trumps new five- year plan would open oil and gas exploration here on the west coast and along the east coast. the arguments for and against the proposal.>> reporter: the oil industry supports the plan are doing it would create more jobs. the reaction in california has been against new drilling leases along the coast.>> reporter: when a ruptured oil pipeline sent 21,000 gallons of oil into the waters of the santa barbara coast two years ago a reminder of what happened five decades prior. 3 million gallons of oil spilled from a platform in the channel. that disaster the largest oil spill in state history is credited with inciting the modern environmental movement in california.>> the risk of more drilling means the risk of more oil spills. that would be devastating.>> reporter: a scientist based in monterey studies marine wildlife and works for an environmental group.>> reopening the pacific ocean to more offshore oil and gas drilling would be devastating and would jeopardize coastal communities our local economy and marine wildlife.>> reporter: they want to drastically expand permits for dril

snowy rockefeller plaza, the powerful blizzard emergency blasting the east coast. new york, d.c. and boston delivered a knockout blow. the so-called bomb cyclone paralyzing cities up to 18 inches of snow and hurricane force winds shutting down airports and triggering dramatic storm surge rescues. >> none of that we expected. it's kind of like an apocalypse vibe to it. >>> a dangerous wind chill on the way. how about 40 below? >>> a major milestone for the economy. the dow soars past 25,000 for the first time. what it means for your money. >>> president trump is firing back with threats against steve bannon, the publisher of that bombshell new book. >>> a new alert about something that's on a lot of dinner plates right now. why consumer reports is warning people to stop eating romaine lettuce. >>> and a new twist in the fight over legalized pot. days after california became the latest state to light up, the feds may be cracking down. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening from our snowy doorstep here in midtown manhattan. it is only januar

if you're anywhere on the east coast it is time to bundle up.omb cyclone on the map actually looks like it, developing as it moves up the east coast, extremely cold temperatures, snow and ice predicted through an entire area. dennis dean is with us and will bring us the latest throughout this hour and the next hour so stay with us. this bone chilling cold and winter weather sweeping across much of the nation is responsible for derailing an amtrak train carrying 300 people overnight. of presence which cause three cars to slip off the track pulling into a savanna georgia train station. the train was able to continue to new york city wreaking havoc already. the coast guard searching for a plane that vanished over the gulf of mexico, it took off from oklahoma city, but never made it. this flightpath shows the plane heading past where it was supposed to land in texas and straight up over the water and that is when the pilot stopped responding to air traffic control. foreign-policy, donald trump putting rogue regimes on notice calling out north korea,

a lot of places on the east coast seeing snow. warning us watch those temperatures. if you get power outages as a result of the storm a lot of temperatures are below 0. make sure you have a plan. we will check in with her later this morning. the house intelligence committee announcing a deal with the promise of justice finally to turn over subpoena documents related to the anti-trump dossier. devon nunez says they will be turned over in coming days after threatening to hold the doj and fbi in contempt, this announcement hours after christopher ray and deputy attorney general rob rosenstein met with house speaker paul ryan in a closed meeting. the fbi's accused of anti-trump bias by top agents during the hillary clinton and russia investigation. paul manaforte is fighting back against robert mueller and the russia probe. donald trump's for my campaign chairman filing a lawsuit claiming the investigation has gone too far. manaford was indicted on money laundering charges, says he was wrongly charged and mueller overstepped his bound

east coast at least eighteen people killed after one of the strongest went to storms in modern history. the u.n. security council has wrapped up a special session on the recent protests in iran with the u.s. accusing perrault of stifling the voices of its people but other members objected to the meeting insisting the council was not the place to discuss the country's internal affairs mike hanna reports from the united nations there was an animated debate in the council chamber before the discussions began to members taken aback by the lack of notice from the u.s. in calling for this public debate the u.s. ambassador adamant that it was essential iran be called to account. if the founding principles of this institution mean anything we will not only hear their cry we will finally answer it the iranian regime is now on notice the world will be watching what you do russia had vehemently opposed what it saw as an unacceptable intervention in iran as internal affairs but also argued that the us had another motive in pushing for this meeting used in the book the blueprint the real reason for

