host: that is bert in bismarck, north dakota. especially north dakota residents, if you want to call in and give your view. boy -- fromrom hawaii. [video clip] >> i'm here at the standing rock camp where the chairman just announced to the many people who were here that the army corps of engineers has informed him that they will not approve the easement to build the pipeline below their river, their water source. this is exactly what the chairman has been asking for. i met him yesterday as soon as i came here and asked him what was the number one thing he wanted me to take back to washington tomorrow. what was his message? this message was to deny the easement. that is exactly what has happened. he was successful in getting an environmental impact statement order for the entire pipeline to date. there's only been environmental -- that has only been an environmental adjustment. the standing rock sioux tribe and other native people, all of the people here today, the many veterans who have gathered are celebrating. they are joyful th

access pipeline in north dakota, mr. speaker, i could never say it better than the men and women who have fought, have been willing to die for our liberties. they've said it perfectly in this position in support of a legally permitted pipeline and in support of our law enforcement officers who have exercised tremendous restraint against violence thrown at them and i for one am tired, as are the vast majority of north dakotans, tired of people from outside of our state with a political agenda who have co-opted the reasonable, reasonable peaceful protest that once began what has become a full fledged riot. mr. speaker, for more than three months, thousands of rioters disguising themselves as prayerful peaceful protesters have illegally camped on federal land owned or at least managed by the u.s. army corps of engineer, own by the taxpayers of this country. they have illegally camped on the shorse of the missouri river. by the way, mr. speaker if you and i decided to go for a walk on that same land and picked up a rock and

she has been living in north dakota for many months. you're not at the resistance camp, you're at honor the earth support house. are there -- is there anyone else in jail now who was arrested for protesting the dakota access pipeline, the jailed being in man dan, where you are? there's a woman who remains in incarceration. she was originally charged with attempted murder and now they have dropped that and are charging her with a felony discharging a weapon. amy: tara houska is also an indigenous lawyer. protesters across the world have been demanding banks divest from the $3.8 billion dakota access pipeline. we nodapl our coalition, we're here today december 3 at the wells fargo branch in bellingham, washington, to protest the institutions investment in the sun cola just ask energy transfers and energy -- iner equity, reviews her decision to support the destructive fossil fuel economy in general, and the dakota access pipeline in particular. amy: this comes as an report exposes the ruby finances county dakota access pipeline, as they sa

we're keeping north dakota citizens, our visitors in north dakota safe. while at the same time upholding the rule of law. when we are coming into north dakota with an intent of not abiding by the law, then that is something we are concerned with. >> what is the priority for a law enforcement? is it the protesters? is it the pipeline? >> you know what, all our priority is all of the above. we are protecting the citizens. we're protecting protesters. and while at the same time upholding the rule of law. sometimes that can conflict with one another. a lot of them, a lot of the protesters are trying to justify their ideology and allowing themselves to break the law. and that's unacceptable. that's not what the citizens of north dakota expect to occur here. >> reporter: sorry, i didn't mean to interrupt. you're from here, we were speaking earlier this morning, and craig melvin mentioned it off the top. we've seen violent clashes, the optics can not be good for law enforcement. does that concern you going forward in the coming days? >> it is concerning. being f

america," we travel back to the 1950's when oil was discovered in north dakota. filmican frontier" is a produced by the american petroleum institute. ♪ narrator: the wind blows west from the great lakes. the wind sings like a wild bird across the northern states, coming at last to this place. 10,000 square miles of prairie across montana and dakota. they call it the williston basin. ♪ narrator: not so long ago, this was frontier. listen closely and you will hear the old echo of covered wagons, the phantom shadows of pioneers fighting for their lives against the wilderness. lonely women wearing their dreams like a bit of right calico. ♪ narrator: they began with nothing, with their bare hands and a bucket of hope, breaking the land with freedom's plow, planting towns like fargo, stampede, bluegrass, beaver lodge, lincoln valley, williston. ♪ neil: wheat farmer and schoolteacher. i was born and raised here east of montana along the canadian line, williams county, north dakota. if i were somewhere at the ends of the earth and thinking of home, the thing i wo

