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So let's start with a wraparound of today's top news cycle. At least 50 people dead following a historic winter storm that has left large parts of the country buried in ice and snow storm hitting western new york especially hard with some parts getting as much as 50 inches of snow and fierce blizzard conditions, officials in the area warning of ongoing power outages and hazardous road conditions, hurricane force winds in Buffalo, leaving many rescue vehicles stranded on the roads. And one resident telling of her experience housing tourists in her home. After they became stranded from the weather, we heard a knock at the door around two p.m. Right when the storm was really starting to kick up and two gentlemen were there asking for shovels. They said we need help and my husband went out to help them. He got about 10 ft out and realized he couldn't see anything. The snow was coming down really heavy and then they said were part of a tour group and soon 10 people were in our home and freezing cold. Officials in Iri County now bracing for possible flooding later in the week as temperatures rise and all of that snow starts to melt. Well, less than a month after a power station was vandalized in north Carolina. More substations have come under attack this time in Washington State on the other side of the country for power stations near Tacoma that's less than an hour from Seattle vandalized on christmas day, leaving more than 14,000 people without power. Well, one of the attacks created a fire which was quickly extinguished by authorities. Police saying power has since been restored to most affected homes by yesterday morning and as of now there are no suspects in custody. Well, the recent attacks on power stations, raising bigger concerns about the security of the U. S. Power grid and china making a major change to its strict covid policies. The country dropping its quarantine requirement for all inbound travelers in a big step toward reopening it's borders. Currently, people coming in from outside of mainland china need to undergo five days of hotel quarantine in three days of self isolation at home. But starting in early january, they will only need to have a 48 hour negative pcr tests before departure. China also loosening other measures that have since been in place since 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Those include quarantine for positive patients tracing close contacts and designating risk areas. Well, this coming as covid cases increase in china as it steps away from its zero covid policy and oversees Ukraine fighting to recapture the eastern city of Crimea at the key area is currently almost entirely occupied and heavily guarded by Russia. Russia has brought in a large number of troops to bolster its presence there since Ukraine launched its campaign to take back the city in the fall, here's what President Vladimir Zelensky of Ukraine had to say about the situation on the front lines, Mahmoud criminal and other areas in Donbas that require maximum strength and concentration. Now the situation there is difficult, painful. The occupants are spending all the resources available to them and these are significant resources to squeeze out at least some progress. And as the fighting continues, some nine million people were cut off from power in different regions of Ukraine. Well, George santos has admitted to line about several aspects of his past the new york Times reporting, there's no evidence that the new york Republican representative elect worked for Citigroup, Goldman Sachs attended college or owned over a dozen properties. These are all claims that he did make on the campaign trail In an interview with the new york post santos admitting those claims were untrue saying, quote, my sins here are embellishing my resume. End, quote santos denying at least one claim from the Times report that he was charged with fraud while living in brazil telling W abc radio quote, I'm not a criminal and someone could win more than half a billion dollars in the lottery tonight, officials estimating the mega millions. Jackpot has surpassed the $565 million mark after there were no lucky winners in the drawing held on friday. Although that's a lot of money. It doesn't even rank in the top 10 biggest jackpots ever. One. You might remember that two point oh $4 billion powerball jackpot won by someone in California in november. That's followed by another powerball lottery of about 1.5 billion back in 2016. Now the biggest mega millions jackpot ever won was handed out in 2018. Also around $1.5 billion. Tonight's drawing will be held at 11 p.m. Eastern time. So stay up if you've got a ticket and a dog abandoned at an airport has finally found a forever home. According to the san Francisco S. P. C. A, A pup named Polaris arrived at the airport with an international traveler but he was abandoned when his owner decided to continue on without him. United Airlines then teamed up with the S. P. C. A. To ensure Polaris could find a loving home and turns out his new owner was not too far away. A pilot working for United was chosen to take the six month old german shepherd back to his family just in time for the holidays. United also following up with a $5,000 donation to the S. P. as a thank you for their efforts