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first, at least 11 people are dead from the freak storm over the weekend. a rare october scene for sure. states of emergency in effect in new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts, and parts of new york. yeah, severe weather is also creating a halloween nightmare for thousands of travelers around the country. we begin our coverage with larry jacobs. reporter: freak october nor easter proved a nightmare for air travelers. the government is investigating passengers being trained seven hours on a jetblue flight from florida to new jersey that was diverted to connecticut. no food, no water, no bathrooms. the captain notified air traffic control of tension aboard the aircraft. i have a problem here on the airplane. i need to have the cops on board. we got on the ground at 17:24 z, and we have been here now for 7 1/2 hours. reporter: under the passenger bill of rights, jetblue could be fined $27,000 per passenger. except in extreme cases, airlines rarely get the maximum penalty and pass

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