Widespread power outages and hazardous driving conditions are major concerns. For the first time ever, all of Texas was under a winter storm warning. Source

North Carolina GOP Chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement that Burr’s vote to convict “in a trial that he declared unconstitutional is shocking and disappointing.” Source

The Midwest is already in a deep freeze due to a polar vortex, with arctic air expected to descend to the Gulf Coast. Also, the CDC director said it is too early for communities to begin relaxing their mask mandates. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Officials said 10 people went missing near Key West while six others disappeared off the coast of Fort Pierce. Source

One man was skiing alone and a second died while snowboarding, but another snowboarder made it through his head being buried in snow, authorities said. Source

Robert Maraj, 64, was walking along a road on Long Island in New York when he was hit by a car that kept going. He died the next day in a hospital. Source

The Russian Progress cargo ship blasted off from Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz booster carrying 2-and-a-half tons of supplies and equipment. Source

Michael McDowell won a race stopped by rain for almost six hours that ended nine hours after it began. Source

Unprecedented Russian SolarWinds hack that infiltrated federal government likely still happening; Then, Bill Gates on how the world can avoid a climate disaster; And, Simone Biles readies for her final Olympics. Source

Winter storms sweep across the country; Couple reunites after more than five decades, finds long lost biological daughter Source