those two are going to merge on the east coast and create a rainey scenario for coastal areas near i- up into new england thursday and friday. the west coast is looking high and dry and no problems at all. the forecast for today, as we mentioned, a soaker down in florida. not bad from d.c. to raleigh to charlotte. middle of the country is okay. just showers out there around kansas city as that cold front sits over you and still a hot day in dallas, near 90 degrees. that's a look at your national forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. so there's the wet weather in florida. not bad in new york city. cold front goes through and makes it breezy during the afternoon hours. all of northern new england is just fine today. colorado looks okay. temperature in pueblo around 69. we'll take a look at that soggy east coast forecast, coming up. >> don't say that. 60 degrees today. not bad. >> it could be worse. >>> the week ahead on wall street, a deal to help shore up kodak and why your boss need not worry about ambition from below. your early morning business headlines a

east coast leaving at least three people dead and 2 million households without power. more than 78 centimeters since saturday morning. the u.s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration says a cold air mass over the east coast is responsible for the unseasonable snow. it stopped in most areas after the cold air moved north to the u.s., canada border. most parts of the east coast are gradually regaining electricity, but those states say it will take several more days to fully recover power. more than 400 flights were cancelled. train services linking maiming or cities on the east coast were also suspended. >>> time for the road ahead. seven months after the earthquake and tsunami, getting medical treatment can be a problem. in one area, a hospital had no doctors, but finally one has arrived, and he has an unusual background. negotiation we hear about the challenges he faces trying to get the hospital back on its feet. >> reporter: on the first of october, this 37-year-old doctor was named director of the hospital, a post that had gone vacant nearly six months. >>

has canceled at least 1,000 flights into the east coast region. from the white house to hartford connecticut, several inches of snow has covered the area. more than a million people are without power, and roads are icy and dangerous. >> they were on top of it as best they could. the biggest problem, people didn't want to slow down. >> i knew they were predicting it but i didn't believe there was going to be snow so now i believe it. >> she sure does. airports throughout the east are experiencing delays. inbound flights from back east into san francisco international, they are 30 to 60 minutes late. red eye outbound flights, sfo, are expected to be delayed as well. and flights to and from new york city and philadelphia have delays of nearly three hours. >>> those of us here though, it is another beautiful weekend. here is jim bernard. >> yes indeed. that doesn't exactly look like halloween weather on the east coast out here, however, we are looking at a lovely fall weather pattern which will continue through the weekend. and probably through most o

of rainfall hammered by showers part of the moisture streaming up the east coast developing storm systemk to our showers a forecast up to about midnight and beyond how the showers quickly entering the area are around for a couple more hours gorgeous sunday day tomorrow but a cool one with temperatures only in the low 50s across to a metro area after a night that once the shower is clear will produce a freeze in many areas away from the city itself freeze warnings until 9:00 a.m. and western suburbs chilliest night since april 31st stage dropping below 30 degrees at 12 states may get in on this crazy early season snow storm shaping up for the east coast of the united states only cook county excluded from the freeze warnings in effect but look at the winter storm warnings winter storm watches small craft advisories in effect with coastal flood warnings in the east coast as well the big city may be affected in various ways more on that in the second but temperatures tonight dropped to below freezing and areas away from the city made the thirties in the city itself recovered in the '50s tomo

in florida, this is the storm we're going to watch heading up the east coast this week. it's not a tropical storm, but it's going to have some gusty winds with it and it has some significant rain in north florida, georgia and in south carolina. i think coastal south carolina will get the worst of it during the day. there's a possibility of even some tornadoes. tornado watch box just issued here. we haven't had any tornadoes yet, but we could get some small ones as we go throughout the day. the center of the storm is heading just over the gainesville area. that will creep up the coast. you can see the fetch of moisture coming onshore from savannah to charleston, up to myrtle beach. that's where it will be soggy today and tonight and tomorrow it heads up the east coast. for tomorrow from d.c. northwards, this is the warmest it's going to be until probably next spring, so if you love the warmth and the summer temperatures, this is it for you. 84 in new york. chicago, 76, storms in florida as we mentioned during the day and a peek at tomorrow, the wet weather creeps north, t

