0 let s talk about some of the power outages right now. we are going to go to a spokesman from con edison. a major provider in the new york city area. good morning, sir. i understand we have you with us on the phone. good morning, how are you both this morning? we are great. bob from con ed tell us about the situation here. we are looking at 660,000 of people in new york city and westchester without power right now. 160,000 are in westchester and other outages are spread fairly well equally. queens 78,000 brooklyn 71,000 stated ten island 79. it is the largest damage wide. this is an ep he can storm. it has lived up to the billing in eerie way. the storm surges were eminent. the path that can minimize the outages some what. it will be several days to a week and maybe beyond a week longer depending on what the extentive nature of westchester and the outlying areas. this can effect commuters coming in. we heard major problems with the subways and local commuter trains. talk t
traffic lights in see side heights. atlantic city sunder water. we have live team coverage for you. kelly wright is in delaware, todd starnes in new york city. maria molina in our weather center tracking the storm telling us where it is going. we are going to start in new york with todd. good morning. good morning. i have to tell you the big story is the fire in queens new york. it is a section called far rockaway over by the atlantic ocean. this was in the evacuation zone some 50 homes caught fire. that fire started around 11:00 last night. a very tragic scene. we understand firefighters had difficulty reaching those homes because there s 3 feet of water in the street. 200 firefighters battling by the gusty winds that are still blowing. you might remember we have a taste of what happened early afternoon when a giant crane snapped on top of a guy p ant high rise. 90 stories tall. it was dangling over the streets of new york city. the other big issue is the storm surge tha
fox news, they get jobs and they do a great job. if you have an opportunity to hire a veteran, you should do it. eric: great idea. andrea, bob? andrea: memorial day is my favorite holiday. not because it s the kickoff to summer, it s important but to honor troops. all the patriotic holidays. veterans day, another day off and it is but there is more than that. thank a veteran. eric: greg said last week if you see a veteran or in uniform, buy them a beer, buy them lunch. greg: make sure he is really in the army. not going to a weird party. andrea: army fatigue. i have seen greg walk around the city pretending to be a seasonal. freddie that is only during the parade. andrea: i bought you too many words and found out you weren t in the navy. greg: i know the words to it. bob: the liberal here is the only one wearing red, white and blue. greg is wearingpick. greg: there this is salmon. andrea: bob. red on the nail. white. kimberly is in blue. kimberly: there
kimberly: we make our plans and think about ourselves what we ll do over the weekend. the plans. but instead think about the people that have served honorably that have given their lives for us. the families especially as well. the sacrifice they made in terms of the loved ones serving overseas. important time of reflection. eric: what about it, greg? greg: it s important. the people who serve the country. but what about the people who make me look good? sergeant in the army, brian dempsey, was a sergeant who runs the teleprompter for the five. if it wasn t for him, i d screw up the monologue every day. he does a good job. part of the program. fox news, they get jobs and they do a great job. if you have an opportunity to hire a veteran, you should do it. eric: great idea. andrea, bob? andrea: memorial day is my favorite holiday. not because it s the kickoff to summer, it s important but to honor troops. all the patriotic holidays. veterans day, another day off and
fox news, they get jobs and they do a great job. if you have an opportunity to hire a veteran, you should do it. eric: great idea. andrea, bob? andrea: memorial day is my favorite holiday. not because it s the kickoff to summer, it s important but to honor troops. all the patriotic holidays. veterans day, another day off and it is but there is more than that. thank a veteran. eric: greg said last week if you see a veteran or in uniform, buy them a beer, buy them lunch. greg: make sure he is really in the army. not going to a weird party. andrea: army fatigue. i have seen greg walk around the city pretending to be a seasonal. freddie that is only during the parade. andrea: i bought you too many words and found out you weren t in the navy. greg: i know the words to it. bob: the liberal here is the only one wearing red, white and blue. greg is wearingpick. greg: there this is salmon. andrea: bob. red on the nail. white. kimberly is in blue. kimberly: there