you heard around watertown they could be getting a foot to two feet. that's in pink. and portions of nebraska, as well. that area in blue, that's a foot or so. this is a big storm. this is not just about the snow. wind alerts spreadle 1,600 miles. a huge temperature swing. pratt, kansas, 88. tomorrow morning, 35 degrees. is it going to be a record-setter? it might be. >> as the storm moves on, downpours at the masters tournament on sunday, right? >> this will be a problem for the weekend at >> thank you very much. >>> the pentagon has released the names of three marines killed in a bombing in afghanistan. robert hendricks was 25 years old. benjamin hines was 31. we told you about christopher slutman last night. >>> he is now in charge of immigration enforcement. president trump says he plans to send more troops to the southern border after hearing complaints of the surge of migrants crossing into the u.s. mar maria traveled to brownsville, texas, to see the crisis firsthand. >> reporter: the latest migrants have been dropped here by border agents. some

watertown, south dakota is in the storm's bull's-eye, getting up to 24 inches, on top of the 56 that'seady fallen this year. that's nearly triple the norm. we joined scotty brinkman here while he was out treating the roads. he says this april storm is the biggest of the year. >> 50 degrees yesterday, and blizzarding today. >> reporter: when it was 50 degrees, did you ever think you'd be out here in the truck in a blizzard? >> no. no. i didn't. i figured we were done. i really did. and when they said the snowstorm was coming, i was like, "what?" >> reporter: more than eight inches have already fallen here in watertown, south dakota, and the brunt of the storm doesn't hit until tomorrow. to keep people off dangerous roads, officials have closed the interstate. that's what we took to get here. so most people, including us, are staying put for the night. jeff? >> glor: and all bundled up. adriana, thank you very much. lonnie quinn of wcbs-tv in new qrk is here. lonnie, this is a big storm! >> reporter: this could set a record for the biggest storm ever in the month of april. let's take a p

adriana diaz is in hard-hit watertown south dakota. good morning. >> good morning, people in watertown are going to have to dig out of this today. with all this snow drifts, people are going to have trouble figuring out which cars are theirs. the wind has died down, but the snow continues to fall. many major roads remain closed and thousands are still without power across the region. cars and big rigs were no match for white-out snow and powerful wind gusts topping 60 miles per hour. neither was this minnesota state trooper as he tried to direct traffic around a jackknifed semi trailer. the wintry blast shook power lines, freezing some and toppling others. at some point nearly 77hoan bus without power. >> we usually don't get this in april. >> here in watertown, we met ron as he tries perhaps in vain, to clear snow from his yard. >> it's almost not working to try clear the snow. >> no, it isn't. i'll get out for a while today and come home and spend the rest of the day at home. >> not everyone had that option with several interstates s

. >> the president is expected to travel to california on friday and make a stop in the watertown of calexico. >>> joe biden's well-known physically affectionate style is being called into question. a nevada politician says biden made physical contact with her in a way she found inappropriate. >> am glad he is clarifying his intentions. >> former nevada lieutenant governor nominee lucy florez responding from a statement from former vice president joe biden regarding allegations of physicality that made her feel uneasy. >> very unexpectedly and out of nowhere i feel him put his hands on my shoulder, get up very close to me from behind, lean in , smell my hair and plant a slow case on the top of my head. >> reporter: she made the allegations against biden friday in an essay for the cut. biden released a statement sunday saying he is off countless handshakes and hugs on the campaign trail and not once did i believe i acted inappropriately. even if suggested i did so, i will listen respectfully. but it was never my intention. >> my point was never about his intentions. they shouldn't be

midwest, there is nowhere to run. 50mph wind gusts swirled snow that's expected to top two feet in watertownsouth dakota. that's where we found retiree ron lord in a valiant yet futile effort. why are you out here trying to clear the snow off. it's just coming right back down? >> just to get rid of some of it for today and we'll do this again tomorrow morning. >> reporter: this is insane. it hurts when it hits your face. >> it does, yeah. >> reporter: the state looked entombed by ice. >> look at that. >> reporter: and with hundreds of miles of interstate closed, more than 100 truck drivers were stranded. so you're sleeping in your truck? >> yes, i am, yep, yep, yep. if i had left a half hour earlier, i think i could have got by the barriers. >> reporter: instead you're stuck here. >> right. which is better than being stuck out on the interstate or in a ditch. >> reporter: that's how hundreds found themselves in minnesota, where winds were too strong for cars and this state trooper. broken power lines there left more than 20,000 in the dark. and in wisconsin, so-called thunder snow roared in

is nowhere to run. 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts, swirled snow that is expected to top two feet in watertownsouth dakota. that's where we found retiree ron lore, in an valiant, yet futile effort. why are you trying to clear the snow that's coming right back down? >> to clear some of it for today and we'll do some more tomorrow morning. >> reporter: this is insane. it hurts when it hits your face. >> it does, yeah. >> reporter: the state was entombed by ice. >> look at that. >> reporter: and with hundreds of miles of interstate closed, more than a hundred truck drivers were stranded. you're sleeping in your truck? >> yeah. if i left a half-hour earlier, i could have gotten by the barriers. >> reporter: and instead, you're >> right.e? that's better than being struck on the interstate or in the ditch. >> reporter: that's how hundreds catroor.emseesot th0,0 in the dark. and in wisconsin, so-called thundersnow roared, in a spring storm, as unseasonable as it is unwelcome. if you can even see me through the snow, you can see that things are not letting up here in south dakota, where winds remain f

