00:01Mexico kills a cartel kingpin. His network fires back, burning buses, blocking highways, American tourists scrambling to get out.
00:10Plus, a monster winter storm slams the East Coast, 40 million people in its path, travel vans, grounded flights, and
00:17wind-driven snow from Philadelphia to Cape Cod.
00:21And a man armed with a shotgun and fuel canister is shot and killed outside Mar-a-Lago, who he
00:26was, where he came from, and what authorities say he was planning.
00:31The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world. These are your unbiased updates
00:39from Straight Arrow News.
00:43Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli. Mexico's military says it has killed the head of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, but
00:51his death has triggered violent reprisals and reported casualties in several states.
00:57Meso El Mencho Oseguera Cervantes was wounded in a raid in the town of Tepulpa. Authorities say he died while
01:05being airlifted to Mexico City.
01:07El Mencho was not just another cartel figure. The DEA considered his organization as powerful as the Sinaloa cartel, with
01:16operations in all 50 U.S. states and deep involvement in fentanyl trafficking.
01:20The U.S. had offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his capture. American officials say U.S.
01:28intelligence provided support, but stressed this was a Mexican-led operation.
01:33Within hours of his death, cartel members launched widespread retaliation, more than 250 vehicle blockades, arson attacks, and gunfire across
01:42multiple states, leaving at least 14 people dead, including members of the National Guard.
01:47Panic broke out at airports in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, with some flights canceled and travel waivers issued.
01:55The U.S. State Department has issued shelter-in-place warnings for American citizens in several Mexican states, particularly including
02:03major tourist hubs.
02:05Mexico's president is urging calm, saying most of the country remains stable.
02:09El Mencho's killing delivered a major blow to one of the world's most aggressive criminal organizations.
02:15What's less certain is whether removing him weakens the cartel or sparks more violence.
02:21Back in this country, more than 40 million people are waking up under blizzard warnings this morning as a powerful
02:27winter storm barrels up the East Coast.
02:30Overnight, snow and wind intensified from the Mid-Atlantic through southern New England, with snowfall rates hitting 1 to 2
02:37inches an hour in some areas, and gusts strong enough to create whiteout conditions.
02:42New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, all under blizzard warnings from this massive system.
02:47In New York, a state of emergency is in effect.
02:50A citywide travel ban remains in place through midday, and schools are closed for what the mayor called the first
02:56old-school snow day since 2019.
02:58Mayor Zoran Mamdani ordered most travel banned across the city from 9 p.m. Sunday until noon today, only allowing
03:07emergency and essential traffic as crews prepare for the height of snow and wind.
03:12Governor Kathy Hochul warned this could rank among the worst in the city's history.
03:17This would be something the likes of which we've not seen in years.
03:21And, in fact, New York City is bracing for one to make some history, be in the top 10 worst
03:26winter storms in the last 150 years.
03:30Pennsylvania is also preparing for major impacts in and around Philadelphia.
03:34Governor Josh Shapiro laid out what the area is expecting.
03:38Listen to this.
03:39We expect there to be very, very significant snowfall in the Philadelphia region.
03:45Right now, those estimates are about 18 to 24 inches.
03:48Wow. Air travel is already heavily disrupted.
03:52The airlines have canceled nearly 8,500 flights today, with major hubs in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia largely shut
04:00down.
04:00The heaviest snow is forecast to taper off later this afternoon, but the wind and risk of power outages could
04:07linger.
04:08The European Union is holding an emergency meeting today, with its trade chief expected to propose suspending ratification of the
04:17U.S.-EU trade deal until Brussels gets what it calls full clarity on American tariff policy.
04:24The move follows a Supreme Court ruling on Friday that President Trump does not have the authority to impose unilateral
04:30tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
04:34A day later, the president posted on Truth Social that because of the ruling, he's, quote,
04:40effective immediately, raising the 10 percent worldwide tariff to 15 percent.
04:45European officials are pressing the White House for answers on how that decision affects trade agreements signed last year.
04:52The EU's international trade chair blasted the situation on Social Media Sunday, calling it pure customs chaos on the part
05:00of the U.S. government, adding, quote,
05:02no one can make any sense of it anymore.
05:05The Trump administration is pushing back.
05:07Trade Representative Jameson Greer told CBS the White House intends to stand by the agreements already reached.
05:14And I've been telling them for a year whether this case, whether we won or lost, we were going to
05:19have tariffs.
05:19If the president's policy was going to continue, that's why they signed these deals, even while the litigation was pending.
