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
With inevitable Power Outages that could last for days, if not more than a week. Thats why hundreds of thousands of people who live, work or play near the water, including the spot youre looking at right now, atlantic city, theyre all under a mandatory Evacuation Order. Its why classes are canceled for more than 2 million schoolchildren. Its why more than 10 million commuters in new york, philadelphia and washington have no bus service, have no Subway Service today. And thousands of airline flights, almost 10,000, in fact, into and out of the northeast corridor are canceled. If you need to drive anywhere in connecticut today, you better hurry up because the governor of connecticut has Just Announced hes shutting down the highways at 1 00 eastern. And that is just two hours from now. Here where i am in new york and where we begin our mega coverage, my colleague, john berman is down in battery park city, which pretty well can be expected to get battered as the namesake is. Sandy is turni
Under evacuation orders. Fema predicts damage costs of about 3 billion just for wind damage alone. Heavy rains or snow, storm surges, widespread flooding across the region depending upon where you live. Were also following a drama unfolding out to sea. A rescue is under way for the crew of the hms bounty, the ship built for the hollywood movie mutiny on bounty. Unbelievable. Well have more on that es cue in just a minute. Lets begin with the first reports of Power Outages. Theyre already rolling in. See meteorologist rob marciano is in the iconic new jersey town of asbury park. High, ro hi, rob. Can you hear me . Reporter i hear you carol. Youre right about that. This is a special place. The heyday of the 20s this boardwalk would be bustling. Convention center youve seen behind me as gone through a number of boom and bust cycles and resuhr jenr and resuhr jeesurge jenss. The water is over the pylons, the pout relentless surf has been pounding this beach. Right now were almost at about
Boundariless war on terror. Can americans be killed, what are the legal limits of the war on terror. It was a oneway conversation but i agree it was really interesting while he was filibustering he had a lot of great information in raising the issue as opposed to spewing stuff. It was fascinatinfascinating. Radhika . The most important conversation is Sheryl Sandberg on our cover, she is a pivotal figure and women and leadership and success and ambition and if you read our cover you will learn about her and her perspective and get great lessons. Shes a fascinating figure. Im a big fan of her book called lean in. Richard what you got . I think both of those are fascinating topics. A great diplomat. I think sheryl is the new face of feminism. Thers a lot of learning for everyone and rand paul who i never agree with about anything. Ever. I think it was great he did an oldfashioned filibuster. He only lasted 12 hours, wasnt even close to the record but good for him. Were out of time. Cnn n
For current and former military members and their families. Get advice from the people who share your values. For our free usaa retirement guide, call 877242usaa. Its time for end point. Christopher john farley this morning. The story that stood out to me was that New Rochelle High School last second shot. Thats because youre from there. I always turn sportsmetaphor. I love the Public Schools. I have a commitment to Public Schools. Our kids go to Public Schools there. It was great to see them win in the last second shot. The guy who made the shot seems like a nice young guy. I hope he has success in life. Me, too. I hope it encouraging other people to get excited about schools in new rochelle. We second that. Great to have you today, daryl. Thanks for being with us. We leave it here. Cnn newsroom with christi paul starts now. See you tomorrow morning. See you tomorrow morning. Hey, christi. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com happening now in the newsroom. Sex, lies and videotape. He cal