rare statement questioning buzzfeed s reporting that the president told michael cohen to lie to congress. we ll have the questions surrounding that article. and is it a deal or a distraction? the president teases a major announcement scheduled for this afternoon regarding the shutdown. we begin this morning with a look at today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. the perfect weekend to do three things stay home, spend time with your family, or read a good book. millions brace for a massive the threats of the storm w touch 30 states. snow, ice, and rain at times very heavy. the storm s getting stronger now. as it pushes east, it s going to pack a good punch. it only gets worse with time. president trump says he ll make a major announcement about the government shutdown and the southern border trump. and democrats in congress remain divided over the president s proposed border wall. on this issue he s strong as bear s breath. sounds terrible for buzzfe
los angeles rams move on to the good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i m anne-marie green. a deadly winter storm is moving out leaving behind frigid temperatures from the midwest to the northeast this morning. the giant storm slammed the midwest with snow this weekend causing hundreds of crashes before moving east. a utility worker was killed in connecticut when a tree fell on that person, and there were also two fatalities in missouri that are believed to be weather related. across the country, thousands of flights were canceled, and power was knocked out for tens of thousands of customers. on satury,d es international airport. nobody was injured. pennsylvania and new jersey declared states of emergency. alabama is recovering from tornadoes that tore through the central part of the state on saturday. homes, businesses, government offices, and churches were badly damaged or demolished. frosty wind gusts and
lighting obviously, there are so many gifts, right? it s the kid that doesn t get that, the kid that doesn t have that opportunity. for us, all-stars, we always felt that anybody can be an all- star. we try to make that happen. reporter: let s talk about all-stars, way back into 1989, you hosted a little thing maybe we can talk about. the moment which i think is really special is that i remember walking in the room and john madden and kareem ab dull jabbar and all of the athletes that showed up. wayne gretzky even showed un. what i thought was special about that, you saw that people wanted to give and you saw people who not only wanted to give, but, they are the best at the best. you want to not have regrets. and you want to have moments where you exhostage those moments. we were able to exhostage that moment. we raised $80,000 that one night? that one night. we realized if we can do it every year, we could make a difference for alot of people. reporter: in a ti
story. when i woke up this morning, nobody was thinking about wives and other things. when you hear a hijacking story and an explosive belt, you immediately jump to the terrorism activity. this one sounds a little different. first of all, he s actually released most of the hostages. usually don t hear it s about a woman. it s about reuniting with his ex-wife. that s what this is. it s, i guess, different than if he was i m just saying, a very different opinion. it s not fun. he wants to reunite with his wife. i could maybe see the other situation. he wanted to leave, get me out of here. the egyptian ministry of foreign affairs told the guardian this morning he s not a terrorist, he s an idiot. terrorists are crazy, bus they aren t stupid. this guy is. i m sorry. it s not funny. no, but it s so that was a quote. that was a quote. he s not a terrorist, he s an idiot. that s what apparently the egyptian ministry of foreignguas morning. again, ther
tornados. (sot) i looked out the window and all i saw was a whirlwind of trash roofs ripped off. fences toppled. along the coast in galveston, flags warn of the dangerous surf. waves up to 10 feet high forcean empty tanker to run aground. more flooding in nearby louisiana. where power outages forced many businesses to close. others. getting by on candlelight. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. jessica rae: newly released video is taking us inside last week s raid on the terror group in northern iraq. dozens of hostages were freed, and one american soldier was killed. gun shots the camera captures the controlled chaos.. as the elite u-s delta force raids an isis prison early thursday morning. it happened just hours ahead of what would have been a mass execution. it s a mission.u-s secretary of defense, ashton carter, says the special forces team was ready to face. sot - ashton carter / us secretary of defense this is an example of a case where we alone could do someththg,