05:25So we're having active conversations with them.
05:27We want them to understand that these deals are going to be good deals.
05:30We expect to stand by them.
05:32We expect our partners to stand by them.
05:34And I haven't heard anyone yet come to me and say the deal's off.
05:38They want to see how this plays out.
05:40The EU does have tools to respond.
05:43Its so-called anti-coercion instrument allows Brussels to restrict trade or investment from countries it determines are applying economic
05:51pressure on member states.
05:53For now, European leaders say they want clarity, but the standoff over tariffs is clearly escalating.
05:59A man is dead after federal authorities say he breached the perimeter of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in
06:06Florida over the weekend.
06:07The Secret Service says the man, identified as 21-year-old Austin Martin of North Carolina, was armed with a
06:14shotgun and carrying a gas canister when agents confronted him with support from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
06:21Authorities say Martin was ordered to drop the items.
06:23He put down the canister, but not the weapon.
06:26Officials say he then raised the shotgun toward officers.
06:29Agents opened fire, killing him at the scene.
06:31According to TMZ, co-workers described Martin as a Trump supporter who had grown increasingly upset about the Justice Department's
06:39recent release of Epstein-related documents.
06:42Trump was not at Mar-a-Lago at the time of the shooting.
06:46It's been nearly three weeks since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona home.
06:52And investigators are turning to genetic genealogy, the same technique that helped identify the Golden State Killer.
06:59Pima County Sheriff Chris Nano says investigators recovered mixed and partial DNA at Guthrie's home, including genetic material that does
07:08not belong to Guthrie, her family, or anyone known to have worked at the residence.
07:13But the sample represents challenges.
07:15When DNA is mixed, and especially when a victim's DNA overwhelms any potential suspect profile, it becomes difficult to build
07:23a clean genetic profile for the FBI's CODIS database or for use in commercial genealogy comparisons.
07:30Authorities also found gloves about two miles from the home.
07:34The DNA profile from those gloves did not match entries in CODIS and did not match other DNA recovered at
07:40the property.
07:41Sheriff Nanos says technology continues to improve, and the lab believes those challenges could be resolved in weeks, months, or
07:50maybe even a year,
07:51potentially allowing investigators to enter the profile into CODIS or pursue genetic genealogy.
07:57For now, though, investigators are not there yet.
08:01Finally this morning, if you watched the Olympic gold medal hockey game yesterday, you already know why many are calling
08:08it one of the greatest ever.
08:09The United States versus Canada and an overtime finish.
08:13It was unbelievable.
08:15The teams were tied at one goal apiece after regulation time.
08:18Less than two minutes into overtime, Team USA's Jack Hughes took a pass from Zach Wierenski and fired a wrist
08:26shot under the pads of Canada's Jordan Bennington into the net for what is now being referred to as the
08:31Golden Goal.
08:33Hughes' goal gave the Americans a 2-1 win.
08:35There he is right there, the hero.
08:37It set off a delirious celebration on the ice and in the locker room, including FBI Director Cash Patel.
08:44American goalie Connor Halbuck was absolutely spectacular in net.
08:49He stopped 41 shots by Canada, including a couple of breakaways.
08:53The Americans win the Golden Hockey for the first time since the miracle on ice at Lake Placid in New
08:59York in 1980.
09:0046 years later, a win for the ages from the miracle on ice to the magical finish at the Milan
09:07Cortino Winter Olympics.
09:09As Jack Hughes said afterwards, this is all about our country right now.
09:13I love the USA.
09:15I love my teammates.
09:16Team USA is flying home, no doubt, to a hero's welcome on American soil.
09:21I can tell you I started watching hockey at 7 a.m. yesterday when that game began.
09:25I was still watching post-game coverage at 8.15 last night.
09:30I think I watched the Jack Hughes goal about 15 to 20 times.
09:33It got better and better each time.
09:36Wow.
09:36What a game.
09:38Great to see it.
09:39All right.
09:39Before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.
09:41At 10, President Trump will sign a proclamation at an event creating Angel Family Day to recognize families of victims
09:48of crime by undocumented immigrants.
09:50Later this morning in Utah, opening arguments begin for Corey Richens.
09:56Prosecutors say she poisoned her husband, then wrote a children's book about grief.
10:00This afternoon, Nick Reiner, the son of filmmaker Rob Reiner, is set to be arraigned on two counts of first
10:06-degree murder in the deaths of his parents after delays and a last-minute change in legal counsel.
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