eventually the whole east coast. that's a look at your national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside your window. so, if you're in philadelphia or new york or even d.c., we can get away without the umbrella for at least one more day. tomorrow you'll definitely need it, maybe even later on tonight. other areas of wet weather today, memphis, tennessee, a chance of a storm. so, we had record highs yesterday in areas like atlanta and now the cold front and rain's coming in. >> reality sets. >>> well, europe sinks stocks again. a blackberry peace offering? and the app that nailed a cheating wife. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, hollywood cat fight. a war of words between two women who apparently have been feuding for quite some time. >>> coming up, a pro bowl wide receiver is traded. the jets get a much needed lift. a victory that was 15 years in the making. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some of your top headlines this morning. according to

--if did not travel to the east coast right this minute. today we have a will " ghost hunt for joining us. >>marty: a developing story in oakland, the latest on the occupy movement. they are planning to shut down the port of oakland on wednesday as a part of the general strike. here is video from last night. organizers are planning for wednesday's event. as they did that, there were some tense moments between police and protesters. we heard about damage overnight, is that true, correct? >>craig: not a lot. if he think about what happened on tuesday and to the marshes they had last night, it is quite a contrast. the about what happened last tuesday with a tear-gas canisters, the damage and chaos, it has changed a lot in a few days, there have been practically no arrests all you can find is the police substation in. that was all like to find. it seems like there is some kind of understanding between protesters and police at this point. the next big thing you'll see is the general strike on wednesday. >>marty: were there any arrests? >>craig:

. >> coming up tonight, millions without power on the east coast after a winter blizzard. >>> the republican presidential front-runner backing away from a controversial online ad. >>> life lessons on both sides when two all-girl schools meet. >>> an ice cream truck crashes into a day care center. see you tonight. andrea was blackmailing you, wasn't she? i went to go pay her, 'cause she was gonna expose marilyn and stop writing. and frankly she was the best ghost i had. look, when i found her hanging there, i took the manuscript and i told lawrence to call it in... where is the manuscript? what does that matter? she was threatening to withhold it, wasn't she? if she didn't leave the manuscript, that's a double dose of motive. (thunder rumbling) joseph: i took it to the printer. i'll go pick it up. i'll go with you. no, you won't. you're gonna wait here with me. (elevator bell dings) sarge? oh, yeah. let's see what we can come up with. calleigh. thank you, sir. wow. the murder in marilyn's new book is identical to andrea edison. look at this. very first chapter, she says that the housekeeper w

. >> and looks like it's going to be a white halloween along the east coast and how it's affecting traveln the west coast. >> coming up the temperature change you can expect tomorrow, and the halloween forecast and when fire danger could be on the increase. . >> some east bay kids celebrating halloween a little earlier, where else, a cemetery in piedmont, hosting the sixth annual pumpkin family, enjoying jump houses and balloon animals and each child went home with a free pumpkin. >>> federal health officials were at an east bay library, hoping to curb prescription drug abuse and allie rasmus was there. >> reporter: clear plastic bottles with barcodes and labels and doctor's ids, all adding to a false sense of security about the contents inside. >> many medications have different reactions and you have to be careful. >> reporter: or abuse them as recreational drugs. >> it's important to keep tout of the people that don't need it, especially teenagerses. >> reporter: and out of the hands of the illegal dealers. >> there is a black market out there for profiting from prescription medication

i mean, who figured that. >> nobody thinks of earthquake the east coast, but they are there. it is part to have continent much less active seismically than we are here, but there are earthquakes everywhere. and in 1886 in charlestonsouth carolina, was completely destroyed by a magnitude 7 earthquake. there are earthquakes in boston, in up state new york. people in new jersey and pennsylvania feel earthquakes. they are not as frequent as here, but they do occur. one of the real problem, while our buildings have been designed and improved over time to withstand the shaking, none of that has been done here. >> exactly. the pressure that is under the earth that plays into any of this, does it dissipate a little bit, because, okay we had one over here so that relieves the pressure, or this again a false sense of security. >> yes. it is an urban legend. we have these little earthquakes, that relieves the stress and pushes off the timing to the big ones. but really the little earthquakes tell us, really, the stress is high. the little patches in the earth's crust are responding and

