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Hey from CNN, I'm Ifeoma Dike with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, January 27th.

'President Donald Trump is backing up Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, saying she's not stepping down. Two sources tell CNN Trump, Noem and her senior advisor met for nearly two hours last night about how to carry out Trump's immigration agenda in Minnesota. Noem at the department faced backlash over their response to Alex Pratty's fatal shooting over the weekend. The 37-year-old ICU nurse is the second person to be killed by federal agents in Minneapolis this month. Speaking to reporters at the White House today, Trump said he doesn't believe Prede was acting as an assassin, contradicting a top aide, and says he'll be watching over the investigation. Sources tell CNN Prede had a previous run-in with federal agents a week before his death, where he ended up with a broken rib from being tackled while he was protesting their attempt to detain other individuals. DHS didn't respond to questions about Preti's previous encounter or more details about efforts to collect information on protestors. Meanwhile, a federal judge ruled that a five-year-old boy federal officers took from his home last week after arresting his father will not be deported for now while the case plays out. The two were taken to an ICE facility in Texas. CNN has reached out to an attorney for the family and DHS for comment.

More news coming up, including crackdown concerns at the Winter Olympics and whether more snow is on the way.

The Department of Homeland Security confirms that ICE agents will help with U.S. Security operations at the Winter Olympics next month in Italy. Current and former lawmakers there are so outraged about it that they're urging the country's prime minister to intervene. CNN's Barbie Nadeau is in Rome.

But of course, everyone's mind assumes that when they're talking about ICE agents, they're taking about those masked men we've seen on the streets of Minneapolis and elsewhere in the United States. But we just heard from Italy's interior ministry, who called the US ambassador. He posted on social media that these ICE agents are really just part of a counterterrorism security effort. They will be sort of in an operational room. They won't be out on the street.

The powerful winter storm over the weekend has left at least 30 people dead. That's as power outages in parts of the South could last for weeks and more snow could be on the way. Forecast models are predicting another major winter storm to hit the East Coast this weekend, which could turn into a bomb cyclone. CNN lead meteorologist Brandon Miller is tracking the forecast.

'We're never confident that we're going to see a strong storm form near the Carolinas this weekend, and that's where the term bomb comes from. It's a weather term that refers to a certain amount of strengthening in 24 hours, similar to the rapid intensification of a strong hurricane. But the track this nor'easter takes is still very uncertain. One that hugs the coast on Sunday could end up dumping feet of snow in major northeast cities. But one that moves more out to sea could spare most of the East Coast. So it's going to be an anxious few days as we watch the forecast models fine-tune the details of this one.

The measles outbreak in South Carolina is now the largest in the country since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. In 2000. The state has reported 789 cases as of today, surpassing a massive outbreak in Texas. There were 762 cases there before the outbreak ended last August and two children died. South Carolina's health department says at least 18 people have been hospitalized for measles complications and no deaths have been reported.

Up next, social media giants in court.

For the first time, Meta and YouTube are expected to testify in front of a jury about claims that their platforms have harmed young people's mental health. CNN's Clare Duffy is in Los Angeles.

'Hi, Ifeoma. A Californian 19-year-old filed a lawsuit against TikTok, Meta, YouTube, and Snap, claiming that their platforms addicted her and harmed her mental health. We learned this morning that TikTok settled the case last night, one day before trial. Snap also settled last week, although all four of these companies remain defendants in more than 1,000 cases that have been filed by other families with similar claims. So whatever happens in this case could help determine the resolution of those other lawsuits. Now, the companies say they don't harm young users' mental health and have rolled out parental controls and safety features for teens, but this really is a huge moment for parents and advocates who, for years, have been calling for more accountability for these platforms.

That does it for us. Our next episode drops at 6 a.m. Eastern.