The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. February 13, 2014 13 Dead, Half a Million Without Power in Winter Storm Across Eastern U.S. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- At least 13 people have died and more than 550,000 have lost power in a massive snow and ice storm across the eastern United States. The National Weather Service calls the storm "an event of historical proportions." Governors have declared states of emergencies from Louisiana to New Jersey. .