cnn.com/amfix. and it's 31 minutes past the hour right now. we check our top stories. this morning new york city and some of the surrounding areas recovering from a short, but very violent storm. one person was killed during the evening rush hour last night. she pulled over to the side of the road and a tree fell on her car. a lot of witnesses say they saw funnel clouds forming. tens of thousands of people lost power. there's still a big clean-up in the works today. some commuter trains in the city, into the city will be suspended or canceled this morning. hey, troubling news on census data, 4 million new americans falling below the poverty level in the last year. that means more than 50 million people are too poor to pay for health insurance. the numbers expected to be worse next year with salaries and jobs taking hits. poppy harlow is going to break it down for us. also, harvard law professor elizabeth warren has been tapped to keep a close eye on the big banks in wall street. the president wants her to set up a new consumer protection agency and make sure that bankers are playing by the rules. the president will officially