ah ah ah, this is deed of you news live from a berlin, a winter storm hits the american east coast heavy snow and hurricane force winds, batter, boston, and new york. blizzard warnings are issued across the region and people are told to stay home and brace for extreme cold. also coming up a 2nd term for italy's president, despite his wish to step down 80 year old sergio matter. rella is set for another 7 years in the office after multiple votes failed to find a successor. and raphael and dal chase is a record 21st grand slam at the australian. open a denise mid, yet it is determined to wreck his dream. ah, i'm nick spicer, welcome to the program. a major winter storm has slammed into the us east coast with high winds and heavy snow. severe weather alerts were issued across a region of around 70000000 people. residents are being urged to stay in doors and avoid unnecessary travel. the snow storm has almost emptied the streets of boston, with authorities urging people to stay at home. the bumps, cycling is met, the religious call. it has generated a dangerous mixture of snow and hurricane

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this morning, tens of millions of americans along the east coast are bracing for a massive nor'easter that could develop into a bomb cyclone packed with hurricane-force winds. winter storm warnings and watches are in place from north carolina to maine. we could see blizzard conditions, coastal flooding and heavy snow with close to 2 feet falling in new england. windchill temperatures could fall below zero. the cold is also being felt in the midwest, in chicago, authorities lit small fires on train tracks in order to prevent them from freezing. and back in the east, on new york's long island, people are getting ready for the storm, stocking up on groceries, pulling boats out of the water in case there is flooding and prepping snow removal equipment. >> i'm just waiting for the snow. i think it is exciting for the kids, not for the adults as much. it should be fun. >> it has been real cold though. it has been cold, a cold winter, yes. >> are you looking forward to snow? >> no, no. i don't like snow. i want to go to miami to be honest. >> the governor of virginia declared a state of emer

. ♪ jon: a massive nor'easter impacting more than 50 million americans all along the east coast.inter storm blasting the northeast with heavy snow and high winds with blizzard conditions reported in at least six states. the storm also prompting widespread flight cancellations and power outage as as it moves north. in hard-hit massachusetts, the storm knocked out people to more than 116,000 customers if. we have fox team coverage throughout the hour. our correspondents are standing by in several states across the region. first to molly line in plymouth, massachusetts, where a blizzard warning remains in effect. molly. >> reporter: yeah, it has been brutal throughout the day. we've seen some really high and pelting winds, very heavy snow. we've seen a little lull in the storm, really fluffy stuff, but it is deep all across the state. the real concern now as we inch closer to the 9 p.m. hour is the potential for very high tides and what that could mean, coastal flooding. here in plymouth there are a number of roads that were flooded and shut down either preemptively because of the f

fox weather alert pure and brutal storms pummeling the east coast after bringing rare, freezing rain, snow and ice. tens of thousands of americans power along the coast. the cancellation of thousands of flights over the holiday weekend. >> extreme weather touching down in florida as four tornadoes tear through neighborhoods leveling dozens of homes. senior meteorologist is here with a fox weather forecast. it is tough out there janice up and down the east coast. >> absolutely. i call it a doozy last week. this is a doozy for millions of folks with hundreds of thousands of people without power and we saw the damage across florida. we saw tornadoes in january, which sometimes happens. a very strong system a nor'easter for the northeast with winds in excess of 50 to 6e day today. offshore, we have hurricane force gusts and high tide comes in. that will be a concern for areas like long island up to coastal new england. let's take a look at this record-breaking snow for the south over the weekend. the good news is, it's a monday. so people hopefully are staying off the roadways. still very icy and treacherous across areas that don't