have already felt the bitter chill of the powerful winter storm sweeping the east coast. it has been called a bomb cyclone, and it is bringing strong winds, biting cold, and heavy snowfall. millions of americans could lose power, and thousands of flights have already been canceled. even southern states like florida have had unusually frigid temperatures. winter is not just court ting things complica here. this moose in western canada got into a chilly situation in a deep snow drift. a group of people on a snowmobile spotted it and came to the rescue. it took 15 minutes of taking was -- before the moose yeah, got to say it -- back on the loose. for more, my colleague katty kay spoke to a former nasa scientist who is at the university of georgia for her program "beyond 100 days." she started by asking him to explain what a bomb cyclone actually is. >> it is really just a storm that intensifies really rapidly, it drops in pressure 24 millibars or so in one day. a millibar is how meteorologists measure pressure. when you hear the term "bomb," think of a rapidly intensifying s

the east coast of america in the grip of an arctic blast. at least 19 people have died and temperatures could fall to minus a0 celsius in some places this weekend. a meeting of the un security council has again highlighted sharp differences between members over recent anti—government protests in iran. it was called by the us ambassador, nikki haley, after a week in which the trump administration expressed strong support for the protesters. the meeting went ahead despite objections from russia and some other council members. our state department correspondent barbara plett usher reports. nikki haley warned iran that the world was watching its response to the anti—government protests. she used the platform of the un to amplify the message of president trump, who has been tweeting support for the iranian demonstrators. the iranian people will determine their own destiny. and let there be no doubt whatsoever — the united states stands unapologetically with those in iran who seek freedom for themselves, prosperity for their families, and dignity

. >>> well, millions of people up and down the east coast are waking up to dangerously cold temperatures after a powerful winter storm pummeled the region with snow, ice, and wind. more than a foot of snow fell in many places across the northeast yesterday. in new england, coastal flooding reached historic levels. there have been at least 18 weather-related deaths. hena doba is here in new york with the very latest. hena, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. after the storm dumped several inches of snow here in the northeast, including here in columbus, now the east coast is bracing for a deep freeze. many residents in those states will be waking up to temperatures in the teens or single digits. hena, good morning r good a woman in massachusetts being rescued by a front loader. the first floor flooded, as if the snow brought by the bomb cyclone weren't enough. others nearby also experienced historic flooding. >> it was pounding. it was hitting the seawall and going above the telephone poles. >> reporter: nearly 500 national guard members were called in for flood merges in

the evening commute, around clear lake, in comparison to what the east coast is doing. it is a major nor'easter there. they are seeing this with the powerful storm slamming there. 26 in boston, 24 in new york. it is pretty cold out there. the south beach camera showing you cloud cover stacked up. low level moisture will allow the light drizzle to continue. 61 in san francisco. mid 60s. 58 in oakland. today's highs were in the upper 50s to the low 70s. san jose got to 70 degrees. so pretty mild. abc 7 exploratorium, you can see the skyline. the temperatures, upper 50s to napa, 58 degrees. the camera is showing you what's going on. rain drops on our a dry pattern this weekend. on our storm impact scale, the current system going in with the light system. it will be breezy at times. hour by hour we go. this won't be a widespread event. we're in between systems. your morning commute will include some very wet roadways. you will notice the showers become more widespread and the rainfall will continue through afternoon and evening hours. i will become more scattered in nature

you could see delays on eastbound or east coast flights . that could even affect flights on the west coast. they are flying from san francisco to portland. if your plane is not here, that could mean your flight is delayed. that's why they are urging everyone who has a flight or is picking someone up from the airport to contact the airline and make sure those flights are on time and they have not been canceled. >> this friday is really the last regrouping day. all school districts are back in school as of monday. today and tomorrow are crucial. >> reporter: and expected to be very busy. we spoke with a couple of police at the airport in they say that yesterday it was packed and very busy. not just because of delays but a lot of people are traveling. people are just finishing up the holiday trips. maybe getting back home. and if you have people who are delayed one day or canceled one day, that means they will need to show up the airport the next day. you could have even more people at the airport. a busy time at the airport. >> thank you. >>>

on the east coast. frigid weather bonds claims the east coast.ts already canceled the schools from florida home. >> i urge people in those areas to keep an eye in the forecast to your tvs and radios and make sure you know what's going

