A dangerous winter storm hits Southern California, unleashing tornadoes as it heads East. Meteorologist Chad Myers joins to track the severe weather threat. Plus, there's growing concern that China may be ready to provide weapons to Russia. Could it be a game changer on the battlefields in Ukraine? And, House Republicans plot a probe into the Biden administration's handling of the toxic train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio.

Also this morning: a Texas judge will decide the fate of an abortion pill used by millions, Twitter’s latest jobs cuts leaves fewer than 2,000 employees, historic wins for “Everything Everywhere All At Once” at the SAG awards, SpaceX scrubs its launch to the International Space Station, the CDC warns of an increase in drug resistant bacteria “Shigella”, and hundreds of papers drop “Dilbert” from their comic strip section following a racist rant from the creator.

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