At least nine states from Georgia to Delaware are under snow and ice alerts as a winter storm moves east -- with brutal, record-breaking cold temperatures in the Midwest and Central U.S. in the wake of the storm.

Other Republican governors on the council are Ron DeSantis of Florida, Brian Kemp of Georgia, Jeff Landry of Louisiana and Henry McMaster of South Carolina.

Then the list was expanded last week to add Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee. The recall affects oysters on the half-shell market, shucked, frozen, breaded and post-harvest processed oysters.

In the Southeast, more than 400,000 homes and businesses were without power Sunday morning in Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Flash flood warnings were issued across much of the region.

Flooding has inundated a swath of Southern states over the past 48 hours after more than 6 inches of rain fell in some areas.

A sprawling storm pounded the Southeast leading to intense flash flooding. Nearly half a million people across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia are experiencing power outages. NBC’s George Solis reports for Sunday TODAY.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall for oysters distributed to multiple states, including Georgia, due to possible norovirus contamination.

Moses brought them down from Mount Sinai to the children of Israel, and now Gillsville Republican state Rep. Emory Dunahoo wants to bring them to all the children of Georgia.

The FDA is advising restaurants and food retailers not to serve or sell, and to dispose of oysters harvested from parts of Louisiana between Jan. 10 and Feb. 4, because they may be contaminated with norovirus, according to an FDA news release.

Georgia faces the No. 7 LSU Tigers after Trinity Turner scored 22 points in the Bulldogs' 84-55 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats.

Buford (Ga.) offensive lineman Ben Mubenga has quickly become a coveted prospect on the recruiting scene following an impressive junior campaign. Mubenga, the y

Patrick Mulhearn, a major player in Louisiana’s film industry, has launched a new business aimed at helping both filmmakers and Louisiana taxpayers get the most out of the state’s motion picture tax credit system.