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Jael Snyder (0:15)
See Terms live from NPR News. I'm Jael Snyder. Millions of Americans are bracing for a weekend winter storm, likely one of the country's largest in years. In parts of the Southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley, snow snow is expected to quickly give way to ice and freezing rain. NPR's Anusha Mather reports that icy conditions could bring a host of hazards.
Anusha Mather (0:39)
Snow can be dangerous, especially on the road. But this storm is also expected to bring freezing rain, which creates a glaze of ice on surfaces. It weighs tree branches and power lines down, potentially causing power outages as they snap or fall. National Weather Service forecaster Simone Lewis says it doesn't take much ice to make roads and bridges treacherous.
Simone Lewis (0:58)
You know, if you haven't started your preparations for this storm, you should definitely be starting to do so now.
Anusha Mather (1:05)
The ice and sleet will be felt most in the Southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley, but tens of millions of people across the country are in the storm's path. Anusha Mather, NPR News.
Jael Snyder (1:15)
President Trump has wrapped up his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saying in a social media post he is now on his way back to Washington. His trip to Davos was marked by tensions over Greenland. Details of the deal reached with NATO, though, are few. Trump says its structure is still being worked on. TikTok's US operation has new owners. NPR's Bobby Allen reports on the deal that's now closed to sell most of the app's Chinese stake to new investors.
Bobby Allen (1:44)
A new entity led by Trump ally Larry Ellison's tech company Oracle, will now control TikTok, an app used by more than half of Americans. The new ownership averts a nationwide ban of the app. It was set in motion by a federal law requiring Chinese divestment over national security concerns. A 80% of the company will be owned by a consortium of investors that includes Oracle, private equity firm silverlake and mgx, an Emirati investment group. The deal doesn't eliminate Chinese influence altogether. ByteDance will retain 20% of the new entity and the algorithm will be licensed from Beijing. The big question now is how, if at all, the content and the algorithm are reshaped under the new management. Bobby Allen, NPR News.