Good morning, im Marci Gonzalez in for diana perez. And im Muhammad Lila in for john muller. We begin with breaking news this morning as a brutal deep freeze is gripping more than half the nation. More than 500 passengers are now stuck on three amtrak trains heading into chicago because theres so much blowing and drifting snow. Now, all three trains were stopped last night in the Northern Illinois city of mendota, about 80 miles west of chicago. Amtrak says the passengers are being kept comfortable and fed as workers try to reopen the tracks. We will stay on top of this breaking story throughout the morning. And to give you an idea how super frigid this air is water vapors now rising off Lake Michigan in chicago. Usually the frigid lake waters are much colder than the air but this morning the waters are actually warmer than the air above. Chicagos temperature yesterday set a record at ohare airport, 16 degrees below zero. Wow, further north on the lake, these dramatic photos shot by ph
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Of execution than that. Good evening, im joie chen. Crime and punishment, they go together, thats understood. But when the punishment involves brutality, neglect, even torture, something has gone terribly wrong with our criminal justice system. Cruel an unusual punishment, not only unconscionable, its unconstitutional. America tonight looks at three stories about away can go wrong behind bars. We begin with the largest jail in the country, run by the Los Angeles Police department. Shockingly the jailers themselves had been accused of criminal behavior about. Not only the friends and relatives who come and visits. America tonights michael okwu reports. At that point im lying face down with my face on the ground, my hands behind my back and i have about four or five officers come around me. And then i hear this crack. Thats what happens says leo figueroa. When he went to visit his brother. At one of the most notorious jail in america, the mens central jail in los angeles. He got a phone
The country in a deep freeze. The polar vortex stretch frts dakotas to the atlantic. Its cold icy conditions stopped amtrak trains carrying passengers to chicago overnight. Canceled thousands of flight. The flight is five days from now. Reporter Vice President biden offering u. S. Support to iraq in the fight against al qaeda as they offer missiles and drones to help fight those militants. Florida state rules the bcs. We wanted to win. And my team got on my back and went the whole way. Lindsey vonn says she will not compete in sochi olympics saying her knee is not stable injuring it several times. A gas station employee is nearly killed as an elderly driver loses control behind the wheel. All that and National Zoos panda. Things are freezing on my body which i didnt even know were possible to freeze. Oh, my gosh look at you i do appreciate you being with us. And all that matters. Press secretary jay carney came out sporting a beard. My wife says she likes it so there. This is actually
When we began a feeding program in that area, our humanitarian workers were attacked. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Bitter cold, persistent and spread across much of the country today. Conditions were better suited to peng wins that people and gave new meaning to the term blue states. Im wearing long underwear, i feel like im going skiing but im not. Im going to work. Millimeters of americans spent another icy day in the polar vortex, from washington, d. C. Where readings started the day in the sing glits as soon as i got out of work i will make sure i bundle up and stay there. To most of th