that is known as the dakota protest -- dakota axis pipeline.e will learn more about the construction and the decision by the obama administration. if you have been following it, we want to get your input. if you're a north dakota resident and you want to give your thoughts on this decision, call us. if you want to post on twitter, you can do so. you can put a thought on facebook. the usa today has a story that takes a look at this decision by the administration concerning this dakota access pipeline. the headline controversial type on put on hold. the company did not respond to a comment but adding to the story that the eye blind was set to cross the river from a half-mile from standing rock to the reservation border. tribal members have for months protested. that is some of the writeups this morning from the decision that was made by the obama administration that was released yesterday. wanted to get your thoughts -- we want to get your thoughts. for those of you and north dakota and you want to give your perspective being a resident of the st

the pipeline is slated to carry crude oil from the bakken oilfields of north dakota, through south dakota, iowa, and into illinois, where it's slated to link up with another pipeline to carry the oil down to refineries in the gulf. the project has faced months of resistance from the standing rock sioux in north dakota, members of more than 200 indigenous nations from across the americas, and thousands of their non-native allies -- all concerned the pipeline's construction will destroy sacred sioux sites, and that a pipeline leak could contaminate the missouri river, which serves as a water supply for millions. standing rock protester maurine archambault celebrated the news. >> we are slowly getting there, like winning this in, but there are going to be a few battles we're going to have to go through whenever we are going to win this thing. amy: we will go to north dakota for more on the standing rock sioux after headlines. the "washington post" is reporting donald trump's protocol-breaking telephone conversation with taiwan's leader on friday was an intentionally provocative move that has

whereas the protesters of the north dakota -- or the dakota access pipeline in and around standing rock have desecrated the american flag by floying it upside down, sewing emblems over the flag and displaying emblems in a dominant manner in violation of north dakota code. whereas 95% of the protesters are not north dakota citizens or native americans. many are professional paid protesters unaware of the true understanding of the issues at hand. whereas as former military members we have all taken an oath to defend the constitution of the united states against foreign and domestic enemies, the american flag and our freedom, as veterans we continue to support our military, law enforcement and all of our constitutional rights we have fought for. whereas, as veterans of u.s. military we have fought for and maintained the rights of our citizens to peacefully protest. the protests in standing rock have not been peaceful and therefore violate the rights of those living peacefully around the protest site and threatened the sanctity and sustainability of our basic freedom of peaceful protest by

america," we travel back to the 1950's when oil was discovered in north dakota. filmican frontier" is a produced by the american petroleum institute. ♪ narrator: the wind blows west from the great lakes. the wind sings like a wild bird across the northern states, coming at last to this place. 10,000 square miles of prairie across montana and dakota. they call it the williston basin. ♪ narrator: not so long ago, this was frontier. listen closely and you will hear the old echo of covered wagons, the phantom shadows of pioneers fighting for their lives against the wilderness. lonely women wearing their dreams like a bit of right calico. ♪ narrator: they began with nothing, with their bare hands and a bucket of hope, breaking the land with freedom's plow, planting towns like fargo, stampede, bluegrass, beaver lodge, lincoln valley, williston. ♪ neil: wheat farmer and schoolteacher. i was born and raised here east of montana along the canadian line, williams county, north dakota. if i were somewhere at the ends of the earth and thinking of home, the thing i would reme

on the largest environmental controversies in american history the dakota access pipeline more colorado's are doing right now to support the native american tribes standing their ground ahead of monday's addiction. plus the new information fox 31 has learned about the death of a mother and happened just hours before their remains were found behind the metro building. fox 311 to bring you the breaking news on the green mountain fire as it happened what investigators believe could have caused a at fox 31 news at nine starts right now. starting with breaking news looking live at i 25 and 203rd the northbound lanes of interstate has been slow and go down to one lane as this afternoon. the traffic has now finally moving in just the past few there are 25 25 should be back to normal very soon. first on fox tonight the dakota axis pipeline protest as escalate over the weekend thousands are expected to had to north dakota support in the standing rock see tribe behind us right now this is a scene of previous protest her protesters we're sprayed with water this after they refused to move they resist

