>> breaking overnight on world news now. the nasty winter storm impacting more than a dozen states. >> the blast of snow and ice making a mess in the midwest as it now moves into major cities

on the east coast. see what to expect today despite the storm. >> members of congress will be at work today to certify donald trump's victory. plus, the security concerns on this fourth anniversary since the capitol riot. >> plus, new details about the explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas as the suspect's ex-girlfriend speaks out and the first major awards show of the season, the golden globes. >> the standout shows and movies honored in beverly hills. plus, why two normal guys were invited to the red carpet. it's monday, january 6th. >> from abc news. this is world news now. >> two regular guys. i mean, i'm pretty sure that was timothee chalamet on the regular right. just kidding. right. they do bear a striking resemblance to some celebrities on the red carpet. and maybe that's why they were there. yeah. plus celebrating all the tv that was and movies last year. we're in that award season. that's where

it starts. >> and we're of course focusing on everything but the movies themselves. so we're focusing on the speeches and the opening monologues and what everybody was wearing. but that's the fun stuff. yep. >> we've got those results coming up in a little bit. but this morning we're going to begin with that deadly storm tracking toward the east coast just in time for this morning's rush hour. >> ice has been a major problem on the roads. and this big rig sliding back and forth across an interstate in kansas city is just one example. the storm is blamed for at least three traffic deaths in missouri and kansas. >> a live look overnight at carmel, indiana, just north of indianapolis. the heavy snow expected to be ending there around mid-morning, but federal offices in d.c. are closed today with up to a foot of snow expected. >> that's potentially the city's most in nine years. millions of americans across several states are under alerts, as a major winter storm makes its way across the country. blizzard conditions being reported in parts of kansas and missouri.

first responders are struggling with these treacherous conditions, according to the kansas highway patrol. some areas seeing at least a foot of snow. this trooper showing how quickly that snow is falling. >> we've got a lot of drifting. i mean, this is my patrol car. if we get right here, you can see how much it's just sort of building up around the vehicle. >> treacherous road conditions across several states, including missouri, nebraska and indiana. officials urging people to avoid travel in kentucky. downtown louisville, a winter wonderland with several inches already on the ground. >> that's about five inches, at least on that picnic table, and it's still coming down. >> a state trooper being treated for non-life threatening injuries after his patrol car was hit on the highway last week, this same system dumped heavy snow in the west, prompting officials to carry out this controlled avalanche in

utah. in the east, residents in syracuse, new york, digging out after several inches of lake effect snow moved through the area. many now stocking up on winter supplies, including shovels, snow scrapers, and, of course, salt. >> the mighty old salt. >> yeah, i had to get pet friendly because i have a dog. >> when the snow is done, arctic air is forecast to move in, gripping much of the east. those bone chilling temperatures likely to continue through the week. so let's check out the maps overnight. the snow stretches from illinois to the east coast, with ice and storms further to the south later into this afternoon. into the evening as well. the snow concentrates through the mid-atlantic and through today. a foot to 18in of snow from indiana to delaware and maryland, and up to a half an inch of ice from missouri to virginia. so officials are warning here, if you don't need to drive, stay off the roads. >> today is january 6th, marking

four years since the violent attack on the u.s. capitol by an angry mob trying to block joe biden's victory. extra security is now in place as congress is poised to make the 2024 election results official. here's abc's nicole d'antonio. >> congress is set to certify donald trump's victory in the presidential election today, january 6th. four years ago, then president trump urged supporters to head to the capitol to protest congressional certification of joe biden's victory. nearly 1600 people have faced charges related to the riot. overnight, the u.s. attorney's office revealed it's evaluating whether to bring charges in roughly 200 new cases. trump has promised to pardon some of the january 6th defendants. senate majority leader john thune is comparing trump's potential pardons to recent pardons made by president biden. >> as we've discovered under the biden administration, the pardon authority is a very broad one. i mean, he's he's taken it to a whole new level. >> as the majority leader in the

senate, though, what message do you think it would send to give pardons to people who pleaded guilty to attacking police officers who stormed this building four years ago? >> well, look, i mean, again, it's ultimately going to be a decision that the president of the united states, the pardon authority, exists with him as one of her last official acts, as vice president, kamala harris today will certify her own loss. >> president biden is asking americans not to forget the events of january 6th, 2021, writing in the washington post. quote, we cannot accept a repeat of what occurred four years ago. and speaking about trump, biden said, quote, i think what he did was a genuine threat to democracy, and i'm hopeful that we're beyond it. security is much tighter around the capitol than four years ago, with extensive fencing and new training in place. law enforcement in washington also preparing for the state funeral of former president jimmy carter. carter's body will remain in atlanta through today. before making the trip to dc for thursday's funeral, where president biden will deliver the eulogy. thousands of extra