>> up next tonight, more on the bomb cyclone pounding the east coast! nd we are tracking that weather on the east and your weather here as we head towards the weekend. ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ all because of you ♪ ♪ >>> now for the latest on the massive winter storm slamming the northeast from maine to virginia. the powerful nor'easter shut down airports and knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers. fierce winds and high tides set off coastal flooding. people are urged to stay off the roads but some went out to look at the conditions. >> so what do you think? >> this is beautiful. >> beautiful? you got icicles on your head. >> why not? hey. i'm getting paid. it's all good. >> isn't this a challenge to hearty new englanders? >> absolutely. but we're used to this. we get this every year. >> up to 18 inches of snow is expected in some areas with white-out conditions. >> that's just brutal. i mean, that's got to be hard to deal with gett

there are weather alerts down the east coast. the fun side of the snow. areas that aren't use to snow making the best of it. just like this. this is from charleston, south carolina, where up to four inches of snow could fall by tonight. it looks like they already got nice powder out there. officials are urging people to stay off the roads because of ice and low visibility. the airport is also shut down. romantic. jonathan: you can tell they are not used to snow, they are wearing sneakers. we have school delays coming in at the bottom of the screen. sign up for the school closing text alert at wjla.com. we have a list of closings on the website. you can check it. and the app to download to your phone or tablet is helpful when the closings start. michelle: update now. things are getting back to normal after the blue and orange line after a track problem near mcpherson square snarled the start of if commute. trains are no longer single tracking but you should expect delays to linger to the everything. jonathan: the battle of steve bannon and donald trump. if

along the east coast, several state of emergencies as we come on the air. coastal flooding along the shore, damaging waves in scituate, massachusetts, tonight. blizzard conditions and blinding snow. whiteout conditions on the roads right there in exeter, new hampshire. and in downtown boston, firefighters making a rescue on the icy, flooding streets. real concern of what's coming next after this storm. schools already closed in some places and abc's eva pilgrim leads us off from boston tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the devastating nor'easter, a bomb cyclone unleashing its power. in massachusetts, hurricane-force wind gusts and in scituate on the coast some of the worst flooding in recent memory. homes and businesses inundated. >> you can see just how hard these waves are crashing against this seawall. it's crashing the water up over the roof of these houses. >> reporter: in boston, fire trucks driving through floodwaters, first responders making water rescues. >> it's just after noon here in boston and you can see this right here is floodwaters coming out

at least 19 people have died since a powerful blizzard hit much of the east coast on thursday. now frozen in the record—breaking temperatures, adding to the problems. thousands of flights have also been cancelled. from new york, laura trevelyan reports. the morning after the snow cyclone and this was the scene in one part of massachusetts. an all out effort is under way to clear mountains of snow but the subzero conditions are making life very difficult. even the sea has frozen in areas of new england. the winter hurricane conditions have brought not only heavy snowfall but flooding too. in crystal massachusetts, strong winds coincided with a high tide so that in boston, there was a three foot storm surge. the city's mayor is blaming the change in climate. we are keeping an eye on all of those different flooding is and if anyone wa nts to different flooding is and if anyone wants to question global warming, see where the flood zones are. those zones see where the flood zones are. those zones didn't flood 30 years ago. not farfrom zones didn't flood 30 years ago. not far from bo

us are heading that direction and now five of us are stranded. >> the winter storm pummeling the east coast. flights are canceled across the country. more on what to expect at our local airports. >>> president trump has his eyes on california's coast. more about his plans for offshore drilling and why even some of the president's close friends and allies are ready for a fight.>>> mornings on 2 continues. >>> it 6:00 on friday morning. thank you for being with us. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. ipet steve paulson knows all about the weather. >>> i can tell you it's not cold. compared to the rest of the country but we are getting some rain. this will have more energy toward the north versus the south which is the opposite of what we had from the other system. not a lot of rain out of this unless you are and points north. santa rosa and north seem to have the best opportunity. there is enough to keep this going for some. cloudy and mostly cloudy day for most. there are some bands moving onshore in marin county. south of that there will not be as much but there will be so

east coast at least eighteen people are killed after one of the western winter storms in recent history. and cartel wars press corps asked nations in a failing justice system would have at the grim lead up to mexico's twenty eighteen presidential election. by the sky nine if a nation harbor or off the coast of the italian riviera. hello and welcome to your international weather forecast now we're seeing some pretty unsettled weather developing across parts of western europe once again from this frontal system in this low pressure center so across northern parts of spain we're seeing some heavy snowfall developing over the next twenty four hours or so heavy rain stretching up through central parts of france a little bit of snow around the alpine region that's going to intensify as you move on into sunday so there you see the snow also some strong winds coming into the eastern coast of spain and ready for to it looks pretty unsettled across central areas fairly quiet conditions the moment the best the weather across more southeast narrative should be fairly bright enough things with highs

