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"pure evil, the killings in connecticut." for the petit family in this quiet connecticut suburb, there was never any hint of the violence that was to come. >> the epitome of the all-american family. a beautiful mother and two beautiful daughters. >> reporter: never any clue their vibrant home on this road in the town of cheshire would soon become a house of horrors. their last day together as a family was a classic summer sunday. dr. william petit, a prominent connecticut doctor, a leading expert in the field of diabetes played golf with his dad. earlier that day, his wife of 22 years, jennifer hawke-petit, and her daughter, michaela, 11, had gone grocery shopping at this stop & shop supermarket. >> the younger daughter was going to make a special dinner for her family. so she and mrs. petit went to the stop & shop here in town. >> reporter: the older daughter, hayley, had just graduated from a prestigious prep school. she wanted to be a doctor like her dad. as jennifer hawke-petit, a pediatric nurse, drove back from the supe
"pure evil, the killings in connecticut." for the petit family in this quiet connecticut suburb, there was never any hint of the violence that was to come. >> the epitome of the all-american family. a beautiful mother and two beautiful daughters. >> reporter: never any clue their vibrant home on this road in the town of cheshire would soon become a house of horrors. their last day together as a family was a classic summer sunday. dr. william petit, a prominent connecticut...
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it's not just connecticut, joe, although connecticut does have the highest number. >> and they won't have power until january. >> this was an ice/slush/snow rainstorm. and if you look at those numbers, massachusetts right after connecticut, 650,000 without power, 500,000 in new jersey, pennsylvania, it's crazy. dan malloy writing a tweet yesterday, this is the largest number of outages connecticut has ever experienced. >> and why not? 4 inches of snow, wow. what is this? southern alabama? >> he says plan for power not to return for -- >> that's what he said back when the hurricane came through. >> easy explanation, leaves still on the trees, the snowfall, topple over, take down the power lines. happened in new jersey, the side of my in-law's house caught on fire. >> every street in my town -- every house had a tree down. but we still have power. it's weird. >> yeah. >> they were all over it. >> all right. >> i don't know. >> let's go to news. >> connecticut -- >> seriously? >> and some of my friends say they only have two trucks going around for entire towns. and one of them gets con
it's not just connecticut, joe, although connecticut does have the highest number. >> and they won't have power until january. >> this was an ice/slush/snow rainstorm. and if you look at those numbers, massachusetts right after connecticut, 650,000 without power, 500,000 in new jersey, pennsylvania, it's crazy. dan malloy writing a tweet yesterday, this is the largest number of outages connecticut has ever experienced. >> and why not? 4 inches of snow, wow. what is this?...
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states of emergency were also declared in four states, in new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts, and parts of new york. in connecticut, a record breaker, more than 800,000 power customers without electricity, shattering the record that just two months ago by hurricane irene and could take up to a week or more before power is restored so dozens of shelters, around the state and governor asked volunteer fire departments to ask people in for warmth and showers, at least four hospitals relying on generators for power tonight. and more of the same mess in pennsylvania where many roads remain closed because of accidents, and downed trees and power lines forcing amtrak service to be suspended throughout the northeast and emergency officials, urge residents to avoid travel altogether. now, remember, tomorrow, af got the monday morning commute which is also a mess and happens to be halloween. and so it's going to be putting quite a damper on millions of trick-or-treaters and we'll be headed into the night without the street lights and temperatures dipping into the low 30's, so, certainly, i g
states of emergency were also declared in four states, in new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts, and parts of new york. in connecticut, a record breaker, more than 800,000 power customers without electricity, shattering the record that just two months ago by hurricane irene and could take up to a week or more before power is restored so dozens of shelters, around the state and governor asked volunteer fire departments to ask people in for warmth and showers, at least four hospitals relying on...
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he founded the forbes and allen iron foundry, the oldest in connecticut. it went on right to the revolution and would produce cannons for the american revolution. he got a little distracted from his business, which was flourishing. when he met a young doctor in town who was the deist and they took to spending long evenings and afternoons studying deist writings from england and having a little bit of fun with the inconsistencies of the bible, which was alright as long as they kept it to themselves. but, as they read more of the deist writings they began to think more that reason was more important than scripture and reason told ethan allen that some of the things the town leaders were doing made no sense. for example every year smallpox swept through the british colonies. every 30 years there was a great epidemic that hits boston. people left boston, moved up and down the coast and started to go into the frontier and move further and further west because of those epidemics. when reason one reason is continued was because inoculation was illegal in every br
he founded the forbes and allen iron foundry, the oldest in connecticut. it went on right to the revolution and would produce cannons for the american revolution. he got a little distracted from his business, which was flourishing. when he met a young doctor in town who was the deist and they took to spending long evenings and afternoons studying deist writings from england and having a little bit of fun with the inconsistencies of the bible, which was alright as long as they kept it to...
