demarco. >> morgan: all right, tony dokoupil reporting, thank you. let's get the latest forecast from meteorologist rob ellis at our chicago affiliate wbbm, rob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. the big weather maker is the one that rolled through chicago today and now all of that will be heading east it is going to impact unfortunately new england for christmas day. here's better news though, it's going to be heavy rain right along the coast from new york up to boston although eventually we will see some snow wrapping around. this will add some snow to the ground for those that are traveling. and unfortunately on christmas day. one to three just inland of new york, however those totals go up pretty quickly for new england with six to 12 up to a foot of snow or more for some locations and unfortunately the lake effect snow bands will have to deal with that. other lotion locations have already picked up one to three, as much as four inches of snow in the midwest. so it begs the question, who et goes the white christmas? well, some of the locat

as correspondent demarco morgan explains the travel troubles are all because of winter weather that istill affecting many parts of the country. >> i really wasn't wishing for it but we got it. [ laughter ] >> when he they wanted it or not people from washington to maine woke up to white christmas. >> i was, you know, happy with no snow and no shoveling. >> new england, snow fell in some areas at a rate of up to 5-inches per hour. heavy snow combined with strong wind gusts led to about 20,000 power outages in massachusetts. the rapid snowfall caused dangerous conditions on the road. >> pretty much whiteout conditions. >> reporter: and in the sky. at boston logan airport one flight skidded off the runway while landing monday night. and earlier in the day blizzard conditions briefly shut down the airport and caused 240 delays. bitter cold enveloped much of the midwest. minnesota had wind chills as cold as 35 degrees below zero. out west, washington and oregon saw one to 2-inches of snow. slick roads led to dozens of crashes and delays. >> i don't want to drive any more, but i'm stuck in t

demarco morgan suffered in erie, pennsylvania where more snow is piling up on the five feet that has fallen since christmas eve. >> reporter: for thousands of people under snow in erie, pennsylvania there is no rest for the weary. plow drivers are strugglings to make roads passable. >> this is the tenth time have come this way. >> reporter: where the plows are failing, children and neighbors have stepped in. when this car got stuck in a snow bank, strangers pulled over to help get it back on the road. >> they looked like they needed help. >> reporter: these sisters are all trying to make the best of it. >> we have not had a winter like this since we were little kids. it feels good to be playing out here again. >> reporter: in new york, a state of emergency is in effect after they were blasted with five feet of snow. >> i have lived here my whole life. we got hit hard this year. >> reporter: firefighters used bulldozers and shovels to rescue a woman trapped in her home by a six-foot snow wall. much of the united states is getting blasted with bone-chilling cold. a bridge became partia

demarco morgan. demarco, thank you. so how could will it get and where?le niles is withur c bosto station, wb wbz. >> record cold temperatures, dangerously cold wind chill value as as the jet stream dives to the south, air straight of the arctic in place with wind chill warnings and vierdies up from the northern plains stretching to new england. we're talking about wind chill values 15-35 below zero. tomorrow morning, even in the afternoon, subzero wind chill values will continue through the end of the week on friday with the heart of the cold air digging from central canada into the grt lakeand then east towards northern new england. frostbite in as little as 15-30 minutes. precautions need to be taken bundle up, layer up. snow spreading from the northern plains to the great lakes for thursday and into friday will drop an additional several inches. in fact, the northe tier of the united states upon see these totals -- see the deep pinks here? another storm system coming out of the pacific will drop one to two feet of snow with elevation from idaho to mon

from the cbs broadcast center in new york city, i'm demarco morgan. merry christmas. >>> this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> hi, welcome to the "overnight news." i'm demarco morgan. parts of the country will be waking up to a white christmas today. those who haven't reached their >>> this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> hi, welcome to the "overnight news." i'm demarco morgan. parts of the country will be waking up to a white christmas today. those who haven't reached their holiday destination are facing snow and icy conditions on the roads and along lines at the airport. a record number of americans are expected to travel this holiday season. an estimated 107 million away new year's day.as weekend and - and weather service expects snow from the rockies to the ohio valley. in the north east. tony dokoupil begins our coverage. >> america's roads and run ways, runneth over this weekend and not in a good way as millions of holiday travelers, gave each other gridlock for christmas. yesterday traffic at los angeles international airport was bumper-to-bum

