we have a large military presence along the atlantic coast. adding insult to injury, or perhaps i should say heaping injury on top of injury, this move to open up the atlantic coast drilling came one week after president trump repealed safety regulations president obama implemented to prevent another deep deepwater horizon disaster. it failed creating the greatest accidental oil spill in history. 11 crewmen lost their lives. up to 4.9 million barrels of oil gushed from the broken well for three months, eventually fouling over 790 miles of gulf shoreline and killing thousands of birds and other marine life. the long-term effects of the oil spill and the 8.1 million gallons of disperents on it remains unknown, but experts say it could devastate the gulf coast for many years. dolphins are continuing to die, corrals in the -- corals in the gulf have died. the oil could remain in the food change for decades to come. an oil spill in the chesapeake bay would be a similar disaster. whatever happened to interior secretary zinke's promise to be highly m

wind speeds of up to 140km/h battered the country's atlantic coast, leaving 65,000 properties, mainlyxpected to move towards germany overnight. elsewhere, and a deep freeze has settled over large parts of the united states and canada, bringing extreme cold, snow and travel disruption. sarah corker reports. france's atlantic coast, new year was ushered in by the arrival of was ushered in. 513" the, g’rr‘ieat’fif = mgfifig seaside .. .. 7... w..%tfiilfjfifi meant seaside " "7 cancelled '73'5j—?7i seas meant seaside cities cancelled éeag'effifieé seas meant seaside cities cancelled l

and there's another threat to new york shot along the atlantic coast close to the city. for years the german development agency g.i. said has been working with local n.g.o.s to try and curb this homegrown problem. large amounts of sand have been removed for use in construction work toward a newer chart has expanded massively in recent years it's only really existed since one thousand nine hundred ninety eight and back then it had a population of just five hundred today it's one million which has meant a lot of sand being removed for building work that's created gaps in the dunes and leveled them so those that we still have need to be stabilized. tamarisk bush's have now been planted on fifty hectares of juice they're extremely tough and able to cope with the salty water and the lack of nutrients in the sunday ground. their job is to reinforce the dunes and protect new york shot from the dangers of rising sea levels. but it's only a city of venice is known for its beauty the renaissance by lissa's it's free it's cultural heritage but it is in danger that the million touri

sarah corker reports. 0n france's atlantic coast, the new year was ushered in by the arrival of wildnd rough seas meant seaside cities cancelled traditional new year swimming events. winds exceeding 140km/h knocked out power to thousands of homes across brittany. this man said the storm was stronger than expected, and had already done some damage to the roof. police say one man in his 60s was killed when a tree fell on his car near the french—spanish border. elsewhere, and across the atlantic, the united states is experiencing a record—breaking arctic cold. from texas to maine, the sub—zero temperatures and snow were unrelenting. at chicago airport, there were long delays. it is brutally cold — i mean, five degrees and below, in the single digits. it was something else. and for almost a week now, parts of canada have been colder than the north pole. niagara falls have become an icy spectacle. with temperatures falling below —30 celsius, even the penguins at calgary zoo have been moved inside. there's widespread disruption on the roads, railways, and in the air. but for these brave so

on france's atlantic coast, the new year was ushered in, by the arrival of wild weather.nt seaside cities cancelled traditional new year swimming events. winds exceeding 140km/h knocked out power to thousands of homes across brittany. this man says the storm was stronger than expected, and had already done some damage to the roof. police say one man in his 60s was killed when a tree fell on his car near the french—spanish border. elsewhere, and across the atlantic, the united states is experiencing a record—breaking arctic cold. from texas to maine, the sub—zero temperatures and snow were unrelenting. at the chicago airport, there were long delays. it is brutally cold — i mean, five degrees and below, the single digits. it was something else. and, for almost a week now, parts of canada have been colder than the north pole. niagara falls had become an icy spectacle. with temperatures falling below —30 celsius, even the penguins at calgary zoo have been moved inside. there is widespread disruption on the roads, railways, and in the air. but, for these brave souls in pennsyl

asa shut up and down the atlantic coast.cy was declared, ten deaths already attributed to the freezing conditions. what is quite clear is that this is a serious, serious storm between the very low temperature, the strong winds, the driving snow, everyone should take this very seriously. take precautions. because of the fact that the storm has intensified in the last few hours, i am now declaring a winter weather emergency for new york city. the office of emergency management now standing by with a emergency management now standing by witha quip emergency management now standing by with a quip and like generators, pumps and sandbags. —— equipment. as well as food and water, blankets and emergency shelters. there have been blizzards in connecticut. atlantic city has seen traffic at a standstill. even in florida, the sunshine state, there were snowfla kes sunshine state, there were snowflakes falling. for the northern part, the very first year in nearly 30 years. it meant sledging and snowmen. . 30 years. it meant sledging and

