Good evening. As so many in this country look on with revulsion at the atrocities and brutality of isis overseas, there has been a slow trickle of others who have been compelled to travel to syria to join the movement. And that said the fbi alludes arrested two new york men arrested here in the u. S. Today allegedly were preparing to join the fight there or wage war on u. S. Soil. In all three people were arrested today and conspireing to help isis to the point of supporting or car out attacks here at ho. We get the latest from our justice correspondent pete williams. Reporter at new yorks Kennedy Airport fbi arrested a brooklyn man headed overseas to join isis fighters. They accuse him of plotting with another brooklyn man, juraboev to get to syria through turkey. Authorities say if the men couldnt get there they talked of staging attacks here perhaps a planting a bomb at coney island or killing police or attacking president obama. It was the raw statements t were not able to go that they would seek to acquire weapons here. Handguns, machine gun, and seek to attack very specifically police officers. Reporter the fbi says the case began last august when jurabeov asked whether he could be a martyr if he were to shoot ohm to strike fear in the hearts of infidels. Investigators say even after he admitted posting that message, when fbi agents questioned him at his apartment in august he kept right on planning. The fbi says he emailed an is supporter overseas abo parents saying, i need to sneak out of here with extreme caution without being noticed by them. The fbi says he was under close surveillance in brooklyn meeting with someone he did not know was an undercover informant. They really make us question the approach the federal government takes to young muslim men in america. Reporter prosecutors say a third man, habibov raised money to help the other two pay for plane tickets. Those people exist in every state. I have home grown violent extremist investigations in every single state. Reporter the men arrested today face charges of Material Support to terrorism. As for their plans to stage attacks here, investigators say they never got beyond the talking stage that the men had no guns or explosives. Lester. All right, pete, thanks. Officials estimate more than 100 recruits have left the u. S. To join isis in syria. Thousands more have made the journey from europe and other arab states. The one thing most of them have in common, to get to syria they first have to pass through turkey. Our chief Foreign CorrespondentRichard Engel is there tonight. Reporter this is the highway to jihad. Almost all of the hundreds of foreign fighters who flock to syria to join isis sneak across turkeys border with syria. Among them those three british teens who came through turkey last week. And the wife of one of the paris terrorists. The border stretches across 500 miles of hills and farmland. Its hard to patrol although turkey has now finally started pouring resources into fortifying it. But before reaching the border any wouldbe jihadist has to pass through here, Istanbul International airport. Its one of the busiest in the world, where turks will probably tell you east meets west. And thats really the problem. With so much traffic they cant stop everyone. Officials here say theyve put together a blacklist of possible extremists, a list with 10,000 names provided by foreign intelligence agencies. But critics say turkey still isnt doing enough. The new york suspects were being tracked by u. S. Law enforcement. And if they had passed on that information, the suspects would almost certainly have been stopped at immigration. But u. S. Officials decided not to take that chance. Richard engel, nbc news, istanbul. In texas the man convicted of killing american sniper chris kyle and his friend chad littlefield will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. And tonight we are finally able to show the emotion in the courtroom and the striking evidence that was kept from the public eye until now. We get our report from nbcs jacob rascon. Reporter the trial made popular by a blockbuster war movie took less than three hours to decide. We, the jury, find the defendant Eddie Ray Routh guilty of the felony offense capital murder as charged in the indictment. Reporter chris kyles widow taya responded on facebook god bless the jury and good people of stephenville, texas. The littlefield family tell me the verdict was an answer to their prayers. Ive seen more good in this world than bad. Even though i lost my son reporter for the first time the public can now hear the evidence presented to the jury. And later said im driving a dead mans truck. Reporter rouths escape attempt. His rambling confessions. [ inaudible ] it wasnt it wasnt a want to i had to. Reporter testimony from three dozen witnesses. Said we loved each other. And kiss and hug like we always did. Reporter two years ago kyle and littlefield took routh to a texas gun range to help him cope with ptsd, but routh turned on them shooting them in the back. The defense argued routh suffered from schizophrenia and believed he was protecting himself. He said that he took their souls before they could take his. Reporter the prosecution said he was faking it and was high. Only about 1 of criminal defendants actually employ the insanity defense, and it is successful in very few cases. Usually it fails. Reporter for the littlefields, the guilty verdict brings comfort and closure. Im glad that justice was served for him. That day when he left he kissed me goodbye and kissed his dad and hugged us. Little did i know i would treasure those moments the rest of my life. Reporter sentencing was immediate. The prosecution did not seek the death penalty. Rouths defense attorney tells nbc news he does not believe routh got a fair trial and will file an appeal. Lester. Jacob rascon tonight. Thank you. The city of boston tonight has surpassed 100 inches of snow this winter. And the misery gets worse by the day from north to south. You can see what it looks like from space. So much of the nation encased in ice and that triggered a massive pileup today on the road. As nbcs Gabe Gutierrez reports. Reporter the crashes were out of control. This morning more than 70 vehicles smashed into each other on i95 near bangor, maine. At least 17 people were injured. Nurse lori welchs car was hit three times, but she survived and helped other victims in the massive pileup. I helped a girl who was injured, severely injured, get her out of a vehicle that was like a truck that was just folded right up in two. Reporter record cold continues to grip the northeast. Today, boston surpassed 100 inches of snow so far this season. I think its ridiculous. I think we have to, you know, move somewhere elsewhere its warmer. Reporter poughkeepsie, new york hit negative 12 degrees. Washington, d. C. Plummeted to 6 degrees, breaking a 50year record. Near dallas a school b on its side. No one was hurt. Major cities shut down today across the south. Birmingham, little rock and atlanta. The decision that weve made is were going to be on the safe side and not the sorry side. Reporter a year ago in atlanta less than three inches of snow stranded drivers for up to 18 hours and forced children to sleep at school. We dont want a repeat of last year. Reporter today Chelsea Whitmore closed her pet store hours early. Its different here. Were not prepared for that. Reporter in florida farmers are fighting the freeze keeping the air moving around crops to keep them alive. In a region not used to snow, even a small amount can bring a city to a standstill. Gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. Heres the part where we hold our breath. The forecast, meteorologist dylan dreyer is in boston. First of all its hard to imagine what 100 inches of snow looks like. But i have a feeling youre going to show us. Reporter im going to show you, lester. Because we have picked up 101. 