>> david: tonight, we have several breaking stories as we come on the air. this dangerous cold. wind chills below zero tomorrow in the northeast. and this historic snowstorm. interstates and highways shut down tonight. multiple accidents. also breaking, president trump, after pardoning 1,500 january 6th defendants, explaining just moments ago why he did this. first tonight, the brutal cold from the northeast, all the way to the south. the images coming in. whiteout conditions around new orleans.

parts of louisiana and texas seeing the most snow in more than a century. multiple accidents tonight on the highways. more than a dozen airports closed in multiple states, including both airports in houston. and then, the extreme and dangerous cold across 80% of the u.s. right into the northeast tomorrow morning. those wind chills below zero. and ginger zee is standing by with the forecast. also, the breaking news. president trump moments ago on why he pardoned those 1,500 january 6th defendants, including those who assaulted officers. tonight, some of those officers who came under attack at the capitol asking, what about protecting us? the officer trapped in the doorway screaming for his life, tonight, what he told our rachel scott. and the moment our reporter was outside this detention center as supporters of the january 6th defendants called into the jail, telling prisoners they were about to go free. tonight, some republicans saying they don't agree with this, and the democratic leader asking, what happened to backing the blue? president trump's sweeping executive actions, including declaring an emergency on the

border, and tonight, at least 22 states now suing to block his attempt to limit birthright citizenship. and the news on investing in artificial intelligence, coming in moments ago. the horrific fire at a popular resort while hundreds of guests were sleeping. dozens killed. some using bed sheets trying to escape the flames. tonight, amid multiple burglaries targeting pro athletes, the arrests involving the break-in at the home of nfl quarterback joe burrow. who they were, and where they were from. the new prisoner swap between the u.s. and the taliban. what we've learned. tonight, a u.s. border agent shot and killed in the northeast. one suspect dead, another in custody. we'll have late details. new wildfire evacuations in southern california, and this time, in san diego. multiple wildfires there. and now dangerous winds returning to the los angeles area. the new report tonight about those popular weight loss drugs, when it comes to dementia, infections, and substance abuse. also tonight here, the newest members of the baseball hall of fame just revealed tonight.

and remembering the last surviving member of an iconic band. you'll know their music. >> david: good evening. we're back in new york, and we begin tonight with this dangerous and brutal cold in the northeast and across much of the country tonight, and now what has become an historic winter storm across multiple states tonight. the first ever blizzard warning for parts of texas and louisiana. snow and freezing rain from texas to florida to the carolinas. whiteout conditions. this is the texas panhandle right here. treacherous travel tonight. this is bourbon street in new orleans. the city getting eight inches of snow. blizzard conditions near lafayette, louisiana. more than seven inches of snow and counting. cars and trucks off the road. near houston tonight, a fedex tractor trailer overturning. both of the city's airports shut down. multiple airports, in fact, across the region, have halted all flights. snow all the way to the florida panhandle.

look at this, winter storm warnings in pensacola. slow going on interstate 10. and just look at the numbers tonight. the dangerous cold. the wind chills tomorrow morning at or below zero. new york city to washington, d.c., and asheville, north carolina, minus 3. ginger zee with the forecast, in a moment here, but first, to victor oquendo tonight, right in the middle of this storm. >> reporter: tonight, drivers in ditches, highways shut down. treacherous travel from a once in a generation gulf coast whiteout crippling the deep south. >> we've never seen anything like this. i mean, it's that simple. >> reporter: the first blizzard warnings ever issued for the state of louisiana. howling wind and more than ten inches of snow in spots. authorities shutting down dozens of highways, overpasses, and bridges. >> the challenge, i think, we're going to face is the bridges right now are acting like big ice trays. >> reporter: in new orleans, this drone video showing the iconic streets of the french quarter packed with snow.

