look at these scenes from new mexico. and now, those crippling blizzard conditions - are moving into eastern texas. more severe weather that this battered state does not need. jim ryan, abc news, , texas. the governor of new mexico has declared a state of emergency in her state. it's as a massive snowstorm has blanketed a good portion of new mexico. a blizzard warning is in place for all of eastern new mexico. the winter storm has dumped up to 21 inches of snow in some areas. snow drifts as high as eight feet are making many roads impassable. that includes interstate-40, which is closed from east albuquerque to the texas state line. officials say more than ten thousand homes are without power in eastern new mexico. governor susana martinez's emergency order activates the national guard to help stranded action news is tracking the latest weather developments. here's a live look outside, where temperatures have been down right frigid. action news chief meteorologist brian scoffield has a look at what we can expect. bryan? ad

state university. >> brad cates is a prominent new mexico attorney. we met him at his ranch in las cruces. >> most people are not walking warned 20 or 25 or $30,000 cash. >> first of all most seizures are not $30,000. they're way lower than $30,000. secondly last i checked it's legal to own money in america. you're allowed to have the money, allowed to travel with the money and in order to take it you're supposed to have a federal judge get a warrant. >> coming from cates, some might find that change. it was cates, as a high ranking justice official under president reagan in the 1980s who helped establish the aggressive use of civil forfeiture. >> what was going through your head in 1983 that makes you think, this is a good idea? >> the war on drugs. we were seizing millions and millions of dollars from international drug dealers. now there are 400 federal laws for which you can invoke asset forfeiture. so we went from a very targeted specific purpose to a widespread program in america. >> that was never your intention. >> no, no. >> now as a result o

for all of eastern new mexico. the winter storm has so far dumped up to 21 inches of snow in some areas. which is closed from east albuquerque to the texas state line. officials say more than ten thousand homes are without power in eastern new mexico. governor susana martinez's emergency order activates the national guard to help stranded drivers. that white christmas came a couple of days late for parts of oklahoma. a nasty mix of wintry precipitation left highways and bridges dangerously slick in crews have been out in force clearing, salting and sanding various roads, and several highways have been shut down. officials are warning of black ice urging residents to stay off the roads. flooding has of other roadways inundated with high water. breaking news now. dramatic video just into our newsroom. this car was on the 15 this evening. nhp says it just caught fire. no one was hurt. here's that car now. the right line of i-15 is closed near silverado ranch. we have consumer alert from contact 13. sprint and verizon

it's shut down many roads in west texas and eastern new mexico, including this stretch. it's delayed holiday travelers for a second straight night. >> thank you, mike. let's bring in raphael miranda. looking at the two pictures of mike and gabe, they look like they're in different states but they're both in texas. how can it be? >> it's astonishing. what makes this storm rare is all the extremes we're seeing from the same storms. breaking severe weather records and rainfall records. the coldest air of the season so far diving down, colliding with this warm, moist air from the gulf of mexico. that's the fuel for the storm. severe weather threat for tonight. tornado watch until 10:00 p.m. tonight. we've had tornadoes on the ground in arkansas. it's impacting 15 million people throughout the overnight. damaginge inging and isolated tornadoes possible. tomorrow, 8 million people at risk for monday, as everyone is trying to head back to work. that's along the gulf coast. the flooding widespread flooding expects again. water-soaked areas, all the moisture from the gulf of mexi

which is it, new mexico?ak of 22 consecutive female secretaries of state a sign of strength for women in new mexico politics? or is it a sign that you believe that if it's going to be a job title like secretary, then people like diana and ernestine and rebecca and stephanie are the people who get those jobs. either way, along with the republican corruption, we can credit diana duran of breaking the streak. brad winter no uh has the job. i don't know if i'm happy or sad. i have conflicting emotions. at least we can say that he probably will not end up any worse than the last secretary, and so congratulations to diana duran for helping mr. winter finally smash his way through a weird form of, i guess, sexist glass kreeling? glass floor? i don't really understand it, but well done, sir, mr. secretary. "first look" is is up next. >> it's thursday, december 17th. and right now on "first look" an energized donald trump ramps up his political push toward iowa, with a whole new barrage unleashed on his opponents. cal

