latest on breaking news around the world. that's it for me i'm don lemon. thanks for watching see you tomorrow night on cnn. "ac 360" starts now. good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight with the war story still in question, and other stories also under suspicion, the "nbc nightly news" without brian williams. we'll double-check the facts and ask two noted news watchers should he stay off the air for good? we begin with breaking news. the state of emergency now in effect in massachusetts. for yet another night, snow measured not in inches, but in feet is piling up in new england, one to two feet with another big storm due on thursday. a short time ago, just after a subway train got stuck for two hours in the show the transit authority shut down subway and street car service for tonight and all of tomorrow. let's get the latest from miguel marquez who is stuck like a train in the town of hall just south of boston. so you're stuck, you're actually stuck?

>> reporter: we are stuck metaphorically and literally. the very end of the road here. if there were any light here, we would be able to see boston just on the other side of the quincy bay here. but this is a snowdrift. the atlantic over there, quincy bay over there, and the wind is just whipping through here. we're in hull, massachusetts. over two feet of snow. roofs have collapsed in quincy and areas in the south shore of boston. just a miserable, miserable situation here. the governor has declared a state of emergency for very good reason. in one case a tire came off a train. just a very, very wickedly terrible night here, anderson. >> massachusetts, i mean, it's been hit with storm after storm after storm. there's another one heading there thursday, right?

>> reporter: there is another storm heading here on thursday. they're trying to prepare for that. that's why par -- part of the reason for the state of emergency, to get things shut down so they can keep the roads clear. one thing that is impressive to see here, that no matter how much snow they get here in massachusetts, they can keep it off the streets. in most cases, except where we have to be right now, which there's nobody down that way, so there's no reason for them to plow these roads. they aren't plowing here, but throughout much of this region, they're able to keep the snow off the streets. but it takes everything from snow shovels to backhoes to every piece of equipment you can imagine to keep the streets and sidewalks clear. >> miguel, can you show us your vehicle? because the vehicle, we were watching you before we went on air. it looks like you're actually stuck. >> reporter: steve, come around this way. we are in a -- show the right side of the vehicle. this is our snow -- it's not a

blizzard mobile, i'm calling it a weather beast. a giant expanded expedition that they've outfitted, and put in a ton of gear that we're able to go live from all night. it's a very heavy vehicle so we can get out of most situations. this is proving a little difficult for the weather beast. sfl i think the kids call it an suv. i digress. miguel, i hope you get out. or at least that your heater's working or something. miguel marquez, thank you for joining us. we'll check in with you throughout the hour. hope you get a move on. let's go to chris welsh who is up the coast in boston. they've started to get creative about the way they're removing some of this snow. it's a serious problem. what are you seeing there behind you? >> reporter: yeah, anderson, i suppose you could call these a blizzard mobile if you wanted to. take a look behind me. this is a snow melter here in boston. what they're essentially doing is taking these piles, these

mountains of snow, really, here in one of these so-called snow farms, putting it into these snow melters, and these snow melters can melt snow at a rate of 350 tons per hour. now, this snow farm here, take a look over here at the side of -- size of some of these mountains here, anderson. this has been here for days. when all was said and done over the last couple of days, they had 10,000 truck loads of snow in here. they have now gotten that down to about half of that. that's thanks to guys like these working the front-end loaders here. over the next couple of days it will get busier for them, as the snow that fell today, and will continue tomorrow morning, and will be brought here tomorrow. >> and with those melters, often times they put it over a drain and it melts in but i understand they can also put some of the snow in the boston harbor, is that right? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. that's definitely something they're considering. now, public works officials here in boston say that's a last-ditch effort.