of protesters from camping outside to halt construction of the dakota access pipeline. ((kirsten joyce)) >> earlier this week, the state's governor ordered an evacuation of the protest camp. but now, as bo evans reports, the governor is sort of changing the dakota access protest camps are unsafe, and he wants protesters to leave. gov. jack dalrymple/r north dakota: "we may not be able to help you in an emergency situation. your health and safety may very well be at risk." after he ordered the camp to be evacuated monday, many thought the state would forcibly evict demonstrators. today's press conference was meant to clarify that. gov. jack dalrymple/r north dakota: "we have not at anytime, ever contemplated going to the main camp and removing people from as way to block deliveries of supplies to the camp. phyllis young, protester: "the governor issued his with threats of cutting off our food supplies. we responded by saying that is an act of war." the governor says that's not true, though delivering supplies to an evacuated area is illegal. us senator john hoeven took t

we're keeping north dakota citizens, our visitors in north dakota safe.hile at the same time upholding the rule of law. when we are coming into north dakota with an intent of not abiding by the law, then that is something we are concerned with. >> what is the priority for a law enforcement? is it the protesters? is it the pipeline? >> you know what, all our priority is all of the above. we are protecting the citizens. we're protecting protesters. and while at the same time upholding the rule of law. sometimes that can conflict with one another. a lot of them, a lot of the protesters are trying to justify their ideology and allowing themselves to break the law. and that's unacceptable. that's not what the citizens of north dakota expect to occur here. >> reporter: sorry, i didn't mean to interrupt. you're from here, we were speaking earlier this morning, and craig melvin mentioned it off the top. we've seen violent clashes, the optics can not be good for law enforcement. does that concern you going forward in the coming days? >> it is concerning. being fro

the $3.7 billion project crosses four states from north dakota through south dakota, iowa and into illinois. the 1,172 mile pipeline is designed to move nearly half million barrels of crude oil a day. the us army corps of engineers approved the project and granted the owner, energy transfer partners, the final permits in july. the company says it's done everything by the book and the project is 92% complete. members of the tribe and thousands of protesters who have joined them say the sacred lands will be desecrated and their primary water source is in danger. >> north dakota's only representative is congressman kevin cramer. a couple of months ago, you told me we can have a quick resolution. nice to see you congressman, do you still believe that today? >> a little late for a quick resolution. >> a resolution at all? can it be resolved? >> it will be resolved the question is how much mutual agreement will there be to the resolution and my sense is that there wont be much. the situation will be resolved by court or by executive order. >> eviction notice for monday. >> right. >> do you expect

sara sidner is in north dakota.irst bring in van jones who aside from talking about politics has been a very vocal opponent of this pipeline. just for our viewers who might not be as familiar wit. let's pull up the map to see what we're talking about. north dakota, huge, huge oil and shale reserves. >> yeah. >> so big money maker. it was going to through from north dakota, south dakota, iowa and illinois and then the refineries. the key here is they didn't win everything. they have won a major battle, not the war. >> not the war. this is a huge deal. first of all, this pipeline originally set to go through bismark, a big city for the part of the country. about 92% white city. they said, listen, it is too dangerous. we don't want it here. so in a very controversial move it was rerouted through native american sacred burial ground and then under a river. if that pipe were to leak and these pipes leak a lot. pipes leak. that's why we have plumbers. no pipe is ever perfect. if it were to leak, it would not only hurt the

the next system has brought blizzard warnings to the dakotas. gulf coast where we had tornado watches in effect overnight last night and this morning. thankfully they've lifted the tornado watch but we could still see potential for severe weather and heav inches. goodness ultimately if we've been seeing very dry conditions across the southeast. severe drought will continue for parts of florida into georgia. biochip, damaging winds to be aware if you get in these areas. a quick look at the colder air mass. single digits, teens, 20 to 30 degrees below average for millions of people as the colder sink southward and eastward over the next couple days. the area is zero and the blue shaded area is the freezing mark reach as far south as eventually into the northeast by friday. babies back to you. cheryl: called no doubt. coming up, we will hand it over to the "mornings with maria." ursula k. u.s. features as investors are opening bell this tuesday. s&p unchanged, nasdaq up within one. we will be right back. (vo) it's the holidays at verizon, and the b

protesters in north dakota get a major victory in their fight against a proposed pipeline. >>> a judge's late night decision sets a michigan recount in motion. threat. an armed man stormed a popular washington, d.c. restaurant to self-investigate a conspiracy theory. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. crews is searching the building and the death toll is expected to rise. believed as many as a hundred people attended friday night's party and the victims include 17-year-olds. the warehouse had no sprinklers and few exits. the building had been described as a cluttered death trap. edward lawrence is in oakland. good morning, edward. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. right now fire crews are inside that building, they are hoping to finish going through it later on today. set up a block away outside there. very few people actually went to the hospital in this as one alameda county sheriff sergeant said, you either made it out or you didn't. as recovery teams continue to search the now charred

