Safe today heavy snow sleet, windy high 2935 winds ne 2535alo 29 dbq 32 iow 32 tonight snow likelylyarly low 2228 winds 1525 alo 22 dbq 27 iow 26 tomorrow mostly cloudy high 2430 winds alo 25 dbq 28 iow 29 authorities are warning people in southeasrn new mexico to stay off the roads this morning. This comes as the goverr issues a state of emergency. All because of a massive snowstorm that covered the state. Some places reported 21 inches of snow. 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 1hundred 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
All this can be replaced. Reporter in missouri, flooding like this led to several deaths. And led the governor to declare a state of emergency. In oklahoma, west texas and new mexico, snow created whiteout conditions on the roads. Mike springer r om affiliate koat. Just last week, it was 60 degrees in ross well. Today, everything is covered in snow. Reporter trucks out of control rest in the snow bank. More than 20 motorists were stranded on i40 between amarillo and the new mexico border. Ins western oklahoma the National Guard has been deployed to help people stranded. All of this weather impacted air travel, too, more thth 1,000 flflhts in the u. S. Were canceled. More than 4,000 delayed. I would call it living hell. Reporter megan hughes, abc news, washington. As megan mentioned the storm system is now heading east. Lets get the details now from accuweathers paul williams. Thanks reena, kendis. Unfortunately it looks like mississippi, alabama, as well as tennessee, into kentucky for
Powers to protect. Amy with puerto rico only days away from the biggest Municipal Bond default in u. S. History, the governor of puerto rico has complained to the United Nations the u. S. Is backtracking on its promises of Self Government on the island. Well get the latest. And then, its being called the nations biggest environmental disaster since the bp oil spill. A runaway natural gas leak above los angeles has emitted more than 150 Million Pounds of methane. Well go to los angeles to speak with erin brockovich, renowned consumer advocate and legal researcher. While a single mother of three working as a legal assistant, she helped win the biggest Class Action Lawsuit in american history. Shes now working to seek justice for victims of the porter ranch ghastly, gas leak the worst in californias , history. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A new investigation by the New York Times shows how the richest
Im sad and disheartened at the same time. I just wanted to see some justice done for the family sake. For the cityss sake, so we can get some healing in a committee. Now it is going to be discord, a separation again. Was chicago enough thing going on with Police Shootings, nothing is going to come together. No justice. Amy as yet another Police Killing of an unarmed africanamerican goes unpunished and unprosecuted, well hear from tamir rices cousin, a rice family attorney who accuses prosecutors of misconduct, and a member of black lives matter cleveland. Then we look at the unfolding drama playing out after billionaire Republican Party donor Sheldon Adelson secretly bought the Las Vegas Reviewjournal. The papers top editor has resigned. But what happens in vegas doesnt stay in vegas. We will speak to a reporter who resigned from another paper tied to adelson, the Bristol Press in connecticut. We will find out why. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow.
United states kills at least 43 people. We will speak with the leading climate scientist about the connection between tornadoes and Climate Change. Then to chicago. It hurts me all over to know the family is going through this tragedy going on, Police Shooting without asking. Why you got to shoot and ask questions later . Amy protests continue in chicago after police shot dead to the africanamericans a , 55yearold africanamerican mother of five and a close student. Could these latest killings force mayor rahm emanuel to resign . We will go to chicago for an update and also speak to a statistician with the Mapping Police Violence Project which has documented how police have killed at least 1152 people in the United States so far this year. And we remember the oscarwinning cinematographer Haskell Wexler. What advice would you have for the next generation coming up . Or to sayilent something is debilitating, and i hope they dont fall victim to that. Has died at wexler the age of 93. We wi