Already, making repairs in advance of the storm. Again, these are blizzardtype conditions. We expect easily 2 feet even the potential of pressing on towards 3 feet of snow. I want to emphasize, this will not just be snow. There would be very windy conditions. We expect wind speeds of 35 Miles Per Hour or more. There will be low visibility, so im going to say this today and youll hear me sea it over the next few days. New yorkers should not underestimate this storm. Assume conditions will be unsafe. Assume that you do not want to be out in this storm. When you can stay indoors, stay indoors. When you can day off the roads, stay off the roads, use mass transit or make plans to travel another day. Try with everything you have to avoid being in the middle of this storm. The storm is expected with initial flurries late morning, early afternoon tomorrow increasingly heavy going into monday evening, and then continues on into early tuesday. Well be constantly monitoring the storm and its path
Plus, new developments in the fight to free an american pastor imprisoned in iran because of his christian faith. It was a meeting two years in the making. President obama sits down with sayed aborghinis wife. She sits down with us. Americas ae americas news hq starts right now. We begin with the latest threat from isis. World leaders condemning what appears to be the execution of one of the japanese hostages. Attention is now focusing on saving the remaining captive, but as the u. S. And other nations vow not to give in to terrorism, isis is changing his demands. Peter is here with us with the latest in washington. Peter . Isis wants to trade their japanese prisoner for an iraqi prisoner behind bars in jordan. The kidnappers have dropped their 200 million ransom demand and instead want to swap their prisoner for this woman who is jailed in part for her role in bombings in jordan a decade ago. So the terms are different and a new question emerges. Is this trade something the japanese a
And the republican 2016 front runner is a college drop out. Tonight, why i say a College Degree should not be a prerequisite to becoming president. I dont think we another harvard professor or graduate at the white house. Good evening from new york. One of president obamas signature accomplishments of late have been thrown into legal imbow. A federal judge in texas blocked the president s action on immigration that he announced in november. The preliminary injunction from the Federal District court judge it not rule if the president exceeded his constitutional power, instead, it says the 26 mostly republican states have standing to do so. It prohibits the Obama Administration from carrying out their action as the lawsuit moves forward. He promised to appeal the ruling saying he was within his authority to act. Im not willing to just stand by and do nothing and engage in political rhetoric. Im interested in solving problems. Republicans reacted to the ruling with glee. This ruling does
Marshfield inspecting damage after the storm surge punched out a 50foot hole in the sea wall of several towns at the mercy of the tides. Trashed. Demolished. What happened . The ocean just tore down my roof caved in. The roof collapsed the side wall. This is the worst storm ive seen. This place is like a war zone right now. Just north of marshfield Governor Charlie Baker assesses damage in the town of scituate where a sea wall there was breached as well flooding local homes and streets. And after spending the past couple of days stranded at the airport, flights are slowly getting back to normal in the northeast. Our Blizzard Team is in place. Meteorologist bill karins has the latest forecast. Tom costello at Laguardia Airport, and bill start with you and the aftermath. The storm is finally ending. Overnight picked up really strong winds blowing and drifting of snow. People out there doing it now. We now officially know this is the blizzard of 2015. National Weather Service in boston co
Started to accumulate. The city that never sleeps its sleeping. The travel ban in new york city which began at 11 00 last night. Were into our fifth hour of that. It remains in effect for nonemergency vehicles. And you can forget about trying to get around on the subway. Service has been suspended for further notice. Were keeping an eye on that. The governor makes that decision. Well be listening to the governor. We expect to hear from him at 8 00 a. M. Restrictions on nonessential travel in effect in massachusetts, connecticut and rhode island. Air travel also coming to a crawl. At least 7,000 flights into and out of the region have been canceled. Service on commuter rails like amtrak, also suspended. Its not just the record snowfall thats set to wreak havoc. High tide is rolling in along the massachusetts coast. And coastal flooding is expected. The new jersey shore could see a storm surge, flooding and beach erosion, as well. Just was looking at this from the National Weather servic