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Important point. Hello and good morning. Im michaela pereira. Im john berman. Those stories and more right now at this hour. At this hour, weve been watching it all morning, another winter storm. Make it stop, john. This could bring almost a foot of snow to parts of the northeast today and tomorrow. These are the nasty conditions that drivers near cleveland had to deal with this morning. Several inches fell overnight. Now, the area is dealing with wind gusts of up to 40 miles an hour. If that wasnt enough, passengers say it was like nothing they have ever experienced. Did weather play a part in this, we dont know. The plane suddenly dropped and started shaking violently. The plane dropped and hit severe and sudden turbulence. One passenger said, everybody on board were terrified. There was a lot of screaming and a lot of hollering. Another passenger hit the ceiling so hard she cracked the panel that was above her head. Five people in total went to the hospital, some crew, some passenge ....
And a lot of lot of hollering and things like that going on. The incident so jarring, passengers say one woman hit the ceiling so hard it cracked the panel over her head. Severe turbulence rattled everyone on board the flight from denver to billings, montana. Five passengers were rushed to local hospitals. One remains in intensive care, the others were treated and release. One passenger says the turbulence appeared to have even taken the flight crew by surprise. I think they were trying to assess things themselves. They didnt offer any explanation because of what happened so quickly. If youve been through turbulence, you know what that is like. One passenger says that a woman called out for her baby which he took to indicate she had lost control of her infant. No warning at all. Thank you very much. So the big story of course is the weather. The winter that feels like it may never end is bringing another round of weather. This is look at the live snow coming down in new jersey. It has ....
Capital which has gone from flames, fury and deadly street fighting to a signed peace deal. Marathon talks brokered by european diplomats ended this morning with an agreement to holt the slaughter and begin a reform process. But in the bloodstained streets of kiev, there is still so much anger and plenty of doubt. Our Senior International correspondent Nick Paton Walsh reports. Reporter fireworks of victory fired in rage, a hole where the riot police have been. 24 hours ago, this street was the scene of pitch live gunfire between the police and protesters. Now, absolutely no police around. They have abandoned this position two hours ago. Just protesters to be seen. You can even catch a taxi. A remarkable turnaround. The protesters and now the power here. In the morning, the deal emerged between the president and the opposition that would weaken yanukovychs powers and ....
Track dry and the rain stops theyll go back to racing here. Still a good number of people here who are trying to wait out the storm. And, so, i think i heard you correctly. You said a number of people there are trying to ride out the storm, but i couldnt quite understand you at the very top. Are people making their way back into the stands or still coming down . Its hard to hear you, but, yes, a number of people, a number of people who attended the race. They recommended that everyone leave when that tornado was still under affect. Now trying to wait it out. Just sort of a popup shower and now everybody is just trying to wait it out. And the jet driers will have to come out to the track and fan and other materials down. Everybody still hoping to get the race in today, obviously. But the rain is still falling right now. People are just standing under the main grandstands and gone to some of the restaurants along the main stretch and some people have decided to go ahead and depart. A goo ....
Announced maj cuts to the number of active duty arm troops. Certain planes and programs are also on the chopping block. The defense secretary says he is vowing to economic realities in a way that will maintain military readiness. It has been a disappointing day at the Supreme Court if you are a gun rights activist. The justices have now decided not to review the three cases concerning gun rights. Two of the cases involve laws preventing 18 to 20yearolds from buying, carrying hand guns and that third case was from people in washington, d. C. Who wanted the right to buy guns from out of state dealers. The laws will stay on the books. Some good news. Wall street on fire today. The dow up just about 170 points here. Here you go. S p 500 and hitting a record high as well. Why . Corporate earnings deserve the credit today. Many topping expectations in the fourth quarter, but keep in mind we like that color green. Dont we . All the green ....