Скачать или смотреть America Frozen Winter Storm Fern’s Chaos & The Shooting of Alex Pretti 2026 News Update

1. Winter Storm Fern: A Continent on Ice
"Winter Storm Fern" is being described as a "potentially historic" event, with extreme weather stretching nearly 2,000 miles from the Mexican border to Canada.

The Scale: Over 230 million people are currently under winter alerts. As of today, the death toll has climbed to at least 29 confirmed fatalities due to hypothermia, traffic accidents, and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Grid Paralysis: Over 1 million people lost power at the storm's peak, primarily in the South. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has issued emergency orders for the Texas (ERCOT) and New England (ISO-NE) grids, authorizing the use of backup generation at data centers to prevent a total collapse.

Economic Impact: With over 14,000 flights canceled since the weekend and major trucking arteries frozen, early estimates from AccuWeather place the economic disruption between $105 billion and $115 billion.

Geopolitical Standoff: President Trump has utilized the storm to declare a National Energy Emergency, blaming the "energy subtraction policies" of the previous administration for the grid's vulnerability.

2. The Shooting of Alex Pretti: A City in Revolt
While the storm freezes the East, Minneapolis is burning with political rage following the death of Alex Jeffrey Pretti (37), an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA.

The Incident: On Saturday, January 24, Pretti was shot and killed by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a protest against "Operation Metro Surge"—a federal immigration crackdown.

The Controversy: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem labeled the incident "defensive shots" against a "domestic terrorist" who was armed. However, multiple bystander videos and a Reuters/CNN analysis show Pretti was holding a cell phone, not a gun, and was attempting to shield a woman from being pepper-sprayed.

The Execution-Style Allegation: Chillingly, video evidence suggests a federal agent removed a legally holstered firearm from Pretti before two other agents fired a volley of 10 shots while he was pinned to the ground.

The Political Fallout: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has called the federal presence a "federal occupation" and demanded their immediate removal. In D.C., Senate Democrats have vowed to block all DHS funding until a full investigation into the "Minneapolis Massacres" (referring to Pretti and the Jan 7 killing of Renée Good) is completed.