traveling and 3 million of them by air. david mattingly is outfront at the nation s busiest airport in atlanta. david, what is the latest there? hartsfield never really a pleasant experience, but on a night like this can be really really awful. reporter: i don t know. i ve been flying out of here for about 20 years now. and this place really knows how to move people. this is the busiest time of the year for the world s busiest airport. by the time this week is over there s going to be 1.5 million people coming through here. and so far so good. you don t see a big crowd of people here behind me. i want to show you the boards here. all these blue borders up here representing flights that are going out tonight. about 300 of them just in the next couple of hours. there is only one flight listed up there as canceled so far. what everyone is looking for right now that ripple effect we were talking about earlier in the hour. they are waiting here bracing to
it all happened without event. but that may be small comfort for now. because tensions in the area center around who controls the air space, whether china or japan controls some islands out in this patch of the east china sea. everyone is claiming that the control them. this is far from resolved. so expect to see more flights by the u.s. through this area making the point that china can make its demands, but in international air space the u.s. military will travel as it sees fit. erin? all right, barbara, thank you very much. obviously a crucial development for the u.s. especially as it s dealing with what s going on in iran. we have much more on that because there s a huge development on that iran deal later in the program. our third story outfront, 30 years for amanda knox is the sentence an italian prosecutor wants knox to serve for what he says is the murder of her british roommate. knox s original conviction was overturned in 2011 because of a quote lack of evidence. but italy
very seriously. it s a point of national pride here in china. the chinese say it s nothing to do with any conflict, that this is a peaceful process, the want to share their technology. but u.s. defense department has repeatedly said that the need to watch the chinese space program very closely, erin. and the do believe that china s looking to flex its muscles on the world stage and also of course in outer space. erin? david, thank you. by the way, enjoy that sunny day. i rarely have been in beijing or seen you in beijing with glorious sunshine like that. usually a lot smoggier. so enjoy it. thanks to david. and now our sixth story outfront, iran lashes out, rejecting the united states interpretation of the crucial nuclear deal. you meeting scratching your head, right? according to a spokeswoman for iran s foreign ministry, quote what has been released by the
university confirm that the all meet meteorite criteria, including magnetic pull. these are things you never thought you needed to be afraid of with your children. isn t that scary? for those of you just joining us, our top story tonight the killer storm moving up the east coast causing huge travel issues for many millions of americans who are traveling for thanksgiving and hanukkah. torrential rain soaking the southeast, wet snow and ice now in the north, more than 40 million people are going to be traveling and 3 million of them by air. david mattingly is outfront at the nation s busiest airport in atlanta. david, what is the latest there? hartsfield never really a pleasant experience, but on a night like this can be really really awful. reporter: i don t know. i ve been flying out of here for about 20 years now. and this place really knows how to move people. this is the busiest time of the year for the world s busiest airport. by the time this week is over there s going to be 1
so many people have constantly about them. still to come, america and china on the brink. so two u.s. bombers, b 52s, flew through china s air space and the did it without permission. and now china is about to respond in a big way. this is a huge story. we have that for you. plus a prosecutor wants 30 years for amanda knox. what does it mean for the american if she s convicted? and the obama administration continues to sell the united states on the iran nuclear agreement. but late tonight, one problem, iran now says the white house is lying about what s in the deal. the state department comes outfront. [ male announcer ] they are a glowing example of what it means to be the best. and at this special time of year, they shine even brighter. come to the winter event and get the mercedes-benz you ve always wished for, now for an exceptional price.