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Lost a true anchor. Wednesday night legendary bob simon died in a car accident on the way home from work here in manhattan. He had just finished a story that will air tonight. On thursday night my friend david carr died. David was the man who knew all these men, who covered them all, held them all to account. David helped us and helped them understand the revolutionary changes that keep coming coming coming in the media industry. David was the wisest most wired media reporter in this country. Hi...

Pittsfield, massachusetts, 36 below, berlin, new hampshire, 39 below zero. In norwood, mass, the snow kim taylor is trying to remove is as tall as she is. In boston, this homeowner aimed a leave blower outside a upstairs window trying to clear the snow off a rooftop. Why . Because this can happen. On garfield street in quincy, a roof collapsed. We have two reports tonight including the forecast we begin with Jericka Duncan in boston. Reporter winds gusting up to 60 milesperhour whipped up the ad...

Fighting. Of course, this isnt the first ceasefire between the two sides but german and french leaders who brokered the deal insist theyre going to keep it on track n. The meantime, the International Monetary fund injecting billions of dollars to rebuild ukraines economy. Lets get more from our Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent greg talcott whos live in kiev. Greg . Reporter a glimmer of hope, that is what one participant has said about this deal, but maybe just a glimmer. The folks here on t...

Confusion and disagreement both sides of the aisle. What is the legal terminology that you think works here . Because a lot of people are questioning enduring offensive combat force. I guess enduring defense would be okay. Im not sure andrea thats the concerns we have concerns i have. Lets make it very clear. No matter what happens to this aumf which revealpeals 2002 aumf we still have the 2001 very broad, can almost do anything you want. Gives the president , broad, broad powers. President bush...

Good evening. The misery of this winter to remember is extending its reach into places that we usually go to escape the cold. Wind chill advisories or warnings are posted right now in 17 states as a blast of arctic air promises to send temperatures into the Single Digits from the midwest on into the northeast. And well below normal temperatures for the deep south in florida. This ahead of a weekend snowstorm bearing down in the northeast. Boston already buried under more than six feet of snow is...

And, this evening, we remember a fearless journalist, bob simon. Good evening. And its great to have you with us tonight. And we begin with the american sniper trial and the stunning video revealed in court today. This is the former marine accused of killing navy s. E. A. L. Chris kyle and his friend. The images from his days in iraq. And this is what he looks like now in that texas courtroom. Tonight, the video captured by the police cruiser, revealing the moment the suspect takes off. A short ...

To be implying here, that the threat of Climate Change is greater than the threat of terrorism. As the president is saying seems to be implying here, that the threat of Climate Change is greater than the threat of terrorism. I think that the point that the president is making is that there are many more people on an annual basis who have to confront the impact, the direct impact on their lives, of Climate Change or on the spread of a disease than on terrorism. So the medias ignoring Global Warmi...

Deal but that folks here are very skeptical about whether it can work and that i have been here before. You noted the result of marathon talks between russian president putin, ukrainian president poroshenko, leaders of france and germany and the results a couple pieces of paper which may or not mean a year of bloodshed. Peace fire was supposed to go into effect midnight local time saturday night and 5 00 p. M. Eastern time. The withdraw of heavy weapons like tanks and rockets. Theyve been doing ...

Thats seen heavy fighting over the last 24 hours ago. Concern, it is very close, just a few miles from an air base where there are hundreds of American Military personnel involved in training. Iraqi army air fighters there. It is increasingly an area of iraq where isis has maintained military momentum over the iraqi army over the local sunni rip tribesmen that have been trying to stop the advance. This is also getting very close to the iraqi capital baghdad. Meanwhile, across the north of iraq w...

As a kid, his voice was so strong as a writer and back then he was a correspondent in the middle east. I just to me he was everything that a reporter should be and that i dreamed of being, and still to this day hope to be a quarter of the e reporter and the writer that bob simon is and has been and to even be in the same office as him, you know at 60 minutes and it is a place full of great writerers and producers and correspondents but bob simon was a legend in my opinion, and somebody i was int...