from south dakota all the way to kansas dow towards oklahoma and heavy snow for much of north dakota, northern wisconsin as well as the rockies. numerous wider storm warnings in effect as well as blanketing much of north dakota that could see a foot or more of snow as well as western south dakota as well as winter storm warnings in effect all the way from the rockies through northern wisconsin and from. dakotas through minnesota. dangerous day on the road heading into the evening. demarco back to you. >> molly thank you. a military jet crashed today with 92 people on board. it was heading from sochi to syria. there's no sign of survivors and no word on what caused it to plunge into the black sea. here's barry petersen. >> helicopters boats and divers searched for 92 victims from the cash two minutes after take off. left from sochi site of the 2014 winter olympics. the tu154 was a 19 0's design, this one made in 1983. on board a well-known russian humanitarian taking medical supplies to syria. and more than 60 members of the alexandrov ensemble famous across russia on the way to perfor

mornin" >>> in north dakota the chairman of the stag that is protesting against the dakota o npr it's time for people to go homhk for an alternative route.ar vil >> reporter: hundreds o the army corps of engineers announcement it will not grant an easement for the dakota access pipeline to cross just north of the standing rock sioux reservation. >> either we make it or break it, and i guess we made it. >> reporter: the tribe and its supporters claim the pipeline will threaten the tribe's water source and cultural sites. >> remember from day one, we said there will be no black snake going through here. >> reporter: the four-state 3.8 billion dollar project is almost complete in north dakota, except for the segment that would run under the missouri river. the dallas-based company building it has said it is unwilling to reroute it and incoming president donald trump has pledged his support for the pipeline. omar villafranca, cbs news, cannonball, north dakota. >>> in a statement the company building the pipeline said it has done nothing but play by the rules and it fully expects to compl

in morton county, north dakota where protesters gathered to weeks to protest the dakota pipeline, to leave, but leaves more dangerous. >> the hill got us, slid sideways down the hill, didn't know what to do. >> reporter: a stretch of the interstate closed. >> people getting stuck, just miserable. >> reporter: in bismarck, the problem is blowing snow creating drifts like this one, and now they are bracing for wind chills well below zero. alex perez, bismarck, north dakota. fast now, the effects of the blizzard with us. >> cam tran has the complete forecast for us. good morning. >> good morning. blizzard-like conditions in the northern plains as well as northern minnesota out for today, so traveling anywhere across the dakotas, looking at blowing snow that's going to make travel treacherous on top of that, this coldest air of the season will be moving across two-thirds of the country this week. by wednesday, it's going to be well in place across the central plains. by thursday into the by friday, it's going to be a big chill into the northeast. we're talking about temperatures 15 to 25

the night before things giving she rapidly campsite in campbell north dakota thousands are pouring to be staying in tent tepees and campers all in protest of the dakota axis pipeline native american tribes and their supporters through the pipeline will destroy nearby sacred land contaminated water. they are the spokespeople for us they have been for decades. about how to treat the environment and the earth she never imagined she would spend that thanksgiving night strangers she found warrants with fellow protesters and sharing a meal. it was amazing pictures she took show peaceful sunset over the sacred stone campsite. the mood was very somber. everyone's trying to be really calm and really peaceful she says there is a sense of intensity you cannot escape the protesters are vowing to stay you in the face of state orders to evacuate. christie drove to campbell packed with ties and winter supplies to donate she says she left with more than she ever expected. it changed me. that was very -- people don't have much. murray a look back and see where i hope is good history. we did reach out

more of snow as well as western south dakota.ter storm warnings in effect. all the way from the rockies through northern wisconsin, and ice storm warnings for the dakotas as well as minnesota. so a very dangerous day on the roads. heading into the evening as well. demarco, back to you. >> molly, thank you. >> russian military jet crashed today with 92 people on board. it was heading from sochi to syria. there is no sign of survivors and no word on what caused it to plunge into the black sea. here's barry peterson. >> reporter: helicopters, boats and divers searched for 92 victims from the crash, two minutes after takeoff. it left from sochi, site of the 2014 winter olympics. the t-154, 1960s design. this one made in 1983. on board, a well-known russian humanitarian taking medical supplies to syria. and more than 60 members of the across russia on the way to perform at a russian air base in syria. russian president vladamir putin promised a thorough investigation. the deaths stunned russia. that a world famous choir formed almost