greg adlibs pollen count a deadly storm system stretching from new mexico to from new mexico to texas to missouri and this morning, two dozen people are dead. survivors are trying to clean up and face the destruction the storm left behind. 11 people died in texas alone after several tornadoes were reported in the dallas area. one of the hardest hit areas is garland...a suburb of dallas where an ef-4 tornado touched down...bringing winds over 1-hundred and 65 miles per hour! thousands of homes are without power right now "...to hear wood buildings cracking, ripping stuff up. all we could do was run to the this morning people are just happy to be alive and with their families. that storm system stretched all the way to new mexico. driversdealing with high winds and more than a foot of snow in some areas! people are reporting snow drifts as high as 10 feet and wind gusts of up to 60-miles-per hour! authoities warning drivers to stay off the roads there. it's another chilly and partly cloudy start to the short work week. after a cold front past this christmas weekend; dropping snow and a

as a massive snowstorm blankets new mexico. " local 5 news at 10 in nikki: good evening. welcome to local 5 news, i'm nikki davidson. glad you're with us tonight. winter weather is headed our way.... 98 of iowas 99 counties will be under a storm warning tomorrow morning... for the latest on what you need to know when you wake up... we're sending it over to meterologist bree sullivan... bree? bree/wxcenter: a winter storm warning will be in effect for a vast majority of iowa through the day on monday and expire by early in the day on tuesday. overnight tonight, temperatures will dip into the teens and 20s as the storm lifts into the state from the south. the approaching winter storm will cause travel headaches for monday. western and central iowa should expect mainly snow, although freezing rain and sleet in the metro are possible. eastern iowa should expect a mixed bag of freezing rain, rain, and snow as the day progresses. winds will also be very strong at 15-25+mph, gusting to near 40mph at times. there is the potential for power outages with this storm, particularly in

and historic storm for parts of eastern new mexico and western texas. in new mexico, they had as much as two feet of snow and eight-foot drifts. here in texas, two hours south of here lubbock picked up 11 inches and largest snowfall on record and now the snowiest december on record. keep in mind they only average season. all of the snow combined with wind gusts as high as 82 miles an hour and causing blowing and drifting and shutting down many roadways including interstate 40 westbound and there is the amarillo sign. you can't go from here to the new mexico state line. is shut down and 287 to childress is closed because of the wind and the blowing snow. the winds are now beginning to diminish. yesterday, we gusted upward of 50 miles an hour for numerous consecutive hours. this morning, the winds are gusting 30 to 35 here in amarillo amarillo. by this afternoon, dropping off remarkly to about 5 to 10 miles an hour. they hope to get the interstates back open sometime this morning. the fourth warmest december on record in amarillo until yesterday and that

you can't go from here to the new mexico state line.-40 interstate to oklahoma city is shut down and 287 to childress is closed because of the wind and the blowing snow. the winds are now beginning to diminish. yesterday, we gusted upward of 50 miles an hour for numerous consecutive hours. this morning, the winds are gusting 30 to 35 here in amaril amarillo. by this afternoon, dropping off remarkly to about 5 to 10 miles an hour. they hope to get the interstates back open sometime this morning. the fourth warmest december on record in amarillo until yesterday and that is changing now and may not get above freezing for the rest of december. jeff, back to you. >> wow. mike, thank you very much. >>> mark strassmann is in el reno, oklahoma, a treacherous ice storm has left thousands in that state without power. mark, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i'm standing a half hour west of oklahoma city and the full blast of winter with snow blowing, cutting powerful wind has knocked down this power line. an inch or two thick of ice around

cbs news, roll it, texas. >> new mexico has declared a state of emergency. and the national weather service has issued a flash flood warning for parts of rain drenched missouri including st. louis. >>> getting back home after the holidays will not be as easy as some had anticipated. for the second day in a row, flyers faced cancellations and flight delays. since this morning, more than 810 flights have been canceled nationwide. and another 420 delayed. yesterday, more than 1600 flights were canceled and 6300 were delayed. the flight disruptions, as the major winter storm makes its way across the nation. some of the hardest hit airports this morning include chicago and of course, dallas. to check to see if your flight is on time, look for for the story on our website at wltx.com. >>> said news to report this afternoon. former harlem globetrotter star has died. his wife and daughter confirmed to the team that he died yesterday at his home in arizona. known as the conference, he was arguably the most famous player for the globetrotters. he performed with the te

