Chapter 1: What severe weather is impacting the East Coast?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. A powerful nor'easter is forecast to slam parts of the East Coast from the Mid-Atlantic into New England. Tens of millions of people are under blizzard warnings at this hour, with heavy snow and strong winds expected to intensify tonight. National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Jackson says conditions will worsen throughout the day.
Blizzard conditions are high winds, associated with heavy snowfall that really reduces visibility. It's the most impactful type of winter storm. The snow comes in sideways.
Chapter 2: How is the government shutdown affecting air travel?
In this case, it's going to be a heavy, wet snow. It's going to stick to a lot of things. Winds will really increase tonight. We expect power outages to develop.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of Trump's new tariffs?
This really will be an impactful storm.
Several governors have declared states of emergency. Utility companies are bracing for widespread power outages as winds increase. The storm is also disrupting air travel with thousands of flights canceled nationwide. Weather isn't the only challenge facing air travelers today. The Department of Homeland Security says it's temporarily suspending TSA pre-check and a global entry.
Chapter 4: How did the ransomware attack affect the University of Mississippi Medical Center?
NPR's Matt Bloom reports the programs are being halted as the partial government shutdown enters its second week.
In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, "...shutdowns have serious real-world consequences. The current partial government shutdown has lasted more than a week. As lawmakers have failed to reach a deal on funding for DHS, Democrats have been demanding changes to federal immigration operations."
Noem blamed Democrats for the partial shutdown and said DHS would put resources toward serving the general traveling public and disaster response. Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security criticized the decision to pause special TSA programs, saying on social media that the Trump administration is punishing travelers.
Chapter 5: What can we expect from the men's ice hockey gold medal match?
Matt Bloom, NPR News.
President Trump is moving ahead with tariffs despite a major legal setback from the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday. Trump announced plans to raise the new tariff on global imports to 15 percent on Saturday. That's up from the 10 percent rate he unveiled shortly after the court ruled that he had exceeded his authority under the trade law he used to impose them. NPR's Kristen Wright reports.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said his decision to impose a new 15% tariff on goods from around the world is based on, quote, a thorough, detailed, and complete review of the ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on tariffs. The Supreme Court struck down the president's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose certain tariffs.
Friday's ruling is a major blow to Trump's economic policy agenda. Kristen Wright, NPR News.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The University of Mississippi Medical Center has shut down clinics statewide after a ransomware attack.
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Chapter 6: What challenges is NASA facing with the Artemis II mission?
Nearly three dozen locations have been affected. Officials say treatments ranging from chemotherapy to elective surgeries have been disrupted. It's unclear how long the outage will last. At the Winter Olympics, the much-anticipated gold medal match in men's ice hockey between the U.S. and Canada gets underway in just a few minutes.
Steve Futterman is at the game and spoke to some very excited fans.
Even before the game began, there were fans outside the arena for hours getting ready to go inside, wearing jerseys for their particular favorites. With me right now, Matt Schwartz. He's a USA fan. Who's going to win? I think it's USA all day. No doubt at all? Not a doubt in my mind. Okay, let's talk to Scotty Williams. You're from Alberta. I have a feeling you have a different point of view.
You betcha I do. This guy is wrong, completely wrong. He can't be more wrong. So we're going to see. We might do a side bet and see what happens, but it's Canada all the way. No doubt? No doubt. Zero doubt. These two teams have met twice before in gold medal Olympic matches. In 2010 in Vancouver, that was the famous Sidney Crosby overtime goal.
And then in 2002 in Salt Lake City, the Canadians also won that game. For NPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Milan.
NASA has delayed the Artemis II lunar mission again after a problem with helium flow to the rocket's upper stage. Officials say steady helium flow is needed to pressurize the fuel tanks. They say the issue is not related to the hydrogen leaks that scrubbed a dress rehearsal earlier this month. I'm Windsor Johnston, NPR News in Washington.
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