amna: lisa desjardins with the latest on the big day from capitol hill. thank you, lisa.♪ geoff: a major winter storm is still rolling across the u.s. beginning with blizzard conditions in the plains last night and dropping snow into mid-atlantic states this morning. the national weather service warned some could see the heaviest snowfall in a decade. it is having a major impact on travel. and many are enjoying a snow day. in washington, d.c. this morning the competition was fierce. >> you just all me nail that guy in the face. geoff: huge crowds gathered at meridian hill park for a snowball fight. the nation's capital received its first major snow of the winter as a polar vortex chills a large part of the country. baltimore was blanketed in white as marilyn closed government offices and canceled classes. temperatures are expected to plunge from the northeast to as far south as florida. in woodbridge, virginia, residents were snowed in. >> my four-wheel-drive broke down. hopefully i can get out today. and hopefully a plow comes tomorrow. geoff: the storm kicked off in the

congressional correspondent lisa desjardins is here to unpack the bill itself, and the broader messages good to see you. this first bill is the laken riley act named for the georgia nursing student murdered in 2024. what does this bill do and couldn't become law? lisa: it could. a senate key vote that happened a few hours ago received 84 votes. it doesn't mean that will get that in the end, but let's talk about what this bill will do. it has significant meaning and potential effects. among them, this bill would make it mandatory to detain any undocumented immigrant who was arrested for theft, that includes burglary, larceny, shoplifting. it would also allow states attorneys general to sue over federal immigration policy. they believe immigration policy is threatening their state. that would completely change federal law and it is not completely clear how the constitutional boundaries would work. one reason this could become law, it already passed the house easily with dozens of democrats supporting this as well. but because it needs 60 votes in the senate, it needs democratic support f

congressional correspondent lisa desjardins reports now on how hegseth handled the hearing room spotlightence: usa! usa! usa! lisa: supporters chanted as the defense secretary nominee took the hot seat. pete hegseth, u.s. defense secretary nominee: when president trump chose me for this position, the primary charge he gave me was to bring the warrior culture back to the department of defense. lisa: for pete hegseth, that means blocking diversity programs that conservatives challenged. pete hegseth: the dumbest phrase in military history is, our unity is our strength. no, our shared purpose is our strength. lisa: republicans see it as raising standards. >> you are a breath of fresh air. lisa: but democrats see a nominee who has repeatedly questioned women's rules in the military, including in a podcast about two months ago. pete hegseth: i'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. it hasn't made us more effective. lisa: at the hearing today with two women senators who served in the military, strong pushback. >> you will have to change how you see women to do this

congressional correspondent lisa desjardins reports on how hegseth handled the hearing room spotlight. lisa: supporters chanted as the defense secretary nominee took the hot seat. >> when president trump chose me for the position the primary charge you gave me was to bring the warrior culture back to the department of defense. lisa: for pete hegseth it means blocking diversity programs conservatives challenge. >> the dumbest phrase in military history is our unity is our strength. no. our shared purpose is our strength. lisa: republicans see it as raising standards. but, democrats see a nominee that has repeatedly questioned the role of women in the military intruding in a podcast two months ago. >> we should not have women in combat roles. lisa: at the hearing today with two women senators who served in the military, strong pushback. >> you have to change how you see women to do this job well. i do not know if you are capable of that. >> mr. hegseth should we take it to believe that you believe that the two women on this committee that have served honorably and with distinction made