short staffed and overwhelmed with covid patients they re suspending elective surgery. but also some potential good news. cases and hospitalizations starting to drop in the states hit first by the omicron wave. game over for novak djokovic the tennis star deported after his final loss in an australian courtroom and it would have been her 100th birthday how so many are honoring betty white this weekend by helping animals and adopting pets. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening. if you re sitting in the eastern half of the country tonight you probably already have been hit by this winter storm or you re bracing for it all total, 100 million americans are under some kind of winter weather, wind, or coastal flood alert. snow, freezing rain, and sleet fell today in parts of the south not used to any of that check out this dash cam video from tennessee. heavy snow in virginia a wintry mix stranding drivers and taking down power lines in the carol
Virginia a wintry mix stranding drivers and taking down power lines in the carolinas. snow still coming down in the nation s capital. as the system moves north overnight the winds will pick up already there are wide scale power outages with more likely on the way. we re covering the storm and where it s headed let s begin with kathy park in charlotte. reporter: dangerous mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain crippling the carolinas. heavy snow burying greenville, a wintry mess in charlotte. a lot more than i thought it would be. reporter: and treacherous travel in raleigh. you can t see the ice and when you do, it s too late. there again, it is not worth the risk. reporter: spin outs piling up on the interstate. the highway patrol advises staying off the roads in most parts of the state on sunday and monday if you can. reporter: at charlotte s airport nearly all flights grounded the high impact storm knocking out power to tens of thousands in the southeast. officials warn
Short staffed and overwhelmed with covid patients they re suspending elective surgery. but also some potential good news. cases and hospitalizations starting to drop in the states hit first by the omicron wave. game over for novak djokovic the tennis star deported after his final loss in an australian courtroom and it would have been her 100th birthday how so many are honoring betty white this weekend by helping animals and adopting pets. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow good evening. if you re sitting in the eastern half of the country tonight you probably already have been hit by this winter storm or you re bracing for it all total, 100 million americans are under some kind of winter weather, wind, or coastal flood alert. snow, freezing rain, and sleet fell today in parts of the south not used to any of that check out this dash cam video from tennessee. heavy snow in
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