Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Tonight the tail end of a powerful noreaster is whipping northern new england. This is portland, maine, where the snow is coming down and the streets are we deserted. The storm dumped as much as 2. 5 feet of snow in places, but which places became an issue today. Predictions that the new york city area would see an historic blizzard and paralyzing snowfall did not pan out. As the storm shifted overnight, long island, east of the city and massachusetts took the beating. We have a series of reports tonight beginning with anna werner who joins us in boston. Anna . Reporter scott, the snow is still coming down here. As you can tell from this big pile of snow behind me, the snowplows are still working overtime trying to keep the streets clear. Now, the city of boston had more than 26 inches of snow. Outlying areas saw more than 31 inches of snow from this major storm. Hurricaneforce winds up to
To see or hear from them again. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Tonight the tail end of a powerful noreaster is whipping northern new england. This is portland, maine, where the snow is coming down and the streets are we deserted. The storm dumped as much as 2. 5 feet of snow in places, but which places became an issue today. Predictions that the new york city area would see an historic blizzard and paralyzing snowfall did not pan out. As the storm shifted overnight, long island, east of the city and massachusetts took the beating. We have a series of reports tonight beginning with anna werner who joins us in boston. Anna . Reporter scott, the snow is still coming down here. As you can tell from this big pile of snow behind me, the snowplows are still working overtime trying to keep the streets clear. Now, the city of boston had more than 26 inches of snow. Outlying areas saw more than 31 inches of snow from this major st
Plus artist in chief . Not exactly picasso, but the paintings have people talking. Well get a top art critics review. A busy night in news. We have new details on the fort hood gunman. Well get to that in a moment. But first a turning point in afghanistan. It is americas longest hour, and tonight that country is hours away from landmark elections. Washington and the world is watching. It is a dangerous and deadly situation with a journalist today shot to death. Reporter it happened in eastern afghanistan. Witnesses say a convoy of election workers and journalists had come to on halt when an Afghan Police Commander Armed with an ak47 walked up, shouted god is great and opened fire on the women in the back seat. This woman was killed instantly. This woman was shot three times but survived. No group has claimed responsibility. But the Afghan Taliban has vowed repeatedly to disrupt saturdays elections. This year taliban fighters have singled out westerners. This is t this is the first time
Tighter, just 13,000 votes. Well have more on what it all means politically. While it may take at least a few more days before the dust completely settles from this weeks midterm, the results were largely as expected. The most obvious change being that democrats will begin the coming year with a once in a generation House Majority and some key gains at the state and local lechlvels. The real shift is how progressive messages are now starting to work in the reddest states. Ill talk with fellow radio host charlamagne about the black communitys reaction to the wins, scandals, which is already looking at its next fight. This one over what former attorney Jeff Sessions ouster means for the russia probe, which acting attorney general Matt Whitaker says he will not recuse himself despite past criticisms of that escalating investigation. Does the shakeup mean that its days are numbered, and can democrats now in charge of oversight protect special counsel robert mueller. Joining me now New York
Blowback for the president in the wake of the shutdown deal what it could mean for new talks to keep the government open. The roger stone indictment and how much peril the president is in from it. I intend to fight because this indictment is fabricated. There indictment is thin as can be plus, the new questions being raised about Jared Kushners top secret security clearance. Good day from msnbc World Headquarters in new york im Frances Rivera long time trump friend roger stone talking to nbc news outside of his home in florida one day after the special counsel charged him. Heres what he said just a short time ago this was an egregiousover reach by mr. Mueller, the fbi director who had to have approved this rage should in my opinion be fired over it because it was unwarned. I guess its an effort to intimidate me but i am not intimidated. I am concerned for my wife and one of my dogs is still traumatized, will not come out from under the bed and wont stop shaking the allegation that two