and the east coast the east coast of the u.s. is in the grip of a deep freeze that's after a massive winter storm brought fresh snow hurricane force winds and flooding to several regions elsewhere it was a rare opportunity to see snow and ice in locations normally known for their own sunshine sunny getaways transformed into winter wonderland water fountains morphed into ice sculptures as an abnormal coats not pitch the subs something too hot and bargained for. doing the snow yeah yeah she likes the snow so but we didn't bring our snow suit because we thought. we saw did lizards in the state of florida. thirty degrees and the harness and the trees and then again. the record lows have frozen stiff this partly survived. their chills. but the effects of this monster storm grow more extreme the farther north you go. in philadelphia the city's famous state. and a playground for the off road adventure knows. the dangerous conditions many in harm's way one woman was killed when her costs led into a rail crossing. twenty centimeters of sn

exposed east coasts on tuesday means it feels cold, 3—5d are the highs. eventually we see rain. vy along west facing coasts. it will move erratically north and east. heavy rain for some time. but thenit east. heavy rain for some time. but then it grinds to a halt across the north—east of scotland. a messy story on wednesday, some rainfall of us story on wednesday, some rainfall of us at some point. some of the lingering a long east coasts. further west than improving picture, high pressure builds, we could close the day with sunshine. the week ahead starts off cold, rain midweek and then something it is less cold following on behind. the prime minister sets out her plans for the coming year, in a new move to assert her authority. theresa may confirmed she's making changes to her top team, after a series of cabinet resignations. obviously, damian green's departure before christmas means that some changes have to be made and i will be making some changes. labour says mrs may should focus on the problems in the health service, calling the planned reshuffle "a desperate pr exercise".

. >>> a major winter storm slamming the east coast. thousands of flights already canceled and schools taking no chances. closed ahead of the monster storm. the latest storm track ahead. >>> and a fire breaks out at the new york property where >> and it's the best scientific discovery ever. the experts say you should be eating pizza for breakfast. can't argue with science. it is science after all. it is thursday. it is the 4th of january. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> and we do say good morning everything. we are going to start with the plot twist in america's number one soap opera, just happens to be reality and the main characters are the president and his former chief strategist, steve bannon. >> the president unleashed on bannon and followed up with a cease and desist letter demanding that he stop making disparaging remarks about the first family or face a lawsuit. in a radio show last night, bannon said the president is a good man but called ivanka dumb as a brick and describes don jr.'s meeting with a russian la

on the east coast. frigid weather bonds claims the east coast. thousands of flights already canceled the schools from florida home. >> i urge people in those areas to keep an eye in the forecast to your tvs and radios and make sure you know what's going on. we expect travel will be difficult and dangerous with power outages that are possible. >> the system could bring up to 14 inches in places like boston after hitting tallahassee, florida the snow for the first time in nearly 30 years in tallahassee. the energy market and your live this morning coming up today. future showing the stock markets will open with continued momentum. take a look at the market went again. dow industrials up about 70-point this morning. nasdaq, s&p 500. yet this morning major indices are also higher. cac in paris at the percent as is the dax in germany. at 200 korea. dk average in japan at three and a quarter% after a long holiday there. stocks in japan as well. meanwhile intel under fire this morning after researchers find those that could unpack nearly all computers i

thank you. >>> it is absolutely freezing on the east coast this morning. t monster winter storm. not just in the east. >> it is being felt in much of the country. caroline shively has the latest. good morning again. >> reporter: good morning to you, mike and gasia. this was made by a big plow put on the front of a dually. you can see how tall it is. the plow came through, made this big mountain. got to this point and then nailed that median there but he simply couldn't see it. really messed his car up and had to get it towed away the last hour. that's why they're saying to stay off the road. no one is listening. the cars are moving good through the main thoroughfare here. the side streets are an absolute mess though. they're saying stay home. one, because of the snow all piled up like that. number two, the main reason today is the windchill. negative 5 and 6 windchill factor. i'm told later this afternoon it will get up to 0 windchill. we haven't seen that yet. >> caroline, you know, there certainly is a dire weather situation happening. but i can't help bu

