guard, and agencies across the entire state of texas. s is because we are still today dealing with storm challenges from the western portions of the state to the eastern portions of the state in almost the entire state north of i-10. and the western portions and especially in the northwest up in the panhandle, there are ongoing challenges because of snow, because of ice, because of freezing cold, and because of power outages for many of the families who live in that region. in central texas, we are still dealing with rain in addition to some potential for ongoing challenges because of tornadoes. in the eastern portion of texas, there will be additional rain today as well as ongoing challenges about the possibility of tornadoes. so first i want to make one thing clear, and that is to applaud and thank, you know, all of the local officials for the swift and effective ways in which they are responding in their local communities, whether it be the city level or county level. and we have reached out to them, and they know that the state of tex

greg abbott / r-texas (:25-:30) "the roads across the state of texas especially north of i-10 remain in a perilous condition."roswell, nm a state of emergency was declared in new mexico after blizzard conditions moved through the eastern part of the state.roswell received close to 16 inches of snow. gfx)nearly 400 miles of interstate 40... 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

texas task force two. the national guard. the state guard. and agencies across the entire state of texas. reason for this is because we are still today dealing with storm challenges from the western portions of the state to the eastern portions of the state in almost the entire state north of i-10. the western portions and especially in the northwest up in the panhandle there are ongoing challenges because of snow because of ice because of freezing cold and because of power outages for many of the families who live in that region in central texas we're dealing with rain in addition to some potential for ongoing challenges because of tornadoes. in the eastern portion of texas, there will be additional rain today as well as ongoing challenges about the possibility of tornadoes. so, first, i want to make one thing clear and that is to applaud and thank all of the local officials for the swift and effective ways in which they're responding in their local communities whether it be city level or county level. and we have reached out to them and they know that the state of texas is ready, willing

texas. more severe weather that this battered state does not need. jim ryan, abc news, , texas. 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? a developing story out of where anger and frustration continue after police shot and killed a 19- year-old black man while responding to a 9-1-1 call this weekend. caught in the gunfire - a 55-year- old mother, who also died. calls for justice today - in the death of bettie jones? a 55-year-old mother. sot - jacqueline walker / jones' friend "why you got to shoot first and ask questions later?!" jones' family wants to know why she died - from a chicago police bullet. the mother of five opened her door as cops confronted 19-year-old college student quintonio legrier. sot - jahmal cole / victim's nephew "while i'm tempted to feel hate for all chicago police officers - // i think we've gotta show the police officers and family a lot of compassion." police say jones was

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-lib a local family continues to 72 year old wallace inkenbrandt has been missing since christmas eve. he was last seen near the intersection of lone mountain and deca

wendy davis, former texas state senator is back with us.is, when you were in the senate, you did what became instantly famous nationally, filibuster in this fight against restricting abortion rights in texas. and now we see that the -- after this year, this very intense year of all republican presidential campaigning against abortion rights, these attacks on planned parenthood, the attacks on the activities of planned parenthood and congressional hearings, support for abortion rights increasing. does that surprise you given the climate of year? >> it doesn't surprise me. it certainly speaks to the fact that the republican party is completely out of touch with most americans on this issue. but i think the primary reason we're seeing support is this issue is clearly present among the minds of voters. it's been forced among the minds of voters not only with what's happening in the conversation in the republican primary, but also what's happening with these laws that have been passing in states like texas and elsewhere. it's a key understanding

wendy davis, former texas state senator is back with us. davis, when you were in the senate, you did what became instantly famous nationally, filibuster in this fight against restricting abortion rights in texas. and now we see that the -- after this year, this very intense year of all republican presidential campaigning against abortion rights, these attacks on planned parenthood, the attacks on the activities of planned parenthood and congressional hearings, support for abortion rights increasing. does that surprise you given the climate of year? >> it doesn't surprise me. it certainly speaks to the fact that the republican party is completely out of touch with most americans on this issue. but i think the primary reason we're seeing support is this issue is clearly present among the minds of voters. it's been forced among the minds of voters not only with what's happening in the conversation in the republican primary, but also what's happening with these laws that have been passing in states like texas and elsewhere. it's a key understan

