i m kasie hunt here in washington. a dangerous ice storm now crippling parts of the american south. in texas, reports of hundreds of accidents, some deadly, as roads turn into ice rinks. right now 40 million americans are under storm threat, freezing rain is raising fears of falling trees and power outages, and air travel is a mess, too. we have seen ground stops, about 1,500 flights cancelled so far, and more than 2,500 delays. we have seems tracking all of it. first, let s start with ed lavendara in dallas. ed, dicey, dangerous, deadly and, quite frankly, it is only going to get worse. what are you seeing out there? reporter: it has been an ugly morning and the rain and sleet and freezing rain is all kind of coming down sporadically. but expressway, highway 75 coming out of downtown dallas, we re on the far northern end of the city here. you can see just how little traffic there is some people driving other people driving rather slowly. it is very treacherous out th
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Morning clear into tomorrow morning. A wind advisory is in place starting at 12pm this afternoon and will last to at least 8pm tonight but has the potential to be extended into friday morning. Sustained winds look to range between 15 and 30 mph; getting could see gusts between 55 and 60 mph. Dust, sand, pollen, debris has a good shot of being whirled up into the air which could alter visibility and possibly allow for an air quality advisory. These kinds of winds have been known to knock down trees and power lines along with being hazardous to people dr surface streets or highways. Luckily, winds look to die down as we move into friday late morning and mainly sunny skies with a gradual increase to the upper 80s and lower 90s by next shows the terrifying moments after someone was shot in Charlotte North Carolina during a second night of violent protets. Was shot is on life support and at least four Police Officers are injured. Last Night Protests started peacefully but quickly turned vio
Wind. Lets get check in with 13 first alert meteorologist greg bennett. The valley. Pressure moving out. This is one way we get windy a wind advisory is in place morning. Sustained winds look to range between 15 and 30 mph; getting stronger throughout the day. Wind gusts can reach up to 50 mph within the city and the mountains and lake mead area into the air which could alter visibility and possibly allow for an air quality advisory. These kinds of winds have been known to knock down trees and charlotte, North Carolina. Outrage spilling onto the city streets. All sparked by this weeks Deadly Police shooting. Those violent protests continued for a second night. This morning, theyve left one person fighting for their life. Police say that person was shot by another civilian. Protesters were seen once again clashing with Police Tear Gas at one point, even journalists became targets. 0207 ed talking, nats of yelling after hes pushed thats cnns ed lavendara taking a hit. He popped right bac
Crashing down. And then the man responsible for 12 murders. You know he heard voices, thought he was being followed, reportedly suffered from ptsd but he still got security checks. Was it an oversensitivity to Mental Health issues that did that . Plus his mother today spoke out for the first time. Youre going to hear what she had to say. And police find two cars in a muddy lake with bodies inside. A lot of bodies inside. And these cars, you wont believe it. Have they just solved a 40yearold mystery . Lets go outfront. Good evening, everyone. Im erin burnett. We begin with the breaking news. A record high stocks surge today dow jumping 147 points. Dow and s p closed at new highs. I think this is so significant. Nearly five years to the day after the financial crash and crisis, when this country is still facing an unemployment crisis, a major milestone, and a good one for the markets. Well, the reason for the record, the fed announced it would not stop the flow of easy money. And it is t