We start today's other headlines with more on the new tariff exemption for cars coming into the U.S.

from Canada and Mexico. The White House said that President Trump spoke with the heads of Ford,

General Motors, and Stalantis today before announcing the one-month pause and said the president

would stay open to additional exemptions. White House press secretary Caroline Levitt told reporters

today that the idea is for automakers to use that time to shift more production to the U.S.

He told them that they should get on it, start investing, start moving, shift production here

to the United States of America, where they will pay no tariff. That's the ultimate goal.

Meantime, there's been more global reaction to President Trump's tariffs today. Mexico's president

said her country could look for other trading partners if necessary, and China's embassy

to the U.S. posted on social media that if the U.S. wants a tariff war, a trade war, or any other type of war,

we're ready to fight till the end. Severe weather is battering a large chunk of the country.

Powerful storms killed at least three people in Mississippi, while other states are experiencing

high winds, downpours, and blizzard conditions.

In Iowa, wind and snow caused whiteout conditions this morning,

stranding vehicles on highways. State troopers warned residents to stay home.

On the east coast, officials in North Carolina assessed damage on the ground from a possible tornado.

In Oklahoma, residents of a small

town have been cleaning up from a storm that blasted through windows and tour park buildings,

while in California, forecasters are expecting rain and mountain snow through Friday. Los Angeles County

is suing Southern California Edison, saying the utility's equipment caused January's

deadly Eton Fire. The lawsuit seeks to recover costs and damages caused by the blaze, saying the fire

massively impacted the county's natural resources, harmed the environment and wildlife, and

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