Lisa Brady

I'm Lisa Brady, Fox News.

Now in week three of Operation Epic Fury with the U.S.

The Iranian foreign minister saying the Strait is only closed to Iran's enemies, as President Trump suggests NATO allies and China, Japan and South Korea should send ships to help ensure free passage of oil tankers.

More than 8,000 flights canceled or delayed across the U.S.

from a combination of severe weather, including a winter storm pounding parts of the Midwest.

Fox weather's Robert Ray on the shores of Lake Superior in Marquette, where it's a whiteout and up to four feet of snow possible by tomorrow morning.

And after more than 100 tornado warnings yesterday from Texas to the Carolinas, a threat of more severe weather today from the Carolinas to D.C.

Meantime, multiple wildfires, crews are battling in Nebraska, already blamed for at least one death.

Cuba's government says it will allow expatriates living abroad, including in the U.S., to own businesses on the island as part of reforms prompted by ongoing discussions with the Trump administration.

But not everyone's buying that.

The U.S.

has imposed a strict oil embargo on Cuba, and President Trump has suggested the U.S.

could take more action against the island, telling reporters he thinks something will happen pretty quickly, though also saying he intends to finish operations in Iran first.

Workers walk off the job at a meatpacking plant in Colorado.

The union says it's the first strike at a U.S.

slaughterhouse since 1985.

Wall Street's rallying.

Right now, the Dow's up 369 points after getting back over 47K for a while.

The S&P and the Nasdaq also higher.

I'm Lisa Brady, Fox News.