. >> byron: nestled in middle of it all, midwest sterilization corporation. >> this is where midwesttion starts. >> reporter: victor trevino jr. is an attorney who's lived here his whole life. he's alarmed by the levels of eto escaping from this facility, which has been in operation since 2005. >> we are disproportionately carrying more emission burden because of plants like midwest sterilization. because all the sterilization kits from all over the country and the world, up to 40% of all the nation's sterilization kits come here to be sterilized. >> byron: there are schools within a few miles of midwest. >> in this area, we know that there are studies that show 10 or more schools locally are in the top 1% exposure to toxic emissions. that's really problematic. out of all the schools in the united states, we have 10 in the top 1%. this is really a crisis for us, at this point. >> byron: many of the people in this community are already disadvantaged. >> laredo is 95% hispanic population. we have one of the highest poverty rates in the state. >> we are here tonight because we are conce

>>> a dangerous spring blizzard slams into the midwest and brings flooding to the northeast. blinding snow, powerful winds, all making for treacherous roads. the aftermath of that storm coming up. >>> a half a billion dollars deadline for former president donald trump. the clock is ticking for trump to pay up or see his bank accounts and buildings seized. our team in d.c. joins to explain what happens next. >>> princess kate's shocking announcement. the royal is now part of a troubling trend. why doctors are seeing more young adults diagnosed with cancer. >>> the dodgers' double threat ready to speak after one of its closest advisers, his translator, was fired from the organization and accused of stealing millions. what to expect from today's press conference. >>> a science experiment straight out of a hollywood blockbuster. meet the team trying to bring back the woolly mammoth, and why other scientists are raising concerns. it's monday, march 25th. "early today" starts right now. hi there. good morning. i'm frances rivera. the first weekend of spring brought high winds and h

more snow on the plains, the upper midwest. some spots are seeing more in this storm than they did all winter season long. so we're seeing the rain also falling, the chance for storms as we go throughout the afternoon. we have many under alerts. millions under winter alerts. 12 million. 67 under wind alerts. we're going to see damaging winds as we head throughout this monday. we have an area of low pressure. that cold side that is bringing the heavy snow, important down in some spots. we have the heavy rain along the front as it moves off to the east. torrential, the risk for severe storms. we could see some strong tornadoes too with any of the storms, especially in portions of the mississippi valley. then as we go throughout tomorrow, slowly the snow will be tapering off into the midwest. strong storms still in the ohio, also the east central and move off to the east on wednesday. nine million under the risk for strong storms as we go out to the evening hours we could see winds gusting up to 68 miles per hour. frances, when i

. >>> tornadoes were reported across the country thursday from texas and arkansas up to the midwest.stroyed in northwest ohio. across the border in indiana, state police are reporting many significant injuries. >>> and amid cosspeculation abo kate's condition, meghan markle has launched what appears to be a new kitchen and lifestyle brand called american riviera orchard. for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm shanelle kaul, cbs news, new york. >>> tornado on the ground! >> tonight, cross-country weather threats. tens of millions in the path of a dangerous storm from the midwest to the south, with so-called gorilla hail and tornadoes. plus, heavy snow in colorado leaves people stranded. >> i was crying all day yesterday because i wanted to be home, and i can't. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we begin tonight with more than 40 million americans under threat from two major storm systems. heavy snow is falling across the rockies with three feet already on the grou

. >>> tonight, a dangerous springtime blizzard about to pound the midwest with blinding snow and wind. heavy snow already coming down. whiteout conditions in the plains. cars skidding off roads in iowa. winds set to hit 60 miles per hour. on the east coast, roads under water. hundreds of thousands without power and the desperate search for a young girl swept away in a creek. >>> the half a billion dollar deadline for former president trump just hours away now. how the new york attorney general could freeze his bank accounts and seize his iconic buildings if he doesn't pay. >> dramatic video of a carnival cruise ship on fire. what the passengers told us. >> immediately when we stepped out of the balcony, the first thing you saw was just black smoke. >> plus the two staffers killed while aboard a holland america voyage. >> and attempted kidnapping caught on camera and the mother who fought the assailant down four flights of stairs. >> it's my baby. you can't take her. >> home sales surging. the real estate market makes a surprise comeback. why are buyers pulling the trigger now? >>> the

