rhino. that's an armored bus used to ferry personnel, but often between established places on regular routes. so questions, obviously, will be asked as to how this convoy was targeted. obviously, you need a huge amount of explosive to damage a vehicle as heavily armored as a rhino. a very tragic day here for u.s. forces. fredricka. >> and how at this point will the forces reassemble and carry on? this is a giant distraction, and this is kind of underscoring the volatility of this country from this day forward? >> reporter: absolutely. i mean, obviously, nato here deals with casualties like this on a fairly regular basis, though not of this kind of scale or magnitude in one instant. things will carry on, but this is one of a number of instances that have happened. in the a political season coming up trying to frame the peace and

also american permanent presence in the country in the year ahead. another attack in the south of the country in kandahar where two were killed by a man wearing an afghan army uniform we understand from an army commander down there. in fact, he may have been trained by the two nato personnel he killed. we hear they possibly were australian but they're not confirming that. >> nick paton walsh, thank you so much from kabul. here in the u.s. from the mid-atlantic it to new england, a rare october surprise. a powerful snowstorm could paralyze parts of the region this halloween weekend. preparations for the storm are already in full swing. among the big concerns, power outages and travel delays, and it's already, by the way, snowing in parts of new york, massachusetts and other states across the region. some areas are expecting more than a foot of snow. pretty hard to believe, and we're not even at halloween yet.

alexand andra steel. >> that's monday and days away. surprise. i take hum bridge with that as a meteorologist. this is no surprise. >> big snowfall and then immediate melt? >> it's 40 degrees. >> it's a quickie? >> it's in and out in one day, and it's exciting. look at cool pictures. this is like christmas for meteorologists here. i hope you enjoy it. let's show you what we have in new york city. it is snowing. look at this. oh, my gosh. this is beautiful. washington square all the way to times square, we had pictures of the snow coming down. you know, it is quite rare. it's been 59 years since we've had an october snow in new york city. >> this is weird. >> yeah. fredricka, only since the 1800st its happened three time that is we've had measurable. not flurries or tracing but a tenth of an inch at least. in boston they'll see snow.

it has happened four times. >> spooky things this halloween weekend. >> extreme weather is the normal in this climate change we're in. it certainly is fascinating. let's look at this. this is the satellite radar composite. the white is the snow, the green is the rain, and like this delineation line could not be more exact. you know what that is? that's the 95 corridor, as if the mile it is along this corridor. philadelphia north and west, snow and sleet at the airport. white plains we've got it, westchester county airport. we have snow change over, because you know what? it's all about the temperature. one other thing fascinating, this is the back end of it. washington, d.c., a couple more hours and it's done for you. this is the back end. let's go to this area of low pressure. it will develop off the delmarva and intensify later this afternoon and tonight. the winds really kick up. that's when we see a big pop of snowfall accumulations. all right. we've already got it. it doesn't seem like october

with this kind of map. redhouse, maryland almost 7 inches, woodland, maryland, 7 inches. these are in garrett and allegheny counties. in south central pennsylvania, 4, 5, 7. the totals are coming in. that's the end of it for them. now it's moving north and into northeast and new york and connecticut and massachusetts. it's all about the temperatures, and we're going to see those tonight. tonight temperatures dropping into 30, 32. so certainly cold enough to support snow. a lot of these temperatures right now in the upper 30s, so we're watching that transition. the moisture is there. the temperatures are dropping once that air is saturated and cools. this is at midnight today. you can see washington, new york, southwest is over. this is the rain off the coast. there's the snow. by tomorrow you can see boston, extreme really southwest southeast new england will see it in the morning, but then that will be it.

