Cute video alert there as we say good morning to you on a thursday morning. Well start with that arctic air and snow gripping much of the country. Take a look at these white house conditions in buffalo whiteout conditions in buffalo, new york. The snow was coming down at roughly two inches per hour. Theres extreme weather in the west as well with one major city at a complete standstill after a rare storm with more heres abcs lana zak. Thunder snow lightning up the skies in western new york. Whoo. Got that, baby. Reporter an intense snow band is bringing whiteout conditions. Watch as the lakeeffect snow builds and moves inland. From the northeast to the great lakes, a bonechilling blanket of arctic air is engulfing the northern half of the country and with the windchill factored in parts of the midwest through new england could feel like 15 to 30 degrees below zero. Experts say in those extreme subzero temperatures frostbite minutes. Were thinking mostly in this area about frostbite and
Winds nw 1525 g 35 mph feels 515 tonight diminishing winds. Clear and very cold. Lows 1018 winds nw 510 mph feels Single Digits friday mostly cloudy and cold. Highs 2933 winds s 5 mph winds. Clear and very cold. Lows 1018 winds nw 510 mph feels Single Digits friday mostly cloudy and cold. Highs 2933 winds s 5 mph the district is ready for todays winter overnight the snow team spread salt on those firstfreeze areas like bridges and overpasses, in case of any light snow. A 24hour cold emergency plan will be activated starting at seven am. That means Additional Services will be availabe to protect residents from the severe weather, including emergency shelters. We have a list of warming sites and shelters on our website, wjla dot com. And right now School Officials across the region are up early to make sure buses are running smoothly in this cold weather. Ryan hughes is live at in greenbelt with more. Stay connected with the stormwatch 7 you can follow us on facebook, twitter and wjla. C
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We begin with a followup to our exclusive reporting last night that u. S. Intelligence has determined Vladimir Putin has a direct hand in the russian effort to disrupt our election. Now today president elect trump may be signaling hes giving some credence to the russian link, while raising questions about why the white house didnt act more boldly on his its findings about putin. Tonight, we may have learned the answer. How the Political Climate apparently caused the Obama Administration to pull its punches against russias mettling. Nbcs Cynthia Mcfadden continues her reporting. Reporter tonight, president elect donald trump seems to be pivoting a bit after our nbc news exclusive report last night that Vladimir Putin personally directed a russian clandestine operation to interfere in the u. S. Election. Some other entity was hacking, why did the white house wait so long to act . Why di
In that Christmas Marketer rifti attack shot and killed during aa overnight confrontation. Tation well have the latest from thefe investigation. Busiest travel day ever. T ty millions of people are packing i airports and highways for the te holiday get away. And Mother Nature could make ite miserable depending on where whe youre going. Were tracking the christmasyots weekend storms. The president elect launch agnew arms race over twitter . Whater donald trump tweeted that couldc shed some light on his nuclear policy. Cy. Plus a future first daughtertau removed from a flight aftert a getting harassed by a fellow passenger. Enr and later, the burgundy anda gold holding out hope for a a christmas miracle. Irac what will it take for therhe redskins to make the playoffs. Good day at 9a starts right now. Good morning to you. O you we dont need to hear allisons private conversation. Turn allisons mike off for shes got big plans later todayy she was saying how great goodreg day will be today.
Faith one of the hits well always remember George Michael by his 1987 hit win of the first solo outings. And it put him on the map. He was icon of the 80s and pushed boundaries of male musicians, beard, hair, style, along with unmatched talent he was one of the top british acts of all time and along with dozens of awards on the way. Caseless whisper and a well publicized incident in la bathroom returned him to the headlines in 1988 and the focus was back on music as he toured five years ago and also around christmas a tearfull michael spoke after a nearly fatal bought with pneumonia. I spent the l since the world cup literally thanking people saving my life. Which is something i never had to do before and never want to do it again. George michael gone at age 53. Other musicians and entertainers are reacting to the loss. Heartbroken at the loss of be loved friend, me, loved ones, world of music and world at large forever loved and brian adams tweeted rip George Michael. Such an incredib