that's really the last resort. if they have to come to that. but the city has been at least reaching out to the state's department of environmental protection, the agency that really needs to be notified if the city wants to start dumping snow into the harbor. we also know, though, that other smaller cities north of boston have officially notified the state, and have begun that process. now, they've been told they can't dump any snow that's older than this most recent snowfall. because that has to do with cleanliness, it's been sitting on the ground for a while, it's less environmentally friendly, i suppose, to put that into the water. but they're saying only the snow from the past snow can go in. but some cities are starting that boston not there yet. >> chris, thank you for reporting. now, we're beginning to learn more details about what a family has been through during captivity. a writer has described kayla mueller a very good citizen for the work she did for the victims

in the civil war in syria. until she was taken captive by isis. she's also a citizen of prescott, arizona, where for the last year and a half, those who love and know her have been living a nightmare. for most of it until friday when isis claimed she had been killed in an airstrike. they suffered largely in silence and very much out of the spotlight. >> reporter: the days, months pass, for a year and a half in prescott, arizona. kayla mueller's parents forced into excruciating silence. august 4th, 2013, isis captures their now 26-year-old daughter. there are threats, her name gets out and isis will execute her. todd guiler is a long-time family friend. >> you have no control. you have to abide by the rules. and it was a living hell. and it has been a living hell for the family. and it is today. >> reporter: he said kayla's mother and father suffered in the hell alone, telling virtually no one except u.s. authorities.

then last may, nine months after kayla mueller was taken hostage, isis sends the family proof of life confirmation. two months later, in early july, a daring rescue attempt by u.s. forces to save journalist james foley. it fails. but the military finds strands of hair believed to be mueller's. just days later, on july 12th, isis announces it will kill kayla in 30 days, unless the muellers pay nearly $7 million in ransom. increasingly desperate, the muellers begin reaching out to anyone they know in power. their daughter's mentor, northern arizona university professor carol thompson reaching human rights lawyers and activists. thompson is in zimbabwe on sabbatical. we spoke by telephone. >> the hundreds of people who mobilized for one month, because we were given a 30-day notice, to try to create other options.

because the threat was, you do a or b, or she's killed. we were trying to go beyond options a or b. >> reporter: as more knew the silence in this town held. amazingly, even in the internet age. kayla's parents personally telling friends, one slip and their daughter's life could be over. the 30 days pass and no word from isis on kayla mueller. then last month, a terrible mistake. on abc sunday news program, the white house chief of staff accidently says her first name. >> kayla's family knows how strongly the president feels about this. we will continue to work this. >> reporter: the muellers call local arizona reporters who figured it out, urging no one report kayla's name. the silence again holds. then friday. this claim by isis. but no proof, saying kayla mueller died in this building. >> what was friday like? >> ooh.

friday. friday was a dark day. punched a hole through you. a big hole. you go numb. you don't want to hear it. you don't want to believe it. >> kim joins us now. of course they don't want to believe it. to not know, i mean, at this point there's no proof one way or the other. >> there's no proof. and they're desperate for that. so what the family is asking for, they issued a paper statement asking isis, asking the captors directly to reach out to them. the family spokesman tells us that what they want is for isis to reach them through the original channels. we don't really have any guidance on what original channels means for this family but that's what they're hoping for. they want to actually talk to the people who have been holding her. they are hoping against hope, anderson.

-- that this is a twisted lie. >> we wish them the best. kim, appreciate your reporting. set your dvr to watch 360 whenever you want. bruin jenner involved in a fatal car crash over the weekend when investigators and jenner are saying about it all when we continue. weekend. when investigators and jenner are saying about it all when we continue. aten investigators and jenner are saying about it all when we continue. n investigators and jenner are saying about it all when we continue. investigators and jenner are saying about it all when we continue.

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welcome back. police are tonight trying to determine who's at fault for a weekend chain reaction crash in malibu, california, that involved bruce jenner that left one woman dead. jenner was not injured. in a statement released on sunday, a day after the accident, jenner called the crash a devastating tragedy and said he'll cooperate with the investigation, quote, in every way possible. los angeles sheriff's department said the investigation will focus on everyone involved in the crash. stephanie elam joins us with what happened. >> reporter: it was just after noon on saturday, right about this time of day, when bruce jenner was driving his black suv towing an all-terrain vehicle on a trailer behind him. he was driving northbound on the