that is it. temperatures warm up into the 40s and 50s, so we're certainly not going to see anything lasting into fotomorrow. enjoy today, kind of a sweet surprise. >> you like this. >> i know. as a meteorologist you love this. this is exciting and fun. it's a weekend. people are out of school and enjoying it. traffic is light. so it's all good really. >> that's true. it's better for it to fall on the weekend than during rush hour commute. >> yeah. it's kind of an interesting certainly unprecedented and quite rare. that's for sure. >> we like those surprises. i say surprise. it's okay. >> not the meteorological surprise. >> not to you. you are all knowing. i appreciate that. also in the storm's path are the ""occupy wall street" protestors. they're camped out in parks in new york and elsewhere. >> we got sold out! >> despite the storm protestors are vowing to ride it out and stay put no matter what the

weather brings. here's how filmmaker michael moore described it to our anderson cooper last night. >> the snow and the winter is not going to stop the collective anger of tens of millions of americans who have suffered as a result of the economic policies of corporate america. if you think a little bit of snow or cold weather -- i mean, i think it will only harden people's resolve. >> one problem facing the "occupy wall street" demonstrators is the fact that police removed power generators that they said were unsafe. live pictures right now of the snow falling, and folks under the tarp trying to stay bundled up despite the weather. in sports news now, the st. louis cardinals are the comeback kings of baseball, and now the world series champions. look and listen to the final out of game 7 against the texas rangers. >> in the air to left.

well-hit. back is craig. what a team! what a ride! the cardinals are world champs in 2011! >> what a moment. the cardinals were down to their last strike twice in thursday's memorable game six, which many call a game for the ages. now they have won their 11th world series title. congratulations. november is almost here, right around the corner, but nba owners and players, they're still very far apart. it seemed like they were on the verge of a deal, but then talks stalled. now all games through november 30th are canceled. both sides are battling over a new collective bargaining agreement. the players want higher salaries. the owners want a bigger share of revenues. republican candidates are wooing voters in key states today except for one. find out who and why he's opting out. plus, it is halloween

weekend. so richard herman decided to join us for the first time right here in the studio this spooky halloween weekend. yes, richard is along. of course, we're going to talk about a real-life batman ordered not to don that costume this holloway weekend. of course, you're along with avery friedman joining us as well. you ready for this? >> absolutely. i waited ten years to be with you, fred. >> can you believe it's been that long and finally face to face? we'll see you right after the break. >> great. woman: day care can be expensive.

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states that have their primary votes first except for one. herman cain, more from cnn's paul stein hauser. >> we're 66 days away from the first votes in the race for the white house, but her main cain won't be found this weekend in any of the states that vote first in the primary and caucus calendar. today cain finishes up two days of stumping in alabama. the businessman and former godfather's pizza ceo who surged said he's in it to win it. >> i'm not supposed to be running. i'm not supposed to win. and i'm not supposed to be standing up here with this hat on, but i'm doing it. >> cain's also bringing in the bucks. his campaign told krnl they pulled in more than 3 million in fund-raising this month, that's more than he raised in the entire third quarter. congressman ron paul and former senator rick santorum are in iowa today for a gop forum and

straw poll in the state that votes first in the race for the white house. rick perry's wife is there as well. yesterday the texas governor was asked if he'll skip any of the upcoming debates as he's hinted. >> i don't know whether or not we'll forego any debates or not. there's a lot of debates. shoot, i may get to be a good debater before this is all woefr. >> perry made these comments yesterday in new hampshire. that's where john huntsman is today. he's spending all of his time in there. newt gingrich makes the rounds in south carolina today, the first southern state to vote. >> join us every sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern time when we dedicate a special hour to the presidential contenders in this 2012 election season. how many times have you heard it's just a job? well, you're about to meet a man whose job is his passion, and he couldn't be happier. first, we like getting the candy, but dressing up is really

the best part of the halloween season for so many people. which costumes do we love the much? here are the top five for adults according to the national retail federation. number five, batman, number four zombie, number three vampires, number two pirates. so we're going to tell you -- wait. we're going to tell you right now, so number one, witch. we'll have the top five children's costumes right after this. ♪ ai, ai, ai ♪ bum-bum ♪ bum-bum, bum-bum ♪ [ ice rattles rhythmically ] ♪ [ imitates guitar noise ] the redesigned, 8-passenger pilot. smarter thinking. from honda. consumers er wanchai ferry orange chicken... over p.f. chang's home menu orange chicken women men and uh pandas... elbows mmm [ male announcer ] wanchai ferry, try it yourself.

