From CNN, I'm a FOMA DK, for the five things you need to know for Tuesday, January 21st. We start with one of President Donald Trump's executive orders that could impact Afghan refugees. Trump ordered the U.S. refugee program to be suspended starting next Monday for 90 days, and that could be extended.
A major Afghan advocacy organization borns that could leave in limbo at least 2,000 Afghans, who had previously been approved to resettle in the U.S. That includes the families of U.S. service members who have already cleared the U.S.'s vetting process and are actively prepared to travel. Since the end of the war in Afghanistan in 2021, more than 180,000 Afghans have resettled in the U.S.
Trump's White House borders are Tom Holman. There are things we need to fix at the last administration probe before we allow the program to continue, so we're on it and they'll be handled by case-by-case basis. An unusual storm unfolding along the Gulf Coast could break records that decades ago. CNN's Alisa Raffa has the forecast.
If we're looking at snow coming down across the south, in some places that haven't seen it in decades, alerts stretching from East Texas across the Gulf Coast and up the Carolina Coast. The first ever bullers are warning an effect for parts of East Texas and Louisiana where some of that heavy snow is dropping visibility. We'll keep some of these snow totals up to six inches possible for some of these states, again, could set some records for some of the snowiest days in their history. That snow peels away going into Wednesday, but their bitter cold hangs around, more than 70 percent at the lower 48 keeps temperatures below freezing through much of the week.
More than 2,100 flights in and out of U.S. airports were canceled as of early afternoon eastern time, according to FlightAware. Many in cities that are seeing freezing temperatures and snowfall. But Donald Trump back in the White House again, Ukrainian president Belaudin Resilinsky said many countries are wondering whether a relationship with Washington will look like.
In times of war, everyone, warriors, will the United States, stay with them. But does anyone in the United States worry that Europe might abandon them some day? Might stop being their ally. The answer is no.
Speaking from the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, so let's be suggested that while the U.S. is a quote, an dispensable ally to Europe, the relationship might not be fully reciprocal. He also urged European countries to stand together in the face of threats from Russia and Iran. Meanwhile, there's a noticeable change in tone between U.S.
and Russian officials. Yesterday, Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed openness about rebuilding relations with Trump's administration. And Trump says he plans to meet Putin, and talks are underway to set that up. The Israeli military has killed at least nine Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, just two days after the ceasefire in Gaza went into effect.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's security cabinet launched the military offensive to quote, eradicate terrorism and Janine. In response, Hamas issued a statement calling for people in the West Bank to fight the occupation army. It's not clear yet whether the nine-kilobry bystanders were engaged in hostilities with Israeli forces. But videos from the scenes show that at least two were civilians who appeared to be unarmed.
Meanwhile, Israel's military chief of staff has said he'll resign in March over the Israeli Spillier to prevent the October 7th terror attack. Netanyahu has declined to take responsibility for those failures, stating that accountability will come only after the war. Coming up, a former surgeon general's warning. Hey, welcome back.
A former U.S. surgeon general said vaccine-preventable diseases are still a major threat. That's according to Dr. Jerome Adams' recent op-ed in the medical publication, STAT.
The doctor pointed out parents are questioning vaccines and increasingly opting to delay, or for go-essential shots due to new doubts, often fueled by misinformation. But he said this growing vaccine hesitancy will not only impact children's health and increase personal costs on diseases, but also places an enormous strain on the health care system. He said that vaccination rates of the country's with the highest life expectancies usually meet or exceed those of the U.S. And he said, well, vaccines are one of the most powerful tools we have to ensure a healthier, more secure future for all Americans.
That's a wrap. Join us again at 6PM Eastern.