pacific coast highway, just like we are. right here along the very stunning pacific ocean off to his left. authorities say for some unknown reason, a black prius was stopped in the road ahead of him. a white lexus rear-ended the prius. jenner coming along in his suv rear-ended the white lexus right about here, sending it into oncoming traffic, and where it was hit by a hummer h-2. the woman driving the white lexus, 69-year-old kim howe, dies. the five passengers in the h-2 are taken to the hospital to be evaluated, and sent home. >> it's going to take quite a bit of time to analyze all the evidence, all the vehicles have been impounded for examination to look for mechanical defects. >> reporter: while paparazzi remember on the scene, as evidence by the viral photos of the accidents, authorities say they weren't chasing jenner. the 65-year-old who shot to fame

when he won gold in the 1976 olympic decathlon is these days constantly surrounded by cameras as the patriarch on "keeping up with the kardashians." and changes in his appearance, unconfirmed reports he's changing genders. jenner did release a statement that said in part, it is a devastating tragedy and i cannot pretend to imagine what this family is going through at this time. i am praying for them. authorities say they will be looking into the cell phone records of all four drivers. they also say that the three surviving drivers are all cooperating with the investigation, including jenner, who volunteered to be tested, and was taken from the scene by deputies to a local hospital to have his blood drawn. >> stephanie elam joins us now from los angeles with more. where does the investigation go from here? we heard from the sheriff saying it's going to take a long time. >> there's a lot to go through here, anderson. they've got to go through the phone records. jenner already voluntarily turned over his phone records. they have to look at all of the

cars and everything involved with that. they'll go to the paparazzi and ask for the pictures that were taken, and will subpoena them if they need to. but he said all in all, to go through this, it could be six months or more to see if anyone is facing charges in this case. >> stephanie, appreciate the update. >> joining me now is mark geragos, and criminal defense attorney, of course. mark, if there's no indication that paparazzi were contributing factor in this crash, does it shift the burden back to bruce jenner, or how does something like this play out? is the person in the original vehicle that allegedly, whether it's stalled or slowed down, that was initially rear-ended is that person held responsible? >> well, there's -- literally one of the reasons why they think it will take six months, but i don't know it will take that long, is because they have to determine what exactly happened. why did that one car stall. number two, why did he -- why did jenner rear-end that car.

and what was he doing just prior to that. and the testing to see, and have his blood taken, is to determine that there's no alcohol or drug that is going to influence, or put him under the influence, such that it would have been a felony matter. the fact remains that even if there is no alcohol, no drugs, they can still do what's called a misdemeanor manslaughter, and that -- in order to have that, you would have to find some violation of law which would be texting or doing something along those lines, or speeding. that then forms the basis for a misdemeanor. but first they've got to figure out exactly what happened, why the one car was stalled. until they do that, they're really behind the 8-ball. >> because it's confusing. the woman who was killed she rear-ended the car that was stalled, and bruce jenner rear-ended her vehicle, allegedly pushing it into

oncoming traffic. there's obviously a criminal investigation by law enforcement. but also, obviously there's going to be civil lawsuits involved in this. and when there's a celebrity involved in this, does that automatically attract a lot of attention from civil suits? >> well, you can imagine that within, i would guarantee you within 90 days you'll have lawsuits being filed here. that's just the nature of the beast, so to speak. >> even before a police investigation? >> even before a police investigation. >> even before a police investigation determines who's at fault, you think civil cases will be filed? >> i don't think there's any doubt that that's going to happen. this is not an unusual circumstance for that stretch of pch. unfortunately, i know of cases, i've defended a criminal case, a misdemeanor case along that stretch, back when the malibu courthouse was open. and there are accidents that happen there, and unfortunately fatalities that happen there.

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tonight viewers of the "nbc nightly news" got than headlines -- l. headlines from lester holt not brian williams. in a memo to colleagues over the weekend, williams said he's taking himself off the air for the next several days. the reason he said, he's become too much part of the news due to my actions. he canceled a thursday night appearance on david letterman. his actions began with revelations that a story that he repeatedly told about a helicopter he was on in iraq was not true, certainly not as he recounted it. he gave an on-air apology. but dha -- that has done little to end the matter. after saying on "nbc nightly news" that his chopper was hit by an mpg, and then said he misremembered and he was behind the one in the convoy that was

hit. stars and stripes said the downed chopper was an hour ahead of the one williams was on. the paper posted audio of their complete interview with brian williams from last week, in which they asked him about the discrepancy. >> what i was told by one of the crew members who was actually on your chinook, is that you guys were like an hour behind this grouping of three chinooks who were out in front. the three chinooks out in front came under fire and the middle one was hit. >> that's the first i've heard of that. i did not think we were in trail by that far. i think that's probably a good question for tim, who i now learned witnessed the overflight. but i could not see in front of us, but i thought we were just in one flotilla, for lack of a better word. that's the first time i've heard that. >> again, that's from last week. tim refers to the retired soldier williams mentioned in the broadcast in which he made the claim about taking rpg fire.