to the north, snow caused parts of north dakota to look like a frozen tundra. on interstate 29, north of fargo, a semi truck lost control on the icy roads. slamming into a pick-up truck. snow drift, several feet high, burried bismarck resident, wayne's home, trapping him for days. >> we get dumped on a lot. but not like this. this is unusual, even for us. >> have you been able to leave your house? >> not for three days. >> do you have some supplies in there? >> yes, we do. we're okay. >> in north dakota there is woman scaled the wall of snow when she opened her door. her friend filmed her as she tried to make the brutal trek to the front yard, but then had second thoughts. >> okay. i'm scared. i'm stuck. >> the frigid weather hasn't iced over the midwest spirit. eric fury got struck trying to drive to work before a good samaritan worked to free him. >> it is pretty harsh. i mean, coming down here, it hasn't been plowed yet. >> the high tomorrow in bismarck, north dakota expected to be sub-zero, negative four, so people are trying to clear as much snow as they c

to had to north dakota support in the standing rock see tribe behind us right now this is a scene of previous protest her protesters we're sprayed with water this after they refused to move they resisted and a home for the pipeline would not be built on sacred erika gonzalez here with breast colorado's are doing night now this we can speaking to support the people. and there will be a demonstration into standing rock right here in denver i also spoke with several people tonight we say they are preparing to head to north dakota also spoke with one woman who return from the protest campsite she shared her experience tonight. harsh winter conditions and the risk of being hot in the clash between protesters and police native. from standing with standing rock. we got your back we're with you we're standing with you the night before thanksgiving she arrived at the campsite and cannibal north dakota where thousands are reported to be staying intense tepees and campers all them protest of the dakota pipeline native american tribe and their supporters fear the pipe i will i will destroy nearb

sara sidner is in north dakota. first bring in van jones who aside from talking about politics has been a very vocal opponent of this pipeline. just for our viewers who might not be as familiar wit. let's pull up the map to see what we're talking about. north dakota, huge, huge oil and shale reserves. >> yeah. >> so big money maker. it was going to through from north dakota, south dakota, iowa and illinois and then the refineries. the key here is they didn't win everything. they have won a major battle, not the war. >> not the war. this is a huge deal. first of all, this pipeline originally set to go through bismark, a big city for the part of the country. about 92% white city. they said, listen, it is too dangerous. we don't want it here. so in a very controversial move it was rerouted through native american sacred burial ground and then under a river. if that pipe were to leak and these pipes leak a lot. pipes leak. that's why we have plumbers. no pipe is ever perfect. if it were to leak, it would not only hurt t

jack dalrymple/r north dakota: "we may not be able to help you in an emergency situation. your health and safety may very well be at risk." after he ordered the camp to be evacuated monday, many thought the state would forcibly evict demonstrators. today's press conference was meant to clarify that. gov. jack dalrymple/r north dakota: "we have not at anytime, ever contemplated going to the main camp and removing people from as way to block deliveries of supplies to the camp. phyllis young, protester: "the governor issued his with threats of cutting off our food supplies. we responded by saying that is an act of war." the governor says that's not true, though delivering supplies to an evacuated area is illegal. us senator john hoeven took to the senate floor wednesday in what he says is going on with the pipeline. sen. john hoeven/r north dakota "this oil is already moving, it's already moving to these markets. but right now it's moving by rail and it's moving by truck." the department of transportation is keeping the roads clear to and from the camp. colonel michael gerhar

further east in north dakota, more than 450 miles of interstate were frozen. in minot, frigid winds gusted more than 45mph. roadways because of limited visibility. even tow trucks needed towing. in bismark, the storm caught eric bjorie off guard. his honda civic had to get pulled out of the snow by a good samaritan. >> we deal with blizzardards every year, so it's kind of like