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winick is in windsor, connecticut. which got really slammed this morning. to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. the snow is actually quite picturesque. but looks can be deceiving. this stuff is heavy, wet and down here on the road, you can see why it's such a problem. power lines and trees down. hundreds in each town, last half-hour, we showed you the tree. power line sheered clean off. the problem with a storm this early in the season, there are still leaves on many of the trees. they catch that heavy wet snow, it snaps the branches and it takes down the power lines. the latest report we have is, about 750,000 people here in connecticut, alone, without power, as tropical storm irene is any guide, it could be about three to five days before everyone gets their power back. i asked one public safety official, he told me, so far, ice has not been a problem. dan and lara. >> incredible scene behind you, t.j. we're supposed to be racking leaves. you had a lot at your house. >> the leaves are still on the trees and that's what's making what them heavy. our ligh
winick is in windsor, connecticut. which got really slammed this morning. to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. the snow is actually quite picturesque. but looks can be deceiving. this stuff is heavy, wet and down here on the road, you can see why it's such a problem. power lines and trees down. hundreds in each town, last half-hour, we showed you the tree. power line sheered clean off. the problem with a storm this early in the season, there are still leaves on many of the trees. they...
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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 york this morning. chad, just how bad is it where you are now? >> reporter: good morning. it depends on where you are. this is almost an elevation issue but also did your road get salted issue. the road behind me, mount zion road, doing very well. people getting traction. it looks a little shiny over here but that shine is tultly melted because of the salt they put on it. up on the hill over here the trees are not as bare as they are here. all the leaves on the trees back there on a ridge all that signific
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...
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one each in massachusetts, connecticut, and pennsylvania.calling in workers from other states to help get the power back on after electricity was cut off to about 3.1 million people. meanwhile, airlines in philadelphia and new york city are working to get stranded passengers on their way this morning. airports in those cities hit especially hard. the storm led to 1,000 canceled flights nationwide. this morning here in new york, the cleanup in full swing after the record october snowfall. only the fourth time in recordkeeping history there's even within snow in october. nbc's ron allen is in new york central park this morning. ron, good morning to you, sir. >> reporter: good morning, craig. there's the sound of chainsaws and chippers all over the northeast. these guys behind us have been hard at work for the past couple of hours, trying to clear this mess on the edge of central park. at one point, the park was not really closed, but they were asking people not to go in there, because there were so many trees that were in danger of falling or
one each in massachusetts, connecticut, and pennsylvania.calling in workers from other states to help get the power back on after electricity was cut off to about 3.1 million people. meanwhile, airlines in philadelphia and new york city are working to get stranded passengers on their way this morning. airports in those cities hit especially hard. the storm led to 1,000 canceled flights nationwide. this morning here in new york, the cleanup in full swing after the record october snowfall. only...
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states of emergency declared in connecticut, massachusetts and new jersey. three deaths have been blamed on this storm, more fan two million people are without power. hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled and they're not unite of the woods just yet. paul goodloe is in hartford, connecticut tonight which is getting slammed by this october snow. >> from snowy heart ford, connecticut, where the snow started just after 1:00, at least the heavy snow did. unlike other areas around the mid-atlantic, we went from a few snowflakes and flurries to some heavy snow, the snow continues to come down here, we're under a winter storm warning until 8:00 a.m. on your sunday, and, yes, this is a rare october snow for connecticut, especially here in hartford, we had snow three other times, the record snow in october just 1.7 inches. we eclipse that to 4:00, 5:00 this afternoon. the problem,this is falling on the trees this time in october, there's still plenty of leaves in the trees, the heavy wet snow hits the leaves, adding more weight, weighing down the branches
states of emergency declared in connecticut, massachusetts and new jersey. three deaths have been blamed on this storm, more fan two million people are without power. hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled and they're not unite of the woods just yet. paul goodloe is in hartford, connecticut tonight which is getting slammed by this october snow. >> from snowy heart ford, connecticut, where the snow started just after 1:00, at least the heavy snow did. unlike other areas around...