. >>> tornadoes were reported across the country thursday from texas and arkansas up to the midwest. homes were destroyed in northwest ohio. across the border in indiana, state police are reporting many significant injuries. >>> and amid speculation about her sister-in-law princess kate's condition, meghan markle has launched what appears to be a new kitchen and lifestyle brand called american riviera orchard. >>> for more, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or >>> it's friday, march 15th, 2024. this is "cbs news mornings." >> guilty of involuntary manslaughter. >> a jury convicts the father who bought his teenage son a gun who then used it to shoot up a high school. both he and his wife are the first parents to be held responsible for a mass shooting committed by their child. >>> but first -- >> oh, no. >> breaking overnight, dangerous storms rip across the midwest karveg a -- carving a path of destruction. this morning families will assess the damage. >>> good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. thunderstorms, damaging hail, and tornadoes tore through

what trump is saying is that liberalism is hegemony, i just actually returned from the midwest and it was teamster uh union leader who continued to repeat that liberalism is hegemony, it's the liberals, it's biden who's in office, it's the liberals who are censoring twitter, kicking people off twitter, it's the liberals who scare us every day about the pending fascism with trump is they carry out, you want to talk about blood best, let's talk about genocides, let's talk about what the us is... doing to gaza, let's talk about the pending fourth us invasion uh in occupation of haiti, the us has caused blood bass around the world, whether it was a democrat or republican, trump, biden, tweedle d or tweedle uh dumb. let's talk about the massive censoring and the effort now by the house of representatives to get rid of tiktok immediately, and so these scare tactics by biden and the democrats i think fall on deaf ears. specifically in the midwest when they know that it's been the democrats uh who are carrying out a regime of censorship and many measures that are extremely fascistic. if tikto

several reported tornadoes slamming the midwest. at least two people killed in ohio. >> casualties also reported in indiana. four states endured a terrifying night of storms this morning. widespread damage is reported in multiple states, along with significant injuries after tornadoes tore through parts of the plains in the midwest, the sirens went off here in russells point and about five minutes later, it sounded like a freight train coming through our front room in central ohio, authorities responded to a mass casualty event after a half mile wide tornado hit the village of lakeview, destroying a mobile home community and buildings downtown. >> our laundromat is gone. the old plastics building is just completely demolished. downtown down. it's bad. yeah, it's very bad. it's pure devastation. i have never seen anything like this in my entire life. >> in indiana, authorities said they were working to confirm reports of fatalities from a likely tornado that hit the city of winchester. there were powerful winds, tore apart this large

tons of snow over the northern plains and upper midwest. component. keep us busy and effectively 6 department but i have my box outside my door so people can put in their complaints if they don't like the weather. ashley: no one, and i mean no one blames you for anything. you are just the messenger. thank you very much for that, too bad about spring break especially in florida. still had, wyoming congresswoman harriet hagman investigating the irs to see if the agency is using artificial intelligence. steve hilton is here with her measure to fight homelessness. will work? and doctor marty makary says loneliness is worse for your health and obesity, alcoholism and even smoking. the 11:00 hour of "varney and company" is next. ♪ meet ron. ron eats, sleeps and breathes hoops. and there's not a no look pass, double double, or buzzer beater he won't wax poetic on. ad nauseam. but oh how he can nail a software solution like the best high screen pick and roll you've ever seen. you need ron. ron needs a retirement plan. work with principal so we can

now to those deadly tornadoes hitting the midwest.crews and cadaver dogs searched through mountains of debris looking for victims with hundreds of homes and businesses now reduced to rubble. at least three people were killed at an rv park northwest of columbus. cbs's roxana saberi shows us the destruction up close. >> reporter: from ohio to indiana and missouri, tornadoes left a trail of destruction overnight. >> oh, no. oh, no. oh, those poor people. >> reporter: the powerful storms left dozens injured in the midwest and at least three dead in ohio. in lakeview, a tornado tore through this rv park, downing power lines, uprooting trees, and setting off gas leaks and fires. >> just devastating. i mean, you see it happen to other people, and you just... finally get to comprehend what this means. >> reporter: throughout the community, we are seeing devastation like this. the storm ripped these homes off the ground and tossed them onto their sides. >> the monument is down. >> yeah, ripped off. >> reporter: robin holmes said he somehow sur

bill. >> bill: watching the upper midwest. keep an eye on michigan and wisconsin, critical battleground states. separated by a few votes four years ago. go back to 2016, wisconsin and michigan 10,000 votes here and there. that decided the electoral counts. toss it to dana. byron york will join us now and get a sense of where the campaign is right now. i thought the fox polling yesterday was very interesting, right? pennsylvania and arizona seem to be as razor tight as some of these upper midwest states. >> dana: what karl rove writes today is if you are a democrat, you need to understand that trump is more formidable today than he was in 2020. that is what they are trying to say. byron york with us, he is a fox news contributor and good to have you with us. so take a look at those polls. upper midwest area, it's -- democrats tried to hold onto it. right now trump in a slight lead in these cases. where do you think it will end up? >> first of all, i think we've been really showing an important part of this campaign today becaus