north dakota. we will talk about that. dr. cornel west is professor emeritus at princeton university. he served on the democratic platform committee. we will be back in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: in charlotte, north carolina, people took to the streets wednesday night to protest the announcement that police officer brentley vinson, -- will not face charges for fatally shooting african american father keith lamont scott. at least people were arrested as four protesters marched with signs reading, "how to get away with murder: become a cop." >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> don't kill us dead in the street. amy: keith lamont scott's killing by police in september sparked massive protests in charlotte and nationwide. scott's family says he was reading a book in his car in the parking lot waiting to pick up his son after school when he was approached by police officers. the dashboard cam

cheers could be heard breaking out as the word spread through the protest camp in north dakota. the news exploding on our facebook page. the army assistant secretary releasing a statement saying they will explore alternate routes for the pipeline have given activists a monday deadline to vacate the area. the planned route for the pipeline would have run within a half mile of the standing rock sioux reservation and crossed beneath the missouri river. >>> now your storm team 4 forecast. >> again we'll have some showers impacting the area tonight. rain moving in between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. and out of here, and this is the best part, before the morning rush. remember to download the nbc washington app to track the rain this evening. more rain in the forecast on tuesday. by friday we have highs only in the upper 30s. wait until you see the numbers on the ten-day. currently we're in the upper 30s to mid 40s, 45 in washington, 43 in frederick. just about everybody above freezing tonight. we're only worrying about rain in our immediate area. by 7:00 a.m., those showers east by lunc

and the breaking news as i was alluding to from north dakota, a major announcement regarding the dakotapipeline, and cal perry has been following this over the recent year, and up there in canonball, north dakota, and what do you have? >> this is it, the secretary of the army corps of engineers has reached tout the tribal elders here and said that there is going to be a denial of the easement for the dakota pipeline and so construction will stop. the dakota pipeline will not pass into the missouri river. this is a huge moment for the thousands of people who have been camped out here. what they will wait for now is the environmental impact survey. they will resurvey this pipeline and renegotiate the route of the pipeline, but the construction is going to stop, and cease immediately. this is a major, major moment obviously for the people here. at the top of the hour at 4:00 p.m. at your time, and 3:00 p.m. local the tribe will make an announcement no the camp here, and we expect absolute jubilation, because this is the work of so many people for so many months to get moments, and is going

. >> in north dakota, snow drift the big concern there. omar villafranca reports from bismarck. >> heavy snow and bitter cold pummeled denver, colorado wednesday night. drivers with ice covered windshield struggled to get on the road where near white-out conditions led to crashes. to the north, snow caused parts of north dakota to look like a frozen tundra. on interstate 29, north of fargo, a semi truck lost control on the icy roads. slamming into a pick-up truck. snow drift, several feet high, burried bismarck resident, wayne's home, trapping him for days. >> we get dumped on a lot. but not like this. this is unusual, even for us. >> have you been able to leave your house? >> not for three days. >> do you have some supplies in there? >> yes, we do. we're okay. >> in north dakota there is woman scaled the wall of snow when she opened her door. her friend filmed her as she tried to make the brutal trek to the front yard, but then had second thoughts. >> okay. i'm scared. i'm stuck. >> the frigid weather hasn't iced over the midwest spirit.

north dakota, a major decision reached regarding the dakota access pipeline within the last 30 minutesrmy corps of engineers telling the standing rock sioux chairman that the current pipeline route will be denied and will not now run near the standing rock reservation. big news there. nbc's tammy leitner at the site of the protest in north dakota. i can't even imagine the reaction for the thousands of individuals that were waiting for this good news. >> yeah, richard. let me tell you, here at the camp, the atmosphere is a celebration. there is singing. there is dancing. everybody here is so happy. and just a few minutes ago i spoke to the chairman of the standing rock sioux tribe after he got the news. he is a very proud man, a humbled man. he keeps his emotions very close to his chest, but he was very clear that this is a victory and that they feel this battle is over for them. let's go ahead and listen to what else he had to say. >> you know, i'm just thankful that there were some leaders in the federal government who realized there was something that's not right even though it's leg