that single story, as you doubt know, is not the only one now under a microscope. more on all of it from randi kaye. >> as we left there tonight, the first signs of restlessness. wrr on the ground in new orleans, tales of dead body says dysentery -- stories that now have skeptics taking a closer look at brian williams' reporting. in a 2006 interview, the "nbc nightly news" anchor shared this. >> when you look out of your hotel room window in the french quarter, and watch a man float by face down -- >> reporter: how can that be. others claim the french quarter remained mostly dry. the former general manager of the ritz-carlton hotel where williams stayed during the storm told the times picayune newspaper that there was no physical way the water was deep enough for a body to float in recalling just six to eight inches of water on the first

floor. floor. it's still unknown exactly how deep the water was. and there's more. in his own 2005 documentary about katrina, williams claimed he had heard the story of a man taking his own life in the superdome. but what he told his predecessor, tom brokaw, just last year seems to go far beyond simply hearing about the suicide. >> we watched -- all of us watched as one man committed suicide. >> reporter: that story, among others, is all under investigation by nbc news, including his account about getting sick from sewage water while reporting on hurricane katrina. author douglas brinkley quotes williams as saying, he was fading in and out. and that the hotel was on lockdown to keep out armed gangs. >> our hotel was overrun with gangs. >> reporter: the "washington post" reports that three different people told reporters that no gangs had infiltrated the ritz-carlton. williams' coverage of israel's war with the militant group hezbollah from 2006 is also under scrutiny. in 2007, he spoke of hezbollah

rockets flying beneath his helicopter. >> there were katusha rockets passing just underneath the helicopter i was riding in. >> reporter: just a year earlier, on his own blog, there was no mention of that close call, only that there was activity on the ground. and a rocket launch six miles away. all of this came long after the incident in iraq, now in question, from march 26th, 2003. in his first report no mention of a rocket-propelled grenade attacking his helicopter. >> on the ground we learned the chinook ahead of us was almost blown out of the sky. >> reporter: but ten years later, williams told david letterman his was one of two army choppers hit. >> no kidding? >> rpg and ak-47. >> reporter: rpgs and ak-47s, or nothing at all. that remains for the nbc investigators to figure out. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> that's the back drop.

tonight it's not clear if brian williams will return to the anchor desk for nbc news. joining us is a media critic for the baltimore sun. also daily beast columnist, best selling author and former colleague, jeff greenfield. great to have you both on. i'm sorry it's under this topic. david, you've been writing about this for the past few days. you say brian williams should step down at least as the managing editor of "nbc nightly news." why? >> what we know, anderson, and this story really has, you know, exploded, and there's all kinds of aspects of it on social media, and everywhere, and charges and countercharges and all that. what we know to be true, if we go back to old school journalism, we say what do we know to be true at this point? what we know to be true is that brian williams lied about the helicopter he was in getting hit by rpg fire in iraq in 2003. the other stuff that the report set up that's out there is

really devastating. but just limit it to this. i don't think a person who has told that kind of lie -- and that's what it is, don't call it misremembering, don't call it anything else, it's a lie -- should be the managing editor and probably not the anchor of the largest daily newscast on american television. i think that's a position of tremendous trust and tremendous prestige. especially the managing editor aspect of it. and if you're in the business of credibility, you can't have someone who tells these kinds of stories as your face and as your newsroom leader. unless, unless our standards have slipped to the point where it's now okay for that kind of person to be in charge. and i think, listen, i don't know. that may be something nbc says is fine, we can live with it for economic reasons. but i don't -- you know. >> jeff greenfield, what do you make of this?