police officers are brought in, with hundreds of soldiers on standby, and the d.c. national guard activated to protect both carter's funeral and today's election certification. nicole deantonio, abc news, washington. >> nicole, thanks for that. turning overseas to a new ukrainian offensive inside russia. ukrainian forces have launched fresh attacks in the kursk region, where they captured russian villages over the summer. but russia has been retaking the territory with the help of north korean troops. ukraine may now be trying to seize more land to use as a bargaining chip in any talks after donald trump, trump takes office. >> as we mentioned, the country is saying farewell to former president jimmy carter as an honor guard stands by his flag draped casket in atlanta overnight. the first services and ceremonies got underway over the weekend in his hometown of plains, georgia, where people lined the roads to pay respects. >> man. and that motorcade. there was a lot of love on the side of the road. every overpass

had people on it. it was amazing. >> some of them were children who were nowhere near born when the 39th president ran the country. one woman held a sign saying what so many felt. president carter, a man of honor. there were people of all colors rural, urban, democrat and republican alike. teachers and students with photos of themselves and the carters. >> i am a cadet at saint military academy here at the carter center. to pay my last tribute to my hero. >> on the way to atlanta. present arms. they stopped outside his family's old farm in front of a bell they used to ring every morning when he was a child, telling them it was time to work. on this day, they rang it 39 times. >> we will spend this week celebrating this incredible life, and a life that i think we can all agree is as full and powerful as any life can be. as someone said, it's amazing what

you can cram into 100 years. >> the public visitation continues here until tuesday morning, and then the former president's remains will move to washington, where there will be another public visitation. and then the state funeral on thursday, where president biden is expected to deliver the eulogy. then he will come back home here to georgia for a private ceremony, where he will be buried alongside his wife. it is a spot they picked out together before she passed. steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> steve. thank you. tiktok's future in the united states remains uncertain as the fight over the law banning it here is days away from going before the supreme court. the justice department says the platform is a threat to national security. tiktok and many of its creators say the law violates the first amendment. the supreme court begins hearing arguments on friday. >> mcdonald's new mc value menu is about to go live. the platform launches tomorrow with

offerings that include a $5 meal deal and local food and drink offers. mcdonald's says the menu is aimed at giving customers even more ways to enjoy the food they love for less. >> all right. the hollywood awards season kicked off last night at the golden globes. >> it was comedian nikki glazer's first time as host. she largely avoided politics, but delivered some good zingers and is getting good reviews for her monologue. >> the night's tv categories they served up plenty of repeat winners. shogun winning four globes, including best drama series and hacks winning best comedy series. >> jeremy allen white took home best actor for his work on the bear. >> one of the surprises of the night was demi moore winning her first globe for her performance in the substance. her last globe nomination was in 1991. >> elton john got big laughs while presenting a music award alongside brandi carlile and joking about his eye condition. >> i just wanted to reassure everybody that it's not as bad

as it seems, so i'm so pleased to be here with my co-host rihanna. >> elton john told gma in november that he has no vision in his right eye, and his left isn't the greatest. >> back to the winners. jodie foster picked up a globe for true detective, and these guys made a splash on the red carpet. >> glen powell and timothee chalamet lookalike contest winners holding signs, making it clear they are not glen powell and timothee chalamet. so yeah, even celebrities, they've got a sense of humor. >> i mean that's cool that they got to go to this. i do think they bear striking resemblances, but i would never walk down the street and think that's timothee chalamet and glen powell. >> but how cool is it that he's recognized at the contest here in new york city and then taken to the globes. >> yeah they probably had a blast too. all right. coming up, new details about the explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. >> plus, the terrifying moments for passengers aboard this flight, seeing their plane turn into a high speed fireball. >> and later. grab the birthday candles. and how about a piece

of cake? we're taking you down memory lane on our 33rd >> firsta

solve this. >> we're back with a frightening fire involving a commercial airliner. this video shows flames erupting from one of the wings of an air canada dash eight aircraft as it landed in nova scotia. officials say there was a problem with its landing gear. more than 70 people were on board the december 28th flight. no major injuries were

reported. >> we're learning more about the man who authorities say blew up a tesla truck in front of a las vegas hotel. the latest details come from a former nurse who at one time was his girlfriend. she says his time in the armed forces left him living in physical and emotional pain. this morning, the former girlfriend of the man police say, blew up this tesla cybertruck in las vegas last week is speaking out. >> throughout his life, the most important thing for him was being there for his teammates, and he gave everything he had to them in the army. >> alicia says she hadn't heard from matthew berger, a decorated army special forces soldier, in two years. what began as casual messages quickly became the final words she would exchange with him. >> i asked what he was up to and he said he was in a new job working on drones. >> she says he started to open up about his struggle with depression and pain from previous injuries. >> he was really open about the trauma he faced and the teammates he lost. he lost a lot of teammates over the years and

