A monday morning, isnt it, just when youre stuck but it is friday. Weve made it to the end of the week. Good morning, everybody. Im kendis gibson. Have to get through friday. Im eva pilgrim in for diane. Widespread snow and temperatures that are downright dangerous. Yeah, lets get to the radar. Snow is hammering the great lakes area. The lakes are still very warm and arctic air is sweeping across the water creating the perfect conditions for historic lakeeffect snow. Here is the scene overnight. Central new york state. People there could see several inches by the time it is all over later today. Now, the snow is causing some problems on the roads. This was the scene along the shores of lake erie as many as 75 vehicles in a pileup on interstate 90 year cleveland. And a major snowmaker is hitting the northwest. This picture tweeted out overnight by the National Weather service in seattle. They say its the first roof in two years. All this Winter Weather coming in with a wave of bitterly
A monday morning, isnt it, just when youre stuck but it is friday. Weve made it to the end of the week. Good morning, everybody. Im kendis gibson. Have to get through friday. Im eva pilgrim in for diane. Widespread snow and temperatures that are downright dangerous. Yeah, lets get to the radar. Snow is hammering the great lakes area. The lakes are still very warm and arctic air is sweeping across the water creating the perfect conditions for historic lakeeffect snow. Here is the scene overnight. This is binghamton, new york, Central New York state. People there could see several inches by the time it is all over later today. Now, the snow is causing some problems on the roads. This was the scene along the shores of lake erie as many as 75 vehicles in a pileup on interstate 90 year cleveland. And a major snowmaker is hitting the northwest. This picture tweeted out overnight by the National Weather service in seattle. They say its the first measurable snowfall on their roof in two years.
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im tamron hall, in for lester. He was the last of americas first astronauts. John glenn, the former astronaut and u. S. Senator has died in ohio at the age of 95. Tonight, he is being remembered not just for what he accomplished, but also for what he helped the dreaming beyond the stars. Tributes are pouring in tonight, including from president obama, who said, the last of americas first astronauts, has left us, but propelled by their example, we know that our future here on earth compels us to keep reaching for the heavens. On behalf of a grateful nation, god speed, john glenn. Tom costello has more on his extraordinary life. Two, one, zero. Reporter john glenn was more than an american hero. For more than half his life, he was a 20th century icon, perhaps best known for what happened on february 20th, 1962. Two, two, one, zero. Reporter the First American to orbit the earth and put
Season, and parents are cracking up, just trying to find them. Nightly news begins right now. From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im tamron hall, in for lester. He was the last of americas first astronauts. John glenn, the former astronaut and u. S. Senator has died in ohio at the age of 95. Tonight, he is being remembered not just accomplished, but also for what he helped the nation believe about dreaming beyond the stars. Tributes are pouring in tonight, including from president obama, who said, the last of americas first astronauts, has left us, but propelled by their example, we know that our future here on earth compels us to keep reaching for the heavens. On behalf of a grateful nation, god speed, john glenn. Tom costello has more life. Five, four, three, two, one, zero. Reporter john glenn was more than an american hero. For more than half his life, he was a 20th century icon, perhaps best known for what happened
Many of americans are in the blanket of a deadly weather these days. A deadly pileup and a dozen injured in michigan. It happened near whiteout conditions, dangerous travel, a polar vortex and much, much more. All of that is really on the way. Heres nbcs kristen dolgren. Reporter another multivehicle accident near erie, pennsylvania shut down several people to the hospital. In upstate new york, a funnel cloud, along with proceeding snow and slippery roads. We had to drive really slow. Reporter even the professionals had trouble. Some areas could see more than two feet of this lake effect snow. Out west, places like salem and portland, oregon, under a blanket of snow and ice, schools and city offices closed and flights cancelled. Across much of the country. Wallia wallia washington 16 degrees, boulder dropped to 3. And casper, wyoming, a bone chiming 30 below, 44 degrees lower than normal. And its far from over t. Polar vortex could plunge temperatures even lower next week. Our meteorol