i'm michaela pereira. i'm michaela pereira.. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> a commuter train jumps the tracks. was it going too fast or was there something wrong with the brakes? the investigation. >>> jurors in a murder trial see this chilling cell phone confession. >> we have killed this man today is because muslims are dying daily bill soldiers. this british soldier is one. an eye for a eye and a tooth for a tooth. >> two men accus

i'm john berman. >> i'm michaela pereira. we welcome our viewers in the u.s. and arnold the world. >> this is a special edition of "early start" beginning this morning because the world is grieving and, in some ways, celebrating a giant among men. nelson mandela whose unbreakable will and unsurpassed courage brought an end to an era of white domination in south africa. he is dead this morning at the age of 95. mandela was such a global icon with larger than life legend who went from a prison cell to the presidency and he did it with such unmashed grace. i want to bring in arwa damon when is live in johannesburg in south africa. >> reporter: nelson mandela a hero, a legend, an icon. so many of the people we are speaking to here will say that hardly truly encompasses what it was that he meant for this nation and what it was that he allowed this nation to become. behind me is the house where he did pass away. the crowd has been gathered here ever since that news came out last night. people showing up in their pajamas. the crowd

. >> i'm michaela pereira. it is 5:00 in the east. >>> nelson mandela whose unbreakable will and unsurpassed courage brought an end to an era of white domination in south africa. he is dead this morning at the age of 95. mandela was such a global icon with larger than life legend who went from a prison cell to the presidency and he did it with such unmashed grace. i want to bring in robin curnow live from johannesburg. set the scene for us today, robin. >> the announcement was made just before midnight on thursday. so many south africans didn't really know that their icon had passed on. it was only when they woke up this morning that they perhaps looked at the newspapers or heard on the radio. much of this country is quite rule countryside and they would have seen headlines like this. this one means go well, madiba. good-bye. i think many people in this country would have said, thank god he is at rest and at peace because he has had such a year of in and out of hospital, of being under such stress in terms of h

i'm michaela pereira. i'm michaela pereira. around the world" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> a commuter train jumps the tracks. was it going too fast or was there something wrong with the brakes? the investigation. >>> jurors in a murder trial see this chilling cell phone confession. >> we have killed this man today is because muslims are dying daily bill soldiers. this british soldier is one. an eye for a eye and a tooth for a tooth. >> two men accused of brutally murdering this british soldier. police say they hit him with a car and attacked him with a meat cleaver and knives. >> the obama care website gets an upgrade. you're watching "around the world." i'm frederick cag whitfield. >> i'm michael holmes. let's start with the fatal commuter train crash in the bronx, ntsb investigators is say they have now downloaded information from what's called an event recorder on board that could tell them what made the train jump the tracks on sunday. >> authorities are also looking for any video out there that coul

. >> good morning, i'm michaela pereira. >> i'm john berman. it is 5:00 in the east. >>> we begin with this massive deadly storm socking the east coast with storm and ice after wreaking havoc cross nearly half of the country. >> you name it, it's done it. thousands of flights were canceled this weekend and hundreds on hold today. many of the flights in dallas/ft. worth. a huge hub slammed with cold weather and ice. travelers have been stuck there for days waiting for their flights to be rescheduled. this morning alone, more than 700 flights there have been canceled. heavy snow is causing problems at washington, d.c.'s airport. if you're flying today, we feel for you. beyond that, probably a good idea to call your airlines. >> absolutely. if you're picking somebody up at the airport, call ahead. this snow leading to massive pileups including the one we are showing you me racine wisconsin. 60 crashes officials say in that area on sunday. at least one person killed and dozens others were injured. those driving and ridings in cars and buses on inte

