the city had given the occupiers a deadline. the city waited two days past that deadline. but then the police moved in, chasing protesters for hours and making about 50 arrests. by daybreak the occupy encampment in philly was over. that same night hundreds of police surrounded occupy los angeles, which was another of the largest protest sites in the country. in l.a. they too had stayed past the official deadline. but tuesday night the lapd took down tents and handcuffed anybody who stayed. 200 arrests in all in los angeles. that leaves only a few big city occupations continuing now in the way we have been used to, meaning outdoor overnight encampments in tents with a 24-hour presence. occupy san francisco was told by the city of san francisco that they had a deadline of noon today for getting out of the site they ve been occupying. mayor ed lee, though, says he has no plans for a police raid on the site. occupy boston, interestingly, has a court order preventing the city from kick the
carrying explosives, bombs as well. martin? that is interesting. we ll continue to stay in touch and get more information later. thanks very much. checking in on our other top story thz hour. a u.s. official confirms that american raymond davis who s being held on murder charges in pakistan was an independent contractor to the cia. according to the official, davis was doing advanced work in scouting areas of lahor. he s accused of saluting ae in killing two pakistani men. a california television news crew got too close for confirm sunday as they attempted to cover a memorial service outside an ihop for a man shot and killed there overnight. when the photographer moved in, the mourners turned into an angry mob. what you going to do? if he do?
all the way up here to the northeast as larry jacobs reports, blizzard warnings are now posted in minnesota. reporter: the storm is hitting a broad area. the upper midwest with icy, snowy and miserable conditions. slippery roads led to fender-benders in minneapolis. a string of accidents along interstate 94 in western wisconsin where cars collide or spun out, getting stuck in snow-covered ditches. roads are getting slicker. reporter: in michigan, plows and salt trucks tried to stay ahead of rapidly deteriorating road conditions. from grand rapids to detroit, drivers had to stop to clear the frozen mess from their windshields as the storm moved in, rapidly diminishing visibility. i have four-wheel drive, it s okay. without my four-wheel drive it s pretty much crappy out there. reporter: this storm is covering a wide path from the upper plains to michigan. it should taper off in the northeast. back in minnesota, skiers are making the most out of the presidents holiday weekend
tops our world view. a high level iranian court opened bauer and fattal pled not guilty. shourd was freed last september and entered the same plea in abstenta. all were taken prisoner in 2009 while headaciking near the iran border. the fires in australia destroyed at least 59 homes and forced hundreds to evacuate. things got ugly when riot cops moved in, the crowd started hurling bottles and rocks, berlusconi is under siege for what for some was a once in a lifetime trip to the super bowl turned into a fiasco yesterday. just hours before kickoff, 400
skis cruising through downtown and you can do that until it melts. martha: i love that. oklahoma s governor declaring a disaster as his state digs out from nearly two feet of snow in some areas, i m showing you the ongoing rescue efforts, moments ago and the storm moved in, very fast. someone in the town of broken arrow captured the time release video, on someone s porch or backyard as a new round of snow, we are told, may be heading through and, our way over the next 4-5 days. bill: and, imagine, 10° in dallas, lights out across parts of texas and a rolling blackout cutting power and, freezing temps, and, and texans are urged to turn down the thermostat and 14,000 homes and businesses without power and customers facing up to 8 hours of rolling blackouts, today, it will melt