unfortunately we have counted 22 or so people who have dialed as the storm has made its wail up the east coastnd now off the coast. many of those people were in car stents and accidents with plows and that kind of thing and some people dying from highlyo they werea. this is very, very serious and very dangerous cold. the kind of temperatures where you really shouldn't be outside and if you are, you shouldn't be out for long and if you are outside, you need to be bundled up like we are, wearing a lot of layers to protect you from this cold and wind. >> we appreciate you being out there for us. turning to another catastrophic wefrlts event in mad gas car, cyclone ava has made landfall along the northeastern coast. it brings wilt the risk of massive floods and mudslides. a year after the island was slammed by a storm which claimed 78 lives and displaced thousands. stay with us here on "bbc news"." still to come, it's the world's most expensive -- cap. who had the bottle to steal it from a bar in copenhagen? >> the japanese people are in mourning following the depth of hirohito. thousands converge

east coast at least eighteen people killed after one of the strongest winter storms in modern history. and fans are injured as part of a stadium barrier gives way during celebrations. publishers of a scathing new account of donald trump's first year in office have released the book early ignoring the legal challenge from the u.s. president to prevent its publication or michael wolff the author of fire and fury inside the trump white house says trump has no credibility the u.s. leader has branded the book phony and full of lies and easterbrook reports now from washington d.c. . crowd swarmed this washington bookstore at midnight friday snatching up copies of fire and fury inside the trump white house present the criterion i can't take your order of the phone politics and prose opened it ten am within thirty minutes eager buyers had nabbed all thirty copies the store had i'm super excited to read this i went to a couple of different bookstores even midnight last night there was another bookstore selling this they sold out in twenty minutes why are you so interested in this book . why wo

it's a snowy one out east. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast, nice to have you with us. craig is here, hoda will join us in a few minutes. the snow is a big story out east and out west, there's bigger story. >> there's a bit of a weather issue out west. >> mother nature we'll call it. an overnight earthquake centered along the oakland/berkeley border. miguel almaguer is there with the latest. >> reporter: the quake was felt dozens of miles away. it struck the city of berkeley and major cities were rattled. luckily no serious damage but many nerves were shaken. this morning's 4.4 earthquake jolted many in the bay area out of bed, striking at 2:30 a.m., the epicenter in berkeley rattled cities like san francisco and oakland. a sharp jolt and several seconds of shaking felt up to 40 miles away. >> just woke up to a massive earthquake, shook this whole building. >> reporter: the tremor shook up social media, hitting while most were asleep. there are no reports of serious damage or injuries, just shaken nerves. a tremor of this size is certainly not catastrophic. local fire de

you had all of those problems with the east coast and west coast franchises. contract for something that would be run for the public. a lot of the problems of these contracts in different areas are linking to the government. the capability of government knowing what it has to be to be a good customer. if you want a hospital run in one place without any changes, long period of time, it isn't a bad idea to sign a lock in contract for that period. trouble is, a few years and you decide to shift. if you hand over a motorway to the private sector, the public sector has done a good job with the makers, but as soon as you make a choice it's an issue. the government doesn't know what it wants. it changes its mind. doing things with a private contract is a good idea. but you want a big diversity. why is the government a poor client? partly because of the nature of government. government centralising decisions will always be difficult. when things were just run through the centre, when it took three months to get a telephone through the post office, that wasn't good. di

meanwhile, the weather is nasty along the east coast, a fierce nor'easter making its way up the coastjor cities like fiphiladelphi new york and boston heavy accumulations. more than 2800 flights canceled for today. vast majority along the east coast. governor of kans governor of connecticut urging drivers to stay off the road. >> after the snow comes the big chill. >> on friday night and saturday we're going have cold weather below zero so it's important for us to get the snow off the ground as best we can tomorrow, because once the freeze comes in, it will be almost impossible to move the ice that will be formed. >> and we're already in it, folks, 31,000 customers without power in virginia, another ten thousand, north carolina, the cold already fatal. at least is it deaths across the country since tuesday, for the very latest let's go to the cnn weather center. some of those pictures of beautiful charleston and the lovely fountains and 5 inches of snow. >> it's the weird juxtaposition. you don't think about the southeast of the united states to get snow, unbelievable. if this graphic

snowy rockefeller plaza, the powerful blizzard emergency blasting the east coast. new york, d.c. and boston delivered a knockout blow. the so-called bomb cyclone paralyzing cities up to 18 inches of snow and hurricane force winds shutting down airports and triggering dramatic storm surge rescues. >> none of that we expected. it's kind of like an apocalypse vibe to it. >>> a dangerous wind chill on the way. how about 40 below? >>> a major milestone for the economy. the dow soars past 25,000 for the first time. what it means for your money. >>> president trump is firing back with threats against steve bannon, the publisher of that bombshell new book. >>> a new alert about something that's on a lot of dinner plates right no