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> welcome to "new day," you're looking at auckland, new zealand, where it is about to be new years day. >> there it is! >> happy new year! >> happy new year, new zealand. the fireworks came out of the top of that famous sky tower. they've got an l.e.d. clock around so people all around the city could participate in the countdown. we wanted to start out our show with a happy new year from the other side of the world. we thought it would be fun and also gave john berman a chance to wear his special glasses. 55 degrees we're told in auckland. >> 4.4 million people in new zealand. we don't know how many hobbits but hobbits also. they're celebrating all over the shire. as we all know, gandolf is an expert with the fireworks. >> he's a bit of an expert from many years back, if you will. we'll take a look at some of the celebrations throughout the morning because we thought this would be the best way to end 013. >> they apparently play the same music there we do here. >> it's a small world after all. >>

john berman, ana cabrera and michaela pereira. welcome back.e off, john and ana are holding down the fort with me. coming up a mission to starp out fat prejudice. the woman says it's every person's right to become qualify departme confident and comfortable in one's own body. >>> we love to talk. them, all the viral videos that created the most buzz in 2013, we'll take you to the top ones, the very best of 2013. >> has to be a hoax. >> it was awesome, hose or not. >>> breaking news from russia, suicide bombing on a bus is the second deadly terror attack in russia in as many days. 14 people are dead a day after 17 were killed in the rail station in the same city. concerns are brewing about security for the upcoming olympics. diana magnay joins us from moscow with the latest. >> president putin ordered his intelligence forces and police to tighten up security in russia throughout russia and the volgograd area where the two attacks took place. we're hearing from parliamentary officials that security around the olympics themselves and sochi is all t

>> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> it being friday 13th, i'm making sure my phone is on silent. good morning, welcome to "new day," december 13th, 6:00 in the east. friday 13th. jason has nothing on the storm that will stretch 1,000 miles and is set to drop heavy snow. get ready for travel to be affected this weekend from missouri to maine. snow totals will vary but a big chunk of new england could end up knee deep in the white stuff. let's get right to meteorologist indra petersons tracking the storm. what do we see. >> i think you've said it all. we're talking about cold temperatures and another storm headed our way. yes, teens this morning, minneapolis, chicago, cincinnati but that is the least of their concerns as another storm is headed their way. it's the third round of wintry weather for the midwest and northeast. >> one storm after another. >> frigid wind chills. >> reporter: another blast of biting cold and lake-effect snow on the way. >> this has been constant all day. >> reporter: already walloping towns like hamburg, new y

we'll talk about that. >> no cameos from chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira.our new day, new questions over brain injuries in sports, a baseball player for the if, time has been diagnosed with cte, after committing suicide. >>> the head of the nsa task force looking into the edward snowden leaks saying the revelations could put the u.s. at risk but offering snowden amnesty is worth having a conversation about. >>> the 17-year-old victim in friday's school shooting in colorado is in a coma and remains in critical condition. claire davis was shot after a classmate opened fire at arapahoe high school in that state. >>> the senate could be a tough sell for a bipartisan budget deal that easily passed in the house. democrats are warning they do not have the votes yet. >>> and how about this, at number five, "family guy" fans rejoice, brian the dog is back, resurrected in last night's episode, through a twist of fate involving a time machine. how they killed off stewy's time machine, initially killed off a few weeks back, these are the things that matter at "new day.

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> welcome to "new day," it is wednesday, december 4th, 6:00 in the east. we have some breakthroughs in the new york train derailment investigation. officials say no brake problems were found and we've learned the engineer admitted to nodding off moments before the accident. also, an unusual twist. the way that admission came out has now become part of the investigation. cnn's nic robertson is in the bronx this morning. let's start there, nic. >> reporter: the union, the association of commuter rail employees turned up representative showed up after the ntsb press conference, discussed details about what the train driver, train engineer had said and the ntsb says this is breaking the confidentiality agreement, this is one of the unions working with them on this investigation and that breaking this confidentiality means they will have to be excluded from this investigation. we heard from the lawyer as well. who says his -- says that the engineer had a good night's sleep before the accident. >> we go

