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Good morning and welcome to KID News.
I'm Tori.
Today is Monday, February 23rd, 2026.
And we begin with the biggest blizzard in a decade blasting much of the Northeast.
A storm that forecasters initially thought might just skim the region was instead expected to make a direct hit on New York City and the tri-state area overnight.
Up to two feet of snow could fall by the time it tapers off later today, with winds at times whipping to 70 miles an hour.
Many of you who live in the region are probably getting a classic break-out-the-sled snow day, or at least a remote day.
As forecasters warn, travel by road will be dangerous, if not impossible, from Washington DC all the way up to Boston.
In the air, more problems.
More than 4,700 flights are canceled today and hundreds more have been grounded tomorrow.
Also impacted by the blizzard, the now gold medal winning U.S. men's hockey team.
The boys in red, white and blue were supposed to fly from Milan to New Jersey today, but their flights are instead headed for a snowless layover in Miami.
They probably won't mind the delay.
Early yesterday, on the 46th anniversary of 1980's Miracle on Ice, came the miracle in Milan, with the Americans grabbing gold from the gloves of Canada less than two minutes into overtime.
That victory gave the U.S. a total of 12 gold medals, the most the team has won at any Winter Games.
Up next is the Paralympics for athletes with physical and mental challenges.
It begins in two weeks, and preps are already underway for the 2030 Winter Games.
Last night, at the closing ceremony, organizers in Italy passed the Olympic flag to France, which will host across several locations in the Alps.
That much-anticipated mission to send a crew of four astronauts around the backside of the moon is on hold again.
NASA conducted a successful dress rehearsal on Friday, hoping for a March 6 launch.
But on Saturday the agency reported a problem with helium not reaching the upper stage of the rocket.
A steady stream of the gas is needed to purge the engines and pressurize the fuel tanks, and fixing the issue may require the massive rocket to be rolled back into its hangar.
As of this recording, engineers are still assessing the problem, but if it can't be fixed on the launch pad, NASA says the soonest window for blastoff would be April.
Sharks aren't known to swim in the frigid Antarctic Ocean, but tell that to the one caught on camera 1600 feet below the surface in waters barely above freezing.
Researchers say it's a 10 to 13-foot sleeper shark, the first they've ever spotted so far south.
There's a general rule of thumb that you don't catch sharks in Antarctica, researcher Alan Jamison told CBS News.
And this one isn't even little.
It's a hunk of a shark.
These things are tanks.
Is climate change the reason?
Not necessarily.
It may be just a mystery of the deep.
Marine biologists say the sharks may have been there all along.
Scientists just didn't have their cameras in the right places.
And on land, paleontologists are celebrating the discovery of a new dinosaur that's as long and as tall as a T-Rex.
They found its remains in the Sahara Desert in North Africa.
It's a Spinosaurus or spine lizard, and has been given the new species name of Mirabilis, which means astonishing for the giant 20-inch horn on its head.
According to NBC News, this 40-foot-long, 20-foot-tall fossil find is only the second known species of the semi-aquatic Spinosaurus and joins Tyrannosaurus, Gigantosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus on the list of largest meat-eating dinosaurs.
Still to come.
There was plenty of brotherly love on the ice in Milan yesterday, with one of them sacrificing two teeth in the wind.
But first we want to say happy birthday to Caroline Kyle of Lafayette Louisiana, who had a big birthday yesterday.
Caroline, your mom dad, Vivian and Archie tell us you are happiest outside, swinging high, dreaming big, creating art, singing songs and loving every animal you meet.
We hope your celebration lasts all week, Caroline.
Now, today's Kid News quiz.
How much new snow could the Northeast see from today's blizzard?
Two feet.
Where will the next Winter Games be held?
France in 2030.
Which gas is causing headaches for the Artemis II launch?
Helium.
Where was a shark caught on camera for the first time?
In the Antarctic Ocean.
In today's Kid News Kicker.
Yesterday's gold medal win for the US men's hockey team was a family affair.
Two pairs of brothers were on the ice.
First Matthew and Brady Kachuk, whose father was a four-time Olympian and ranked second in NHL lifetime goals.
And then there's Jack and Quinn Hughes.
Quinn scored the game winner against Sweden to get the team to the final, while Jack lost two teeth to a high stick just minutes before finding the back of the net for gold in overtime.
Jack and Quinn are the sons of Jim and Ellen Hughes, who are both hockey coaches themselves.
Ellen even helped the U.S. women's hockey team win gold, also against Canada, last Thursday.
As for Jack's teeth, he's lost them to the sport before.
In fact, after taking a stick to the face and seeing his teeth on the ice, he told reporters his first thought was here we go again.
His teammates weren't surprised either.
As one of the Kachuk brothers explained.
I don't know how many teeth he lost, but it's only fitting that's a guy who is willing to give it all.
Thanks again to the Kyles of Lafayette, Louisiana for sponsoring today's quiz.
Happy birthday plus one day to Caroline and happy first day back from Mardi Gras break to Mrs Barra's class and to all of Caroline's friends and fellow Cathedral Carmel Tigers.
And hello to our other Kid News classrooms, Mr G and his rangers at Pine Ridge in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Mrs. Crispin and her Ridley Raiders at Lakeview in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.
Ms.
Jones and her Jaguars at Smoke Rise in Tucker, Georgia.
Ms.
Orr Lombardo and her Sharks at Swansea Junior and Senior Schools in Toronto Ontario, and Mrs Krause and her bears at Lake of the Woods School in Beaudet, Minnesota.
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