area as well as up the east coast. that left many travelers stranded. brianne carter is in the newsroom. >> the unseasonable storm already being blamed for at least 11 deaths. up and down the northeast millions of residents still in the dark and now try to clean up from the records don't. -- record storm. >> one fell one way and the other fell another way and each of them hit something. >> like many other areas in the northeast, residents in washington and maryland are picking up the pieces after snow and leaves sentries tumbling onto cars and homes. >> it is unreal. >> millions remain in the dark. >> i'm still shocked. everybody is. >> in the northeast mother nature is unseasonable extrtrick was no at a treat for passengers. people on one airplanes stacked on the tarmac seven hours. >> a nightmare. carson and anna an amtrak train -- and on an amtrak train some passengers were stranded. a number of cities in the northeast now are deciding whether or not to hold halloween celebrations to night. >>> pepco is helping other utilities restore power after the

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 inches and broke a 59-year-old record. bristol, connecticut, got 17 inches of snow and plainfield, massachusetts, more than 30 inches. how many days do you thi

all this mess will head up the east coast. it's mixing with another storm system coming through arkansas now. here's what we're dealing with now, all of this green is rain. a lot of it has been light overnight it will continue to move northwards and intensify. here is that storm system in the middle of the country kicking through kansas city. this has a strong cold front with it, too. we had record highs in areas like atlanta. once this storm system goes by you, that cold system will cool you off. dallas much cooler today than yesterday. almost all of the lone star state that's the case. this kicks to the east coast, picks up this mess in the south and that will leave us with wet weather. as far as the radar goes, st. louis you had heavy rain overnight, now it's a light rain. chicago, you look okay and dry now. you could get a few sprinkles later on today. not a lot of wet weather there. tennessee, you are about to get some thunderstorms. not a lot of bad weather with this, maybe a rumble or two. in memphis, we have showers an

we will show severe weather in the east coast. no complaints here. >> gorgeous forecast: it is a nice one. talking about how nice the weather is these days and we will see another day like it. low 40s and 50s right at the bay. san francisco, oakland. and in livermore right now. not as cold and kill start in some spots. high 70s and we will start up late in the day and bring some fog right along the coastline and coast. widespread 60s as opposed to 0s expected for the afternoon. extended forecast. temperatures are cooling. it is going to be a gradual one. and going to feel the difference there. in the valley. >> mostly cloudy skies. they had backed off on the possibility of rain on thursday. >> now, they are beginning to trend upward on that. and we may get another shot a week from today. >> an active pattern is short time approaching. >> give us good weather tomorrow. we might be able to handle the other stuff. >> november is already here. >> i know. >> hard to believe. >> all right. that is going to do it for us. have a great day

none of the snow business on the east coast.nd should be dry in fact, no rain to contend with here. although it will be cool, but cooler by the end of the week. today though, you get to enjoy another beautiful day of sunshine, none of that 3 to 6 inches of snow that new york city is looking at. they're looking at breaking records and snow fall totals they haven't seen since the 1920s. here though totally different story, clear as a bell as we look in downtown san francisco. and the rest of the area looking good too, inland valleys seeing low clouds out there this morning and patchy fog at the coastline as you're stepping outsigh. it is a cool morning, temperatures in the 40s and 50s because we don't have the cloud cover. but by the afternoon, that's going to make way to sunshine. actually seeing low 80s. and we will see a few clouds lingering at the coastline into the afternoon. feature cast showing you, the clouds are going to move in through parts of the south bay. and the inland locations as we make our way into the evening h