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morningit's wednesday, december 11th, 6:00 in the east. chris and michaela are off today. i'm lucky enough to be joined by john berman and pamela brown. >> all lucky if you like. >> or i drew the short straw, one of the two. >>> a miracle in the mountains. a family of six surviving two days of subzero temperatures in a rugged nevada range after their jeep overturned. stephanie elam is live in lovelock, nevada this morning. you were there last night during the press conference, laying out how they're doing. what are we learning this morning? >> reporter: i have to tell you, they are calling this a christmas miracle, that this family was found a everyone survived. coming in here today, it's about 8 degrees but that's warm

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morning. welcome to "new day," thursday, december 5th, 6:00 in the east. winter's grip getting tighter. the next phase of extreme weather expected to be a major ice storm across the southern plains into the ohio valley. texas, oklahoma, arkansas, under the gun. more snow will fall in already hard-hit spots like denver. that's where ana cabrera is. good morning. >> reporter: it is incredibly cold here this morning. denver hit a record yesterday of negative 13 degrees below 0. and the temperatures are still falling, negative 14 degrees in denver right now. so dangerously cold. in colorado, of course, is not alone as this arctic air mass continues to spread. a dangerous and drastic temperature plunge has millions shivering this morning across the country. >> well, the thermometer in my truck said 7 degrees when i was driving over here. it's cold. >> reporter: overnight, the mercury dipping even lower, some places experiencing bone-chilling, feels-like temps of 30 to 40 degrees below zero. the ar

. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning. welcome to "new day," it is friday, december 6th, 6:00 in the east. we have two major stories this morning. the world mourning iconic leader and freedom fighter nelson mandela. >> here in the u.s. we're tracking a dangerous ice storm. forecasters saying it could be the worst ice storm ever for the region. people are waking up without power but millions could end up losing electricity for weeks, they fear, this as temperatures continue to plummet. >> we'll continue to what's going on but we want to react to the passing of nelson mandela. here's a live look at the crowds that have been gathered outside the late south african leader's home. they're singing, their dancing, nations, of course, showing their respect. flags around the world at the white house we'll show you, see it, half-staff. this morning, honoring the anti-apartheid leader's life and legacy. we'll follow the developments from every corner of the world. let's bring with robyn curnow. she's in johannesburg. >> the news came

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morning. welcome to "new day." it is wednesday, december 18th, 6:00 in the east. and let us start with good luck. >> yes, please. >> two people are holding tickets that match the winning numbers in the $636 million mega millions drawing. now, you may not have won the whole enchilada but there are riches to be had. scramble for your tickets, 8, 14, 17, 20 and 39 with the mega ball number of 7. one ticket was sold in california. the other in georgia. we have correspondents standing by in both locations. let's start with dan simon at jenny's gift shop in san jose. >> good morning, chris. we're waiting to see if this mystery winner will come forward. california lottery officials confirm one of the winning tickets was sold here at jenny's gift shop in san jose, california. this in itself is a pretty compelling story. the store own eer is a 37 vietnamese guy with three kids and he just bought the store. >> the lottery called me. i come and take a look. you know? everybody here. whoa! it will be a g

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning, welcome to "new day," it's thursday, december 19th, 6:00 in the east. >>> a task force appointed by the president was tasked with assessing if things need to change when it comes to spying. their answer, yes. we'll tell you what else is called for. but the big unknown right now is whether the white house will accept the report it asked for. let's begin with jim acosta at the white house this morning. jim? >> reporter: this report is at this review panel appointed by the president has made recommendings, some of them mr. obama may not accept. the recommendations issued by a group of national security experts appointed by the president could lead to the most sweeping changes ever proposed for the nsa. >> we felt it was important to allow people to see the full report, to draw their own conclusions. >> reporter: aimed squarely at the nsa's domestic and foreign surveillance activities revealed by the former contractor edward snowden, the report doesn't hold back, saying the government sh