i'm demarco morgan. parts of the country will be waking up to a white christmas today. those who haven't reached their holiday destination are facing snow and icy conditions on the roads and along lines at the airport. a record number of americans are expected to travel this holiday season. an estimated 107 million away between christmas weekend and new year's day. and weather service expects snow from the rockies to the ohio valley. tony dokoupil begins our coverage. >> america's roads and run ways, runneth over this weekend and not in a good way as millions of holiday travelers, gave each other gridlock for christmas. yesterday traffic at los angeles international airport was bumper-to-bumper. off to day things moving better. across the coast at newark international airport in new jersey, there was a controlled chaos. >> i figured everybody would be in for the holidays. but, i guess this is a huge travel day. >> left a lot more time to travel. thought it would take a lot longer. >> nationwide, more than 60 flights were canceled. and over 1900 delayed. many of them in

." >> morgan: good evening, i'm demarco morgan. tmow going this christmas eve. it's tough driving across much of the u.s., not only because millions of americans hit the roads, but they are being hammered by bad weather. and at the nation's airports, long lines because air travel is expected to increase this year by about 4% to 6.4 million flyers. tony dokoupil has more. >> reporter: america's roads and runways runneth over this weekend, and not in a good way, as millions of holiday travelers gave each other gridlock for christmas. yesterday, traffic at los angeles international airport was bumper to bumper. today, things were moving a little better. cross the coast at newark ioternational airport in new jersey, there was a controlled chaos. >> i figured everybody would be in for the holidays, but i guess this is a huge travel day. >> we left a lot more time to travel because we thought it would take a long time to get here, and we were told to get here earlier than normal. >> reporter: nationwide, more than 60 flights were cancelled and over 1,900 delayed. many

demarco morgan. demarco, thank you. >> how cold will it get? and where?rologist daniel niles with our cbs boston station, wbz. >> record cold temperatures dangerously cold wind chill val use as the jet stream dives off to the south. air straight out of the arctic in place with wind chill warnings and advisories up from the plains to new england. talking wind chill values, 15 to 35 below zero. tomorrow morning in the afternoon. subzero wind chill values will continue through the end of the week in friday with the heart of the cold air digging from central canada into the great lakes and then east towards northern new england. frost bite, 15 to 30 minutes. precautions need to be taken. bundle up. layer up. snow spreading from the northern plains to the great lakes for thursday into friday will drop an additional several inches. in fact the northern tier of the united states will see these totals, see the deep pinks here. a storm system out of the pacific will drop one to two feet of snow with elevation from idaho to montana. near zero visibility. 3 to 6 inc

i'm demarco morgan.ublican leaders in congress scrambling to keep members in line as they push ahead to overhaul the u.s. tax code. the bill will be unveiled. president trump wants to sign it into law before christmas. but two gop senators are wavering, two others are hospitalized. and lawmakers won't find out until later today, what it all will cost. nancy cordes has the the story. >> it's not perfect. but damn good. >> republicans say the hardest part is behind them now that they crafted compromise between the house and senate tax bills. the time plan preserves deduction for student loans and medical expenses targeted in previous bills and doubles the standard deduction which says republicans will enable millions of taxpayers to stop itemizing. >> this gives a simpler system and fair tax code. >> residents of high tax states could get squeezed. the plan caps the deduction for state and local income tax plus property tax at $10,000 a year. and, it lowers the mortgage deduction cap. from new loans worth

demarco morgan for cbs news, newark, new jersey. >>> and expect bitter cold down the shore this week and all across the region. if you have travel plans over the holidays meteorologist lauren casey has her travel forecast in just about 15 minutes, she will tell you also about some chances, plural, for some snow. >>> atlantic city is new attraction, 227-foot tall wheel opened up for the first time on steel pier. chopper three caught this glimpse have the ride earlier today. wheel offers 40 temperature controlled gondolas that holds six passenger each and they ride less than 15 minutes. at night 13 you this lights will shine brightly over the ocean. it is now opened for holiday week until december 31st, starting at noon, but that is only if temperatures stay above 40 degrees. >>> with so many children playing video games this week parents should ab wear of is what called gaming disorder. the disorder is being added to the official list of the diseases by the world health organization next year. that officials say symptoms include in a ability to control wind and how often how to play t