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righter loop westbound just past connecticut avenue. i have been on the phone with maryland state police. all they can tell me is there are a few cars involved. let's go to the live picture on connecticut avenue on the outer loop. you can see the ambulance on the scene. this is just past the accident where now traffic is getting by. but the back-up in our next camera shot as you come around on the beltway westbound here's what it looks like at connecticut avenue barely moving if at all. follow police directions to get around the accident, okay at the merge allegiance bridge no problems on 270 heading down to where the lanes divide and onto the beltway. coming up in our next report i'll update you on that accident. back to you andrea and surae. >>> president obama is taking a road trip with south korea's president. >> the two will tour a general motors plant in michigan. today's visit comes a couple of days after congress passed new free trade agreements with several countries, including south korea. >> we are happy to work with republic
righter loop westbound just past connecticut avenue. i have been on the phone with maryland state police. all they can tell me is there are a few cars involved. let's go to the live picture on connecticut avenue on the outer loop. you can see the ambulance on the scene. this is just past the accident where now traffic is getting by. but the back-up in our next camera shot as you come around on the beltway westbound here's what it looks like at connecticut avenue barely moving if at all. follow...
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there are eight counties in connecticut. we service 149 of connecticut's 169 towns.very one of the towns we service has been impacted to some extent by this storm. >> one last question here. people in connecticut are saying it's like a third world country, no food, no water, no light. obviously, a lot of people are really frustrated. what is your suggestion for these residents in terms of coping and getting through this in the meantime, while their power is out? >> well, i can easily say patience, of course, but there are -- you know, shelters have been set up in many communities, and neighbors are helping neighbors and reaching out, and that's what we do up here, you know? you know, it's new england, it does snow. it just happened to snow a lot earlier than we're originally used to, but we will get through this. neighbors are helping neighbors and reaching out to families and friends. people are taking advantage of the shelters, and we'll work as hard as we can to get those lights back on. >> there's a reason why they're calling it shocktober. mitch gross with conne
there are eight counties in connecticut. we service 149 of connecticut's 169 towns.very one of the towns we service has been impacted to some extent by this storm. >> one last question here. people in connecticut are saying it's like a third world country, no food, no water, no light. obviously, a lot of people are really frustrated. what is your suggestion for these residents in terms of coping and getting through this in the meantime, while their power is out? >> well, i can...
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winick who is in one of the hardest hit spots, windsor, connecticut.., good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. hard to believe, but december 22nd, that is the first day of winter, still seven weeks away, but you wouldn't know it. taking a look around, it actually quite pretty, like a norman rockwell painting. here in windsor, we have about 8 or 9 inches of snow, but it is heavy and hard to walk in. down here on the street you can see the downed trees and power lines, hundreds in each town. and up there, you can see the top of a power line actually sheared clean off. things got so bad here in connecticut yesterday, at one point it's believed in only two nument municipalities in the entire state there were no businesses or homes without power. across the northeast, near white-out conditions. roads completely shut down. and when this wet, heavy snow fell atop trees still carrying leaves, many simply collapsed. in new jersey where a tree was uprooted, it smashed into a house under the weight of the heavy snow, and many of those trees took down
winick who is in one of the hardest hit spots, windsor, connecticut.., good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. hard to believe, but december 22nd, that is the first day of winter, still seven weeks away, but you wouldn't know it. taking a look around, it actually quite pretty, like a norman rockwell painting. here in windsor, we have about 8 or 9 inches of snow, but it is heavy and hard to walk in. down here on the street you can see the downed trees and power lines, hundreds...
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the crash the is after connecticut avenue. here's a picture. outer loop after connecticut avenue, but before rockville pike, the crash has been moved to the left shoulder. the beltway had been closed 30 minutes. let's go to virginia to show you northbound 395, headlights are northbound moving at speed at duke street, very quiet. metro rail, marc rail, vre encore on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:40 63 degrees. >> coming up, dedicating the dream. how metro plans to help people get around for the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial. >> new details about what may have led to a deadly shooting rampage at a >>> tracking our top stories, people across the d.c. region are picking up the pieces from last night's storms. a tornado knocked down trees and power lines in quantico. an apparent tornado in louisa county, virginia, damaged a storied home. -- an historical -- historic home. >>> 45-year-old curtis lopez was picked up in north carolina, accused of killing a 51-year-old jane mcquain. authorities are still searching
the crash the is after connecticut avenue. here's a picture. outer loop after connecticut avenue, but before rockville pike, the crash has been moved to the left shoulder. the beltway had been closed 30 minutes. let's go to virginia to show you northbound 395, headlights are northbound moving at speed at duke street, very quiet. metro rail, marc rail, vre encore on normal service. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:40 63 degrees. >> coming up, dedicating the dream. how metro...
