the storm is taking over the city and the entire midwest.ee nothing but a blanket of snow everywhere you look. i want to show you, overnight we have 5 inches of snow. just the beginning not over just yet and expected more snow over the next few hours. when it's all said and done the chicago area can see 10 to 14 inches of snow depending where you are. that would make it the biggest storm you see here in chicago this season and officials are telling everyone use common sense. from you inside. it may be bet toward stay inside and don't go outside. getting around in this weather right now is going to be a huge pain at the airports. more than 1,000 flights are canceled. this is all far from over. i'm alex perez in chicago for abc news. >> all right so it could be snowing -- >> it looks cold. some spots a foot and more than a foot. >> no snow for us but we are tracking rain into the weekend guys. stormtracker 6 live double scan we are dry now as far as that precipitation is concerned. maybe later on today well north and west in the poconos you ma

he lived in the midwest. athlete.pretty good didn't like school much. i want to tell you one thing early, maybe you can figure it out who he is. built, hires more college graduates each year than any other company in the united states. fellow, was destined for this and was not aware of it. college for a year, and then dropped out. he wasn't interested in school. wasyear he dropped out 1941. when the country became the united states, that's when the you knighted states became under attack -- when the united states became under attack, they turned him down because he had hayfever. navy, ander to the volunteered and they took him, put him on an air traffic flew small fighter , buts during world war ii if you crosses from the navy, and then came back to the midwest. thisve a young guy, around time he would be 23 or 24 years old. the interesting thing is. he got back to the midwest and he went from one job to another for a short. -- not a short. he became a salesman at a cadillac dealership in st. louis missouri. and at age 35, having moved up in the organiz

. >>> severe storms slammed the midwest as communities are left underwater. economic change blowing into an unlikely place, we'll take you to the state seeing a big boost from renewable energy. >>> and going out in style with the winter games coming to a close, we'll look at some of team usa's biggest moments as pyeongchang prepares to pass the torch to tokyo for the 2020 summer olympics. >>> this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. >> good evening, we begin tonight with an exclusive interview with the president's representative at the close of the winter olympics in south korea, his daughter, ivanka trump. she stood and applauded as south and north korean athletes paraded past at the closing ceremony, a contrast to the vice president two weeks ago at the opening ceremony, who remained seated. today, north korea indicated it is open to talks with the u.s., but new u.s. sanctions against the regime were met with a heated response this weekend. our peter alexander talked exclusively with ivanka trump. >> reporter: she's the american ambassador to the games. how

a winter storm is hitting parts of the upper midwest hard, forcing hundreds of flights to be canceled, and schools close as the region prepares for more than a foot of snow. >>> and the stage is set and ready to go. the 2018 winter olympics opening ceremony happens this morning. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. the federal government is shut down for the second time this year. though the senate voted early this morning to pass a budget deal, congress missed a moinlts deadline when one republican senator refused to back down. hena doba is here in new york with the latest. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. that one was kentucky republican rand paul. that is until about two hours ago when the senate passed a bipartisan bill that is now in the house. >> the ayes are 71, the nays are 28. >> at about 2:00 a.m. the senate approved a budget deal but it was not enough time to avoid a second government shutdown. that was midnight. rand paul repeatedly rejected calls for a vote before

. >>> a new look at the damage after a dozen tornadoes rip across the midwest. the death toll mounting. now the flood risks growing as rivers rise. >>> later, images of a shocking race car crash. the driver's condition this morning. >>> a carry-on bursts into flames on this airliner. >>> and does milk really do a body good. why olympic athletes are saying, they don't got pilling. >>> we do say good morning on this monday. we're going to start with the intensifying debate over gun laws as president trump prepares to gather more ideas today in the aftermath of the florida shooting. >> this this time, the president will hear from the nation's governors. he's sitting down with them today following a black tie event at the white house. this, as congress gets back to work under growing psh to make changes as well. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. with congress back in session, pressure is on lawmakers to introduce legislation on gun control. so far, leaders have been silent. overnight, president trump at a gala with the nation's governors vowed to tackle t