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hurricanes were the gut punch at least for insurers harvey irma and maria three hurricanes to hit the atlantic coast of the americas last year combined for a quarter of a trillion dollars in insured and uninsured losses three insurance giant munich re says last year's storms are resulting in the highest insurance payout in the history of the three hurricanes it was harvey that cost the most the massive floods that in a dated the city of houston accounted for much of its eighty five billion dollars damage toll the devastating wildfires in california resulted in high claims because so many of the suburban houses destroyed were insured to the hilt. yet the majority of losses from global disasters last year were to insured in asia pacific for example fewer than one out of ten losses were covered. and those figures don't include lost lives more than twenty seven hundred people died in floods in south asia but the disaster was less destructive to infrastructure in the us hurricanes. climate change is being blamed for the increasing number of severe storms first up this year the massive snowstorm currently

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it seems like a paradox metropolis on the atlantic coast is slowly running out of water but cape towndoesn't have a decent nation plant tourists are being asked to save water too it's currently high season and public showers are being switched off at the beach. apart from that there are no real restrictions for visitors. by contrast agriculture has been very hard hit the water shortage means many fields can no longer be cultivated the latest alert means farmers must cut their water usage by sixty percent based on their consumption before the drought began johann esther he is a gross fruit in the western cape where he's had to cut down some trees in order to save the rest. on the rotten side these are now the. perfectly producing orchard that i decided. to operate. because of the water short beach and you know it's not the easy decision to mike. there's no improvement in sight all eyes are on the t.v. . if the water supply sinks below thirteen point five percent capacity cape town will be forced to turn off almost all its taps experts are dubbing it daisy arrow they warn it could happe

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it seems like a paradox that the metropolis on the atlantic coast is slowly running out of water but cape town doesn't have a diesel anation plant tourists are being asked to save water too it's currently high season and public showers are being switched off at the beach apart from that there are no real restrictions for visitors. by contrast agriculture has been very hard hit the water shortage means many fields can no longer be cultivated the latest alert means farmers must cut their water usage by sixty percent based on their consumption before the drought began johann esther he is a gross fruit in the western cape where he's had to cut down some trees in order to save the rest. on the rock and saudis another. perfectly producing orchard that oh i decided. to operate. because of the water shortage short beach. you know it's not not an easy decision to make that there's no improvement in sight all eyes are on the to dam if the water supply sinks below thirteen point five percent capacity cape town will be forced to turn off almost all its taps experts are dubbing it daisy they warn

wind speeds of up to 140 kilometres an hour battered the country's atlantic coast and is moving towards the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the gulf news and the current unrest in iran. the death toll in a wave of protests throughout the country has climbed as security forces clash with demonstrators. meanwhile the guardian leads on the recent spate of knife attacks in london. four young men were stabbed to death during new year's celebrations in the capital. the ft focuses on the uk economy in 2018 where according to more than 100 leading economists, britain will experience a slowdown in growth due to lack of business investment and rising interest rates. the south china morning post investigates how the stellar performance of us markets stands in stark contrast to the political crises that continue to engulf the trump administration. and finally the quartz website looks at the downside of new year's eve celebrations saying that when it comes to nursing a hangover, you're essentially on your own. according to new scientific research the ef

so far the atlantic coast of the republic of ireland has taken the brunt, with serious flooding in theway. as the storm moves eastwards, there'll be high winds across much of england, wales and northern ireland overnight. train operators have been defending the biggest rise in railfares for five years, insisting that it's necessary to address "decades of under investment". average ticket prices across the uk have gone up by 3.4%. unions say commuters are being priced off the trains as the burden of paying for the system falls increasingly on passengers. our transport correspondent richard westcott has the story. his report contains flashing images. it's one of the most reliable things on the railway — every january, without fail, the fares go up. this year's rise is especially steep, the highest in five years. this is the busy commuter line, people coming in from cambridgeshire and hertfordshire into london and plenty of people on this train are just a few pounds shy of the £5,000 club. £5,000 for an annual season ticket. that's gone up by about £600 in the last five years, the price r