demarco morgan is there. demarco? >> good evening, elaine. the snow falling as we speak.of the heavy snowfall. and some areas it is chest deep. >> a winter blast dumped foot after foot of snow across the great lakes. >> lot of snow. just keeps coming. won't stop. >> the city of eerie, pennsylvania, that shattered the state record. fell in over 36 hours. it forced trucks to be dug out with cars and streets, blanketed with snow. in ohio, the visibility and hazardous conditions backed up traffic on a portion of interstate 90 forcing authorities to drop the speed limit from 65 miles an hour to 30 miles per hour. and kansas city missouri, the snow and ice caused many accidents on the highway. in one crash, four people were killed. record setting temperatures sent the midwest into a deep freeze. parts of mississippi, experienced minus 20 degrees weather. and minneapolis, negative 2. but 6 degree wind chill in illinois didn't stop people from shopping after christmas sales. >> we are from around here. pretty used to this. i go to school downtown. real used to the wind chill. >>

demarco morgan reports more is on the way. >> reporter: for thousands office people pummeled with snowerie, pennsylvania there is no rest for the weary >> thirty-six hours straight. >> reporter: plow drivers like dave wander are struggling to make road passable. >> this is tenth time we have plowed this and there is just, you just keep piling, non-stop >> reporter: where plows are failing, children and neighbors have stepped in. >> go, go. >> reporter: this car got stuck in the snow bank strangers pulled over to help get him back on the road. >> we do what we can to help so why not. >> reporter: sisters, shown here are trying to make the best of it. >> we have not had a winter like this since we were little kid. it feels good to be playing out here again. >> reporter: in new york state of emergency is in effect for the county after they were blasted with more than 5 feet of snow. >> i have not seen this, i have lived here my whole life and we have gotten hit this year. >> reporter: fire fighters in lorraine used bulldozers and shovels to rescue a woman strapped in the home by a 6- foot

demarco, morgan, erie, pennsylvania >> how would you like that call days after christmas, damarco, we need you to go to erie. awesome. let'sen, forecasters -- listen, forecasters are warning frostbite. >> he had a good hood and the hat and the whole thing, and -- he looked fine. i think he sat in a warm van until he had to step out. >> that's what we all do. >> i stand outside the whole shift. you got to talk to the people. >> >> you talk about 30 minutes before a frostbite setting in, i get colder in less time. some parts of minnesota, check this out. international falls, minnesota this morning, set a new record low temperature for the day of 33 degrees below zero. the last record for that date was back in 1924. >> what? >> i'm cancelling my trip there. >> that's why you're always underground and in tunnels because it's too cold. are you going to stand outside the whole time. >> the trip is cancelled. >> we're going to feel the raft of canada. we keep saying the cold temperatures, surging down. they let their mic's open for quite a while. these are current temperatures in much of can

demarco morgan is there. demarco. >> reporter: good evening, elaine. the snow is still falling as we speak, so much so that this area has been declared an emergency because of the heavy snowfall. and some nsome areas, it's chest deep. a winter blast dumped foot after foot of snow across the great lakes. >> a lot of snow, just keeps coming, won't stop. >> reporter: the city of eerie, pennsylvania, shattered the state record with over 50 inches nearly four-and-a-half-feet of snow fell in just under 36 hours. the snow pack forced trucks to be dug out, along with cars and streets blanketed with snow. in ohio, the visibility and hazardous conditions backed up traffic on a portion of interstate 90, forcing authorities to drop the speed limit from 65 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour. and kansas city, missouri, the snow and ice caused many accidents on the highways. in one crash, four people were killed. not to be outdone, record frigid temperatures sent the midwest into a deep freeze. parts of wisconsin experienced minus-20-degree weather, and minneapolis

