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let's start with a wraparound of today's news cycle northern California still recovering from a 6.4 magnitude earthquake striking humboldt county, several 100 miles north of san Francisco and sacramento thankfully there have been no reported deaths, only minor injuries. Again, thankfully, some locals shared videos of damage in their homes in the hours following the quake. Now, the larger issue at hand is the power outages. About 72% of customers in the area don't have power. That's according to power outage dot us. It's a dangerous time to lose power ahead of the arctic blast of air heading into the country. So let's talk about that wintry blast. It's going to impact most americans. Around 60 million people are currently under winter storm or wind chill alerts. The National Weather Service says the surge of arctic air could create a potential flash freeze, basically a dangerously fast drop in temperatures more than half of the country is expected to see temperatures drop below freezing in the next seven days. The National Weather service also sharing important tips on how to prepare for this extreme weather, including helpful tips to take care of yourself, your home and yes, your pets as well. Let's move to a major story overseas. Women and girls in Afghanistan can no longer attend universities. After a decision by the Taliban. As of right now, women in the country cannot receive more than an elementary school education in March. The Taliban ordered secondary schools for girls to shut permanently, activists are calling this a blatant attack on women's rights. Women are also barred from working in most areas and must have a male guardian escort during travel. Now the news comes after the taliban promised it would protect women's rights following the group's takeover in the country. That of course was last year. More than 100,000 essential workers are on strike in the U. K. Led by thousands of nurses. Today marked the largest nursing strike in the history of Britain's National Health Service. Those nurses want staffing shortages addressed and a wage increase that lawmakers are calling unaffordable. This is the second strike in a week from nurses and this time they were joined by other public workers like postal workers and rail workers. The nursing union says it's prepared for more strikes in the new year if the government fails to respond in the next 48 hours Title 42, we've been telling you about this controversial Trump era immigration policy. It's staying in place at least for now. The policy was set to end tomorrow, but the Supreme Court put a temporary hold on its termination Monday. Now, title 42 allows the government to swiftly expel migrants at the border with it ending border communities are bracing for a surge in migrant arrivals. Now, surely after the brief pause of termination of title 42 was announced. One official with customs and border protection saying this, quote, everyone is breathing a collective sigh of relief albeit a temporary one. The Supreme Court wants a response from the Biden administration in the next few hours. If you're heading to the pharmacy for a sick kid, make sure to check if you've got enough pain meds, Walgreens and CVS are limiting Children's pain relief medicine purchases. You can see on your screen exactly what those limits entail. Now. Both companies cited increased demand and supply chain concerns regarding the decision. It comes as we see a significant spike in kids coming down with RSV, not to mention cases of the flu and covid also on the rise. The Consumer Healthcare Products Association said sales of pediatric pain relievers are up 65% from this time last year And you probably won't be able to see it if you look up tomorrow morning but high above us in the international space station astronauts will be going for a walk among the stars. It's slightly more dangerous than a walk in the park. Of course several American astronauts will continue to work on new solar panels for the ISS that will boost the station's power by 30%. This walk comes just a few days after a leak on the so you spacecraft and delayed a Russian walk. We'll be covering the walk live when it kicks off at 7 30 eastern tomorrow morning tune in to wake up with cheddar to see how it goes