i m lindsey reiser, we ve got a jam-packed hour ahead. right now, 50 million americans are waking up to winter alerts, including heavy snow, ice, even some tornadoes. a fast moving storm system tearing across the great lakes into new england, dumping heavy snow and complicating the morning commute for many. new york city is seeing its first steady snowfall of the year. take a look at this, the normally bustling bridge in the daylight hours eerily empty covered in a soft bed of snow. illinois dealing with its own severe weather. two tornadoes touching down, setting off terrifying sirens. we re tracking all of it for you this morning. plus, growing frustration in east palestine ahead of the epa administrate s third trip to the town since that toxic train derailment. federal officials knocking on more than 500 doors in town checking on residents, some of whom have been diagnosed with health conditions like bronchitis. others are fearful of getting sick in the future. i m sca
texas, and buffalo, new york. now, this is sad and infuriating ritual to go through ever going list of mass shootings every time we go on the air. this week, biden said enough. he said enough 12 times in a rare primetime speech to the nation. but apparently, enough isn t enough, because no substantial legislative solution appeared on the horizon. the president believes there is some, quote, rational republicans who might be willing to address this gun violence endemic. senator mitch mcconnell got some favorable headlines, which he suggested a willingness to work with democrats on this. but don t be fooled. he s had a decade long history of blocking gun control. this is not the first mass shooting that he s been involved in. the washington post provided a detailed list of times he spent working to quote, delay, obstruct or prevent most major firearm restrictions from being approved by congress. now, his stories begins back 1989, after a mass shooting rocked his own hometown of
and we ll have even more projections as soon as we get them in. i tell you them, give you all the information. polls just closed in states across the country, states including ohio and virginia and, yes, kentucky. and there are a number of candidates and issues that are on the path. tonight, all eyes are on the issue of abortion. last, year after roe v. wade was overturned, republicans across the country felt the black clash of a ballot box, especially in states where abortion was literally on the ballot. and now, tonight, republicans in multiple states are trying to flip the script, make their anti abortion policies see moderate, while pink think pro-choice democrats as the real extremist. look at what is happening in ohio, where a vote to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution is literally issue one on the ballot tonight. this is how the right is framing that choice. late term abortion is real, and so is the pain. one allows that right up to birth, abortions t
Soa frost. So a wintry looking morning here and the fog will be loathe to clear in some places. In some spots it wont clear at all. Some Western Fringes seeing the best of the sunshine. More likely for Northern Ireland and scotland, a fine day. Away from the Western Highlands where there will abspot or two of drizzle. Chillier further south and where the fog lingers all day, we probably wont get above freezing. All the latest, including Weather Warnings which have just been issued, including Weather Warnings which havejust been issued, will including Weather Warnings which have just been issued, will be found online. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines at ii. 31pm voters in some parts of england are to be asked to provide proof of id before casting their ballots, as part of efforts to curb electoral fraud. Ministers have rejected criticism the plan is a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Russian Crash Investigators examine a Flight Data Recorder recovered from the black sea, to try to dis
Stop residents in carlisle are bracing themselves. Im thinking the worst really. The water has breached the citys Flood Defences. Ijust need to speak to this old couple. Weve got a drain in our back garden. Its coming up through the drain in our back garden rather quickly i dont want you to stand out in the cold. All right. Some people are grabbing what they can and leaving. Not much we can do really. Just get out. Methodist Ministerjohnny Gios captures life as a modern day noah on his phone. This is absolutely bonkers. The floodwater on Sandilands Road is three foot at least. Were at a house in Sandilands Road where were going carry two children to the church for safety. Are you ready, chris . This is the showing Community Coming together, isnt it . Yeah. Unbelievable. Never ever seen anything like this. Stay away from kendall, thats all i can say. 30 miles away sue cashmore has retreated upstairs. Well, here we are, a repeat of 2009. Just five foot of water in the house at the moment