Ted Lindner

I'm Ted Linder, Fox News.

Winter storm will spread snow, ice and cold temperatures across the country said to begin Friday night.

Louisiana State climatologist Jay Grimes says his state will get hit hard.

More than 200 million people across the U.S.

going to be impacted by the storm.

Heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice forecast across two dozen states.

And airlines including Delta, American United, Southwest and JetBlue already canceling flights and offering fee-free changes as forecasters warn the storm could trigger thousands of cancellations through Monday.

Travelers being urged to monitor flights closely as disruptions ripple nationwide.

Government shutdown could kick in at the end of the month.

On Thursday, the House passed four spending bills aimed at averting it.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, the bills total $1.2 trillion.

The Senate expected to take up the bills next week ahead of a January 30th deadline.

And Vice President J.D.

Vance on a trip to Minnesota Thursday calling for more local help for ICE operations.

The man accused of gunning down UnitedHealth healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year back in a New York City courtroom, Fox's Grinnell Scott with more.

About 1,000 miles from Iran in Gaza, some desperate Palestinians reportedly resorting to burning plastic in order to make fires to stay warm in the city of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza.

It's not clear if that report's been verified.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, President Trump said that record levels of humanitarian aid has entered Gaza since October, the start of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal.

The number of dead from Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests reached at least 5,002 people killed as of Friday, according to activists.

Warning many more still were feared dead as the Internet blackout in the country is now into its second week.