The u. S. Could lead to another deadly surge. Growing accusations. The New York Times reporting several young men have accused prominent political strategist and Lincoln Project cofounder john weaver of online harassment. Some claiming the former aide to prominent republicans like johnm overt sexual solicitations. Putins crackdown. Nearly 5,000 people detained across russia as protesters demand the release of kremlin critic alexei navalny. Police clashing with demonstrators for a second weekend in a row. Taunting wall street. The times Square Billboard taking aim at major investors. The next play in the Gamestop Saga. Tonight, the new limitations announced by the free Stock Trading app Robinhood Outraging many customers. And, lifeline. The woman plunging into freezing water while chasing her dog who got away. The moment firefighters jumped in to save her. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with the State Of Emergency as a monster noreaster takes aim. With more than 80 million americans in the path. Already whiteout conditions, high winds, and heavy snow battering the midwest. Over eight inches of snow falling in chicago alone. Frigid temperatures leaving make michigan as a frozen standstill along the shore. Major travel impacts as the storm pushes east. In virginia, hundreds of crashes. Including this fire truck flipping over in slick conditions. The first flakes falling in pennsylvania and d. C. In New York City, up to 18 inches possible. Schools are already cancelled. The storm also forcing some covid19 Vaccination Sites to shut down. Our team is standing by. We begin with janai norman in the nations capital. Reporter tonight, that monster winter storm slamming the midwest and marching east, making travel treacherous for millions. More than 250 crashes already reported across virginia. This fire truck flipping over on a snowslicked road. Fortunately, no serious injuries. The heavy Snow Stranding drivers in charlottesville. Good samaritans lending a helping hand. At this hour, snow falling across pennsylvania. New drone video showing the icy scene in palmyra. Thank you so much. Reporter the Storm Walloping chicago with whiteout conditions and more than eight inches of snow. I would stay inside if i was anybody else. Reporter and you can see why, all that snow was too much for this amazon delivery truck. Neighbors helping to shovel and push the truck down the block. Our alex perez in the city thats been blasted with two snowstorms in less than a week. Reporter heavy snow started falling here saturday afternoon, through the night and much of today. As much as an inch per hour in some areas. Reporter the citys iconic lakefront iced over. Dont know where the land ends and the lake begins. Reporter in the nations capital, snow started falling this morning and hasnt stopped. Washington, d. C. , has some 48,000 tons of salt on hand. Crews have been out since 2 00 a. M. This morning, getting this salt into trucks and out on roads. The Snow Emergency in effect here for 45 hours, nearly two days of this weather expected. And several states including wisconsin, indiana, and iowa under more than a half foot of snow. Janai joining us from the national mall. The snow already on the ground there in d. C. And officials are saying theres a real danger with this storm . Reporter yeah, tom. The snow is still falling. Making it nearly impossible to see the Washington Monument behind me. As d. C. Braces for more over the next day and a half, the big concern is the snow mixing with icy sleet and freezing, which could make roads even more dangerous. Tom . Janai, thank you. In New York City, theyre bracing for what could be a massive snowfall. Officials urging everyone to stay off the roads. Heres Stephanie Ramos with the preps now under way. Reporter tonight, major cities across the northeast into new england bracing for the biggest snowstorm in years. Armies of municipal employees preparing for one to two feet of snow. New york city collecting 270,000 tons of salt with over 700 spreaders hitting the roads tonight. Putting everyone on alert. Please, to the maximum extent you humanly can, make alternative plans for monday right now. Reporter the warnings alone bringing Covid Vaccination efforts to a halt. New york city closing all 20 of its Vaccination Sites. And all city schools shutting down, going fully remote. Airlines issuing Travel Waivers tonight. More than 900 flights cancelled already. New jersey issuing a State Of Emergency with Snow Emergencies beginning tonight in philadelphia and the poconos. Stephanie, joining us from lower manhattan. Schools up and down the eastern seaboard, stephanie, are closing . Reporter exactly. Many School Districts have already been ordered to close. But thats the Actual School building. With millions of students already learning virtually, many of them will be expected to log on. Tom . Stephanie, thank you. Heres the thing, this major storm is expected to last not hours but days. For more on the timing and the track, lets get right to rob marciano. Rob, walk us through the next several days. Reporter tom, you said it. It will be the duration of the storm that will be the killer as far as snow accumulation. The center of it is still over ohio. Take a look on the mop. Still snowing in chicago, but snow in d. C. And philly are real. Winter snow warnings over the big cities and into new england. The low transfers tomorrow, thats when the snows get cranking and some of the snow, rain, and sleet will get into the i95 corridor tomorrow. Blizzard conditions in some spots, coastal flooding for sure. Heavy snow continues into tomorrow night, and lingers into tuesday. The big cities could easily see 6 to 12, maybe more than a foot of snow in some spots. Maybe more than two feet just northwest of New York City. Its going to be an epic storm, tom. Rob, thank you. We turn now to the fight against the coronavirus. With january, 2021, officially americas deadliest month of the pandemic yet. More than 93,000 u. S. Lives lost since the new year. Pushing the total to nearly 441,000 fatalities tied to the virus. Aerial footage above denver showing cars lining up at one vaccination site. And its a race against time, as officials warn new variants may soon drive another surge. Heres trevor ault. Reporter tonight, the race to vaccinate growing more urgent with new and potentially more dangerous coronavirus variants spreading nationwide, Health Officials fear another surge could be coming. And if we see that happen, which my 45 years in the trenches tell us we will, well see Something Like we have not seen yet in this country. I can tell you that hurricane is coming. Reporter states across the country working to rapidly expand their vaccine infrastructure. Governors insisting they could administer more shots right now, but they dont have the supply. What we need right now are more vaccines. Were in danger of running out of the vaccines. Reporter so far, one of the most efficient states, west virginia, one of only 11 states that have vaccinated 10 of their population. If we had an unlimited supply of vaccines, we would have every single breathing 65yearold plus vaccinated by valentines day. Reporter the Johnson Johnson vaccine could soon help with the extraordinary demand, the Company Likely days away from applying for emergency authorization. But the rollout is still plagued with other problems. Some New York City sites stocked with doses arent seeing enough people show up. And others like keith brown in california are running into technical issues. He learned his second shot would be scheduled for four months later from a call in spanish. It said dos de junio, which is the second of june when i was expecting to be told it would be the sixth of february. Reporter with hospitalizations and cases trending down nationally, cities like new york and los angeles are reopening restaurants, but doctors warn that could be dangerous. This is not the time to be lifting restrictions in my mind, this is the time to continue focusing on vaccinations. Reporter the nation reporting nearly 100,000 covid19 deaths this month alone. 