it would also open oil and gas exploration on the east coast.s say it would increase jobs. those who don't like it say the drilling would hurt the oceans and the environment. >>> governor brown opposes any more offshore drilling and in a statement he said for more than 30 years our shared coastline has been protected from further federal drilling and we will do whatever it takes to stop this reckless, shortsighted action. >>> local cannabis clubs do not think the white house opposition to the sale of legal marijuana will hurt sales in california. u.s. attorney general jeff sessions rescinded a policy that was set up by the obama administration that discouraged the federal government from interfering with states that have legalized marijuana. sessions said he believes marijuana is a gateway drug that leads to more crime and violence. the mayor of berkeley says he's disappointed by the decision but remains committed to upholding california's voter approved recreational marijuana law. >> we don't know what the full impact of this announcement is bu

we'll continue to track the storm as it moves up the east coast.ok at scituate, massachusetts, as snow is falling fast. >>> president trump this morning tweet thad new talks between north and south korea are a good thing and suggested his stance against north korea made it possible. this week president trump tweeted his nuclear button is much bigger and more powerful than kim jong-un's. for "60 minutes," david martin visited the military command cent center. he's at the pentagon with what must happen before a nuclear conflict erupts between the u.s. and north korea. >> it's much more complicated than pushing a button. but president trump's tweet that his button is bigger and more powerful than kim jong-un's is not an empty boast. this submarine can carry more nuclear warheads than king jong-un has in his entire arsenal. >> the warheads that can be carried on my missile are extremely competent. >> compared to the bomb that leveled hiroshima. >> much more powerful. >> reporter: freck and his crew are at the tip of a chain of command which leads all t

yesterdays snow storm left it's mark on airports along the east coast. and here at home -- thousands of passengers were forced to make an unexpected trip to dulles thanks to the snow. passengers on more than 30 flights, that were supposed to go to airports such as jfk or newark, were instead rerouted to dulles due to the storm. many of the rerouted flights were from other countries. some rerouted passengers describe waiting four to seven hours for their luggage after landing. of it's travelers - both intended and unexpected for their patience. so far this morning several flights to new york are still delayed. in these frigid temperatures, crews throughout our area are busy.. racing to fix broken pipes. montgomery county fire department spokesman pete piringer says the cold weather isn't just affecting pipes on the outside. he says inside pipes are impacted as well. with fluctuating temperatures in the next few weeks, he expects to get more calls from homeowners. piringer says to avoid problems with pipes inside, open the bottom underneath your kitchen si

it's centered in the south but spreading up the east coast.nd snow is expected to be heaviest in delaware and south jersey. we're seeing good bands in the suburbs and northern wilmington in central montgomery and bucks county. in delaware, steady snow, that's for millsboro and sussex county. they're getting a little break right now at the shore for atlantic city. that's temporary. this will fill right back in. we're expecting some of the highest totals right along the coast. and it's going to be here through the morning and for part of the afternoon, as well. 7:00 this morning. look at that steady show, especially in delaware and south jersey. but noontime, it thins out to the west. by this afternoon, it will have gusty winds and clearing out. we'll keep you updated at 4:00. tomorrow's mega millions is $418 million. a lot of money, we will be right back. ctive for joint support than glucosamine chondroitin. move free ultra is a better solution. its clinically-proven ingredient gives you better mobility, flexibility and comfort than glucosamine

from nbc meteorologist angie lassman. >> we are watching this textbook nor'easter moving up the east coastrted yesterday with snow in florida ice conditions in georgia. we're seeing it track up the coast. right now affecting portions of virginia you can see as we look through washington and up into philadelphia, you will notice even new york seeing that snow moving in. as we look to the east, that's where the rain is falling. the much colder air to the west will cause us some problems. we continue to see it intensifying we've seen that pressure dropping, it continues to do so that is causing problems when it comes to wind gusts and causing problems when it comes to snowfall looking at your wind gusts that is what we'll be dealing with the all the way from cape hatteras up to nantucket wind gusts from 30 miles per hour up to 50 miles per hour we do expect some spots to even see wind gusts up to hurricane force. this is a little bit of a different system than a tropical system even still has some similar characteristics. the winds are causing a lot of problems when it comes to conditions as