the united states has said that, if texas or another state reapportioned on the basis of voter population, that non-voters would be invisible to the system. that's not right. they would still be represented. the issue is, does state -- does a state have to have the same amount of constituents per representative. and a state can do so. >> that sounds an awful lot what they had in 1750 or something where the british parliament said, well, don't worry, america, you're represented by the people in england because, after all, they represent everybody in the british empire. i mean -- the people -- being represented through somebody else is a little -- possible but tough. >> well, for instance, a child, in my congressional district, would still be represented by that member of congress. so the issue is, really diminishing access to the representative. and while that's a legitimate basis for a state to reapportion on there is no equal protection principle that would elevate that as a rule of constitutional law that would say that the state of texas invidiously discriminated. >> why is one option

wendy davis was a texas state senator who made national headlines back in 2013 when she did an 11 hour fillibuster of a bill that would have restricted aboriton rights in texas. she says she has something in common with hillary-- they both won't back down. jack: "no matter if she's been knocked down, she will get back up again and again and again and again. and when you look at her, she's done for the causes and the people that she's fighting for." hillary clinton was in eastern iowa yesterday but doesn't have another iowa stop scheduled until mid-january in des moines. jack/lam ben carson has canceled a planned trip to israel and africa. carson had been planning to visit nigeria, kenya and zambia at the end of the month. his israel trip was also supposed to happen before the first caucuses. a carson spokeswoman confirmed the trip was canceled due to "security concerns." jack/lam donald trump appears to have a big fan in russian president vladimir putin. speaking at his annual news conference today in moscow, putin praised the republican presidential candidate as a, quote, "outstanding

state. texas leaders have sued the u-s government to block six refugees from from resettlement in dallas this week. the move comes after a non- profit said it would place refugees in the state while ignoring objections by the governor of texas. sabrina: elias: and finally... you'll want to know about this story in the big five... elias: retail chain target has agreed to a 39- million dollar settlement with several u-s banks following the massive data breach that affected roughly 40- million customers. banks lost millions when they had to reimburse customers who false charges on accounts following the 20-13 hack of target's database. sabrina elias: sam is in with a final look at central iowa's most accurate forecast... james: final weather adlib thursday is starting out a lot better than yesterday! clear skies and cool temps will give way to much warmer temperatures, up into the low to mid 40s under mostly sunny skies this afternoon! we will do even better come friday with ample sunshine and temps

of roads unless you have to travel on those roads understanding this, as the roads across the state of texasially north of i-10, remain in a perilous condition, whether it be the icy roads of the northwest or the rainy roads in central and eastern parts of the state of texas, we also along these lines need texans to be aware there will be an ongoing problem for the next 24 hours, especially, but really for another several days about rising waters. we've seen already this year many instances of rising waters causing people to be swept away. be vigilant, be cautious, and be aware of your surroundings and the potential for rising waters to sweep you away. stay out of the possibility of even going into those rising waters. now, there are many people who either need assistance or in typical texas fashion want to help provide assistance. for both of those categories, we suggest that you first contact the red cross. they are providing tremendous assistance to those in need across the state of texas but also they are welcoming those who want to aid in the assistance process. there are also across th

the family of sandra bland is calling for criminal charges against the texas state trooper who arrested her. on monday a grand jury returned no criminal indictments in connection with bland's jail cell death back in january. we spoke to blondes's sister. she told us the prosecutors never have have shared details of the investigation with the family >> we strongly feel that the grand jury process as a whole is a problem because it is largely viewed as a tool for the prosecutors to really quell the public enragement that may come from certain high profile cases like this, but more than anything it's a tool for the prosecutors to cherry pick, not just the jury jurors, but the evidence that is presented. it is a process that we have an issue with >>> the family has filed a wrongful death suit. a judge says the mall of america can prevent three leaders of the black lives matter unit from protesting at the mall tomorrow. demonstrato demonstrators are trying to call attention to the killing of jam al clarke. >> reporter: they are being told by the country's largest mall not to demonstrate on t

she joins me live just after the break. >>> one of the states where restrictions on abortion access is in texas in 2013, state legislatures passed a bill banning the procedure after 20 weeks. since then many clinics have been unable to meet the requirements and forced to close. now according to a university of texas study the lack of access may be driving texas women to take matters in their own hands. the supreme court agreed to hear a challenge, the first major abortion case to reach the high court in eight years. joining me wendy davis who fill bussered that law. what are the stakes from your perspective of this supreme court case? >> the stakes are huge. and they're not just huge for texas women. they're huge for women all over the country. if the court affirms the law in texas and allows it to be fully implemented, i have no doubt that other states will immediately follow suit in enacting some of the very same provisions. >> can you imagine, i mean you're a lawyer and you filed the jurupa here. can you messenger a scenario in which the court recognizing what a kind of disruptive and seismi

