Historic Winter Storm, ICE Detains 5-Year-Old & Movie Breaks Oscar Records - Friday, January 23, 2026
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Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 23 January 2026
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The news to know for Friday, January 23, 2026!
We're talking about a life-threatening storm that's starting to move across the country — and the biggest concerns this morning.
Also, the growing outrage over a young child being detained by immigration authorities in Minnesota.
And some good news when it comes to crime nationwide.
Plus, why President Trump is suing America's largest bank, how the government now plans to crack down on late-night TV, and which movie has already made history at the Oscars — two months before the ceremony.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Friday, January 23rd. We're talking about a life-threatening storm that's started to move across the country, what the biggest concerns are this morning. |
| 0:08.7 | Also, the growing outrage over a young child being detained by immigration authorities in Minnesota. |
| 0:13.5 | And some good news when it comes to crime nationwide. Plus why President Trump is suing America's largest bank, how the government now plans to crack down on late-night TV, and which movie has already made history at the Oscars two months before the ceremony. |
| 0:28.3 | Those stories and even more news to know coming up. |
| 0:32.3 | Welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in less than 15 minutes. |
| 0:36.6 | I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being |
| 0:38.5 | here. Let's do this. One of the most significant winter storms in years is now just hours away. |
| 0:47.1 | For millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas, the big concern is a major ice storm |
| 0:52.5 | that could crush trees and power lines and knock out electricity |
| 0:56.0 | for days. For millions more from Virginia to Maine, it could cause enough snow to make travel difficult, |
| 1:02.4 | if not impossible. We're talking about more than two feet of snow in some areas. And in the upper |
| 1:07.6 | Midwest and Great Lakes region, wind chills of 40 to 50 degrees below zero have already arrived in some places. |
| 1:14.5 | At least a dozen governors have already declared states of emergency. |
| 1:17.9 | Some states have started deploying National Guard troops. |
| 1:20.6 | FEMA has already pre-positioned some supplies. |
| 1:23.1 | And airlines and delivery services have warned about mass cancellations and delays. |
| 1:27.4 | The millions of |
| 1:28.0 | Americans in the path of this storm have been asked to get all of their driving done now before |
| 1:32.4 | the worst hits. And many forecasters have told people to prepare for the worst, at least for the next |
| 1:37.4 | few days. The former president of the American Meteorological Society told ABC News, this could end up |
| 1:42.6 | being the new storm of the century. |
| 1:47.5 | An immigration arrest in Minnesota has prompted even more outrage all around the country. |
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