. >> major: state of emergency after deadly tornadoes ripped through the midwest. >> the storms rippedse homes off the ground and tossed them onto their sides. >> the whole bricks in all of the structures on top of the cars, if i was in my car for five more seconds i would not be here right now. >> it's a disaster here. >> major: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett in front norah. we will have more of a deadly storm and the widespread damage in seven states in a moment, but first, breaking news, with a wave of political developments revolving around former president donald trump. just over a week before it was set to begin, a new york judge has delayed trump's first criminal case for 30 days. trump faces 34 felony counts for falsifying business records related to payments to adult film star stormy daniels, plus come in a significant ruling in georgia's election interference case against the former president, a fulton county judge has decided the district attorney fani willis can continue to prosecute that case. but b

in the midwest, it could be a blizzard, up to 18 inches of snow could fall. in the northeast, saturday was a soaker, with intense rain, winds and flooding. philadelphia saw its wettest march day on record. >>> this week, the federal aviation administration could take action against united airlines, after a string of mishaps involving its aircraft. >> reporter: good evening. federal regulators will be taking a closer look at how united airlines operates, after a series of recent safety incidents. it's a move that the company says it welcomes, reviews like this could prompt changes to the carrier's work processes. the enhanced faa scrutiny comes after a number of troubling incidents involving united planes in the past month, including one piece of the outer body that fell off this jet, an engine fire that left flames on another, and this wheel this plunged to the ground after takeoff. >> what makes this one unusual is that this is happening with one of the largest, oldest and most respected airlines in the country. >> reporter: in a letter sent to employees obt

. >> clean up now under way in the midwest after deadly twisters ripped through several states killing at least three. as residents are left to pick up the pieces. >>> desperate aid. a ship with 200 tons of needed food arrives in gaza where many palestinians are on the brink of starvation. that and the latest on prime minister benjamin netanyahu's plan to invade rafah. we're live in the region. >>> seismic shift. landmark settlement on friday could change how homes are bought and sold potentially putting thousands back in your pocket. what it means for you. >>> those stories plus dream on with no big winner on friday night's mega millions drawing, that jackpot rose to $875 million. the powerball jackpot stands at $600 million. combined $1.5 billion that can be yours, today, saturday, march 16th, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today." thank you for waking up with us on saturday morning. since you're here, you did not win the mega millions. there's still time. >> it happe

>> and we'll show you president biden's message to voters as he looks to secure more support in key midwest swing states. >>> good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this thursday, march 14th. i'm jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the house has overwhelmingly voted to pass a bill that could ban tiktok here in the united states. it passed with remarkable bipartisan support, 352-65 with one member voting present. lawmakers in favor of the bill so its goal is solely to divest the popular social media platform from its chinese parent company. opponents say the bill will effectively ban the app and call the legislation a form of censorship. >> our intention is for tiktok to continue to operate but not under the control of the chinese communist party. >> it's a overly broad bill i don't think will stand first amendment scrutiny. the other issue is there are a lot of people that make their livelihoods on this. >> i voted yes, and i served on the intel committee eight years. i didn't need to be convinced. i have eight years to understand why it's important. it's not a fi

the strong wind gusts to follow as the midwest prepares for more than a foot of spring snow. weather team tracking the timing. >> whit: looming deadline. donald trump's time to pay is a day away. will he secure his nearly half billion dollar bond? the options for new york's attorney general if he doesn't come through. >> will: death toll rising. in the moscow terrorist attack. more than 130 people now reported killed as isis claims responsibility and vladimir putin points fingers toward ukraine with president zelenskyy lashing out. denying any involvement. >> janai: love and support for princess kate following the revelation of her cancer diagnosis. >> my medical team therefore advised that i should undergo a course of preventive chemotherapy. >> janai: messages pouring in from around the globe. plus, how to talk to your kids about cancer. a pediatrician with the advice that you need to hear. ♪ >> whit: and eclipse excitement. the lunar eclipse happening overnight. a run-up to the event ahead. the total eclipse over the u.s. what to expect and the spots of totality prepared t