crosses four states from north dakota through south dakota, iowa and into illinois. the 1,172 mile pipeline is designed to move nearly half million babarrels of crude oil a day. the us army corps of engineers approved the project and granted the owner, energy transfer partners, the final permits in july. the company says it's done everything by the book and the project is 92% complete. members of the tribe and have joined them say the sacred lands will be desecrated and their primary water source is in danger. >> north dakota's only representative is congressman kevin cramer. a couple of months ago, you told me we can have a quick resolution. nice to see you congressman, do you still believe that today? >> a little late for a quick resolution. >> a resolution at all? can it be resolved? >> it will be resolved the question is how much mutual agreement will there be to the resolution and my sense is that there wont be much. the situation will be resolved by court or by executive order. >> eviction notice for monday. >> right. >> do you expect that will actually go off

nbc's tammy leitner at the site of the protest in north dakota. i can't even imagine the reaction for the thousands of individuals that were waiting for this good news. >> yeah, richard. let me tell you, here at the camp, the atmosphere is a celebration. there is singing. there is dancing. everybody here is so happy. and just a few minutes ago i spoke to the chairman of the standing rock sioux tribe after he got the news. he is a very proud man, a humbled man. he keeps his emotions very close to his chest, but he was very clear that this is a victory and that they feel this battle is over for them. let's go ahead and listen to what else he had to say. >> you know, i'm just thankful that there were some leaders in the federal government who realized there was something that's not right even though it's legal. for the first time in history american indian issue, heard our voices, and had the courage to take initiative and make the right decision. >> reporter: sit over? >> i would say that it's over. >> reporter: wee been out here for days covering t

the night before things giving she rapidly campsite in campbell north dakota thousands are pouring to be staying in tent tepees and campers all in protest of the dakota axis pipeline native american tribes and their supporters through the pipeline will destroy nearby sacred land contaminated water. they are the spokespeople for us they have been for decades. about how to treat the environment and the earth she never imagined she would spend that thanksgiving night strangers she found warrants with fellow protesters and sharing a meal. it was amazing pictures she took show peaceful sunset over the sacred stone campsite. the mood was very somber. everyone's trying to be really calm and really peaceful she says there is a sense of intensity you cannot escape the protesters are vowing to stay you in the face of state orders to evacuate. christie drove to campbell packed with ties and winter supplies to donate she says she left with more than she ever expected. it changed me. that was very -- people don't have much. murray a look back and see where i hope is good history. we did reach out

farther east in north dakota, more than 450 miles of interstate were frozen. in the region, frigid winds gusted more than 45 miles an hour. cars were paralyzed on the roadways because of limited visibility. even tow trucks needed towing. in bismarck, the storm caught eric biore off-guard. his honda civic had to get pulled out of the snow by a good samaritan. >> we have blizzards every year. not twice right away in december. >> single-digit temperatures have now started freezing parts of the missouri river, behind me you can see chunks of ice flowing downstream. scott, the arctic chill its heading toward the east coast where colder-than-normal temperatures expected by the end of the week. >> omar villafranca in the big chill tonight. omar, thank you. >> last year, 12 african-americans welcomed dylann roof into their bible study in charleston, south carolina. he shot nine of them dead. now, 12 people, some white, some black, will decide whether roof lives or dies. his federal hate crimes trial opened today. and mark strassmann was there. >> reporter: two buss br

alex perez, bismarck, north dakota. fast now, the effects of the blizzard with us. >> cam tran has the complete forecast for us. good morning. >> good morning. blizzard-like conditions in the northern plains as well as northern minnesota out for today, so traveling anywhere across the dakotas, looking at blowing snow that's going to make travel treacherous on top of that, this coldest air of the season will be moving across two-thirds of the country this week. by wednesday, it's going to be well in place across the central plains. by thursday into the by friday, it's going to be a big chill into the northeast. we're talking about temperatures 15 to 25 degrees below normal. in fact, much of the country seeing highs this week barely above freezing. we got to bundle up this week. diane, kendis, back to you. >> all right. thanks to cam. moving on now to donald trump, the second stop of the thank you tour brought him to north carolina last night. the president-elect hit on several of his campaign themes must be looked at alm