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and melissa in connecticut. those pumpkins covered in snow.ily had to move into a hotel because they don't have power or water.ç there are millions. mike in boston came up with a clever use for his pumpkin he put it on the top of his snowman. if you have a picture we would love to see it go to foxnews.com/ureport and upload it there. >> the weather triggered a nightmare scenario for jetblue passengers stranded on a runway for several hours. they no food, no water and no working bathrooms. the ft. lauderdale flight was originally bound for newark, new jersey it was diverted. a jetblue spokesperson apologized and say the 126 couldn't deplane until i was safe to do so. >> three dead, three others grin elevator exploded in northeast kansas saturday night. witnesses say a large fireball could be seen across the river in miss sore reufrpl the president of the company said -- missouri. the president of the company said they were morninging corn when the explosion happened. >>> republican presidential hopeful herman cain maintaining a top spot in the
and melissa in connecticut. those pumpkins covered in snow.ily had to move into a hotel because they don't have power or water.ç there are millions. mike in boston came up with a clever use for his pumpkin he put it on the top of his snowman. if you have a picture we would love to see it go to foxnews.com/ureport and upload it there. >> the weather triggered a nightmare scenario for jetblue passengers stranded on a runway for several hours. they no food, no water and no working...
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three deaths have been reported so far in connecticut, massachusetts and pennsylvania.k city to collapse and fortunately, no one was hurt in that incident. let's get out to rick to see where the storm is today and what the aftermath is, hey, rick. >> a couple of days to clean it up and it's cold and over 2 million people that are without power now, across the northeast, after, you know, very cold temperatures, unfortunately and need to check on your neighbors and elderly and make sure they're okay. take a look at the maps and see what's going on, we've had a lot of snowfall for a lot of people. in fact, far more than i think any of us expected and thought we might see some 12 to 15 inch snowfall total range, but that 27 point 8. western mass, that's incredible. take a look at new video out of worcester mass, getting a lot of snow up in the hills around a thousand feet elevation and just about a foot of snow there. that breaks records for them. everybody, at least the coastal areas and slightly interior sections breaking records for snowfall for this early in the season
three deaths have been reported so far in connecticut, massachusetts and pennsylvania.k city to collapse and fortunately, no one was hurt in that incident. let's get out to rick to see where the storm is today and what the aftermath is, hey, rick. >> a couple of days to clean it up and it's cold and over 2 million people that are without power now, across the northeast, after, you know, very cold temperatures, unfortunately and need to check on your neighbors and elderly and make sure...
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connecticut governor writing in a tweet yesterday, this is the largest number of outages connecticut has ever experienced. plan for power not to return for prolonged period. that from the governor of the state of connecticut. as for new york city, it was the largest october snowfall since the civil war. maintenance crews are hard at work, removing fallen down bravenls and electrical wires as schools in several states are expected to remain closed for days. all this winter weather before we even hit halloween. let's go to bill karins for the latest. >> how come power outages? it wasn't a ton of snow. >> yeah, just has to do with leaves on the trees. the leaves catch the snow and the leaves just weren't ready to fall off yet. we were hoping that -- we knew this was going to happen on friday. the storm behaved as expected. it wasn't a surprise to forecasters. i don't know if viewers were paying attention or not. but it wasn't a surprise to us. we got the amounts of snow we thought we were going to get. because the trees didn't shed their leaves, that's why we're dealing with, you know,
connecticut governor writing in a tweet yesterday, this is the largest number of outages connecticut has ever experienced. plan for power not to return for prolonged period. that from the governor of the state of connecticut. as for new york city, it was the largest october snowfall since the civil war. maintenance crews are hard at work, removing fallen down bravenls and electrical wires as schools in several states are expected to remain closed for days. all this winter weather before we even...
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. >>> connecticut suffered the worst number of power outages in state history. states of emergency were declared in new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts and parts of new york. the storm blasted the east coast from maryland to maine. this morning, more than 2 million homes and businesses are still without power and at least 11 deaths are blamed on the storm. jim axelrod has our report. >> reporter: if they hadn't seen it. >> never saw this before in my life. >> reporter: they might not have believed it. but up and down the east coast, there was simply too much snow to ignore. >> i can't stand it. i hate it it. i hate it, hate it, hate it! i can't even express how much i hate it! it's awful! >> reporter: as the chain saws roared, more than 3 million households were without power. >> this is ridiculous. in october, not november not past halloween. it's crazy out here already. >> reporter: records were set in new york city where 2.9 inches of snow fell in central park. they never measured ab inch here in any october day since 1869. concord, new hampshire, 13.6 inc
. >>> connecticut suffered the worst number of power outages in state history. states of emergency were declared in new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts and parts of new york. the storm blasted the east coast from maryland to maine. this morning, more than 2 million homes and businesses are still without power and at least 11 deaths are blamed on the storm. jim axelrod has our report. >> reporter: if they hadn't seen it. >> never saw this before in my life. >>...
