and when kenya smith left the navy after 14 years, show thought that two -- she thought that two masters degrees and military experience would help her get a job. two years later she's still looking. and a special welcome to the service men and women watching on the armed forces network. thanks for joining us. we're glad you're with us. and we begin with a major storm battering the northeast. right now around two million people are without power. four states have declared emergencies. new york, new jersey, connecticut, and massachusetts. want to take a live look now at new york city, columbus circle. a very dark columbus circle. new york, by the way, did not get the worst of it. here's what it looks like in massachusetts. officials predicted that downed trees were going to be a major problem. and take a look at that -- they were right. the storm is being blamed for three deaths so far, one of them in massachusetts. a man in pennsylvania was killed when a snow-covered tree fell into his house. and a third person died while driving in connecticut. people in connecticut, by the way, who have lost power are being told it may 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've already 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 in york, pennsylvania, with a look at that. good morning. how bad is it where you are? >> reporter: what happened overnight was that all of the stuff that was just slush yesterday has now frozen up. literally, what i was moving around yesterday night as slush is now one frozen solid ice chunk. as you try to get out today, you'll be moving around in this, in glare ice on every parking lot, on every sidewalk. it is going to be dangerous. something else that's going to be dangerous is the fact that two million people are without power, and they're going to try to do something to stay warm. they're going to turn on stoves and ovens and things, especially gas stoves. s and than recommended because there's carbon monoxide coming into your house. don't run generators in your garage, carbon monoxide can get into your home. gases that you can't see or smell kill you. more people typically die after the storm than during the storm. the people here are were dealing with it the best they could and made the best of it last night. >> all the weight from the snow on the trees and the ice is -- split maples and bradford pears and different trees around the house. our whole development, about 170 homes in a subdivision, completely black right now. we're out trying to get something warm and get something to eat and take something back to my wife. >> this is actually better than a month or two ago with the floods. i think that was actually worse than this. this is just unexpected. it's been since, what, '72 since we had snow in this area. it's unexpected but almost a treat, too. hopefully this is it, we're done for the rest of the season. >> lost power a couple hours ago. a lot of trees coming down. a lot of branches breaking. power lines disrupted for sure. >> reporter: i'm pretty sure you're not out of the woods for snow for the rest of the season, by the way. this is what the ice looks like on the roadways. pieces like this will be coming off cars in front of you. as the salt takes effect and makes this all into a bunch of spray on your windshield, you're going to need the washer nude in your car, underneath the hood. the blue or green washer fluid needs to be filled. i already used about 3/4 of a quart today trying to get the ice off my windshield. then the spray in front of you will make a mess as traffic goes by. if you're going to travel, maybe stay home and watch some football. >> if you're a football fan or cnn. chad, you know, it looks slushy behind you. doesn't look as bad as -- as frankly i thought it was going to get there. is it as bad as you thought it was going to get? and going forward, what's the biggest problem? >> reporter: this place had it the worst the soonest which means it didn't get to cool down quite as much. the snow -- let's go over here. probably, i don't know, eight inches on the ground yesterday. a lot of it melted because the ground was so warm. to put my hand in it now, it's probably down to three inches tops. it's frozen and will be hard to move. to move it this morning you'll have to use a lot more effort to move it off the sidewalk or driveway. the shovel's not just going to go through it like butter like it would have yesterday. up north, a little farther north, toward reading and easton, into western sections of new jersey and then into danbury, connecticut, and massachusetts, they were dealing with a higher snow amount because the storm got going more by the time it was there. this of the first place it started to, i would say, break down weather travel yesterday. the travel was just -- ugly by 5:00 or 6:00. this morning i don't see anything moving except us. >> all right. we'll check back later. chad, thank you. we're going to get a big picture look at the storm and what's next for travelers. meteorologist alexandra steele has a first look at the forecast. who got hit the hard incentive. >> he -- chad made a great point because chad got hit the hardest early on. that was central massachusetts, remember? the numbers in the end, 12, 13 inches. but who really won this end game were the berkshires. we'll talk about why and how dynamic the storm came. wind gusts were a big factor. the winner, barnstable on the cape, 76 mile-per-hour wind gusts. tuckerton shores, 54. it was a few things, of course, heavy, wet snow coupled with incredibly strong winds, especially along the coast. snowfall totals, there we are, of