all of those red dots in the upper midwest and in the northeast. now in that area, we had eight states that statewide their numbers got them to the warmest winter on record now, when you look at the headlines, we had a fever of five degrees for winter across the us, 26 states ranked top ten. so it wasn't just those eight states. we're talking about 40 states ranking in the top ten for their warmest winter on record, february had a seven degree fever ranking third warmest on record, and that dropped ice coverage on the great lakes to record lows too, only to percent. now, we knew this winter would likely have been warm because we're in the middle of an el nino that's that warm ocean circulation pattern in the pacific that can play with our storm track, play with some of those cold air outbreaks. and that can give you a warmer winter. but we also know so that that record heat was made more likely by climate change. this map shows us that here specifically there in the upper midwest, we had 40 to 60 days this winter that was so warm they triggered tha

upstate new york and connecticut are still getting a taste of snow while more is on the way in the midwest. al roker joins me. al, what's in store? >> lester, already we have got winter weather advisories stretching from montana all the way into the northeast tomorrow snow will spread from montana into north dakota. this southern system is going to bring heavy rain to texas and the gulf then we move into friday, steady snow in the upper midwest and the great lakes. heavy, soaking rains through the southeast. we move into saturday. we're looking at systems merging along the east coast, heavy rain along i-95. heavy snow up into new england with snow/rainfall amounts anywhere from one to three inches from florida all the way into the northeast, heavy snow from new england all the way into montana, and a second storm, lester, sunday to monday bringing heavy snow to the northern plains, so winter not quite done yet. >> happy spring. all right, al. thanks very much >>> alabama today became the latest state to target diversity programs at public colleges and other state agencies senior legal corr

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good morning, glad you're with me i'm frances rivera breaking overnight, deadly storms tore across the midwest and southern plains, knocking out power to tens of thousands and bringing tornados and massive hail at least two people were killed in ohio. emergency crews in one ohio county reporting a tornado, an estimated half-mile wide crossing a highway over 13 million were under tornado alerts, with more reports of twisters in indiana, kentucky and texas indiana police say some were seriously injured by the storm, and a hospital in winchester says at least 39 people were admitted overnight according to the national weather service, the wreckage there is likely from a tornado and officials say up to half of the buildings in nearby selma may have been damaged. giant hail fell thursday night in texas, and wednesday evening residents in kansas dodged pieces the size of golf balls. for the latest on all of this, let's bring in angie lassman good morning, angie. >> good morning, frances it was quite an active evening and afternoon yesterday. we started to see the storms approaching from the west. th

snow will persist longest in parts of the upper midwest where it will last through tuesday. many places will end up with 6 to 12 inches of snow, and there could be localized higher amounts. in the deep south there's a threat of severe weather later today. thunderstorms with a risk of tornadoes and damaging winds will move through louisiana, arkansas, mississippi, and western alabama. >>> israel's defense minister is heading to washington to meet there with top u.s. officials amid rising tensions between president biden and prime minister netanyahu over the war and the growing humanitarian crisis in gaza. meanwhile, there are now reports israel could release up to 800 palestinian prisoners including some convicted of murder in exchange for hamas freeing 40 hostages, women, children, the sick, and elderly, in a first phase of a six-week truce deal. no response yet from hamas on this, but the terror group has also been demanding a complete withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza which israel has adamantly rejected. there are still more than 130 hostages in gaza. israel has confi

i mean, and talking about i mean, he's in the midwest let's he's got issues there in the midwest. we saw what took place in michigan. he's gotta win all of these midwestern states, like michigan, like wisconsin, if he, if he has any hope of being reelected where where does this election integrity issues fit into? where were the president and his campaign should be or should they just let the rnc had had these self-inflicted wounds over there and sort of work on the issues that need it don't nobody care about who the rnc hires as a lawyer that is probably seventh and in charge over >> election integrity. i mean, in michigan in particular, you have people who have real issues. i mean, they're talking about wages, they're talking about health care. they're talking about access to quality care, that talking about school who they're talking about lead pipes. i mean, so this if we had to rank, it, would probably come to somewhere around 937,000 on the list of things that joe biden can talk about. >> they're not focused on this at all. look, this is for the chattering class, this is for

