reporter: a solid argument being sought in the frozen solid landscape. cutting-edge science on the well, it looks a little like the arctic circle in the midwest, which is now blanketed in storm warnings. here s david begnaud. reporter: over the last 24 hours this has been the scene across much of kansas and parts of oklahoma. every time it crackles it means something else is coming down. oh, it s coming down. reporter: an inch of ice covered power lines that knocked out electricity to thousands of homes and businesses. oklahoma s governor declared a state of emergency in all 77 counties. you know, all night we could hear the limbs cracking and the ice falling and we just didn t know what to expect. reporter: at least four people died after major flooding authorities received nearly 37 calls for water rescues since thanksgiving. you are freaking lucky. i know. no way you should have survived that. reporter: in utah a 32-year-old woman fell into this icy r
before the unprecedented global summit meeting, mr. obama acknowledged the threat of terrorism, placing a tribute at one of the scenes of the recent attacks. then he told 151 heads of state and government that a deal to cut carbon emissions would be an act of defiance against terror. in our new cbs news/ new york times poll, 66% of americans said the u.s. should join an international treaty to reduce emissions. when asked whether it s more important to protect the environment or stimulate the economy, 54% chose the environment. 34% the economy. we have team of correspondents covering this all around the world. president. i ve come here personally as the leader of the world s largest economy and the second largest emitter, to say that the united states of america not only recognizes our role in creating this problem, we embrace our responsibility to do something about it. reporter: president obama came to office promising to slow climate change. today he pressed china and
icy reservoir while trying to save her dog, who fell through the ice. mantua police officer brad nelson led the rescue. walking out onto the ice you could hear it cracking beneath my feet. there s not a whole lot she could have done to help herself at that point. reporter: here in minneapolis 8 to 12 inches of snow is expected over the next 12 to 24 hours. scott, across the midwest tonight some 8 million people are under a winter weather advisory. david begnaud reporting tonight. david, thank you. today the suspect in that shooting at a planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs made his first court appearance. he will face first-degree murder charges and perhaps the death penalty. three people were killed, including a police officer. nine were wounded. barry petersen is in colorado springs. the initial charge against you is murder in the first degree. reporter: robert lewis dear appeared by video link from the county jail, standing next to a public defender. h
change. before the unprecedented global summit meeting, mr. obama acknowledged the threat of terrorism, placing a tribute at one of the scenes of the recent attacks. then he told 151 heads of state and government that a deal to cut carbon emissions would be an act of defiance against terror. in our new cbs news/ new york times poll, 66% of americans said the u.s. should join an international treaty to reduce emissions. when asked whether it s more important to protect the environment or stimulate the economy, 54% chose the environment. 34% the economy. we have team of correspondents covering this all around the world. first margaret brennan with the president. i ve come here personally as the leader of the world s largest economy and the second largest emitter, to say that the united states of america not only recognizes our role in creating this problem, we embrace our responsibility to do something about it. reporter: president obama came to office promising to slow cl
landscape. well, it looks a little like the arctic circle in the midwest, which is now blanketed in storm warnings. here s david begnaud. reporter: over the last 24 hours this has been the scene across ckrocross much of kansas of oklahoma. every time it crackles it means something else is coming down. oh, it s coming down. reporter: an inch of ice covers power lines that knocked out electricity to thousands of homes and businesses. oklahoma s governor declared a state of emergency in all 77 counties. you know, all night we could hear the limbs cracking and the ice falling and we just didn t know what to expect. reporter: at least four people died after major flooding in texas. authorities received nearly 37 calls for water rescues since thanksgiving. you are freaking lucky. i know. no way you should have survived that. reporter: in utah a 32-year-old woman fell into this icy reservoir while trying to save her dog, who fell through the ice. mantua police o