and what new york s major said just today. there is also breaking news on the nationwide baby formula crisis. president biden will now invoke the defense production act to restoke formula. so how will this work? cecilia vega standing by. new reporting in the racially motivated mass shooting in buffalo. abc news learning tonight that some of the online posting allegedly made by the suspected
visit ncicap.org] tonight, the dangerous ice storm hitting parts of the east. the state of emergency right now and the brutal cold in the northeast. and the cdc tonight and news on boosters. the cdc releasing new numbers, clear evidence that booster shots protect against the omicron variant. increasing protection back up to 90%. dramatically reducing hospitalizations and death. and tonight here, british scientists also now investigating a subvariant of omicron. also detected here in the u.s., and what they know so far. that dangerous ice storm hitting along the east coast now. states of emergency in effect. that cold for millions in the northeast. chief meteorologist ginger zee is standing by tonight. she ll track it all. the high stakes standoff along the ukraine border
news at 6:00. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] breaking news as we come on the air tonight. the dangerous dual weather threats rapidly intensifying. tens of millions of americans under threat from coast to coast. the monster atmospheric river slamming the west coast tonight. unleashing punishing rains, and potentially life-threatening flash flooding and landslides. part of a highway destroyed. evacuation orders in effect for communities ravaged by recent wildfires. in the central u.s., another threat. tornadoes already reported. and the new storm danger unfolding in the east. rob marciano is standing by, timing it all out. also tonight, the investigation into the deadly movie set tragedy. the powerful new images coming in. alec baldwin embracing halyna