News Wrap: At least 42 deaths connected to massive winter storm
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🗓️ 27 January 2026
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| 0:00.0 | In the day's other headlines, at least 42 people are now reported to have died as a result of last weekend's winter storm. |
| 0:07.6 | That includes three young brothers in Texas who fell into an icy pond. |
| 0:12.5 | And forecasters are warning the temperatures will remain well below normal for the eastern U.S. in the coming days. |
| 0:26.6 | Cruise in Nashville are working around the clock to clear fallen trees. More than half a million customers were without power today, mostly across the south. |
| 0:31.6 | Many Americans are facing dangerously cold temperatures, even inside their homes. |
| 0:36.6 | I'm layered up in my bed, you know, two pairs of pants, socks, hoodie, a cardigan. |
| 0:43.3 | So it's probably at least 40, at least 30 to 40 degrees in my house right now. |
| 0:49.3 | As millions across the country are still scraping away and digging out from the ice and snow, |
| 0:55.9 | weather officials are warning of another winter storm that could hit the southern and eastern |
| 1:00.7 | states this weekend. TikTok has reached a settlement in a landmark case related to allegations of |
| 1:07.3 | social media addiction. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. But it means TikTok will |
| 1:12.4 | not be part of a trial getting underway today in California, where plaintiffs will argue that |
| 1:17.4 | social media companies intentionally tried to hook young users. They're seeking monetary damages |
| 1:23.0 | and want companies to change the way they design their platforms. That trial will continue against |
| 1:28.6 | Facebook owner, Meta and YouTube. Snapchat was part of that case, but reached its own settlement |
| 1:34.3 | last week. Federal investigators say that last year's crash between an American Airlines jet |
| 1:40.3 | and a U.S. Army helicopter over Washington, D.C. was, quote, 100% preventable. |
| 1:47.0 | Any individual shortcomings were set up for failure by the systems around them. |
| 1:52.2 | At a day-long hearing today, NTSB officials said air traffic controllers were routinely |
| 1:57.9 | overwhelmed and had grown accustomed to close calls. They also said the Jets pilot was not alerted about the helicopter |
| 2:04.6 | and that the airspace over the nation's capital was crowded that night. |
| 2:08.6 | NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homandy expressed frustration |
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