the region are calling snowtober. right now 2 million people are without power. four states have declared emergencies new york, new jersey, connecticut and massachusetts. officials predicted the downed trees were going to be a major problem and they were right. take a look. the storm is being blamed for three deaths so far. a man in pennsylvania was killed when a snow-covered tree fell into his house. two others died in connecticut and massachusetts. people in connecticut have lost power there. they re being told it will be a while before it comes back. the governor says they ve been waiting for road conditions to improve before sending out repair crews. we re covering all angles of the major storm. chad meyers is on the ground in pennsylvania where there are massive power outages and our alexandra steele is in the severe weather center with more on the snowstorm and what travelers can expect today. let s start in pennsylvania. socked by the snow. our chad meyers is in
from cnn center, this is cnn saturday morning. it s october 29th. good morning. i m ailelina cho. a classic nor easter in october. we ll tell you how bad it will get and where. and breaking news out of afghanistan. a suicide bomber attacks a nato convoy in kabul. we ll get a live report from the region in just a moment. but first, cities throughout the northeast are getting ready for a major snowstorm. an october nor easter is rare, not unprecedented, but rare. here s a look at new york city right now. the rain is coming down. three to five inches of snow is expected when it s all over. the city is among those preparing for the early snow. and the big apple isn t alone. snow is expected from baltimore all the way to boston. and here s what the radar looks right now. one of the biggest problems besides the snow is what happens next? and that s potential power outages. the trees. still plenty of leaves on them. you have forecasters saying heavy, wet snow. high winds. th
police firing tear gas to try to discourage occupy oakland. the police say they cracked down after the protesters threw paint and rocks at them. at the same time this was going on, atlanta police moved in on the wall street protesters camped in a downtown park. there were more than 100 arrests last night combined in both oakland and atlanta. and rescuers pulled two more people out of collapsed buildings in eastern turkey today. the number of people killed in sunday s powerful earthquake has climbed now to 461. turkey is asking for tents and prefabricated homes of prefab homes, the ones essentially built elsewhere and bring them in and construct them on site. police say that people are homeless and spending the nights outdoors and freezing temperatures there now. and people are jamming the square in the heart of damascus today to show support for syrian president bashar al assad, and the rally comes as the arab league ministers visit damascus. they want to mediate talks be