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Got people trapped inside they can also, well, they can move something that shouldn't be moved or something that is supporting an air pocket and, cause a collapse, that further injures people. so, it's always a tough call for rescuers to make in a situation like this. do they bring in the heavy equipment right away and try to get material off of the folks who are trapped or do they do it by hand? they have obviously made the call in this situation to bring in the heavy equipment. let's hope that it's the right call and they are successful. jenna: we don't have a firm number of the people injur...

February 3rd, 2011, easton, massachusetts. the northeast experiences one of the worst winters in years. snowfall averages in region break records. peter howe is a reporter for new england cable news in newton, massachusetts. >> it was a horrible winter. i can't remember what the first snow was, but it was probably november. it started snowing. it kept snowing every five days. it never got warm enough for it to melt. the snow piled up and piled up and piled up. >> that morning a snowy, icy rain is falling. howe and cameraman brian butler are sent to cover potential roof collapses all over the c...

Keep going and then up. if our assignment desk can talk to sky 7, pan up to the right. unless it is confetti or something like that. it appears that we can see what appears to be a lot of debris. now we're getting in touch with sky 7 and just to the right. if they can pan right and zoom in tighter. i'm not sure if these are brochures or pamphlets or confetti or whatever the spectators may have had before they went running. you saw the shot briefly. but it does look like that was where something had happened. you see dozens of emergency responders. probably a couple hundred. when you hear the h...

Many residents in the dark and the told for a couple of weeks. the governor activated his emergency operations center in the state of new york as the upper portions of the state were expected to get a whole lot of snow but for the kids at home, i will mess up my goldloves here. they're not making the best snowballs. jon: really? i thought it was, she has a good arm. >> reporter: i think i sprayed my photographer in the face a little bit with my fancy new gloves. jon: is that hat, a fox news issued hat? that is proper equipment for this weather. >> reporter: called, keeping you warm. jon: shoul...

The worst winters in year. snowfall averages in region break records. peter is a reporter for new england cable news. >> it was a horrible winter. i can't remember what the first snow was, but it was probably november. it started snowing. it kept snowing every five days. the snow piled up and piled up and piled up. >> that morning a snow write icy rain is falling. hao and camera man brian butler are sent to cover potential roof collapses all over the county. >> we knew the day before there may be some roof problems because of all the snow on roofs and the added weight of the water and the assi...