We start the day's other headlines with snow and plenty of it. A massive winter storm has left record-breaking amounts across much of the Gulf Coast and the Carolinas.

People get the saw of the jack and mount the rest of it on.

In North Carolina, they were digging out today as the storm finally moved offshore. At least three people have died across Georgia and Texas.

The coastal city of Galveston saw a significant amount of snow for the first time in nearly two decades.

New Orleans saw a record 10 inches of snow smashing the previous record set back in 1963.

The NBA even had to postpone a game there.

More than 2,000 flights have been canceled in and out of the U.S. today as airports begin to resume normal operations. In its wake,

the snowstorm left frigid temperatures across large parts of the country. More than 60 million

Americans today were under some form of cold weather alert.

But forecasters say a slow return to more normal temperatures will bring some relief by the end of this week.

Meantime, Southern California is facing dangerous weather conditions as it battles new fires.

The Hughes fire erupted this morning, prompting evacuation orders in parts of

northern Los Angeles County. It's exploded in size burning through more than 5,000 acres in just

hours. The next threat is rain, and that's expected to move in on Saturday. County officials say

heavy showers could wash debris, including toxic ash, into local waterways.

Rains are in the forecast and the threat of mud and debris flow in our fire impacted communities is real.

We have to be prepared. This includes clearing drains and roadways, preparing our debris basins, and taking other critical flood protection measures.

Officials also say they've ordered an investigation into L.A. County's emergency alert system.

That's after residents of one area of Altadena where 17 people died say they did not get an evacuation warning until hours after the

fire started there. In Tennessee, police say a female student was killed and another student

injured during a shooting at a Nashville high school today. Authorities say the 17-year-old male

shooter was a fellow student at Antioch High School.

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