from wisconsin back to the center of central north dakota or central south dakota, southern north dakota and through minnesota. this is going to continue on in our neck of the woods for a through. darker bands are the heavier snow bands. burlington has picked up two inches of snow. everyone between one and two inches on the ground already. lake geneva getting 2.3. you can see one moderate band went through. here's the second developing. right here north of waukesha county to dodge county. moderate bands move through and die out. another band generally we could see three to five inches on the ground by the morning hours. and another three to five after that. going to the packer games at 3:25, there'll be a lot of snow on the way up there. we'll see for tailgating snow and 27 degrees at 1:00 and light snow from kickoff through the 4th quarter might see four to five inches on the ground during the game and after the game. when you wake up in the morning you'll have three to five inches on the ground. 21. we'll warm up a little bit tomorrow, but the snow will continue on right through the da

dagen: thousands remain without power in the dakotas and michigan. 50 people were shot 11 fatally according to the latest tally by the "chicago tribune." a dozen others listed in serious conditions. much of the violence in areas of historical game complex according to city police superiennt eddie johnson. >> we now know that the majority of the shootings were targeted attacks by potential rival gang members and groups at holiday gatherings. these were deliberate and planned shootings by one gang against another. they were targeted, knowing fully well individuals would be at the home of family and friends. >> the numbers are astounding. 700 homicides have been reported in chicago this year. the city hasn't seen that level of violence since the late 1990s. treated to a americans brought more than unwanted kids back to them on monday. they brought anger, a series of sites across the country the day after christmas leading to evacuations, several arrests and plenty of panic. witnesses from aurora, colorado to elizabeth, new jersey describing the chaotic

further east in north dakota, more than 450 miles of interstate were frozen. in minot, frigid winds gusted more than 45mph. roadways because of limited visibility. even tow trucks needed towing. in bismark, the storm caught eric bjorie off guard. his honda civic had to get pulled out of the snow by a good samaritan. >> we deal with blizzardards every year, so it's kind of like

. >> after month of protesting against the dakota acid pipeline, the tribe and their support versa reason to celebrate. the army corpse every engineers announced yesterday it will not allow the pipeline to cross through the reservation land. the court says alternative routes need to be explored before the pipeline mostly complete, except for this in north dakota next to the missouri river. representatives say they welcome the decision. >> we now know what caused the street of center city to fill with this white foam yesterday afternoon or saturday afternoon, i should say, breaker at the peco stations releasing large and the of fire fighting foam from the station. about 2700 peco customers lost power. all of that power has since

will you restart the dakota access pipeline, which the army just stopped? >> okay. let me not answer the dakota because perhaps that'll be solved by the time i get there so i don't have to create enemies on one side or the other. i will tell you when i get to office, if it's not solved, i'll have it solved very quickly. >> meaning you're going to start it? >> i'm not saying anything. i just say something will happen, and it'll be quick. i think it's very unfair. so it'll start one way or the other. >> and paris? >> a decision pretty quickly. also, the keystone pipeline. you're going to have a decision fairly quickly. and you'll see that. paris i'm studying. i do say this, i don't want that agreement to put us at a competitive disadvantage with other countries. as you know, there are different times and different time limits on that agreement. i don't want that to give china or other countries signing agreements an advantage over us. >> you have already named three retired generals for top

i'm joined by lieutenant ivoryson from the north dakota highway patrol.'s been a lot of talk today about 1,000, maybe 2,000 veterans descending on the camp, is that a concern for law enforcement? >> it is a huge concern for law enforcement. first of all, i am thankful for veterans. we're all thankful for veterans and we'd like to thank them for their service. when we have people coming into north dakota with an intent of breaking the law, potentially causing violence, that is something that is very concerning to law enforcement and we do need to take the extra precautions it to not only protect ourselves but to protect the other protesters and the citizens of north dakota. >> the veterans have said that they're going to stay here through the seventh of december. law enforcement has asked the camp to be cleared on the fifth. that's monday. probably not likely that they will move and force on the camp. one thing to keep in mind, the tuesdays with the windchill will drop into the negative 20s and 30s. that's likely to have an affect on the people demonstrate

the single digits, the fight over the dakota access oil pipeline is only intensifying.liam brangham is here with more. so, william, i understand there's a deadline coming? >> brangham: that's right. starting on monday, anyone at the large protest camp in north dakota will be considered trespassers and could be arrested. that's according to the u.s. army corps of engineers. for months now, thousands of people calling themselves "water protectors" have gathered to stop the pipeline. they say it's destroying lands that are sacred to the standing rock sioux, and that a leak could threaten the tribe's water. despite the army corps order, and a similar one from the governor, protestors say they're not going anywhere. david archambault ii is the chairman of the standing rock sioux. i spoke with him earlier today, and i asked: with the deadline looming, and reports of 2,000 veterans traveling to north dakota to support the protestors, did he fear monday could get out of hand? no, i don't. i don't believe that anything will happen. i believe that the corps of engineers is not go