cheers could be heard breaking out as the word spread through the protest camp in north dakota. the news exploding on our facebook page. the army assistant secretary releasing a statement saying they will explore alternate routes for the pipeline have given activists a monday deadline to vacate the area. the planned route for the pipeline would have run within a half mile of the standing rock sioux reservation and crossed beneath the missouri river. >>> now your storm team 4 forecast. >> again we'll have some showers impacting the area tonight. rain moving in between 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. and out of here, and this is the best part, before the morning rush. remember to download the nbc washington app to track the rain this evening. more rain in the forecast on tuesday. by friday we have highs only in the upper 30s. wait until you see the numbers on the ten-day. currently we're in the upper 30s to mid 40s, 45 in washington, 43 in frederick. just about everybody above freezing tonight. we're only worrying about rain in our immediate area. by 7:00 a.m., those showers east by lunc

in north dakota and 86% complete overall. as i've indicated before on the floor, it runs from the bakken oil fields in north dakota, all the way to patoka, illinois, so that oil can go into all the refineries along the eastern part of the country and the eastern seaboard. in fact, our light sweet crude oil competes with opec. if they're not using our light sweet crude they are bringing in places like saudi arabia for these eastern refineries. very important in terms of energy independence for our country. as i said, this pipeline is 98% complete in our state, and now again the obama administration is delaying it. unfortunately this latest obama administration decision fails to follow the rule of law. it fails to resolve the issue and it perpetuates an extremely difficult situation for north dakotans. furthermore, it is estimated that over 5,000 protesters are still unlawfully gathered on federal corps of engineers land in our state. they are there in direct violation of the army corps' december 5 eviction notice as well as an

protesters in north dakota get against a proposed pipeline. a washington, d.c. restaurant to self-investigate a conspiracy >>> good morning from the studio headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anie crews is searching the building and the death toll isec people attended friday night's party and the victims include 17-yr- no sprinklers and few it as a cluttered death trap. edward lawrence is in oakland. good morning, edward. >> reporter: good morning, ne-m. right now fire crews are inside that building, they are hoping to finish going through it later on toy. memorial has been set up a block away outside there. very few people actually went to the hospital in this as one alameda county sheriff sergeant said, you either made it out or as recovery teams continue to search the now charred site of oakland's g th only things the friends and family of the missing with his gifr two-story building friday night. mo far range in age fromnef the victims was minor. another a deputy's son. >> thi h that. >>oreconic people. artists call the warehouse home, in

protesters in north dakota get a major victory in their fight against a proposed pipeline. >>> a judge's late night decision sets a michigan recount in motion. threat. an armed man stormed a popular washington, d.c. restaurant to self-investigate a conspiracy theory. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. crews is searching the building and the death toll is expected to rise. believed as many as a hundred people attended friday night's party and the victims include 17-year-olds. the warehouse had no sprinklers and few exits. the building had been described as a cluttered death trap. edward lawrence is in oakland. good morning, edward. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. right now fire crews are inside that building, they are hoping to finish going through it later on today. set up a block away outside there. very few people actually went to the hospital in this as one alameda county sheriff sergeant said, you either made it out or you didn't. as recovery teams continue to search the now charred

north dakota. we will talk about that. dr. cornel west is professor emeritus at princeton university. he served on the democratic platform committee. we will be back in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: in charlotte, north carolina, people took to the streets wednesday night to protest the announcement that police officer brentley vinson, -- will not face charges for fatally shooting african american father keith lamont scott. at least people were arrested as four protesters marched with signs reading, "how to get away with murder: become a cop." >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> don't kill us dead in the street. amy: keith lamont scott's killing by police in september sparked massive protests in charlotte and nationwide. scott's family says he was reading a book in his car in the parking lot waiting to pick up his son after school when he was approached by police officers. the dashboard c

