Corva Coleman

The fireball could be seen zipping across the sky from Wisconsin to Maryland.

A few people have reported finding small pieces of blackened rock in Ohio.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.

President Trump says he'll hold a news conference this morning.

This comes after he demanded over the weekend that some other nations help the U.S.

keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

Iran has essentially shut down the narrow waterway, and that's cut oil shipments to countries that badly need them.

But other nations have declined to send ships to the region.

That includes Australia, Japan, and Germany.

Italy's foreign minister doubts his country will participate.

The president wants to send the message that the U.S.

is winning the war with Iran.

The repeated emphasis on winning comes as gas prices sour and Americans are increasingly skeptical of the war.

Stocks opened higher this morning as oil prices hover around $100 a barrel.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped about 520 points in early trading.

A blizzard is pounding parts of Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Randy San Roman has lived in Green Bay, Wisconsin all his life.

He says this is unusual.

It's part of a huge storm system that's barreling east.