has a long history dating back to the late 1800s. >>> a winter storm is moving across much of the midwest creating treacherous driving conditions and calling hundreds of black cancellations. about 200 heavy snow and equipment operators are working around the clock at chicago's o'hare airport so that the airlines can push out at least some of their flights. about 100 flights were canceled there today and that is a big improvement from friday were about 1200 flights were affected. >>> that winter storm in the midwest is having an effect on us here. there was 86 flights in san francisco delay coming in and out of the airport with two flights being canceled. >>> is turning over to our meteorologist with a look at our forecast.>> the winds are up and a wind advisory is in place in the north bay. look at this picture and the amazing colors. amazing. you can pick out the transamerica pyramid in this picture. some scattered high clouds and beautiful color for your saturday evening. this camera here is looking out toward the bay bridge lights. we have been locked in this dry weather pattern for ov

we're going to have a lot of fun and hopefully get economic development into the industrial midwest. >> it will be good to see private capital helping their own in the united states of america. let us know how it goes. >> absolutely. thanks. >> be well, congressman. thank you. alisyn? >> the students at douglas high school say their heroic teacher, mr. biegle gave his life to save theirs. we'll speak with scott biegle's mom about her son's sacrifice next. dial your binge-watching up to eleven. join the un-carrier right now, and get four unlimited lines for only thirty-five bucks each. woah. plus, netflix for the whole family. on us. prrrrrrr... so, they get their shows... let's go, girl! you're gonna love this bit! and you get yours. watch however you want. on your phone, tablet, or tv. for a limited time, get 4 lines for just thirty-five bucks per line, with no extra charges. it's showtime! all on america's best unlimited network, t-mobile. on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. does your bed do that? right now, our queen c2 matt

he got back to the midwest. he went from one job to another for a short -- not such a short period of time. he finally became a used car salesman at a cadillac does he recallship in st. louis, missouri. at age 35, he said to his boss, can i go in the car leasing with you? the boss said if you cut your sally in half. it was $25,000 he borrowed. we can become partners in the car leasing company. my friend jack started at age 35 in the car leasing business. he had seven cars. it was pretty slow. when ever the phone rang, he let it ring three or four times so people would think he was very busy answering other phones. it's the only call he was going to get all day. there's a lesson in this. at age 40 he decided with 17 vehicles, 17 cars, he was going to go in the competition in the rent a car business. now he's taking on hertz and national and things like that who have hundred of thousands of cars. he's got 17 cars. his cars aren't any different from them. he's buying them from general motor, ford, chrysler. he can'

this morning, severe weather in the midwest turning deadly. at least six deaths are blamed on storms bringing snow, ice and heavy rain as rivers now push to record stage. >> oh, it's just crazy. i can't believe how much it has risen. >> reporter: along the ohio river, the water is halfway up to street signs and fire hydrants are nearly submerged. >> it's pretty high for its normal rate. i know that. i've never seen it this high. >> reporter: this photo of cincinnati taken on the kentucky side of the river, which is expected to reach its highest level in more than 20 years. in indiana, rescuers pulled these horses to safety after nearby rivers reached historic levels and the water will only continue to rise this weekend. in elkhart, indiana, the high school football field is now a lake. evacuees in town have filled at least one shelter in capacity. in lansing, michigan, a state of emergency has been declared as people rush to evacuate. >> packing clothes, packing food. whatever i can get out of here, i'm getting out of here. >> reporter: and ov

the midwest was capitalism and democracy. the south, we fought the south because they wanted slavery. you can see the different ideologies of the north and south. today, the south controls the country through war, oil, basically the state of texas, oklahoma, and louisiana with the oil. what is interesting about the south and the media is there are six states that control all of the media. georgia with cnn. florida is disney. the other half on the equation of who destroyed our country is the east coast and the state of california. of the 1960's -- 1950's, 1960's, 1970's were the labor unions. today they are billionaires that live in california. you have j.p. morgan, goldman sachs and those individuals. connecticut with its insurance. california and facebook. it is all laid out. the greatest civilization creates the greatest economic system in the history of mankind. you have a history of the south, east, and california. how do they do it? it is called financial engineering and social engineering. host: we have a lot of callers

