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Not a very exciting day today; just two quick pieces of news to report: The death toll for the California blizzard has now risen to 13 people after an unprecedented snowstorm raged through the region for a whole week. Some areas, like Yosemite National Park, are still trying to dig out of snow totals that reached up to 15 feet! However, all of this snow and rain has severely reduced the drought in some areas, and the local drought is now even nonexistent in some sections of California. Also, a plane sent out a mayday call last night in Long Island, New York, and exploded into a fiery crash a few minutes later. The crash killed one person and critically injured two others. However, the cause of the plane crash is still being investigated.

Today, it's all grim news: Another weather update: over 12 people are dead after severe storms battered the South and Midwest, dumping multiple inches of rain, fierce, hurricane-speed winds, tornadoes, and even hail in some areas of the South and multiple feet of snow in the Midwest and Northeast. Three people were killed by falling trees in Alabama, one in Mississippi after a tree branch hit her SUV, and another man from Arkansas drowned after driving into deep floodwaters. Two more people died in Tennessee, and five deaths caused by weather were reported in Kentucky, which got hit by rain and fierce winds plus snow and hail. Much of Southern California is also recovering from an intense blizzard that has been pummeling the area, as it dumped over 15 feet of snow on Yosemite National Park (which ended up shutting down afterwards). Many mountain roads are also still blocked with snow, so Californians are getting stuck and snowed in after the unprecedented, 'once in a lifetime' snow event. On another note, Roel Degamo, the local governor, and five others were killed in a shooting in the Philippines, after six suspects entered his property dressed in army clothes and opened fire. This is just the latest of the Philippines' long record of attacks on politicians, and they are ramping up after the local elections that took place last year. Three politicians have been killed since then, including Degamo. Lastly, over 18 people were killed in a fuel depot fire in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. The depot supplies over 25% of Indonesia's oil, and it is located right next to the densely populated neighborhood of Tanah Merah. It caught fire late at night, and raged through the community for two hours until a massive team of over 260 firefighters and 52 fire trucks were able to extinguish it after thousands of people were evacuated from the area. Over a dozen people are still missing, and rescue crews are quickly searching through the rubble for any survivors that have not been accounted for.

Another update on the massive train crash in Greece that killed 57 people: the station master is at fault, after he neglected to switch the passenger train to the passenger train track, and left it on the freight track. Also, he reportedly told the driver of the passenger train to run a red light, which was another cause of the crash. He has been arrested and charged with mass deaths. When he was arrested, he claimed that it was a technical issue, but he has now admitted that it was a mistake on his part. On another note, more severe weather is swooping across the US, dumping rain in the South and snow in the West. In fact, Yosemite National Park has received so much snow these past few days that the entire park had to shut down, after over 15 feet of snow were reported in some areas. In the South, bands of strong thunderstorms, intense lightning, and heavy rain produced multiple damaging tornadoes and hurricane-speed winds throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and other states in that area. Thankfully, the storm has moved out, but more rain is approaching later this week.

Today, we have an update on the tragic train crash in Greece that occurred on Tuesday night, killing 38 people. Officials report that it was human error, since the passenger train that hit the freight train was on the wrong track, and had been on that track for many miles before the crash. On another note, the SpaceX-NASA launch that was scheduled for Monday has finally launched, after a clogged filter caused the crew to delay the rocket launch. Four astronauts, two from NASA, one from the United Arab Emirates, and one from Russia, are heading to the International Space Station, where they will stay for the next six months before returning to Earth. Lastly, weather is still a problem in the US as a strong storm system moves across the central region, with fierce, damaging winds up to 111 mph and heavy rain, plus hail in some areas. If you are one of the over 45 million people in the path of this storm, watch for alerts and stay safe.

Today, we start off with another train crash, this time in Greece. Over 36 people were killed on Tuesday night in Tempi, which is over 225 miles north of the capital, Athens. Here's how it went down: it was mainly caused by a lack of communication. Two trains were going in opposite directions on the same track, running from Athens to Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, and they didn't see each other on the track until it was too late. A passenger train carrying over 350 people, which was coming from Athens, had been on its own track, but it switched to the cargo train track many miles away from where they collided. (The reason why it switched is still unknown.) On the other side, a freight train coming from Thessaloniki was on the same track, and they ran into each other in central Greece, right next to a highway overpass. On another note, we have some more small pieces of news: The first episode of Disney's 'The Mandalorian' drops today on Disney+, bue Disney will drop the episodes over time, like they normally do. A new Disney movie is coming soon, and the trailer just dropped; the story of Peter Pan is getting a remake, with Disney's new live-action movie, 'Peter Pan & Wendy.' Nissan is recalling over 700,000 Rogue SUVs due to a problem with the car where it shuts off in the middle of a drive due to a key problem. Make sure to check with your dealer if you think that you might be affected.

