And that didnt last long. After a brief warmup, a deep freeze once again will consume most of the country this week. All the way from montana to atlanta. Off the top we want to get right to eric fisher, chief meteorologist at wbz in boston. Eric what is the outlook . Jeff, at least we got a little break this weekend but cold air going to be coming down from the north very quickly as we head into tonight, tomorrow and for much of this week, oozing its way down to the dope south with the polar jet stream taking a big dip in its usual suspects. The Northern Plains through the midwest and into the northeast really feeling the kbrunt of this one. Looking forward to the wol week, if you are east of the continental divide, looking at below average temperatures, the worse in the great lakes. If you want warm warment go to the southwest or extreme south florida. Highs in the single dig, Single Digits to low teens, chicago stands well below average, the teens around 20. Into the northeast as we
Good evening. Fort hood in texas is once again in mourning. Once again, one of their own has opened fire on fellow military. Three are dead, 16 wounded. All of them members of the military. The suspected gunman here was 34, a veteran himself. While theres still no known motive, were learning more about his Mental Health history. This is, of course, the second tragedy, the second mass shooting in five years at fort hood. Ironically, its longtime nickname is the great place. Fort hood is one of the engines that makes the u. S. Army go. So many of our recent vets have cycled through there. The base is loaded with combat veterans from iraq and afghanistan. From the threestar commanding general on down and now this. And there are so many questions remaining tonight. We want to begin our coverage with nbcs mark potter at the main gate. Mark, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. Fort hood is once again reeling from its second shooting rampage in five years, as you said, and there are m
Oh, yes, i always did. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western addition. The cross border war between israel and the palestinians in gaza escalated dramatically today prompting president obama to call israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to offer u. S. Help to arrange a ceasefire. Israels military says the palestinians fired well over 100 rockets into residential areas of israel today. The israelis say that their aerial assault on gaza hit about 500 targets. So far this week at least 80 palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed. Violence between israel and the palestinians in gaza has been going on for decades, of course. This latest battle was sparked by the kidnapping and murder of three jewish students in the west Bank Last Month and the revenge killing of a palestinian teenager. Holly williams is in gaza city. In broad daylight on a busy street in gaza today, this car was incinerated by a
Good evening. After much criticism for saying the u. S. Didnt have a strategy against isis, president obama today said hed lay out the game plan this week for fighting the militant group. His comments came in an exclusive interview with chuck todd on meet the press. U. S. Warplanes carried out strikes against isis, an effort costing the untcountry 7 millia daflt Kelly Odonnell joins our coverage. Reporter the president says its time to go on the offensive against Islamic State fighters. That is a big turn from his no strategy comments just days ago. Tuesday hell talk about next steps with congressional leaders from both parties and then wednesday hell address the nation as he explained to meet the press moderator chuck todd. Im preparing the country to make sure that we deal with a threat from isis. That threat from fighters has taken the lives two of americans and thousands of civilians in the reej yovenlt but on meet the press, the president told chuck todd his response will not be a
Now questions how hard mexico is really trying to recapture him. Ill talk with the candidate rick perry. Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. President obama in a rare form today during a wideranging press conference in which he vigorously tried to sell skeptics on the land maker agreement to contain Irans Nuclear program. He was tough and candid as he spoke at length not only about the deal with iran but about race in america, justice in america, even the rape allegations against the comedian bill cosby. Were also learning new information about the hunt for the leader of isis. Sources now telling cnn a flurry of solid intelligence on his whereabouts has now dried up, leaving the United States scrambling to find new sources of information about his movements, were covering all of that and more with our correspondents and guests including republican president ial candidate, the former Texas Governor rick perry. Lets begin with jim acosta. You were in the east room with the pres