. >>> and fast floods forced midwest towns to evacuate. that same weather pattern is bringing rain to our area. the first alert weather team tracking the timing to help you plan ahead. that's next at 5:00. >>> today, high temperature records are falling from the poconos to delaware. a live look at manayunk from our presidential city camera camera. apartment camera where it's 77 degrees right now. to this now. a towering figure in the world of christian evangelism has died. this morning the reverend billy graham passed away at age 99. >> as chris clackum explains, people across the country are mourning the man known as america's pastor. >> reporter: a hearse leaves billy graham's home in north carolina. the evangelist considered one of the 20th century's most influential christian leaders and the man known as america's pastor died there wednesday morning of natural causes at 99 years old. >> the primary thing is the gospel of christ. >> reporter: in addition to the well-known counsel he offered to presidents through obama -- graham is being

from the midwest to the south, 13 tornado were reported. some towns are flooded and keeping an eye on swollen rivers. >>> dramatic video shows a car slamming into a home in southern california. the vehicle landed in the toddle toddle -- told toddler's bedroom moments after they removed him. >>> with the oscars less than a week away, preparations have taken over hollywood boulevard. a number of road colors are in in effect around the dolby theater. we'll look at how the academy is recognizing older women in the top categories. don't forget to tune in this weekend to see who wins the 90 academy award sunday 8:00 p.m. on 6abc. >>> it's one of the most popular games for tweens and teenagers. it has many parents wondering how to pull them away. chad perdelli looks at the frenzy at 11:00 p.m. >> reporter: it's the video game shattering records. fort night. think a game like the "hunger games." >> she is on the game and a i can't get them off. >> reporter: why the game is so popular and should parents be worried? that's on "action news" at 11:00 p

frontal boundary move on through the same front by the way responsible for heavy snow across the midwest. we are dry across the region, sky 6 hd from our temple university camera looking at the center city skyline. we have lots of clouds around and they hang on tough through the rest of the afternoon. it's chilly if philadelphia. 34 degrees and 20 up in the poconos. and 37 down in dover, in the coast in atlantic city 36 and upper 30s in millville. here is satellite 6 along with action radar lots of clouds around and ridge of high pressure is losing its grip and moving offshore. making way north. you see the snow stretched out across the great lakes and chicago and some spots find a foot of snow as the moisture works its way to the north and east. as that does we tap into a southwesterly wind flow so milder tomorrow. here is the setup. high pressure is starting to move offshore and chilly and mostly cloudy skies and high temperature of 39 and tracking the area of low pressure with the warm front to the north and flurries are likely to the north later this afternoon. the area of low pressu

extreme flooding and precipitation in the midwest. the heaviest rain events are getting 30% heavier. the folks in the rocky mountain west, they're not gonna recognize the forest even 60 years hence. we're losing most of the pine trees in the southern part of the rocky mountain forests in future projections 'cause it's getting too hot and too dry. >> it's very clear to us that the climate is changing, changing rapidly, and changing primarily because of human activities. the science tells us that. extreme events are one of the most important parts of our changing climate and having very seriousamificatns on ou ciety. particular, we're seeing more large heat events, less cold events, and a significant increase in precipitation happening as larger events. onef the thgs we're seein is thathe wet a getting wetr and e dry argetting drier. >> yoknow wha i wasi was born he in pinview, i s raised plainvi. i' always been iplainvie and it st-- seems ke it isoing thing bugetting tter and dri and lesrain yeay. >> it's been tough dught. in 10, we h

a winter storm is hitting parts of the upper midwest hard, forcing hundreds of flights to be canceled, and schools close as the region prepares for more than a foot of snow. >>> and the stage is set and ready to go. the >>> now to the resignation of white house staff secretary rob porter. the white house chief of staff john kelly became fully aware of the abuse allegations wednesday. but cbs has learned the fbi told the white house about the allegations against porter back in november. the white house including kelly essentially defended porter. he was working without security clearance because of the abuse allegations. >> the fact that this has been operating for a year without security clearance i didn't understand that and still don't. >> reporter: porter has been dating white house communications director hope hicks who helped in his defense. the white house said it could have done a better job in dealing with the situation. >> this morning the upper midwest is getting pounded by a major winter storm. for some areas like chicago, it looks to be the biggest snow event of the season

. >> what role do you think his being from the midwest played in this? i think when people think of isolationism prewar isolationism they think of the midwest and see the the coastal internationalist and mean as someone michigan and this part of the country writing a book about arthur vandenberg do you think the regional role or the geographic role of where he came from played a part? >> i think it did in the early days. it did before-- it did in the aftermath of world war i, which is a nine committee in many ways is investigating, was at the coastal elites who had a greater vested interests in intervention then the midwesterners. i think by the time world war ii comes along its less geographic driven, although the most powerful media voice for isolationist colonel mccormick in the chicago tribune whose influence looms large in the midwest and in fact he he begins as a general ally and supporter of vandenberg and ultimately regards vandenberg as benedict arnold when he begins to veer from a pure isolationist packs. >> before world war ii is even over we

