Some five million people across the Great Lakes and southern Appalachians are under winter weather alerts Monday morning, with the snow and rain that has disrupted the post-holiday travel period in the Northeast set to last well into the working week.

In our news wrap Monday, nearly seven million people are under winter weather alerts as lake effect snow impacts the Great Lakes region, Hezbollah fired projectiles into a disputed border zone in southern Lebanon for the first time since a cease-fire took effect and the Biden administration is preparing another $725 million in weapons assistance for Ukraine.

Communities around the Great Lakes are in for some extensive snow continuing into Tuesday and temperatures generally in the East are well below normal for the time of year. NBC News meteorologist Michelle Grossman has the latest forecast in Early Today.