Controls only during emissions tests but not during actual drivie inine in driving. Many cars passed the tests but admitted up to 35 times more than should be. We have a very strong suspicion that data that holds the keys as to how far volkswagen knew that these vehicles werent meeting epa standards may lie right in the heart of belmont. Reporter volkswagen has apologized but not released many details in terms of who is responsible for the action. The lab has declined to comment on any pending litigation but an hour ago did issue a statement saying its not involved in the development or creation of any parts or systems related to vehicle emissions. We should also point out that is not an allegation pointed out in the lawsuit. Robert honda, nbc bay area news. Thank you, robert. A few years ago our tech and Business Reporter scott budman got an exclusive look inside that lab at the center of those suspicions. Scott joins us now for a closer look at what workers are doing inside the resea
Reporter some 11,000 guests packed the south lawn of the white house this morning to get a gyms of pope francis. He then met behind closed doors with president obama. In a ceremony fit for a pope, president obama joined by the first lady and members of his cabinet officially welcomed pope francis to the white house. In your humility, your embrace of simplicity and the gentleness of your words and the generosity of your spirit, we see a living example of jesuss teachings. Reporter while the president largely used his speech about compassion, he did touch on issues where the two leaders agree. Were grateful. Reporter for his part, Pope Franciss public remarks were limited to areas of agreement as follow. The public speeches were followed by a closeddoor oval office meeting. It seems clear to me also that Climate Change is a problem we can no locker be left we can no longer leave that to our future generation. L at the white house, fox news. Tara moriarty is in washington, d. C. For the p
Four deaths attributed to the storm. Three heart attacks and one man was hit by a snowplow. Parents, remember here on long island today, there are tens we see some of the test trains coming by. Remember to parents on long island we have dozens of long island schools closed or with staggered openings. Thanks so much. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says all major roadways and tunnels are open for this mornings commute. Meg baker is checking out Road Conditions in newark for us. Meg, how are things out there . The travel ban has been lifted in newark. Im not sure how anyone can get their cars out or drive down these side streets. We stopped down here to show you this view down the street and believe it or not this is one of the clearer roads here. Now school is closed today. City hall closed and garbage well drive ahead for you. We are in a residential section of downtown newark. Most of the main roadways are clearer. Check out the side streets. Many of them dont even look like theyve
By evening. We could have slippery spots into the afternoon and overnight, but the snow will taper off tonight. Ill have more details and overnight, but the snow will taper off tonight. Ill have more details on the snow in a few minutes. The cleanup is underway this morning and its going to take a long time. A big storm dumps mountains of snow up and down the east coast over the weekend. Plows started cleaning up piles of snow along the streets of new york city. Along the jersey shore, a mix of snow and floodwaters drowned neighborhood streets. Crews worked to repair downed powerlines from the heavy winds. Sidewalks around washington dc. The deep snow in the washington, dc area slowed firefighters as they tried to battle a fire. The fire hydrant was buried in the snow and they had to dig it out. Firefighters are urging people to clear those hydrants now. Heavy snowfall from this weekends historic blizzard didnt spare the roof of an iconic Bowling Alley this was in a small town in virgi
Be the worst blizzard to ever hit new york city. Im rob schmitt. The among anticipated storm blue in with blinding winds, snow and buried our area in upwards of 2 feet of snow and its not done yet. This have been three storm related deaths in the city from shovel ing shoveling. A travel ban is in effect meaning all nonemergency vehicles must be off the streets or face fines. The mta suspended elevated Subway Service and buses are not running. And rail service is halted across the lirr, and connecticut transit systems. We have a team of reporters out covering the blizzard across the tristate air from dwr the jersey shore to the city, long island to connecticut. We begin with janice huff. Not an alltime record. Anywhere from 19 to almost 22 inches of snow from central parm park, jfk, newark and islip, all records for the date. Bring bridgeport, 7 inches. If we get one more inch of snow in central park, this snowstorm will make it into the top five. We could go higher than that as it is s