. >>> plus storms and melting snow trigger major flooding in parts of the midwest. as water levels rise, people are evacuating their homes and crews are rescuing drivers. >> he's stopped. the united states wins gold! >> and capturing gold. the u.s. women's hockey team defeats canada in a suspenseful overtime shoot-out. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> well, it was day of protests and pleas. angry students and parents confronted politicians demanding new gun laws. others staged walkouts. they now say they may consider a call for raising the age limit to buy a rifle. in washington, students and others affected made an emotional plea to president trump who held notes with the message "i hear you" written in black marker. hena doba is here in new york. hena, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. exactly one week after the deadly shooting in florida students spent the day demanding action on gun control. a town hall overnight got especially uncomfortable for at least one

rivers across parts of the midwest and crews across the area rescuing stranded students and even these horses had to be led through neck deep water to safety. in green bay, wisconsin, this united flight skid of the runway through freezing rain and wet conditions and a lot of these water logs areas are now bracing themselves more rain expected in the next couple of days. >>> a support dog bit a child as she was boarding a southwest airlines flight. it happened in phoenix, arizona, on wednesday. the girl snapped at the young girl as she approached the animal. the dog and owner remained in phoenix and the plane departed 20 minutes behind schedule. >>> back here a local museum based on the life of world renowned vocalist marion anderson is a popular place to visit during black history month. and she had a grown breaking concert at the lincoln memorial in 1939. and now home to the national museum. >> marion anderson was ground breaking in her career and the national marion anderson museum highlights the singer's legacy. >> talk about the genesis and how it came together? >> it's quite signi

extreme flooding and precipitationon in the midwest. the heaviest rain events are getting 30% heavier. the folks in the rocky mountain west, they're not gonna recognize the forest even 60 years hence. we're losing most of the pine trees in the southern part of the rocky mountain forests in future projections 'cause it's getting too hot and too dry. >> it's very clear to us that the climate is changing, changing rapidly, and changing primarily because of human activitities. ththe science tells us that. extreme events are one of ththe most important parts of our changing climate and having very serusus ramicatatio on ouou societyin particular, we're seeing more large heat evenents, less cold events, and a significant increase in precipitation happening as lalarger events. one of thththingse' seeinin isisthat the wet areetting wteter d the e y are gegeing ddri. >> u know wt? i w--i was born re in lainview, was raid d in pinviviewi' always be i in plnvieiew,nd it t st-- it seems like iisis doi nothinbubut geing hohoer and dri and less rain

we are live in washington. >>> another winter storm on the move, pounding the upper midwest.orm in years. it even canceled school today. that is a rare move for chicago. we'll have the forecast. >>> new this half hour, omarosa, the former white house staffer turned "big brother" contestant, gives what appears to be an ominous warning about the administration. >> i'd like to say not my problem but i can't say that because like it's bad. >> should we be worried? >> they even have the dramatic music. omarosa spilling tea about the white house and the white house has something to say about it. it's friday, february 9th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >> that was an emmy worthy -- >> the tears and everything. >> it's bad, it's bad. no? not really? >> i think you should stick to news. >> sorry, i'm not as good an actor as omarosa. >> we'll work on that. >>> but, we're going start off the half hour with breaking news. it has triggered yet another government shut down. >> a two-year bipartisan bill was expected to sail through the senate. conservative republica

showers to the west, yeah, a few in the midwest. those will miss us.ver the weekend, rain developing in the south. that's going to come our way with warmer temperatures. only expecting rain for the weekend. today, just cold. the clouds clear, we'll see sunshine and 20s, warming to the low 30s for philadelphia. the wind will be blowing in the suburbs. low 30s this afternoon with nothing but sunshine. you'll see a decent warmup in the lehigh valley. still cold this afternoon. 29 at 2:00. for delaware and new jersey, the wind will blow the clouds right out of the picture. plenty of sunshine at the shore, too. low to mid 30s for each part of the area for today. the weekend, a different story, the clouds will be rolling back in. and it's going to be a rainy day saturday. dry first thing in the morning, but rain arrives during the afternoon, stays saturday night and stays into sunday. the temperatures will be much warmer than what we'll deal with today. the ten day on 10 coming up in the next half hour. >>> good morning, everyone. jessica boyington with you

