Snow. Abcs rob marciano is in mexico, new york, and starts us off this morning. Good morning, rob. Reporter good morning, robin. And hello, winter. How about this . Its the middle of october. Yes, this is an area no stranger to snow. But this much coming this early, not too many people are happy about that. And this cold, bitter, arctic air mass extends across the entire eastern half of the u. S. Its too early for snow. Reporter this morning, the sentiment of millions. Early snowfall bringing treacherous, miserable driving conditions. In upstate new york, icy roads responsible for more than 50 wrecks. We thought maybe a couple of inches. It kept coming and coming. And kept coming. Reporter up to nine inches falling in some areas. Buffalo bills fans getting snowed on, too. Thought it was christmas. Reporter snowmen surfacing before halloween pumpkins. In the mountains of vermont, whiteout conditions. From ohio to northern michigan, more than half a foot of snow covering some parts. Mara
Reporter just weeks into the fall football season, mattheus is now the sixth player to die. Although its not yet confirmed his death is football related. Since 2005, the deaths of 36 High School Football players have been attributed to on field injuries. Two weeks ago, 17yearold kenny bui died days after sustaining a head injury in a game in seattle. An autopsy concluded he died of blunt force trauma. Catastrophic head injuries occur much more frequently at the high school level. One theory why few high schools have the sideline medical staff that college and pro teams do. Theyre still not getting the same medical care that the average College Player is getting. Reporter with two more months of High School Football, to play, the concern the likelihood there will only be more injured. Ron claiborne, abc news, new york. Sad trend continuing there. Oscar pistorius set to be released o parole from a prison the track star will have served one year of what was a fiveyear sentence for killing
Soldier and wounded ten others. The latest bloodshed. Chaos at a zombie festival in florida and police are looking for the shooter. Can you hear the gunshots. Killing one and injured others. People are wondering, can he speak . Does he have 100 mental capacity . The truth is i never did a swimmer is in Critical Condition after a savage attack by a shark in hawaii this weekend. Beth of the mens legs were seriously injured. A driver swerves into a motorcyclist in texas. You hit him i dont care. All that. They couldnt hold him down. Gronkowski for the touchdown. Final score, 3427. The patriots stay unbeaten. That ball is gone Daniel Murphy has done it again the mets are two wins away from the world series. And all that matters. You are fighting a rare form of muscular difficulty knee. How does it affect you . Not all bad. People give you free stuff on cbs this morning. What do you want as president . One of these washington insiders or a guy who has one pair of clean underwear . Last week
Wont last long. Highs today in michigan will hit 60 degrees. Up next on cbs this morning, we will track the fall freeze and get your full weather forecast. A major commercial highway in Southern California will stay closed for at least several more days after major mudslides. State route 58 is still covered in mud that is six feet deep in some are areas. Its about 100 miles north of los angeles. Last week, a 30minute downpour turned the highway into a mud pit, trapping 300 people in at least 60 of the hidden pine fire is contained this morning in central texas. Nearly 300 firefighters assisted by aircraft are fighting the 4,600acre fire. Fifty homes were destroyed since the fire broke out last week. Its shaping up to be an eventful week in the race for the white house. Parties are making headlines with their talk of terrorism and we are still waiting on Vice President joe bidens plans. York with more. Reporter joe biden did give a speech here in new york city over the weekend, but stay
Days after major mudslides. State route 58 is still covered in mud that is six feet deep in some are areas. Its about 100 miles north of los angeles. Last week, a 30minute downpour turned the highway into a mud pit, trapping 300 people in their cars. At least 60 of the hidden pine fire is contained this morning in central texas. Nearly 300 firefighters assisted by aircraft are fighting the 4,600acre fire. Fifty homes were destroyed since the fire broke out last week. Its shaping up to be an eventful week in the race for the white house. The frontrunners from both parties are making headlines with their talk of terrorism and we are still waiting on Vice President joe bidens plans. Brook silvabraga is here in new york with more. Reporter joe biden did give a speech here in new york city over the weekend, but staying true to form, he didnt make any reference to a possible president ial bid. He did discuss terrorism and religious extremism, which are talks of 9 11 and the benghazi attacks