>> plus huge tornado >> wow >> oh, my god utter devastation after a string of tornadoes hits the midwest, at least three people killed, dozens injured, and there's a chance for more severe weather tonight. with more than 25 million americans at risk from hail tornadoes, and flooding. and as if boeing needed any more problems today, major news alerts about pilot seats on some aircraft. after report says a cockpit mishap may have caused a passenger plane to plunge mid-flight welcome to the lead. >> i'm abby phillip in for jake tapper and you start with a breaking news from georgia fulton county district attorney fani willis can keep her election case against donald trump because her top prosecutor has now reside. that was the one big condition that the judge said had to be met after he decided in a ruling earlier today not to disqualify willis from the case. this is a win for willis if the judge had ultimately disqualified her the entire case against donald trump and his allies likely would've crumbled and perhaps never even gone to trial on the other hand, though these disqualification he

funnel clouds touching down across the midwest, killing at least two people, while in the rockies, snow still falling overnight with several feet already on the ground, leaving drivers stranded meteorologist angie lassman is tracking it all for us >>> another guilty verdict ree re related to a school shooting at a michigan high school the gunman's father convicted of involuntary manslaughter >>> a leitchive report to how il is responding to chuck schumer's stunning speech. >>> calling all curl friends helping young girls learn to love their curls, one doll at a time >>> and justin timberlake bringing a lot more than sexy back fans losing their minds and screaming hi, hi, hi, at a surprise performance of 'n sync. the debut of their newest song leaving them feeling like they're in paradise. it's friday, march 15th. "early today" starts right now good friday morning to you glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera breaking overnight, deadly storms tore across the midwest and southern plains, knocking out power to tens of thousands and bringing tornados and massive hail at least two people we

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you're in the midwest.a different real estate market when it comes to real estate for retail and things like that, but also multi-families not so much rent control, but a different space. give us your sense when it comes to that. >> we do a fair amount of multi-family lending, but it's really strong. even again when we go back and look at the loans year as f doing the years of underwriting and looking at the rates up 300 basis points, actually our multi-family product has performed incredibly well, and there continues to be this structural deficit there's more demand for housing than there is housing available. for us, it's still a segment we continue to loan and invest in and it's performing incredibly well. >> how do you gauge the risk how do you mitigate the risk because we continue to hear it's a risk the kre risk is down year over year, just about at the one-year anniversary of silicon bank, which has nothing to do with real estate, but highlights the issue. how do you deal with that? >> for us, it's p

storms dumped quarter sized hail, and in the midwest, blizzard conditions, more than a foot of snow is possible. from nebraska to minnesota. >> and in january, i said the same thing. i said, you know, in march we're going to have a big snowstorm or something. >> and here we are in the east, tens of thousands of power outages after nearly three feet of snow fell in parts of northern new england and outside philadelphia, a desperate search for six year old lenasia brooker swept away in a rain swollen creek. officials say they've now transitioned to a recovery effort. >> i've been here. sleep. i can't eat. only thing i'm thinking about is finding her. >> meanwhile, in florida, thunderstorms, flooding and strong winds shutting down. day one of the ultra music festival in miami. and this terrifying moment in saint petersburg. the wind slamming a kite surfer into that pier. he was later said to be in critical but stable condition. the same storm system that brought that tornado to the texas panhandle is now moving east through arkansas, louisiana and into mississippi later today. andrew. rhi

snow and heavy rain stretching from the midwest to the northeast. >>> the deadline for former president trump, three days left to post a nearly half billion dollar bond as the new york ag takes the first step to seize his properties. >>> the clash at the border. video of migrants storming a fence overwhelming the national guard. the new details. >>> and a cat's tale. the library where felines equal forgiveness. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. after weeks of worry, questions, and speculation about her health, britain's princess kate has publicly revealed she's being treated for cancer. kensington palace this evening releasing a video from kate recorded on wednesday in which she spoke frankly about her recent abdominal surgery learning tests after the operation found cancer had been present and sharing the news she is undergoing a course of preventive chemotherapy. the 42-year-old princess of wales also describing the time it has taken to explain everything to their three children and to reassure them, as she put it, that

. >> and now the upper midwest is getting ready for snow. let's check your thursday forecast >> good morning. it is a cold march start to the day. in fact, we have accuweather realfeel values in the teens if not single digits. so you do want to bundle up, but there's a new swath of snow on the move across the northern plains into the upper midwest. and we're going to be talking about snow piling up in areas that haven't seen it. places like minneapolis haven't seen much, but they get the snow as we head through to thursday night. and this continues to slide its way on east friday into portions of the northeast. snowfall totals building up across maine for accuweather. i'm melissa konstanzer. >> coming up, no ac at the summer games. why? the paris olympics may be heating up for the athletes, but first, the wild elephant attack caught on camera. >> how passengers in that safari truck reacted, and the new push for electric cars. >> a closer look at the biden administration's new auto emis when it's time to go into protect mode. nothing kills mo