. >>> also ahead much of the nation's midwest is dealing with flooding as a result of heavy rain and melting snow we will show you several rescues that took place. >>> here at home we have a case of spring but we are in for a drastic drop in temperatures, beginning today. >> ♪ >>> time right new 5:12, 53 degrees according to our weather bug in center city. it is a weather roller coaster katie has more on the changes when we come right back. treatment centers of america in philadelphia, she's coming for the multimodal therapy where the specialists form a treatment plan together. we were looking for a cancer team that would help us decide the best course of action. we have so our center.at this is what attracted amy all the way from new york. these were people who were experts in their field. and for us that was the best choice. learn more about our breast center at cancercenter.com/philadelphia >>> right now authorities are trying to identify a man who attacked a u.s. embassy and killed himself. it happened in the country's capitol. they say man threw a grenade at embassy and used oth

." >> the down sides of winter warmth, why officials in the midwest say these flood waters are just the of the iceberg. meisha. >> well, we all have hobbies that we partake in but in today's love it how one man whose extracurricular activity that almost turned deadly had a last minute miracle. that's coming up. katie. >> meisha getting closer to an upcoming weekend. at the moment it appears as though it will be a mild weekend. we have round of rain with pieces of energy coming through in the next few days. looks like it will be a pretty damp and soggy weekend but at least you've got highs in the 60's if you're a fan of the warmth. always >> wet weather plus rapid. fishes are concerned about the potential for significant freezing on the roads. they're already seeing buckling pavement due to the moisture and temperature changes. also means drivers have to be aware of new potholes. we've seen our fair share of potholes around here. >> i hit one the other day. thought i was going the need a hip replacement. >> glad that you don't. >> yeah, really don't need that, or a new alignment. neither

this is that mess down through memphis moving in to tennessee, then kentucky, into the midwest.e snow associated with it in the great lakes by thursday we'll watch it progress eastward chicago seeing some snow. just to the north through mississippi and also the upper peninsula of michigan see the snow as well many here's the storm system over the midwest. this is thursday morning. we get in on the rain by the afternoon. then you have two areas of low pressure. this one will be transferring the energy off the coast we talk about this lot with snowstorms but we don't have any cold air in place it will be rin thursday and wind into friday. as the storm moves off new england. upstate mork the mountains into the certainly mountains they'll be seeing some good ski weather with snow coming for the rest of us pretty much rain and wind as that storm winds up and moves off the coast. that's got news. if you're a snow lover, unfortunately, not a snow maker not this time. allentown 34 overnight. philadelphia 38. 34 in the poconos. during the day tomorrow, morning sun so really nice day. hig

and this storm is going to move into the midwest and then redevelop off the coast. we're talking about at least an inch of rain from the lehigh valley through philadelphia toward atlantic city and more as you go toward the north and the east. not the north and the west and that's why we have a flood watch from philadelphia northeast up into the northern part of new jersey, even long island and into upstate new york and new england. this is tomorrow night through friday night. that's when the heaviest rain is going to be moving in. so let's take look at this hour boy hour. the storm moves right past cincinnati into the midwest redevelops off the coast of virginia. these two -- these two storms phase or come together. two late to bring us anything significant as far as rain. but we'll have significant wind. it's going to pull down this cold air and that means some of us will epidemic as some snow. so we have the rain tomorrow night into friday. then we have the wind and potential snow for friday into very early saturday. so we'll take look at this changeover and you c

i hope you heard what i said to bill who called in from the midwest. we have taken into her -- we did a lot of thinking -- heart, we have did -- we have done a lot aboutnking collectively the fact that we have not been listening to concerns people have around the kitchen table. while the stock market has done well, while you can now leave $22 million to your children without tax -- that middle-class family, and ever present a lot of them, they sit at the dinner table and say maybe we can pay the college costs, maybe, but if we get sick and our premiums go up or if i want to contribute to the 401(k) to have a decent retirement --that is not going to happen. that is where we need to be and where we are. maybe we have not been focused enough on those things, and that his criticism we democrats will take on board. that is who we are. all you need to look at -- dean to do is look at this tax plan -- the first thing they did when they got here with donald trump they were going to repeal the affordable care act. that was going to have the effect of throwing 2

. >> we were contacted by a man who said he illegally smuggled guns from the midwest here to the bayea for more than two years. he asked us to call him roger, not his real name. he's now in federal witness protection. he fears former clients who bought hundreds of guns from him over the years might kill him for turning states evidence and talking to us. >> out here they're high. i could probably get like $800 to $1,000 a gun. >> how much would you pay for them back in the midwest? >> like $300. >> so 300 wubucks and you would make as much as $1,000 off a $300 gun. >> depending on what kind of gun it is. >> what's the gun most in demand. >> a glock. anything that you can put an extended clip on. >> why are they could hot? >> i guess the music videos, a lot of the rappers show them in their video and makes everybody else want them. >> you will hear how easy it was for him to ship guns here and how much money he made each month by doing it by watching my full report now posted on our website. just go to nbcbayarea.com/weinvestigate. i'm stephen stock, nbc bay area news. >> if you'd like