8 inches in boston. We had to break out a 2 x 4 to tell you just how much snow that is. All we need is six more inches for this to be the snowiest winter ever on record. But tonight we are focused on the snow well south of here all the way down from mississippi over into the carolinas. Thats where were seeing the heaviest snow right now. Its going to remain heavy through the night with washington, d. C. Picking up a couple of inches by early tomorrow morning. But our jackpot area for snow this time around looks to be in northern North Carolina up into virginia. From raleigh to norfolk, thats where we could end up with 9 to 12 inches of snow overnight. Then behind this system were looking at the next arctic air mass to work its way in. Fargo, north dakota will be feeling like 33 degrees below zero tomorrow morning. That cold spreads east as we go into friday morning with 5 below in pittsburgh and even colder windchills. And, lester, it looks like saturday morning will be even colder for parts of the northeast. All right, dylan dreyer, thank you. A crack in the gas main underneath a new jersey neighborhood ultimately led to the explosion that leveled a home there according to investigators. 15 people were injured, two critically when the home was blasted to bits yesterday. Authorities believe the leaked gas was somehow ignited by a spark. Were learning more tonight about the moments leading up to a train disaster in southern california. Dozens were injured when a commuter train collided with a truck on the tracks yesterday. An attorney for the truck driver says he only fled for his life after repeatedly trying to move his truck off the tracks. That contrasts with what the ntsb claims that the truck was never really stuck. At the stroke of m the Nations Capital will greatly relax its marijuana laws, but the impending change has led to a battle between city hall and congress. One that has d. C. s own mayor facing a warning that she could end up behind bars over all this. Nbcs Peter Alexander explains. Reporter the Nations Capital is now locked in its own drug war. Without getting too deep into the weeds, this is a fight over weed. Beginning at midnight tonight d. C. Residents 21 and over can legally possess up to two ounces of pot, roughly a sandwich bags worth for personal use. And grow as many as six plants at home. It allows for the home use and home growth of marijuana. Reporter there are restrictions. You cant sell it, no growing pot outdoors and no lighting up anywhere outside your home. But could it all go up in smoke . Unlike alaska, colorado and Washington State where marijuana use is legal, the District Of Columbia is not a state and answers to congress, which tried to block the plan after d. C. Voters overwhelmingly approved it last fall. Now with d. C. Leaders insisting theyll move forward, two House Republicans are warning the district to reconsider calling it a knowing and willful violation of the law. Even threatening washingtons mayor could get sent to prison. I have a lot of things to do here in the District Of Columbia. Me being in jail wouldnt be a good thing. Reporter ultimately it would be up to the Justice Department to prosecute city officials, which isnt likely. And congress hasnt struck down a specific d. C. Law in 25 years. Peter alexander, nbc news, washington. With just 48 hours until the department of Homeland Security runs out of money, the senate has voted overwhelmingly to move forward on a bill that funds the Department Without any provisions concerning immigration and have sparked a standoff between republicans and democrats. The fate of the bill is uncertain as conservatives in the house are pressuring leaders to stand firm against the senate. President obama whos in the thick of the heated battle over immigration is taking his message directly to the people in a town hall airing this evening on telemundo and msnbc. The event is hosted by jose diazbalart who spoke with the president a short time ago. Jose. Reporter good evening, lester. The president if anything not only didnt back down today over criticism. He said that the battle is just beginning as far as the executive actions that he took last year that would benefit up to 5 million undocumented workers in the United States if they have u. S. Born children or legal residents, they would not qualify for deportation. The federal judge in texas believes otherwise. The president is not backing down. As a matter of fact, he believes that Immigration Reform is still possible under his administration. I havent given up on passing it while im president. Were going to keep on pushing. And although so far the Republican Party has been pretty stubborn about this issue, if they start feeling enough pressure, that can make a difference. Reporter and the president added that the shift on who should be deported in the United States has also changed. That includes not focusing on parents with u. S. Born children but rather on criminals, on felons, lester. All right, jose. You can see all of jose diazbalarts town hall at 7 00 p. M. On telemundo and 8 00 p. M. Eastern on msnbc. Still ahead here tonight, the price you pay to heat your home and fill up your car. Surprising reasons theyre suddenly getting more expensive. 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Reporter christopher man creates posters and writes commercials for the theater. So youve written this. All here. All in my brain. All by myself. I dont need any help. I can do it. Reporter jensen, whose sister has down syndrome, spent a career developing arts programs for the disabled until she realized. Really didnt need more trips to the pond. Didnt need more trips to the zoo. We just needed meaningful employment. Reporter the lady with the pink hair raised millions of dollars, built a stateoftheart movie house. And through training and trial and error finds ways to help prospects succeed. I work with my prospects to find what their sparkle is. Reporter few understand better than michael obediah. M. S. Put him in a wheelchair. Were cracking open this incredible treasure of human potential. Reporter 30yearold jessica strawn, whose learning disabilities and anxieties made prior jobs unbearable, thrives here. Ive gained so much confidence. Its unbelievable. 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