including the pacific and atlantic coast in the gulf of mexico. the plan from the interior department brought swift reaction from governor brown along with his counterparts in oregon and washington. they issued a statement saying for more than 30 years our shared coastline has been protected from drilling. we will do what it takes to stop this reckless shortsighted action.>> we are not going to let anyone drill for oil off the coast of california.>> reporter: got weiner said lawmakers should ask to keep the administration's plan to open up the coast to drilling from moving forward.>> we do have the power to ban or restrict offshore drilling in certain areas. i think we need to do that. there was a bill last year to do it that failed. we need to try again.>> reporter: they are proposing seven new leases off the coast of california oregon and washington. two would be in northern california. a public comment period starts on monday.>>> what can california do if anything to block the plan?>> reporter: we have jurisdiction over the three miles from the

it will start in 2019 and allow oil and gas companies to drill on the atlantic coast for the first time since the 1980s. and the news has east coast republican lawmakers having problems with criticisms of the white house of the proposal, saying they will bring the fight to the secretary of the interior. other lawmakers and democrats sounded alarm, one saying he is 100% opposed to the plan and others saying it's alarming and unacceptable and others are going to fight tooth and nail to make sure it does not happen. >> alex trebek is recovering over 33 years revealed he underwent a procedure to remove blood clots in his brain stemming from a fall two months ago. now at home, he is sharing assuring news. >> the prognosis is excellent and i expect to be back in the studio taping more jeopardy programs very, very soon and i want to thank all of on you for your concern. >> well, sony pictures entertainment said that the show will resumetaping in january. >> a e. coli outbreak to warn you about. details next. if you could see your cough... it's just a cough. you'd see how often

as it moves northward along the atlantic coast, good news is, it's moving fast and expected to be gonesible to prepare for what could be up to ten inches likely to fall here today. and these pictures of interstate 40 in north carolina pretty much show what's in store for commuters this morning. steve osunsami has more. >> reporter: parts of this region haven't seen this much snow and ice in 30 years. down in this part of the world where snowplows are as rare as snowflakes, more than 200 people were hurt today in accidents on slippery roads. already 17 people across this country have died in the cold. and much of the storm hasn't hit yet. 50,000 people are without power in florida and georgia. in the northeast, they are bracing for a nor'easter, even as they dig out from the storm that just hit. steve osunsami, abc news, savannah. >> the only question is how much snow is going to fall. >> we continue to track the storm that's going to be impacting the i-95 corridor through the day on thursday, first getting to d.c., then new york, working its way through boston as we head into the after

as that was coming out, the president issued an executive order opening up the pacific and atlantic coast to oil drilling but then he issued an exemption of the order for the state of florida. guess what happens there. that is the site of his beach front property. >> those are two things. the labor department issued a federal reprieve to a group of big banks convicted and fined for manipulatining banks. maybe much more. is that a coincidence or are these conflicts of interest? >> the white house saloves so ty there can't be a conflict of interest. he's the president. in this case while these fines may have been put in place during the obama administration and even obama may have waived them and pushed them back. because president trump and his family business is so entang led and can directly affect tens of millions of dollars, these companies that's an issue for a lot of the people. >> it's one of those things where lots of properties are bought and sold by anonymous shell companies. it's every other accusations of conflict of interest against the president. we tend not to get it. when y

of offshore oil and gas drilling for the entire pacific coast of the united states the entire atlantic coast all of the coast surrounding alaska and the eastern gulf of mexico which borders on florida this is unprecedented and it's already seeing a lot of pushback even from some republicans that represent some of the coastal districts that will be affected so you can be sure that over the next several years this is going to be a huge fight between some of the oil and gas interests that are pushing the trump administration and some of the more moderate republicans in these coastal so i'm concerned i know that people have concerns about drilling but at least there are those safety precautions that we put in place after the b.p. spill right well unfortunately those are also going to be on the cutting room floor because at the same time that they're talking about this unprecedented expansion of offshore oil drilling they are also talking about doing the way with every single one of the post b.p. deepwater horizon offshore safety rules the obama administration in response to the deepwater horizon

it will feel cooler than that. 31 on wednesday and all eyes are focused on the atlantic coast because're going to see a large coastal storm system forming and some of us may see significant snow. we've got to watch that one. >> stay tuned. thanks for watching. i'm keith jones. >> and i'm erin coleman. "nbc nightly news" is next. see you at 11:00. >>> tonight, a frigid and dangerous start to the new year. below freezing temperatures in 90% of the country with at least five deaths now linked to the cold. just when will it end? >>> the search for what caused a plane to hit a mountain moments after takeoff. ten americans killed, five from the same family. >>> the new warning to the u.s. fm north korea's dictator who says he has the nuclear button on his desk. >>> buying pot. it's now legal for recreational use in california. one of the many new laws taking effect today. >>> and a celebration of life at a big new year's day parade and the selfless acts that are inspiring america. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. and happy new year. i'm peter ale