40yearold Chrissy Leahy leaving behind her husband and three children, dying weeks after the family was exposed on christmas. We didnt get to say goodbye. She didnt get to hear our voices. The emotional toll so severe in this pandemic. Trevor joins us now from the Javits Center in New York City. I want to get back to the variants, the uk variant now in at least 32 states. And tonight, there are growing calls for the u. S. To switch up its Vaccine Strategy . Reporter at least one Prominent Health specialist says the Biden Administration should be administering as many first doses as possible, even if they have to wait for the second dose. But officials like dr. Anthony fauci have strongly resisted that in the past. Trevor, thank you. Next tonight, former President Trumps looming Senate Impeachment trial set to begin in just over a week. After a team of attorneys quit this weekend, theres news just in about who will defend him. Heres rachel scott. Reporter tonight, with just over a week until his second impeachment trial, former President Donald Trump has a brand new legal team. After all five of his lawyers left. Sources say they resigned in part over strategy, and trumps desire to argue the baseless claim that the election was stolen. We will never give up. We will never concede. Reporter republicans already fought to delay by two weeks to give trump more time prepare. Democrats agreed, seeing it as an opportunity to try to plow forward with president bidens agenda. And tonight they say they are ready to move forward on president joe bidens massive 1. 9 trillion covid relief plan with or without republican support. If we cant move forward with them, well have to do it on our own. Reporter a group of ten gop lawmakers is calling on the white house to compromise, urging the president to consider more targeted relief with a smaller price tag of 600 billion. My hope is the president will meet with us and well be able to work out something bipartisan. Reporter there is common ground. Both sides willing to spend 160 billion on vaccine distribution. Today, bidens top economic adviser says theyll review that proposal. Were open to input, trying to make the package as effective as possible. But the president is uncompromising when it comes to the speed that we need to act at to address this crisis. Reporter and tonight, the former president s new attorneys, david schoen and bruce castor, are working to prepare for that upcoming impeachment trial. They say the whole thing is unconstitutional, but they will have to make up for lost time. The trial set to begin on february 9th. Tom . Rachel, thank you. We turn now to a major scandal involving Top Republican strategist john weaver. The cofounder of the Lincoln Project. He worked on the campaigns of john mccain and john kasich. According to the New York Times, several men said he sent unsolicited and sexually provocative messages online. Heres andrew dymburt. Reporter tonight, explosive allegations against a Top Republican strategist and cofounder of the antitrump group the Lincoln Project. The New York Times reporting john weaver, who worked on the president ial campaigns of john mccain and john kasich, allegedly sent unsolicited and sexually provocative messages to young men online, sometimes offering to help them get work in politics, according to the report. In some cases, weaver allegedly asking for lewd photos. Suggesting one man post a thirst trap, or send me a pic. The times, citing interviews with 21 men, including cole trickle miele, who told the times the messages began in 2015 when he was 14 years old. They escalated over the years, trickle miele said, pointing to a june, 2018, exchange when weaver allegedly asked, are you in high school still . Trickle miele told weaver he would be 18 the next spring, to which weaver replied, you look older. Youve gotten taller. Trickle miele confirmed his account in the times to abc news and provided screenshots of the messages. To me, it was not starstruck, but, oh, okay, this is cool. This is somebody higher up who is reaching out. And that was fine. The messages over the years got more concerning, and suggestive, sexually suggestive. Reporter in a statement to abc news, weaver suggested he believed the messages were consensual. I am so disheartened and sad that i may have brought discomfort to anyone. Theres mourning in america. Reporter weaver and lifelong republicans formed the Lincoln Project, and their Group Actively campaigned against former President Trump in 2020. Saying he abandoned republican principles. Weaver spoke to 60 minutes late last year. How painful is it for you to turn against the Republican Party . There are moments of melancholy about it. No doubt. Reporter weaver is no longer affiliated with the Lincoln Project. The group saying theyre shocked and sickened by the accusations. And none of the men accuse weaver of any unlawful conduct. Tom . Andrew, thank you. Now to the dramatic images overseas. The violent crackdown by russian police, as protesters demonstrate against the arrest of alexei navalny. Nearly 5,000 detained. Heres julia macfarlane. Reporter tonight in russia, antigovernment protesters facing against the bitter cold and a violent crackdown. Offers in camouflage with tinted helmets going up against opposi alexei navalny. In a show of intimidation, forces aggressively banging their shields, defiant protesters clapping back in unison. Across the country, nearly 5,000 people arrested, including navalnys wife, who has been released. This woman says, we want navalny and russia to be free. Navalnys audacious return to russia earlier this month, knowingly facing certain arrest, has inspired a movement. This show of defiance against Vladimir Putin is different, bigger than anything in recent years. And its spread across 11 time zones, from siberia to moscow, where navalny is conducting the biggest threat yet to putins leadership from his prison cell. Tom . 5,000 detained. 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