A prominent muslim cleric accused of Sexual Assault. Winter worries ice, snow and bitter cold impacting much of the country good evening, im antonio mora this is al jazeera america. Shelters are open tonight in wirge, where officials are trying West Virginia where officials are trying to get a handle on a fire. It started when an oil train derailed into a river. John terrett joins us with more. Ive rarely seen a fireball like that one. I think you are absolutely right. This is a benefit of having cameras everywhere. Look at the pictures coming in from West Virginia. This derailment led to an incredible fireball. 14 tanker cars burst into flames. The flames jumped over at least one home nearby destroying it but luckily no one was inside at the time. The governor of West Virginia declared a state of emergency in canawa and fay et counties near the town of booma. Is that coming over here . Reporter a massive explosion engulfs the sky. On the tracks below, the remains of an oil tanker afte
Good morning. Im milissa rehberger. We begin with breaking news this morning. Late last night a federal judge infection temporarily blocked president obamas executive order on deportation. The fate of 5 million undocumented immigrants is once again in limbo. The new ruling comes two days before u. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services was supposed to start accepting applications for the deferred action program. With the injunction texas and 25 other states can sue the federal government to permanently stop the executive orders. In a statement Texas Governor greg abbott praised the decision saying that it quote, rightly stops the president s overreach in its tracks. White house calling it lawful and common sense. They say the department of justice has previously indicated will appeal that decision. In West Virginia safety officials are investigating the cause of a fiery train derailment. The Freight Train was carrying crude oil. It derailed and exploded about 30 miles southeast of cha
Millions. Americans waking up to record low temps, snow, and dangerous commutes. The biggest bulls eye tops virginia and West Virginia significant snow in d. C. Federal offices closed today. More than 1,000 flights are already canceled. West virginia massive Train Derailment forced hundreds from their homes this morning. When it blew up it was higher than the mountain. I could feel the heat on my face. Judge in texas temporarily blocked president obamas executive action on immigration. Chilling video in the socalled american sniper trial in which eddie routh confesses to the shootings of chris kyle and chad littlefield. Lance armstrong is ordered to pay 10 million for lying. By the time this is over there may not be much of that left. It is fat tuesday. Biggest party of them all happens in new orleans with mardi gras. New zealand, a woman rescued from a sinking vehicle. Police threw a rock through the back window. All that plus the Westminster Dog Show. Into the box goes mussa. Get him
Is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening and welcome on this president s day. The misery of this exceptionally brutal winter is being felt across a much wider section of the country tonight including the south. While boston desperately looks for somewhere to put the remains of its fourth major snowstorm in two weeks, another storm is dumping snow and crippling travel across a huge area from kentucky to washington, d. C. With tennessee facing dangerous ice. Right now 20 states are under Winter Weather warnings or advisories. On top of it all arctic cold extending well into the south with sub zero lows in some parts. Once again our team is in place. Miguel almaguer is along the icy waters on boston tonight, miguel. Reporter lester good evening. Were on a coast guard cutter tonight. A 65foot battering ram used to clear ice from critical shipping lanes. The eight men that work on this vessel do so in frigid conditions. But tonight so much of this region feels like
Prosecutors as they get set to rest their case today. And 14 years. The new study that shows hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause Linger Longer much longer than expected. It is getting the attention of million was women tuesday, february 17th 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning and welcome to today. Did we mention that storm . Dont start with me. I had no idea. Not two. All three anchors said did you mention this yesterday . I went through and wrote this down for the entire midatlantic coast. Icing in the south and snow in the northeast. They didnt hear a word i said. All we heard was boston boston. Sell it,al. While al burns, we will get to the latest on the storm. Its knocked out power to more than 335,000 people mat jority in georgia and south carolina. States of emergency have been declared in five states where hundreds of drivers were strand and with a winter storm warning i