that would a been an entirely different picture on a weekday afternoon. but right now it doesn t seem to be impacting as many people on a saturday night. jon: this blackout hit just before the clock struck 8:00 that s the time when the curtains usually rise on broadway. i speculated a lot of those broadway theaters might have to close. and we are getting confirmation of that. hamilton is the hot ticket in town. they tweeted due to the blackout tonight s perform answer has been canceled. they say anyone who purchased tickets tonight will receive a refund. but obviously that will disappointed all the people who had tickets. if somebody came in from out of town and wants to go back to hamilton another night, that will be difficult to pull off. the long island railroad, part
if you ride, you get it. geico motorcycle. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. large areas of new york city are experiencing a power outage tonight. this is from manhattan, a subway station after the midtown blackout hit. according to the person who took this video, passengers were apparently stuck on the q train for about 45 minutes, this was between 63rd and lexington avenue, and 57th street and 7th avenue for those of you who are familiar with manhattan. when the passengers finally got off, they walked backwards to exit the subway system. they tell us.
ththis is your a.m. wake-up ca. ir ip i m ali velshi fk . let us quickly eat our peas even though it is breakfast. we talk about the debate over the raising of the debt ceiling. if it were a movie, you could call it, dude, where is my compromise? the debate is getting testier and more partisan. president obama told cbs news if lawmakers don t have a deal in place by the august 2nd deadline, holder americans could feel it next month when the social security payments are due. i cannot guarantee those checks go out on august 3rd if we haven t resolved this issue because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it. republican congressman ron paul of texas who is running for president thinks the president is playing the social security card. here is what he said. that just isn t true. because the funds there for social security and these emergencies, the cash flow is good enough for that. if they really needed to, why don t they quit sending the interest rate p