Violence erupts in Mexico after cartel boss death; Blizzard freezes East Coast

Mexico kills a cartel kingpin. His network fires back, burning buses, blocking highways, American tourists scrambling to get out

Plus, a monster winter storm slams the East Coast. 40 million people in its path

Travel vans, grounded flights, and wind-driven snow from Philadelphia to Cape Cod

And a man armed with a shotgun and fuel canister is shot and killed outside Mar-a-Lago

Who he was, where he came from, and what authorities say he was planning

The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world

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Mexico's military says it has killed the head of the Jalisco New Generation cartel

but his death has triggered violent reprisals and reported casualties in several states

Meseo El Mencho Oseguera Cervantes was wounded in a raid in the town of Topalpa

Authorities say he died while being airlifted to Mexico City. El Mencho was not just another cartel figure

The DEA considered his organization as powerful as the Sinaloa cartel, with operations in all 50 U.S. states and deep involvement in fentanyl trafficking

The U.S. had offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his capture

American officials say U.S. intelligence provided support but stressed this was a Mexican-led operation

Within hours of his death, cartel members launched widespread retaliation, more than 250 vehicle blockades, arson attacks, and gunfire across multiple states

leaving at least 14 people dead, including members of the National Guard

Panic broke out at airports in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, with some flights canceled and travel waivers issued

The U.S. State Department has issued shelter-in-place warnings for American citizens in several Mexican states, particularly including major tourist hubs

Mexico's president is urging calm, saying most of the country remains stable

El Mencho's killing delivered a major blow to one of the world's most aggressive criminal organizations

What's less certain is whether removing him weakens the cartel or sparks more violence

Back in this country, more than 40 million people are waking up under blizzard warnings this morning

as a powerful winter storm barrels up the East Coast. Overnight, snow and wind intensified from the Mid-Atlantic through southern New England

with snowfall rates hitting 1 to 2 inches an hour in some areas and gusts strong enough to create whiteout conditions New York City Boston Philadelphia all under blizzard warnings from this massive system

In New York, a state of emergency is in effect. A citywide travel ban remains in place through midday and schools are closed for what the mayor called the first old school snow day since 2019

Mayor Zoran Mamdani ordered most travel banned across the city from 9 p.m. Sunday until noon today

only allowing emergency and essential traffic as crews prepare for the height of snow and wind

Governor Kathy Hochul warned this could rank among the worst in the city's history

This will be something the likes of which we've not seen in years. And in fact, New York City is bracing for one to make some history

to be in the top 10 worst winter storms in the last 150 years. Pennsylvania is also preparing

for major impacts in and around Philadelphia. Governor Josh Shapiro laid out what the area

is expecting. Listen to this. We expect there to be very, very significant snowfall in the

Philadelphia region. Right now, those estimates are about 18 to 24 inches. Wow. Air travel is

already heavily disrupted. The airlines have canceled nearly 8,500 flights today, with major hubs in New York, Boston and Philadelphia largely shut down

The heaviest snow is forecast to taper off later this afternoon, but the wind and risk of power outages could linger

The European Union is holding an emergency meeting today, with its trade chief expected

to propose suspending ratification of the U.S.-EU trade deal until Brussels gets what it calls

full clarity on American tariff policy. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling on Friday

that President Trump does not have the authority to impose unilateral tariffs under the International

Emergency Economic Powers Act. A day later, the president posted on Truth Social that because of

the ruling, he's, quote, effective immediately, raising the 10 percent worldwide tariff to 15 percent

European officials are pressing the White House for answers on how that decision affects trade

agreements signed last year. The EU's international trade chair blasted the situation on social media

Sunday, calling it pure customs chaos on the part of the U.S. government, adding, quote

no one can make any sense of it anymore. The Trump administration is pushing back

