as with many aspects of this story which continues to develop it is hard to get a good handle on the number of people killed. we have tragic news coming to us from westchester county, north of us here in new york. we re told two boys in north salem were killed when a tree fell on their house. an 11-year-old, jack, and his neighbor, michael robson. day say a large tree came down, broke into the residence. it struck and killed not just the two boys but two other people who are 15 and 13. two other children were injured. we are told that throughout this region, most of the deaths we have seen have come from falling trees including a firefighter who was responding to a call in easton, connecticut. a tree fell on his car. he had a cardiac arrest and
0 we have reporters all across the region. and msnbc meteorologist bill karins on hand here in new york. now, as of 11:30 pennsylvania s utility company reported more than 1 million people were without power in that state. the associated press reports that s about 20% of the state s electric customers. joining me now is philadelphia mayor michael nutter. mayor, it s good to talk to you again. we ve been talking about how fluid the situation is. you and i talked about two hours ago. since then i understand one person was killed after a tree fell on a house in berks county. what s going on in philly? in philadelphia we do have some significant, for us, significant power outage. about 40,000 customers without power. pico energy is our provider. they do an excellent job under these circumstances, getting people back online. about 400,000 in the region, and so, again, that s a significant number, but i am quite confident that they will chop that number down over the course of the next f