Good evening, and here we go again. The u. S. Is warning of the possibility the terrorists may attempt to hide explosives in shoes. While this may sound familiar, this is based on new intelligence that terrorists are working on new bomb designs, the supplies to overseas flights coming into the u. S. So for example, it would apply to all the americans here at the olympic winter games who are about to fly home, or for that matter, anybody flying into our country from overseas. It means more checks, security, and like the toothpaste scare, just as these games got under way it is one more thing for air travellers to think about. It is where we begin our broadcast tonight with nbcs Pete Williams who is in our Washington News room. Good evening. Reporter brian, good evening, recent intelligence says this could be a possible attempt to attack people with explosives hidden in shoes, the officials familiar with the warning say it applies to airlines that fly from overseas to the United States.
Good evening. And from here at the olympic winter games we begin back home tonight with an enormous winter storm. Heres how forecasters at the National Weather service describe what is sliding up from the south and west to the north and east. Quote, confidence is increasing in an event of historical proportions. Prepare now for this potentially crippling event. Here is the map tonight of the individual counties that are under watches and warnings. Its a rain, snow and ice event. But its the ice they really fear will be crippling. Tonight theyre sending up Hurricane Hunter aircraft to look at it from aloft. 93 million americans in the path of this one. There are states of emergency in five different southern states, including georgia, so hard hit by that last snowfall. We have it all covered for you tonight. Al roker is here with us. But first, to mark potter in atlanta to start us off. Hey, mark, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. The bad weather is now expected to hit atlanta
Some doing and it has been a difficult journey to get here, but the flame burning bright right behind our anchor location here tonight, invisible by the way for upwards of 20 miles around in the cold and clear night sky sends a bright and indelible message that these winter games are indeed under way. It is a monumental under taking considering little this was of this was even here in the last seven years, and 50 billion ago. Millions of americans already woke up to the news this morning, it was hard to avoid, hearing of the first u. S. Gold medal in snow boarding, american figure skaters and hockey players have already been in action on the ice, as well on this full day. Anne thompson is up where the mountain events are being held, to start us off, hey, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian, you know one of the best things about the Olympic Games are their unpredictability, and today nobody was more unpredictable than a snowboarder from idaho. Here he goes sage kotsenable. 20year
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