Somara Theodore reports from Connecticut, more than 90 million people from Wisconsin to Maine are under winter weather alerts, Heavy snow, sleet and ice are in the forecast; Selina Wang reports from the White House, the legal battle over President Trump and Elon Musk's efforts to reshape the federal government is heating up with a judge blocking DOGE access to Treasury Department payment systems, 19 states suing to keep the Musk team out of Americans' private information; Morgan Norwood reports from New Orleans, security is tight ahead of Super Bowl 59 with President Trump planning to attend and more on tonight’s broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

00:00 Intro
02:24 More than 90 million Americans from Wisconsin to Maine are under winter weather alerts as a powerful storm brings snow, sleet and freezing rain
04:59 A federal judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE’s access to Treasury Department payment systems, 19 states sue to secure Americans' personal data
07:48 Some researchers are calling the White House move to cut billions from the NIH "catastrophic"
08:19 Law enforcement in New Orleans is on high alert ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl 59
10:32 Hamas frees 3 Israeli hostages, but there are fears for the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after President Trump's Gaza proposal
11:53 All 10 people aboard a Bering Air commuter plane that crashed in Alaska are confirmed dead
13:44 Residents of a community outside Cincinnati confront a group of men who were flying swastika flags on an overpass
15:29 A massive earthquake strikes southwest of the Cayman Islands
15:46 The bird flu outbreak appears to be expanding, more than two dozen ducks in and wild birds at zoos in New York are believed to have died of bird flu
16:28 Tony Roberts who appeared in six Woody Allen movies and was a mainstay on Broadway dies at 85
16:53 "Anora" wins Best Picture at the Golden Globe Awards surprising many
17:23 anticipation builds for SUPER BOWL 59, from behind the scenes… to what we can expect tomorrow night.

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