nbc's tammy leitner is at the protesters' camp north of cannon ball, north dakota. >> reporter: as the brutal north dakota winter closes in, protesters are gearing up for a long fight. despite a federal deadline to vacate camp by monday. >> we're here for the long haul, as long as we can make it. >> we have a wood-burning stove. we came prepared. >> reporter: for months, thousands of protesters, who call themselves water protectors, have descended on rural north dakota to protest against the dakota access pipeline. the intense standoff, resulting in hundreds of arrests. last month, water, tear gas, and rubber bullets were used to disperse protesters. >> law enforcement is not the aggressors here. we are only reacting to what protesters are doing against law enforcement. >> reporter: it's a fight over a pipeline that crosses four states, including an area of land along the standing rock sioux reservation. once complete, it would carry roughly 470,000 barrels of oil per day. proponents say the $3.8 billion pipeline will provide jobs and help the local economy. but the land is considered

north dakota's governor says the state won't force them out. ainsworth elementary school in washington county may have to shut down you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first alert forecast, kaj... day. like yesterday, there is little chance of seeing sun, with steady temperatures into the 30s. in fact, there's very little chance of seeing sun through the next week. our next area of low pressure arrives this weekend with sunday still being the day to watch for some snow, primarily in the morning. slick roads are possible sunday morning with this first minor accumulation of the season. moving into next week, the monstrously over-hyped-social-media- induced storm will primarily just drop temperatures and increase wind speeds cold. no record snow. while snow will probably accompany the frontal passage, determining the minor amounts will be the primary focus next week. enjoy your weekend!today: cloudy. wind: nw 5-15. high: 38 tonight: mostly cloud

dakota children's home in fargo north dakota. fortunately when he was about three months old he was adopted by a wonderful family chris and jenny hill and their daughter janice. he grew up in a home in washburn north dakota population 912. plants growing up in a tiny town in north dakota did you always want to be a secret service agent or how did that come about? >> no, not at all. my intention when i went to college was to become a history teacher but the korean war intercepted and i had to go into the military. i went through basic training in the u.s. army and they selected at the army intelligence center where they trained me as a special agent in counterintelligence. i did that for the united states government for a number of years. when it was time to get get out i looked around to find what i wanted to do for the rest of my life and i wanted to continue that same type of activity that found the secret service was an extremely small organization had a great history of investigations so i applied. unfortunately only 269 agen

an estimated 10,000 people are camping at the site in north dakota. in recent weeks there have been violent clashes with police. our correspondent james cook reports from the camp, south of the state capital, bismarck. ♪ james: they sing of tribal unity in a place that embodies the idea. this is the seven fires council. not since the battle of the little bighorn in 1876 have the sioux gathered like this, and not just the sioux. more than 10,000 have come here from all over the world with this demand. >> i want them to take every pipe out of the ground, repair the ground and put it back to the way it was, and stop this fossil fuel from doing destruction of our land and water. james: at times the battle has been bloody. in a bitter winter, water cannon is especially brutal. protesters who confronted the police here have been beaten back with rubber bullets and tear gas. the governor of north dakota defends these tactics but says now it is time to talk. >> we need to begin now to talk about how we are going to eventually arrive at a peaceful resolution

i'm joined by lieutenant ivoryson from the north dakota highway patrol. there's been a lot of talk today about 1,000, maybe 2,000 veterans descending on the camp, is that a concern for law enforcement? >> it is a huge concern for law enforcement. first of all, i am thankful for veterans. we're all thankful for veterans and we'd like to thank them for their service. when we have people coming into north dakota with an intent of breaking the law, potentially causing violence, that is something that is very concerning to law enforcement and we do need to take the extra precautions it to not only protect ourselves but to protect the other protesters and the citizens of north dakota. >> the veterans have said that they're going to stay here through the seventh of december. law enforcement has asked the camp to be cleared on the fifth. that's monday. probably not likely that they will move and force on the camp. one thing to keep in mind, the tuesdays with the windchill will drop into the negative 20s and 30s. that's likely to have an affect on the people demon

