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Global National: Jan. 9, 2024 | Millions of Canadians brace for brutal blast of winter weather

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In tonight’s top story: The new year is starting with a winter wallop, with most of Eastern Canada expected to be blanketed by heavy snow, which could cause travel headaches. Global News meteorologist Anthony Farnell gives a rundown of what is being forecast in the eastern provinces, and Dawna Friesen looks at how that weather is affecting Western Canada.

As he takes another run for the White House, former U.S. president Donald Trump says he should be immune from prosecution for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Jackson Proskow explains what Trump's lawyers are arguing, what could delay this trial further and what the U.S. Department of Justice is worried about.

Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is again urging Israel to show restraint in its mission to eliminate Hamas in the Gaza Strip, where the humanitarian crisis is only worsening. Crystal Goomansingh looks at the suggestion Israel is rejecting to resettle displaced Gazans and the pleas for more aid.

Canadians can now apply for temporary visas for family members stuck in the Gaza Strip. Heidi Petracek explains why immigration lawyers say the application process is too complicated and how there is no guarantee of approval.

NASA is delaying the launch of two moon missions, including the first lunar orbit set to carry Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen. Mackenzie Gray reports on the new schedule and the safety and technical issues that need to be fixed before humans return to the moon.

Raging wildfires, scorching heat waves, El Niño and other extreme weather events all contributed to 2023 being the hottest year on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). As Redmond Shannon reports, climate scientists warn the continued burning of fossil fuels will likely lead to even hotter years.

Plus, two Montreal teens are being called heroes after a dramatic water rescue in Barbados. The West Island residents were at the beach when they noticed a couple struggling to swim. As Amanda Jelowicki, they put years of swim training to the test, and rescued the couple.

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