underway for millions across the u.s. and it s already canceled 1,000 flights. we are live on the ground. in memphis, two more officers and three emt workers off the job this morning for their response in the beating of tyre nichols. this as we are hearing nichols in his own words for the first time. secretary of state antony blinken walking a diplomat tightrope as vie less is escalating in the middle east. he is meeting with the palestinians. another suspicious incident at the dallas zoo. two monkeys believed to be stolen, also this. hollywood losing another tv icon. laverne & shirley star cindy williams died at 75. her family remembering her as kind and generous with a, quote, brilliant sense of humor. cnn this morning starts right now. we are going to begin with the dangerous ice storm freezing the south from texas all the way to west virginia. nearly 40 million americans under winter weather alerts. this is a live look in arkansas where the declared a
Israel once again hammers the gaza strip with airstrikes. According to the Israeli Military, it struck 750 hamas targets overnight, including Underground Hamas terror tunnels, military compounds and posts, as well as the homes of senior terrorist operatives. It comes as the military, the Israeli Military informs the United Nations that all Palestine Missions in northern gaza should relocate in the next 24 hours. The Israeli Military also revealing that it will continue to operate significantly in gaza city in the coming days. A un spokesperson says that amounts to more than 1 Million People and us cities and universities are on high alert after hamas calls on its supporters to hold worldwide a day of rage. Protests friday, that is today. There are mounting fears those protests could turn violent. Now for more on these latest developments, lets turn to Senior National correspondent kevin corke. Kevin, lauren, i have to say this is one of those circumstances that will have people talking
people taking those warnings to heart. this was 7:00 a.m. normal rush hour traffic time of day. you can see the traffic very light here on the roadways in the dallas area where we are this morning. and that is in large part because so many school districts across the region canceled schools well before this morning in anticipation of the worst of this storm. so right now the area is expected to see sleet and freezing rain falling sporadically throughout the day but sustaining for perhaps well into tomorrow as well. so, don, that is what so many millions of people here across the north texas and oklahoma and arkansas region are preparing for over the next 48 hours. ed lavandera in dallas, thank you. meanwhile, in new york city we are apparently breaking records for doing nothing. a live look, a plot of fog w he could see snowflakes soon. we have been snowless far too long, in my opinion. harry anton is here.