everybody i know who's spent a lot of time out in the field tends to downplay all the experiences they've had of personal danger, things like that. i mean, how do you see this? >> i'll give you what might be a plausible scenario. and it stems from the fact that in this day and age, and you know this a hundred times better than i do, the anchor has to be something other than a deliverer of gravitas. he has to be a vivid personality. nbc started with the news is the star. that was never true and it certainly isn't true now of any network. vividness, that's why so many of you folks are put, i think, in areas where there is war, or natural disasters, or some horrible event, because there is a way that that connects. the only thing that i can figure out is that in his desire to connect more, particularly with people in the military, who face real danger every day, to be

seen as more of a person, not a multimillion dollar celebrity anchor, but as a person undergoing some of what the grunts undergo. he concocted, or conflated, whatever the right word is, or made up this story to be more in the center of events. now, that's a thesis. >> but jeff, what's interesting about it is, there were other people involved in his reporting, in all these cases. there would have been a crew with him on that helicopter. there would have been a producer with him. and other people who knew what had actually happened. so why didn't they speak up, or if they did, what does it say about nbc news that nobody listened? let's commit candor here, anderson. if you are the anchor of the nightly news, or the anchor in waiting, how comfortable would a subordinate be to challenge that person and say, you know, you're blowing smoke. >> i can tell you, my executive producer i've traveled with

extensively in very dangerous places, my cameramen, they like to, you know, take me down a few pegs every time we're out in the field. i'm sure they would be very quick to say, what are you saying? you know? >> anderson, listen, i think -- >> go ahead, david. >> go ahead, jeff, i'm sorry. >> yes, go ahead. >> no, that's okay. david, go ahead. you have a point to make. >> no i wanted to thank you for that candor and it may be really jeff you've worked in both cable and network tv, but i think maybe -- my perception of covering this for a long time is that especially in network television, the anchor has such tremendous power, especially when they have that title of managing editor, whether they flex those muscles or not, that it would be at enormous risk that you would say anything to

contradict such a pr statement on their behalf. they may not be able to fire you, but you won't see air time. there's a million ways they can make your life miserable. i think that's a really honest thing that jeff said there. >> i think that's absolutely true. but i think it's a mistake for anybody to surround themselves with "yes" people in an environment where critical, you know, critical feedback is crucial. and jeff, i mean, do you think he should step down? >> can i say something that i used to say at cnn a lot? and i wish more people would say? i don't know. i certainly think that if the stories that are now being looked at reveal more fabulism, exaggeration lies whatever the right word is he can't survive. i don't mean to be flip. but if brian were like a rock star and oprah winfrey and barbara walters were still around, he could go and confess to an addiction for exaggerating, go to a clinic for four weeks and come out

purified. i don't think for a journalist that's possible. i've been trying to think all day and asking people, if you were brian williams, would you make a public mea culpa, where would you do it and what would you say? let me confess to you in my more humble life, i can't come up with a credible answer. >> that's a really important point. i've been having the same thought all day. david, i'm curious to hear your thoughts on this. i think it was jeff rosen at nyu, media critic said look he should be leading on this. he should be the one pointing out what's true and what's not true. he could very easily answer the questions, well, is it true, did you see the body floating in the french quarter, even though there wasn't much flooding in the french quarter. were there rockets under your -- he could answer all those questions. but by remaining silent, and also, david, to your point earlier, that the person who's leading this investigation is an

investigative producer for nbc news. can that person really investigate the managing editor? because that person down the road, if brian williams continues, is going to rely on brian williams agreeing to have his pieces show up on the nightly news, no? >> yeah, this is even worse than the nfl's bought-and-paid-for investigation of jerry rice. -- of ray rice. this person is in some ways essentially an employer, at least a colleague of brian. so that's really going to be tough. anderson, i think really -- both of you know this better than me, but i think this is going to, in the end, come down to a dollars and cents credibility decision. i think one of the things, and i think jeff, i think you may have written about this as well, it's not just that i think members of military families are going to have a problem with brian williams now, and i think baby boomers, too, who grew up in a culture like i did, where you don't ever exaggerate military,

