not now. that s how revolutionary that was. how are fans reacting to the fact this is private, invitation only and there s not going to be something public like we saw in 09 for michael jackson? people understand this is what whitney and her family want. i think when you see her daughter, bobbi kristina rushed to the hospital for stress anxiety, you understand the need for this family to grieve sort of privately. for a moment themselves. she s so young, just a teenager herself, so our hearts, the best wishes out to the family. nice to see you both. our special coverage of whitney houston s funeral begins this saturday at noon right here on msnbc. house republicans are being called out by a lot of women for this. a panel made up of all men to talk about female birth control. msnbc host sounds off next. plus, marriage equality is a tough sell in maryland, and not
manhattan. thanks so much, susan candiotti. so this rare halloween weekend snow in the northeast is impacting more than just new yorkers. we have storm team coverage with meteorologist jacqui jeras in the cnn weather center and we got chad myers in the field in his own with severe weather center in york, pennsylvania. let s begin with you chad. amazing accumulation since the last time you and i spoke an hour ago. reporter: i know. no question. we pick up at least two inches in one hour without a question. we travel a lot for cnn but i usually travel for hurricanes. this is the first time because i vacation in warm spots, this is the first time i ever had a snow brush in my rental car. it was include in the price of the rent alcar because they knew we were going to need it. take a look at the ground. cars literally just drove on this. not 30 seconds ago. it s turning white again. the tracks as this car goes by the tracks are black right where the tire took away some of tha