demarco morgan has the latest. >> reporter: there was major disruption in power to the entire airport impacting all terminals and concourses. at this hour, officials are not sure what caused the outage. elaine, officials cancelled all flights in and out of hartville. here at newark international airport we saw long lines at the international terminal many being delayed as well. >> quijano: demarco, thanks. the trump transition team is crying foul over the way special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation obtained its emails. errol barnett has more on this from the white house. >> reporter: president trump continues to deny any wrongdoing during last year's election, with his lawyers now claiming special counsel robert mueller is breaking the law. >> there is absolutely no collusion, i didn't make a phone is -- no conclusion whatever. >> reporter: president trump continues to deny any wrongdoing during last year's election, with his lawyers now claiming special counsel robert mueller is breaking the law. mueller's team gained access to e-mails from mister trump's transition tea

demarco morgan, cbs news newark, new jersey. >>> check out this guy. is it christmas or halloween or living in an alternate universe? this is a guy in a dinosaur costume using a snow blower in new hampshire. his wife got him that gift for christmas and he just couldn't wait to try it out. which one? oh, the t-rex costume. not the snow blower. he had to get out there and blow the snow. there he was. i wonder if that is warm or what he has to wear underneath it. >> maybe it is a heated t-rex costume. if i got that, i would be wearing that right now on the news. >> i wonder if archeologists can tell us if t-rex's played in the snow or existed in the same spots where it snowed. >> the little arms. >> maybe they were snow shovelers. >> i don't know where we're going with this. >> but it is fun. we're going off the rails tonight. please, help us out. >> i'm always good taking things off the rails. let's talk about your weather. christmas is over. people are traveling back. and you know what, we have cold temperatures and even some flurries or snow showers in

. >>> cbs news correspondent demarco morgan is in erie look for his live report on cbs this morning at 7:00 o'clock right here after cbs-3 "eyewitness news" this morning right here on cbs-3. >>> katie, i hate to be dramatic but it was been chilling. i was walking my dog. i could not believe how cold it was. >> assume they were wearing the cutest little investigator sweater in the planet. >> of course, they were, it is cold. >> it is cold enough you are in the the only one to be bundled up, our pets do too abe they have to get outside to do their business so make sure they have been taken care of. do not leave them outside in this frigid cold. it is interesting we will continue to talk about erie. we have our opportunities for some snow in the forecast here , but erie, since that story ran has actually now since had over 60 inches of snow in the last couple days. it is a statewide record for one thing but they are just shut down in that city. sixty plus inches means that some people, would get completely buried by that amount of snowfall, 5 feet plus, so it is just insane but storm scan

i'm demarco morgan. parts of the country will be waking up to a white christmas today.ven't reached their holiday destination are facing snow and icy conditions on the roads and along lines at the airport. a record number of americans are expected to travel this holiday season. an estimated 107 million away between christmas weekend and new year's day. and weather service expects snow from the rockies to the ohio valley. tony dokoupil begins our coverage. >> america's roads and run ways, runneth over this weekend and not in a good way as millions of

demarco morgan from cbs news is in erie, pennsylvania. parts of the us are literally frozen.of snow. —— this is eyrie, pennsylvania, which got 70 inches of snow. this place has been placed under a state of emergency because of heavy snow. officials are asking everyone to stay inside and stay off of the roads because they are treacherous and dangerous. we have heard of many places around the country with people killed in accidents as a result of the weather. four people died in a car crash in kansas. back here in pennsylvania, people are trying to take it all in and enjoy it, but at the same time, obviously, because of the system, 70 inches of snow, it has broken a record in this area, and flights have been delayed or cancelled. we are not sure when the state of emergency will be lifted, but the national guard has been called in to help the locals get back on track. in the latest twist to peru's political crisis, the culture minister has resigned — although it's not clear why. there have been mass protests over president kuczynski's decision to pardon and free from jail his pr

demarco morgan begins our coverage. >> who's the guy in the hoodie?reporter: through the grainy lens of this transit surveillance video, the moment of the explosion is clear to see. when the smoke cleared, the alleged bomber was laid out on the ground. ( sirens blare ) outside hundreds of frightened commuters fled the chaos. inside, others like sean mccalla, were locked down for nearly an hour. >> i tried to get out, weren't letting us out. >> reporter: patricia fronzaglia felt trapped in her wheelchair. >> people were running all over the place, so at that point i was really scared. >> reporter: authorities say at 7:20 a.m., the terror suspect, 27-year-old akayed ullah, set off a bomb in an underground pedestrian tunnel just two blocks from new york's times square. police commissioner james o'neill. >> a preliminary investigation at the scene of the case, this male was wearing an improvised, low-tech explosive device attached to his body. he intentionally detonated that device. >> reporter: officials say the bomb was similar to a pipe bomb and was st

