station where one of these packages was found. what can you tell us, nina? reporter: thanks, very much, brianna. i m outside the train station. this is one of the key commuter hubs in and out of the capital heading toward the south and southwest, so it s used by many hundreds of thousands of people every single day. this is one of the locations that one of those small improvised explosive devices was found. it was found around mid-morning but already authorities have intercepted one other package at hee throw airport which is one of europe s biggest transportation hubs. that was intercepted earlier on in the morning and there was a third package that was intercepted in the smaller airport in the city of london in east london. as a preventive measure, authorities temporarily evacuated some of these builds but made it clear that these were small devices that appeared to have been mailed from the same location or at least the authorities are treating this as
this morning you see increased security at madison square garden? indeed there is a substantial show of force all around new york city including here at penn station. one of new york s busiest commuter hubs. it is also attached to msg, madison square garden. one of new york s most iconic concert venues. the nypd saying they re moving heavy weapons team to high profile locations throughout the city including explosive detection dogs and counter terrorism officers. there are random bag checks going on at transit locations. i ve seen it here today at penn station. new york s governor announcing he has directed state law enforcement officials to step up security and patrols at airports, bridges and tunnels out of caution. securing such large venues is a priority for law enforcement
the ripple effect. here is a piece of advice that i think is really valuable and that we can now use. use social media. maybe follow your airline on twitter and social media. they re quicker at wrup dating sometimes than their websites and you may not be able to get a hold of a person on the phone if you call them. if you can call ahead, if you can check online, but use twitter to your advantage, as well. that s a great point. we learned yesterday that the ceo of the philadelphia airport will be tweeting stuff out, as well. you re getting a live look at new york s penn station. one of the east coast s commuter hubs that is already jam-packed with travelers on this getaway day. they could have their hands full with the brunt of the storm bearing down. we ll keep an eye on this for you and if you re stuck at the airport or on the road, tell us about it. we ll bring your stories to air. cnn.com/ireport hop hopefully yo your travels are okay. coming up, the highest court
we like this. we like it when the markets surge. julia, we also like it when you join us. julia, thanks so much. a large chunk of the eastern u.s. is battling mother nature. a really powerful storm system is bringing heavy rain and strong winds and stirring up all kinds of trouble at the nation s commuter hubs. jim cantore is at laguardia in new york where the storm is causing 5 1/2-hour delays. explain this to us. when can we see this let up? things are starting to improve here now, thomas, after a horrible morning and afternoon. we ve had winds gusting 30, 40, 50, 60 miles an hour. you mentioned the 5 1/2 at laguardia. newa newark, 4 1/2. they are improving in philly. that gives me hope. they re down to an hour and a half now. once we get this front through and these strung winds that have been so persistent out ahead of the front begin to subside, which they re doing now, we ll let the airplanes in and that