as i said, the dakota access pipeline issue has been difficult for the people of north dakota. in recent months protesters have trespassed on private property. they blocked state highways and damaged bridges. they've committed acts of vandalism to construction equipment by cutting hydraulic hoses, breaking windows, filling gas tanks with gravel and setting equipment on fire. protesters have blocked intersections in bismarck and mandan. they have disrupted area businesses and farmers and ranchers in the area have reported instances of trespassing and butchered livestock. the rule of law matters in this country. but by committing acts of lawlessness at this construction site as a proxy for changing broader environmental policies, the rule of law is undermined. just as the pipeline company must follow the law, the protesters themselves need to follow the law as well. by continuing to remain in the camp, the protesters are defying federal and state orders to leave. they're subjecting residents in the area up to additional weeks of disruption and hardship. they also require our law

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to protest against the dakota access pipeline. the intense standoff, resulting in hundreds of arrests. last month, water, tear gas, and rubber bullets were used to disperse protesters. >> law enforcement is not the aggressors here. we are only reacting to what protesters are doing against law enforcement. >> reporter: it's a fight over a pipeline that crosses four states, including an area of land along the standing rock sioux reservation. once complete, it would carry roughly 470,000 barrels of oil per day. proponents say the $3.8 billion pipeline will provide jobs and help the local economy. but the land is considered sacred by the standing rock sioux, and the pipeline would cross under their only water source. >> it poses a threat to our culture, our way of line, our land, our environment. >> reporter: back at camp, protesters face another challenge. the bitter cold will feel like just 10 degrees. >> cold weather be damned. >> as a veteran, i'm here to protect the warriors and the women and the people peacefully protesting. bec

dakota access pipeline refuse to leave their camp. earlier this week, the state's governor ordered an evacuation of the protest camp. many thought the state would force demonstrator s out. but the governor yesterday said that's something he doesn't plan to do. protesters say the order is a way to block that's not true either, and he's mainly concerned with safety. "we may not be able to help you in an emergency situation. your health and safety may very well be at risk. " "the governor issued his with threats of cutting off our food supplies. we responded by saying that is an act of war " area law enforcement think some people have left the camp. but they don't have an estimate on how many ballots in wisconsin this morning. green party candidate jill stein requested the recount. she's also paying for the $3.5 million dollar tab. county election officials across wisconsin have hired temporary workers and expanded hours to recount nearly 3 million ballots. "well, we've got the recount underway and we've got different stations set up. ac

that could see a foot or more of snow as well as western south dakota.wise, winter storm warnings in effect all the way from the rockies through northern wisconsin and ice storm warnings for the dakotas as well as minnesota. so, a very dangerous day on the roads, heading into the evening as well. demarco, back to you. >> morgan: all right, molly, thank you. llmilitary jet crashed today edth 92 people on board. it was heading from sochi to syria. there's no sign of survivors and no word on what caused it to plunge into the black sea. here's barry petersen. >> reporter: helicopters, boats and divers searched for 92 victims from the crash, two minutes after takeoff. it left from sochi, site of the 2014 winter olympics. the tu-154 was a 1960s design, this one made in 1983. on board, a well-known russian humanitarian taking medical nopplies to syria. ♪ ♪ and more than 60 members of the alexandrov ensemble, famous across russia, on the way to perform at a russian air base in syria. russian president vladimir putin promised a thorough investigation. the deaths

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are blasting across both south and north dakota. creating whiteout conditions.ad, drivers are creeping along highways, coated in ice. >> 20 miles per hour or less is >> reporter: snow and ice forced north dakota highway patrol to close several hundred miles of the interstate creating a virtual no-man's land. motorists are warned they travel in some regions at their own risk. snowblowers are clearing away a foot of new snow. forecasters warn some areas could get another 6 inches. >> i think i have done more this year than since i owned the snowblower. i hand shoveled ten tons of snow. and -- it's looks like we're in for a pretty hard winter. >> reporter: wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour and freezing rain are knocking out power in both north and south dakota. in minneapolis, a driver escaped serious injury when icy conditions caused this semitruck to tip on its side. but in utah, a a motorist died when his traffic on a snow covered highway. high wind have moved in behind a weekend of rain and snow in minnesota. blowing, drifting snow today forced two of three run