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The season that never arrives with any subtlety has managed to remain true to its reputation. That was clear last night when the first pictures started coming in of the hulking 737 off the end of the runway, snow swirling around it, and an automobile vaguely visible near the nose of the aircraft. Tonight we'll look at the incident and the aggressive weather system that is a part of the story.
Here in New York, despite dire, run-for-your-lives warnings about heavy snow, there is barely a flake visible as I look out on 49th Street (as much a function of the ambient heat thrown off by the pavement as it is to the insta-snow removal around this building), as is often the case after anything less than a blizzard here. The suburbs are another matter. Our listening post north of the city reports "a winter wonderland".
Also in the broadcast tonight: our own version of the debate over tax cuts that is taking place on Capitol Hill; the tragedy of those who are still waiting for the promise of government (FEMA) aid in the storm zone; and Mike Taibbi will have our latest profile in our "Making a Difference" series. Tonight, you'll meet an extraordinary woman.
Also on the broadcast, I will have a special announcement concerning Monday's edition of NBC Nightly News.
For now, we hope you can join us for our Friday broadcast. Have a great weekend.
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The winter weather here in Indiana is frightful to coin a phrase from an old Christmas carol standard. It's made even more so by the fact that due to budgetary cuts, half of our roads remain unplowed and we face a dilemma in how to maintain our current size police force. It seems when politicians decide to appease the public and reward the taxpayers with rebates and such in good times, we suffer during the economic downturns. Whatever happened to saving for a rainy day? Economists are espousing the critical situation for retirement due to Americans saving less and less yet our government officials ride the popularity train instead of being real and truthful and setting an example for the masses to follow.
David Roushia, Indianapolis, IN (Sent Dec 9, 2005 6:17:27 PM)
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