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Let's get right into today's need to know headlines. A brutal winter storm is causing massive travel disruptions across parts of the south and central us. More than 1700 flights were canceled and many more were delayed as of this afternoon. According to flight aware southwest and American Airlines were the hardest hit. They canceled roughly 500 flights each today. This storm is beating up the Dallas fort Worth area where both airlines are based in the coming days. Things could get even worse. Another round of freezing rain, heavy winds and ice are heading towards texas Oklahoma and Arkansas. We'll have more on the storm's impact on the US. Later in the show alec baldwin is officially charged with involuntary manslaughter. This is for his role in that shooting death of cinematographer Helena Hutchins on the set of rust. The armorer who handed the guns on the movie set. Hannah, Gutierrez read is also being charged with terry manslaughter. You've been hearing about these criminal charges for some time now since earlier this month, but it is now official, they were filed late this afternoon. A third person, Assistant director David halls is taking a misdemeanor plea deal for handing the loaded gun to baldwin. If convicted. Both baldwin and the armoire could face up to five years in prison three a.m. T. S. Have been fired for their response to the police beating of Tyree Nichols in Memphis Tennessee an investigation from the Memphis Fire department showed that these responders quote failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of nickels to more police officers were also relieved of duty yesterday. That's in addition to the five who had already been fired and charged for their role in the deadly assault of nickels earlier this month. His death has sparked nationwide protests and is renewing calls for police reform on Capitol hill and cheddar just learned Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Memphis to attend Nichols funeral. The funeral will take place tomorrow, which coincides with the first day of black history month. Access to birth control could soon expand Under the affordable Care act. The biden administration is proposing a new rule that would increase birth control coverage so you don't have to pay for it under the A. C. A also known as Obamacare. Most insurance plans are required to cover birth control with no out of pocket charges. But current regulations makes exemptions for religious or moral objections. This new rule would remove moral objections as grounds for an exemption. This is the latest way that the biden administration is trying to increase access to contraception. After the Supreme Court's decision to overturn roe v wade in other health care news. Hamara no longer has a monopoly on rheumatoid arthritis. Today, California based biotech company amazon released a copycat drug for 20 years. Now, kumara cornered the market in this time period, it generated $200 billion in revenue. As many as seven other similar drugs are expected to hit the market sometime this year. These drugs are used to treat arthritis and several other autoimmune conditions. Some people spend up to $70,000 a year on Humira Boeing is bidding farewell to its beloved 7 47 jet more than a half century ago. The original aircraft brought in a whole new era of air travel. The last 7 47 left the factory in Everett Washington this afternoon. In the last 54 years Boeing. Built more than 1500 of these massive planes, just look at it. This plane is also known as the queen of the skies. It helped bring air travel to the masses but recently smaller, more efficient aircrafts are overshadowing it. While no more 7 40 sevens will be made. There are still taking flights. So the next time you board a plane to say your next trip, you could be on one of these iconic planes.