There are dangerous conditions throughout the Northeast, including not just snow, but also high winds, power outages, and flooding along the coast. We're still very much in the middle of the storm, which already dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest. Meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins us to explain how climate change is affecting the storm. The race to vaccinate Americans against COVID is accelerating as new strains of the disease spread around the United States. 32 states have now detected variants of the virus first found in the UK, Brazil and South Africa, putting even more pressure on the vaccination push and hospitals. Senate Democrats are making plans to pass President Biden's sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID relief package, with or without Republican support. A group of ten GOP senators is proposing a much smaller measure, and urging the president to follow through on his promise to work with Republicans. The military has taken control of Myanmar, once known as Burma, in an apparent overnight coup. Civilian leaders of the Southeast Asian country have been detained, including Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi.

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