millions. americans waking up to record low temps, snow, and dangerous commutes. the biggest bulls eye tops virginia and west virginia significant snow in d.c. federal offices closed today. more than 1,000 flights are already canceled. west virginia massive train derailment forced hundreds from their homes this morning. when it blew up it was higher than the mountain. i could feel the heat on my face. judge in texas temporarily blocked president obama s executive action on immigration. chilling video in the so-called american sniper trial in which eddie routh confesses to the shootings of chris kyle and chad littlefield. lance armstrong is ordered to pay $10 million for lying. by the time this is over there may not be much of that left. it is fat tuesday. biggest party of them all happens in new orleans with mardi gras. new zealand, a woman rescued from a sinking vehicle. police threw a rock through the back window. all that plus the westminster dog
is nbc nightly news. reporting tonight, lester holt. good evening and welcome on this president s day. the misery of this exceptionally brutal winter is being felt across a much wider section of the country tonight including the south. while boston desperately looks for somewhere to put the remains of its fourth major snowstorm in two weeks, another storm is dumping snow and crippling travel across a huge area from kentucky to washington, d.c. with tennessee facing dangerous ice. right now 20 states are under winter weather warnings or advisories. on top of it all arctic cold extending well into the south with sub zero lows in some parts. once again our team is in place. miguel almaguer is along the icy waters on boston tonight, miguel. reporter: lester good evening. we re on a coast guard cutter tonight. a 65-foot battering ram used to clear ice from critical shipping lanes. the eight men that work on this vessel do so in frigid conditions. but tonight so much of this
prosecutors as they get set to rest their case today. and 14 years. the new study that shows hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause linger longer much longer than expected. it is getting the attention of million was women tuesday, february 17th 2015. announcer: from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning and welcome to today. did we mention that storm? don t start with me. i had no idea. not two. all three anchors said did you mention this yesterday? i went through and wrote this down for the entire mid-atlantic coast. icing in the south and snow in the northeast. they didn t hear a word i said. all we heard was boston boston. sell it,al. while al burns, we will get to the latest on the storm. it s knocked out power to more than 335,000 people mat jority in georgia and south carolina. states of emergency have been declared in five states where hundreds of drivers were strand and with
storm warnings across 20 states. the drive to work is going to be treacherous for millions. and take a look at this tonight. the view from space. the big chill across the northeast, and as far south as the gulf coast this evening. more snow in boston than they ve seen in 100 years. on the ground a state of emergency across at least six states at this hour. and the new concerns tonight. this is a lowe s in massachusetts, collapsing shdunder the weight of the snow. in philadelphia an entire apartment building covered in ice. tonight, those freezing temperatures breaking records and stretching south. meteorologist ginger zee right here with the new track, but first, abc s rob mars yan owe, in the storm zone in quincy massachusetts. rob? reporter: thedavid, the problems here just keep compounding this is one of nearly 60 roof collapses that s occurred in the past week coming after yet another big snowstorm. and now, they have the coldest air they ve seen in this area in over a
they come with six fashionable colors including of course girly pink. the owner of clothes minded believes women looking for protection would rather shop at her boutique than a gun store. this is a very chic place to shop. so why not look for a chic taser? self defense experts say tasers are an effective weapon for women because they are less dangerous than firearms and can be operated further away from an attacker than pepper spray. i guess if you are going to tase somebody you might as well look good doing it. yikes. today is mardi gras or fat tuesday. but in plenty of places like brazil it is known as karn carnaval and that means elaborate costumes for the parades in rio. they roll through a half mile strip. tens of thousands of people packed both sides of the route to see and probably participate in the celebration. always wanted to go and if everyone has a really good time today maybe they will forget about brazil s incredible collapse at last summer s world