a rare october nor'easter causing a big mess up and down the east coast.is christie urging people to stay off the roads and saying two of the new jersey's hospitals are running off generators at this hour and the storm is not over, some of the heaviest snow is on the way. maria molina, meteorologist, from the weather center. and breaking records. >> we have broken records, specifically us here in new york city, central park, it's officially the snowiest october on record for us, the previous record in 1925. we had .8 inches and 2 become today. we saw 1.3 inches of snow and we see more snow after that and continuing to he see it throughout the nighttime into the overnight hours and that's something that we're going to keep an eye on and could be looking at about half a foot of snow for us here in new york city and very significant for the month of october and we did not break any records in philadelphia or d.c. and boston, i think you guys could be breaking a record as we appreciate the four to six inch flesh hold we're getting to see in that city tomorrow

a surprising accumulation total, from areas of the east coast, and what they're expecting. >> while snow flies back east, we continue to languish under this lovely fall pattern and it looks like continued dry and mild through the week. we will take a look at the chilling details coming up in just a few minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, eas. >>> record-breaking snowfall. is covering much of the northeast. up to 10 inches in some areas. and drew levinson is out in the elements, in new york central park, where there hasn't been a snowy halloween in decades and drew, i noticed you look cold out there. >> that's because it is cold out here. in the 30s. all day long. and this is really an unusual storm. simply because what you said, it is happening in october. and the big problem associated with this storm is the heavy wet snow. and it is falling on trees, and it is downing trees. just like the one you see behind me. >> the nor'easter roared up the atlantic seaboard saturday. dumping snow and rain from the mid atlantic states to new england. in western pennsylvania, the snow started coming down earl

following that pre-winter sm on the east coast.>> tonight, 11 people are dead and millions are without power following the pre-winter storm in the east coast. and the storm shattered 100- year records. new snowfall records were set in at least 20 cities. and new york city received the most october snow since records began there in 1869. and the storm set a new record for the most power outages ever in connecticut. and we've got the latest on the storm's aftermath. >> reporter: they started digging, clearing out on sunday. after saturday's freak nor'easter raced up the atlantic coast. heavy wet snow, downed trees, leaving cars and houses all banged up. this giant tree sliced through this woman's home. >> we heard a whole bunch of crashing and crackling. this tree ended up falling, breaking, and crushing the whole side of the house where my mother was sleeping. >> reporter: millions from washington to maine are without electricity. and it could be up to several days before it is restored because the repair crews can't get in. >> and

, not only new zealand, not only japan but what we all kind of felt the weird earthquake on the east coast, it's still a constant reminder our percentages are going higher here as years go by that we have to be even more ready. i want to signal a very, very clear appreciation for the departments that anne is working with, your level of cooperation from our fire to police. but every other department and then as importantly, our utilities and our agencies that we're working together with as well. nonprofit world are just as important. it's my intention and goal in working with the board of supervisors to make sure everyone is prepared. and not only prepared for the 72 hours. we know we've got that down now as our city standard. but i want to make sure that we look beyond it. i want to make sure that people who are just arriving now to live in our city can immediately know that that's part of our culture here. and they also want to know that we're going to go well beyond response. we have to get people ready to recover as well because our whole city, survival will be on thinking forward about

like elsewhere on the east coast, winter-like weather conditions reek the havoc on drivers in maryland. icy roads caused one driver to lose control, slamming into a light pole. police were on the scene of a prior accident when this crash occurred. making matters more dangerous, the storm also knocked out traffic signals throughout the state. >>> thousands of zombies strolled through southern california, hoping to devour a again nis world record. seattle holds the record at 4600. those in long beach believe they have the numbers to net a new world record. representatives were present but are yet to hand down an official decision. >>> a dallas flash mob of zombies frightened folks into the halloween spirit on the eve of the holiday. approximately 50 participants broke out into the dance routine from michael jackson's classic "83 video "thriller." it took the group six weeks to learn the moves. >>> the president and first lady handed out pre-halloween tree start night. families from mail tear families braved the soggy weather to get the goody bags with m&ms, white shaped butter cookies an