while the us east coast has been in the grip of arctic conditions, the australian city of sydney hasher in nearly eighty years. temperatures reached a sweltering 47.3 celsius. there have been several major bushfires and athletes have struggled to complete their matches. rylee carlson reports. it is summer in australia but temperatures are soaring to uncomfortable highs. sydney hasn't been this hot for 79 years, leaving people struggling to stay cool. fans taking in the ashes cricket tournament ditched their shirts and dug out umbrellas to watch the test match in temperatures of 47 celsius. not quite a record but still hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement. parts of the southern hemisphere are experiencing heatwaves. the south african weather service is issuing alerts and warnings for heatwaves for much of the country this weekend. we are expecting large parts of australia to be more than a0 celsius this weekend, with very high risk of fire in parts of southern australia. that risk is becoming a reality with fire crews stretched to the limit trying to get brushfires under control.

a blizzard plows up the east coast making driving treacherous, flying nearly impossible, and turning frozen water into projectiles. >> it's the wind. we're barely being able to stand up with it, and this is just beginning. >> glor: also tonight, wall street is covered in snow, but stocks are red hot. the dow hits 25,000. the justice department cracks down on pot just days after california makes it legal. the major security flaws that could affect nearly every computer in the world, including yours. >> the poor guy is stuck. >> glor: man becomes a moose's best friend. >> wow! >> glor: and the sunbelt enjoys its day in the snow. >> best day ever! this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. reporting tonight from central park in new york city. >> glor: giving, this 843-acre oasis ils in the heart of manhattan sits on land that 12,000 years ago was covered by a glacier. tonight it's covered by nearly eight inches of snow, from a blizzard that hit the northeast today, the first major storm of the season. if dumped as much as a foot and a half of snow on parts of the region. 37,000 home

. >>> and the first big nor'easter of the season churning up the east coast. rough morning in store for millions in the northeast after snow blanketed the south. "early start" with reports in washington, seoul, south korea and south carolina. >> there is an earthquake in washington to talk about. the white house releasing a stinging statement after excerpts from an upcoming book were released. these excerpts quote ban non calling the meeting between a russian lawyer and the top trump officials treasoness. he also said they're going to crack don junior like an egg. >> the statement says receive b steve bannon has nothing do with my and my presidency. now that he's on his own he knows winning isn't as easy as i make it look. steve had little to do with our historic victory which was delivered by the forgotten men and women of this country. >> bannon responding last night. tonight the radio show, ban non took it all in stride. >> the president of the united states is a great man. you know i support him day in and day out. going through the country giving the spee

the east coast of america in the grip of an arctic blast.ures could fall to minus 40 in some places this weekend.

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so east coast getting walloped especially boston and new england. so when i come back we'll talk more about our weather because there's more rain in our forecast. potential snow in the mountains. >> thank you. >>> the unusually cold temperatures caused the rescue of sea turtles in the gulf of mexico. state rangers picked up hundreds of turtles. the national park service rescued 500 turtles in texas. it leaves the animals cold stunned. water below 50 degrees makes them immobile and easy targets for predators. they can also die from the cold. most of the turtles will be released as soon as the water warms up. >>> a horse and rider trapped and in need of a rescue. coming up next tonight, that rescue and the happy ending all caught on camera in the east bay. >> and later new at 6:00 they say they were treated inhumanely or even coerced into abortions. the shocking allegations by female inmates at a bay area jail from a federal lawsuit just filed today. >> a lot of people, you know, who go through the mistreatment when they get out, they are just kind of

sadly turned deadly. >> impacting people up and down the east coast. sister station in new york shows us what it's like on long island. >> reporter: storm moved on, sun went down and winds are picking up. wind chills could go below zero. that's a concern. all of this could freeze over. and road crews will be helpless to deal with it. after 20 minutes of pushing and shoving, backward and forward, freedom. >> outstanding. if you like snow. >> reporter: storm swept across long island on gale-force winds and blasted most communities with more than a foot of snow. driving dangerous with near whiteout conditions middle of the afternoon. >> definitely for real, serious storm. >> pretty bad. >> reporter: works for bang's towing. 18-hour day. >> plow trucks are getting stuck. towed so many cars. everybody on the highway is getting stuck. nobody should be driving, it's too bad. >> reporter: struggled to keep pace with the snow that kept coming. race against time before it freezes over tonight. >> there's very little you can do when the roads turn to ice. and if

