Good evening. David is off tonight. As we go on the air, american embassies across the muslim world are within hours of shutting down in response to that new Terror Threat from al qaeda. Meanwhile what started as an overseas concern has now very much become a domestic one as well. Tonight abc news has learned the department of Homeland Security is beefing up its presence at airports and train stations and intensifying scrutiny of visitors coming from overseas. The state department issued extraordinary monthlong Worldwide Travel alert for americans particularly in the middle east and africa and then there are those 22 u. S. Embassies and Diplomatic Missions normally opened sunday, which is a business day in the muslim world, now about to shut down. Our coverage begins tonight with abcs Nick Schifrin who is in cairo, evift. Nick. Reporter good evening, dan, the threats are alarming, the reaction unprecedented. Tonight, we have new details on why every single embassy across the arab warme
Charged with the murder of his model girlfriend. As cops hold what may be the gun he used to shoot her. Were going to have a baby. And special delivery. The street buried in two feet of snow after the massive storm. The mom who couldnt wait for the plows. Her whole neighborhood pulling her on a sled to get to the hospital. Get ready to meet the miracle blizzard baby. And good morning, america. Happy friday to robin, heading into her last weekend before its back to work. Just five more days. A long weekend. Great to have Elizabeth Vargas here. And a whole lot happened while all of you were sleeping. Three, big, breaking stories. You see the pictures. Right there, from the massive meteorite, just terrifying some there in eastern russia, thought the world was ending. And look at that streak. That streak of light in the sky. People did think the world was ending. Explosions, sounded like bombs were going off. And right before impact, it was all caught on a dash cam. Look at this. It looks
A scary but spectacular sight above russia, as the sky begins to fall literally. This is amateur video taken of a meteor on a collision course with earth. At least 500 people, were hearing numbers that are higher than that, but at least 500 people were hurt when the huge chunk of space rock crashed into a remote region over russia. Wisdom martin joins us from the newsroom with more of that spectacular video and the damage left behind. I know some of this story is now fluid, wisdom. Youre right. Scientists estimate the meteor that fell weighed about 10 tons, and struck at super sonic speeds. This is more video taken as the meteor broke apart in the atmosphere, leaving behind a trail of smoke and that sonic boom. Military Spokesman Says 20foot wide crater was found where some of the fragments hit. Explosions like the one that you just heard shattered glass across the region and Authorities Say thats what caused so many injuries. Hospitals were flooded with people all morning long. Most p
Martin. And im sarah simmons. Before we get to weather, we begin with a story breaking from overnight in russia. Look at this. A meteor crashes through the atmosphere about 1,000 miles east of moscow. You can see its caught on tape by a driver here. Well, the spectacular images show it exploding right there into a fireball with bright flashes and breaking up into smaller meteorites and leaving a white con trail. Those are some amazing pictures. Those meteorites left damage in six cities in russia. Particles caused one factory roof to collapse. 500 were injured, mostly windows that were shattered by a sonic boom caused by the meteor. Well talk more about this in ask tony and tucker. He was going to be here because were talking about the asteroid thats passing close to the earth today but is not supposed to hit, of course. Obviously thats breaking news. Crazy. Amazing, isnt it . Uhhuh. Lots more on that coming up. Lets do some local weather. Were fine, were cold, temperatures in the 30s,
Olympic hero, Oscar Pistorius, holds his head in his hands, weeping in court. Charged with the murder of his model girlfriend. As cops hold what may be the gun he used to shoot her. Were going to have a baby. And special delivery. The street buried in two feet of snow after the massive storm. The mom who couldnt wait for the plows. Her whole neighborhood pulling her on a sled to get to the hospital. Get ready to meet the miracle blizzard baby. And good morning, america. Happy friday to robin, heading into her last weekend before its back to work. Just five more days. A long weekend. Great to have Elizabeth Vargas here. And a whole lot happened while all of you were sleeping. Three, big, breaking stories. You see the pictures. Right there, from the massive meteorite, just terrifying some there in eastern russia, thought the world was ending. And look at that streak. That streak of light in the sky. People did think the world was ending. Explosions, sounded like bombs were going off. And