. >>> back-to-back spring storms bringing snow from the midwest to the northeast. >>> the stunning news involving baseball superstar shohei ohtani. his interpreter suddenly fired. the allegations of massive theft and illegal gambling. >>> the medical milestone. for the first time ever, the kidney from a pig transplanted into a human. >>> and the powerful new memorial. reclaiming a site with a painful past. the emotional journey and the moment i made a very personal discovery. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. we start with breaking news tonight. the manhunt now over for an escaped idaho prison inmate and his alleged accomplice. authorities say both men were arrested this afternoon after a short car chase. no shots were fired in contrast to yesterday, when three corrections officers were shot and wounded, one by apparent friendly fire during the escape. and now authorities say they are investigating two homicides that they say may be connected to the fugitive's time on the run. dana griffin has late developments for us. dana, still a lo

then we move into friday, steady snow in the upper midwest and great lakes. heavy, soaking rains through the southeast. we move into saturday. we're looking at systems merging along the east coast, heavy rain along i-95. heavy snow up into new england with snow/rainfall amounts from one to three inches from florida all the way into the northeast, heavy snow from new england all the way into montana and a second storm, lester, sunday to monday bringing heavy snow to the northern plains, so winter not quite done yet. >> happy spring, al, thanks very much. >>> alabama today became the latest state to target diversity programs at public colleges and other state agencies. senior legal correspondent laura jarrett has late details. >> reporter: tonight the governor of alabama signing a new law banning all diversity programs across universities across the state and government agencies. >> sb-129 passed. >> reporter: it passed with overwhelming republican support, but likely to face legal headwinds soon for its broad sweep. as of october 1st, any program that involves

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. >>> a dangerous spring blizzard slams into the midwest and brings flooding to the northeast. blinding snow, powerful winds, all making for treacherous roads. michelle grossman is here tracking what's next. >>> and while everyone gets ready for the solar eclipse the moon put on a show last night. see the lunar eclipse happening right above our heads. >>> and students come together to honor their teacher's legacy as he ends a decades' long career. the emotional stib ute still ahead. it's monday, march 25th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good monday morning, glad you are up early with me, i'm frances rivera. the first weekend of spring felt like the height of winter for many across the country as millions remain under alerts this morning. parts of the northern plains, midwest and northeast battling heavy snow with as much as 2 inches falling per hour in some spots. around 3 feet blanketed areas in maine and vermont. in iowa the blowing snow made for hazardous driving and out west snow was a welcome sight for skiers and snowboarders in tahoe. the california resort getting 2

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. >>> back-to-back spring storms bringing snow from the midwest to the northeast. >>> the stunning news involving baseball superstar shohei ohtani. his interpreter suddenly fired. the allegations of massive theft and illegal gambling. >>> the medical milestone. for the first time ever, the kidney from a pig transplanted into a human. >>> and a powerful new memorial. reclaiming a site with a painful past. the emotional journey and the journey i made, a very personal discovery. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening, everyone. we start with breaking news tonight. the manhunt now over for an escaped idaho prison inmate and his alleged accomplice. authorities say both men were arrested this afternoon after a short car chase. no shots were fired in contrast to yesterday, when three corrections officers were shot and wounded, one by apparent friendly fire during the escape. and now authorities say they are investigating two homicides that they say may be connected to the fugitive's time on the run. dana griffin has late developments for us. dana, still a lo

parts of the midwest have already gotten a significant blast of spring snow, causing dangerously slickuring the morning commute. let's bring in meteorologist chris warren, from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, chris. >> good evening, norah. the snow we have seen today just a taste of what's to come. the snow is really going to pick up during the overnight hours tonight, here in the northeast. also heavy rain. both of which will be in full swing during the day tomorrow. by the time the snow moves out, a foot and a half to even 2 feet of snow will be on the ground. 3-5 and even 2-3 inches of rain could cause some flooding in the coastal areas. with some strong winds, possibly gusting up to 50 miles an hour. coastal flooding also a possibility. then the next big system taking shape by the end of the weekend, into early next week, also expecting a couple of feet of snow in the upper midwest, and norah, at times, travel will be treacherous. >> norah: chris warren, thank you. there are new developments tonight and the brazen escape and capture of an idaho prison inmate and

