now, again, we are told that two homes were destroyed in that fire because firefighters couldn't get there. they actually tried to take an old army tank and get to that location, but the water was so high that the vehicle had some electrical problems and had to retreat. what we do know is that these are two summer homes. police are telling us that they know the families there and they're usually there only in the summer so we're hoping that that means that no one was inside but we really won't know too many details until fire personnel are able to get over to chalker beach. that is the very latest from old saybrook. back to you. >> amanda raus from wvit, thank you for that update. back with bill karins with the latest on superstorm sandy. you're watching msnbc.