Trade Representative Jameson Greer told CBS the White House intends to stand by the agreements

already reached And I been telling them for a year whether this case whether we won or lost We were going to have tariffs The president policy was going to continue That why they signed these deals even while the litigation was pending So we having active conversations with them

We want them to understand that these deals are going to be good deals. We expect to stand by them

We expect our partners to stand by them. And I haven't heard anyone yet come to me and say the deal's off

They want to see how this plays out. The EU does have tools to respond

Its so-called anti-coercion instrument allows Brussels to restrict trade or investment from countries it determines are applying economic pressure on member states

For now, European leaders say they want clarity, but the standoff over tariffs is clearly escalating

A man is dead after federal authorities say he breached the perimeter of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida over the weekend

The Secret Service says the man, identified as 21-year-old Austin Martin of North Carolina

was armed with a shotgun and carrying a gas canister when agents confronted him

with support from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say Martin was ordered to drop the items

He put down the canister, but not the weapon. Officials say he then raised the shotgun toward officers

Agents opened fire, killing him at the scene. According to TMZ, co-workers describe Martin as a Trump supporter

who had grown increasingly upset about the Justice Department's recent release of Epstein-related documents

Trump was not at Mar-a-Lago at the time of the shooting. It's been nearly three weeks since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona home

And investigators are turning to genetic genealogy, the same technique that helped identify the Golden State Killer

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nano says investigators recovered mixed and partial DNA at Guthrie's home, including genetic material that does not belong to Guthrie, her family, or anyone known to have worked at the residence

But the sample represents challenges. When DNA is mixed, and especially when a victim's DNA overwhelms any potential suspect profile

it becomes difficult to build a clean genetic profile for the FBI's CODIS database

or for use in commercial genealogy comparisons. Authorities also found gloves about two miles from the home

The DNA profile from those gloves did not match entries in CODIS

and did not match other DNA recovered at the property. Sheriff Nanos says technology continues to improve, and the lab believes those challenges

could be resolved in weeks, months, or maybe even a year, potentially allowing investigators

to enter the profile into CODIS or pursue genetic genealogy For now though investigators are not there yet Finally this morning if you watched the Olympic gold medal hockey game yesterday you already know why many are calling it one of the greatest ever The United States versus Canada

and an overtime finish. It was unbelievable. The teams were tied at one goal apiece after

regulation time. Less than two minutes into overtime, Team USA's Jack Hughes took a pass

from Zach Wierenski and fired a wrist shot under the pads of Canada's Jordan Binnington into the

net for what is now being referred to as the Golden Goal. Hughes' goal gave the Americans a

two-to-one win. There he is right there, the hero. It set off a delirious celebration on the ice and

in the locker room, including FBI Director Cash Patel. American goalie Connor Halbuck was absolutely

spectacular in net. He stopped 41 shots by Canada, including a couple of breakaways

The Americans win the gold in hockey for the first time since the miracle on ice at Lake Placid in New York in 1980

46 years later, a win for the ages from the miracle on ice to the magical finish at the Milan Cortino Winter Olympics

As Jack Hughes said afterwards, this is all about our country right now

I love the USA. I love my teammates. Team USA is flying home, no doubt, to a hero's welcome on American soil

I can tell you I started watching hockey at 7 a.m. yesterday when that game began

I was still watching postgame coverage at 8.15 last night. I think I watched the Jack Hughes goal about 15 to 20 times

It got better and better each time. Wow. What a game. Great to see it

All right. Before we head out, here's what we're tracking today. At 10, President Trump will sign a proclamation at an event creating Angel Family Day to recognize families of victims of crime by undocumented immigrants

Later this morning in Utah, opening arguments begin for Corey Richens. Prosecutors say she poisoned her husband, then wrote a children's book about grief

This afternoon, Nick Reiner, the son of filmmaker Rob Reiner, is set to be arraigned on two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents

after delays and a last-minute change in legal counsel. Unbiased Updates is the fastest, fairest, and most focused few minutes in news

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