Freezing mark just about everywhere. Thats the reason whatever little snow comes our way will have no trouble sticking. The rest of the day into the new years weekend, thats coming up in a few. Chris . Thank you, chuck. Oh, that old familiar sound. Our Winter Weather pales in comparison with what some to our north are seeing this morning. Take a look at the heavy snow in erie, pennsylvania. They have received 60 inches of snow since christmas day. More than five feet in 48 hours. New record and its not just erie. Wind chills in the midwest making it feel like well below zero. All this Winter Weather is making it very difficult for a lot of travelers to make it home from their christmas vacation. As always, you can track when the Winter Weather will arrive in your neighborhood this morning in the nbc washington app. Now to some breaking news out of prince gorges county. Police are investigating a murder in largo. A man was found dead in the tan suv just before 10 00 last night. He had b
Were watching japans real tailors as earnings season kicks off. Both beating expectations. We knew it would last forever. Not a losst gains, yet for the s p until this most recent session. Down for the first time in 2018. Not helped by a report out of china suggesting u. S. Treasuries are losing their appeal for chinese investment. All of this creating a little pullback when it comes to the u. S. Session. Having said that, we see some defending of the lows. Correction a steep we are talking about when it comes to these recognized. Record highs. Take a look at the chart. Hong kongs benchmark index 12 straight sessions now. The longest run of gains since it was birthed in 1969. Tencent has been the biggest heavyweight driving that rally. From december 20. We are verythat, much in overbought territory. Is assigned the market is starting to overheat. Shanghai securities in particular say it would be a healthier rally if we had corrections along the way. Hard to continue pushing these gains
International in moscow with me calling bright first off were in syria where the Northern City of afrin has come under heavy shelling from the turkish army as ankara ramps up its operation to dislodge the kurdish fighters who it sees as terrorists from the region. The last. Letter but. The bombardment came after approach Syrian Government militia arrived in our friend to join the fight against the Turkish Military is president there one says that the shelling forced a group of fighters to retreat ten kilometers but other reports suggest the pro Syrian Government forces taking up positions within afrin. This is video of their arrival in the area on tuesday night r. T. Senior correspondent mike gusty it takes a closer look at the situation. This was a demonstration hundreds of pro Assad Militia fighters with tanks brazenly riding into africa with smiles cheers and cameras. The turks well see for yourself and koreas response was explosive loaded and delivered in artillery shells. Today to
Well find out why. And Holocaust Survivors and their families have gathered at the former altar with death camps for ceremonies are taking place to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day becomes amid warnings of rising anti semitism in europe. Time i asked waiter welcome to the program at least ninety five people have been killed in a major explosion in the Afghan Capital kabul the countrys interior minister says more than one hundred fifty people were also injured in the suicide bomb attack which happened at a Police Security checkpoint on saturday morning the taliban have claimed responsibility. The attacker made it past the first checkpoint posing as a paramedic transporting a patient in an ambulance the bomb was detonated when he was identified by police at the second checkpoint. I was sitting in my shop when there was a powerful explosion only windows shattered the bottom of. The casualties a very high bodies were everywhere near the hospital and everywhere. A Hospital Coord
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