notice the purple shading northern jersey, shorn new york from the poconos, that's saying a possibilityf a foot of snow in that area. i think that's a little too high and exaggerated. because it's october, temperatures are going to be borderline. we're going to get rain first. the ground temperatures are still pretty warm. my forecast is for the cities, we're talking d.c., baltimore, philly and new york, slushy to an inch. maybe at worst an inch or two on the trees. the suburbs anywhere from i-95 north and west one to three inches is definitely a possibility. i still think your roads no worse than slushy. up in the hills, three to six inches. i'm worried about trees coming down. you still have leaves on the trees. then if you're up in the mountains, a possibility of 6 to 12, that's where you'll need the plows and shovels, catskills and poconos. let me time it out for you. everything is fine today. it's a cold morning. windchills in the 20s. but as the timing of the storm goes, it's not until saturday afternoon that we see the snow start coming down outside in the mountains of the appala

the hills in connecticut, massachusetts, poconos in northern jersey the best chance of actually getting accumulating snows, even lalgts on the roads. that's a very difficult saturday forecast. keep it in mind for your travel in those areas. that's a look at your national forecast. now a look at the weather outside your window. miami florida, chance for showers and storms today. st. louis, we'll have a very, very important game seven world series, rare event. should be an exciting scene. weather looks fine. today, sunny, clear and cool skies. just way too early for me to be stressing over a snow forecast. it's not going to be an easy game to predict. >> but the pore thing, game seven 124. >> yes, it should be fine. >>> more on wall street's giant ral rally. meg whitman changes course at hp. what is speeden doing in switzerland? >>> plus, the world's highest grossing movie actor is named and we are betting you cannot guess who it is. >>> coming up there will be a game seven in the world series. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." . here are s

looks like the poconos and northern new jersey will get enough snow to shovel. big cities will get a slush. . maybe grassy areas minor accumulate. hartford, berkshires, north of massachusetts and boston, i think you're the bull's eye. you could see significant storm out of this storm. if you're watch willing us on wic 12 in erie, pennsylvania, see ab exhibit showcasing practical objects dwised into abstract forms of themselves at dysfunctional at erie art museum. >> thanks, bill. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. opening films will make a slash in theaters this weekend including one tabbed by experts to take the top spot. the family film with the shrek 2 spinoff character "puss and boots 3d" is expected to claw its way to the top spot in the bow oction. a justin timberlake sci-fi thriller "in time" where people can pay to stop aging when they reach 25 years of old will reach third. johnny depp starring in his second adaptation of a hunter s. thompson novel "the rum diary" expected to debut in fourth channel. the fx channel sa

the irish pub was a favorite for visitors to the poconos as well as the locals. >> they came for the beer and wings and now it's gone. >> the bar was completely destroyed as were some top floor apartments. fire officials say the fire was likely started by cooking oil in the kitchen. >> they say windy conditions made that fire particularly difficult to fight. >>> well, the search continues tonight for a bank robber the fbi dubbed mr. magoo. agents called this man the mr. magoo bandit because of his balding head and thick glasses of they say he most recently struck last saturday in ventura county. >>> police dogs busy in oakland doing fundraising for their own safety. >> could the a's find their way to san josi? the move that could secure the team's future in the south bay. verizon 4g lte. america's fastest and most reliable 4g network in over 140 cities. verizon. built so you can rule the air. . >>> they are members of the police force, but protecting them while serving in the line of duty often requires the public's hp. as ktvu's john sasaki reports that is just what happened for k-9

the irish pub was a favorite for visitors to the poconos as well as the locals. >> they came for the beer and wings and now it's gone. >> the bar was completely destroyed as were some top floor apartments. fire officials say the fire was likely started by cooking oil in the kitchen. >> they say windy conditions made that fire particularly difficult to fight. >>> well, the search continues tonight for a bank robber the fbi dubbed mr. magoo. agents called this man the mr. magoo bandit because of his balding head and thick glasses of they say he most recently struck last saturday in ventura county. >>> police dogs [ mom ] hey guys. guys... [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls with cinnabon cinnamon are an irresistible sunday morning idea. nothing calls them to the table faster. sunday morning ideas made easy. in 15 minutes, [ female announcer ] you call that bread? you can serve some warmth with your bread. and some flavor with your bread. and some layers with your bread. if you're serving bread honey, then serve it. grands! dinner ideas made easy. . >>> they are members of the