meantime, a blizzard, look at this, blowing through north dakota. this man walking against the wind in downtown grand forks. that arctic air heading east. ginger zee is standing by. but first, abc's alex perez in north dakota tonight. >> reporter: tonight, across the northern plains, treacherous travel. wind gusts up to 64 miles per hour. in morton county, north dakota, where demonstrators have, for weeks, gathered to protest the dakota access pipeline, tribe officials begging them to leave, a 300-mile stretch of interstate 94, closed. >> lot of people spinning around, getting stuck. sort of miserable. >> reporter: visibility so poor, minot, north dakota's airport, entirely shut down. and david, here in bismarck, the big problem is the blowing snow, creating huge drifts like this one. and now, the cold. it will feel like 20 degrees below zero here tonight. david? >> winter is certainly back. alex, thank you. let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, live with us tonight, timing it all out. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hey there, david. this is

seats from north dakota a republican state. there are republicans lining up to take it, if she were to leave and republicans lining up to run against her. that said, should heitkamp not take the position or get offered anything, this helps her, and trump, who we know has been talking frequently with the incoming senate ma nofinority l with democrats. doing her a favor making her look good. >> look what he did with nikki haley. could have been in a position as governor of south carolina to challenge a president trump after one term and now is in the wilds of the united states. not exactly a high-profile area in this administration and her lieutenant governor is a big trump guy. >> yeah. >> what he means when he says i like to cut deals. i like to negotiate. >> of course, president obama did that with jon huntsman. >> right. >> let me play a clip and i want david, you and all to react, jennifer palmieri with communications director during the clinton campaign. kellyanne conway, the trump campaign manager, they had an exchange at

are blasting across both south and north dakota. creating whiteout conditions. and some places conditions are so bad, drivers are creeping along highways, coated in ice. >> 20 miles per hour or less is >> reporter: snow and ice forced north dakota highway patrol to close several hundred miles of the interstate creating a virtual no-man's land. motorists are warned they travel in some regions at their own risk. snowblowers are clearing away a foot of new snow. forecasters warn some areas could get another 6 inches. >> i think i have done more this year than since i owned the snowblower. i hand shoveled ten tons of snow. and -- it's looks like we're in for a pretty hard winter. >> reporter: wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour and freezing rain are knocking out power in both north and south dakota. in minneapolis, a driver escaped serious injury when icy conditions caused this semitruck to tip on its side. but in utah, a a motorist died when his traffic on a snow covered highway. high wind have moved in behind a weekend of rain and snow in minnesota. blowing, driftin

it is a very big deal. >> thank you for joining us from north dakota. she has been involved in the standing rock fight. thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us. >> thank you very much. we are going to stay here. we are not going anywhere. there are about 10,000 people in the camp. about 5000 plan to remain. we have to remain diligent. >> we have to ask the question, what does a donald trump have in mind for foreign investors in the united states. we just heard some things about climate change. >> it is been almost a month now since donald trump became president-elect. what will the world of business and the u.s. look like once he is president? a lot of it comes down to guessing and that keeps businesses cautious. at least the german companies in the u.s. remain cautious and they are ready to invest. >> for german companies operating in the u.s., donald trump's tough talking inspires confidence and fear in equal measure. they are split firmly down the metal about whether his presidency will be good or bad for business. more sectors seeing w

freezing rain, snow and high winds forced authorities to issue the rest of north dakota. the winter weather is now moving east. the warmest december on record in florida. let's get the side. s&p and nasdaq futures down 1.5. h. that's a .5. h. basilica with happening now. train to thank you, lauren. christmas is over but don't expect smaller crowds at the story straight consumers will flock to the malls to return its unwanted gifts. the national retail federation says 10% of holiday purchases are returned. the rate can be high as 30% for online orders by traditional brick-and-mortar retailers can and do take advantage of the returns by trying to sell their merchandise to consumers. sailing. here's a look at headlines in today's edition of "the wall street journal." the bank accounts of u.s. law firms could pose a money laundering risk. the justice department says these accounts were used by suspects in the multibillion-dollar scandal and if i'm known as one mvp. a strengthening dollar reemerging as a threat to u.s. manufacturers making exports more expensive in foreign ear

