Archives: 2018

Eye Opener: Blizzard in the Midwest snarls travel

A powerful winter storm in the Midwest leaves many Thanksgiving travelers grounded. Also, U.S. Customs and Border Protection patrol agents fired tear gas at hundreds of people, including women and children, after some of them tried to force their way across the border between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your…

Chilly Start To The Week.

TODAY/TUESDAY: Sunshine returns to the area as cold air filters in behind Sunday’s cold front. High temperatures in the upper 40s, with wind chills in the 30s and 40s. Northwest winds could gust in excess of 20 mph at times. Mostly clear and cold in the overnight hours, with lows in the mid to upper 20s. WEDNESDAY: A little bit warmer with…

Shoppers Gear Up For Cyber Monday

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Cyber Monday begins tomorrow and it’s a day where shoppers can get various deals and specials online. Cyber Monday began in 2005 and has grown in popularity through the years. According to expandedrablings.com, Americans are expected to spend over $6 billion on Cyber Monday this year. Many shoppers are saying they prefer Cyber Monday over Black…

Black Friday sales break records ahead of Cyber Monday

Holiday shoppers racked up record online sales on Black Friday. According to retail analysts at “Shopper Trak,” fewer customers traveled to stores Friday. Could this be a sign of heavy online traffic to come on Cyber Monday? CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal reports. Categories: National, US & World News

NASA prepares to land rover on Mars

Monday afternoon, NASA will attempt to land a spacecraft on Mars. It has been done before, but the thin Martian atmosphere makes it very difficult. More than half of attempted landings on Mars have failed. CBS News’ Chris Martinez reports. Categories: National, US & World News

Tensions escalate at U.S.-Mexico border

Tensions grew Sunday at the border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico. A group of migrants, reportedly part of the caravan of Central American migrants, breached a fence at the port of entry in San Ysidro, California. CBS News Washington correspondent Weijia Jiang reports. Categories: National, US & World News

Blizzard warnings hamper busy holiday weekend travel

On the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend, blizzard warnings stretch through the heart of the country from the Great Plains to the Great Lakes. Snow isn’t the only threat as powerful wind advisories are posted from Texas to Illinois. Whiteout conditions prompted a state of emergency in Kansas. CBS Boston’s meteorologist Jacob Wycoff reports. Categories: National, US &…

#1 Alabama Rolls Past Auburn, Finishes Regular Season Undefeated

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Alabama Athletics) – The No. 1 Alabama football team raced past Auburn in the second half of its regular-season finale in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, downing the Tigers 52-21. The Crimson Tide (12-0, 8-0 SEC) outscored the Tigers (7-5, 3-5 SEC) 35-7 in the second half of play. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw for 324 yards on 25-of-32 passing…

Critics accuse Trump of burying climate report

A new government report on climate change predicts dire consequences for the United States. Jake Levine, a former Obama administration energy and climate aide, joined CBSN to discuss the implications of the assessment. Categories: National, US & World News