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the third person died while driving in connecticut. >>> people in connecticut who have lost power area while before it comes back. the governor says they've been waiting for road conditions to improve before sending out prepare crews. we've seen heavy accumulation of snow all the way from virginia and maryland up through connecticut and massachusetts. >>> pennsylvania got socked, as well. our chad myers is back in york, pennsylvania, good morning. so it looks a little bit better than it was an hour ago, is it? >> reporter: it's still cold and things certainly aren't melting. now i know how they do the moonwalk on the tv shows, the "dancing with the stars." if you ice it down, you can't move it all. it's really hard to break this ice on the ground. that's exactly what you're going to see if you want to look at that car back there, that's been encased. hard to walk here. encased in ice all night. if you're going to have -- try to get out, it may take you a good half-hour just to clear your car off. that's how rough it's been all night. we still have a bunch of people here without power.
the third person died while driving in connecticut. >>> people in connecticut who have lost power area while before it comes back. the governor says they've been waiting for road conditions to improve before sending out prepare crews. we've seen heavy accumulation of snow all the way from virginia and maryland up through connecticut and massachusetts. >>> pennsylvania got socked, as well. our chad myers is back in york, pennsylvania, good morning. so it looks a little bit...
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i'm here today because connecticut needs jobs. and i want congress to pass president obama's proposal to teachers and first responders back to work act. it's clear that we are in a jobs crisis and everyone knows that the only way out is to start creating jobs. good jobs have put people back to work and made our communities safer and stronger at the same time. in the last two years, nearly 600,000 jobs have been lost through state and local government. some of these were in my home state. just this month 56 state troopers in connecticut received layoff notices. their fellow officers offered to retire to prevent the layoffs. fewer officers on the job hurts the entire community. it means response times might get longer, it means the streets might get patroled less. when a cop calls for back-up there might not be anyone close by. the loss of jobs hurting our communities and putting public safety at risk. i hope that congress can put politics aside and get to work creating jobs. passing president obama's jobs plan will truly help conne
i'm here today because connecticut needs jobs. and i want congress to pass president obama's proposal to teachers and first responders back to work act. it's clear that we are in a jobs crisis and everyone knows that the only way out is to start creating jobs. good jobs have put people back to work and made our communities safer and stronger at the same time. in the last two years, nearly 600,000 jobs have been lost through state and local government. some of these were in my home state. just...
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here is the beltway at connecticut avenue. the outer loop over95 to 270, moving you the right near georgia avenue, but no delays. looks good in virginia. no complaints on 95, 66, and on near the americanen legion bridge. back to you. >> thank you. get its chance to speak out tonight about escalator problems at the bethesda metro station. a montgomery county council panel will hold a special meeting at bethesda-chevy chase services center. on october 14, all three escalators at that station stopped working. avoid a repeatto incidents. >>> new sections of the connector could open .y the end of this year to procession of the highway georgia avenue (in february, officials have not rate.ed the exact you could pay between 25 cents and 35 cents a mile with an e-z .ass >>> new concerns about the nationwide protests that have spread to the district. >> authorities have raised serious questions about health occupy ty at the protesters at mcpherson square. in mcpherson square the don't have sinks, prosperity to anyway. .hey also don't ha
here is the beltway at connecticut avenue. the outer loop over95 to 270, moving you the right near georgia avenue, but no delays. looks good in virginia. no complaints on 95, 66, and on near the americanen legion bridge. back to you. >> thank you. get its chance to speak out tonight about escalator problems at the bethesda metro station. a montgomery county council panel will hold a special meeting at bethesda-chevy chase services center. on october 14, all three escalators at that...
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taking the beltway at connecticut avenue, an earlier accident as you make your way towards 395.dent is out of the roadway. still seeing crowding as you make your way along the outer loop you'll see some congestion. but that accident is out of the way. here's the scene now. still have some activity in your left shoulder lane. cars are moving slowly past 355. taking 270, starting to see crowding around urbanna and clarksburg. you know how that is. once you get to clarksburg, lanes open up for you. here's the view at falls road, seeing a lot of congestion here as you make your way towards the spur. the good news is on 270 in both directions, no accidents to report. now back to you both. >> danella, thank you. >>> 5:43 is the time. >>> 5:43 is the time. it's beginning to look a lot tu, you're always looking ahead... to what's next... to what's possible confident... that taking action now, is the way to create... a better tomorrow. that's why we're announcing, that with the planned merger with t-mobile, at&t will begin bringing five thousand jobs to america from overseas. we will inv
taking the beltway at connecticut avenue, an earlier accident as you make your way towards 395.dent is out of the roadway. still seeing crowding as you make your way along the outer loop you'll see some congestion. but that accident is out of the way. here's the scene now. still have some activity in your left shoulder lane. cars are moving slowly past 355. taking 270, starting to see crowding around urbanna and clarksburg. you know how that is. once you get to clarksburg, lanes open up for...
