the region are calling snowtober. right now 2 million people are without power. four states have declared emergencies new york, new jersey, connecticut and massachusetts. officials predicted the downed trees were going to be a major problem and they were right. take a look. the storm is being blamed for three deaths so far. a man in pennsylvania was killed when a snow-covered tree fell into his house. two others died in connecticut and massachusetts. people in connecticut have lost power there. they re being told it will be a while before it comes back. the governor says they ve been waiting for road conditions to improve before sending out repair crews. we re covering all angles of the major storm. chad meyers is on the ground in pennsylvania where there are massive power outages and our alexandra steele is in the severe weather center with more on the snowstorm and what travelers can expect today. let s start in pennsylvania. socked by the snow. our chad meyers is in
manhattan. thanks so much, susan candiotti. so this rare halloween weekend snow in the northeast is impacting more than just new yorkers. we have storm team coverage with meteorologist jacqui jeras in the cnn weather center and we got chad myers in the field in his own with severe weather center in york, pennsylvania. let s begin with you chad. amazing accumulation since the last time you and i spoke an hour ago. reporter: i know. no question. we pick up at least two inches in one hour without a question. we travel a lot for cnn but i usually travel for hurricanes. this is the first time because i vacation in warm spots, this is the first time i ever had a snow brush in my rental car. it was include in the price of the rent alcar because they knew we were going to need it. take a look at the ground. cars literally just drove on this. not 30 seconds ago. it s turning white again. the tracks as this car goes by the tracks are black right where the tire took away some of tha