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in fact, these images are from watertown, south dakota, tonight. interstate 29 there shut down for 100 miles. at this hour, the storm is gaining strength. conditions worsening as it heads east. we have the track tonight, as we head into the night, and abc's clayton sandell is in the storm zone for us. >> reporter: tonight, spring might be on the calendar, but a powerful blizzard is bringing winter back to millions. in south dakota, cars off the road. winds above 50 miles an hour creating whiteout conditions. a highway patrol shutting down more than 100 miles of interstate 29. the system even bringing thundersnow. on interstate 90 in billings, montana, watch as an suv driving too fast nearly slams into a roadside assistance vehicle. at denver's airport, a major hub, more than 850 flights delayed or canceled. colorado's governor activating the national guard in case drivers get stranded. to the south, the leading edge of the cold front spawning this gustnado near pueblo. and in the west, winds gusting above 45 miles an hour fanning a fast-moving brus

adriana diaz is in watertown, south dakota, where it's snowed all at the flags. many of this is reminding me of covering a hurricane. this is the bull's-eye of the storm and hard to believe looking around but earlier this week the temperature was in the mid-60s. a blizzard might not be what you expect in the middle of april but it is a harsh reality that is sweeping across much of the great plains. in colorado, the blizzard erased visibility and brought traffic to a stand still. you could hear the brutal winds some battled late last night. crews rushed to stay ahead of the storm at denver's international airport but more than 750 flights were cancelled, leading it nearly empty by night fall. th blizzard barreled into kansas overnight and creating slick roads and whiteout conditions. u.p.s. truck careened off a highway overpass. the driver thankfully emerged unhurt. >> the roads are terrible. >> reporter: south dakota transportation officials shut down hundreds of miles of interstates and issued travel advisories. we saw the dangers first hand and rode along with

lee is next, watertown, in -- minnesota, independent. caller: so how are you today? host: doing well, go ahead. caller: yeah, i just wanted to mention that the previous president had tried several have theny times, to rest of the nato allies up their game on defense spending and i just think that trump is on the right track here. things on a does whim. he definitely does things on a whim. he says things that he doesn't do. i will admit that. but i still think he's on the right track. way thato equalize the america spends around the world with all the other countries. we can't keep shouldering the economic heart of it all. you know? we have to equalize that. to spent,t we are now, we are to spread out. we need to pull back and that is one area where we could pull back some. host: thank you for the call. guest: thanks, lee. youar you well and i think are making an important point. every president since harry talked to the allies about increasing and upping their game militarily and in terms of security spending, as well as taking on the bigger responsibility and bigger

enter the race after easter according to a story in "the new york times," chris is joining us from watertownwisconsin. good morning. caller: when i grew up, my local paper in water barry, connecticut, had stories from a five or six per week and now there is only one. back when i was younger, it was scout awards, awards for children, things going on in school. now the only types of stories that you see are government meetings and crime, things that they can cover very quickly. i noticed that when i moved to wisconsin, the largest papers in madison and wisconsin, milwaukee, they take their editorials around the country, they don't generate them locally either. if you don't invest in reporters , you good editorial staff aren't going to get the readership, unfortunately. host: thank you for the call. "finally some good news, trust is up for local media. finally some good news, trust in the media is up since -- us -- up in the last year. the pointer media trust survey found 76% of americans across the political spectrum have a great deal or a fair amount of trust in their local television news an

host: let's go to al, who is calling from watertown, tennessee. al, good morning.aller: thank you for taking my call. and two orfact thing three questions. prior to the gun act of 1968, any person could purchase a the mail order process, with no background check whatsoever. do you know of any record of a 1968 --oting, prior to mass shooting at a school, prior to 1968? guest: i can't remember. caller: let me help you, no. no, there were no shootings at schools prior to 1968, even though the weapons were readily, much more readily available than. guest: let me correct that second point. there were not. semiautomatic weapons were fairly rare in america. it was not until they were marketed much later. you could get them, but it was not a common thing. the regulations have changed, but the presence of them, you have that reversed. go ahead. caller: i don't believe that, but we will let that stand as it is. the next question is, do you know of any shooters with a functional relationship with a strong male role model? guest: of course. those from columbine, eric and dylan