. now we have the top five cost actuals for kids according to the national retail federation. number five, being a pumpkin. always fun. number four, pirate. number three, spiderman, number two, a witch and of course what would be the number one costume for kids? being a princess. we'll have the top stories straight ahead including the big snowstorm that's taking aim at parts of the east coast. we'll gets the latest forecast. following your passion can be tough when you're out of a job. in this week's "smart in the new rich" christine romans introduces us to main who did just that.

>> it's not the nba, but it's a job. it turns out david brown loves it. >> i have a great passion for working with kids. i have a great passion for the sport of basketball. >> brown, a former division i college basketball player, runs basketball stars of new york, clinics and camps for kids. he launched the business this spring after leaving a job with the nba. >> freeze, freeze, freeze. >> brown says he's fortunate he's still working in basketball, given the league lockout and prospects for 400 more job losses. career coaches say pursuing a passion in the job market with 9.1% unemployment, it's a big gamble. >> i love passion. i think it's great. you don't want to take a job you hate ort not be pleased with, but i think especially for people out of school there's this romantic view of jobs. they're like i want a job that i'm going to love every day. the fact of the matter is, there's probably not many jobs that anybody loves every single day. >> after graduating from college, brown coached at the high school level and at two

non-division i universities. he levered the work, but the pay was tight. >> i didn't have the chance to really earn a real paycheck that would sustain living, so i had to go out for another opportunity and look for, you know, what my mother would call a real job. >> brown got a job with the new jersey nets selling ticket plans for games. he was promoted to the team's marketing division. after two years on the job, he felt he ran out of room to grow. they parted ways mountain spring, but brown took what he learned and applied to a new career, coaching kids. >> it's important to take stock of the current situation, you understand what your opportunities are and the areas you're familiar with but then stay active and also look at areas where you can transfer your skills, areas in industries where you can see growth. >> for now he's happy to be working with kids again and having the opportunity to grow his business and pursue his passion for coaching. >> do what i love. if you do what you love, it's

not going to be work and you'll be successful. >> christine romans, cnn, new york. one of the highlights of our noon eastern hour is our legal segment, and a highlight today, we have richard herman in the house. how are you? good to see you. >> great to see you. >> it's great to have you in person. we had avery here a couple of weeks ago. >> i was very jealous of that. >> you're here. >> we have to get avery and you here at the same time. >> me and you and avery. perfect. >> we play our peaches and herb here, "reunited." that's the planning. we have an interesting lawsuit coming up, and we'll talk about killer whales and seaworld and we'll take a dive into that case. it's an interesting one, right? >> take a dive? not bad. zo >> what a tease. >> we have batman. that's interesting. >> and michael jackson. >> and mj, too. >> and a surprise because it is halloween weekend. spooky things happen. much more for our legal segment straight ahead. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future.

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let's talk about this. peta is saying these animals, these five whales are living in slavery. they need protected rights, and that's why they're taking this case to court. avery, where is this going? >> it's going nowhere, fredricka. they're using, believe it or not, the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in america. they're trying to match up the terror of what human beings, african-americans had to deal with in that awful chapter of american history and equate it to animal rights. i've represented animals, i represented a gorilla under the endangered species act, but that's different. they're using the constitution. not only is it wrong and will be dismissed, but to be honest with you i find it offensive. >> you do? richard, seaworld is saying this is a baseless publicity stunt. do you agree with that, or do you believe there are grounds for their argument?

