And good morning. Travel could prove a challenge for millions in the nations heartland, now in the grips of that winter storm. Further south, a tornado spun off by that very same system hit a town in east texas, leaving at least one person dead and dozens of homes damaged. Abcs Tahman Bradley is joining us this morning and has the latest. Reporter good morning, rob and diana. The midsection of the nation is taking a pounding. About 60 Million People were caught in the blinding snow ha has times has been accompanied by thunder and lightning. Its a real monster. And its dangerous. This morning, the heartland is buried in snow. The blizzard marched towards chicago. The great lakes and Northern Midwest are bracing for almost a foot of snow. The monster storm has socked the heartland. Parts of kansas and missouri were socked by thundersnow. Instead of pouring rain, it was pouring snow. And conditions made driving treacherous. Its a mess out here. Reporter from kansas to missouri, highways w
The timing is still unclear but the Obama Administration is working out were told all the details. The u. N. Security council, set for a showdown. And britain is saying it will put forward a resolution seeking authorization for military action. Russia calling the move premature. And american ally israel is bracing for possible retaliation. It is already been threatened. All of this happening as u. N. Chemical weapons inspectors in damascus are saying they need at least four more days to finish their investigation. The alleged gas attack that killed hundreds. What happened . Who did it . A live report from the white house is just ahead for you. First now, there is brand new stories. Jon a new delay for the president s Controversial Health care plan. Administration not ready to sign on the dotted line with insurance companies. What this means for americans trying to comply with the sweeping changes. And a thief drops by his local pharmacy. What police say was so important that he tried t
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Im don lemon. Its wednesday, july 17th, 5 00 a. M. The Neighborhood Watch volunteer was found not guilty saturday, as Miguel Marquez tells us, anger remains high. Reporter the call for justice now in the florida governors office, a sitin demanding the reversal of the states stand your ground laws. Protesters vowing to stay until they speak directly to governor rick scott. This, as we are hearing more from the only juror speaking out. Juror b37 saying they wanted to find George Zimmerman guilty of something, but the evidence in law just didnt add up. I feel bad that we cant give them the verdict that they wanted. But legally, we could not do that. Do you think Trayvon Martin played a role in his own death . Oh, i believe he played a huge role in his death. He could have when george confronted him and he could have walked away and gone home. He didnt have to do whatever he did and come back and be in a fight. Reporter and for other jurors now speaking out, saying b37 doesnt speak for the
Specific thing, how unusual was this scene . Across america from mainstreet to the smoky mountains, the Government Shutdown misery index is growing, but some iconic sites may be open for business soon. And the most and least affordable places in america to buy a house. Hello, everyone. Its high noon here in the east, 9 00 a. M. Out west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. A rare saturday session for the house and senate as lawmakers try to reopen the government and raise the debt cerealing to avoid default. Heres part of the back and forth in the house from a short time ago. We need to fund all of the federal government. Its long past time for this shutdown to end, so lets release all the federal employees that have been taken hostage, lets reopen the peoples government. For the past 11 days, the house has been attempting to reopen parts of the government without further delay and without trying to extract any further concessions from the senate or the president. Mr. Speaker, you cant