. >> reporter: strong winds and heavy snow are moving across both south and north dakota, creating white-out conditions. in some places conditions are so bad, drivers are creeping along highways coated in ice. >> 20mph or less is about all you can do here. >> reporter: the combination of snow and ice has forced the north dakota highway patrol to close several hundred miles of the interstate, creating a virtual no-man's-land. motorists are warn that they travel in some regions at their own risk. in minot, snowblowers are clearing away a foot of new snow. forecasters warn some areas could get another six inches. >> we are getting more this year than since i've owned the snowblower, and i've hand shoveled about ten tons of snow. it looks like we're in for a pretty hard winter. >> brennan: wind gusts up to 60mph and freezing rain are knocking out power in both north and south dakota. in minneapolis, a driver escaped serious injury when icy conditions caused a semi-truck to tip on its side. but in utah, a motorist died when his car slid into oncoming traffic along the snow-covered highway. now hi

north dakota is norsh winter we. although it is technically still fall. >> nearly all of i94 stretching across the state is closed. leaving the normally busy highway, early silent. white-out conditions in nearby grand quarts made driving nearly impossible. this stop sign marked the only spot of color in the sea of white. in the east, in douglas county, minute society, a heavy winds whipped snow across the road. bismarck, capitol of north tko of powder. people braved single digit temperatures to try and clear their doorways and dig out driveways. blizzard conditions made driving even harder. >> how was the visibility in. >> visibility in certain areas down to zero. right now in bng we've got, you know, structures, trees, it is not so bad. but when you get out in the open it is really reduced. >> this is 3-foot snow drift, we've seen 7-foot snow drift in this part of the state. snow plow truck drivers have been staying very busy, but still, there are more than 450 miles of north dakota interstates that are still shut d

and the breaking news as i was alluding to from north dakota, a major announcement regarding the dakota line pipeline, and cal perry has been following this over the recent year, and up there in canonball, north dakota, and what do you have? >> this is it, the secretary of the army corps of engineers has reached tout the tribal elders here and said that there is going to be a denial of the easement for the dakota pipeline and so construction will stop. the dakota pipeline will not pass into the missouri river. this is a huge moment for the thousands of people who have been camped out here. what they will wait for now is the environmental impact survey. they will resurvey this pipeline and renegotiate the route of the pipeline, but the construction is going to stop, and cease immediately. this is a major, major moment obviously for the people here. at the top of the hour at 4:00 p.m. at your time, and 3:00 p.m. local the tribe will make an announcement no the camp here, and we expect absolute jubilation, because this is the work of so many people for so many months to get moments, and is

tammy leitner is in north dakota with the latest. >> reporter: thousands rang out and there were hugs and cheers and dancing in rural north dakota. >> we have gone through a lot, through thick and thin and hot and cold >> today is a victory and a good time to celebrate. it was news where many have camped out for month that is the plan route along the reservation has been denied. >> what does this decision mean for native americans? >> we have been suppressed for so long. it is time start living in freedom. >> the announcement came at the 11th hour, one day before a government deadline to evacuate the dangerously frigid camp. instead of moving out, veterans arrived by the bus load this morning to join protesters against the dakota access pipeline. it is a fight to began in the spring and recent weeks escalated in violent clashes. pipeline that stretches across the state. including near sites considered sacred by the tribe. >> while proponents say the pipeline is good for the economy, but the tribe argued that it will pollute their drinking water and requested that the route to be chang