. >>> back on "eyewitness news" with a massive storm system stretching from texas to the midwest.rm brought flooding, freezing rain, snow to several states and slick roads and speed are being blamed for many car wrecks including one in nebraska that took four people. northern indiana flood warnings issued after 5 inches fell there. flood warnings and winter weather advisory will remain for much of the midwest and great plains throughout the day. >>> calendar, of course, says february but feels like may outside. >> if you thought yesterday was warm it will be warmer today. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do is live on kelly drive with more on how people are enjoying this winter warm up. trang do, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys, very good morning to be out here in this weather when i got here at 3:00 a.m. there was a man on a leisurely bike ride behind as morning progressed we have seen plenty of runners, joggers, people making the most out of this brief glimpse of springtime. looking at this video would you think it was from a bought full springtime day, students wa

a lot of it today will be in areas of the midwest, another one to 2 inches.y cold so it's not going to melt. the roads will be slick again. but we really get the higher totals once we get up here into areas of the nor east interior sections. we may get a front end thump, quick burst. that's why you may have a chance of one to 2 inches. as it gets warmer it will change to rain as we go through wednesday afternoon in the big city. but interior sections of the northeast that's 6 to 12 inches with the mountainous areas getting the possibility of the 12 inches. today, though, again, not a lot today. just rain down along the gulf coast. snow breaks out this afternoon dear january, we're sorry. we've made you all diets and cleanses. thing is, food isn't a resolution. it's fuel for our resolutions. fuel to power us, made for us. it's whole grains, fruit and iron. protein, almonds and quinoa. food that keeps us strong. january. you deserve better. you're not a bad month... you're our beginning. special k. for 100 years, heritage and innovation have made gillette the #

there is the snowball showing up on portions of the rater approaching the midwest. out toward the west we have a few high clouds moving into northern california in the bay area. the winds out of the north keeping things clear for us. the winds will be a factor as we head into saturday. current numbers right now, 80 degrees in concord, santa rosa 81, san francisco 64, sfo in the 70s. another warm day. we will watch the wind, they will increase first thing tomorrow morning. san jose, wins northwesterly. sfo, northwesterly wind. out toward the golden gate bridge, it looks like we have a thin layer of clouds moving into the area so we will hold on to the cloud cover for tonight. the clouds associated with the system will generate stronger winds especially the northbay hills tomorrow. getting ready for baseball season, mostly sunny skies into the afternoon hours. at&t park will approach the 60s tomorrow. cooler than today. in the afternoon hours they where showing more green, around 65 to 69 out here the big view in the pacific you can see weather system appear in this w

the midwest is also dealing with it.reat lakes to the gulf coast. >> yesterday brought more than 70 storms, including nine tornadoes. four deaths are being blamed on that severe weather. >>> and we have rising flood waters threatening five states right now. expected to reach its highest level in 20 years, today, in a number of major cities. here is accuweather's paul williams with the forecast. >> good morning. rivers still remaining high around the ohio valley region. high alert as it stays an issue. the same rain will shift to the southeast, watching out for thunderstorms throughout the southeast and throughout the center part of the country, lower mississippi valley region, drenching downpours by midweek with widespread soaking and flooding to occur. then in the midwest, bracing for possible heavy snow through some of the passes. >> all right. our thanks to paul there. well, the end of the south korea olympics may mark the start of the diplomatic battle between north korea and the united states. there were strong word

deadly storms push through the midwest and south leaving a trail of destrukds.s destroy homes and towns are flooded along the ohio river. >>> students return for the first time to the florida high school where 17 people were shot dead. we'll show you their emotional reactions. and the local sheriff says he won't step down despite reports that a number of his deputies stayed outside of the school during the shooting. >>> ivanka trump attends the olympic closing ceremony feet from new yorkorth korea's top g >>> plus concerns about teenagers using ece-cigarettes after new research shows they may not be safer than tobacco. >>> but we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> holy hell. >> devastating damage. >> debris as far as the eye can see. >> deadly storms carve a pass of destruction across the south and midwest. >> it is a mess out here. a wave of storms, floods, devastating wind, lightning, hail, and tornadoes. >> roofs were ripped off homes. >> i was crying. >> florida demands the broward county sheriff resign. >> i

