Right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. There will be no quick bounce backs from the blizzard of 2016. Its punch was too much. Snow measured in feet from washington to new york, paralyzing entire cities, cutting off neighborhoods, some left flooded and grounding thousands of flights, assuring its impact would be felt nationwide. Stormrelated deaths have now reached at least 40. The Financial Impact at 850 million. So many people and so many things affected, but the recovery, albeit uneven, is under way, and we have full coverage starting with nbcs Miguel Almaguer in washington, d. C. Miguel, good evening. Reporter lester, good evening. This may be the largest snow dumping center on the entire east coast. Much of the snow from the washington, d. C. Area is brought up to this old football stadium. The operation here is massive. The trucks have been coming in and out of this area for hours hauling snow all
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As i stand here tonight breathing a big sigh of relief. Thank you, iowa. Bernie sanders not conceding defeat. I think that sont shows the American People this is a campaign that can win. Its on to New Hampshire. Candidates already on the ground there. This morning, whos in, whos out, and who are the big winners in the first stop on the road to the white house. And good morning, america. All eyes on the heartland last night, those Iowa Caucuses setting new records for turnout full of surprises, as well starting out with that big one for ted cruz, surging past donald trump in the final days, strong close for marco rubio too. A virtual dead heat on the democratic side, the race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders still too close and take a look at this. So close at some of those caucus sites the night came down you saw it to a coin toss. At least three different times they had to toss the coin. Luck in politics it takes and hillary and the Iowa Democratic Party Declared her the win
Minor injuries were reported. More on the storm now from abcs steve osunsami. Tornado on the ground. Mississippi a short time ago. What looks like a possible tornado falling from the dark sky. Tough for fames in the south as they watch and wait. Across the plains and the midwest, this same storm is bringing blizzards. Near grand island, nebraska, theyre not going anywhere this evening. Its a total whiteout. This snow is piling up and its freezing. Reporter in at least five states, they are being told to stay put as the blizzard blows. It got bad quick. The roads were covered. Snow was coming down pretty hard. Reporter outside denver, its wreck city. The sevencar accident sent four people to the hospital. The heavy snow forced authorities to close interstate 70 to save lives. Here in nashville, at least one School District wasnt taking any chances and decided to close early. We are under a tornado watch, steve osunsami, abc news, nashville. That storm really is huge. Its covering a wide
President ial ection. Were live in iowa with all angles covered and complete analysis. And we do say good tuesday morning, everyone. Well start with the upset in iowa. Despite enjoying a wide and steady lead in the polls donald trump has been handed a stunning defeat by texas senator ted cruz in yesterdays Iowa Republican caucus. The fiery conservative wildly un unpopular by his own partys leaders edged out a victory over trump after wooing the states influential evangelical leaders. Heres how it shook out. Cruz beating trump by 4 Percentage Points and a surprisingly strong showing by florida senator marco rubio finishing in a very close third place. On the democratic side, Hillary Clinton defeating declaring victory overnight but many think the neck and neck race with Bernie Sanders still and the projected numbers do bear that out. A race split 50 50. In the first real test, there is no grand slam winner showing just how divided voters are in iowa. It could be an indication of the bro