Which two states have declared states of emergency? [br] [originaltext] A m

A massive storm is battering the East Coast and Carolinas al] the way to New England. The acting governor of New Jersey is now telling the state citizens not to leave their houses. The governor of Connecticut is doing the same and both states have declared states of emergency. Inland from the coast, the storm has buried northeastern states in snow, actually up to 17 inches fell in Vermont alone. And the snow is still falling in upstate New York, Pennsylvania and Maine.