this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. quijano: good evening. scott is off tonight. i m elaine quijano. happy thanksgiving. it has come this year with a serving of weather headaches. a storm in the northeast knocked out power to at least 338,000 homes and businesss. snow and ice made driving dangerous, and flying? nearly 1,000 flights were delayed or canceled. more now from katie brace from cbs boston station wbz. reporter: the first major storm of the season dropped as much as a foot of heavy, wet snow, taking down trees and power lines. airports already slammed by 700 cancellations yesterday were struggling to catch up. many of those lucky enough to get home for the holiday arrived only to find a cold and dark welcome. 200,000 here in new hampshire alone are without power, and it could be several days before crews get to some hard-hit rural areas. many were forced to improvise their thanksgiving plans. no electricity at home at newlyweds patti kenyon and her
williams. good evening and happy thanksgiving. i m kate snow in for brian tonight. and in a week that brought a lot of news, not much of it good news, it seemed as if america paused today to give thanks, take a breath and reflect a moment. there were those who celebrated quietly with family, and those who chose to hit the stores. yes, even on thanksgiving day. we ll get to the shopping and what americans are most thankful for on this night, but let s begin with the festivities and national correspondent peter alexander. reporter: no rain on this parade, but in new york more than 3 million fans braved the cold as those massive balloons floated through manhattan streets. similar thanksgiving celebrations in chicago, houston, and here in the nation s capitol where runners tried to keep up with the rest of those turkeys. along l.a. s skid row volunteers continued a 70-year-old tradition feeding more than 2,500 homeless. from the white house the president worked the phone to t
and good evening on this thanksgiving, i m amy robach, in for david muir tonight. and we begin with those plunging temperatures. millimeters of americans glad to be until on this holiday, shutting out the bitter cold. in minnesota, most everyone waking up to temperatures below zero. snowstorms downing power lines like this one in western massachusetts. a quarter of a million people still in the dark. and the travel delays not over. this man waiting for a flight at new york s laguardia today. but the cold did not stop those holiday parades, with turkey floats and the famous snoopy balloon in the macy s thanksgiving day parade. the forecast in just a moment, but first, gio benitez starting us off. reporter: tonight, a biting cold holiday for millions across the country. in minnesota, wind chills as low as 30 below zero. min yap yap lis seeing the coldest thanksgiving in three decades. from the texas panhandle, all the way to new england, residents waking up to freezing temper
the dog stuck in the bird? and good evening on this thanksgiving, i m amy robach, in for david muir tonight. and we begin with those plunging temperatures. millimeters of americans glad to be until on this holiday, shutting out the bitter cold. in minnesota, most everyone waking up to temperatures below zero. snowstorms downing power lines like this one in western massachusetts. a quarter of a million people still in the dark. and the travel delays not over. this man waiting for a flight at new york s laguardia today. but the cold did not stop those holiday parades, with turkey floats and the famous snoopy balloon in the macy s thanksgiving day parade. the forecast in just a moment, but first, gio benitez starting us off. reporter: tonight, a biting cold holiday for millions across the country. in minnesota, wind chills as low as 30 below zero. min yap yap lis seeing the coldest thanksgiving in three decades. from the texas panhandle, all the way to new england, residents
good evening and happy thanksgiving. i m kate snow in for brian tonight. and in a week that brought a lot of news, n much of it good news, it seemed as if america paused today to give thanks, take a breath and reflect a moment. there were those who celebrated quietly with family, and those who chose to hit the stores. yes, even on thanksgiving day. we ll get to the shopping and what americans are most thankful for on this night, but let s begin with the festivities and national correspondent peter alexander. reporter: no rain on this parade, but in new york more than 3 million fans braved the cold as those massive balloons floated through manhattan streets. similar thanksgiving celebrations in chicago, houston, and here in the nation s capital where runners tried to keep up with the rest of those turkeys. along l.a. s skid row volunteers continued a 70-year-old tradition feeding more than 2,500 homeless. from the white house the president worked the phone to thank america