several flights from sf to the east coast have been canceled.ed eye outbound flights are expected to be delayed from sfl. >>> meanwhile here our beautiful weather continues all we need to know about is monday. halloween. >> monday, we'll have more of the same -- with patchy fog but no snow to speak of. let's take a look at the radar picture of the northeast right now. you can get a look at what's taking place there as we see the northeastern seaboard looking at a lot of winter weather here. early in the year as again they're looking at 6 to 10 inches of snow. in some locations up around maine. and that snow extends down into boston and new york as well. here in the west much different weather pattern as we take a look at your moon out there tonight. halloween moon. lovely sky mostly clear and warm out there this evening. we'll see a gradual cooldown for the next few days but still very mild weather pattern. to continue as we take the fake moon and set it here with a clear and cool night ahead. continued dry and mild into the beginning of the wee

i frequently call my sister on the east coast. i am not transacting calls on the east coast for business. i thank you for your audience. >> you talked about efforts made to mitigate. is there a time you would agree to leave short of the seven months? >> i do not know how well this has been characterized, but this is a two-stage process. there is the work that we believe can be done, and it is done frequently with tenants in the building. it is the work where there might be a time worse than others. >> i am trying to get out what that might be. >> part of it is we do not know what the schedule is. >> yes, i would be willing if the relocation payment were adequate to get out of it to make it easier. we doesn't do not want to be hanging out for a year or year and a half. >> anything else? thank you. >> you have three minutes of about rebuttal. >> i am going to have the general contractor to respond to these. >> good evening. i am edward mullins. i have been a licensed contractor id sandford cisco since 1989. i have been familiar with

it's october. >> reporter: october snowfall records could fall all along the east coast. baltimore's record of 2.5 inches has stood for 86 years. same with allentown, pennsylvania's 2.2 inches. new york has not had an inch of october snow since records started being kept in 1869. philadelphia, hartford, and boston could all see new records as well. >> the weather doesn't follow the calendar. the weather follows ingredients. all the ingredients are available for a big east coast snowstorm, so as far as the weather's concerned, it doesn't matter that it's october. >> reporter: meteorologists say this unusual storm is not a sure sign that it a severe winter is ahead. remember, scott, it was 84 degrees here in new york city just a few weekends ago. >> pelley: jim, thanks very much. the storm could bring a chill to those occupy wall street protests at the same time demonstrators in some cities are feeling the heat from the police. we asked michelle miller to check on the protest in the new york city park where it all started. >> we need a big donation of long johns. >> blanket

this is snow that is hitting a lot of parts of the east coast, causing major transportation headaches, power lines are down in a lot of different places. we'll get the very latest for cast for you coming up. >> arthel: medical marijuana advocates taking on the obama administration, claiming the feds are unfairly going after their clinics. >> rick: plus, hot off the assembly line, we've got the iphone 4 s, the brand-new iphone and "consumer reports" has taken a look and they'll be here to tell us if it makes the grade. that's coming up later. >> arthel: we begin with this, a tragic day for u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan. homicide bomber killing 17 in kabul. 12 americans among the dead. the taliban quickly claiming responsibility for what is being called one of the deadliest attacks on coalition forces in months. and it wasn't the only one. conner powell streaming life with more. >> the taliban launched a string of attacks across afghanistan today, including a rare suicide attack by a woman. but the largest and most deadly attack was here in kabul earlier in the day. vehicle full o

. >>> millions of people are waking um without power, all along the east coast this morning.the snow piled up quickly over the weekend. a camera in new jersey took a photo. once every minute. as the snow fell on saturday. this is pretty cool, they got more that two feet of snow in some areas, and four states have declared states of emergency. and it is a snow day for hundreds of schools. much earlier than school years than normally happen. some local officials have canceled or postponed halloween activities. in the northeast. crews are, as you might imagine, busy restoring power to more than 3 million homes and businesses but it could take a week to get everyone's power back on. the storm has smashed snowfall records for the month of october. >> mother nature has thrown us a few curve balls. over the past few months, but we're managing. >> 12 deaths are now blamed for the powerful october snowstorm. a 30-car pileup shut down interstate 95 in pennsylvania. it was a mess. >> boy, it sure was. and air travel is back on track at sfo this morning, the east coast snowstorms cancele