more rain than snow but here in the higher elevations now in the poconos, lehigh valley, all snow for the rest of the night. if i stand here i want to will be well up to my knees by tomorrow morning. >> oh, my goodness that's incredible. that doesn't happen that often. >> reporter: you know what? >> go ahead. >> reporter: this is the 20th anniversary of the perfect storm. so it does happen. the perfect storm we had a hurricane involved as well. no hurricane this time. but snow like this and a perfect storms 20 years ago today. >> oh, my goodness. that's some spooky stuff this halloween weekend. chad myers, thanks so much. our jacqui jeras here in the "weather center". it doesn't happen often? >> not that often, maybe a handful times in the past and certainly not very often. kids in their costumes going door-to-door in the snow. nothing worse than having to wear a winter jacket over your costume. the good news is it's a quick hitter. in and out. start to melt. things will be better by monday. you may not have any snow on the ground and certainly only during the grassy areas. here's the

when you have one to two feet up there in the berkshire hes, the cat skills and the poconos, it's going to take a little bit. hollywood looks pretty good. south florida, you have a chance of rain for your costumes. also the ohio valley in late today in the carolinas. tomorrow, no big problems until wednesday. >>> if you're watching us on nbc 12 in richmond, virginia, get the family a costume and have some fun. play games and paint pumpkins at halloween hoopla. that's your "early today" event of the day. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. friday night's world series game seven and the east coast winter storm put a dent in box office figures this weekend. but there was still a big win r winner. the 3-d animated "puss in boots" took top spot at $34 million. the popular character voiced by antonio banderas drew a largely 35% of the hispanic crowd. >>> the east hurt justin timberlake's "in time" which took third with $12 million. >>> johnny depp's "the rum diary" disappointed with just $5 million in fifth, leaving it a long shot to ea

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. >> the poconos and catskills could see several inches of snow today. and the second part of the storm comes in from the south, bringing the first flakes to the major northeast cities this weekend. it will feel a lot more like christmas than it will halloween. >> bundle up, trick-or-treaters. >>> now, for the rest of the morning's weather from the nation. the snowshowers could hit pittsburgh and northern new england. rain from boston to d.c. showers around cincinnati, memphis, louisville, little rock and dallas. rain and light snow from the texas panhandle to santa fe. windy with high fire danger from san francisco to los angeles and san diego. >> 70 in sacramento. and 78 in phoenix. salt lake city only gets up to 47. boise, 51. mostly 50s for the middle of the country. 54 here in the big apple. 75 in atlanta. and 85 in miami. >>> and coming up after the break, why the latest testimony in the michael jackson manslaughter trial brought conrad murray to tears. >>> then, european leaders reached a deal overnight to bail out greece. how the world markets ar

the pocono slept for 50 years before this direction and no one knows -- the volcano slept for 50 years before this direction and no one knows when it will go silent again. >> it looks like snow. and now to the highly anticipated release of, yes, the latest in. the latest generation of the device is unveiled, but will be the key to fighting off competition? >> a regular cell phones are not so smart, not so easy to use. >> he was a charismatic boss in the technology business, but now he steps down. steve jobs has handed over the reins of apple to tim cook. the new boss may have been looking forward to today's entry on his calendar with a measure of dread. >> i would like to invite him go, our chief operating officer, up. >> good morning, everyone. >> now he is in charge of a business whose previous leader was uniquely successful. one young technology boston's not envy him. >> steve jobs was masterful at the unveiling, making technology sexy. i think he almost invented that. be on boxing of new gadgets. they became knots -- not geek, but chic. >> and that is a tough act to follow? but tha

they're thinking as much as 8 to 12 inches for areas like allentown, pennsylvania, up through the poconosnd some areas in the catskills, newburgh to poughkeepsie, looks like you could be solving six to ten inches and been the berkshires. this will be an incredible event. if this actually does happen -- and by the way, this is end of october significant snowstorm. the bust potential is huge because temperatures are very borderline. we're all counting on the storm being a very intense storm because these intense storms actually bring down the cold air from the atmosphere. if the storm is weaker than we expect, then we wouldn't get these snow totals. as of now, all of our computers are telling us this is what's going to happen this weekend. the timing, this is today. the clouds will increase. this is saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. the green and the yellow is rain. that's coastal sections. the blue is the snow. we're starting saturday morning off with snow right along this bind of the appalachians through west virginia and virginia. not in d.c. but outside of d.c. and also extreme north and no

the catskills and poconos and the berkshires could get snowflakes later today but not the big cities.n see the forecast even albany has a chance of some showers, tomorrow does look better in the area. in the middle of the country, 54 in dallas one of the coolest days they've had a long time. >> a lot of rain. thanks so much. >>> to sports. game six of the world series postponed early in the day yesterday after the forecast called for rain throughout the evening. the game was moved by major league baseball to tonight at 8:00. this was the scene though at busch stadium when the announcement was made in the light afternoon had some players wondering why they couldn't play. lance berkman was quoted as saying i'm not even sure why they canceled it. this is better than the weather for game one. i guess i'm going to lie back on the couch like a big fat pig and watch a movie. >>> yesterday treated to a glimpse, the pregame ritual of perhaps the best hitter in baseball, albert pujols. how did he spend his day off tuesday before wednesday's world series elimination game? he went to a local best