>>> a dangerous and potentially historic winter storm is bearing down now on the east coast nearly 70 million americans in its path forecasters say this storm could strengthen and become a bomb cyclone tonight, slamming parts of the northeast with near hurricane-force winds and two feet or more of snow in some parts. blizzard warnings now in effect from virginia all the way to maine. these are the first blizzard warnings that most of the east coast has seen in four years governors have declared states of emergency, in virginia, maryland, rhode island, new york, and new jersey rhode island just announced a travel ban, the governor there ordering everyone to stay off the roads tomorrow, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m >> we are expecting snow totals between 18 and 24 inches we're fully expecting whiteout conditions tomorrow. this is serious. >> the national weather service reports the combination of strong winds and heavy snow and extreme temperatures could make travel nearly impossible at times. so far, airlines have canceled more than 1,300 u.s. flights just today another 4,000 delayed, and thousands more cancel

already roughly 200,000 americans on the east coast are in the dark today.ifically, those carolina states have really been hit hard, about 30,000 in each state. and all of this amid frigid temperatures. jose? >> emilie ikeda, thank you so much. and now turning to headlines out west, an underwater volcano continues to erupt near tonga, crippling efforts to get supplies to the pacific island nation. the eruption -- and take a look at it, is sending waves crashing to shore. remarkable satellite video capturing the moment of eruption. two people drowning in peru from the high waves. with waves of up to 4 feet reported from california to alaska, damaging boat mariners and leading to multiple sea rescues. nbc's gaddy schwartz joins us from los angeles with the very latest. gadi, tsunami conditions are, well, unusual, but not unheard of for the coast. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, jose. fortunately, most of the tsunami's power was dissipated by the time it reached the west coast, but it was definitely a reminder of just how unpredictable nature can be, even some

east coast. the nor'easter impacting 80 million americans in 10 states.aving its first blizzard warning in years with 70 mile-per-hour wind gusts. >> this could be life-threatening and we want to make sure we took all the steps we believe are necessary, starting with the declaration of emergency. dion: a number of states are in a state of emergency. blizzard conditions have impacted air travel, thousands of flights canceled. the storm is expected to last during this evening. a crash involving a pickup truck. this is the major wreck that caused train service to stop between the castro valley and west dublin stations. a pickup truck crashed in the median of i-580. not only was bart service impacted, but so was traffic on 580. it took 90 minutes for some people because of lynn closures on the 580 stretch. in the north bay, a driver faces dui charges after veering off the highway and landing on top of a storage unit. chp said the driver was speeding when he pulled off of highway 29 in napa this morning. the driver was not seriously hurt but he was techie to t

to the government, a government which just in the last 24 hours has reminded americans, especially those here on the east coast, just how badly they do their job when they are needed the most. ah, welcome to a new year where unfortunately, the plagues of years past did not dissolve at the stroke of midnight. not saying americans are known for being the kindest people in the world, but at least.

to the government, a government which just in the last 24 hours has reminded americans, especially those here on the east coast, just how badly they do their job when they are needed the most. ah, welcome to any year were unfortunately, the plagues of years past did not dissolve at the stroke of midnight. i'm not saying americans are known for being the kindest people in the world, but at least in the past there was some level decorum, even during the civil war, when families were often split on different sides. stories of kindness being shown to a person opposite fighting lines have been journaled. however, today, america had turn into a country of narcs, where one individual fills empowered to control another's life and failure to comply can result in a public display of disapproval. at the very least of the consequences. so as you can imagine, living and working and such environments have caused stress to rise at the frustration of the lack of control. people are allowed to have over their own lives, which after 2 years has created a society filled with not only the mentally exhausted, but also a society of

east coast, canceling flights, snarling traffic and knocking out power for more than 200,000 americans. millions of people are still under a winter weather alert. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in washington, and this is "the situation room" special report. >>> let's begin with what we're learning about that 11-hour hostage drama at a texas synagogue. the fbi calling it terror, terror targeting the jewish community. our senior national correspondent is on the scene for us. update our viewers, ed, on the latest. >> reporter: wolf, in a couple of hours members of the beth israel synagogue will come together for the first time since this ordeal that they've all experienced, essentially together. they're going to come together at this methodist church in the nearby town of south lake for a special service. this as many of the congregants are still coming to terms with the ordeal from over the weekend. the final moments as hostages escaped from inside the beth israel synagogue was captured by a photo journalist when cnn fill kn