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morning"new day," tgif. it is friday, we made it, december 27th. 6:00 in the east. we have breaking news, a car bomb takes out a former ambassador to the u.s., a powerful explosion in beirut killed at least five people, 70 more injured. who was behind the plot to kill the official and why? mohammed jamjoom is live in istanbul with the latest. what do we know? >> reporter: well, chris, this is a very disturbing development at a time when lebanon is already on edge. this happened in the last few hours, an assassination targeted today was a former finance minister in lebanon, a former lebanese ambassador to the u.s. nobody has yet claimed responsibility, but all indications seem to show that this was yet more spillover of violence from the syrian civil war, which is raging right next door to lebanon. now, in the last few months, you've had several car bombs in different parts of the country, some targeting

we are here for john berman because he is there alongside michaela pereira. >> a little bit of a chairy. >>> we will have the latest out of russia. all eyes on russia. a second bomb attack hit this morning in a city not that far from sochi. the host of the winter olympics that are just weeks away. there are now dozens dead in just two days. there are real concerns now that terrorists may target the games. we will be live this morning from missouri moscow and talk with fran townsend who a former white house counterterrorism adviser. >> what is it like to be stuck in the ice of antarctica. this vessel trapped in the ice there. they have been there for nearly a week. are they running out of food? are they running out of fuel? are they running out of hope? we will speak with someone on that ship to get the very latest on the rescue efforts that are under way at this moment. >> those are a bunch of explores and i have a feeling they will have a great story to tell. >> no doubt about that. >> i think a book or two. >> they are all doing their experiments. science trumps mother nature there.

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning day," it is thursday, december 26th, 6:00 in the east. we hope you all had a wonderful, holy day. breaking news overnight, a new video message from an american being held captive by al qaeda raising alarming concerns about his condition. warren weinstein is who you're looking at. he's been held for more than two years. he now says his health is failing and the clock is ticking. the question, will the president and secretary of state take action to bring him home? cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara starr is with us this morning to break down this video, tell us the latest. please, let's begin by resetting who is this man, how was he taken? >> reporter: warren weinstein, s,

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> welcome today," you're looking at auckland, new zealand, where it is about to be new years day. >> there it is! >> happy new year! >> happy new year, new zealand. the fireworks came out of the top of that famous sky tower. they've got an l.e.d. clock around so people all around the city could participate in the countdown. we wanted to start out our show with a happy new year from the other side of the world. we thought it would be fun and also gave john berman a chance to wear his special glasses. 55 degrees we're told in auckland. >> 4.4 million people in new zealand. we don't know ma

. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> all right, everybody.ody's getting mixed up on the days, not me, though, not me. >> i am, that's for sure. >> we want to show you pictures live of the scene of the train derailment in the bronx, new york. they're still working there. a lot of it is about the federal investigation. the trains have been put on the track, the track is being restored. new questions all about speed. nearly triple the speed limit, that train was going, as it came around the curve where it, of course, went off the track. let's bring in cnn's rene marsh joining from us washington. she has the latest. >> we now know how fast the train was going but we still don't know why. this morning, investigators have more questions for a man who may have the answers. ntsb investigators continue searching for clues this morning and questioning train engineer william rockefeller for a second day in hopes of learning why this metro north train was going so fast. >> from the event recorders, shows that the train was traveling at approximately 82 m

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> it being friday phone is on silent. good morning, welcome to "new day," december 13th, 6:00 in the east. friday 13th. jason has nothing on the storm that will stretch 1,000 miles and is set to drop heavy snow. get ready for travel to be affected this weekend from missouri to maine. snow totals will vary but a big chunk of new england could end up knee deep in the white stuff. let's get right to meteorologist indra petersons tracking the storm. what do we see. >> i think you've said it all. we're talking about cold temperatures and another storm headed our way. yes, teens this morning, minneapolis, chicago, cincinnati but that is the least of their concerns as another storm is headed their way. it's the third round of wintry weather for the midwest and northeast. >>

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morninger 5th, 6:00 in the east. winter's grip getting tighter. the next phase of extreme weather expected to be a major ice storm across the southern plains into the ohio valley. texas, oklahoma, arkansas, under the gun. more snow will fall in already hard-hit spots like denver. that's where ana cabrera is. good morning. >> reporter: it is incredibly cold here this morning. denver hit a record yesterday of negative 13 degrees below 0. and the temperatures are still falling, negative 14 degrees in denver right now. so dangerously cold. in colorado, of course, is not alone as this arctic air mass continues to spread.