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the biggest mess was in hartford, connecticut. there reportedly about two dozen planes were stranded because of the bad weather or diverted there. and passengers in many cases were stuck on the tarmac for eight to nine hours without any food, without any water. and they certainly did have their cell phones and they were calling people to complain about what was happening including bathrooms that didn't work. >> they're filled. they're totally filled. nobody can go in them anymore. you have to hold it. >> bathrooms are locked. people are quite upset. >> now, jetblue is one of the airlines involved in this and said, yes, we were partially at fault and wish we could have deplaned passengers sooner but they said the airport was also to blame. there were other problems involving amtrak, for example. you mentioned that earlier, fred. a train that had originated in chicago gotstranded, got blocked by mudslide, rock slide, as well as falling trees in massachusetts. passengers were stranded aboard that train for about 14 hours. fortunately
the biggest mess was in hartford, connecticut. there reportedly about two dozen planes were stranded because of the bad weather or diverted there. and passengers in many cases were stuck on the tarmac for eight to nine hours without any food, without any water. and they certainly did have their cell phones and they were calling people to complain about what was happening including bathrooms that didn't work. >> they're filled. they're totally filled. nobody can go in them anymore. you...
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nbc's ron allen begins our coverage from wilton, connecticut. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. this is the scene in so many places across this state. trees with fallen leaves, falling down power lines and blocked roads. it is a massive problem. as many as 800,000 customers are still without power here where it will be a very long, cold, dark night. across connecticut and especially along its rural roads, crews worked frantically to clear an incredible amount of destruction. the state's governor was blunt, wang, it's going to take a while. >> we're going to have extensive and long term power outages, and i am advised that at least initially, it looks like some people could be without power for as much as a week. >> reporter: the prospect of several days or more without power has a lot of people worried. >> we ain't got nothing. it's like you're freezing, you're worried about the food. we just went food shopping. >> reporter: it's all because heavy wet snow and fall foliage make for a disastrous mix so close to power lines. in some
nbc's ron allen begins our coverage from wilton, connecticut. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. this is the scene in so many places across this state. trees with fallen leaves, falling down power lines and blocked roads. it is a massive problem. as many as 800,000 customers are still without power here where it will be a very long, cold, dark night. across connecticut and especially along its rural roads, crews worked frantically to clear an incredible amount of...
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. >> connecticut communities busting heads overt of -- over the upcoming holiday. >> we are tracking rain across the area. we will time that out in the forecast coming up, and look at the holiday forecast for halloween. 62 at b.w.i.. here is a look at the grand hotel and spa camera at ocean >> a british corner says amy winehouse died of alcohol poisoning. this -- the corners of the blood alcohol content was nearly five times over the legal driving with it. she was found dead in her bed on july 23 after years of substance abuse battles. detective said they found empty vodka bottles around her bed at the time of her death. in this afternoon's medical alert, a new drug therapy is helping women get up potentially fatal blood condition have successful pregnancies, and now it is fda-approved. we're introduced to a maryland mother whose life is that there be saved. >> there was a lot of praying. there was a lot of crying and hoping it was going to get better. >> she could not carry a pregnancy to term. four different time she got pregnant and is carried a six months into each pregnancy. >>
. >> connecticut communities busting heads overt of -- over the upcoming holiday. >> we are tracking rain across the area. we will time that out in the forecast coming up, and look at the holiday forecast for halloween. 62 at b.w.i.. here is a look at the grand hotel and spa camera at ocean >> a british corner says amy winehouse died of alcohol poisoning. this -- the corners of the blood alcohol content was nearly five times over the legal driving with it. she was found dead...
