Island. Thats where i live. Those places still bruised by super storm sandy. Chris, im happy to see youre safe. I know had you a heck of a time getting to boston so. I hope youll share your odyssey, the pictures of the journey you took. Many in new york and new jersey are calling the blizzard a bust. How did the forecasters get it so wrong here . Well examine the two different forecasting systems, the european and the u. S. And figure out which one was right. Well have that for everyone. Chris. Alisyn weve got new york and new jersey covered between the two of us. Still, we saw, heard and felt things in the northeast that will stay with us for a lifetime. Here is a taste of everything from the most severe to the sublime. The sound of a blizzard. Hurricaneforce winds, 78 Miles Per Hour in nantucket. The site of storm surge breaching a seawall. Along the Southern Coast of massachusetts. Roads like sled paths. Drivers crawling through a whiteout near boston. This is new england, buried by
Economy has recovered. At the fastest pace since 1999. This looks to be a very good year for the democrats. This is good news, people. It really is around the issue of economic recovery. The president s prescriptions with income inequality have actually made things worse. Who is benefitting from this . Very heartwarming to see Mitch Mcconnell standing up for the little guy. What do you got for us . Chris christie is starting a president ial pac. There is economic stagnation in this country. Republican Governor Scott wilker took his First Step Towards a president ial run. The rich are getting richer. We need to stop strangling small businesses. We need to repeal every word of obamacare. Oh its the exact same [ bleep ] thing. Of course. I mean, of course. President obamas Approval Rating has reached 50 in another poll. It is this time the gallop president ial approval poll, the first time the president s number has been that high in 20 months in that poll. This good news for the presiden
And the National Lead. The day after a blizzard shut down new england, its more than just the snow people are worried about. Residents not only firing up the snow blowers, they are trying to stop massive flooding from destroying their communities. Good afternoon. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin today with some breaking news in our world lead. Isis gave jordan 24 hours, the demand this time surrender a convicted terrorist, the deadly vow for not meeting those demands, isis will behead two more innocent people. The second japanese hostage and that jordanian pilot. That deadline has passed and right now, that exchange has not appeared to have happened. Jordans foreign minister says it will not happen until isis gives them evidence that al al kasasibah, that Fighter Pilot, is still alive. Today, jordans foreign minister told Cnns Christiane Amanpour that his government has been working for weeks through back channels to try to get that pilot back alive. He says he hopes the s
Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. Strong words from secretary of state john kerry as he calls out russia amid the escalating violence in ukraine. Were now awaiting a News Conference to begin shortly with kerry and the ukrainian prime minister. Hes wrapping up a series of meetings today in kiev. Just a few hours ago, kerry said russia needs to pull back heavy weapons that can reach heavily populated areas, remove foreign troops and close the russian ukrainian border. Lets head right to ukraine and cnns National Correspondent jim sciutto who is traveling with the secretary. Tell us more, jim. Reporter here in kiev were seeing a fairly diplomatic fullcourt press. You the secretary of state of the u. S. The president s of france and germany arriving later tonight and then heading to moscow. To the west the nato powers along with the u. S. Showing a unified front against russia against military actions that i tell you, carol, having covered this story for a
Crowe facing off in a high stakes game of Nuclear Confrontation with rump adopt ing a tone never before used by an american commanderinchief. Warning a preemptive retaliatory operation of justice. In a statement to north korea, military threatens to strike the territory and mentions two bases. Prompting the latest north koreaen rhetoric. The threats came hours after u. S. Intelligence analysts have concluded pyongyang has produced a militarized nuclear war head. This is a Key Development in its nuclear ambitions. One official notes the capability is not the consensus of the entire intel community. The Washington Post says the First Defense Intelligence Agency. Reached that conclusion. One of 16 communities. President trump responding to reports with harsh rhetoric intensifying concerns about what happens next. Jeff czeleny has more from the white house. Reporter with a threat of north Koreas Nuclear program looming larger at the white house, President Trump on that working vacation in