. >> and schools are closed up and down the atlantic coast including boston, philadelphia and many parts of the d.c. area. more than 3,000 flights have been canceled so far with more likely as the storm worsens. blame for the derailment of three cars on an amtrak passenger train in savannah. 311 passengers on board were not injured, just anxious to get going. >> and the southern tip, or you can see it there, that storm system, the radar shows the storm roaring into the northeast where blizzard warnings are in effect. more snow will accumulate with 18 inches possible in parts of maine. and on the southern tip of new jersey is cape may. you're looking at it. it's usually a great place to go in the summer. they're under a blizzard warning with six to nine inches expected before it's all over with. steve osunsami begins our coverage. >> reporter: the storm they're nicknaming the bomb is shutting down highways, airports and cities, turning lives literally upside down from florida to maine. >> we're asking you, if you don't have to be out, please don't be out here right now. >> reporter: alrea

of offshore oil and gas drilling for the entire pacific coast of the united states the entire atlantic coast all of the coast surrounding alaska and the eastern gulf of mexico which borders on florida this is unprecedented and it's already seeing a lot of pushback even from some republicans that represent some of the coastal districts that will be affected so you can be sure that over the next several years this is going to be a huge fight between some of the oil and gas interests that are pushing the trumpet ministration and some of the more moderate republicans in these coastal so i'm concerned i know that people have concerns about drilling but at least there are those safety precautions that we put in place after the b.p. spill right well unfortunately those are also going to be on the cutting room floor because at the same time that they're talking about this unprecedented expansion of offshore oil drilling they are also talking about doing the way with every single one of the post b.p. deepwater horizon offshore safety rules the obama administration in response to the deepwater horizon

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here's the timeline, snowing in north carolina this evening, moving up across the mid-atlantic coast. heavy snowfall confined close to the coastline as we head to the overnight, and scirgt the big cities like philly and new york. the heaviest snowfall falls in new england throughout the day tomorrow. all wrapped up, this is a storm that will likely have an eye fiewter tomorrow. if you're, looking on satellite, the featurees of a hurricane. boston a foot or a little more is possible. new york 4-6, philly 1-3 on the very back edge of the snowfall. now, this is going to drag in another blast of the really impressive cold. these are mainly all record cold temperatures for highs as we look into friday and saturday, and at night, widespread subzero readings. this may be the coldest blast of the entire stretch we have seen here, jeff, since dating back on christmas. there is a little bit of relief as we head closer to the middle of the month. it's going to take a while to get here but a january thaw may be in the offing. >> glor: all right, eric. and bombogenesis it is. in lask today it was

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but if you go up and down the atlantic coast of the eastern seaboard, you will see training range after training range, and you get as far south as the central east coast of florida and lo and behold what is that area of protection for not only the u.s. department of defense but for nasa and other agencies. it's because that's where we are rocketing our satellites into orbit, of which the first stages have to have a place to land. that's where when we had the space shuttle and soon we are rocketing astronauts, american astronauts to the international space station on american rockets, many of whom first stages will fall in the atlantic ocean below, just like the solid rocket boosters did on the space shuttle when it launched. and so there are reasons not to have drilling platforms out there, but let's come back to the deepwater horizon oil spill. what happened was deep below the sea bed, miles further into the earth's crust, pressure had built up, and an explosion had occurred. the safety mechanism is right where the pipe comes out of the sea bed, and that pipe then goes up five miles t

you didn't exempt my state all the way from maine in the north, all the way to florida on the atlantic coast, all the other gulf states, and then go to the west coast of the united states, california all the way up to the state of washington. so it's more games. so people in maryland, people in massachusetts, people in the carolinas are really upset. why don't you eliminate the drilling that you're proposing off my state. what about outing california and oregon and the state of washington? the administration and secretary zinke shouldn't be playing politics with an issue that is so important to all of our futures, but especially so to florida's future. madam president, i yield the floor. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. a senator: i would ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. heinrich: madam president, i rise today to stand up for the hundreds of thousands of young immigrants known as dreamers whose lives president trump has thrown into terrifying uncertainty. immigrant communitie

