And not only that, were talking about upwards of 3 feet of snow to hit boston, which is really in the cross hairs of the storms patterning like sandy. Connecticut is officially under a state of emergency. Theyve not only mobilized their National Guard, they have several blackhawk helicopters at the ready, 5,000, actually 6,000 National Guardsmen are storm prepared in massachusetts, as well. We have News Conferences coming in the next hour from the top states affected. Im Ashleigh Banfield reporting live in new york. Newsroom international starts now. Welcome to cnn newsroom. Were following two major stories right now. First of course a major blizzard closing in on new york and new england. Could be a record breaking event. We could see more than 2 feet of snow in some areas. Were talking about huge drifts, high winds, flooding along the east coast, as well. Live coverage just moments away. Were also following this big story. This is out of california. First of all, a faullse alert i th
Piers is back on monday keeping America Great with the president s day schedule. President ial decendents on the state of the union. Im ashley banfield, thanks for watching, everyone. From cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, this is early start weekend, great to see you. One space object made a direct hit. Now a meteor alert system is crucial says some scientists. And why the blade runners murder charge has jolted a nation and put nike on defense now. What if the difference between life and death was solved . Thats what a new study is saying. Were going to ask a nutrition and fitness expert about this. It is saturday, february 16th, good morning to you, im susan hendricks, randi and victor are off today. Facebook being the latest company to be the victim of an internet hacking attack. Some of their computers were infected by malware in january but no user information was compromised. In the last month, hackers have gone after twitter, the New York Times and the wall street journal. How
susan hendricks, randi and victor are off today. facebook being the latest company to be the victim of an internet hacking attack. some of their computers were infected by malware in january but no user information was compromised. in the last month, hackers have gone after twitter, the new york times and the wall street journal. how about this? we survived the near miss from an asteroid. this is what it looked like through a high-powered telescope. now, remember, when i say near miss, that s in space terms. it was actually around 17,000 miles away. it s called 2012 da14, about half the size of a football field. and on the right-hand side of your screen is a small fire ball over san francisco. it s likely a small meteor burning up in the atmosphere. but given what happened in russia this week, you can imagine the concern for those who saw it passing overhead. this morning, they are cleaning up in russia s mountain region. that is where a meteor exploded on friday mo
hundred wills of officers are shooting for this guy who is now seeking revenge on the lapd for firing him.wills of officers ar shooting for this guy who is now seeking revenge on the lapd for firing him. dorner is accused of killing three people already, including a police officer and retired officer s caught. he declared war on the police officers and we ll have a press conference regarding that just moments away. and of course also covering the major storm from all angles. we ll begin with the city that will get hit first, that is new york. alison kosik, do we understand if they re prepared? lost her. we ll go to susan candiotti in boston, another place the storm is hitting. we know there will be a lot, a lot, a lot of snow. are they ready? reporter: to put it bluntly, i think they are, we certainly hope they are. the city hopes bostonians are. certainly they and new englanders are used to huge nor easters and blizzards like this. 35 years ago, you had the storm of 78, w