Rachel Scott has the latest on the potential deal to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history after eight Senate Democrats broke ranks to vote with Republicans; Over 90 million from the Deep South to New England are on alert as the first winter storm of the season takes aim with snow and brutal cold, Alex Perez reports and Lee Goldberg with the track and the timing; Ike Ejiochi has details on the Jamaica-bound plane packed with relief supplies for hurricane victims that crashed into a lake in Coral Springs, Florida, killing at least two people; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.

Mary Bruce reports on House Democrats releasing pages linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including emails where he discussed Donald Trump; Rachel Scott has the latest on the House passing a funding bill that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history; Martha Raddatz has details on the major escalation of Pres. Trump's fight against drug cartels after the USS Gerald R. Ford — the world's most lethal aircraft carrier – arrived in the waters near Latin America and Venezuela mobilized 200,000 troops; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.