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> welcome toh, 6:00 in the east. we have some breakthroughs in the new york train derailment investigation. officials say no brake problems were found and we've learned the engineer admitted to nodding off moments before the accident. also, an unusual twist. the way that admission came out has now become part of the investigation. cnn's nic robertson is in the bronx this morning. let's start there, nic.

. ♪ >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo can be kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> goodng. welcome to "new day," it's tuesday, december 24th. christmas eve. 6:00 a.m. in the east. new this morning, high stakes in space. nasa astronauts are getting ready for a space walk. this is going to be a big deal. why? there are urgent repairs to the international space station's cooling system that need to be made. if everything goes well, they will have a primo look at santa's flight. >> no doubt the the two flight engineers scheduled to do the space walk will have the best seat in the house for santa's flight as they finish up the work they started on saturday. >> you're welcome. thank you. good job. >> today astronauts will venture back out of the orbiting international space station. their mission, to replace a pump needed to cool the vessel. >> i don't know if you believe in miracles but i have the hitch pin on the first try. >> the two astronauts removed the faulty cooling pump, the size of a refrigerator. they now must install the new one. their task is a delicate one. the e

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morningw day," it's thursday, december 19th, 6:00 in the east. >>> a task force appointed by the president was tasked with assessing if things need to change when it comes to spying. their answer, yes. we'll tell you what else is called for. but the big unknown right now is whether the white house will accept the report it asked for. let's begin with jim acosta at the white house this morning. jim? >> reporter: this report is at this review panel

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morningday." it's friday, december 20th, 6:00 in the east. are we heading toward the nightmare before christmas? the big story comes from above. another round of wild weather that could impact much of the country. possible tornadoes in the south, severe storms and snow in the midwest. freezing rain in new england and more. meteorologist indra petersons is as busy as santa. keeping track of all of it for us. what do you see out there? >> after thanksgiving holiday travel plans, now we're going into the holiday travel season for the next holiday. we're once again talking about major systems making its way across the country. it's a case of here we go again. as holiday travelers bombard the airports and roadways this weekend, a wicked weather system could derail travel plans with snow, freezing rain and severe thunderstorms across the country. according to aaa, the wide-ranging travel plans affecting 94 million americans. from the southed toment west, the risk of severe thunderstorms include dam

. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> thursday, december 12th outside. look at the map, showing more than half of country experiencing temperatures below freezing. the northeast could be in for another round of snow this weeshs. in the irony of weather coverage, indra petersons is standing out in a frosty new york city warning you about the cold. >> we are talking about temperatures. pretty much two-thirds of the country below freezing, right here, right now in new york city, 24 degrees. it feels like 14 degrees right now. here's the bad side. we know there's more cold air, more snow on the way. >> everybody throughout the area is at the freezing mark. >> if you thought today was cold. >> the next few days will be cold. >> reporter: another blast of arctic air has millions from the great lakes to the northeast waking up in a deep freeze. city after city, experiencing temperatures 20 degrees or more below average. the coldest it's gotten in the taste of

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morningay." it is wednesday, december 18th, 6:00 in the east. and let us start with good luck. >> yes, please. >> two people are holding tickets that match the winning numbers in the $636 million mega millions drawing. now, you may not have won the whole enchilada but there are riches to be had. scramble for your tickets, 8, 14, 17, 20 and 39 with the mega ball number of 7. one ticket was sold in california. the other in georgia. we have correspondents standing by in both locations. let's start with dan simon at jenny's gift shop in san jose. >> good morning, chris. we're waiting to see if this