control rest in the snowbank more than 20 motorists were stranded on i-40 between amarillo and the new mexico border. in western oklahoma-the national guard has been deployed to help people stranded. all of this weather impacted air travel too---more than a thousand flights in the u-s cancelled. more than four thousand delayed.sot moira james - traveler"i would call it living hell."reporter tag: and that winter weather is on the move - there's a winter storm warning in chicago. it's expected to make a huge mess in the northeast tomorrow. 3 3 3 a government report out of thailand warns that bangkok could be under water in just 15 years. that means rising sea levels and sinking land could jeopardize the homes of millions of people. after a detailed investigation, thailand's national reform council concluded the risk of bangkok sinking is "moderate". bangkok is built on soft soil, with heavy buildings weighing down on it. 3 3 officials in california believe a man fell off a cliff because he was distracted by either his cell phone or a camera. joshua burwell, fell to his death on friday. investig

the arizona would come back -- new mexico a come back. he hits johnson, 92 yards for this touchdown. new mexico would keep it competitive, but arizona would and the arizona basketball team welcomes the rebels to their court tonight. and it is not a friendly place. the wildcats had their longest home winning streak at 45 games and this is a team that is looking for revenge. last year, there was an upset with number three arizona. they are coming off a 10 point loss at home to arizona state. the wildcats on the other hand are 10-1, coming off a win over northern arizona. they are 10th in the country in rebound margin. junior ben carter -- >> rebounding is essential. it is toughness and effort. as need to look -- the guys need to look and find it. we can drill it as much as we balls, but at the end of the day you have to dig inside and find it. amber: they'll have to do a lot of digging tonight. they are underdogs. gerard: hopefully they got a talking to and they are thinking about this. they could turn it around and be in good shape. we wil

interstate 40 at soncy all the way to the new mexico state will be shut down through the night. the sheriff's office in castro county is also urging people to stay off the roads because emergency vehicles are not able to reach certain areas. 3 still ahead on siouxland news, firebombed...a target of vandalism at a mosque in islamic community is demanding answers..calling it a hate tetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetetete3 3 3 this morning, republican presidential candidate dr. ben carson was on face with the nation. 3 the candidate focused on the current status of his campaign, as he answered questions about his expertise in foreign policy. 3 john dickerson: so any changes to your campaign that are coming?ben carson: there will be some, some alterations. you know, we've been looking in every particular area. one thing i want to do is haves a much more robust response to attacks, particularly when we've kind of taken a nonchala

new mexico elected republican diana duran in 2010, and now this week she is going to jail.o secretary of state diana duran was hit with a 65-count indictment earlier this year. the indictment alleged that she funneled thousands of dollars in campaign donations into her personal bank account. apparently, she then withdrew that money and spent it at various casinos across the state. once the indictment came out -- once the charges started to surface and then once the indictment came out, diana duran basically kept a low profile. there were several weeks where she basically didn't show up to work and nobody knew who was really doing the job of being secretary of state. she did end up resigning. she did end up pleading guilty to six of the counts against her. today she appeared in court. state prosecutors had recommended no jail time for her, but the judge in her case basically decided to throw the book at her. in addition to a 30-day jail sentence, diana duran has also been ordered to repay $14,000 to individual campaign contributors whose money she embezzled for personal use.

in oklahoma, west texas and new mexico- snow created whiteout conditions (nats - snowplow in oklahoma) mike springer from after 'coated in snow) ""just last week it was now it's covered in trucks out of control rest in the snowbank more than 20 motorists were stranded on i-40 between amarillo and the new mexico border. in western oklahoma-the national guard has been deployed to help people stranded. all of this weather impacted air travel too--- more than a thousand flights in the u-s cancelled. more than four thousand delayed. sot moira james - traveler "i would call it living hell." reporter tag: and that winter storm warning in chicago. it's expected the northeast tomorrow. " elias: moines....authori ties investigating the homicide elias: last night, officers were called to a home where they found two people suffering gunshot wounds. just before called to a home hundred block of south union street. the male victim was declared dead, while a transported to the hospital for treatment. and this morning, now said that the female victim continues to receive medical care and is expected

