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from cnn center, this is "cnn saturday morning." it's october 29th. good morning. i'm ailelina cho. a classic nor'easter in october. we'll tell you how bad it will get and where. and breaking news out of afghanistan. a suicide bomber attacks a nato convoy in kabul. we'll get a live report from the region in just a moment. but first, cities throughout the northeast are getting ready for a major snowstorm. an october nor'easter is rare, not unprecedented, but rare. here's a look at new york city right now. the rain is coming down. three to five inches of snow is expected when it's ...

That's 11:57 eastern. we'll all be watching it here together, live on cnn. also a former "discovery" astronaut talks about his experiences and what's ahead for the space program. "discovery" accomplished a lot for space exploration during its 26 years in service, and our cnn's john zarella takes a look at where the shuttle's been and where it's going to go after retirement. >> we have made a start. >> reporter: the space shuttle, for more than 30 years, it has been part of our vocabulary. soon it will be part of our history. the winged spacecraft is unmistakable, an engineering marvel. witho...

Guys here. your first visit and your alma mater. >> it really is. i'm very proud of it. a graduate built that dam. it's wonderful. >> take me on a tour and you can show me your favorite thoughts. brent littlefield and matt miller, nice to have you both here. up next, secrets of the hoover dam. speaking of a tour, we'll give you a little tour after this. inside the engineering marvel that supplies enough electricity for 1.3 million homes, and again, pumps resources to 30 million, not just homes, but private businesses throughout the southwest. back at the hoover dam right after this. [ male a...

Pipeline is in a gastly sense of disrepair. the federal government needs to go give it a green light and check it. this notion that we shouldn't be regulating the alaska pipeline, this wasn't just an engineering marvel, it's been an economic marvel for alaska, nobody's criticizing the pipeline, people are saying we need to check that kind of infrastructure, look what just happened in the gulf. now, bp has 26% of perudo bay, and their facilities are crumbling. nobody wants to get near bp property because they haven't done any maintenance on it. it's been a speed drill company that's laughed at ...

Drew was turned away, even though he had been earlier given permission to go see that part of the pipeline. why are they so sensitive about this? are they trying to hide something? >> i was shocked when i heard you guys are going to get to see the pump house, and bp doesn't want anyone to look at them, the gas line is in massive disrepair, the federal government needs to check it. this notion that we shouldn't be regulating the alaska pipeline, this wasn't just an engineering marvel, it's been an economic marvel for alaska, nobody's criticizing the pipeline, people are saying we need to check ...