the mass of low pressure is moving north of north america's atlantic coast, leaving heavy snowfall behindd the possibility of temperatures as low as —30 celsius. called in the wings. even large bodies of water are now pale and still. in cities like new york, road salt has helped get traffic moving. but so far, at least 19 people have died. temperatures could return to normal next week, as the storm moves further north through canada, but millions year must get safely through this cold speu must get safely through this cold spell first. —— millions here. andrew plant, bbc news. reports from syria say 17 people have been killed in airstrikes in rebel held eastern ghouta. the british—based syrian observatory for human rights? says another 60 people were wounded in the besieged rebel stronghold, close to the capital damascus. more strikes in this area and in the rebel held, northern province of idlib have been reported by aid workers. they say ten hospitals have been hit by syrian government and russian bombers over the last ten days. this report from our middle east regional editor, alan joh

the mass of low pressure is moving north up north america's atlantic coast, leaving heavy snowfall behindthe possibility of temperatures as low as minus 30 celsius. much colder, though, in the fierce winds. cars and homes already frozen in floodwater. even large bodies of water are now pale and still. in cities like new york, road salt has helped get traffic moving. but in rural areas, the problems will persist far longer. so far, at least 19 people have died. temperatures could return to normal next week as the storm moves further north through canada, but millions here must get safely through this record cold spell first. andrew plant, bbc news. the italian coastguard says it has rescued 85 people from a rubber dinghy which got into trouble off the libyan coast. these dramatic pictures have been released by the italian authorities, and show the rescue taking place earlier on saturday. rescue charities say that at least 25 people died in the incident, but the search for survivors has continued. an eu anti—trafficking aircraft spotted the dinghy getting into difficulties during a surveill

powerful winter storm up along the atlantic coast is dumping snow in new england and canada.ss the eastern u.s. and midwest. minus two in detroit. cold into the southeast. as airports there are impacted, we have traffic delays here. we have storm coming in. scattered showers tonight, moderate rain tomorrow. wave of rain won't arrive until after midnight but into the morning commute,

the weather system is slowly moving north along the atlantic coast.ratures of —30 predicted this weekend. the wind has brought flooding, with water freezing around these cars. in new york, road salt has helped to keep things moving, but rural areas are struggling. so far, 19 people have died. temperatures are due to return to something like normal next week, but millions will have to get through some very tough conditions first. film awards season gets under way with the golden globes later — the first major ceremony since hollywood was hit by sexual harassment scandals. stars are expected to wear all black on the red carpet in a protest against misconduct in the industry. 0ur north america correspondent james cook reports from los angeles. in hollywood, they are getting ready to put their best foot forward. this yea r‘s to put their best foot forward. this year's award season may be more protest a nd year's award season may be more protest and party. the dirty secrets of the movie business have been exposed in recent months and now scores of stars sa

state parks closed on long island and schools shut up and down the atlantic coast.eclared, ten deaths already attributed to the freezing conditions. what is quite clear is that this is a serious, serious storm between, the very low temperatures, the strong winds, the driving snow, everyone should take this very seriously. take precautions. because of the fact that the storm has intensified in the last few hours, i am now declaring a winter weather emergency for new york city. the office of emergency management now standing by with equipment like generators, pumps and sandbags, as well as food and water, blankets and emergency shelters. there have been blizzards in connecticut. atlantic city has seen traffic at a standstill. can you believe this is tallahassee, florida. even in florida, the sunshine state, there were snowflakes falling. for the northern part, the very first year in nearly 30 years. it meant sledging and snowmen for some. in memphis, even a game of ice hockey under the setting sun. it is being called a ‘bomb cyclone'. from florida to maine, sharp drop

hurricanes were the gut punch at least for insurers harvey irma and maria three hurricanes to hit the atlantic coastof the americas last year combined for a quarter of a trillion dollars in insured and uninsured losses three insurance giant munich re says last year's storms are resulting in the highest insurance payout in the history of the three hurricanes it was harvey that cost the most the massive floods that inundated the city of houston accounted for much of its eighty five billion dollars damage toll the devastating wildfires in california resulted in high claims because so many of the suburban houses destroyed were insured to the hilt. yet the majority of losses from global disasters last year were to insured in asia pacific for example fewer than one out of ten losses were covered and those figures don't include lost lives more than twenty seven hundred people died in floods in south asia but that is aster was less destructive to infrastructure in the u.s. hurricanes. climate change is being blamed for the increasing number of severe storms first up this year the massive snowstorm currently