Terrorists. The British Elections were held on thursday. Prime minister David Camerons conservative party won a majority, eliminating the need for a coalition government. The Prime Minister spoke to the media on friday following a meeting with the queen. Prime minister cameron i have just been to see her majesty the queen and i will now form a majority conservative government. Ive been proud to lead the First Coalition government in 70 years and i want to thank those who work so hard to make it a success and in particular on this day, nick clegg. Elections can be bruising clashes of ideas and arguments and a lot of people who believe profoundly in Public Service have seen that service cut short. Ed miliband rang me this morning to wish me luck with the new government. It was a typically generous gesture from someone who is clearly in Public Service for all the right reasons. The government i led did important work. It laid the foundations for a Better Future. And now we must build on t
Good evening. The mayors of new york and boston say they are preparing for the worst. New york has ordered streets closed to traffic starting tonight while boston will get all the snow they can handle. And on parts of the Atlantic Coast this will feel just like a winter hurricane. Blizzard warnings, not winter storm warnings but blizzard warnings are posted in seven states. Five different states have declared states of emergency. And parts of the entire region could be paralyzed for days. We have the entire region covered here tonight. We want to begin with nbcs Anne Thompson in new york where the evening rush really began to take place this morning as everyone went home. Anne, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. It certainly did. The city that never sleeps is shutting down. New york is getting hit by this storm in waves. Come take a look at manhattans iconic fifth avenue. It is relatively empty as the city prepares for what could be a long and dangerous night. The blizzard beg
Turns out, hes got a lot of authority that can get in you trouble. Elmo on the show later, as well, from san francisco. Unbelievable moments as cleaning crew is stuck on scaffolding, and not just any building, by the way. This is the tallest building in the western hemisphere, yes, we will take you to new york city. My goodness. Stuck up therefore hours. Hours. Sixtyeight floors above. Sue, yesterday, was it winds any new york . Thankfully they werent blowing around up there. No it, wasnt excessively winnie. Youre right, thank goodness, that could have made the situation even worse. But, yes, that was real life drama up there. Today, our drama how much colder it was than yesterday, 20 degrees temperature drop, the possibility, later on, of some rain n and yes maybe snow showers tonight, early sunshine, though, and not too windy today either. Well have enough to deal with with the temperatures colder than yesterday. 41 degrees in philly, 26 degrees in mount pocono, brr, 31 in lancaster,
But cold. Sunday is a little better. Not quite as cold with the morning and the freezing rain that will be possible on monday. And that may affect the commutes and then the snow chances on wednesday and thursday of next week. Well explain which of the two would be a little more of a threat. Well the weather was not your friend if you arrive at metro this morning besides the brutal weight and freezing cold. Several passengers were out there even longer pause they had cracked rails and broken down trains. Investigative reporter russ ptacek said some commuters stood around for an hour or more. Reporter well theres another disabled train and a delay on the blue line over the evening rush hour, meaning that with this mornings delays, that every line on metro was affected at one point or another with the delays today. Take a look at these pictures from the air at the station, which is where passengers say they were stranded as long as an hour outside of this mornings bitter cold. The delay w
Trouble at 9th and water street southwest. At 3 22 heavy smoke was reported at the upper level. At 3 32 the first call for an ambulance. And nearly an hour later, 4 25 the first person taken to the ho. That time line from d. C. Leaders seems to closely match a time line assembled by one of the passengers jonathan rogers. He says he took this photo a few minutes after smoke started pouring in. His iphone time stamped the photo at 3 20 p. M. Rogers said this photo is when evacuations began, time stamped 4 01. At 4 20 an hour after the first photo, rogers took a picture of what he says is the first firefighter he saw. Finally, about two minutes later, rogers is in the tunnel and walking to safe. Now just days after the incident and with the investigation still ongoing, the first lawsuits have been filed against metro. One of the passengers trapped inside the smoky train spoke about the tragedy, and his lawyers explaining why the lawsuit is being filed so quickly. News4s adam tuss has more