thanks for joining us. i m alina cho, t.j. holmes is off this hour. a halloween weekend surprise for millions of people from the mid-atlantic to nudge. more than a foot of snow is expected to bury some areas. millions of people could be left in the dark. also, student loan debt is now higher than credit card debt in the united states. president obama has a plan to ease the burden. but will it work? we ll hear from a financial expert. and a rags to riches story in india. the son of a poor farm worker becomes the country s real life slum dog manage heillionaire. but first, the top story. at least 13 american service members are among those killed in a nato convoe attack. it happened in the heart of the capital city of kabul. what happened, nick? it appears that a suicide bomber drive ago vehicle, perhaps a red toyota car we hear from afghan police drove this load of explosives into a nato convoy. pictures of the aftermath show what appears to be a rhino nato bus. 13 of th
millions of dollars by the u.s. government but many of those victims say they have to the seen a penny what does the government say about that? and certainly something to cheer about. they barely made the playoffs, now the st. louis cardinals are the world series champions. we will show you the celebrations. we begin this morning with cities throughout the northeast getting ready for a major snowstorm. it s happening before halloween. let s take a look at new york now. the city is preparing for up to a foot of snow, and they aren t alone. snow is expected from baltimore up to boston. and take a look at the radar, here s what it looks like now. one of the biggest problems, potential power outages. heavy snow could leave about a million people without electricity. the trees, still plenty of leaves on them. you have forecasters saying heavy, wet snow, high winds, those are all the perfect ingredients for potentially a large problem with the electric grid. all right. let
they step outside of that comfort zone. his impact will continue to affect us all for the rest of our lives. there are moments where they can all reflect, followed by that time where they feel like they re living life to the fullest. my little sister wrote taryn. she didn t know how to get me through the loss so she wanted me to find other sisters. from my first event i went from feeling completely alone to not anymore at all. you get up that high, you see the world a different way. i think as widows, we see our life a different way when we land. these military widows give me new life again. they teach me so much and show me how far i ve come and to know one day another widow will come along and they re going to be the one that s changing that widow s life. that s pretty amazing. the american widow project has connected almost 800 women through its online community and retreats. now, remember every cnn hero is chosen from people you tell us
malveaux. i want to get you up to speed for friday, may 27th. secretary of state hillary clinton is in pakistan today to smooth things over with the government leaders. they are still angry over the secret u.s. raid that killed bin laden. sources say clinton told the pakistanis that american aid is on the line, unless they do more to rout out terrorists. today we discussed in even greater detail cooperation to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al qaeda and to drive them from pakistan and the region. we will do our part. and we look to the government of pakistan to take decisive steps in the days ahead. a cia forensics team will also be heading to pakistan. pakistan will let cia experts scrub osama bin laden s compound for evidence. now, the team will use sophisticated technology to look for anything hidden in the walls or the ceilings or items that are buried on the grounds. the patriot act gets a four-year extension. this was just minutes before that law was set to expire.
shocked to hear this. tens of thousands of military widows are upset and they are hurt by what is just an odd military policy. in order for them to get the benefits of their soldier maybe killed in the field of battle, they would have to actually remarry. we ll explain this coming up. also, two palins in politics? bristol talking about possibly following in her mother s footsteps? 27 minutes past the hour. [ female announcer ] imagine the possibilities with stelara®.