. >>> our top stories this morning y s and cy of americans face after poweul winter m pummelled the east coastekend with snow, wind, and coastal flooding. the deadly nor'easter stretched from the carolinas to maine, and parts of the northeast were buried in up to 30 inches of snow. >>> and first time since russian troops -- since russia's troop build-up near ukraine. the meeting is at the request of the u.s. the american ambassador to the u.n. says russia's action poses a clear threat to international peace and security. a russian diplomat called the proposed meeting a p.r. stunt. >>> and it's been more than a year since the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol hill. trials for some defendants are facing long delays. scott macfarlane explains why. >> reporter: it moved so quickly, january 6th, life is moving slower now. more than a year later, not one capitol riot defendant has gone to trial. only a handful are scheduled to do so before april. the courthouse in which the nearly 720 defendants are being prosecuted remains closed to jurors through at least february 7th due to covid. some defen

american danielle collins taking on number one ranked ash barty. we're breaking down the historic performance this morning. >>> good morning, america. we begin with a monster storm wreaking havoc on the east coast with potentially historic snowfall and 80 million americans in the storm zone. >> blizzard warnings in effect for ten states from virginia all the way to maine with several governors declaring emergencies ahead of the winter nor'easter. >> and it's hitting as we speak. this morning, close to 3,500 flights have already been canceled, and amtrak suspended service between new york and boston. we have team coverage across the northeast. let's begin with rob marciano right there in boston getting hammered. rob, we can already see the conditions. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. yeah, it's blowing sideways, already the snow has been going on for the past three, four hours, starting to pick up. we are at the corner of state street. they're doing a pretty good job with the road so far, but it's going to be difficult throughout the day because it's blowing sideways so much. this is not a compact snow, a light fluffy snow so will pile up quickly. greetings for this thing. we've be

tens of millions of americans up and down the east coast getting hit by this one. this morning the northeast reeling after getting battled by an historic winter storm. in massachusetts more than 50,000 people without power, now forced to bear unrelenting bitter temperatures without electricity. the nor'easter dumping up to 30 inches of snow in the state's southeast region. >> downtown boston is getting a good cleaning up. >> reporter: boston getting nearly two feet. this is a ferocious winter storm. boston is in the bull's eye. look at these snow drifts. snow coming down sideways all day long. visibility at times near zero and the windchills brutal, well below zero. massive amounts of snow and ice just one of the many dangers the storm left in its wake. rising floods surging in coastal communities. the cape area getting hammered with 70 mile an hour wind gusts. in nantucket high water engulfing these homes. some residents seen braving the storm by canoe. piat thrghhein isnd's roads. floodonaffiliat >> strong winds pulled power lines to the ground and coastal floodi

ahead, treacherous road conditions are a major concern for millions of americans as a vicious winter storm pummels much of the east coast. >>> djokovic deported. the australian open is now under way without the world's top tennis player. >>> plus north korea test-fires more suspected missiles. the fourth time in just a month. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with rosemary church. >>> good to have you with us. well, we begin with a brutal winter storm that's been hammering much of the southeastern u.s. with freezing rain and snow. and the northeast is next. as many as 80 million americans were under winter weather alerts on sunday, stretching from georgia to maine. and the effects of this system could cause problems for days to come. states in the appalachian region are seeing heavy snowfall and high winds. parts of north carolina got as much as a foot of snow, or about 30 centimeters. and at least 25 counties declared a state of emergency. down in florida this system spawned tornadoes on the west coast, which destroyed at least 28 homes and damaged dozens more. downed trees and power lines knoc