it broke him. >> eric says she pushed him to get help, but he said he couldn't because then he wouldn't be deployable. on new year's eve morning, she says berger sent a picture of the cybertruck he rented. then the texts went silent. it wasn't until two days later, when the fbi reached her that she found out what had happened. she says she's still struggling with why berger would take his own life. >> i think he was just reaching out and i just didn't pick up on it. i don't think he didn't say anything explicit that would have triggered it, i guess. i just wish i had responded differently. >> we'll have much more from that interview coming up on good morning america. plus, the latest details on the investigation. >> engineers outside corvallis, oregon, are looking into the cause of a train trestle collapse. it happened while a 19 car train was passing through over the weekend. one car carrying a chemical used in fertilizer fell into the water. no one was hurt, and booms were set up in the river to contain

any leaked materials. >> a self-driving taxi malfunctioned in arizona and the passenger captured it all on camera. the waymo became stuck in a scottsdale parking lot, going in circles. passenger mike johns was stuck in the seemingly endless loop last week while trying to catch a flight home to los angeles. after eight laps, the car did come to a stop. johns did make his flight. waymo says he was refunded for the trip and that it resolved the software glitch. i don't know what's scarier that, you know, kind of went off the rails here or that it was just going in circles. >> i wonder if he felt the need to kind of yeah, i wonder if he felt the need to kind of crawl in front and grab hold of that steering wheel and try to wrestle with it. >> he says he thought about it for a minute. he wasn't sure if he even could, but he's okay. still funny video there, i guess. coming up, celebrating 33 years of us. world news now. >> but first, what bill nye the science guy now has in common with hillary clinton and magic johnson? i w ad my eye on, but.

>> so let me just say to each of you. thank you, thank you, thank you for all you've done to help this country. >> and with that, president biden honored his final class of recipients of the presidential medal of freedom. >> 18 recipients were honored at a special ceremony at the white house over the weekend. some of the biggest names in politics, media, finance and entertainment. >> whose head could i give you that would satisfy this fury? >> the entire roman armies to much denzel washington, who could be in line for an oscar for his role in gladiator two,

just scored the nation's highest civilian honor and a big hug from president biden. >> he, along with michael j. fox. >> are you telling me that you built a time machine out of a delorean? >> honored for his acting and his fight for parkinson's research and bill nye the science guy. >> but that's the way it is with inventions. one invention leads to another. >> honored for inspiring. generations of students were among the 18 recipients at the white house over the weekend to receive the presidential medal of freedom. >> hillary rodham clinton. >> they were honored along with political leaders hillary clinton and the late robert f kennedy, business leaders, including ralph lauren and activists. u2 frontman bono, as well as chef jose andres and famed primate researcher jane goodall, who posed together with, appropriately, a monkey stuffed animal, and from the world of sports philanthropist, business leader and nba legend magic johnson, who had to crouch a bit more than his fellow honorees. >> not a bad group.

>> there was also a 19th recipient who was not present. soccer star lionel messi had a scheduling conflict. >> congratulations to all of them. >> he's one of the best in the world too. coming up, we are celebrating our that's

(800) 991-1735. call now. >> i don't know how you feel about this, but to me, among the things that is the most tasteless in this business are those self-congratulatory, self-serving. i hate that

anniversary programs, you know, where they run old clips of the broadcast and bob hope walks on like it's a big surprise. >> the fact that they generate that was the late, great aaron brown, who passed away just last week at the age of 76. >> 32 years ago, aaron and his co-anchor, lisa mcree celebrated the first anniversary of this show. world news now. over the years, and we've seen dozens of anchors from anderson cooper to david muir. >> but the one guy who's remained a constant on world news now for all 33 years and still counting is our own polka guy, barry mitchell. here's his song from our first anniversary. >> let's all sing about our favorite broadcast. what do you say? sha la la la la la la la la. happy birthday. world news now. you made it through your whole 33rd year. the critics all took bets you wouldn't still be here. you push the limits of

what good taste will allow. happy birthday. world news now with aaron brown and lisa mcree. it's not like news. it's regis and kathie lee. the hours are bad, but not as bad as the chow. happy birthday. world news now. jim hickey anchored once and thought it quite amusing. lots of others have filled in and found it quite confusing. as for ed murrow, i can't repeat the things he said. how do you do it? there's nothing to it. the network brass are all in bed, so please give us more of that world news then. it's much more

interesting than hair club for men. to all the sleepless staff. come on and take a bow. happy birthday. world news now. come on everyone. sha la la la la la la la la. happy birthday. world news now. hey, let's play spin the pepto-bismol bottle. >> i'm sorry. my mistake. >> i thought he was going to sing. >> oh, barry. never change. we love our

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