the city's downtown streets practically unrecognizable. residents stunned by all of it. >> i've seen snow before, but never in new orleans. >> reporter: in houston, both airports closed to all flights until tomorrow. more than a dozen airports halting operations across the region. thousands of flights canceled. it's 10:00 a.m. in downtown houston, and there isn't a soul in sight. officials urging everyone to stay off the streets. officials say while help is coming from around the state, the city doesn't even own a single snowplow of its own. just outside houston, in fort bend county, authorities say multiple 18-wheelers were involved in this crash, shutting the southwest freeway for hours. no one was hurt, but traffic fatalities have been reported in the state. the system fueled by the coldest air of the season that's punishing nearly the entire country. officials in georgia say at least one person has died of hypothermia. and authorities in austin say at

least two have died in the cold there. and david, while the snow is headed east, this frigid cold is not going away. all of the melted ice and snow expected to refreeze overnight, leading to some dangerous conditions on the roads. officials here in houston asking everyone to stay home. david? >> david: what a scene across multiple states tonight. victor oquendo leading us off. let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, and ginger, this dangerous deep freeze, really on the way for millions, including the northeast. some 80% of the country dealing with this? >> reporter: yes, and while so many from boston back to the twin cities are in a snow drought, david, we are seeing this flip-flop of winter. and that's exactly where we start, with this astonishing gulf coast storm. all-time record snow, mobile, alabama, and they're still snowing. more than a half foot. bow moneaum beaumont, texas. pensacola, florida, five-plus inches. and new orleans at eight inches. rivaling that 1895 storm, which was the last record for so many, many of them broke today.

and it's still snowing in southeast georgia, macon, augusta will get it. right up the coast there. charleston into wilmington. we're timing it out into the overnight. that's when the snow is really going to get heavy along the beaches in the southeast, down to ice in jacksonville by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. so, a lot of schools preemptively closing. that's great news, because really, staying off the roads is how you're going to get around this one. look at all the cold weather alerts, from michigan, right down to texas and over to florida. david, record lows possible tomorrow morning. i had a lot of people writing me, saying, hey, your weather showed up on my lawn -- don't worry, you'll get moderating temps in the south by the weekend. >> david: yes, take the temperatures seriously. going to be a very cold and dangerous morning ahead. ginger, we'll see you on "gma." the other news tonight, president trump just moments ago on why he pardoned the more than 1,500 defendants in the january 6th attack on the capitol, including those who assaulted officers. well, tonight, you'll hear from officers who came under attack, asking, what about protecting us?

tonight, some republicans saying they don't agree with this, and the democratic leader asking, what happened to backing the blue? here's our senior political correspondent rachel scott on the hill tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the cries that horrified the world on january 6th. >> ahh! >> reporter: capitol police officer daniel hodges screaming for help, crushed by surging rioters. and now, all of those rioters pardoned, or their sentences commuted by president trump. in an interview tonight, officer hodges, who is still on the force, telling me it's a miscarriage of justice and a slap in the face. the president's pardons covering some 1,500 people, including the more than 600 charged with assaulting or resisting law enforcement. >> so, this is january 6th, these are the hostages. approximately 1,500 for a pardon. >> yes. >> full pardon. >> thank you, president trump. we're coming home. >> reporter: abc's jay o'brien was outside the washington jail with supporters of the rioters,

called the prisoners inside to break the news they'd soon be free. former capitol police officer aquilino gonell publicly testified about what he went through on january 6th. >> i arrived at home at nearly 4:00 a.m. on january 7th. i had to push my wife away from me, because she wanted to hug me -- and i told her no, because of all the chemical that my uniform had on. >> reporter: today, former officer gonell calling the president's move "a desecration of the men and women that risked their lives defending our democracy." tonight, the capitol police chief in an internal memo to officers saying, "when there is no price to pay for violence against law enforcement, it sends a message that politics matter more than our first responders." house democratic leader hakeem jeffries asking, whatever happened to backing the blue?

but many republican senators today reluctant to criticize the president's pardon. >> as i said, it's the president's prerogative. >> reporter: even -- are you comfortable with that, though? does that send the right message from your party? >> that's not the question. the question is, who has the authority and the president has the authority. >> reporter: senate majority leader john thune, who once called the violence on january 6th inexcusable and disgusting, now putting it squarely in the past. >> as i've said before, we're looking forward to the next four years, not the last four. >> reporter: today, some republicans seeming to say the pardons went too far. >> it was surprising to me that it was a blanket pardon. now i'm going through the details. >> i do not support the pardons, if they were given -- if they were given to people who committed violent crimes, including assaulting police officers or breaking windows. >> reporter: but alabama's tommy tuberville says he supports the pardons 100%. we're talking about people that were beating officers with fire