. >>> a potentially dangerous commute home this evening for millions in the midwest where a wintry blastught as much as five inches of snow said to turning the roads treacherous in places and the threat continues for the midwest and northeast over the next two days with another system expected to hit with one to eight inches of snow. >>> t minus four days until opening ceremony in south korea. as team usa begins to arrive in pyeongchang, an unusual deep freeze settling in there just 3 degrees today, feels like minus 4. that kind of cold could affect the athletes and the people coming to see the access. nbc's miguel almaguer is in south korea and in the elements for us tonight. >> reporter: as this winter olympics, pyeongchang could take the gold for cold. >> it's freezing here! >> really cold. >> reporter: on track to become the most friv frigid games in decades, punishing windchills can make it feel colder. >> this american flag right there is what heats up. >> reporter: troy murphy and team usa will wear special battery-heated jackets during friday's opening ceremony. >> i definitely s

than it was in california. >> how much would you pay for them in the midwest? >> $300. >> $300. would make as much as $1,000 off $300 gun. >> yeah, depending what kind of gun it was. >> he asked us to call him roger. he fears former clients who bought hundreds of guns from him over the years might now kill him for turning states evidence and talking to us. >> started off, drugs first. >> what kind? >> marijuana. >> roger soon found an easier more lucrative way to make money. >> did you work your way up? >> no, i just i just took a different road. >> why. >> more money it was kind of easier. >> more money in guns than drugs? >> yeah. >> easier? >> yeah. >> what do you mean by that? >> i guess easier to send them in the mail. easier to get them. >> california's restrictive gun ownership laws compared to other states worked to roger's economic advantage. >> i guess it is just being from out here in california how hard it is to get a gun. and then going out there and just seeing how easy it was. i was like, man, i might as well get some out here and bring them back. >> guns stay in

you can expect heavy snow in the rockies, still cold but becoming milder in the midwest.easonal. >>> the newest edition to the national portrait gallery features former president obama and his wife michele. >> reaction swift and creative. here's abc's juju chang. >> reporter: the official portraits for president obama and the former first lady unveiled and they are anything but garden variety. >> to paint a portrait of michelle and barack obama is like cooking thanksgiving dinner for strangers. everybody has an idea of what thanksgiving dinner is supposed to taste like. people know what they feel and think and how they see us so amy had to interpret that and do it under the spotlight so i can only imagine that it's been a little stressful. >> reporter: social media lighting up over this untraditional background celebrating with some hilarious memes. some joking the artist was inspired by gal pal beyonce. the president seeming pleased with his portrait but did have a few complaints. >> i tried to negotiate less gray hair and kehinde's artistic integrity would not allow him

a lot of it today will be in areas of the midwest, another one to 2 inches.ery cold so it's not going to melt. the roads will be slick again. but we really get the higher totals once we get up here into areas of the nor east interior sections. we may get a front end thump, quick burst. that's why you may have a chance of one to 2 inches. as it gets warmer it will change to rain as we go through wednesday afternoon in the big city. but interior sections of the northeast that's 6 to 12 inches with the mountainous areas getting the possibility of the 12 inches. today, though, again, not a lot today. just rain down along the gulf coast. snow breaks out this careful on the roads there. still bitterly cold throughout areas of the northern plains. >>> so, the worst of the travel will be wednesday on the eastern seaboard. >> we'll be sure to be careful, bill. thank you. >>> fast forwarding into tuesday former white house chief strategist steve bannon is scheduled to appear before the house intelligence committee under subpoena to answer questions on russia and the tr

temperatures today will be below normal in the midwest. moderate along the east coast. 40 here in new york and mild in the south and west today. >>> well, coming up a young teacher falls victim to the flu as we learn this year's flu season could last even longer. >>> also ahead, historic liftoff. why today's launch at cape canaveral could be a game changer for space travel. >>> why mcdonald's french fries could be the cure for more than just the ♪ i can call you betty and when you call me you can call me al ♪ >> paul simon is the latest rock star to announce that he's giving up the road. this "homeward bound" tour will be his last. his voice still strong but says the travels take away from the joy of playing. >>> the trump administration is being accused of handing out get out of jail free cards to equifax executives in the words of chuck schumer after reuters reported the investigation launched by the consumer protection financial bureau stalled since president trump's budget director took over the investigation. it affected 143 million a

