reena roy, abc news, new york. >> and that's going to do it for now. thank you for joining us.orld news tonight with david muir starts now. we'll see you back here at four. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on. this major storm hitting right now. treacherous driving and now tornado watches up. snow and rain about to hit the northeast. 125 million americans on alert for this second winter storm, and a third storm now right

here's abc's reena roy. >> president trump pausing planned tariffs on goods coming from mexico and canada. after speaking with the leaders of both countries today. >> i had a great talk with mexico. we have to stop fentanyl from coming in whether i like somebody or not. and we have to stop the illegal aliens from coming in. >> mexican president claudia sheinbaum saying it was a good conversation with a framework of respect, promising to reinforce the border with 10,000 national guard troops to prevent drug trafficking. and the u.s. says it will work to prevent the trafficking of high powered weapons to mexico. but there is still more to work out over the next month, before trump imposes 25% tariffs on goods from mexico. >> we've agreed to talk and consider various other things. we haven't agreed on tariffs yet, and maybe we will, maybe we won't. >> the two countries may still eventually face 25% tariffs, with a lower 10% tariff on canadian oil and gas. trump today saying it's tough to do business with canada. >> and we can't let them take advantage of the u.s. they don't take our agricult

abc news reporter reena roy has even more developments out of washington. >> a federal judge in boston keeping a temporary restraining order in place to pause the trump administration from carrying out a plan created with elon musk to buy out thousands of federal employees. the administration offering government workers the option to resign with pay or risk being fired. more than 65,000 workers accepting the offer. and this is just one of many legal challenges the administration is facing as trump attempts to shrink the federal government. trump blasting the judges, who have put a number of his plans on pause. >> no judge should, frankly, be allowed to make that kind of a decision. it's a disgrace. >> democratic senator adam schiff, writing ignoring court decisions we don't like, puts us on a dangerous path to lawlessness. the administration also shutting down the consumer financial protection bureau headquarters in washington, d.c, the government watchdog created by congress after the 2008 financial crisis, is meant to protect americans from fraud and exploitation from banks and corpo

. >> abc news reporter reena roy shows just how bad the outbreak is. >> flu cases are surging acrossu activity, according to the cdc data showing the rate of people seeking medical care for flu like symptoms, from fever to cough and sore throat, is the highest since the 2009 swine flu outbreak. >> flu season started early and it spread very quickly. the strains that are going around happen to be very, very contagious and can cause severe illness. >> about 31% of tests for flu are coming back positive, nearly double the peak from last season. kentucky reporting its first pediatric death over the weekend. ten kids dying from influenza in just the last week in oklahoma. experts say they're battling flu levels that they haven't seen there in years. >> these hospitalizations are lining up more with what we saw in the previously kind of historic levels of influenza season back in 2017 to 2018. >> the science shows that your best line of defense here is the flu vaccine. unfortunately, experts say vaccination rates have been very low this year, but it is not too late to get that shot. with s

here's abc news reporter reena roy. >> reporter. the u.s.board after president trump imposed 25% tariffs on all u.s. imports of steel and aluminum. >> its 25% without exceptions or exemptions. and that's all countries, no matter where it comes from. >> the american iron and steel institute, praising what they say is president trump's continued commitment to a strong american steel industry. but experts warn these tariffs could drive up prices for american consumers as much as 15 to 20% on things like appliances, cars and construction materials. some u.s. business owners, like michael howard, who makes and sells furniture, say they can't take on increased prices. >> and then what do we do? because i can't swallow a 25% increase in cost of goods. so that then gets passed on to my customers. >> the european union saying unjustified tariffs on the eu will not go unanswered. they will trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures. the president vowing to retaliate with more tariffs. >> very simply, it's if they charge us, we charge them, that's

abc news reporter reena roy with the latest. >> you ready?job. >> yet another sweeping mandate from president trump targeting transgender ameri. this latest executive order called keeping men out of women's sports bans transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, fulfilling one of trump's main campaign promises. >> to defend the safety of athletes. protect competitive integrity and uphold the promise of title nine. this common sense action from president trump ends the disgusting betrayal of women and girls. >> the signing ceremony, featuring athletes and coaches who support the order, which mandates immediate enforcement against schools and athletic associations that they say deny women's single sex sports and single sex locker rooms. >> from now on, women's sports will be only for women. >> the white house also demanding organizations like the ncaa change their rules. if universities don't comply, the white house warning they could lose federal funding and also face legal action. critics worry the order will only lead to incre

abc's reena roy has a look at the 11th hour moves that have led to this temporary pause. >> presidentg planned tariffs on goods coming from mexico and canada. after speaking with the leaders of both countries today. >> i had a great talk with mexico. we have to stop fentanyl from coming in, whether i like somebody or not. and we have to stop the illegal aliens from coming in. >> mexican president claudia sheinbaum saying it was a good conversation with a framework of respect, promising to reinforce the border with 10,000 national guard troops to prevent drug trafficking. and the u.s. says it will work to prevent the trafficking of high powered weapons to mexico. but there is still more to work out over the next month, before trump imposes 25% tariffs on goods from mexico. >> we've agreed to talk and consider various other things. we haven't agreed on tariffs yet, and maybe we will, maybe we won't. >> the two countries may still eventually face 25% tariffs, with a lower 10% tariff on canadian oil and gas. trump today saying it's tough to do business with canada. >> and we can't let the

reena roy, abc news, new york. >> a san francisco nonprofit that's dedicated to advocating for latinosa is on the front lines for the fight for justice as the trump administration attacks the rights of immigrants. the latino community foundation hosted a roundtable discussion today with leaders from all around the state who talked about what they're seeing in this current political climate. >> arrests and deportations have always existed with every single administration, regardless of parties. but what we see that's really has been impacting our community is the messaging of mass deportations, of hate and really criminalizing our our immigrant community. >> after the november election, the latino community foundation gave six grants to organizations in california that work to help latinos. they all focus on things like legal services for immigrants, community education, and civic engagement. >> the estate of the late o.j. simpson is going to be auctioned off. we're learning when it could happen and what items could be included. according to tmz, simpson's lawyers are proposing an aucti

reena roy, abc news, new york. >> and that's going to do it for now. thank you for joining us. world news tonight with david muir starts now. we'll see you back here at four. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on. this major storm hitting right now. treacherous driving and now tornado watches up. snow and rain about to hit the northeast. 125 million americans on alert for this second winter storm, and a third storm now right behind it. tonight, dangerous driving already. snow, flooding, and possible tornadoes now. the storm stretching from the midwest to the south, right into the northeast tonight. lee goldberg has the forecast. he'll time it all out. >>> the breaking headline. president trump on his 90-minute phone call with vladimir putin, talking about ending the war with ukraine. the president then speaking with president zelenskyy after. and when asked today if russia and ukraine are equals in this peace effort, president trump said, that's an interesting question. what the president said about the future of ukraine. >>> the images coming in, the u.s. military jet crash