Why a Meteorologist Apologized Today

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New England Slammed  Millions remain hunkered down in New England where some parts are seeing up to up to 3 feet of blinding, whipping snow. Four states are under a state of emergency and Boston is paralyzed by a record 18-inches of snow. Massachusetts’ coastal towns are flooding, homes are battered, and in Marshfield the sea wall collapsed, covering the town in ice and sending residents to higher ground.     Learn More

Travel Nightmare  New York’s LaGuardia Airport had its first departure in more than 24 hours this afternoon, after the airlines cancelled 7,500 flights during the storm. Among those stranded were hundreds of passengers on a Virgin Atlantic flight bound for London. They sat on the plane for hours before it was cancelled. “We were unable to go anywhere and we had to sleep on the floor at JFK.”     Learn More

The Science of Forecasts  Across New York and New Jersey today people were asking “where’s the snow?” One meteorologist even apologized after inaccurate forecasts caused New York City to shut down. We’re breaking down the science behind all of this -- it involves six different computer models and a new one that actually nailed what would happen in New York.     Learn More

A Crucial 90 Seconds?  The deflate-gate investigation is now centered on a 90-second bathroom break taken by a Patriots locker room attendant, NBC News has learned. What was an employee doing alone with those footballs? NFL sources said investigators may have their first piece of evidence. But for the Patriots the focus is on the task at hand -- Sunday’s big game.     Learn More

Inside the Kingdom  President Obama brought a delegation of heavyweights to pay respects to the family of the late King Abdullah and meet Saudi Arabia’s new monarch. Along for the trip were John Kerry, Condi Rice, James Baker and John McCain. As a reminder of the differences in our cultures, some in the all-male Saudi delegation didn’t shake Michelle Obama’s hand.     Learn More

The Survivors Return  As Holocaust survivors returned to Auschwitz today to mark the 70th anniversary of the death camp’s liberation, they remembered those who were lost -- while warning of new dangers three generations after the war.     Learn More

Meet the New ‘Ghostbusters’  The cast list is out for the all-female “Ghostbusters” remake: It includes Melissa McCarthy and a lot of “SNL” veterans.     Learn More

Lunches With Love  What started in an LA apartment among friends is now a global movement to bring homemade sandwiches to the homeless. It’s known as #lunchbag and there are endless photos of volunteers assembling slices of bread with messages of hope. “Your mom packed you a lunch and wrote you a note,” said creator Ajay Relan, “that's what we're doing for strangers.”     Learn More