coast by 6:07 a.m. so hopefully not too many clouds in your way. and bundle up in the east, it is cold out there all the way down through in glp if you' through florida. >> if you're on the west coast, tweet us pictures of it. >> and nasa will have some live streaming of it. >> thanks bill. still ahead, a historic night in houston as james hardin does something no other player in nba history has ever done. and in the nfl, a blockbuster deal mass franchise quarterback looking for a new team. today, a focus on innovation in the southern tier is helping build the new new york. starting with advanced manufacturing that brings big ideas to life. and cutting-edge transportation development to connect those ideas to the world. along with urban redevelopment projects worthy of the world's top talent. all across new york state, we're building the new new york. to grow your business with us in new york state visit esd.ny.gov. to grow your business with us in new york state wiback like it could used to? neutrogena hydro boost water gel. with hyaluronic acid it plumps skin cells with i

a deadly storm that has raced up the east coast with blinding snow conditions, bringing hurricane-force wind gusts in places and snarling travel from coast to coast. and in boston, where they're catching the worst of it right now the storm is prompting dramatic rescues from a powerful storm surge that's sent water crashing over sea walls, floodwaters leaving people trapped. massachusetts is where we start tonight. nbc's blake mccoy is in scituate, mass, with the latest. >> reporter: the fierce storm blew in quickly. freezing rain then blizzard conditions along coastal massachusetts. high winds and waves battering homes. >> this is our house. oh, my god. >> reporter: misery and danger for so many who live near the water. >> this is probably the worst i've seen it since i've been living here. >> reporter: linda vegan is holding her breath, waves carrying ice and debris crashing over the sea wall behind her scituate home. this came up into the street, didn't it? >> it did. >> reporter: in cape cod, water spilled on to roadways. snow plows struggling to get through. >> let's go. straight ba

bill: this is a day of extremes for the east coast with a storm bringing the blinding snow, flooding coastal streets and packing wind gusts. as strong as a category one hurricane. >> you worry when there is a lot of wind blowing. that is trees are going to come down. it's scary. >> the weather pattern is a bomb cyclone. it's become deadly. >> this is a serious, serious storm. between very low temperature, the strong winds. the driving snow. ev very seriously and take precautions. >> images from the nooa go satellite show the storm blankets the east coast. in boston, the icy river storms in street adds it dumps snow. they are urging people to stay off the slick roads. >> we are having accidents but we have having fewer accidents as a result of people staying home and corporating with us. >> it grounded flights. it closed schools and it emptied grocery stores shelves. for many, the worst still yet to come with record breaking forecast. >> the storms have been getting worse. extreme weather is a reality. we are seeing the storms of a severity we have never seen before. bill: the cell co

coast. you can see where the center is just to the east of the boston area making its way up toward the coast there. boston getting hit extremely hard, new york, philadelphia right along the jersey shore. 17 inches reported towards cape may. around the d.c. metro area about an inch in some locations, down to the south saint mary's county picking up close to 4 inches of snow. this whole system moving out and behind it the cold is really starting toet we're all under a wind chill advisory tonight. it starts at 10:00, but it's already on the cold side. right on through noon tomorrow. we wouldn't be surprised to see it go into tomorrow night and saturday morning, too. another wind chill advisory then. look at the wind chills, 11 below 0 pittsburgh, 8 degrees currently in washington. so, we could be 20 degrees colder than this by early tomorrow morning, and it's frigid outside already. much more on the wind chill, what to wake up to tomorrow, when we may see some relief from this cold temperatures coming up in just a couple minutes. >> all right. we'll see you soon. thank you, doug. >>> if today's

snowy day for the east coast. you're looking at the front lawn of the white house. ght next to us in central park in new york city, where the snow and winds are intensifying. it's happening all up and down the east coast. >> looks pretty right now, but definitely a big story. it's where we begin with a check of the headlines. >> winter woall wallop. >> it's starting off with a bang. >> freezing cold temps blast the east coast as the nor'easter targets the northeast after leaving the frozen south in its wake, cancelling thousands of flights and closing schools. >> blizzard warnings from virginia up to parts of maine. near hurricane force winds. >>> cease and desist. overnight, a lawyer for the president blasts steve bannon for breaching a non-disclosure agreement, warning legal action is imminent, after bannon described that now infamous trump tower meeting hosted by the president's son, don junior, as unpatriotic and treasonous in a new book. >> did the president's son commit treason? >> i think that is a ridiculous accusation. >>> safe and sound. a pair of young sis