>> there are no grounds. avery is right. there is no standing. the case will be dismissed. whales are not humans. some people may think otherwise, but that's a fact. however, i don't believe it's a baseless -- i mean, it is a publicity stunt, and they need the publicity of this. if people are that offended they'll stop going to seaworld and maybe seaworld will stop and change their routines there. clearly these whales do not look happy. they show them froliking in the ocean and they're in the swimming pools and they don't look happy. >> that's the example, avery, that peta is going to underscore. they'll say the animals are unhappy, so somebody has to speak on their behalf. >> okay. then congress has to pass a law just like endangered species, but you can't use a section of the constitution that freed american human beings, african-americans, and equate that to what problems they're having with whales. it's apples and oranges, and to be honest with you if you know anything about our nation's history, it's an offensive move.

we understand it. it's wrong. it will be dismissed. >> let's move on to another case in florida. this involving people who are applying for welfare, but a new federal law says that they have to get drug tests as well. this, too, is be contested. where are we going with this? >> we're going nowhere with this one also. the higher court put a stay on this. it'senance forceable and be knocked out. they argue in some employment situations you get pretested for drugs, if you're in the armed forces you can get tested for drugs. to make it a nationwide mandate in order to qualify for welfare you must pass a drug test, this will not pass. florida is the only state to try it. it won't happen. >> avery, you're it in agreement. this is an issue of constitutional rights being violated? >> yeah. under the 4th amendment to our bill of rights, you can do april search there's a basis for it, if they're reasonable cause or probable cause. in florida you have to be

subjected to a search if you're poor, not whether or not you created -- you're responsible for activity. the judge granltsed a restraining order and richard is right. this case is going out the window. the governor says we're doing it for personal responsibility. personal responsibility means abiding by the constitution, and the federal judge did it right. shame on the governor for trying to pursue this. >> interesting. this is really in the backyard of you, richard, when you're in new york. we're talking about a private bus company that transports mainly orthodox jews and the women have to sit in the back and the men in the front. this has been going on for many, many years, three decades and there hasn't been a giant argument about those who enjoy this bus service. apparently there's a city contract involved, and that's where this private company, richard, perhaps crosses the line? >> yeah. 30 years ago a franchise was granted by the city of new york

to run bus service from brooklyn to williamsburg, brooklyn. these areas are traditionally ultra orthodox hasidic jewish people that live in the areas. according to their laws and their rituals, the women sit in the back of the bus. apparently a non-believer said i'm not see sigt in the back, and the bus driver wouldn't drive. hence this lawsuit comes. if they don't change their rules, this bus company , they'e going to lose their franchise. >> the brakes may be put on this service stas well? >> more than lose a franchise. are you kidding me? the rosa parks individuals in this, they're the columbia school of journalism and "new york post" went to test what was going on. the bus driver decided i'm not driving anywhere because the women aren't sitting in the back. who is this guy? like ralph cramden? give me a break. he's a bus driver. that's going to end.

even the mayor, michael bloomberg, said this is outrageous. it violates municipal law and federal law. time to bring segregation on a bus 6 60 years overdue. >> interesting. we have part two. it's halloween weekend, and what's a halloween weekend in a legal segment without a batman running around or maybe getting hung up into trouble? we're going to explain what happened to the cape crusader. all that is straight ahead. . this will be a halloween weekend to remember for a lot of folks along the east coast in particular. are spooky things falling from the sky? we're talking about snow. it's spooky when it's october and it's halloween. we'll explain who is getting hit the hardest. er 3 million. you say you can beat any advertised price on tires? correct. anywhere? yes. like this price? yes. riously? yes

