High impact blizzard. An epic blizzard marches east. The big area from arkansas stretching up to new york city all under winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings and blizzard watches. Airlines prepping for the storm by cancelling flights along the east coast. An American University of virginia student is under arrested north korea says for what it calls acts against the state. They are not looking good. Donald trump ramping up his attacks on ted cruz. He is getting more and more roused. Bernie sanders soaring past Hillary Clinton in iowa. We are looking at one of the great political upsets in the modern history of the United States of america. The south florida doctor has been placed on leave and may lose her job after attacking an uber driver. [ bleep ] get the [ bleep ] in the car midwest official resigning after not doing her best to prevent the poison waters. A cow making a run for tichlt all it. Ted cruz was handed a light saber. 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We begin with Omar Villafranca in charlotte, north reporter a mix of rain, ice and snow is falling here in the charlotte area and starting to peeled this off of a car windshield. Threat of icy roads could makeous and deadly. Winter storm warnings are rare in the deep south and overnight brought dangerous freezing conditions. In little rock, arkansas, ice forced cars off highways. Numerous crashes and at least three weatherrelated deaths have been reported in tennessee and North Carolina. Rther south in texas, louisiana and mississippi, tornado warnings brought more worry to communities. Heavy snow began falling incarolinas early this morning. In preparation for the storm, North Carolina duke energy nicians all the way from florida. And departments of transportation are loading hundreds of dump trucks with plows and just hope that that freezing rain dont come in. That will really mess things up. Reporter on thursday, northr declared a state of emergency. We have to constantly warn to take risk because you could too, not just yourself. Reporter hundreds of schools droos are closed. An nfc championship game on sunday will be played between the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers at this stadium behind me. You can see that is not a dome the Arizona Cardinals are not here yet and they are expected to arrive on saturday. Hopefully, they will get it all cleaned up in time. Thank you, omar. The storm moves north, many under states of emergency. That includes washington, d. C. Where up to three feet of snow could fall. A little more than an inch of snow was enough to cripple thearlier this week. Kris van cleave is at a salt dome in washington with the citys preparations for todays big storm. Rning. Reporter good morning. This is some of the 39,000 tons of salt that may be used to combat this storm. S schools are closed. As this city could be at the greatest risk from this massive blizzard. Than 4,000 trucks across Northern Virginia and washington, d. C. Are on standby this morning. Lifethreatening storm. Ive lived in d. C. Most of my life and i dont know that i have lived through a forecast like this. He district will be looking to avoid a repeat of wednesday nights debacle when less thanlf of snow paralyzed the city causing hundreds of accidents. Now up to two feet of snow to blanket the nations capital, people are stocking up. Storeleft bare on thursday as shoppers were in the Grocery Store and prepared to be snowin for days. A Natural Disaster orddon. Everybody else is getting food. Panic hasnt quite hit yet but it probably will by tonight. Reporter in what is really an unprecedented move, d. C. smetro system is shutting down for the storm. Us service will end this evening. Police are urging people to stay off the streets once the snow starts falling. Anks, kris. The giant winter storm is causing a widespread travel mess. More than 2,300 flights todayd so far. Around the same number of flight is scrapped tomorrow. David begnaud is at Philadelphia International airport with the travel chaos. Reporter charlie, good morning. The cancellations are stacking up. A and two lines moving steadily behind me and everyone trying to get one of the last flights out of town. The departure board is all whited news. That means the flights out of most major u. S. Airlines have flights across the northeast ahead of this storm. Americanairlines cancelled all in North Carolina one of its busiest hubs. It has cancelled flights as well as the one here in philadelphia. Now most major airlinesd travel waivers for flights this weekend and allowing passengers to rebook, many times free of charge, on to earlier or later flights to try m. The travel nightmare is not exclusive to the air. We have confirmed this morning amtrak is, as of right now, operating on a modified schedulef you can push back your weekend plans for the weekend, do it to stay off the roads. Good advice. Sounds like a lot of people will be snuggling in this weekend. Lonnie quinn of our new york station wcbs is tracking the ter good morning. As of right now around the Tennessee Valley we are dealing tomorrow, this will be a storm in the metro areas like york. Take a look at where the winter storm warnings exist, go from the Tennessee Valley into new jersey. Area shaded in red youre talking blizzard warnings for to long island and washington, d. C. Here is your storm. Now the northern fringe looking very healthy right now with the storm going through kentuckya with snow and big rain down on portions of georgia. Icing going to be a big problem today in North Carolina. The storm moves north. You. Taking more of a northerly track. So we have had to adjust the numbers a little ity falls into the one hoot range and virginia and West Virginia and d. C. Looking like the bullseye 81 corridor harrisburg to winchester with two feet been officially warned. A university of virginia is identified as 21 year otto the government accuses him under a hostile act. H more developments. Reporter the north korean state media said today the uate was arrested after entering under the guise of tourist and under the manipulation of the u. S. Government. Otto warmbier was at pyongyangs airport on a flight back to china. The chinabased Tourism Company he was traveling with has ained back on the 2nd of january. They say they have been in touch with the state department and that his family has been informed. Nk you, seth. Donald trump faces a new challenge from the right this morning. By 22 republican and tea party figures. The magazine calls trump a political opportunist, a huckster and a to american conservatism. Major garrett is in washington. Good r good morning. Late last