poconos, catskills, birkshires and central new england the high in massachusetts and new hampshire. i think the big cities won't see snowflakes. we'll have some fall foliage pictures with a beautiful leaves with snow. >> wow. >> so you're telling me summer is over. is that what you're getting at here? >> jean shorts, they're gone. >> i'm starting to come to terms with that fact. bill, thanks. he's a bad man says mike barnicle. time for sports now. game six of the world series is tonight. the rangers could close it out against the cardinals in st. louis. colby lewis on the mound for texas. garcia for the cards. they both pitched great in game two. we'll see how they go tonight. for st. louis fans, still questions over the miscommunication between tony la russa and the bull pen that perhaps could have cost the cardinals a crucial game five win. la russa complained after the game that the bull pen coach couldn't hear over the phone which pitch eer la russa wantedn the game. yesterday he had a press conference and tried his best to explain what happened. >> well, what happened was that

poconos could have a few spots above a first. over to snow shortly and they should get a wet, heavy 5 inches of snow. if you stay with us on msnbc, you'll see jim canner to covered in snow by noon hour. where the bull's eye is later this afternoon into tonight is up through central new england, into northern new england. this is where you're not going to want to travel late tonight for any reason. manchester, as much as 10 inches of snow. springfield, 8. hartford, 8. through the cat skills, newberg, poughkeepsie could see over a foot of snow and is that will knock out a lot of power. not worried about high elevations. most of your leaves are gone. the valley floors, you get this much snow with leaves on the tree, we'll have a couple hundred, maybe a million people without power. it's a nasty day out there. from here on out, snow will be moving into many areas as rain changes to snow. temps will be dropping. for everyone else in the rest the country, quiet, tranquil day. by the time we get to sunday, even that storm in the northea

the farther west and northwest you go, a foot or more in the poconos and catskills.n the mid section to have country and another storm dropping into the northern rockies. by the way, denver, more snow on the way by next week. 57 in denver for the forecast high as we kick off the weekend. temperatures are not going to warm all that much with the rain and the snow falling in the northeast. we'll be lucky if we wake it into the 40s today in new york city. rain showers move back in by sunday, but we clear out from d.c. to new york, lingering morning snow in boston and rain snow showers around the great lakes. the cold air gets stuck here on sunday. only at 44 for the high. temperatures will cool off as the next storm swings in out of the intermountain west. monday, more rain showers forecast around the ohio valley. dry in new york city as we kick off the workweek and your halloween, as well. 51 in new york city by tuesday. 57 in d.c. 74 in orlando. we're starting to heat up and dry out as we head through wednesday. that's where we see more accumulating snow moving back i

easily a foot possible in some of the poconos, the berkshires.e valleys, amy and lester, that i'm worried about. that's where we're going to see the snow on the leaves and that's where the trees will come down. we'll probably spr a couple of million people without power. back to you. >> weren't you in aruba yesterday? >> i was. it's so fun to go from that to snow, but oh, well. let's get a look at the rest of the headlines with melissa francis. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. there is breaking news in afghanistan where a number of americans may have been killed in an attack on a nato vehicle in kabul. ati abawi is there with the late pecht. >> reporter: good morning. a senior u.s. official tells us at least ten americans were killed when a car bomber struck a nato convoy here in the capital of kabul. at least four afghans were killed, three civilians and one african police officer. also down south, we're here nato is saying an afghan dressed in an afghan security uniform turned his weapons on nay nato service members killing at least two

i called my parents in the poconos and they are gone. as you get closer to the shore, the leaves are still there. down to hartford, connecticut. we could see a million people without power. >> boy, oh boy. thank you, chad myers. appreciate it. >>> now to barbara starr. she's at the pentagon. a larger vet group is demanding answers with the occupy oakland incident that landed a marine in the hospital. >> it's the country's largest organization of veterans, mainly young veterans from that war. they are a very mainstream group. they focus on veterans health care, homelessness, jobs issues. they have just this afternoon put out a statement calling for an investigation into what happened to scott olson, an iraq veteran hurt so badly tuesday night in occupy oakland protest. let me read the statement to you. it says, quote, we expect to see a full and complete investigation into the circumstances of this incident. it's what scott and all americans deserve. iraq and afghanistan veterans come from varied background and represent diverse opinions.