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began ten years ago a u.s. military official says they were going from one bates to another. here in the u.s., much of the mid-atlantic and northeast bracing now for heavy, wet snow. in some parts it's already falling and on the ground. the rare october snowstorm is expected to dump more than a foot on some areas, and there's a pretty big concern about power outages and travel delays. among those out there in the storm in harrisburg, pennsylvania are chad myers. he's on the road, and you are experiencing the snowfall in a big way? >> reporter: i am, fred. visibility down to about 200 feet here. i'm on i-83 heading from harrisburg to york to meet up with a crew. on the turnpike i had a man taking my money. i said i'm from atlanta, and this is terrible. he said at least you're on the road. i kin of stopped and looked up and said what are you talking about? you should hear the scanner traffic. there are so many cars off the

road right now. you need to be really careful. that's why i got the four-wheel drive from the rental car company. what you don't want to see on this road are taillights turning into brake lights in front of you. that means people are stopping on the roadway for something as cars are sliding off the roadway. it's treacherous out here, and it will get worse as the sun sets. at least right now i'm at 32 degrees. when the sun sets it will be one big ice chunk, fred. >> what are people bracing for? >> when i went to the counter i said i need a four-wheel drive car. they said we have a durango but it's two-wheel. i said give me something four-wheel. there's only a couple of inches? a couple? there's going to be 12 right here. he said no, i haven't heard that. i went, well you heard it now. get home as soon as you can. imt not sure people -- this came

up so fast. on wednesday this storm didn't exist. a couple inches, sure, but by the time we looked at the computer model yesterday morning, we knew this was a 10 to 15-inch snowfall for a large area west of i-95 from maryland all the way up into maine. >> wow. pretty miserable conditions, especially for those feeling like they've been caught off guard. chad myers is travel tlg in harrisburg, pennsylvania. we're looking at the radar picture right now. it's pretty significant, the area, that wide swath that is going to be with the snowfall and you saw live pictures out of columbus circle in new york. hard to believe seeing that dusting of snow on the ground, and it's not even quite halloween right there. we'll keep you post odd this snowstorm in the northeast. in the meantime overseas to thailand now where parts the country are at the crisis stage as floodwaters there sweep across cities, towns, and

farmland. much of the high water is in bangkok and the suburbs. cnn's sarah side ner is in the flood zone in the thai capital. >> reporter: high tide in bangkok's chinatown. water pours in from the swaloll river on the other side of these homes and businesses. despite the severe flood warnings and this reality, residents who stayed put were far from panicked here. children even delighted in the murky water. the trainage system of the system pumps it out immediately if there's overflow, and that is why it's not heavily flooded here. imt not worried, this resident says. in this riverside neighborhood, the floodwaters came in quickly and receded quickly, but business here has dried up as well. >> the water has come out from the river, and it's notice flowing out because of the

flood. >> reporter: this was the day that the government warned could be the worst for central bangkok, but much of bangkok's commercial district remained dry. not so in the northern, eastern and western parts of the city. high floodwaters have remained for weeks in parts of the city ruining homes, shutting down thousands of factories and discouraging tourism. though people are trudging through it, the stagnant water is beginning to stink. a public health crisis could be the next wave of trouble. the government estimates these floods have caused $6 billion worth of damage to far. it's impacted the country that the bank of thailand revised the growth from 4.1% down to 2.6%. the cost of this disaster will continue to rise, as long as the floodwaters remain. sarah cider, cnn, bangkok. it's halloween weekend. richard herman is here with me. we've got a halloween story for

you, richard, right? >> we're ready, fred. we're ready. >> we're going to talk about batman, the cape crusader and how he got hung up and in legal trouble. we'll have much more from our legal guys straight ahead, richard and avery. [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8.

we're having conversations here. we're going to talk about lots. lawyers for michael jackson's personal doctor are presenting their case to the jury, and our legal guys are back to talk about that.

avery friedman in washington and richard herman right here in the studio just in time for halloween weekend. all right, gentlemen. really a tough testimony this week may have changed things. the dynamics of the sentiment for the jurors, right, richard? >> my, has the worm turned in the conrad murray case. >> how do you see it? >> everybody was ranting and raving how great the prosecutors were like in the casey anthony case. all of a sudden the defense case begins. friday we saw the defense propofol expert tell this jury right before they broke for the weekend, number one, that the their propofol infusion that killed michael jackson was delivered by michael jackson. that's number one. >> how can that be? >> he went through a scientific analysis that there was no propofol at autopsy in michael jackson's urine, and had he had a drip going, there would have been in his urine. so since there was no drip going and no propofol in his urine, someone had to have administered that killer dose.