demarco morgan from cbs news has the story.cord 53 inches of snow in less than 36 hours. you cannot even tell how bad it is. so is bearing cars and bringing traffic to a halt. all i could do was a laugh. it is a little ridiculous but i keep pecking away at it. as people tried to pick out, moris piling up across the la kes. out, moris piling up across the lakes. it will not stop. emergency management say plough drivers are working around the clock to clear the streets. they have been doing a fantastic job but with the streets. they have been doing a fantasticjob but with the elements out there, it is hard to keep up with this amount of snow. it is making for tough commute. i could only do 20 miles an hour. more than 40 only do 20 miles an hour. more than a0 accidents in missouri on tuesday. three people killed in three separate caches. —— crashes. it could reach a0 below zero in some parts of the region today. the wind is the hardest part. city officials are not sure when it they will be out of the state of emergency but are ask

demarco morgan from cbs news has the story.ie after a record 53 inches of snow in less than 36 hours. you can't even tell how bad it is. snow is piling up on the roads, burying ca i’s is piling up on the roads, burying cars and bringing traffic to a halt. all i could do was laugh, it's a bit ridiculous. i keep picking away at it. as people try and dig out, more snow is building up over the lakes. more snow is coming. emergency management coordinators and says that plough drivers are working around the clock to clear the streets. they've been doing a fantasticjob with the elements, it's hard to keep up with this amount of snow. it is a tough commute. i could only do about 20 mph. snow and ice led to about 40 accidents in the zurich on tuesday and six people were killed in three separate crashes. —— in missouri. the wind chill could reach 40 below zero in some parts of the region today. the wind is the worst part, you can't do anything. officials aren't sure when they will be out of aren't sure when they will be out of a state of

demarco morgan reports from frigid eerie, pennsylvania. >> reporter: the snow is falling as we speak.ed an emergency because of the heavy snowfall. and some areas, it is chest deep. a winter blast dumped foot after foot of snow. across the great lakes. >> lot of snow. keeps coming. won't stop. >> the city of eerie, pennsylvania, shaltered the state record with over 50 inches. the nearly 4 1/2 feet of snow fell in just under 36 hours. the snow pack forced trucks to be dug out along with cars and streets blanketed with snow. in ohio, traffic backed up interstate 90 forcing authorities to drop the speed limit from 65 miles per hour to 30 miles per hour. kansas city, missouri, the snow caused many accidents on the highways. in one crash, four people were killed. not to be outdone, record temperatures sent the midwest into a deep freeze. parts of wisconsin experienced minus 20 degree weather. minneapolis had a low of negative 2. the snowfall is far from over. this area could get anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of snow. before the week is out. >> well it was 74 degrees in west palm beach, when

demarco morgan from cbs news has the story.d it is. snow is piling up on the roads, burying cars and bringing traffic to a halt. all i could do was laugh, it's a bit ridiculous. i keep picking away at it. as people try and dig out, more snow is building up over the lakes. more snow is coming. emergency management coordinators and says that plough drivers are working around the clock to clear the streets. they've been doing a fantastic job with the elements, it's hard to keep up with this amount of snow. it is a tough commute. i could only do about 20 mph. snow and ice led to about 40 accidents in missouri on tuesday and six people were killed in three separate crashes. the wind chill could reach 40 below zero in some parts of the region today. the wind is the worst part, you can't do anything. officials aren't sure when they will be out of a state of emergency but they are asking everyone to stay inside until crews clear the streets. the papers is coming up. now so great look at the weather. nothing australia as we have seen in