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today," coming up, snow day >> please be safe and be smart >> snowstorms slamming the east coast. 60 million americansw york shattering daily records vicky nguyen is on the roads with how you stay safe and al has the forecast. >>> plus dry run. >> our start today goal is dry today january. >> inside the growing trend of going alcohol free for the new year as al and craig give it a try. a look at the health benefits and tasty tips >>> and middleton's milestone. how duchess kate is celebrating her 40th birthday, her influence on the royal family and pop culture. today, friday, january 7, 2022. >> hello "today" show. >> welcome to steeler nation. >> celebrating five years of marriage together from concord, north carolina >> hello from chicago. we're lilli and chelsea. and this is oreo today is our 13th birthday >> we're officially teenagers. >> have a great day! >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to today, it's friday morning, so glad you started your day with us, hoda is resting from home, craig is working from home. sheinelle is here we're holding it down with mr. roker. >> sheinelle you have so

got the european model that brings it much closer to the coast with heavy snow from washington to new york the american model a little further east so the heaviest snow stays up in coastal new england. the good news is we're talking about that extreme snow right along the coast from new england around down into new jersey however, we have -- we are seeing now intensifying storms. this winter storm has got all this warm water to bring it energy, and with the water temperatures up over 10 degrees above average, bombogenesis, lester we're talking a bomb cyclone. this could be a really severe storm with heavy winds and heavy snow we continue to track it. >> i'll keep the snow boots out. al, thank you. >>> in just 60 seconds, the news about rising interest rates. what it means for your family, and what you should think about doing now. >>> all right. the federal reserve today left interest rates unchanged but signaled a hike is coming soon for the first time in more than three years as it seeks to rein in sky-high inflation we get more on this from tom costello. >> we're going to interrupt right now and go to steve liesman with the fe

east coast west coast. it's everything. very americans. american apple pie. and that is because no credits, despite every single husband saying that he wants to close, one tunnel has done so. president bush who opened it said he wanted to close it, and he actually released the largest number of prisoners he received over 500. trump came along and he said, he'll keep the place open. but the only did that, because obama wouldn't prosecute an immunity to all of those who involved in the torture program. he never once said, as a consequence, you show him where he could that we are holding innocent men because people are innocent until proven guilty. and so it brings us not to abide by them. this will be one man in one year. and because of the difficulty of one of the pos recently makes it even more difficult for him to close. we are now asking, christmas are saying, you need to speak to us. congress needs to speak to us. the senate needs to look at us. we see our humanity, and we need to tell you what america has done. and some of us are citizens of your closest

already, 3,000 flights cancel ord delayed tomorrow along the east coast. 75 million americans under some sort of winter weather alert from get this alabama all the way to maine. this storm is huge. focusing on the blizzard warnings where you see shading of red. coastal maine, massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut, long island, coastalle areas of new jersey. that is over 10 million americans. remember, blizzard warnings you need to have reduced visibility for over three hours falling or blowing snow, and that is going to cause serious white-out problems and concerns. the low pressure, again, just off the coast of virginia. snow band of the snow shield just entering into long island, new york. i-95 corridor. few flakes flying near boston but this is just the beginning so we are going to time this out for you. give you this timeframe, what you can expect saturday morning this is going to be your worst morning in terms of the snow storm for philadelphia and new york city. peaking around the 4:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. time slot. this is albany. pittsburgh. this is not a buffalo snow storm. thi

americans. near-whiteout conditions across the midwest. emergency preparations along the east coastarn of flight cancellations throughout the m.l.k. holiday weekend. tonight, where the fast-moving storm is heading as states of emergency are declared ahead of the snow. breaking news: new mask guidance from the c.d.c. what face covering provides the most protection from covid? plus, as the government announces how to get a free rapid test, we're inside a factory producing them. russia's sot

