While thats a relatively low number compared to other storms, this one is hitting at the peak of the Holiday Travel season. I already tried calling this morning, and they said the earliest i could get out is this monday, so im just scared with all the delays, everybody is going to get bumped back. Most of the cancellations affect chicagos airport, including more than 350 there. Theyre prepared for an influx of stranded passengers. Well be setting up cots and providing amenity kits for passengers. It looks like christmas will be white in wisconsins capital. The blizzard dropped 19 inches of snow on madison. Officials there urged drivers to stay off the roads, and at least 25,000 people in the area lost power. As the night progresses, as the wind starts roaring and that heavy snow is kind of laying on the lines and then the wind comes along and its icy, that we are going to have some power outages. Across the south, the storm didnt drop snow but delivered powerful winds. It knocked out p
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The pontiff thanked all for respecting his decision to retire. He is the first pope in 600 years to do so. Im deeply grateful for understanding, support and prayers of many of you from those at home and around. The decision i have made in gods will and deep love of church. Pope benedict xvi asked for special prayers for the cardinals and whomever they choose to be his successor. He will officially enter retirement tomorrow. That will do it for us. Fox friends starts right now. Good morning. Its wednesday. Its february 27, 2013. Im gretchen carlson. I hope youre going to have a great day. Thanks for sharing part of it with us. Fox news alert. A final farewell to the pope. Thousands gather as Pope Benedict xvi gives one last prayer. Steve john boehner is a man of a few words but when he speaks, hes very clear. We should not have to move a third bill before the senate gets off their [bleep] and begins to do something. Steve democrats say they can only act if we raise taxes again. Not goin
Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Growing up in this country, you get accustomed to hearing the United States is the greatest nation on earth and the mightiest military force on the planet. What we dont like is feeling vulnerable, the way we do after we have been attacked. And now that we have learned of a massive cyber attack, electronic espionage allegedly at the hands of a branch of the chinese military, and the kind of attack weve been warned about for years, today the white house took action. The problem is, this wakeup call has already hit a slew of big companies, and could reach into our power grid, water systems, air traffic control. So we begin again tonight with nbcs Andrea Mitchell in our washington newsroom. Andrea, good evening. Reporter good evening, brian. A day after new evidence that chinas military is the source of thousands of Cyber Attacks against american business, the white house launched a new effort to protect
Good evening. As we come on the air, a giant witchs brew of weather is marching across the country, arctic air, snow, ice, even the threat of tornadoes. Tonight, 30 Million People, 19 states from arizona to illinois are in the storm zone, under watches and warnings. And here are some pictures that tell the story. Out in california, a school bus sliding off a snowcovered highway. And in arizona, a cactus is frosty white. Abcs weather editor sam champion has tracked it all. Reporter it started as a brutal wintry blast covering california with wind, rain and snow. Drivers unprepared for the messy conditions slipped, skidded and spun out, causing pileups. Its terrible, because they cant clean the roads. And it will just get worse. Reporter and stranding hundreds of drivers, some for hours after icy highways were shut down. I was going to sonora. I know, but its not the road, its too icy. We keep having people spin off the roads. School bus to slide off the reporter ice caused this school b