or especially battlefield things, because of the scars and what world war ii did to that generation. but i think the worst part of this now is with the young demographic demographic, millenials and post millenials may not know anything about edward r. morrow and peter jennings but they do now know that brian williams is a joke on their tablets and iphones and laptops. social media has just been brutal to him. and i don't know if nbc looks -- i'm sure they're testing that right now. >> no doubt. >> saying what is this doing with this guy's credibility with younger viewers. if they think they lost that, i don't think he comes back. >> it's been a stunning turn of events. it's sad no matter how you look at it. david, i appreciate you being on. jeff, great to have you on as well. thank you. coming up, front line report on the war in ukraine and possibility of american weapons flowing onto the battlefield. it kinda is. it's as crazy as you not rolling over your old 401k. cue the horns... just harness the confidence

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president obama said he's considering the possibility of arming ukraine in its fight against russian-backed rebels who have turned the country into the bloodiest european battleground since the former yugoslavia broke apart.

>> [ bleep ]. >> a massive explosion at a chemical plant late last night, near a separatist stronghold heavy shelling all day. at least 5,000 people have died in the shelling there since the war began. european leaders including ukraine's president and russia's president are hoping to meet on wednesday for cease-fire talks. president obama who will not be attending said again today the diplomacy and economic sanctions against russia should be given a chance to work but other steps should be considered as well. >> now, it is true that if in fact diplomacy fails, what i've asked my team to do is look at all options. what other means can we put in place to change mr. putin's calculus. and the possibility of lethal defensive weapons is one of those options that's being examined. >> bottom line, the leaders

exchanging words are one thing. two powerful forces exchanging heavy fire something else entirely. nick aton wal -- nick paton walsh reports from the front line. >> reporter: the roads to a town victim to this war is lined with separatists armed with artillery, tanks. there are two state-backed armies here fighting at full throttle chewing up eastern ukraine. they tore a hole right in the heart of this town. a stepping stone for separatists en route to the wider goal, the next town. ukrainian armor little match. the damage done to this in the ukrainian defensive position shows the heavy weapons used in this conflict, civilians trapped in the middle. some still managing now to flee. but the streets that they leave littered with damaged armored vehicles. shells outgoing, but life

emerging from underground. we were underground for five days, she says. it was terrifying. we took the kids out and came back for our things. vladimir has gone out to get bread. but all sat it out in a basement with elderly neighbors who told him they'd rather die here than leave. here, closest to the new front lines, the cross fire fiercest. this used to be a nine-story building full of families. but as you can see by the hole made by this shell, it is now reduced to rubble. some trying to eke out a life here. this kind of destruction not seen here in the former soviet union since the russian wars in grozny chechnya such a long road ahead. like so many, gala and victor fled early and now saying they will not come back and are salvaging what they can.

she says, we just see the shooting. we just hear and see it. victor adds, one side blames the other. what can we say? we just hide in the basement. the questions echoing who is the fight here for? and what will be left after it? >> what's the latest on the fighting on the ground? >> this day separatists are claiming they are encircling a town. there could be hundreds maybe thousands of ukrainian troops trapped in there. the ukrainian general staff says it hasn't been encircled, but the road in and out has been attacked. that's a very delicate situation and will play hugely into the peace talks. it's a town that both sides want to keep hold of. >> president obama said today at a joint news conference with merkel from germany, that he's not yet decided to send lethal defensive weapons to the military in ukraine. how was the news received there? >> i think any help the ukrainian military would be

appreciated by them. they're in a bit of a mess. under-funded for decades and the corruption in the ukrainian government left them with a less equipped discipline of the russian military. unconvincing about whether it would go ahead. i think it was complicated to see the two leaders out there in washington, at the white house, ahead of these peace talks. they weren't really as united in the threat, and that the crimen might need to strike a deal on wednesday. >> appreciate it. thanks. just ahead, whitney houston's daughter, new information about her case comes to light. what the investigation is now focusing on next. kaboom... well, i just have a few other questions. >>chuck, the only other question you need to ask is, "what else can you do for me?" i'll just take a water... get your credit swagger on. become a member of experian credit tracker and find out your fico score powered by experian.

