singer of stealing lyrics of a 2000s r&b song. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. it's tuesday, december 13th, 2022. th is cross country storm. millions are under severe weather warnings with tornadoes first snowfall of the season. how those already impacted are digging out. xts found never custody. arrested in the bahamas. sam bankman-fried arrested in the bahamas. what's next for the former ceo. lockerbie suspect in court. the suspect in the bombing of pan am flight 103 appeared in federal court. hear why he refused to answer questions. well, good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. millions of people across the rockies, the northern plains, and parts of the midwest are

being warned this morning to prepare for dangerous blizzard-like conditions. heavy snow, freezing rain, powerful winds, and flooding are possible as the storm makes its way across the country. many parts of the south are bracing for severe weather as well including the chance of tornadoes. jarred hill is in new york with the very latest on all of this. jarred, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. we'r seeing officia c tg thiser riously. the department of public safety is calling it the we-are-not-kidding storm. >> when we opened the door, it was all snow. >> reporter: a winter storm has dumped snow across the sierra nevada is now making its way across the country. >> we're used to this, so we have lots of water, warm clothes in case we get stranded. >> reporter: in lake tahoe, snow

and wind brought down power lines, leaving thousands without elect electricity. >> we're also concerned about senior citizens not having heat. >> reporter: in utah a bus driver lost control and slid off the road on monday. at least 20 passengers were injured. crews in the great plains and midwest are prepared for the worst. in morgan county, colorado, the sheriff says forecast indicates conditions could get very dangerous very quickly. >> the national weather service has termed this storm as a life-threatening event with up to 50- to 60-mile-an-hour winds. >> reporter: that storm is expected to reach the northeast by the end of next week, which is still cleaning up from a dfferent weather system that dropped more than 9 inches of snow in parts, while causing delays and cancellations of thousands of flights. and, anne-marie, the national weather service warned there would be numerous widespread and impactful weather hazards in the heart of the country this week,

around winter hasn't even started yet. >> oh, jarred, don't remind me of that. >> barer of bad news, i know. >> that was jarred hill in new york. the former ceo of failed crypto platform ftx is expected to appear in a courtroom in the bahamas tomorrow. sam bankman-fried has criminal charges filed against him. the charges are supposed to be unsealed today. the bahamas will extradite him when the u.s. makes that request. bankman-fried has been under criminal investigation following the collapse of ftx last month. billions of dollars are unaccounted for and the company filed for bankruptcy. he had been scheduled to testify before a congressional committee today. a libyan man accused of making the bach that brought down pan am flight 103 in lockerbie, scotland, in 1988, appeared in federal court in washington. abu agila mohammad mas'ud refused to answer questions yesterday until his own attorney is retained. 259 people on board the plane were killed including 190 americans.

11 more were killed on the ground. the father of a 16-year-old girl who died in the terror attack spoke outside the courthouse. >> i feel somewhat relieved and rather surprised because it's been so long, but i'm really glad to see that our government has pursued this, and we are hopefully going to see not only some justice here, but perhaps more information about other people that were responsible for this. >> if convicted, mas'ud faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. border facilities in texas are being overwhelmed as thousands of migrants continue to surge into the u.s. from mexico. many from nicaragua crossed into el paso. it's being called one of the largest single crossings in west

texas in recent years. more arrivals are expected as a trump pandemic health order that blocked them at the border is set to expire next week. and the mystery of the disappearance of a college student in france is growing. 21-year-old ken deland jr. was studying at a school in the french alps. his parents say they haven't spoken to him in more than two weeks. fellow students reported him missing november 29th, prompting french officials to launch an investigation. the fbi has joined that search. and the state department is condemning iran for the public hanging of a man convicted of crimes during nationwide protests. the demonstrations began three months after a woman died while in the custody of iran's morality police. authorities hanged the 23-year-old man from a construction crane yesterday as a warning to others. he was convicted for allegedly stabbing to death two members of

a paramilitary force after reportedly becoming angry about security forces killing protesters. he's the second person linked to anti-government protests to be executed in less than a week. american scientists are expected to announce today that for the very first time they've successfully generated energy through nuclear fusion. as manuel bojorquez reports, the breakthrough could lead to a limitless source of clean energy. >> reporter: it's the stuff of science fiction movies. >> when we master this technology -- >> reporter: harnessing nuclear fusion, duplicating the process that powers the sun. ♪ >> reporter: scientists have been working on it since the 1950s. now a breakthrough at the national laboratory in livermore, california. >> they took 200 laser beams, some of the most powerful on the planet earth, converged that energy down to a pellet,

creating temperatures not seen until you go to the surface of a star. >> reporter: the reported breakthrough involves fusing two or more atoms into one, creating massive amounts of heat, and, therefore, energy. that's different from how nuclear plants currently create energy which creates radioactive waste. the goal is to create a limitless and clean source of power that would end our reliance on fossil fuels at a time when climate change is threatening our planet. why is this important? >> the fusion plant does not rely on carbon dioxide, does not create an energy source like that, but the energy of the stars. >> reporter: but kaku says it could be another 30 years before atomic fusion turns on the lights in your neighborhood. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, los angeles. coming up, opioid settlements. two major pharmacy chains offer to pay billions to settle lawsuits. and later, the clash over student loan forgiveness. the supreme court is hearing

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july 1st, 2024. they say no specific product has tested for the bacteria. byheart says the recall will not impact its pennsylvania facility that runs around the clock and will restock shelves in january. president biden's student debt relief program is facing another challenge, and ticketmaster is having another ticket conundrum. serena marshall has that and more in today's "moneywatch" report. >> with the consumer inflation numbers in today, the market closing up. the dow up more than 500 points, nasdaq nearly 140, and s&p up 56. president joe biden's student debt relief program will be getting a second second look by the nation's top court. the supreme court announcing they will hear an appeal to the case brought by two borrowers who are backed by a conservative advocacy group that did not qualify for relief. it follows the justice's earlier announcement to hear the

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in handcuffs. with the latest on the arrest of the owner, and how the company downfall could lead to new regulation. it is a game changer in the fight against climate change. one bay area lab is hours away from revealing the clean energy breakthrough. gridlock is broken after days of debate. we have a new mayor this morning. many of us are waking up to a freeze warning. we will look at how long this will last. we are busy through the ultima pass. we will look at the construction along 680, ca there's nothing like the connection between a dog and the owner. look how kenny chesney is honoring his late pitfall. we have a lot to get to. we have your top stories at 5:00 a.m. we are developing more information about the arrest of the former head