oklahoma, west texas, and new mexico, snow created whiteout conditions on the roads. mike springer from affiliate koa t. ( ). >> just last week it was 60 degrees in roswell. today? everything is covered in snow. >> >>reporter: trucks out of control rest in the snow bank. more than 20 motorists were stranded on i-40 between amarillo and the new mexico border. in western oklahoma the national guard has been deployed to help people stranded. all of this weather impacted air travel, too. more than 1,000 flights in the u.s. were canceled. more than 4,000 delayed. >> i would call it living hell. >>reporter: and that storm system is on the move. there is a winter storm warning in chicago, and it's expected to make a huge mess in the northeast tomorrow. meghan hughes, abc new, washington. >>jay: this morning's news reel, officials in san diego believe a man fell off a cliff because he was distracted by either his cell phone or a camera. >>holly: joshua burrwell fell to his death friday. he was visiting from indiana and looking down at a device in his hands when his feet went

new mexico. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. heitkamp: rerise -- we rise today to talk about an issue that we started talking about over a year ago, and that is the oil export ban and what we were going to to to -- to do to, i think, not only educate the public about this 40-year-old ban but also those colleagues of ours in our caucus who do not have the level of experience that we have with the oil industry. and i can tell you that it has been a journey. and we start in the first instance of really -- and i want to make this point because i always make this point when i talk about it. fundamentally ignore all of the other policy arguments. there is absolutely no reason in the world to restrict the export of a commodity that we produce in this country. commodities traditionally trade on a global market. they are in fact, if we are not going to distort the market, they need to find their market. this is a 40-year-old ban that didn't make sense when they did it, and it made even less s

the snow has finally ended here in parts of texas and new mexico. more than two feet fell in new mexico with eight-foot drifts and 82-mile-an-hour wind gusts. in west texas, lubbock had 11 inches of snow. that's more than they have seen typically in the entire season. and after the biggest total of the month in december, temperatures are in the 20s. windchills in the single numbers. but the sun is up. they checked out major interstates over the weekend. this section of i-40 from amarillo all the way to the new mexico line is still closed. also, from amarillo to the oklahoma line and i-27 south to lubbock. d.o.t. in texas tells us they hope to get the major interstates back open sometime later on this morning. it's going to stay colder than average the rest of the month, the rest of the year because we've got a big dip in the jet stream. it's been so warm here like most of the eastern two-thirds of the country. if you are traveling today, the headache will be o'hare international in chicago. they have already canceled over 300 flights. hundreds of fl

of eastern new mexico and western texas. to our south of here, lubbock picked up 11 inches. >> check out the ice that's everywhere. this is probably an inch or two thick around the line itself. >> flash flood warnings ongoing in parts of arkansas to missouri and a tornado watch is in effect the next several hours. >> the iraqis declared victory in ramadi but a military source tells us they are still facing pockets of resistance. >> chicago police admit one of their officers mistakenly shot and killed 55-year-old bettie jones. >> the allegations against manning come from a former intern at a clinic manning attended for rehab in 2011. >> i'd love to, you know -- i'd love to understand, you know, why this guy is saying this, why he's making it up and then he admits that he makes it up. >> and the pass and the one-handed grab by landry. what a play! jarvis landry. >> it's one of the best catches i've seen all season, no doubt. >> i'm jeff glor with margaret brennan, charlie, gayle and norah are off. another round of severe weath

from albuquerque, new mexico to the texas state line has been shut dodo."i was coming through here because i figured it would be better, but apparently not."tahlequah, ok saturated, with more than 8 inches of rain falling on sunday.(brian berry / tahlequah resident) "we're known for getting 40-inches a year, we got a fourth of that this weekend."(standup close: mark strassman, cbs news, el reno, oklahoma) ) (1:06-1:22) "and i iall of those elemenen were not enough, oklahoma fefe at leaea three earthquakes in the last day.. including one last night, when a 3-point-5 magnitude struck 17 miles northwest of oklahoma city. mark strassman, cbs news, el reno, oklahoma." 3 3 the storm system stretching from texas to michigan is disrupting travel across the country.one of the hardest hit travel hubs is chicago's o'hare airport... one of the nation's busiest.nearly 500 flights have been cancelled out of that airport alone... with hundreds more delayed. those include both flights to and from sioux city's sioux gateway airport.chicago's midway airport had cancelled abo