>> interesting. avery, are you saying this is a real about-face, because earlier one of the first witnesses we heard from was the personal assistant or bodyguard to michael jackson who said when he came into the room, he saw that there was some intravenous -- there were remnants of an intravenous application of drugs in michael jackson. so this testimony disputes that there could possibly be an i.v. drip. >> well, the fallacy in the argument by dr. paul white is that he's accepting for purposes of his expert testimony the truth of dr. conrad murray's testimony that he only administered 25 mls of propofol. the fact is that the other expert, steven segal, stalked about the fact that there were 17 errors. i'm not convinced that dr. white's testimony overcame that. again, the burden is on the

prosecution, of course, freed reek ka, but at the end of the day i think this jury understands the case and will consider the expert testimony of dr. white. i just don't think the defendant's made their defense persuasive. >> are the jurors confused or do they understand the case? >> they're absolutely confused at this point in time. in summation the defense attorney will stand up and say if you don't know the exact amount of milligrams that were given, if you don't know the exact cause of death and confused and don't understand the science here, then you must acquit dr. murray because the burden of proof is on the prosecution to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. if you're confused, they failed. one other interesting point is there were remnants of lorazepam in his stomach. if he had it intravenous only, there wouldn't have been any in his stomach. that indicates someone took

lorazep lorazepam, i.e., michael jackson did it to himself. >> let's move on to "happy days." this is amazing that a california judge has thrown out one claim by the cast members of that hit television show that any said they should have received residuals from merchandise, and they were suing for millions of dollars. avery, what happened to their case? it almost seemed like it was certainly going to be ruled in their favor. >> well, i can't believe it. when i was carrying my chachi lunch box, i was hoping cbs would ante up the nickel that the cast would make. judge elizabeth white this week, a superior court judge in california, ruled that because of the way the case was pleaded, pleaded, not evidence, that it wasn't pleaded sufficiently enough. the fraud claims, the big money here is thrown out, and the case is going to go forward on actual loss. cbs claims it is ecstatic with

the ruling. i think it's a terrible one. i think the evidence should result in amending the pleadings, but it goes forward on actual damages only. >> so, richard, somewhere down the line there may be happy days for this cast? >> there's never happy days. where is the fonz where you need him? they needed the fonz. when you sue for fraud, fred, you have to plead that specifically. you have to give specific instances of the fraud, the inducement and misrepresentations. they failed to do that in the pleadings. it happens every day in courts. all that's left is a contract claim. they sioue for 10 million and a lucky to get 9,000. this halloween we revealed bath man was on the list as one of the most popular costumes people would enjoy. not for mr. mark wayne williams also known as batman for his fans.

he was hanging out and dangling from the roof of a building. he was allegedly carrying weapons, a canister of chemical irritant spray and that stuff. he is no longer allowed to wear the costume. that's not the toughest thing imposed against him. >> they charged him with weapons possession. he was hanging from the side of a building dangling. they had to rescue this guy. they found this baton and chemical sprays and everything on them. they took this mug shot in his costume. he did it in the costume. >> that's the last time he gets a chance to wear the costume. >> he can't wear the costume, right. >> oh, my goodness. avery, i guess, worst things could happen. >> he could have gone to jail. >> the slammer. >> let me tell you, i'm from walla walla, washington, as is adam west. we both wear capes. i'm glad the judge in michigan