hydrants, metal batons. is that acceptable to you? those people were pardoned. >> that's not acceptable, but i didn't see it. >> reporter: it's on video. >> i didn't see it. i didn't see that. >> reporter: tonight, the president asked if his pardons send a message it's okay to assault police officers? >> no, i'm the friend of -- i am the friend of police. more than any president that's ever been in this office. >> reporter: and david, one other thing we learned tonight. it is standard protocol for the department of justice to inform victims that the people they may have testified against are being released from prison. and so, tonight, those officers telling me they started receiving calls early this morning, one right after another, letting them know that the rioters who were convicted and sentenced for attacking them are now being released from prison, david. >> david: rachel scott live up on the hill tonight. rachel, thank you. president trump taking a record number of executive actions, among them, his declaring an emergency on the southern border. some of his actions already being challenged in court.

at least 22 states suing to block his attempt to limit birthright citizenship. and just moments ago, the president making news on investing in artificial intelligence. here's our chief white house correspondent mary bruce tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the new trump administration says targeted enforcement operations are now under way to crack down on violent undocumented immigrants. >> and we're getting them out of the country. we just started that. we're getting them out of the country, and they're going to be gotten out of the country first. >> reporter: the president signing a series of executive orders targeting immigration, declaring an emergency at the southern border, allowing him to deploy the military. moving to shut down asylum admissions. even ordering an end to birthright citizenship, even though it's protected by the 14th amendment. >> this next order relates to the definition of birthright citizenship under the 14th amendment of the united states. >> okay. that's a good one. birthright. that's a big one. >> reporter: it's a long time pledge for trump. >> we're the only country in the world that does this with birthright, as you know. and it's just absolutely

ridiculous, but you know, we'll see. we have very good grounds. >> reporter: but tonight, 22 states, from connecticut to california, filing lawsuits to block the move. >> this is a fundamental right, enshrined in our constitution. for more than 150 years. >> i have one message for president trump -- i'll see you in court. >> reporter: and tonight, president trump is making good on his promises of retribution to create massive new data centers. trump taking credit for the new commitment by tech companies with the ceos of oracle, openai and softbank by his side. the president saying it will create 100,000 new jobs in the u.s., david. >> david: mary bruce, thank you. we turn to the deadly fire at a popular resort, while hundreds of guests were sleeping. the horror playing out in northwest turkey. the images. this breaking out in the middle of the night. more than 230 guests, some tying

bed sheets together, just to try to escape this. here's britt clennett tonight. >> reporter: tonight, dramatic video of guests desperate to escape as their hotel goes up in flames in the middle of the night. watch closely as people use bed sheets tied together to get out. flames can be seen shooting through the windows. the fire breaking out at this popular ski resort in turkey, while many of the 234 guests would have been sleeping. at least 76 people killed when the blaze tore through that 12-story building. some of the guests reportedly attempting to jump to safety. others screaming they don't know how to leave. it's not yet clear what caused the fire, but local authorities are suggesting it may have started in the hotel's kitchen. nine people now detained, including the hotel's owner. david, it took 12 hours for fire fighters to bring that blaze under control. turkish president erdogan expressing his condolences, saying, "we are all experiencing a great sadness." david?

>> david: britt, thank you. back here in the u.s. tonight, the arrests involving the break-in at the home of nfl quarterback joe burrow. here's aaron katersky. >> reporter: tonight, a month after a burglary at the home of cincinnati bengals quarterback joe burrow, four suspected gang members from chile are under arrest. >> someone is trying to break into the house right now. my daughter is there. this is joe burrow's house. she is staying there, he's at the football game. >> reporter: the bengals were playing in dallas at the time. >> we do have a shattered window into the bedroom. the bedroom has been ransacked. >> reporter: one of the suspects court records said, bought a tool like this one that burglars use to break glass. ohio authorities say the chilean nationals were in the country illegally. and behinds a string of burglaries targeting multimillion dollar homes. >> i feel like my privacy has been violated in more ways than one. and way more is already out there than i would want out there, and that i care to share. >> reporter: in the suspects' vehicle, police said they found an old lsu shirt and bengals hat. the fbi has warned pro athletes

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