in eastern new mexico, authorities warning people not to leave home because there are eight foot snow drifts. tonight, the threat of more severe weather to come before it all heads east. we have all of it covered tonight, beginning with gabe gutierrez on the ground in texas. >> reporter: the destruction spanned nearly 40 miles. >> houses torn up >> reporter: at least 11 tornadoes slicing through neighborhoods south and northeast of dallas. >> i'd say, most of these houses are completely crashed. you can't rebuild but a couple of them. >> reporter: some people trapped when the fierce wind swept their cars off i-30 around dinner time saturday night. survivors recording the ominous warning sirens. >> it was terrifying. you know, it was heartbreaking. especially being the day after christmas. >> reporter: the overnight death toll stands at 11. today, the national weather service said an ef-4 tore through garland, with howling winds of up to 200 miles per hour. >> this is absolutely unreal. >> reporter: eight people were killed there, including a young child. in nearby rowlet, two dozen pe

. >>> new mexico and arizona, the new mexico bowl. second quarter, his brother stop him. 92 yards, 28-17 arizona at the half. baker with the monster game, 107 yards on 12 carries, three tds. arizona up 18. lobo's starting quarterback. one last chance. arizona wins the new mexico bowl 45-37 that final. utah and by new las vegas. byu quarterback had three interceptions in the first quarter. this one off his receiver. 28-yard pick six, 14-0 utes. utah leads after the first quarter. mac magnum's second pick six. hatfield, 46-yards the other way. utes fought off a late charge to win. 385 the final. >> the celebration bowl in atlanta. cohen ran for 295-yards and three touchdowns for the aggies. they came on a 73-74, 83-yard run, leading north carolina to a victory, 41-34 the final. >> harrison barnes missed nine games due to an annsel sprain but didn't stop him from hosting a shopping spree. these youngsters are part of the boys and girls club of oakland and barnes is an alumnus of the same club in iowa. >> whether i'm on the court ore side

the panhandles of texas and oklahoma and new mexico. omar villafranca is on the scene in hard-hit rowlett, texas. omar: many residents are retrieving what little they have left, following this weekend's deadly tornadoes. >> compared to our neighbors, i i think we got pretty lucky. walls are standing. omar: more than 100 homes in the rubble saturday when an ef-4 tornado, packing winds of up to 200 miles per hour, tore through the area. 61-year-old gwendolyn wheatley says it was the scariest night of her life. >> i just stayed in my closet all night long, shaking like a leaf on a tree. omar: a 24-hour curfew remains in effect here in rowlett, where an ef-3 tornado also caused extensive damage. you can see the tornado knocked over this van and behind me, it ripped the roof off of this house. on sunday, authorities evacuated water tower out of fears of , flooding. >> at this point, we've had an engineer who is familiar with that particular water tower assess it. based on the damage that he saw, he was concerned enough to ask us to drain the

new mexico declared a state of emergency. more than 16 inches of snow is the governor called the dire situation. she is urging everyone to a off the road. let's in st. louis letting the to the emergence. rising creek streams and rivers. more rain is acted to sleep in the area. as a result emerges management officials of blocked off the reason intersection preparing more flooding. in south-central missouri, the people of infield fly deadly waters. >> it is 435 now and the clark county coroner has identified the hiker who died over the weekend. resealed folk in watching them. the metro says he hit his head with the l. >> we take a break right now wrong a lot of the death of the option. the warning to make sure you american already. a lot of you will be going down to the room or maybe your friends or family who will. we be a lot of law-enforcement down there more than the scene and you are. all of that is in addition to the 1500 police officer. >> 300,000eople will help las vegas ring in the new year thursday night. security for