night, donald trump dismissed National Review as a dead paper not many read any more and said more on twitter never forgets it was there last april trump called National Review a true conservative voice that needed to be saved. Ronald reagan is conservatism. Now now trump is in a testy fight with ted cruz. If you think the last time weton cartel, it was 1980. The reagan revolution. E said trump parts was also wrong about Ronald Reagan. I would admit mr. Doled somebody to go to washington and cut a deal. Well, the American People needed. Cruz is going down campaigning in las vegas also invoked reagan and said he is ready to make deals. Guys like ted cruz will never make a deal, because he is a , you cannot have that Ronald Reagan would get along with tip oneill and they would sit down and makeeverybody. Reporter in New Hampshire, john kasich like jeb bush is trying to rise from the ashes. Kasich moved into contention for second in a poll of undeclared d is now taken aim at his close rival bush on twitter attacking his record in florida. John kasich. Pac supporting kasich accused bush of mud slinging. Slinging mud on fellow republicans. Thats not president ial, jeb. Kasich bus, the governor called hillary shes like a check the box candidate as opposed to somebody with vision. Omebody that just is sort of a plumber, a mechanic to go and fix it. Reporter he said he needs a hire or the game is over. Many people in politics, its interesting. They want to be with awant to make a winner. If we come out of New Hampshire in a strong position they will be there to join the team. Reporter both trump and cruz will be up on the air today with new ads attacking each other. Graham summed up republican options between the two concluding if either is the nominee the Republican Party says extinction whether its or poisoning doesnt really matter. Wow getting nasty. Thank you, major. A new poll of democrats shows a big change in iowa. As an eightpoint lead over Hillary Clinton. The same poll show clinton leading in iowa by 18 points just a month ago. She is still ahead in the National Polls but nowtight race in the first two is in washington tracking the democratic contest. Eporter because of those numbers the clinton camp is throwing everything they have got a sanders and hitting him on his views on diplomacy anditting him out what is supposed to be an upbeat ad. We have had enough of establishment politics,onomics. We need to move in a new and bold direction. Reporter in New Hampshire last night, Bernie Sanders largely ignored hillary st attack on his Foreign Policy views. Because it raises concerns, because sometimes it can sound like he hasnt really thought itorter her comments were part of a broader offensive by the clinton camp to blunt sanders momentum and highlighting his democratic as they question his antiestablishment credentials. A lot longer than i have. Reporter his new feelgood ad from sanders set to the song of simon and said the crowds in it were too white. Polls show clintons biggest struggle is with young voters. I dont think there is a woman more confident Hillary Clinton. Reporter so she hit iowa city with singer demi lavoto and campaigned with katy perry andn visit two College Campuses on thursday including this college where trey logan got a selfie and plans to go doortofor for her in his dorm. Nk so many here in iowa College Students are a big fan of Hillary Clinton . I think they see eyetoeye with him but some peopleealistic as others. Reporter part of the argues, is that Iowa Democrats are looking for the same kind of thrill they got in barack obama swept in and stole their hearts. Sanders may be 74 but the closest thing to a fresh face this time around. All right, said. Thank you. We believe that 74 can be a fresh face all time. Absolutely. We believe that absolutely and the Motion Picture academy is planning what it calls dramatic steps to increase the diversity of oscar nominees and may be announced next week after over this weeks nominee and changes could include best picture nominees and actor may have use it voting. Kevin frazier is here with the latest on this ongoing story. Reporter you remember that it was Jada Facebook post on monday that on diversity and the fact she said she doesnt plan on g the Academy Awards. Now with her husband will smith joining in on the boycott, it has put new pressures on actors to take a stand and also for the take a hard look in the mirror. I was happy to be married to that woman. Smith told abc that he was out of the country and taken by surprise when his wife posted this message to her facebook faith onill not be at the Academy Awards and i wont be watching. Reporter the nominees are reporter and this of two years of acting with no persons of color. It feels like its going the theres a regressive slide towards separatism, towards racial and religious that i want to leave behind. Will smith is so wellrespected in the hollywood community, he is so successful. Come out and say that he also recognizes that there is a problem, that there is something about inclusion happening in the deal. Reporter the academy has been handing out oscars since 1929 and in all of that time, it 15 of them to black actors. A 2013 study puts Academy Membership at 93 white. Sparked conversation and in the acting community, including oscar nominated members of the motion i think if you look at the statistic that came out the makeup of the academy, i think is very telling. I have a lot of sympathy for it with you. I ask about it quite a bit. The problem is not with the oscars. Hollywood movie making ter the spotlight on diversity is expected to continue through the oscar ceremony itself with outspokek as host. And lets be clear. Chris rock is not the kind person who is known for holding his tongue. He is a culture al critic at his best so we expect him to shine a light onter jada said this isnt about her husband and will smith didnt get a nomination for his work in concussion. She said this is an m. She started it and she is giving people a lot to think about. Thank you, k tonight will bring you the newest tonight. Check your local listing. Samantha you may run into a few flurries early this morning. No significant snows here in northeast ohio. 26 is your forecast high today, and mostly cloudy skies and a little on the breezy side as well. Similar story tonight. Mostly cloudy and breezy with flurries as temperatures fall to 22. If you live farther off to the south, dover, new philly theyre a chance to pick up a trace, up frs of cbs this morning sponsored by folgers. The best part of waking up is a he could travel a major lel fight. 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