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. In northern Mississippi, major interstates, including I-22 and I-55, are at a standstill,

with drivers stranded for hours after melted snow re-froes once the sun set.

Governor Tate Reeve says emergency responders, drones, and National Guard units are working to

evacuate motorists in clear wrecks, urging residents to stay off the roads.

Similar impacts are being felt across the region,

with more than 380,000 customers still without power in the south. Ferry service in and around

New York City has been suspended due to ice buildup. President Trump has approved emergency

disaster declarations for more than a dozen states as crews race to restore power and prepare for another

blast of extreme cold in the days ahead. Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced Congress today

defending the Trump administration's operation to remove Venezuela's Nicholas Maduro, insisting it was

not an act of war and that no further military action is planned there.

The only military presence you'll see in Venezuela is our Marine Guards at an embassy.

That is our goal. That is our expectation. And that is what everything that outlines towards.

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

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