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her on what would have been her 100th birthday this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening we have been talking about this weather system since we last saw you on friday. and tonight it is still with us. winter weather alerts remain in effect across northern new england and the great lakes after the storm barrelled across and up the country as a major snow maker tens of thousands in its path are still without power tonight. the storm leaving double digit snow amounts in at least 11 states 27 inches reported in ashtabula, ohio. 22 in upstate new york des moines, iowa more than 14 inches, it s biggest snowstorm in more than a decade thousands of flights canceled over the weekend as snow, high winds and flooding took a toll from the carolinas into the northeast and now more brutal cold is on the way. emilie ikeda has the latest. reporter: chaos on the coast as a fierce winter storm brings a barrage of snow, freezing rain and high-powered winds this marti ....
the ces an uphill legislation passed. covid s last wave? what dr. anthony fauci is saying tonight about whether omicron will be the pandemic s final surge as cases hit a new record. game, set, match. tonight the news that the world s top tennis player may be barred from playing in the upcoming french open and u.s. open because he s not vaccinated. and naomi osaka returns to the world stage after a four-month hiatus. and remembering dr. king. tonight, we ll hear from him in his own words. the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, great to have you with us tonight. as we remember dr. martin luther king junior, and honor his legacy, we ll hear more from him from the cbs archives. first, a number of major news stories we re covering this monday night. many of you are still dealing with the powerful winter ....
it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that notes that the former president has never been known for his policy chops. i m jonathan lemire on this tuesday, january 18th. we ll start with the news. the senate will begin voting onnen a pair of voting rights bills today despite strong backing from the white house that will likely fail to pass. the senate will convene this afternoon to begin debating but is not expected to hold a vote today. after debate on the bills begin, senate majority leader chuck schumer will move to end debate. that requires a filibuster-proof 60-vote margin, and that s when republicans are expected to block the bills. senator schumer said he ll put forward a bill on the filibuster change after it s used to block the voting rights legislation. the only path forward on this important issue is to change the rules to bypass the filibuster, and right now there are two democrats who don t want to make ....
pence s good deed will be rewarded. that s a wrap on tonight. something is amissed. the out going president did not attend today s inauguration. president trump was absent. he was nowhere to be seen. where is he? he may be gone but he ll always be with us. i will be watching and i will be listening and i will tell you that the future of this country had never been better. i wish they knew i wish the new administration great luck and success. you are fired! while the future of the virus is uncertain, america can t breathe a sigh of relief with a new steadfast leader, ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. hello. ugh. good luck. this has been this week in covid history. the omicron variant, the last wave of the covid pandemic. we ll play for you the latest outlook from dr. fauci. senate democrats will begin to debate the new voting rights protection even in the face of almost certain failure. we ll discuss why chuck schumer is stil ....
it. we stand up for an america where everyone is guaranteed the full protections and the full promise of this nation. yes or no. our democracy stands on the brink of serious trouble. today our freedom to vote is under assault. nothing less is at stake than our democracy. but the math is clear, the bills don t have the votes, so almost are certainly doomed to fair. i want to bring in mike memoli and garrett haake. co-founder of punchbowl news john bresnahan and robert gibbs, an msnbc political analyst. great to see you guys. garrett, how is it all going to unfold today and what happens next? reporter: the senate a back today, we expect to see a robust debate on these voting rights bills that will last well into tomorrow, i think we might see every single senator speak on this, it s entirely possible. the debate has been that heated. but then we know what will happen with the vote, all 50 republicans oppose these measures, all 50 krooths support them. so they ....