rowlett, texas. >>> the same storm system has southern states. texas, oklahoma, and new mexico are facing dangerous whiteout conditions. some areas will see more than a foot of snow by the time the storm passes. the snowfall made driving impossible on a number of highways. layers of snow and ice covered roads in lubbock, texas. wind gusts reached up to 70 miles an hour and created power outages across the region. >>> deadly flooding has overtaken many areas in the southern and central plains. water from the storms has made many roads impassible. at least eight people died overnight in missouri after cars four of them were international soldiers based at ft. leonardwood. >>> in alabama, searchers found the body of a 22-year-old man whose car was swept away over the weekend. >> the water is flowing swiftly and you don't know where to look. it is -- and i'm talking about extra swift. >> flooding is expected to get worse in oklahoma. rising waters there forced many people from their homes and caused a number of accidents. >>> firefighters along the so

stephanie: tomorrow morning, texas state senator, wendy davis will be stumping on behalf of clinton here in the metro. then on saturday, clinton will be joining her other two democratic contenders in the third presidential debate. we'll have a recap of all that action right here on local 5. stephanie: and after all that action in last night's g-o-p debate-- a seemingly exhausted senator marco rubio headed back to the hawkeye state for a rally in ankeny this morning. he spoke to a crowd of a few hundred about the debate, as well as the defense budget... how are you going to keep your country safe with a navy thats smaller than the 50s ... talking tough is not enough you need the capability and in the world where n korea and china and russia how can it be that we are weakning our military and how can it be that we have people int he republican party that justify it?... " stephanie: straight from ankeny -- rubio headed out to an event in new hampshire. but he'll be back here in knoxville, iowa tomorrow afternoon. stephanie: and coming up right after this newscast, donald trump will be makin

interstate 40 closed for more to the texas state line. in amarillo, texas, winds gusted up to 50mph, nearly 15 inches of snow created drifts that buried cars. in eastern oklahoma, that same storm system brought heavy rains and flooding. the illinois river is expected to crest at 29 feet. since saturday, nearly ten inches of rain has fallen in talaqa, where brian berry lives. >> we normally get 40 inches a year. we got a fourth of that this year. it's a crazy year. >> reporter: and a crazy month for the ayers family. they lost power for five days over thanksgiving when another ice storm hit el reno. >> it's starting to get old. oh, definitely. they're trying to do what they can, but it that takes a long time to get this many people up with power. >> reporter: this massive pile is el reno's official dumping ground for folks who live here over the last two ice storms. the branches and limbs that have fallen on their property and stuck them here, and, jeff, this pile just keeps on growing. >> glor: mark strassmann, thank you. texas bore the b

she was driving near campus when texas state trooper brian encinia pulled her over and accused her ofiling to signal a lane change. police dashcam video that captured part of the arrest shows encinia threatening to forcibly remove bland from her car. >> you seem very irritated. >> i am. way. getting out of your you're speeding up and telling me. i move over and you stop me. yeah, i am a little -- >> are you done? >> you asked me what was wrong and i told you. so now done, yes. >> ok. do you mind putting out your cigarette, please? if you don't mind? >> i'm in my car, why dr. put out my cigarette? >> you can step on out. >> i don't have to step out. >> step out of the car. >> know, you don't have the right -- >> stepped out of the car. >> you don't have the right. >> i do have the right. step out or i will remove you. juan: as the dashcam video continues, officer encinia escalates the situation when he threatens to light sandra bland up. >> i will drag you out of here. >> you are threatening to drag me out of my own car. >> get out of the car1 i will like you up! get out, now! >> for f

received close to 16 inches of snow and nearly 400 miles of interstate 40 from albuquerque to the texas state line has been shut down. oklahoma is doling with a double what me, flooding in the oklahoma felt three earthquakes in the last day. >>> breaking news in boston, authorities are investigating a threat made against the city, jim. >> reporter: i will and, this particular threat actually came into the 911 call center in new york city this morning. the caller not saying anything specific but at the same time making what appears to be multiple threats against the city of boston, police here in boston are aware this alleged threat but the calls lack of specificity makes police here in boston question its credibility, no specific target or time or location was noted. the boston office of the fbi corn if you weres for wbz that federal authorities are also aware of the alleged threat, it came in when someone called in new york police department and made unspecified threat against boston, when the dispatcher on that line asked the caller to get more specific, the caller hung up the phone. statem