but in the entire midwest state where this pool is located, there were no facilities for this treatment until the pool was built by wpa labor. today, hundreds of children suffering from this dread disease who might otherwise be the lifetime on crutches, winning their way back to health and strength in the deepest waters of the pool. the specially trained nurse where the rubber wading suit to guard her against the effects of prolonged immersion. but her little patients need no such protection for their short daily periods of play and exercise in the water to them. this treatment is just as much fun as healthy children find at the beach or a swimming hole. but each period in the water is bringing them closer to the day when they'll return to normal. help some of the children that you see here are practically helpless out of the water, although they can walk or swim in the pool while others under treatment for several months are already playing the games of helping children grow. well, one. practically all wpa work is specialized, blended to fit the capabilities of the worker in aiding tho

the midwest is also bracing for a blast of snow from the dakotas to michigan. for more on that, let's bring in our meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> jericka, good evening. yes, it is spring, but our northern states, almost every single one of them expecting snow over the next several days. first one comes in tonight and tomorrow puts down a swath of snow through the upper midwest. places like milwaukee could be looking at three to five inches of snow. eventually that system gets its act together across the northeast, could produce significant snow here and significant wind as well. coastal flooding could be an issue as that system moves by. look at some of the totals here, especially in the mountains. a foot and a half to two feet of snow is on the way. oh, and then there's another one that comes in beginning sunday and may not wrap until tuesday. a big bull's-eye around central minnesota and with a foot to foot and a half of snow in the forecast, jericka, a place like minneapolis could see its biggest sn

but in the entire midwest state where this pool is located, there were no facilities for this treatmentntil the pool was built by wpa labor. today, hundreds of children suffering from this dread disease who might otherwise be the lifetime on crutches, winning their way back to health and strength in the deepest waters of the pool. the specially trained■i to guard her against the effects of prolonged immersion. but her little patients need no such protection for their short daily periods of play and exercise in the water to them. this treatment is just as much fun as healthy children find at the beach or a swimming hole. bringing them closer to the day when they'll return to normal. help some of the children that you see here are practically helpless out of the water, although they can walk or swim in the pool while others under treatment for several months are already playing the games of helping children grow. well, one. practically all wpa work is specialized, blended to fit the capabilities of the worker in aiding those who are handicapped. by nature, this planning may be difficult,

but in the entire midwest state where this pool is located, there were no facilities for this treatment until the pool was built by wpa labor. today, hundreds of children suffering from this dread disease who might otherwise be the lifetime on crutches, winning their way back toealth and strength in the deepest waters of the pool. the specially trained nurse where the rubber wading suit to guard her against the effects of prolonged immersion. but her little patients need no such protection for their short daily periods of play and exercise in the water to them. this treatment is just as much fun as healthy children find at the beach or a swimming hole. but each period in the water is bringing them closer to the day when they'll return to norma sot you see here are practically helpless out of the water, although they can walk or swim in the pool while others under treatment for several months are already playing the games of helping children grow. well, one. practically all wpa work is specialized, blended to fit the capabilities of the worker in aiding those who are handicapped. by natu

so there are the current temps for the northern plains and midwest.ough for snow my friends and over the next couple days see flurries in the forecast for some of those big cities, frost and freeze alerts for the south and the southeast across the mississippi river valley. feels more like january for narnl and paducah. with temperatures stay not guilty 40's. here is your forecast today. we have some rain along the gulf coast. we could see some severe weather for florida. and then the northwest, that's the only area that we are going to see those warmer than average temperatures kind of a flip flop. last week the cold air for snow in the rockies across the west and then it was warm across the east. it's going to be very different this week and can you see the snow in the forecast for the great lakes parts of the northeast, and the northern plains and midwest, including chicago and minneapolis. this isn't the latest they have seen snow but we are getting there. because easter is just around the corner. yeah, there is the last snow for midwest chicago in