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we drove into the city of meridan, connecticut saturday night. looks like a ghost town. it's only quarter past 6:00 at night. so many lost power because leaves till cling to many tree, twice the pressure on branches. they easily snapped sparking fires and blackouts. >> it looks like armageddon. >> reporter: for countless children the early storm has put the trick-or-treating set to begin in 24 hours in jeopardy. with all the downed power lines and blocked streets in west hartford dylan and megan richards' ans aren't sure about going door to door. >> people put their lights on. we won't know if they're home or not. >> we have to make sure it's safe before we do anything. >> reporter: the damage has already been done. 250 schools here in connecticut will reportedly be closed tomorrow when classes resume, all depends on when those communities get their power back. david? >> t.j. winick leading off us. jeff smith, meteorologist with wabc in new york. seems awfully weird we are talking snow already. in new york and pennsylvania, you could see the snow, a lot of it on the side
we drove into the city of meridan, connecticut saturday night. looks like a ghost town. it's only quarter past 6:00 at night. so many lost power because leaves till cling to many tree, twice the pressure on branches. they easily snapped sparking fires and blackouts. >> it looks like armageddon. >> reporter: for countless children the early storm has put the trick-or-treating set to begin in 24 hours in jeopardy. with all the downed power lines and blocked streets in west hartford...
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theerecord-breaking storm issblamed for three deaths including a man in connecticut and pennsylvania.as well as a twenty-year-old man in massachusetts who was electrocuted. the heavy snow put immense pressure on branches...causing scores of trees to fall-- contributing to about three million outages. communities in wessern massachusetts re among the hardest hit wwtt up to twwnty- seven inches reported innsome places. mos: "there's no power right now...we re just using candles and flashlights...off to work we go...it's a little cold...that's ii...but we'll make do." the seven- hundred-fifty thousand without power in connecticut roke a reeord or the state-- pummeled by hurricane irene just months before. malloyy says: "obviously, this is a in anyone's recollection or early." in new jerrey, where more ttan six-hundred- thouuands lost power including gooernor chris christie... utility officials warn of lengthy outages. crews are wooking in up to ninnteen-inches of snow, where downed trres and messy roads are hampering effoots. meantime, some occupy wall street protesters in new york have
theerecord-breaking storm issblamed for three deaths including a man in connecticut and pennsylvania.as well as a twenty-year-old man in massachusetts who was electrocuted. the heavy snow put immense pressure on branches...causing scores of trees to fall-- contributing to about three million outages. communities in wessern massachusetts re among the hardest hit wwtt up to twwnty- seven inches reported innsome places. mos: "there's no power right now...we re just using candles and...
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winick starts us off in hartford, connecticut. t.j.? >> reporter: david, good evening. this intersection like so many here in hartford, blocked by downed branches and trees. and despite warnings about live power lines on the ground, folks here are getting fed up and frustrated and are clearing these streets themselves. the nor'easter was like a sock in the jaw, seven weeks before winter. too early? too bad. in new jersey, this uprooted tree collapsed onto a home. the heavy, wet snow blanketed branches, taking down power lines. here in connecticut, utility crews are racing around the state, 800,000 residents are in the dark. customers want to know when their power is going to be back on. >> we're encouraging our customers to prepare for a worst case scenario, which means some areas won't get restored much sooner than a week from now. >> reporter: at the height of the storm saturday, travelers were going nowhere fast. the government is now investigating a jetblue flight that was diverted to hartford before passengers were stranded on board for seven hours. this man descri
winick starts us off in hartford, connecticut. t.j.? >> reporter: david, good evening. this intersection like so many here in hartford, blocked by downed branches and trees. and despite warnings about live power lines on the ground, folks here are getting fed up and frustrated and are clearing these streets themselves. the nor'easter was like a sock in the jaw, seven weeks before winter. too early? too bad. in new jersey, this uprooted tree collapsed onto a home. the heavy, wet snow...
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you represent the great state of connecticut.been to connecticut, and -- >> welcome back. >> a very lovely state with these lovely places and very lovely homes and there are a lot of people in the great state of connecticut who work in finance and would be hit by this tax, and i wonder if you can be as honest and frank as possible, and you have to raise money with these people and you go and see them and hangout and talk with them, and what do you hear from them? is that something where you have to say this is the right thing to do, or are people willing to kind of see their taxes go up? i am very curious. >> first of all, chris, people want america to succeed. believe it or not, people earning $1 million or more are also very patriotic, and their attitude is i am willing to pay if they are assured the money is well used, and a lot of them feel and this is true about the interest carried forward issue as well, this country has been very good to them and they want to be treated fairly, and they want to make sure that the money is
you represent the great state of connecticut.been to connecticut, and -- >> welcome back. >> a very lovely state with these lovely places and very lovely homes and there are a lot of people in the great state of connecticut who work in finance and would be hit by this tax, and i wonder if you can be as honest and frank as possible, and you have to raise money with these people and you go and see them and hangout and talk with them, and what do you hear from them? is that something...