i might say that we have been taking refugees for the state of texas for a very long time. i am delighted that the state of texas abandon what was an illegal action to stop the refugees from coming in. i'd be happy -- my last question which is one that i may want to probe a little more, i really want to track. let me be very clear over the years i've seen a number of our men and women who have worn the uniform who have brought in their fiancÉ from the place in which they have taken up arms. these are wonderful marriages, this was a wonderful tribute to the diversity of people. but in the instance of the terrorist and this individual, i cannot help but having discovered publicly that this person had been radicalized for one or two years as to where we were in that visa vetting program. it hurts the program and it should not but she went to very conspicuous places. she was an educated woman which is unusual, nice and i say unusual in terms of how far education is allowed to go in some communities. so, if you can at least give me some framework and as i understand it her point

the death toll from the weekend storms has reached at least 43 people across seven states. texas has seen some of the worst devastation. as many as 1,450 homes around dallas w we either damaged or destroyed. the area also saw at least nine tornadoes with winds topping 200 miles an hour. the storms leveled homes and swept cars off highways. omar villafranca shows us the damage from hard-hit rowlett texas. >> reporter: those who survived will never forget. and hunkered down. next thing you hear is scratching and glass. >> reporter: the occasionally lightning strike illuminated the twisters that started touching down in the dallas area around 6:30 saturday night. at least 11 people died including several in their cars when a tornado crossed interstate 30. officials say the path of destruction stretches for 40 miles and more than 600 structures are damaged or destroyed. weather forecasters say two tornadoes clocked speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, tossing mobile homes like toys and flattening entire streets. the governor of texas says the situation is still volatile across the nor

on wantedrminate in pregnancy but unable to because of a texas state law, unmarried dallas carnival workerorman mccarthy agreed to be the plaintiff in the case that challenged that love, requesting she remain anonymous. the defendant charged with was dallashe ban county district attorney henry wade. her case made it all the way to the supreme court. roe, the pregnant woman, had gone to several dallas physicians but had been refused care because of the texas law. she filed suit on behalf of herself and all those women who have in the past at that present seekor in the future termination of a pregnancy. >> we discussed the court's decision, it's impacted then and now. and melissa murray, professor at the university of california berkeley law school. at 9:00ive monday night c-span, c-span3, and c-span radio. for background on each case, order your copy of a limerick cases companion book available -- $8.95 dollars 95 plus shipping www.c-span.org. >> up next author and historian , shauna debine discusses her book, "learning from the wounded. it examines the civil war's impact on medicine. she a

no way he could come back to texas or the states, for that matter. so at some point we felt like if he stayed gone long enough, knowing the way they are, they'd try to get back here and hopefully that would be an opportunity to take them -- take him into custody. but it didn't last that long, nor did we think it would with the amount of tips and publicity we generated. i felt like they'd find him. and they did. >> you think he crossed before the warrant was issued across the border? i mean how do you think he was able to cross so easily or -- >> well, i don't know. typically crossing over from here to mexico is not a difficult thing to do. the united states doesn't check people going out of the country, they check people coming into country. so i don't think there would have been any issue or problem with them getting out at that point, particularly since it was before any pick-up order or detention order was issued. >> sheriff, you've been very advoca vocal expressing your anger about the situation. what would you say to tanya couch and helping her

and i'm very pleased to see me esteemed colleague from the great state of texas, the only state that produces more oil than my home state of north dakota, but we're working hard and, you know, when you're in second position, you always run a little harder, work a little harder. and we're hot after them. but i must say they do an amazing job down there. and his leadership on this issue has been tremendous because he understands it's not only really important for the lone star state but that it's important for our country. with that, mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, while the senator fromme north dakotas still here, let me just say that he gave a speech that i wish i could have given. i can't -- i couldn't say it any better than he did. but i'd just make one point as he's preparing to leave the floor. you know, some people wonder, why is it that the texas economy is doing so well relative to the rest of the country. last year, 2014, our economy grew at 5.2%. the u.s. economy grew at 2.2%. now, the fact we're pro

tuesday, the justice hearing arguments that a voting rights case also out of texas, the state's current system draws up districts based on population, but the lawsuit challenges that, saying only eligible voters should be counted. >> texas did not engage in discrimination. what it did was provided fair representation by ensuring that an equal number of residents were in each district. >> opponents argue that if the plaintiffs win, power will shift to rural areas where voters tend to be older white and republican. members of the hispanic caucus saying that could reduce the influence of the growing latino population. >>> steve sarkisian losing his job in october while on his way to alcoholism treatment said the school owes him more than $12 million, u.f.c. saying: >>> the controversial new pediatric guidelines that call for testing children for adult diseases. >>> the man who dedicated the first museum for slavery. >>> president obama and other lawmakers will hold a special ceremony on capitol hill marking 150 years since the abolition of slavery. in louisiana, there is an unusual museum