kumasi: parts of the east coast are bracing for a major winter storm. 35 million americans are said toed. we have the preparations underway for what could be a historic storm. jobina: all eyes are on the east coast ahead of what is expected to be a monster storm. some areas will see several feet of snow, along with hurricane strength winds. boston is bracing for what could be the biggest storm ever for the city. winter storm watches are in place for 35 million people on the coast, something that could complicate the aftermath -- a shortage of snowplow drivers. companies are paying drivers at $300 an hour for them to hit the roads and to clear the snow once the storm passes. >> you need to pay the guys more money, which means you need to make more money. on the backside you have fuel up, insurance up. it is a combination between money and a combination between where the workforce is. jobina: four inches could fall in north carolina, new jersey and connecticut. they are bracing for 10 inches of snowfall in other areas. presidents are also preparing -- residents are also preparing for flo

americans. near with-whiteout conditions across the emergency preparations along the east coast as airlines warn of flight cancellations throughout the m.l.k. holiday weekend. tonight, where the fast-moving storm is heading as states of emergency are declared ahead of the snow. breaking news: new mask guidance from the c.d.c. what face covering provides the most protection from covid? plus, as the government announces how to get a free rapid test, we're inside a factory producing them. russrussia's sabotage: the

americans. near with-whiteout conditions across the emergency preparations along the east coast as airlines warn of flight cancellations throughout the m.l.k. holiday weekend. tonight, where the fast-moving storm is heading as states of emergency are declared ahead of the snow. breaking news: new mask guidance from the c.d.c. what face covering provides the most protection from covid? plus, as the government announces how to get a free rapid test, we're inside a factory producing them. russrussia's sabotage: the new . intelligence that putin is preparing a false flag operation as a pretext to invade ukraine. and the news on that massive cyberattack. body cam video released: what new footage from a fayetteville, north carolina, fatal police shooting reveals. double fault: the latest in the drama between the world's top tennis star and australia. will novak djokovic be deported before the australian open? alec baldwin's phone turned over. why investigators want the actoror's cell. and "on the road," love lost and found again, after more than four decades. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with nor

cbs >> garrett: tonight, a powerful winter storm bears down on the east coast from south carolina to maine. more than 75 million americans could be impacted, blizzard warnings posted in 10 states. more than 4,000 flight canceled today and tomorrow, warnings of power outages, hurricane-force wind gusts and snow likely to be measured in feet, not inches. >> this is likely to be an intense, dangerous storm. >> garrett: pittsburgh bridge collapse. officials call it a miracle no one died. president biden tours the scene and vows to repair america's aging infrastructure. tensions in eastern europe. ukraine's president calls on russia to prove it has no intention of invading. >> reporter: what is it that you know that president biden doesn't? >> garrett: covid deaths rise, but new infections and hospitalizations decline. a widow's emotional eulogy. mourners honor rookie new york city police officer jason rivera killed in the line of duty. >> although i gained thousands of blue brothers and sisters, i'm the loneliest without you. >> garrett: houston suspect captured. a man who shot three police officers taken into custody follow

nor'easter, craig story is cold, in fact 00 million americans are seeing freezing temperatures today that is 32 degrees or colderer nowhere in east coast awakening floridians facing coldest air of the year frooedz alert south florida freeze warnings hard freed lanterns northern florida windchill warnings west palm beach winds -- in purple along the coastline extends down to miami, record could be falling this round of cold, some of the records have stood for more than 80 years, and miami the rumors are true hasn't been this cold, in 11 years, we're looking at temperature forecast to go to upper 20s even low 30s record in general jaw-dropping this is cold but not only not seen this season, but hasn't been seen in a very long time. this is going to help people, wished they had, coat a do the don't own a puffy coat have no idea how to handle cold temperatures, the thermal stat cranking up heat the way to handle it if you can we definitely have plenty of cold air for florida don't worry it won't last lonl after tomorrow we will see a little bit moderation wind cold temperatures create windchill at least not a nor'easter not that we can say

cbs >> garrett: tonight, a powerful winter storm bears down on the east coast from south carolina to maine. more than 75 million americanse impacted, blizzard warnings posted in 10 states. more than 4,000 flight canceled today and tomorrow, warnings of power outages, hurricane-force wind gusts and snow likely to be measured in feet, not inches. >> this is likely to be an intense, dangerous storm. >> garrett: pittsburgh bridge collapse. officials call it a miracle no one died. president biden tours the scene and vows to repair america's aging infrastructure. tensions in eastern europe. ukraine's president calls on russia to prove it has no intention of invading. >> reporter: what is it that you know that president biden doesn't? >> garrett: covid deaths rise, but new infections and