shut that guy down. he's not the real batman. not the real guy. >> let's see the real batman, avery. >> are you ready? >> really? wait a minute. so we've got batman, who is part of a legal case, and now it is halloween and we always like to keep a tradition going. so every halloween avery, richard and i kind of dress up. at least for the weekend of halloween. you know, we're going to take you back a little bit into time. maybe remember this. >> oh, my gosh. that's clever. >> jack cafferty is standing by. i'm wolf blitzer, but he's a handsome guy. he's a handsome guy. this is what he looks like on halloween. >> i love it. >> okay. uh-oh. that was wolf blitzer and i was uncle sam. i hope you can still hear me. can you hear me still? then we decided to have a little fun with it. richard, you were a rasta man,

right? >> right. >> this year avery and richard what are you decided to do? let's check it out. >> avery, do you have your prop? >> i have no prop. i don't know what you're talking about. >> are you ready? >> you're setting me up. i'm feeling good now for halloween. >> okay. so that was the previous year as a witch and now homer's in the house. >> look at that. >> look at that. >> what do you have going on richard? >> aim a british bear starriste nancy grace from dancing with the stars. >> more the second. >> avery, what do you have going on? >> i'm the scariest man in america. i am the 1%. all these "occupy wall street" guys are talking about me. i am it. i'm the bad guy. i'm the scariest guy in america. what do you think of that? >> oh, boy. >> i say doh!

that's all i got from homer here. >> gangs of new york, avery. >> there we go. that's right. >> well, happy halloween. scary things happening on our set. >> that's wonderful. >> happy halloween. >> thanks so much, guys. >> you did a lot to do this, fred. you really went out and overboard in year, fred. >> i couldn't be a witchy-poo one more time. >> that's fabulous. great balls of fire. >> i almost lost my season, so this is a year to celebrate the simpsons. they're here to stay. >> this is really you, right? let me see something here. >> oh, my god. look at that girl. oh, my goodness. >> we're going to have much more straight ahead. we'll try to get more serious after this. with bacon. it's good. honey, i love you... oh my gosh, oh my gosh.. look at these big pieces of potato. ♪ what's that? big piece of potato. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup.

we decided to make this a "newsroom" family affair here. halloween is coming up on monday. some of us got excited and made halloween happen today. christmastime people light up their homes and really get kind of outlandish sometimes with the decorations. the same thing applies

apparently to halloween. check out this house in california. ♪ boys and girls of every age ♪ won't you like to see something strong ♪ ♪ come with us and you will see ♪ ♪ this our town of halloween ♪ this is halloween ♪ this is halloween ♪ pumpkins scream in the dead of night ♪ >> that's impressive. >> a 39-year-old verizon worker live there is with his wife and has done it for four years. it takes 15 hours to program one minute of music. he started months ago and he's trying to conserve and be ecofriendly. they only have one showing a night at 7:30. be polite and don't walk near the neighbors and walk over and watch it together. >> how would you like that electric bill? >> you know it's huge. >> i hope people don't explain. you heard of lots of cases where people are complaining about the lights, the traffic around the holiday season, christmas. hopeful it's not applying here.

>> i think it's a nuisance. they should take it all down. >> come on. i hope his neighbor doesn't call it a new case for you. it's free. come to california. >> apparently this team right here has got 3 million hits on youtube. it's fascinating to a lot of people. >> watching the mouths go up and down. >> synchronized. very impressive. >> can you imagine if one mouth was off. this guy would freak out. >> it would be okay with halloween. it would be like something spooky happened. richard it was fun having you here this weekend. >> i'm hanging out this afternoon. >> we'll have other interesting cases we'll have you talk about and educate us on. >> thanks so much. >> we have record snowfall happening in all the big cities. >> that's right. sometimes snowfall and weather can impact your holiday season traveling. we're going to have some tips on folks on how they get around, and maybe you can get through the airports without standing through all those long lines. ( phone ringing )

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