Forced two air france planes from the u. S. To paris to be diverted overnight, leaving america very much on edge today, wednesday, november 18, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on what is already a very busy wednesday morning. Weve got breaking news as were coming on the air at this hour. A largescale Police Operation aimed at the mastermind of the terror attacks on paris, abdelhamid abaaoud. Officials initially believed he was in syria, but clearly there is some suspicion he could in fact be very close by, possibly on the outskirts of paris. Want to give you an idea of where this is all happening. Its in saintdenis, a suburb north of paris in some apartments that are actually about a mile from the soccer stadium that was attacked on friday. At least two people have been killed. The siege lasting about seven hours. Police say at least five officers hav
With sunny skies, lighter winds and highs in the low to mid 30s. Next week will start off quiet and dry, but it is looking pretty active by thursday and friday. That is when another weather system looks to be coming out of the sw with a wintry mix of precipitation for us. It is too early to tell exactly what we will see, but it doesnt look pretty, so stay tuned to local 5 on this one brad jack adlib the new year. Make sure you bundle up well tonight as it will be one of our coldest nights this winter so far that is . Look for clear to partly cloudy skies with dry roads, which is definitely a good thing. Temps will be falling back into the teens for the metro while some areas in Northern Iowa will be in the 0s. Wind chill temps will be in the 0s and even 0s overnight. After a very cold start, new years day will be mainly sunny with slightly milder afternoon temps reaching close to 30 in the metro. The wind will still be Strong Enough to keep wind chills in the 0s most of blow from the w
Around along slick snow covered roads is already proving tricky. 3 crystal lucas dc residentSteve Melnikoff va residentbrian webb cbs news, queens, nycarol alves traveler pkg nats federal offices and schools in the Nations Capital remain closed this morning. As people in the area continue to dig out from under two feet of snowfall. Natscrystal lucas got a hand uncovering her buried car from a good samaritan. sot crystal lucas dc resident even on a sunny day they probably wouldnt even say hello. But in a time of need people are here to help nat sot this is our part of snowmageddonin virginia and maryland residents did their best to chip away at the mounds of snow ahead of the start of the work week. 70yearold Steve Melnikoff spent hours shoveling out his entire driveway. Only to have passing plow trucks undo all of his work sot Steve Melnikoff va resident im almost so outraged by state im liable to have a heart attack now thinking about it standup brian webb cbs news queens, ny while mu
29 degrees right now in des moines. The downtown streets are a little blustery. A wind chill of 16 degrees. Grab the warm coats as you are heading out. Temperatures today will be holding pretty steady. It is that wind that is going to make the big difference. It is coming in from the northwest. It is going to make it feel like it is in the teens through the afternoon. Tomorrow, we get started on a warmup. Weve got 30s on the way, followed by 40s. Eric the snow monday is still causing some problems this morning for your commute. Were also seeing a Couple School delays right now. Well get right to Shaina Humphries for that, shaina . Shaina eric, right now audubon and interstate 35 schools are both having two hour delays for all students. Those are the only two were seeing so far, but if that changes you can find an updated list at the bottom of your screen, or online at kcci. Com. Youre looking at video here in des moines taken just a couple hours ago. Downtown. You may slip and slide a
Clean up efforts are in full force this morning after a devastating winter storm that crippled the east coast. Died a aa result. Result. Snow shoveling and Carbon Monoxide poisioning claimed almost as many lives as car crashes this weekend. Many people across that region will be facing an extended weekend, as hools and government offices are closing today to try to keep as many people off the roads as possible, that includes the federal government. In the nations biggest city, mayor bill de blasio is still urging residents to stayff the ads. It is very important to recognize theres a lot of work being done to get the city up and running for monday. We need people off the streets for their own safety. Weweneed people f the streets for the safety of others. We need them off the streets so that sanitation can clear streets. Streets. New york city was among the hardest hit areas, receiving more than 26 inches of snow. Washington dc saw 22 inches of snow fall. And the virginia saw more than