. >>> first to the weather and that monster storm wreaking havoc here on the east coast, tens of millions of americansm virginia to maine facing blizzard conditions with up to 2 feet of snow and 70-mile-per-hour winds. >> it's already whipping wind out there, several governors declaring emergencies as the winter nor'easter is on the move. the conditions making travel nearly impossible. close to 3,500 flights have already been canceled, and amtrak suspended service between new york and boston. >>> we have team coverage all across the northeast this morning, let's go back to rob marciano in boston. rob, good morning once again. >> reporter: good morning, whit. it continues to come down here but we're just getting started. i mean, the peak of this storm is going to be midday through mid afternoon. that's when it's really going to start to come down. we might even have some thunder and light, it is so dynamic. wind is whipping around. three, four inches but already starting to see the wavegh go down to places like new jersey, which some spots have already seen over a foot of snow. a half a foot of snow ha

ahead, treacherous road conditions are a major concern for millions of americans as a vicious winter storm pummels much of the east coastfires more

east coast. we have over 75 million americans under some sort of winter weather alert get this stretching from alabama to maine. this storm is huge, focusing in on the blizzard warnings where you see that shadingf red, coastal maine, massachusetts, long island into the peninsula, the coastal areas of new jersey. that's over 10 million americans. remember, blizzard warnings you need to have reduced visibility for over three hours, falling or blowing snow, and that is going to cause serious white out problems and concerns. the low pressure, again, just off the coast of virginia. the snow band or snow shield just entering into long island, new york and that i-95 corridor. a few flights flying near boston, but this is just the beginning. we're going to time this out for you what you can expect saturday morning. this is going to be your worst morning in terms of snowfall for philadelphia peaking right around that 4:00 a.m. time slot. this is not a pittsburgh, not a buffalo snowstorm. this is boston, new york to philadelphia snowstorm. boston 18 to 24 inches, your peak time frame 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. that

a death around 850000 americans have now died from the virus. far up north america as east coast lies. augusta main home to dig. cabo republican and staunch vaccination opponent. he's holding a patriotic car parade. to commemorate the country's veterans. even miss main is here. some others have a clear message. they think joe biden's policies are paternalistic. were a bad squash. i think we've got some politicians that are overreaching. and i don't believe that the listening to the people and sincerely believe we are the majority. now true, the democrats had held the majority in maine's legislature since 2020. and this criticism is directed at their masking and vaccine policies. 74 percent of maine's population is fully vaccinated above the u. s. average. but the anti boxers are allowed and looking for a fight. i after the car parade, people gather for the national anthem. campbell has invited a number of speakers. ah, the, among them one of the most popular conspiracy theorists in the us, former doctor christiane northrop. she claims the maxine is a biological weapon developed by the

as a brutal winter storm is pummeling the east coast this morning and millions of americans are undervisories. fox weather media katie joins us live in pittsburgh with the latest. katie, it looks cold out there. >> hey, rachel, well the snow started coming down here in pittsburgh around 3:00 yesterday afternoon. and it's been coming down pretty on and off ever since then. this area, some parts of it are forecasted to get about 12 inches of snow and they haven't seen that much snow in a single storm since 2010. definitely been a while. but i don't know if we are going to get there. as you can see standing around me not standing in 12 inches yet. i will tell you the snow that we have got here, it kind of crumbles in your hand. it is a day off for a lot of people. a holiday. maybe not snowball building weather. still a good day to stay off the roads. because we have been standing here and we saw some snowplows come across in area about an hour ago. as you can tell the roads are still accumulating quite a bit. something that you would definitely want to stay away from if you can the pitts