course, windsor, massachusetts. again, the berkshires, so western massachusetts. along that western corridor. savoy, 24 inches, peru. and north of new york city in what's called the hudson valley, duchess county, the winners -- mill brook, beautiful horse town, almost 19 inches. pines plains, 16 inches. numbers were exorbitant. here's the area the low pressure that kale developed off the dell -- that really developed off the delmarva coast yesterday. now it's going to move north and east. we'll see colder air with this behind it. the snow lingers in boston, maybe a wet inch or two this morning, but that will be done. highs today there, staying in the 40s. we're not going to see freezing, we will see melting. pretty much a fait accompli after today. temperatures stay chilly and the winds. windchills will feel much colder than this. winds today 30, 40 miles per hour. it's going to feel like 20s and thirty, not 40s out there. >> did you check on the sflafl. >> yes, i did. you travel a lot to new york. no travel troubles. looked at the faa web site, we're good to go. it is early, so we haven't seen what will develop from yesterday where new york had six to seven-hour delays and complete slagsz. we're up to -- cancelations. we're up to speed. i'll keep you posted. >> i've never been so scared to go to the airport. thank you very much. other news, and more details on a deadly suicide attack in afghanistan. at least 17 people were killed in that attack in central kabul. "the new york times" is reporting that 12 americans were killed. among them, four u.s. troops, the rest were contractors. one canadian soldier also died and four afghans, as well. ryan procter, the u.s. ambassador to afghanistan issued a statement saying, "it's a shock. it make you mad. makes me angry. we are not going to let these guys win." the taliban has taken responsibility for the attack. a warning from embattled syrian president al assad who says the west should stay out of the country's business. he says any intervention could turn into "another afghanistan or tens of afghanistans." in the interview with a british newspaper, the syrian president admitted mistakes during the several months of clashes between his government and protesters. a dead heat in the first presidential caucus state. a poll shows that iowa voters are leaning toward herman cain and mitt romney, almost a dead heat. the iowa caucuses are set for january 3. ron paul did okay in the registered poll but excelled in a straw poll of likely iowa voters. he got 82% of the national federation of republican assembly's presidential straw poll. herman cain was second at 15%. paul and rick santorum were the only candidates to show up at the event yesterday. rick perry isn't going to be skipping any debates after all. the texas governor says he's ready to take part in the next four debates in november. cnn is hosting two debates in washington, d.c., and arizona. earlier, perry had indicated he might skip some of the debates in order to spend more time with voters. america's veterans are having a rough time finding work, and the problem is even more profound for female veterans. you're going to meet someone soon who knows firsthand what that's all about. you're watching cnn sunday morning. we're back after this. ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something you haven't seen yet. the 2nd generation of intel core processors. 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a national magistrate. he's been dismissing the arrest warrants and releasing the protesters. in oakland, california, a much larger occupy crowd turned out last night than in some of the previous demonstrations. that's the scene last night. some are suggesting it's the support of iraq war veteran scott olsen. olsen, you'll recall, suffered a cracked skull earlier this week in a faceoff against the city's riot police. and in new york city where it all began as the occupy wall street movement, demonstrators are battling more against the elements these days than they are against the police. at least for now. on friday, citing safety concerns, the city's fire department confiscated numerous gas generators used for heating. protesters, of course, are questioning the timing of all of that. one of cnn's ireporter took these pictures here as the nor'easter blew into town dropping thick, wet now is on the occupy encampment. it's unlikely that scott olsen is the only veteran of the occupy movement. one of the biggest concerns among protesters is unemployment. the jobless rate among post-9/11 vets is higher than the average in. and for female vets, even higher. cnn introduces you to one such veteran who despite her experience and education is still looking for work. >> reporter: kenya smith is a proud veteran. she spent 14 years in the navy and worked as a logistics and supply officer in iraq. >> i loved the navy. you split me open, i'm blue and gold. >> reporter: smith left the military in 2009 and is still struggling to find work. >> i didn't really know how to do a resume. i never had to do one. >> reporter: a divorced mother of two with two master's degrees, smith lost her home to foreclosure in september and now lives in transitional housing. the unemployment rate for recent veterans is higher than the average in. as many face unique challenges getting hired. sometimes after multiple deployments. >> civilians have been going to school or going for interviews, these folks have been getting shot at in iraq and afghanistan. sometimes they're not trained in how to convert raise mays from military lingo into civilian space. they need interview training. >> reporter: with a