Today. Right now the storm is over pennsylvania. Torrential rain and in some places, blizzard conditions. Here is the big picture as best we know it. 67 in the caribbean. Close to 8 million customers in 15 states and the District Of Columbia have no electricity. Spent last night in red cross operated shelters. This may be the worst storm ever to hit new york city. One of the Biggest Challenges is where the massive subway system is shut down, tunnels and stations are filled with high water. No idea when the trains will be running again. This is a difficult situation. Take a look at laguardia airport. The runways are submerged and levels were so high they reached the jet lanes where people usually walk on to the planes. An entire neighborhood is destroyed by fire. At least 80 homes burned to the ground in the new york burro of queens. This is an awful image. People are going through hell right now. Tell us about it. You know, they really are. About 80 homes, the fire official telling us
Crashing into two cars before plowing into a crowd of people. Where it ended up hitting a dumpster. Again. 28 people were injured. Seven of them refused medical treatment. The victims were taken to 10 different hospitals. Five of them were sent to the Trauma Centers with serious but non life threatening injuries. The victims range in age from as young as three years old. To those in their 40s. Police say the driver of the truck appeared to be extremely intoxicated and one of their own officers was injured. The citys police chief says there are no indications that terrorism was involved. And this is the second incident that happened at the parade. Earlier in the day. Police are investigating a shooting that happened along the parade route. One person was shot after a gun went off. He is expected to be okay. n we are following breaking news right now out of the east bay there is heavy Police Activity on highway four in antioch. All eastbound lanes are closed just west of the hillcrest ex
Against her husband later this morning. The comedians attorneys are still fighting to stop it. But at this point, the deposition is expected to go ahead at nine am eastern in springfield, massachusetts. Eight women have sued bill cosby for defamation. They claim h h portrayed them as liars, after they publicly accused him of sexually assaulting them. Theyre among 50 women who have raised Sexual Misconduct allegations against cosby. He denies any wrongdoing. Lukas should gun manufacturers be held responsible for victims of gun violence . The families of the children who lost their lives in the sandy hook shooting believe so. And are taking gun makers to court. A judge will consider that argument later today when the lawswst brought by sandy hook families goes to court. Reporter Deborah Feyerick has details. It lasted less than five minutes. But when the shooting at sandy hook elementary finally stopped 20 children and 6 educators lay dead. One was david wheelers seven year old son benny
And thanks for joining us here in the cnn newsroom. Im Deborah Feyerick in for frederica whitfield. A sad day in football. As we speak the Kansas City Chiefs are playing their nfl game despite the tragic loss of a team member, linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend yesterday, then drove to the Team Practice facility and killed himself, pulling the trigger while his coach and general manager watched in disbelief. Belcher and his girlfriend recently celebrated the birth of their 3monthold daughter. Casey wian, what are investigators learning about why apparently belcher did this . Reporter police are telling us at this hour there was some sort of an argument in the hours before the shooting of kasandra perfect kikin perkins, early saturday morning. Neighbors said they never heard the couple fighting. Theyve been living together in the neighborhood for about a year, seemed to be getting along fine. Both very happy after the birth of their daughter three months ago on september 11. I
Into gaza. Terms of a potential ceasefire are being brokered by egypt, turkey and qatari officials. Israeli Defense Forces targeted a Media Building in gaza, aiming at four senior hamas operatives they believed were inside. And two people died. It is not clear if they were the ones designated as the hamas targets. Hamas, which grew out of the muslim brotherhood, seized in our gaza in 2007. Since then, the group has become increasingly militarized. The death toll stands at 100 in gaza including women and children. And three in israel. Any others have been wounded on both sides. Israel credits its antimissional Defense System known as the iron dome funded by the United States for its low number of deaths. Cnns frederick platkin was live when the system intercepted a rocket midair. There, over in the sky, you probably wont be able to see it here, there is an interceptor missile taking off now. Thats the iron dome interceptor. If you saw the flash in the sky, that was a rocket coming out o