the midwest is also bracing for a blast of snow from the dakotas to michigan.e on that, let's bring in our meteorologist mike bettes, from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> jericka, good evening. yes, it is spring, but our northern states, almost every single one of them expecting snow over the next several days. first one comes in tonight and tomorrow, put down a swath of snow through the upper midwest, places like milwaukee could be looking at 3-5 inches of snow. then eventually that system gets its act together across the northeast, could produce significant snow here and significant wind, as well. coastal flooding could be an issue as that system moves by, but look at some of the totals here, especially into the mountains. a foot and a half to two feet of snow is on the way. oh, and then there is another one that comes in beginning sunday, and may not wrap up until tuesday. a big bull's-eye around central minnesota, and with a foot to a foot and half of snow in the forecast, jericka, a place like minneapolis could see its biggest k

snow and heavy rain stretching from the midwest to the northeast. >>> the deadline for former president trump, three days left to post a nearly half billion dollar bond as the new york ag takes the first step to seize his properties. >>> the clash at the border. video of migrants storming a fence overwhelming the national guard. the new details. >>> and a cat's tale. the library where felines equal forgiveness. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, and welcome, everyone. after weeks of worry, questions, and speculation about her health, britain's princess kate has publicly revealed she's being treated for cancer. kensington palace this evening releasing a video from kate recorded on wednesday in which she spoke frankly about her recent abdominal surgery learning tests after the operation found cancer had been present and sharing the news she is undergoing a course of preventative chemotherapy. the 42-year-old princess of wales also describing the time it has taken to explain everything to their three children and to reassure them, as she put it, th

. >>> the spring storms delivering blizzard conditions to the midwest and the plains. al roker is here. >>> the u.n. security council passing a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. and why israel is canceling a high-level visit to the u.s. over it. >>> new details in that deadly terror attack at a moscow concert hall. who vladimir putin is blaming after the suspects appeared in court. >>> l.a. dodgers superstar shohei ohtani breaking his silence. what he said about his interpreter, who was fired amid allegations of theft and gambling. >>> and hurry up and wait. the paris tradition making its return ahead of this summer's olympic games. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. we begin with breaking news tonight. federal agents staging coordinated and coast-to-coast raids on residences associated with record producer and music mogul sean "diddy" combs. police in tactical gear executing search warrants at mr. combs' residences in los angeles and miami. sources familiar with the matter tell us it's related to a traffi

cold enough for snow by the way across portions of the midwest and the northeast.orning when it's going to feel more like february and january parts of florida and georgia as this front continues to bring all that cold air southward. here is the forecast today not a whole lot in terms of big storm systems. potential for heavy rain along the gulf coast. frorld you could see some weather here and cold enough for snow for parts of the great lakes and the midwest. look at this, we could see upwards of over 2 feet of snow in the syracuse area and then the northern plains and the midwest, your next shot of snow is wednesday through friday. and it's not out of the question to see your last snow or around the last snow the end of march, the record is may 11th for chicago may 24th, minneapolis and kansas city the latest snow was in may 3rd. so, do you know what? feeling like winter in a lot of these areas and that's what happens in march, right? we get that sort of that roller coaster ride of warm temperatures, cold temperatures. the good news is spring is coming. it's comi

severe weather. >> yes, scary situations last night in parts of the midwest.multiple storm reports, eight of those and we do have videos from one of the worst we have not received the damage report from just yet. this is in winchester, indiana, you can see the twister moving across that area. it happened here if you look at our graphic about 7:39 is when the first tornado warning was issued for folks there. you can see lengthy ohio or another hard hit areas about 727 is when those warnings were issued. they had about 20 to 25 minutes when those twisters worked through. unfortunately, we are getting plenty of reports of damage from those locations. the good news this morning is that all the watches and warnings have since expired. although we still have a point of robust thunderstorms working across much of this region. we've got thunderstorms across parts of the midatlantic. we've got some working through parts of the south, and this is going to be the story here through the rest of the afternoon really and into the evening hours. we have the potential to see

tens of millions in the path of a dangerous storm, from the midwest of the south, with so-called guerrillal and tornadoes. plus, heavy snow in colorado leaves people stranded. >> i was crying all day yesterday because i wanted to be home. and i can't. >> norah: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, and thank you for being with us. we begin tonight with more than 40 million americans under threat from two major storm system spirit heavy snow is falling across the rockies with 3 feet already on the ground and parts of colorado, causing travel night nightmares in the e roads. hundreds of flight to denver international airport canceled today and more severe and dangerous weather is sweeping across the middle of the country today, with several tornadoes touching down in kentucky and indiana. this funnel cloud was spotted over a small town in kentucky. communities are surveying the aftermath with downed trees and severely damaged homes and businesses. now that same system is moving east. with more than a dozen states under severe weather threats tonight from d