jobless rate of 14.7% in september, female veterans have fared worse than their male counterparts. some face challenges from childcare to dealing with the v.a. system that is unaccustomed to female veterans. >> a lot of people in the country don't understand our appreciate that women are in combat. i think that some folks don't understand that that's a part of our modern reality in the military. they, too, need the same sort of skills and training that their male counterparts do. >> reporter: the obama administration is trying to address the high jobless rate among vets. the president's jobs bill would give companies that hire veterans tax credits of up to $9,600. >> just think about how many veterans have led their comrades on life and death missions by the time they were 25. that's the kind of responsibility every business in america should want to take advantage of. >> reporter: but the jobs bill and other legislation that would help vets have stalled in congress. the administration has also launched a plan to allow former medics to get nursing home credited for their service. last week the president urged health centers to hire 8,000 veterans over the next three years and grants to help train vets to be physicians' assistance. smith believes her experience will eventually pay off. >> i did h.r., i ran departmentindepartment ing -- departments, i ran projects. >> reporter: something must happen soon. she and her two children must move out of transitional housing on november 11 -- veterans day. cnn, gaithersburg, maryland. it's a big royal deal in the u.k., reversing 300 years of tradition. it could begin with the duke and duchess of cambridge, the very popular william and kate. we'll explain the new rule affecting their children. what could happen when 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[ male announcer ] ask your doctor about cymbalta. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. go to cymbalta.com to learn about a free trial offer. welcome back. it's a royal tradition dating back 300 years but could soon be changed in great britain if william and kate have a child, won't matter if it's a boy or girl anymore. both will have equal opportunity when it comes to taking the throne. a major reversal. three centuries in the making. what's going on and why now? richard fitzwilliams is a royal commentator and royal watcher. he joins me from london. good morning. as a woman, this is heartening news to me. tell us, we've still got one more hurdle, right? it's close, not quite official yet. give us a status report. where are we and what's going to happen? >> well, there's no doubt that over decades this has been discussed. it's ridiculous that in this century women should still be at a disadvantage. but this dates back to traditions over the centuries, and with the duke and duchess of cambridge saying they do intend to start a family, this made it urgent because previously the prince of wales, prince william, prince harry, the line of succession was clear. but what we were faced with was that if there had been a royal baby girl and then a boy, the boy would have had precedence. the male having precedence over the female is ridiculous, i'm sure you'll agree, in an age of gender equality. so what had to happen was that 15 other commonwealth countries had to be consulted by the british government. and when these countries have ratified the new law of royal succession, then the male and female children will be equal. this puts britain boldly into line with sweden, with norway, with the netherlands and with belgium and also with contemporary thought. >> let's be honest here, of course, you know, they had been talking about and have been talking about having a family. so as you said, even though it's been talked about for decades, it suddenly became an urgent matter. but it's also become an urgent matter because the public adores william and kate. i mean, let's be honest. isn't that part of it, as well? >> oh, yes. there's no question about that. and people i think would be very upset if there was, as i say, a girl and then subsequently a boy and there's -- a clear matter that there would be discrimination. as for example, there's also the intention to make sure that a member of the royal family -- this, too just announced -- would be able to marry a catholic. this dates back for legislation centuries ago which was very anti-catholic. and the situation is that an heir that the british throne could marry a jew, a sikh, hindu, but not a catholic. so long as there's a link to the supreme church of england and remains a protestant this, too, will change. i've emphasized that both changes will seem to listeners and viewers to be long overdue. that's absolutely right. it's not the palace that's been dragging its feet. it's the politicians. this has been discussed for decades. it's a matter of putting it into effect. >> richard fitzwilliams, thank you for breaking it down for us. i love talking with you. thank you very much. tens of thousands in perth, australia, showed up to get a glimpse of queen elizabeth at the big aussie barbecue on saturday. the event marked the end of a brief but busy visit down under with a number of people thinking this might be the queen's last visit there as head of state. despite occupy protests in perth and melbourne, crowds of young and old greeted her with plenty of enthusiasm. it's a blacklist that anyone would be honored to be on. find out what it is when we come back. and chantix worked for me. it's a medication i could take and still smoke, while it built up in my system. 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