but it caused a lot of -- a lot of interest and a lot of excitement on the east coast because they're not -- not necessarily used to those types of things. so as part of that, when that earthquake occurred, fema put out an advisory and the advisory stated, the key part is that due to overload of cell phone usage, there are reports of cell phone congestion. and fema was asking people to not use their phones, to use texting or other things to allow folks with legitimate problems to get into call 911. and that just kind of plays up the fact of the problems that we have relying on a commercial service for our public safety usage. so bay web would solve a lot of those problems. this is a high-speed data network on the 4-g l.t.e. platform, cutting-edge technology. i'm sure you have seen the commercial. 4-g is the big thing now in commercial wireless technology. it's fast, it's faster than -- than 3-g technology. but the key -- there are several keys that are important for public safety and emergency response. one is, will achieve true inner operability region wide. whether he have one netwo

. >> reporter: plow drivers up and down the east coast are now checking their rigs. this new system is expected to form tonight off the north carolina coast and strengthen as it moves north. the brunt of the storm is expected to slam into the northeast tomorrow night. but people in worcester, massachusetts, have already had their first taste of wind we are a dusting last night. worcester could break its october snowfall record of 7.5 inches. >> there was, like, an inch or so of slush or snow on my car. it's too early for this. it's october. >> reporter: october snowfall records could fall along the east coast. baltimore's record of 2.5 inches has stood for 86 years. same with allentown, pennsylvania's 2.2 inches. new york has not had an inch of october snow since records started being kept in 1869. philadelphia, hartford, and boston could all see new records as well. th>> the weather doesn't follow the calendar. the weather follows ingredients. all the ingredients are available for a big east coast snowstorm so as far as the weather concerns, it doesn't mattematter t

. >>> it's the sound being heard up and down the east coast, including here in maryland. after a surprise, record- breaking snowfall cuts power and destroys homes. the wjz first warning weather team continues to track this record breaker. meteorologist bernadette woods has more on how the storm formed. but first, mike hellgren spent the day in western maryland. and the problems people out there are still facing. >> reporter: for many here, the snow was an unbelievable sight. and some are still without power. >> reporter: when that rare october snowstorm blew into maryland, it hit hard into the western part of the state, where it still coats the hills in frostburg. at the height of the storm, more than 25,000 people in western maryland were without power. and roads were treacherous. >> this is very early. broke a lot of trees, did a lot of damage, you know? >> i've never seen it this early. and i'm 82 years old. made it look like christmas eve. would have been a pretty christmas eve. [ laughter ] [ saws buzzing ] >> reporter: from maine to maryland, the snowfall stunned ma

elsewhere, and like elsewhere on the east coast, winter-like weather conditions reeked havoc on drivers in maryland. icy roads caused one driver to lose control, slamming into a light pole. police were on the scene of a prior accident when the crash occurred, making matters more dangerous, the storm knocked out traffic signals throughout the state. >>> thousands of zombies strolled through southern california hoping to devour a guinness world record this weekend. seattle currently holds the record for the largest group of walking dead in one place at 4,700 zombies. organizers of long beach aes fourth annual zombie walk believe they have the numbers to net a new world record. guinness representatives were present but have yet to hand down an official decision. >>> approximately 50 participants broke the out into the dance routine from michael jackson's classic 1983 video thriller. it took the groups six weeks to learn the moves. >>> finally, the president and first lady handed out pre-halloween treats saturday night. children from the surrounding area and military families braved soggy w

the east coast pelted by snow today. was it enough to bring the occupy protesters in from wall street? >> that storm is pulling away. new england is still getting some snow. no big storms out here to the west, at least for a while. we will talk about the forecast in just a minute. skies will start to >> in baltimore today, lots of folks braved the elements to get their finances in order. it was the city because of financial planning day, and dozens of people took the offer of certified financial planners giving free one-on-one counseling on everything from planning for retirement to saving for college. the rare october snowstorm did not deter occupy wall street protesters in new york. demonstrations did continue today, stretching into their second month. it must have been cold camping out in two since. earlier this week, officials removed power generators and fuel supplies, citing a power hazard. this where snowy halloween did not keep trick or treaters away from the white house. the first family handed out candy and coo