demarco morgan is on his way to the phone. what can you tell us so far? most of the information we can report right now. a possible pipe bomb explosion, possibly one injured. we're hearing that nypd has the suspect in custody right now. you talk about the amount of people that travel through the port authority area. thousands and thousands, especially during this time. so we're going to see if there were possibly more people injured, but right now we're hearing of one person who may have been injured, who might have been near that suspect or possibly in that area may have been hit by shrapnel. with don't know just yet the extent of the injuries. i can tell you trying to get there -- i just left our studio for those who don't live in new york, 57th and midtown. it's a couple of blocks to 41st and ninth avenue. it's very difficult to get to. i'm going to have to hop out and run to get to that area, but the traffic is a cordoning everything off. blocking the streets off, because it's become a huge crime scene as police try to investigate and figure out exact

here is demarco morgan. >> he would brag about how many people he killed and how good he was at it. > said during two months, he spoke of other killings. >> he said he was near the three digit mark. >> reporter: after his arrest, he confessed to killing seven people. and search of his property revealed multiple human remains. but over the weekend, the spartanburg, "herald-journal" revealed a letter saying there are more than seven victims. i tried to tell investigators and did tell the fbi but it was blown off. refusing to give details, he claimed not an addition problem, it is a multiplication problem. >> fbi response, it is pending investigation and didn't say more. daniel gross is the reporter who has been communicating with kohlhepp in prison. >> i don't know whether he is being honest or not. >> often we see criminals reach out off to the media. >> former fbi agent says there are many reasons a convicted killer might talk to the press. >> it really has to do with part of their personality to be part of the conversation. and to, to feed their ego or feel like they're in competitio

demarco morgan is at the airport where travelers don't want the weather to interfere with their tripse. >> reporter: good morning to you. things are running smoothly here at newark, but at airports across the country nearly 9,000 flights have been delayed and 300 have been cancelled. >> i really wasn't wishing for it, but we got it. >> whether they wanted it or not, people from washington to maine woke up to a white christmas. >> i was, you know, happy with no snow and no shoveling. >> reporter: in new england snow fell in some areas at a rate of up to 5 inches per hour. heavy snow combined with strong wind gusts led to about 20,000 power outages in massachusetts. the rapid snowfall caused dangerous conditions on the road. >> pretty much whiteout conditions. >> reporter: and in the sky. at boston's logan airport one flight skidded off the runway while landing monday night and earlier in the day blizzard conditions shut down the airport and caused 240 delays. bitter cold enveloped much of the midwest. minnesota as 35 degrees below zero. washington and oregon saw one to two inches of sn

demarco morgan is in erie where they're already buried under more than five feet of snow.d morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. that's a lot of snow. up to 7 inches of snow fell overnight since the storm on christmas day dumped a record amount. now city officials are calling on additional snow plows and extra help from the national guard. a snow emergency is in effect in erie, pennsylvania, after a winter blast dumped a record 30 inches of snow in three hours. snow is piled up on the roads, burying cars and bringing traffic to a halt. >> auld i could do was laugh, you know. it's a little ridiculous, but i keep pecking away at it. >> reporter: as people try to dig out, more lake-effect snow keeps piling up. clock. >> we've had our plows out. they've been doing a fantastic job. it's really hard to keep up with this amount of snow. >> slick roads are making for a tough commute. >> i can only do about 20 miles an hour. >> reporter: snow and ice account for 40 accidents on tuesday. at least six people were killed in three separate crashes. and in new england the bitter co

i'm demarco morgan.lection in the deep south is sending political shock waves from coast to coast. democrat jones eked out a victory over roy moore in a senate election in alabama. moore was a controversial candidate before allegations of sexual misconduct with underaged girls. but alabama hadn't sent a democratic senator to congress in a quarter century. the election of jones could loosen the gop grip on power in washington. bourke brk begins our coverage. alabama voters, rolled back political tide yesterday. >> i have a the people of alabama had more in common than to divide us. doug jones won not because roy moore supporters stayed home. steve flowers is alabama's leading political analyst. >> rural white voters voted heavily. >> for roy moore. >> they were offset by a turnout of have ri kwan american voters. jones won women and younger voters like zoe austin who voted in her first senate race. i wanted to volt on the side of right. to show there its good in the hearts of people of alabama. >> jones w

