And thats where we begin here tonight, with abcs John Schriffen leading us off. Reporter whiteout conditions in ohio. Power lines snapped like twigs in arkansas. And this pickup truck in southern illinois, struggling just to clear a path. The winter blast, now accounting for 15 deaths. Most of them on the nations roads, where black ice led to accident after accident. I lost count of the number of cars ive seen in the ditch. I saw a jackknifed tractor trailer a horse trailer turned over. Reporter today, the northeast was digging out. This man spent hours trying to rescue his car here in s what is it like deeming with this much snow . A lot of agony. A lot of back breaking. Reporter Mother Nature is wreaking havoc in the skies. Today alone, close to 700 flights were canceled. In the past 48 hours . Nearly 3,000. On new yorks long island, this Southwest Airlines plane skidded off the run way, getting stuck in the mud. 129 Passengers Evacuated safely. Tower southwest 4695. We just made you
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with Brian Williams. Good evening, im Natalie Morales in tonight for brian. It is down to the wire now with about 80 hours until the fiscal cliff deadline. And on what is a Holiday Weekend for many, that is not the case for congressional leaders in washington. There was a sense of urgency today as the president met with house and Senate Leaders along with the treasury secretary and Vice President a short while ago at the white house to try and forge a lastminute deal. The president says he is optimistic, but at this hour, the fiscal cliff still looms. We begin our coverage with nbcs white house correspondent, Peter Alexander who has been watching the developments all day. Peter, good evening to you. Reporter natalie, good evening to you. After his first meeting with all of the top four congressional lawmakers since before thanksgiving, the president marched into the Briefing Room here at the white house and he said
Definitely something we need. As long as that stationary boundary is in that area, a chance of more showers and thunderstorms, and looking much better into missouri. Back to you. Kim cunningham at the weather channel. Thanks. Now to the massive manhunt under way in the mountainous terrain of boise, idaho as law officials desperately search for a missing california teenager and her alleged abductor. Nbcs joe fryer reports from the search area. Reporter the desperate search is on. More than 150 highway trained search, surveying this idaho wilderness from the air and trudging through the 350 square miles of rugged terrain on the ground looking for 16yearold Hannah Anderson and the man police say about zucted her, 40yearold james dimaggio. The resources we need search that area safely. Reporter this area is called the river of no return wilderness. Expecting the giant network of trails winding through the back country. The best of the best and will take every precaution to make sure they a
Power poles snapped like twigs in arkansas. And this pickup truck in southern illinois, struggling just to clear a path. The winter blast, now accounting for 15 deaths. Most of them on the nations roads, where black ice led to accident after accident. I lost count of the number of cars ive seen in the ditch. I saw a jackknifed tractor trailer. I saw a horse trailer that was turned over. Reporter today, the northeast was digging out. This man spent hours trying to rescue his car here in syracuse. What is it like dealing with this much snow . A lot of agony. A lot of back breaking. Reporter Mother Nature is also wreaking havoc in the skies. Today alone, close to 700 flights were canceled. In the past 48 hours . Nearly 3,000. On new yorks long island, this Southwest Airlines plane skidded off the runway, getting stuck in the mud. 129 Passengers Evacuated safely. Tower southwest 4695. 4695. We just made your day very exciting, at least ours is going to be. We just taxied off the taxiway in