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. ♪ i'm alone >>tmas. now you're listening. welcome to "new day," it's tuesday, december 17th, we're not quite there yet. it is 6:00 in the east. big news, potentially major defeat for the country's once secret surveillance programs. a federal judge ruled the mass collection of americans' phone records is unconstitutional. the judge insists the government can't sight a signal instance where the domestic spying operation actually stopped a terrorist. jim sciutto is live from washington this morning. good morning, jim. >> good morning, chris. the ruling makes for interesting reading. the first successful challenge to the nsa's surveillance program, the federal judge calling it almost orwellian and adding that james madison, the author of the constitution would be aghast at its violation of americans' freedom. six months after edward snowden revealed it to the world, a federal judge ruled the

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. ew day." it's wednesday, december 11th, 7:00 in the east. chris and michaela are off today. i'm lucky enough to be joined by john berman and pamela brown this morning. here is something you don't hear too often on capitol hill. it is we have a deal. republican congressman paul ryan and democrat senator patty murray announcing a two-year agreement on a budget plan. can it get through congress? that's the big question this morning. dana bash is live from capitol hill this moing. what are you hearing this morning, dana. >> even the people who negotiated this admit it's not a grand bargain, it's not perfect but it is a start, they hope, to getting congress and washington back to work. >> reporter: t democratic and republican budget chairman pearing together and announcing a compromise. >> this agreement makes sure we don't have a government shutdown in january and then another government shutdown scenario in october. it makes sure we don't lurch from crisis to crisis. >> we made a consciou

let's move on to miguel marquez, in for michaela pereira. >> merry christmas eve. >> making news this morning, scary scene for passengers on a southwest airlines flight leaving st. louis for kansas city. the jet had to return to lambert international airport after a flock of birds got sucked into the plane's engines just before takeoff. passengers described hearing a loud boom and smelling smoke. more than 100 passengers had to return to the terminal and wait for a new plane that eventually took them to their destination safely. >>> jp morgan chase says it's easing up on the limits. it was raising the limits to $250 a day in cash withdrawal and $1,000 a day on purchases. chase said it may continue to change the limits as long as it makes sense to do so. >>> at least a dozen people are dead after a car bombing at the interior ministry building in egypt. part of the building collapsed and the blood donation center was running so low it had to turn some people away. egypt's interim prime minister called it a terrorist incident and implied the muslim brotherhood was involved but did not d

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning. welcome to "new day," it is thursday, december 26th, 6:00 in the east. we hope you all had a wonderful, holy day. breaking news overnight, a new video message from an american being held captive by al qaeda raising alarming concerns about his condition. warren weinstein is who you're looking at. he's been held for more than two years. he now says his health is failing and the clock is ticking. the question, will the president and secretary of state take action to bring him home? cnn's pentagon correspondent barbara starr is with us this morning to break down this video, tell us the latest. please, let's begin by resetting who is this man, how was he taken? >> reporter: warren weinstein, chris, was a contractor working for the u.s. government in lahore, pakistan in 2011 when militants broke into his house, overpowered his security guards and kidnaped him. it was after that that ayman al zawahiri claimed responsibility for this attack and claimed that al qaeda was holding him. now, mr.

. ♪ this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning.w day." it's friday, december 20th, 7:00 in the east. mother nature is threatening to mess up your holiday plans again. it's already snowing out west. there have been hundreds of accidents, thousands of people without electricity. in utah. tornadoes are possible in the midwest and severe storms are expected for parts of the east. so getting where you need to go this weekend could be a problem. indra petersons is tracking all of it for us at the cnn center. what do you see out there. >> problems. definitely no shortage of them. a lot of variety as well, just like the thanksgiving holiday, once again, as people are trying to get outdoors, ahead of the holiday itself, we are talking about major systems making its way across the country. it's a good case of here we go again. as holiday travelers bombard the airports and roadways this weekend, a wicked weather system could derail travel plans with snow, freezing rain and severe thunderstorms across the country. according to aaa, the wide ra

. >> hello, everyone, i'm michaela pereira in for ashleigh banfield. welcome to "legal view."police in toledo, ohio, say they now have a suspect in custody who may have carried a weapon into scott high school. the suspect is believed to be a student. there are no reports of injuries. again, the suspect is in custody after quite a scare at that high school there in toledo. we'll bring you more information when we get it. >>> the investigation into the death of actor paul