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of a source with the family. mystery injuries, unexplained injuries, they don't go into specific detail, they will only say there are apparently marks on bobbi kristina's body that in some ways suggest that these are injuries that you cannot explain, but maybe could go some way to explain how he ended up face down in the bathtub. does it possibly suggest there was foul play here, if it was something more than just an accidental drowning that took place? we don't know. but that certainly caught the attention of the families and no doubt catching the attention of the investigators as well. >> what are police saying about the boyfriend, about his involvement in the investigation? >> well, of course, he's at the center of the investigation. for obvious reasons. i mean, he is the one who was both physically and romantically closest to bobbi kristina. naturally, he will figure very high in the investigation. he was also there at the time that she was discovered inside of that bathtub. does it go beyond that, in other words, are there reasons to suggest there's something sinister afoot there. authorities have said nothing public about that.

they are keeping their investigation very close to the vest at this point. >> yeah. as they should. martin savidge, thank you very much. cnn legal analyst and former prosecutor sunny hostin joins me now. you have sources that have been telling you stuff. what are they saying now? >> they have said, anderson, that bobbi kristina did have some injuries, that they're concerned about, that can't be explained, or have not been explained to them. but they also told me just today, just recently, that they're seeing positive signs that she is improving, and that prayers are working, and things are getting better. and so -- >> no specifics, though? >> no specifics. but at least some good news. this is the first i've heard that the family feels that they are seeing some positive signs here. >> because obviously, the longer one is in a medically induced coma, the more difficult the situation becomes, from all reports. there seems to be divisions in the family about the boyfriend. >> yeah.

you know, what i'm being told is that pat houston, who has a restraining order against nick gordon is not a fan. >> nick gordon was taken in by whitney houston when he was a young boy. >> when he was about 12 years old. she raised him like an adopted son, but then he had a romantic relationship with bobbi kristina. the family is very upset about that. they are not supportive of that bobby brown especially is not supportive of it. pat houston certainly isn't. there was all this information about how they were possibly married. the family made it very clear to me that they were not legally married, and that bobby brown, her father, is the person in charge of her medical condition and situation at the hospital. they're also telling me nick gordon has not been allowed to see her in the hospital. the family doesn't want him anywhere near bobbi kristina. >> and whitney houston's mother has come.

>> that's right. she's 81 years old she came in from new jersey, flew in. i'm told that she is at her bedside and has been at bobbi kristina's bedside since friday. but is really concerned about her granddaughter. really concerned. >> sunny, appreciate the update. thanks very much. ahead, the boston area gets battered with snow for the third monday in a row. making tough travel for a lot of people. including our miguel marquez at the top of this hour his vehicle was stuck. there you see him pushing his vehicle. we'll check back with him in a moment to see if he's out. go! go! go! he's challenging the very fabric of society. in a post cannonball world! was it grilled cheese? guilty! the aquatic delinquency is a larger issue to this ♪ you did it again, didn't you? yup. ♪

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winter storm warnings just extended through 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning for all of massachusetts north of cape cod. that's on top of the state of emergency already in effect. boston schools closed today, and tomorrow at least. rail service suspended. boston's logan airport is open. most of the flights are canceled. let's get the latest from miguel marquez in the town of hull. you were stuck at the top of the broadcast. are you no longer stuck? what are the conditions like? >> reporter: we are out. the snow beast is out. the weather beast. i'm going to jump into this. this is how thick it is. it's both snowing here, and -- wow, that's how deep the snow is. it's about four or five feet i'm stuck in now. hull here has gotten about 24 --

over 24 inches of snow, as has quincy and wamoth and areas like that. our producer getting in the shot. the wind is just intense down here, creating huge drifts across the bay here. we should be able to see boston in this direction. but it is just socked in. it is snowing hard here still. the wind is blowing. they'll probably get up to 30 inches here before it's all over. other worldly experience here. what is amazing, is that the few people who are here lights are on life goes on. the main roads are completely clear. >> i think you've gone snow giddy, snow crazy. just very briefly, there's supposed to be another snowstorm on thursday, right? >> reporter: another storm coming on thursday. state of emergency declared for this area. they've taken every precaution they can in order to --

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