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elsewhere, whiteout conditions and a state of emergency in new mexico. >>> the intense fight to take the city of ramadi back from isis. >>> in chicago new calls for accountability after police kill two this weekend. >>> and peyton manning's furious denial against an allegation he used human growth hormone. >> complete and total joke. it's defamation. it really ticks me off. >> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> welcome to the overnight news. i'm jeff glor. the dallas area in 88 years. an ef-4 with winds topping 160 miles an hour plowed through garland, texas, flattening hundreds of homes. in north texas at least 11 were killed, part of a system of severe weather this weekend from the gulf of mexico to the great lakes. the death toll from five days of storms stands at least at 41. including 11 people swept away by floods in illinois and missouri. we begin with david begnaud in rowlett, texas. >> there is no mistaking a tornado disaster zone. along this residential street where we are every home is damaged. some severely. these vehicles here look like they crashed into each other. thi

elsewhere, white out conditions and state of emergency in new mexico. also the intent to take the city of ramadi back from i.s.i.s. in chicago, new calms for accountability after -- calls for accountability after police kilt two this weekends. and peyton manning, denies an allegation, that he used human growth hormone. >> complete fabrication. it really ticks me off. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." glor. it was the most devastating are storm in dallas in 88 years. plowed through garland, texas flattening hundreds of homes. killed. it was part of a system that unleashed severe weather this weekend from the gulf of mexico to the great lakes. tonight the death toll from five days of stomp stands an 41. we give with david begnaud in rowlett, texas. david. >> jeff, good evening, there is no mistaking a tornado disaster zone. every home is damaged some severely. these vehicles here looked like they crashed into each other. this one here the windows blown out, there is a piece of plywood that came through the windshield and impaled i

in oklahoma, west texas and new mexico- snow created whiteout conditions on the roads. (nats - snowplow in oklahoma) mike springer from affiliate k-o-a-t (cut after 'coated in snow) ""just last week it was 60 degrees in roswell now it's covered in snow." trucks out of control rest in the snowbank more than 20 motorists were stranded on i-40 between amarillo and the new mexico border. in western oklahoma-the national guard has been people stranded. all of this weather impacted air travel too--- more than a thousand flights in the u-s cancelled. more than four thousand delayed. sot moira james - traveler "i would call it living hell." reporter tag: and that winter weather is on the move - there's a winter storm warning in chicago. it's expected to make a huge mess in the northeast tomorrow. " sabrina: elias: we're back with meterologist sam schreier... sam: a large winter storm is going to impact nearly all of iowa today warranting a state-wide winter storm warning. we are going to see a combination of snow, sleet and ice depending on the time of day and location across t

officials say more thaten thousand homes are without power eastern new mexico. emergency crews are busy with several high water rescues as flood waters continue to rise in missouri. there have been more than 1-hundred water rescues over the weekend. floodwatersrswept away cars killing six in two different accidents. emergency managers say they expect more rain and additional flooding through monday. city leaders in waterloo want to stop city council members from leaking confidential information from closed sessions. councilman pat morrissey of waterloo's 3rd ward wants the council to adopt the policy. the measure would result in a "formal l d public" condemnation of a member who is found to have broken the confidentialit y rules. a second violation could expel that council member from future closed sessions. state law permits c csed sessions for issues like litigation, property purchases and some personnel issues. a group of people focused on preserving hihioric properties has s ked waterlrlo city council to stop demolition on the waterloo historic preservation

west texas and new mexico facing unfamiliar traffic jams.. after that area was covered in snow drivers stuck on i-40 after that snow fell. that road from amarillo to the new mexico border closed through the night. more than 20 motorists.. communication between police ...following a fatal shooting in chicago. "we got 2 people shots fired by the police" (female dispatch) "yes they were" (male) early saturday morning officers say they responded to a domestic disturbanc call.. 19-year old quintonio legrier threatening his dad with a bat. they say legrier became combative. officers opened fire.. old mother of five caught in the middle. jacqueline walker - friend of bettie jones 12:42:12 - why you got to shoot first and ask questions later?!!!! bettie jones lived on the ground floor of split home she shared with legrier's family. she had opened the door for police when legrier reportedly ran down the stairs amid a spray of bullets. community members held a vigil for the victims this afternoon. back at home.. superstar janet jacksen is putting her u