from albuquerque to the texas state line was shut down (( "i was coming through here because i figured it would be better, but apparently not.")) ((paul joncich)) > and if all of those elements were not enough, oklahoma felt at least three earthquakes in the last day.. including one last night, when a 3-point-5 magnitude struck 17 miles north of oklahoma city./// ((paula francis)) > and some of our out- of- state viewers have been posting some incredible snapshots for the heavy snow hitting new mexico. meredith seifert shared this photo of snow in hobbs, new mexico... that area has seen more than 20 inches of snow since christmas. five foot yuccas nearly covered in snow in portales new mexico..... -and another picture from meredith shows snow nearly connecting from the ground to the roof in portales./// ((paul joncich)) > it was a cold and windy holiday weekend here in the valley... tedd what are up aganst this week? ((tedd florendo)) >expect a cold week with temps staying below average again. morning lows wake up to near freezing by morning. some of you below freezing by morning with

the state of texas withdrew efforts to reblock the settlement of syrian refugees in texas. that scheduled for next week. the texas state attorney general's move comes after the obama administration reiterated in federal court the state had no authority to block the resettlements but the white house provided texas with the requested additional information about the proposed 21 refugees who would be resettled in texas next week. not entirely dropping his lawsuit against the administration, the attorney general says he still wants a hearing next week to further assure the state government that the administration will consult with them before resettling any and all refugees. >>> the republican presidential candidates have been blasting president obama over his insistence that tens of thousands of syrian refugees be resettled in this country over the next several years. here's donald trump last night. >> well, and the president is somebody, you know, you could say he's a fool in a certain way, because everybody is saying don't do it, he's very arrogant, very stubborn. he doesn't

in the texas pathnhandlepanhandle, snow is blowing and drifting. >> the roads across the state of texas especially north of i-10 remain in a perilous condition. >> reporter: a state of mexico after a blizzard conditions moved through the eastern part of the state. roswell received close to 16 inches of snow. nearly 400 miles of interstate 40 from albuquerque, new mexico, to the texas state line has been shut down. >> i was coming through here because i figured it would be better! but, apparently, not. >> reporter: these truckers driving on i-40 were stopped near albuquerque. some of their rigs were rerouted and parked at the state fairground. >> it's better than being in the weeds, you know? you could be on the side of the road. >> reporter: southeastern oklahoma is saturated with more than 8 inches of rain falling on sunday. >> we are known for getting like 40 inches a year. we got a fourth of that this weekend. so it's a crazy year. >> reporter: as if these wintry conditions weren't miserable enough, the state is also had three earthquakes over the last day. came just 17 miles north o

texas. they are resettling in that state despite efforts from texas governor greb abbot to keep them away. texas is challenging the federal government in court. heidi joe castro has more from dallas. >> six families, a parents, two children and two grandparents joining family settled here in dallas. another six refugees flew in to houston with another nine more scheduled to arrive by the end of this week. the resettlement process has long been ongoing with no opposition until the paris attacks. that's when governor greg abbot joined 30 other state leaders saying he no longer wanted syrians to resettle in his state. texas launched a lawsuit against the federal government but for this specific group of syrians, the state backed down saying the federal government shared enough information to assuage any security concerns. these aren't the only syrians who have come to texas. we have been in touch with the attorney for two families who crossed the texas/mexican border last month and are being held in an immigration detension center. the attorney there says that these families have passed the c

of texas and given refuge in the state of texas. >> reporter: there ungovernors, oppose accepting syrian refugees, fefeing terrorists may sneak in with them and carry out attacks similar to those in paris two weeks ago. texas is threateningegal action, sending a letter to the irc saying failure to cooperate, violates federal law and your contract with the state. anne marie weiss-armush runs a service organization that works in texas with syryrn refugege. what about those security concerns, though? what would you tell people who say we should take a pause? >> prove to me that there has been o o act of terrorism by a refugee since 2001? there have been none. have to follow state orders and federal law t. obama organization sent a letter to reorganization settlements requiring them that federal law requires them to provide assistance and services to race, religion, nationality, sex or political opinion. >> the organizations know very well they cannot exclude just rian refugees and if they do, they're opening themselves up too po