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morningay." it's monday, december 9th, 8:00 in the east. i'm kate bolduan here in new york. >> and i'm chris cuomo in johannesburg, south africa. you're looking at a live picture at andrews air force base in maryland, that's where the president's plane is. president obama is expected to lift off any moment now to come here to johannesburg for what could be an epic memorial for nelson mandela, bringing two former presidents with him, presidents clinton and bush and we hear that president carter is coming as well and these are just some of about 100 world leaders that will be here as literally south africa becomes the focus of the universe. we'll tell you what's going on right here, what's leading up 'til tomorrow but first let's get back to kate for the big news this morning. kate? >> thanks, chris, much more ahead. back here at home the east coast getting hammered with snow, rain and ice, the deep freeze causing major headaches for travelers, thousands of flights have been canceled, snow also

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> 7:00 in thehis cold now and snowy now, imagine what winter is going to be like. >> that's right. another premature cold snap is hitting more than half the country. the mercury sinking in places like chicago and boston, plus more snow could hit the northeast this weekend. indra petersons is out there in new york city, in the new york city cold with details. good morning, indra. >> good morning. i'm always the baby in the studio. it's a good 50, 60 in there. it's always freezing in there. now i am taking that back. it feels like a whopping 14 degrees out here this morning. oh, yes. we have a chill. we are not alone either. we're talking about a huge chunk of the country dealing with temperatures below freezing this morning and that's not the only thing. another storm headed our way. >> everybody throughout the area is at the freezing mark. >> if you thought today was cold. >> the next few days will be cold. >> frigid temps gripping the nation as millions from the great lakes to the northeast are wa

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> welcome backit is friday, december 27th, 7:00 a.m. in the east. tgif. we begin with breaking news. a former ambassador to the u.s. has been killed by a car bomb in lebanon. the blast and resulting fire rocking an area of the city loaded with workers in hotels where westerners are known to stay. death toll and number of injured is rising. let's get to mohammed jamjoom covering the story from istanbul. mohammed? >> reporter: this is 'dive stating attack. the residents say they could feel the blast miles away. this happened in one of the commercial hubs of the city, officials in lebanon is calling this an assassination, the targeted mohammed thaata, a former ambassador to lebanon from the u.s. and former finance minister for lebanon. there are pictures showing the thick, plume of smoke rising from the car bomb. at least six people killed as a result of this today. officials fear the death toll will rise throughout the day. at least 70 people injured so far. this seems to be another indication that sy

this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morning." it's tuesday, december 3rd, 7:00 in the east. we'll have new information for you about the train crash in just a minute. first, a look at what happened overnight. vice president biden meeting with officials in japan today as the standoff over those islands in the east china sea heats up. china declared control of the disputed islands and their air space. biden urged both japan and china to take measures to lower tensions. officials say if that doesn't happen, the u.s. is bound by treaty to defend japan. >>> updating you on breaking news we've been following. local media now reporting firefighters have that massive eight-alarm fire in boston under control. just look at this video. in a matter of minutes it engulfed a five-story brick building in south boston. windows on the first three floors were reportedly blown out. a local station reports fire crews were able to get the upper hand in about an hour. the building was under renovation and everyone, thankfully, inside escaped without

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> that is a prettyth. for the first time, the nsa's domestic surveillance was challenged in open court and it took a hit. the federal judge said the program revealed by edward snowden is ly unconstitutional. the u.s. certainly isn't changing its position on snowden. jim sciutto is joining us this morning from our washington bureau to explain. jim, just one case, just one set of parties involved. but the implications could be significant, yes? >> no question. here's what it is, the judge ordered the government to stop collecting data on the plaintiffs in this case, brought by a leeing conservative activist. however, for the rest of us he stayed his ruling to allow the government time to appeal noting, quote, the significant national security interest at stake in this case. that process could take six months. but he left no doubt as to what his legal thinking is in this case. he said that the founders, the author of the constitution, james madison would be aghast at its violation of americans' freedoms. s