hundreds forced to evacuate as the midwest braces for more heavy rain. >>> and redemption on ice. the u.s. women's hockey team winning its first gold in 20 years facing their fiercest rivals in a nail-biter for the ages. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening from the olympics in pyeongchang. i'm savannah guthrie in tonight for lester. tonight a stunner from the sheriff in florida about the response of the armed police officer on duty at the parkland high school that day. officials now say that deputy never went inside the school even as the gunshots rang out and students were massacred. tonight that officer has handed in his badge. he's off the force. and authorities are investigating. nbc's kerry sanders starts us off. >> devastated. sick to my stomach. >> reporter: after reviewing school security camera recordings, the broward sheriff says it's clear the stoneman douglas school resource officer scott peterson could have done more to stop the carnage. >> what i saw was a deputy arrive at the west side of building 12, take up a position and he never wen

parts of the midwest bracing for even more snow tonight. chicago residents still trying to claw their way out from this. >> it's not heavy, but it ain't light either. >> reporter: the chicago area buried under 10 inches of snow. this driver sliding sideways down the highway. cars and semis stuck in their tracks in michigan, one person already killed near flint. traffic at a crawl along i-94 in kalamazoo after this 38-vehicle crash. police in milwaukee posting this video, warning drivers against going too fast. the same storm system flooding parts of southern texas. >> this is crazy, not even a hurricane. >> reporter: heavy rain causing this river in nashville to overflow. >> and alex perez joining us now live from a very snowy chicago. as we just saw some residents already dealing with up to ten inches of snow there, now more is coming, alex. >> that's right, tom. it's hard to catch a break around here. we could see another 1 to 3 inches overnight on top of all of this before this storm pushes out. tom. >> alex perez for us. >>> i want to g

. >>> weather extremes from floods in the midwest to tornadoes in texas. and today record warmth in the east. the city that saw a 72-degree temperature change in just hours. >>> a potential breakthrough for peanut allergy sufferers. the first treatment to prevent allergic reactions gets a big boost. >>> plus, the wild police chase overnight with a suspect driving into a train tunnel. >> at the olympics, lindsey vonn makes news after her emotional race while team usa suffers an overtime disappointment in hockey. >>> and this morning, the new olympic fan catching all the action from this porch. >>> and we do say good morning, everybody. at this hour the survivors of the florida school massacre are on a mission taking their demand for tougher gun laws to the state capitol. >> 100 students from stoneman douglas high school arrived in tallahassee overnight bent on making their case to lawmakers who have resisted gun control for decades. but president trump is apparently ready to make some changes. abc's arlette saenz has the latest from washington. arlette, goo

statement saying he has full confidence in kushner and he could do his work, things like work on midwest peace and the relationship with mexico. but the white house has not explained if or how he could carry out those responsibilities without the highest level permanent security clearance. ayman. >> at the white house for us, kelly o'donnell. thank you for that. >>> and on friday, president trump spoke at this year's conservative political action conference, better known as cpac. he spoke for about an hour and 14 minutes in a free wheeling speech that harkened back to his days on the 2015 campaign trail. here are a few of the things he had to say. >> by the way, you don't mind if i go off script a little bit because, you know, it's sort of boring. it's sort of boring. got this beautiful speech, everything is wonderful, but a little boring. i had a couple of characters saying he doesn't really want the wall. he just used that for campaigning. i said, can you believe it? every time i hear that, the wall gets 10 feet higher. you know that. >> so the cpac summit was also the source of some c

storms have already ravaged the south and midwest leaving widespread damage and this system well it's headed our way. kathy hopefully we will not see such intense weather. >> we are going to be seeing some heavy rain lucy and some whipping winds but hopefully nothing like that for sure take look outside looking good on the parkway. temperatures in the 40s we have that southwesterly wind keeping it pretty comfortable. 42 in allentown. 41 in wilmington and 43 degrees in millville. so real pleasant night. overnight tonight we're down in the 30s with clear skies. light winds temperatures will fall rather quickly and then all eyes on a storm system that brought that flooding through the midwest and the south it's moving toward the northeast. this developing storm is going to be become a coastal storm and going to really impact us late week we'll talk more about that coming up with the seven day. lucy. >> thank you kathy. planned by the city they're supposed to be pretty and they are, you know, give out oxygen all that stuff until the roots take over. now homeowners are on the hook. we're t