. >>> tens of millions of americans are facing the threat of a bomb cyclone at the east coast.ssued from coastal maryland up to maine including boston where travel will become nearly impossible by tomorrow. >> some areas expecting the possibility of as much as 2 feet of snow as well as hurricane force winds. meteorologist chad myers is monitoring the storm. what's a bomb cyclone and how likely do you see the more severe scenarios mayiplaying ou here? >> it depends on the coast. if it's very close, the pressure on this is going to go down to category 2 hurricane strength and the bomb part is not no bomb. it's the bombing out of the pressure. right now, there's not even a low just east of georgia but tonight, it's going to get the cold air, it's going to get the warm water from the gulf stream and the pressure is going to go down like a rapidly intensifying hurricane. so that's the rub here. we have the warnings all the way from maine. there's going to be snow up into new brunswick and this thing hitting maybe close to halifax up here and nova scotia with gusty winds here but the

. >>> as many as 75 million americans are now bracing for life threatening winter storms. parts of the east coast under states of emergency with risk of being hammered with snow, hurricane force winds and a bomb cyclone. we want to welcome the viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with the breaking news on president biden's new plans to begin moving u.s. troops to eastern europe soon. let's go straight to the senior national security correspondent. >> reporter: president biden asked moments ago when he would be moving more u.s. troops to europe. there are some 8500 on stand-by to go and support nato operations in eastern european nato countries saying that the troops would be moving to europe in the near term. >> i'll be moving u.s. troops in the nato countries in the near term. >> reporter: the thousands of u.s. troops heading to europe. we saw a rare joint appearance by two of the most senior load esches at the defense department. it highlighted how serious this crisis is. >> i don't think this is about trusting putin.

the president trying to redirect and get more tools out to americans, and the omicron surge may be beginning to level off in east coastties, but nationwide hospitalizations remain high. with no end to the war on covid in sight, promising high quality masks for free. >> they are an important tool to stop the spread of a highly transmittable omicron variant. >> he's also ordering another 500 million at-home test kits to send to americans doubling the total to 1 billion, with a goal of 8 tests paid for through insurance. >> we will roll out where you can order free test shipped to your home. >> and more foot soldiers headed to the front lines. even as he pressed the case for vaccines -- >> as long as we have tens of millions of people who will not get vaccinated, we will have full hospitals and needless deaths. >> the supreme court blocking his mandate requiring vaccines or frequent testing with private companies with 100 or more workers. some business owners celebrating. >> i saw this mandate from the very beginning as perhaps the greatest example of government overreach. >> the high court did uphold a vaccine mandate a

the coast with heavy snow, especially in new england, blizzard-like conditions the american model, faster, weaker and off the shore more easterly, and so that means lighter snow up and down the eastas you come along extreme eastern massachusetts, as you get down toward new york, it's more around 3 to 6 inch amount again, we're watching this very, very closely as this pushes in, but we do know somebody' to be looking at blizzard conditions it's just a matter of when and for how long, and we're going to continue to fine tune that as the newer models come in guys. >> thanks, al. >>> this morning a boston man is being denied a heart transplant because he is not vaccinated against covid-19 and it's one of many similar stories playing out across the country right now. nbc's dasha burns talked to the patient's mother, dasha. good morning >> craig, good morning d.j. ferguson has been in the hospital since november. his parents left the christmas decorations up waiting to celebrate the holiday until their son came home with a new heart. but just after he made it onto the transplant list, he was told he's actually ineligible because he's not vaccinated against covid-19 this morning it's a

a brutal winter stone, the east coast after bringing snow and ice to the south. millions of americansher alert and advisory stretching nearly 1,000 miles from georgia to maine. you are watching "fox & friends" first on this morning, i'm griff jenkins and for todd piro. >> i'm ashley strohmier in for