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FREEZING. RICK: MAJOR NEWS THIS MORNGNI HITTING THE STATE OF ALABAMA. IT'S’MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES, OUR REPRESENTATION IN WASHINGTON IS NOW SET TO MAKE A MAJOR CHANGE. CARLA: FEDERAL JUDGES BLOCKING THE STATE’S NEWLY DRAWN UP CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS JUST MONTHS BEFORE THE IMPRARIES. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE MAP THAT WAS BLOCKED AND MUST N BEOW REDRAWN. IT’S ALMOST THE EXACT SAME MAP THAT THE STATE HAS BEEN USGIN FOR YEARS. SEVEN DISTRICTS, WHIT REPRESENTATIVE TERRI SEWELL HOLDING THAT SEVENTH DISTRICT SEAT COVERING MOST OF THE BLACK BELT, TUSCALOOSA, BIRMINGHAM AND MONTGOMERY. OF COURSE, MOST OF WHAT ISOW N DISTRICT 7 HAS A LARGE AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION. CAA:RL -- RICK: THAT’S THE REASON THE JUDGES SAY THEY ARE THROWING OUT THE MAP AND DEMANDING STATE LAWMAKERS DRAW UP TWO DISTRICTS WHERE A SIZEABLE PORTION OF THE ELECTORATE IS MADE UP BLACK VOTERS. THE REASON -- AFTER THE TESTLA CENS, USTHE STATE IS ALMOST 27% BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN. THE JUDGES SAYING WITH ONLY ONE DISTRICT, THERE ISN’T EQUAL REPRESENTATION ACCORDINGO T VOTING RIGHTS LAWS. SARAH KILLIAN HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS RULING CLOSELY. CARLA: SARAH, WHAT IMPACTS WILL THIS HAVE ON THE STATE AND THE BALANCE OF POWER IN D.C.? SARAH: HEY, GU.YS THIS WILL NOT ONLY HAVE IMPACTS ON OUR STATE, BUT COULD HAVE MAJOR IMPACTS ON THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS. RIGHT NOW PEOPLE WILL BE HEADING TO THE POLLS FOR THE STATE PRIMARIES IN JUST 119 DAYS. THIS YEAR, ALL SEVEN DISTRICTS ARE UP FOR REELECTION. THAT IS NOT A LOT OF TIME TO GET EVERYTHING REDRAWN AND SIGNED OFF ON. THE STATE LEGISLATURE IS CHARGE OF DOING THAT. RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE ALREADY IN A SPECIAL SESSION FOR PANDEMIC RELIEF FUNDI.NG NOW, THE PARTY QUALIFICATION DEADLINE WAS SET FOR THIS FRIDAY, BUT WITH THE RULING, THE JUDGES HAVE ALSOXT EENDED ATTH DEADLINE TO FEBRUARY 11TH. RIGHT NOW, THE BIG NEWS NATIONALLY IS THE IMPACTS ON THE BALANCE OF POWER. ALABAMA HAS SIX REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND ONE DEMOCRAT. BUT MANY POLITICAL EXPERTS SAY WITH A NEW MAP, THE STATE WILL LIKELY SWITCH TO HAVING TWO DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS. WHICH IS A BIG WIN NATIONALLY TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. RIGHT NOW, THEY HOLD THE MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND ARE TRYING HOLD ON TO IT THIS NOMBVEER. SO GUYS, IT’S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING COUPLE OF WEEKS WNDO IN MONTGOMERY AS THEY GET THIS RTSOED OUT. CARLA: SARAH, WHAT’S THE STATE SAYING ABOUT THIS DECISION? WILL THEY FIGHT IT IN COURT? SARAH: WE HAVE SEEN THINGS SET IN MOTION. ALABAMA ATTORNEY GENERAL STEVE MARSHALL’S OFFICE SAYING THEY WILL CHALLENGE THIS IN COURT. THEIR STATEMENT SAYS MSHARALL "STRONGLY DISAGREES" WITH THE RULING. WE’LL BE LOOKING OUT FOR THAT CHALLENGE OVER THE COMING DAYS. BACK TO YOU. CARLA: THIS MORNING, SEVERAL DECRMOATS ARE REACTING TO ETH RULING. RICK: ALABAMA REPRESENTATIVE TERRI SEWELL COMMENDS ETH JUDGE’S DECISION CALLING IT "MONUMENTAL NEWS" AND THISS I WHAT "JOHN LEWIS AND THE FOOT SOLDIERS WHO MARCHED ACROSS THE BRID" GEIN HER HOMETOWN OF SELMA FO FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER SAID THE "DECISION REMINDS US THAT THE MORAL ARC OF THE UNIVERSE DOES INDEED BEND TOWARD JUSTICE -- BUT ONLY WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE JOIN TOGETHER AND