i'm demarco morgan.ers in southern california are scrambling to contain at least three major blazes burning out of control in and around los angeles. hot dry conditions and powerful santa ana wind are feeding the flames. jamie yuccas begins our coverage. >> reporter: they're some of the harshest conditions firefighters have faced in years. extremely dry, powerful winds, roared through ventura county last night. within hours, a 50 acre fire exploded. and the winds haven't let up. this is what firefighters are facing. >> trying to keep this from extending into the whole neighborhood. >> hampering the fight. little or no water pressure on several hillside streets. just can't get water out of hydrants? >> only a limited amount. only get so much. >> once the water from fire trucks remained out all that remained on several streets were garden hoses. >> no water? >> residents filled buckets. frying to douse hot spots before they reignite. but throughout the day, the fire claimed even more homes. police are goin

demarco morgan is in eerie, pennsylvania where they have dig out to do.he snowfall in pennsylvania doesn't want to stop for anything. >> we love snow. >> the storm had resident dave wander working 36 hours straight clearing snow in his plow truck. >> this is probably the tenth time we plowed this place. just keep plowing. nonstop. >> 60 inches of snow and counting. shattering the state record. peering over the feet of snow are slide and swings in the playground. now most of the roads itch not all of them here in eerie, pennsylvania look like this one. completely covered in ♪ . you can barely make out the roads. leading in and out. members of the pennsylvania national guard have been deployed to help residents dig out the snow. >> ready? >> neighbors helped each other out by getting cars back on the road. while children attempted to help their parents shovel snow. >> good job. >> eerie tinted with snow top to bottom. they aren't alone in dealing with the winter blast. wisconsin dropped to negative 23 degrees. main street bridge got stuck due to the freezin

demarco morgan is in eerie, pennsylvania where they have some digging out to do. >>> this is probably the tenth time we have plowed this. and just justg. it's nonstop. >> reporter: 60f snow and counting. ides and swings in the playground. most of the roads if not all of them here in eerie, pennsylvania look like this one. you can barely make out the roads, leading in and out. members of the pennsylvania onal guard have been deployed to help residents dig out the snow. >> ready? >> neighbors helped each other out by getting cars back on the pted to help their parents shovel snow. while eerie its tinted with snowthey aren't alone in dealing with the winter parts of wisconsin dropped to negative 23 degrees. the bridge got stuck due to the coast guard deployed a ship to break the water. falls park, sioux falls, south dakota froze over with parts of the grand haven river in michigan. and the falls in minnesota. well, today official have not said when they state of emergency because of the heavy snowfall. but we are on track to recording nearly 70 inches of snow from this one storm. and we'

demarco morgan is at the scene. demarco, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. that explosion happened just before 8:00 this morning. as a result, there is massive police force here in midtown manhattan. you can see behind me, one of the avenues is completely blocked off, making this a large crime scene in this area. calling this a terror incident. a source tells cbs news it happened in a pedestrian tunnel. a law enforcement source says the man is from bangladesh and was apparently carrying a five-inch pipe bomb when it exploded at his stomach area. he was taken to a hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening. police say he is in custody. an official says the device malfunctioned and may not have fully detonated. new york's governor andrew cuomo describes the device. >> there was an explosion. the police commissioner will go over the details. it was a minor -- it was an effectively low-tech device. there were several injuries, we hope minor. >> this happened during the middle of the morning rush hour just before 8:00 this morning. the port

demarco morgan, cbs news newark. >>> to southern california now.he thomas fire burning in ventura is now the largest in state history. it has scorched more than 281,000 acres since getting started on december 4th. right now it is 88% contained. meantime there's been no christmas break for those crews. nearly 1600 firefighters spent their holiday fighting those flames. >> why did you volunteer to be here on christmas? >> so other people won't have to. >> so you're here on christmas. >> and my anniversary and my birthday. >> the firefighters efforts could be wrapped up by next week. >>> and on top of the favorable conditions crews rescued this little guy. the mountain lion cub has some burnt paws but is expected to be okay. rescuers say it is or fanned and would likely have starved. >>> president trump says this is a working vacation. has a look at his 2018 agenda. >> president trump sent out a g would be back to work today. first a round of golf. the white house says the president will be focusing on his 2018 agenda at marge a lag oh. >> i'll be wor