i'm reena ninan. five weeks after a budget battle put the brakes on the federal government, the wheels are slowly beginning to turn again. it's a process that could be temporary if congress and the white house can't agree on a border security plan before a new deadline in just under three weeks. nikole killion has the latest. >> we have reached a deal to end the shutdown. >> reporter: one day after president trump signed a bill to end the longest shutdown in u.s. history... >> the smithsonian museums will reopen to the public on tuesday. >> reporter: ...shuttered museums and parks planned to reopen as many federal workers breathed a collective sigh of relief. k> i'm happy to go back to work. >> reporter: from this d.c. pop-up kitchen to an air traffic control center in georgia. >> i'm very pleased that my coworkers and i are going to be getting a paycheck finally. >> reporter: excitement mixed with doubt knowing the government will only be funded for the next three weeks. >> as federal employees, our

i'm reena ninan in new york.of us at cbs news, thanu good night. >>> what we saw today is just the beginning. . >> a terrifying shoot out in santa clara. a gunman storms a gas station, and opens fire, not far from where thousands of college football fans are streaming into town. >> and bay area congressmembers braved rough weather on the beach to send a message, and a few pails of trash to president trump. >>> a fairly powerful winter storm came into the bay area overnight and into this morning. there was plenty of wind. our don ford shot this time- lapse video of the rain coming down in albany. you can see it pooling on the road and completely covering the sidewalk near that fire hydrant. and in other areas, wind has beenhe skip per of a small pleasure boat briefly lost control in the middle of the bay, made a distress call to the coast guard,bu s t wa into the oakland estuary. it slammed the coastline rather parallel to the coast. the rain was ieth brf.to 2/10ths of an inch. south saint helens, 66. the same at

i'm reena ninan.begin with a major winter storm dumping ice and snow this 1ekend along a 1,700-mile stretch from arkansas to maine. there were intense snowstorms today across the ohio valley and in upstate new york. in some areas, the snow will keep falling well into sunday, before a flash freeze hits the midwest and northeast. further south, there have been severe thunderstorms, and in central alabama, a tornado flipped cars and damaged homes and businesses. there are reports of injuries. meteorologist lisa meadows is tracking the storm in our minneapolis station wcco. lisa. >> yeah, reena, well, this storm actually dropped over a half a foot of snow out out over the midwest, and is only going to bring more as it continues to march across the northeast. here it is, where we do have the winter storm warning in pink. this goes from indiana all the way up through maine. the winter storm warning does go futil 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. further off to the south the winter weather advisory. here in the p

i'm reena ninan.eadly winter storm is blasting snow and ice along a 1,400-mile stretch from the central plains to the mid- atlantic coast. anapas city, st. louis, indianapolis, and even the washington, d.c. area could get up to a foot of snow. at least seven people have been atlled on slippery roads in missouri, kansas, and indiana. paige hulsey of our st. louis affiliate kmov has the latest. >> reporter: this is the biggest winter storm to slam the st. louis area in five years, with nearly a foot of snow falling since late friday. across the plains, the wintry mess shutdown roadways, creating dangerous icy conditions. ioe missouri state highway patrol says there have been more than 175 accidents. some drivers were left stranded eh their vehicles for several hours, forced to dig themselves out. >> our biggest problem in this storm has been the intensity. when it came down so intensely, you know, the roads got slick fast, and it's impossible for us d keep up. >> reporter: tractor trailers struggling to