AMNA NAWAZ: Good evening, and welcome to the "NewsHour."

For thousands of people in California, the punishing cleanup from back-to-back blizzards goes on tonight amid mountains of snow.

GEOFF BENNETT: Winter in the California mountains has turned out to be more like a natural disaster, especially east of Los Angeles.

William Brangham has our report.

WILLIAM BRANGHAM: As snow continues to blanket various parts of California, residents are still trying to find ways to get out from under it.

Patricia Derleth lives in a mobile home complex in the San Bernardino Mountains, where at least 10 feet of snow has fallen.

PATRICIA DERLETH, California Resident: This place is a disaster zone.

WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Many people are just emerging for the first time in days, inching their way through dug-out paths.

Some have to trek long distances just to get necessities like food and medicine.

JOHN BILYK, California Resident: Just hiking back now with the food.

I'm actually trying to get to the hilltop.

That's the only place WE can get phone service to make a phone call.

WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Crews are working around the clock to rescue those who are still trapped.

They're using special equipment to dig routes to safety and deploying as much help as they can.

BRIAN ESTES, Placer County, California, Police Chief: And that preparedness part of it is key for us.

It also deals with a lot of specialized equipment and resources based on what we think were going to see on the forecast.

WILLIAM BRANGHAM: Officials reopened Interstate 80 this morning, after shutting it down in several mountain towns over the weekend.

But California isn't done with this extreme weather yet.

More snow and later rain is predicted for this week.

The heavy combination could collapse more roofs and cause other structural damage structural damage.

Meanwhile, winter weather is again hitting the Midwest.

Minnesota woke up today to snow-covered roads and high winds, as did much of the Great Lakes region.

The Northeast is girding for its arrival next.

For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm William Brangham.

AMNA NAWAZ: All told, 13 counties in California are under states of emergency because of the massive snowfall.

It's been one month since a deadly earthquake rocked the Turkey-Syria border region, and the U.N. is warning that it doesn't have the funds to help.

The world body says an appeal for $1 billion to help survivors is only 10 percent funded.

Silence has fallen over destroyed cities like Hatay in Southern Turkey.

The U.N. says hundreds of thousands of people still need humanitarian aid.

In Eastern Ukraine, commanders in the blasted city of Bakhmut are vowing again to hold out.

A nonstop Russian assault continued today, and one Ukrainian officer described the situation as utter hell.

Drone footage from inside Bakhmut showed miles of scarred ruins.

A military spokesman told Ukrainian TV that defenders are under constant pressure.

MYKYTA SHANDBYA, Press Officer, Ukrainian Military (through translator): It's tough.

The enemy's assaults happen all the time.

They try to capture out positions.

Small groups attempt to carry out assaults.

In the past couple of days, the number of people in those groups have increased.

But, so far, they have failed.

AMNA NAWAZ: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said today that, even if the Russians finally capture Bakhmut, it would be a symbolic victory only.

Back in this country, more than 20 people face domestic terrorism charges in Atlanta after a violent protest on Sunday.

It happened at a construction site for a new police training center.

Surveillance video showed demonstrators throwing flaming bottles, fireworks and rocks.

Construction equipment was also set on fire.

The project has been a flash point for months.

Police shot and killed one protester in January.

California will stop doing business with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain halted sales of the abortion pill mifepristone in Republican-run states.

Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted today he is -- quote -- "done" with any company that -- quote -- "cowers to the extremists and puts women's lives at risk."

Newsom ordered state-funded insurance plans to review all dealings with Walgreens.

The U.S. Transportation Department says three top airlines have agreed to eliminate family seating fees in some cases.

American, Alaska and Frontier Airlines say they will let parents with young children sit together at no extra cost if seats are available at booking.

Those carriers will get a green check mark on a new dashboard that went online today.

And Wall Street mostly marked time today.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 40 points to close at 33431.

The Nasdaq fell 13 points.

The S&P 500 was up two.

Still to come on the "NewsHour": Iran vows to punish anyone found responsible for the poisoning of school-age girls; speeches by leading Republicans highlight the choice voters face on the direction of their party; remembering an activist's lasting contributions to disability rights; plus much more.