The only news for today is bad weather, yet again: another blizzard is dumping snow on the West Coast, and another winter storm is moving into the northeast. Over 50 million people are under alerts ahead of the snowstorms, and some areas in New England are getting their first snow of the season after an unusually warm winter. New York is expected to receive about 4-6 inches, while Boston should get another four. Meanwhile, the central US is getting battered by severe storms, heavy rain, tornadoes, and fierce winds as another strong storm system moves in.

Today, there was quite a bit of news: Firstly, there was a lot more snow, rain and harsh winds from the West Coast today, which continued all the way to the Great Lakes. There have been more than 284,000 power outages, with most of them in Michigan. In California, rare blizzard warnings are still in effect as a massive winter storm dumps snow and rain on the southern section of the state. On another note, over 200 people have been arrested in Turkey with the charges of poor building construction after the huge 7.8 earthquake earlier this month. After over 5,700 buildings fell down, people are now questioning if the government has done enough to stop this from happening again, as many architects and builders may have purposely built weak buildings to save money and time. Lastly, SpaceX and NASA had an astronaut launch planned for 1:15 AM (EST). Unfortunately, they aborted it two minutes before launch after a problem was reported, and they postponed the launch my 30 minutes. Then, after a thorough inspection by engineers, an issue was found with the ignition fluid. The launch has been rescheduled to Thursday, and it will be carrying two astronauts--one from the UAE and one from Russia-to the International Space Station.

Just a few small pieces of news for today: A new study shows that COVID-19 most likely originated from a Chinese lab leak, experts say, and that has just created further debate against the origins of the deadly virus. Some say that it must have come from a bat or a snake, while others claim that it was created in a lab in Wuhan, China. However, no one may really know how COVID actually originated. On another note, at least 59 people are dead in Italy after a migrant ship crashed off of the coast. The wooden boat from Turkey was suspected to be carrying migrants from Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan when it crashed off the coast of Italy, and bodies have been found onshore and in the water. About 140 to 150 people were onboard when it crashed, and over 80 people have been taken to the hospital.

The only news for today involves weather: the adverse weather patterns across the US continue, as a rare blizzard freezes California and a wave of heat and humidity scorches the Southeast. A lot of Southern California is underwater as well, since up to a foot of water has fallen in the areas which are not cold enough for snow. Almost 80,000 people are without power in the state due to the excess flooding and snow, and over 21 million people are still under flood alerts. Also, Winter Storm Olive has moved out, but its effects remain as multiple northern states dig their way out of several feet of snow, and over 300,000 people are still without power in Michigan. However, some more freezing rain is expected this week before temperatures warm up to start the month of March.

Today marks the day that Russia launched their full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Ukraine is doing everything in their power to fight Russia off, with the help of NATO. However, Russia continues to persist to invade, with no end of the war in sight. On another note, the Ohio train wreck containing hazardous materials has been investigated by the EPA, and they claim that the crash definitely could have been prevented. Apparently, some plastic pellets spilled out of a container and they were knocked into the wheels of a train car, lighting the axle on fire. When the train passed a heat detector, the fire was not big enough to be detected, so by the time it was detected, it was too late. Then, the axle gave way and the train car lost control, causing a pileup of hazardous materials and metal train cars. Over 45,000 animals are dead because of the pileup, and the EPA is trying their best to quickly clean up the disaster. Lastly, bad weather continues across the US, as over 550,000 people are still out of power in Michigan due to the heavy snow, and 100,000 more are in the dark in California because of the rare strong blizzard in the area. Hundreds of flights have been canceled as well, as the cold weather stretches from California to Maine! In some areas in the Rockies, the weather is as cold as -20! However, in the other part of the country, the south is getting scorched, with temperatures reaching record highs in over 50 areas. Some of the highest temperatures in the country are reaching up to 80 or even 85 degrees!