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here in connecticut, utility crews racing around the state, residents are in the dark.to know when their power will be back on? >> we are encouraging customers to prepare for worst case scenario which means some areas won't get restored much sooner than a week from now. >> reporter: at the height of the storm saturday travelers were going nowhere fast. the government is investigating a jetblue flight from fort lauderdale to newark diverted to hartford before passengers were stranded on board for seven hours. >> i got a problem on the airplane. i will need to have the cops on board. we have got on the ground, at 17:24z and we have been here now for 7 1/2 hours. >> this 69-year-old described the nightmare, no food, water or working bathrooms. >> some of them were yelling get us off the planes. i know what it feels like to be incarcerated. >> under the passenger bill of rights, jetblue could be fined $27,000 per passenger. the airline claims because the the airport lost power jet ways were not operational and the plane couldn't be deiced. for countless children, the early
here in connecticut, utility crews racing around the state, residents are in the dark.to know when their power will be back on? >> we are encouraging customers to prepare for worst case scenario which means some areas won't get restored much sooner than a week from now. >> reporter: at the height of the storm saturday travelers were going nowhere fast. the government is investigating a jetblue flight from fort lauderdale to newark diverted to hartford before passengers were stranded...
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>> reporter: it's halloween, with many streets covered in debris the connecticut governor is sending a warning to parents who let their children trick-or-treat tonight. >> no child should be participating in any halloween events without direct and constant supervision from that parent. >> reporter: in worcester, massachusetts, officials already decided roads are too dangerous and delayed halloween until thursday. randall pinkston, cbs news, upper saddle river, new jersey. >>> talk about a travel nightmare. passengers stranded on the tarmac more for than seven hours. 23 flights diverted to hartford, connecticut during the snowstorm saturday including six jetblue flights. passengers say the bathrooms were backed up and it was hard to breathe on board. even the pilot, you can hear, was getting frustrated. the airport compounded the >> i don't care, take us anywhere. >> jetblue apologized saying power outages compounded the situation. the department of transportation is investigating. >>> the state is not taking chances with sex offenders this halloween. brandon hudson shows us what the
>> reporter: it's halloween, with many streets covered in debris the connecticut governor is sending a warning to parents who let their children trick-or-treat tonight. >> no child should be participating in any halloween events without direct and constant supervision from that parent. >> reporter: in worcester, massachusetts, officials already decided roads are too dangerous and delayed halloween until thursday. randall pinkston, cbs news, upper saddle river, new jersey....
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who wants to go through that situation but that's what happened in hartford, connecticut. jetblue says 23 flights were diverted from various airports. six were jetblues. nevertheless, people were stuck on the tarmac for eight and nine hours. no food, no water, they couldn't even get bathrooms to work with. they were overfilled. but people had their cell phones working and started to call people on the outside to tell them what was going on. the bathroom was an especially ugly situation. listen. >> they are totally filled. nobody can go in them anymore. you just have to the hold it. >> power is going in and out. bathrooms are locked. people are upset. >> jetblue did issue an apology and is offering refunds and free strouchers, but the thing is there is an airline passengers bill of rights that is in effect. a rule a i waimplemented. airlines are supposed to make sure you have food, water and clean those bathrooms didn't happen here. d.o.t. says it has opened an investigation. >> oh, really. and that is just all they have said, they have opened an investigation to see what h
who wants to go through that situation but that's what happened in hartford, connecticut. jetblue says 23 flights were diverted from various airports. six were jetblues. nevertheless, people were stuck on the tarmac for eight and nine hours. no food, no water, they couldn't even get bathrooms to work with. they were overfilled. but people had their cell phones working and started to call people on the outside to tell them what was going on. the bathroom was an especially ugly situation. listen....
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all lanes open on the inner loop traveling between connecticut avenue and georgia avenue.w cleared. eastbound i-07 working your way past 17. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. -- eastbound i-70 working your way past 17. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the cards could use some hold field advantage. let's talk sports with the sports junkies. >> happy tuesday. >> hello. >> did watching that miserable monday night game make you feel any better about being a redskins fan? >> no. >> butt ravens were awful. >> they were awful. there was fumbles back and forth, just a field goal became pretty much with the late touchdown by the rav an. if -- by the ravens. if you are thinking about the redskins, think about the line- up they started with and think about the changes now. it is almost a whole new team. >> the ravens were awful offensively but they weren't awful defensively. they did a a half job there on defense. it is kind of what they do every week. i would much rather have that ravens defense than the refuse skins at this point. >> i would be fine wit
all lanes open on the inner loop traveling between connecticut avenue and georgia avenue.w cleared. eastbound i-07 working your way past 17. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. -- eastbound i-70 working your way past 17. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> the cards could use some hold field advantage. let's talk sports with the sports junkies. >> happy tuesday. >> hello. >> did watching that miserable monday night game make you feel any better...