Russian forces advance with aid at the center of an urgent meeting between President Biden and top congressional leaders. This is an existential moment for the free world. We must take care of americas needs first. Norah Cbs Evening News starts now. Good evening, im norah odonnell. Good tonight, more than 40 Million People are in the path of a severe storm threat rolling across the country. Heavy snow from colorado to minnesota caused travel chaos at the nations airports with more than 3,000 flights delayed, and the biggest threat from this dangerous weather will come overnight from missouri to michigan, with dangerous winds, massive hail, and possible tornadoes. We are going to have more on that dangerous system in just a moment. But first, we want to begin tonight here in washington with the ageold story of congress leaving it to the last minute to get its job done. Tonight, the issue is a potential Government Shutdown friday night and the decision to fund ukraine or risk an internat
Gaza city and destroy the enclaves current leadership. Theyre also saying the idf will soon invade the gaza strip with Tens Of Thousands of soldiers. Secretary of state Anthony Blinken is now in cairo, egypt. He is expected to speak with the president of egypt later this hour. This comes as the rafah Crossing Point between egypt and gaza remains closed this morning as egyptian authorities continue their negotiations with israel and the United States over allowing u. S. Citizens safe passage into egypt. Meanwhile, the u. S. Embassy in israels Offer Americans and immediate relatives evacuation by sea from haifa to cyprus on monday at 8 am local time. It is on a Space Limited basis. The embassy says chartered flights are also being arranged. According to the Israeli Defense forces, over 1300 people have been killed in israel since the fighting began with the Gaza Health Minister reporting more than 2300 people have been killed in gaza. Joining me now, nbc news correspondent from the israe