follow us online at any time at cbs news.com. reporting from new york city. it's monday, february 15th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." bone-chilling cold. a winter storm is sending parts of the u.s. into a deep freeze. the biggest concerns as arctic air extends all the way to the gulf coast. acquittal fallout. the senate does not convict former president trump for inciting the deadly capitol riot. congress' next move now that the impeachment trial is over. not out of the woods. the cdc issues a warning about covid after two states make controversial moves.

good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, we're going to begin with a powerful winter storm affecting at least 160 million people across the country. arctic air is blasting through the u.s., already putting the midwest and the southwest in a deep freeze. overnight duluth, minnesota, felt like negative 42 degrees with the windchill. and chicago, it felt like negative 16, and negative 17 in dallas. last night president biden approved at emergency declaration for the state of texas to provide federal aid. all 254 counties there are under a winter storm warning. in oklahoma city, the nasty weather caused a crash involving two semi trucks. several people were taken to the hospital. mireya villarreal reports on the brutal winter weather. >> reporter: a massive snowstorm leaves tens of without power. strong winds and heavy snow targeting the pacific northwest first. >> it's been tough.

we have no gas. we're all electric at our house. so heat in the house has been the biggest issue. >> reporter: in washington, a massive pileup shut down the westbound lanes of i-90 on saturday for hours. officials blaming treacherous road conditions for this big-rig fire in oklahoma city where roads are covered with snow. kate collins is heading north with 80,000 pounds behind her. >> my biggest concern i think on the road was inexperienced drivers going very, very slowly on the freeway and then swerving a lot because they don't know where the lines are. >> yeah! >> reporter: but many are heeding the warning and staying home, making the most of this winter wonderland. for the first time in texas, all 254 counties are under a winter storm warning. the temperature in dallas already colder than in anchorage, alaska. >> right now we have two major weather systems coming together across the country. a very strong storm track right here. some of the coldest air on earth, the polar vortex, forcing

that cold air into a very moist and stormy environment. that means major snow, and incredibly douse ice across the deep south. >> reporter: an ahn likely and messy mash-up on a day usually reserved for perfect pairings. mireya villarreal, cbs news, oklahoma city. this morning there are growing bipartisan calls to investigate the deadly riot at the capitol. both democrats and republicans are pushing for an independent commission to probe the failures that led to the assault and recommend changes to prevent another siege. the move comes after mr. trump was acquitted by the senate on saturday in his second impeachment trial. shortly after he was cleared, he released a s to make america gr again has only just begun. debra alfarone is in washington. deb what, what are the new efforts to hold mr. trump candle

-- trump for the right? >> reporter: they're talking about a 9/11 type of commission, a bipartisan panel not guided by politics. and really this may be the last option to try and hold former president trump accountable for his actions here and lack of actions, too. house impeachment manager jamie raskin says his team did all it could in former president trump's senate trial. >> we successfully prosecuted him and convicted him in the court of public opinion and in court of

wished that lawmakers be intimid intimidated. even after he knew violence was taking place, he continued to basically sanction the mob being there. >> reporter: with the trial now history, lawmakers plan to tackle covid relief once they return here to the capitol from recess. president biden has said he is willing to compromise on who gets $1,400 stimulus checks based on income. he may have to separately pursue a $15 minimum wage in stages. vermont senator bernie sanders wants the hike included. >> we've got to raise the rage to a living wage of $15 an hour. that's what the american people want. that's what i intend to do. >> reporter: house democrats are working to push through president biden's nearly $2 trillion plan while some republicans want to cut the cost by about two-thirds.

with the trial over, again, covid relief is what everyone is looking at now. once that gets done, even throw it seems like a really big deal to get through, they're going to turn to infrastructure, immigration, and other issues, the white house says. anne-marie? >> they're all interconnected. you got to get over covid before you can start on any of this other stuff. debra, thank you so much. to the latest now on america's battle against the coronavirus. new figures from the cdc show 38 million have received at least one dose, and 14 million people have received two doses of the available shots. meantime, the agency's chief is warning it is too soon for states to lift mask mandates. dr. rochelle walinsky's comments come after governors in montana and iowa lifted the restrictions. >> i think we're not gut oft woods yet. we need to get our kids back to school. we need to get our communities

