the while we were being pelted with all of this material. but we couldn t see anything too. it was a whiteout. so there was a moment when you thought you were going to die? there s a huge explosion. you do think for that might be it. reporter: the explosion was triggered when the flowing magma at 1,800 degrees fahrenheit, hit the thick snow creating high-pressure pockets of steam. mt. etna, is one of the world s most active volcanoes. thousands of tourists visit every year, and the bbc was there to do a story on volcano monitoring. it s clear there is a lot left to learn that way. david? glad they will be okay. terry moran with us. thank you, terry. back here of the home, and a winter storm brewing as millions dig out from the powerful and deadly nor easter. the east is already locked in a deep freeze. look at this. the train into the station, kicking up that wave of snow as passengers were waiting on the platform. let s get right to chief meteorologist, ginger zee. we hear
earlier this month and seems to have orchestrated this move. of the 8,000, 3,000 jocks will be created a new company called one web. trump also bringing up the deal he made with indiana based kr carrier that created an uproar when they were planning to move 1,000 jobs to mexico but instead is keeping 1,000 jobs here at home. he is saying quote they are coming back to the united states which is a nice change. back to you. thank you so much, cheryl. appreciate it. now a major winter storm brewing down in the northeast right before the holiday weekend. janice dean here with more on if our new year s plans are in jeopardy. we will get this storm system out of the way before the big celebration on new year s eve. look at the current temperatures 36 in new york, 34 boston. you have the cold air sunk southward and along that jet stream the potential for a nor
i think that s a bit of what we re going to see coming forward in getting ball rolling on those. jeff dewitt, a member of the trump transition team, from arizona. thank you for joining us. we re all used to hands-free talking while we drive. one state s new action to make sure your hands stay glued at 10:00 and 2:00. plus a major winter storm brewing ahead of the new year. which states could get a foot of snow and even more. we re looking at a possible nor easter here on the east coast. if you re planning to travel, you might want to keep an eye out.
plains and midwest blamed for at least 14 deaths, including eight in texas and six in kansas. snow, ice and rain are making for very dangerous travel conditions. a 70-year-old woman whose car was swept away by flash flooding on friday in ft. worth is still missing. bonnie schneider is joining me with a look at weather headlines. any chance the storm is going to let up any time soon? the ice storm warning for parts of kansas continues until 6:00 tonight. not for kansas city. just a cold rain. but we are seeing the ice falling. into manhattan, kansas, we re expecting to see freezing rain continue. on i-70, treacherous travel. cold air plummeting further to the south. cooler in the northeast. mild in the southeast. look at this cold air. we re ripe for snow. that s right. a brand-new winter storm brewing tonight that will take us into monday and tuesday. low pressure develops across the southern rockies. it will work its way to the east. this winter storm will activate
scientists have a solution. they say start your day later. according to new research, every hour that work starts later in the morning sleep time is increased by 20 minutes. study found that people slept an average of six hours when they started before or at 6 a.m they got more than seven hours when they started between 9 and 10 a.m that s nice if we had the choice. we do have a choice. let s just move this show to noon. let s do that. they would outnumber us. there is five of them and three of us. thank you. meanwhile, this morning there is a new winter storm brewing. millions of americans face sub zero temperatures. look at that right there 4 below at that bank. maria molina is tracking the storm and it s already in the middle. man, it s cold up north and it s heading to the east. yeah, that s right. we had some severe weather yesterday across parts of the southeast. with that storm system we saw