if you have to see the leaves you can go up to the poconos. for us clear skies, overhead temperatures are nice and cool this morning. 53 at national airport. but most of the western suburbs are well down into the 40s. frederick 45. mar tinsburg and charlestown and ince during up in the panhandle mid 40s. the only real knock on it there is a limit bit of very thick fog out to the west this morning. you folks west of i-95 be on the lookout for some thick fog this morning. that won't last long. bright sunshine start to finish today. high temperatures in the mid up toer 70s. sun doesn't go down until 6:40 this evening. there's a 3:30 kickoff in blacksburg. be ready for perfect football weather. 75 and sunny. maybe the lack of humidity will help the home team. >> let's hope. >> hoping for a hokey win. >> that was a tough loss last week. >> thanks, chuck. >>> today protesters will gather for the third straight day of the occupy d.c. demonstrations. yesterday protesters marched from freedom plaza to the world bank calling for the end of the wars in a

cain has been grabbing headline for his 999 tax plan and now poconos are taxing his stance on abortion. cain says he is against abortion but last week clarified to say it should be an option for victims of rape and incest. other presidential hopeful says that makes him pro-choice. >> it is a liberal canard to say i am personally pro-life but government should stay out of that decision. if that is your view, you are not pro-life. you are pro having your cake and heating it too. >> you can't be for -- be pro- life and say people have a choice to do whatever they want. >> also over the weekend, candidate ron paul talked about the economy saying in order for things to get back on track, he believes the market has to crash first. >>> a tough loss in more ways than one. the panthers beat the redskins 33-20. cam newton threw if a touchdown and ran for one. santana months, london fletcher and tim hightower all left the game with injuries over the weekend. >>> libya declares its liberation. more on the celebration marking this moment in history. >>> as we go to break, be party of mentoring mond

poconos, berkshires, catskills.from the storm will hit us in the northeast. it's currently down there in atlanta and that's where we have the rain and thunderstorms and on saturday that's where we deal with a rare, extremely rare october snowstorm for the northeast. wait until you see, it will be a very interesting weekend. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. ♪ [ cellphone rings ] cut! [ monica ] i have a small part in a big movie. i thought we'd be on location for 3 days, it's been 3 weeks. so, i used my citi simplicity card to pick up a few things. and i don't have to worry about a late fee. which is good... no! bigger! bigger! [ monica ] ...because i don't think we're going anywhere for a while. [ male announcer ] write your story with the new citi simplicity card. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. get started at citisimplicity.com. no late fees. no penalty rate. no worries. [ cat meows ] ♪ [ acoustic guitar: pop ] [ woman ] ♪ i just want to be okay ks ] ♪ be okay, be okay ♪ i just want to

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poughkeepsie, the hudson valley, the berkshires, the poconos, a foot in hartford even. some incredible amounts of snow and really for boston, the same scenario, we will see snow tomorrow morning. so rare, no question about it. it is unbelievable in october, we've only seen measurable snow three or four times in places like boston and new york. >> i was just thinking, pull my coats out of storage. >> that's right. but then you'll be able to put them back. >> alexandra, thank you very much. >>> also in the path of the occupy wall street protesters, they're camped out in parks in new york and elsewhere. >> we got sold out. >> banks got bailed out. >> we got sold out. >> protesters are vowing to ride out the storm and stay put no matter what the weather brings. here's how 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 of a little bit of snow or cold weather, i mean, i th

the poconos and catskills, the green and white mountains up to parts of springfield and berkshires ass is a new season snow. we didn't expect this even earlier today, but the new models have pinted out a lot of snow. allentown, lancaster, 15 inches that ends on sunday. it starts tomorrow. i want you to get really close to here. i know people are asking what about new york city. new york city's going to be a sloppy mess. two rain drops and three snow flakes coming down. if you get out toward bergen county, yonkers, that's where that foot of snow is going to come down. this is not a big deal as much tk it could be, but the threat is wind for one, but the leaves are still op the trees. you put eight inches, ten inches on the branches of a tree and still have the leaves on, those branches are going to break, bring down powerlines and i can see hundreds of thousands of people without power by sunday night. >> that would be a nightmare. we'll stay in close touch with you. as the winter storm threatens the northeast, protesters in new york are concerned about more than just being arrested. t

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and sooner or later, later after dark, the poconos and berkshires will see snow flakes along with this the ohio valley's looking better today, but still a shower or two around chicago. and also, heavy rain from oklahoma city to dallas. wondering about that world series game tonight in st. louis, we're going to get it in. temperatures on the chilly side, but the rain showers from yesterday are long gone. and there's the arch. should be an interesting scene there tonight. i'm not a number. i'm not a line item on a budget. and i'm definitely not a pushover. but i am a voter. so washington... before you even think about cutting my medicare and social security benefits... here's a number you should remember. 50 million. we are 50 million seniors who earned our benefits... and you will be hearing from us... today and on election day. ♪ today and on election day. so if i didn't know better i'd say you're having some sort of big tire sale. yes we are. yeah. how many tires does ford buy every year? over 3 million. you say you can beat any advertised price on tires? correct. anywhere? yes. like