back to some normal functioning before e contagious variant first found in the uk. and memorials were held across florida on the anniversary of the parkland school shooting, one of the deadliest mass school shootings in our nation's history. this was the scene yesterday in ft. lauderdale. it was three years ago yesterday an expelled student opened fire inside marjorie stoneman douglas high school armed with an ar-15 rifle 14 students and 3 staff members were killed. a dad who lost his daughter in the massacre says the support means the world to him. >> we're happy to see the community come together to take some time out of their day to remember the victims, to

remember my daughter, to remember the other 16 wonderful souls that were taken that day. >> president biden yesterday called on congress to toughen gun laws including requiring background checks on all gun sales and banning assault weapons. so coming up on the "cbs morning news" now, drama at daytona after a multi-crash in the final lap. and great expectations -- prince harry and meghan markle announce a second baby is on the way. this is the "cbs morning news." if you have obstructive sleep apnea and you're often tired during the day, you could be missing out on amazing things. sunosi can help you stay awake for them. once daily sunosi improves wakefulness in adults with excessive daytime sleepiness due to obstructive sleep apnea. sunosi worked for up to nine hours at 12 weeks in a clinical study. sunosi does not treat the cause of osa or take the place of your cpap. continue to use any treatments or devices as prescribed by your doctor.

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he will also discuss how the u.s. plans to reengage with other nations and global institutions. there is some royal baby news, and a surprise turn at daytona. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the daytona beach news journal" reports a huge crash on the last lap led to a big upset at the daytona 500. >> mcdowell in tow. dylan on the bottom. >> on top -- >> whoa! >> teammates -- >> around they go and a hard crash. kyle busch -- >> reporter: 36-year-old veteran driver michael mcdowell was in fourth place on the final lap when a fiery crash took out the leaders. mcdowell won the race, the first of his long career. he was a 100-1 underdog. the race finished much the same way it started. there was a 16-car accident just 15 laps in. that and the rain storm delayed the race for almost six hours. it ended early this morning,

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our top stories this morning -- at least 160 million people are under winter weather alerts. a major winter storm is spreading south into the northeast. it's bringing record snow and low temperatures. dallas could get up to a half a foot of snow. and there are growing bipartisan calls to investigate the deadly riot on the u.s. capitol. the goal is to determine the failures that led to the assault and recommend changes to prevent another siege. the action comes after former president trump was acquitted in his second impeachment trial. well, it can be challenging for couples to celebrate special

occasions during the pandemic, especially for those in long distance relationships. as michael george reports, one couple is beating the odds. you look pretty today -- >> i know! >> reporter: deb lomax and jason ward are meeting for the first time in their new virtual reality world. >> are you ready for date night? >> yeah. >> reporter: they've actually been dating a year and a half, which means most of it has been during the pandemic. and since she lives in london and he lives in chicago, they've had to get really creative to keep their weekly date nights special. the virtual reality headsets were a gift from ward for valentine's day. >> been in the virtual world which has been amazing. i could have never imagined it would be so -- so much fun. >> reporter: over the past year, they've tried out recipes together and sent each other a lot of homemade gifts. >> i vowed to debra that i would not let a pandemic push my love away from her. >> reporter: ward traveled to

london at christmas but says the pandemic made it super stressful and expensive when he had to change his flight for an extra covid test. >> i feel like it's held us back in a lot of ways. we would have done so much more. i feel like we have been cheated. >> reporter: but therapist alicia munoz says ward and lomax are not necessarily worse off. >> they might still be in that sort of biochemical high of in love which really acts as a huge buffer to conflicts. in long distance relationships, that buffer can stay there longer. >> reporter: ward and lomax video chat every day. due to current travel restrictions, they have no idea when they'll see each other in person again. >> i'm going to be here. she's going to be there. and we're going to do whatever we need to to make it work. >> reporter: they say they'll keep finding ways to feel close even though they're 4,000 miles apart. michael george, cbs news, new york. coming up on "cbs this

morning," after donald trump's acquittal in his second impeachment trial, we will look at the new legal threats he faces as prosecutors in georgia and new york investigate criminal charges. plus, we'll speak with epidemiologist michael osterholm about the cdc's guidelines for reopening schools safely amid the pandemic. a look at how janet jackson's album "control" is back on top of the charts 35 years after it was released. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.