00:00Will the blizzard of 2026 go down as one of those that we're going to talk about for
00:04generations, like the blizzard of 96? If you're in the Northeast, you're probably listening to
00:09this as snow is still falling, but it certainly seems to be shaping up to be an all-timer.
00:14Up to two feet of snow is expected for large parts of the New York metropolitan area,
00:18while some small pockets could see even more. On top of that, there are the 60 mile an hour winds
00:24and even thunder and lightning. And who doesn't love a good thunder snow, I guess? Frankly,
00:30that sounds made up, but it's not. New York City roadways are under a full travel ban,
00:35at least until noon today. New Jersey Transit, the third largest public transportation system in the
00:40country, suspended service beginning Sunday evening. About 3,700 flights had already been
00:45canceled across the country Sunday, and another 4,600 are canceled today. The vast majority of
00:50the cancellations are at airports serving New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
00:55Now, I know, I can confidently speak for all of us when I say, enough already. We are done with
01:01it.
01:01We are done with the winter weather. Let's end that. Let's hope at least this could be the last.
01:08The well-known Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta is under siege. People, including many Americans,
01:14are hiding in hotels. The streets are chaos. After a military raid that killed the leader of the brutal
01:20Jalisco New Generation cartel, tourists were warned to stay indoors after narco gangs went on a rampage
01:26through the town. It sounds absolutely terrifying. One vacationer posted online, quote,
01:32we are here at a hotel in the hotel zone, staying put until we get the all clear. All of
01:36the businesses
01:37in the area have closed. After a drug kingpin, Nemesio El Mencho Oseguera Cervantes was killed.
01:44Authorities say that the gang started burning and blocking vehicles in an effort to further hinder
01:49military operations. Now, the ramping up of Mexico's war on cartels comes after pressure
01:55from the United States to do just that. As panics spread throughout the region on Sunday,
02:00there were also reports of gunfire at Guadalajara International Airport. One video posted online
02:06purportedly showing passengers running for shelter. Now, authorities there said that the Mexican National
02:11Guard was dispatched to that airport, but that it is operating normally with no threats to passengers
02:16in the terminals. The fallout from the Supreme Court's decision to strike down President Trump's
02:22tariffs continues to be swift and dramatic. You can bet we'll hear a lot more about it this week as
02:29the president prepares to deliver the State of the Union address tomorrow night. He already announced
02:33that he would spend a good deal of that speech speaking about the economy, and the Trump tariffs are
02:38the linchpin to his economic plan. After Friday's decision, the president blasted the court,
02:43claiming the decision proved the justices were corrupted by, quote, foreign interests.
02:48But never one to be deterred, the president immediately announced a new 10 percent global
02:52tariff authorized by a different law. Then on Saturday, the administration increased that 10
02:57percent tariff to 15 percent. And the president praised the three dissenting justices on Truth
03:02Social, writing, quote,
03:03My new hero is United States Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and of course,
03:08Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. There is no doubt in anyone's mind that they want to
03:13make America great again. The president's new tactic to impose the 15 percent tariff is fast,
03:19but temporary. Under the law that he's using to justify this latest hike, the president can
03:24levy tariffs up to 15 percent for a maximum of 150 days to address, quote, large and serious trade
03:30deficits. Now, without getting too into the weeds here, at least one expert at the think tank
03:35Advancing American Freedom said that the law being used to justify this pertains to an outdated system.
03:41In short, the president could be on shaky legal ground again. Now, the president and trade rep
03:47Jameson Greer listed other, quote, legally durable ways to impose tariffs as well, but those could
03:53take more time to come to fruition. For more on these stories and everything else you could
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