Reyberger. Heavy rain and hail made the street in Colorado Springs look like a fast flowing muddy river. The water was so strong that several cars actually got swept right down the street. The rising waters made it to yards and close to home. It went a few feet into everybodys yard. Covered the sidewalks. Took our mailbox all the way down to 30th street. Cell phone video caught one man stuck on the roof of his suv as the flood waters swirled around him. According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department several people throughout the city had to be rescued from stalled or flooded vehicles. The coast guard is showing off its historic haul. 66,000 pounds of cocaine. There were bales of it all seized from smugglers lined up in rows. The largest known drug seizure known in coast guard history worth billions of dollars. Youre looking at 33 million lines of coke. This could be the center piece in a stellar year for drug busts. The numbers are massive. Its rated at 2 billion of coke. Authoritie
Apparent choke hold death of eric garner. More than 200 arrests in new york city alone last night, protesters once again blocking major highways like this one and coming face to face with police. Larger crowds than wednesday night when the grand jury decision was announced. Possibly fueling the anger, reports that key evidence in the case will remain secret. Thats because the District Attorney in charge of the case has not asked the judge to release all the grand jury transcripts like he promised. In the Nations Capital and across the country, theyre not just marching in the streets, theyre also dying on them. This is a scene in pittsburgh, earlier in the day. And at temple university, students showing solidarity, not only with eric garners family, but also with the family of michael brown. Nbcs sarah dallof has more. Reporter calls for justice and reform filled the streets of major cities. In new york, thousands of protesters organized at multiple locations including the brooklyn brid
This Christmas Eve. Thanks for joining us today. Im dara brown. It is a state of emergency in some parts of mississippi right now. The storm system could affect half the nations population over the next 24 hours. Nbcs kirk gregory has more. Reporter rare december tornadoes tore through southern mississippi ripping roofs from businesses and pulling walls from their foundations. In the town of columbia, thousands were left without power. Two dozen homes damaged. Vehicles thrown on to their sides. We had reports of debris falling out of the sky off to the north and east of columbia. Reporter weather chaser brendan clemons. Trees were all completely snapped, buildings destroyed, ambulances flipped on top of another car. Reporter in louisiana much of the same, downed trees and debris from damaged homes strewn across yards. As the massive system marched eastward it brought torrential rain to the panhandle of florida. More than six inches fell in tallahassee and as the front moves to the nort
Grip on the u. S. In new york, a colossal wall of snow slammed into buffalo. Governor cuomo deployed the national guard. Over 100 miles of nearby i90 closed. The Niagara University Womens Basketball team was stranded on their bus for over 24 hours. Overnight, salvation, new york troopers to the rescue. This tweet from the coach saying thank you for rescuing us. Their ordeal might be over, the bad weather will press on. Nbcs kirk gregory has the latest on snowvember 2014. Reporter the calendar may say mid november, but in buffalo, new york, it looks more like mid february. Snou mounds five feet tall have piled up, burying cars and stranding motorists. Were asking that people stay home, they dont travel unnecessarily. Reporter its just too much too fast, even for this snowprone city. This is a very, very intense storm, one of those record storms that were going to remember for a few years beyond this date. Reporter the snow has been falling at a rate of four to five inches per hour, at t
Snow, flooding and thunderstorms. According to flight ware. Com, more than 13,000 flights had been delayed, and more than 1200 Flights Canceled nationwide this week alone. So how did last minute travelers fare . Heres nbcs chris pollone. Reporter at new Yorks Laguardia airport Christmas Eve, santa and his elves tried to keep holiday spirits bright, serenading travelers with christmas carollers, perhaps distracting them from dreary weather causing flight delays and cancellations. It was windy and wet from maine to florida. By midday, 200 flights across the country had been canceled, more than 1,000 delayed. Travelers in new york seem to be taking everything in stride. So far its been great. No problems for us. Were hoping it will continue to be this way. Reporter delays were a bit more prevalent in philadelphia where heavy fog slowed takeoffs and landings. Less crowded than i expected. I was expecting it to be packed. Reporter forecasters fear chicagos Ohare Airport could see significan