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The aftermath of winter storm Fern continues to grip the South.

The Fed holds interest rates steady.

And Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is assaulted during a town hall event.

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley.

It's Wednesday, January 28th, and this is Evening Wire.

Dangerous winter conditions are paralyzing parts of the South as temperatures plunged below freezing overnight, turning roads into sheets of ice.

Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has the latest.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced Congress today defending the Trump administration's operation to remove Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, insisting it was not an act of war and that no further military action is planned there.

Rubio also addressed Iran, saying the U.S.

has no immediate plans to strike, but warned that military buildup in the region is deliberate.

He cautioned lawmakers that regime change in Iran would be far more complicated than what unfolded in Venezuela.

During the hearing, some senators used their time to attack President Trump, such as Tim Kaine, who scolded the president for once mistakenly calling Greenland Iceland.

But it wasn't just Democrats throwing barbs.

On the Republican side, Rubio took tough questions from Senator Rand Paul, who's been outspoken against U.S.

involvement in Venezuela.

Interest rates will stay steady for now.

The Federal Reserve met today and announced that the baseline interest rate will not change.