P. M. Here on the east coast. This is live continuing coverage of Hurricane Sandy now post Tropical Storm sandy. Good evening, im chris jansing. Well be here with you all throughout the night along with meteorologist bill karins. At this hour, we have a lot to tell you. Lets get you caught up. Serious flooding across the midatlantic coast including new york city where water is entering the subway system and the bridge connecting manhattan and brooklyn. Con edison reports that almost all of manhattan all the way down to the battery, thats the lower tip of the city, all of it without power. More than 300,000 homes without power in new york city. 3. 6 million along the east coast. Already its been a deadly storm. At least ten deaths reported. New york, new jersey, connecticut, pennsylvania, West Virginia, we have video from manhattans east side. Lets get you caught up on what is going on here in new york. Michelle franzen is on the phone with us from Battery Park City. Thats the lower tip
Superstorm sandy. We are going to be live throughout the night. We have reporters all across the region. And msnbc meteorologist bill karins on hand here in new york. Now, as of 11 30 pennsylvanias Utility Company reported more than 1 Million People were without power in that state. The Associated Press reports thats about 20 of the states electric customers. Joining me now is philadelphia mayor michael nutter. Mayor, its good to talk to you again. Weve been talking about how fluid the situation is. You and i talked about two hours ago. Since then i understand one person was killed after a tree fell on a house in berks county. Whats going on in philly . In philadelphia we do have some significant, for us, significant power outage. About 40,000 customers without power. Pico energy is our provider. They do an excellent job under these circumstances, getting people back online. About 400,000 in the region, and so, again, thats a significant number, but i am quite confident that they will
Six, means its good to go. Reading still rough visibility, only an eighth of a mile means it will be difficult to drive in those areas. Improvement over the next hour or so is expected. Temperature wise were at 71 right now in philadelphia and 65 m mt. Holly. The 60s, low 70s will be rising to the 80s today. But at the shore and for the days to come we are going to be tracking the impacts that hurricane jose will bring us. Well talk more about that in a few minutes. See you shortly. Thanks, krystal. New overnight, a Security Guard shoots and kills a gunman just outside a philadelphia hookah bar moments before the shooter opened fire on a man and woman heading inside. Nbc 10s Randy Gyllenhaal joins us live from Police Headquarters to fill us in on the investigation. Randy. Reporter rosemary, this hookah bar is in north philadelphia. Police do say that Security Guard is cooperating. Hes being interviewed or he was this morning by homicide detectives. The bullets started flying a bit befo
Forward. Again shes now nine years old and police are very concerned that there could be more victims out there because flores was still actively coaching. So, there is a phone number special Victims Investigation Division of Montgomery County police, 240 7735400. If your child has been a player of his or you have any concerns, please give them a call. They would like to hear from you. Live in Montgomery Village Lauren Demarco fox5 local news. The week long manhunt for an escaped prisoner in maryland is over. Police caught up to david watson just before 10 oclock last night in jessup. Police got the tip yesterday that watson mall a wooded area near the location where he escaped custody from officers last friday. He had been in jail for attempted murder. He was found hiding inside of a large Drainage Pipe just a few yards away from dorsey run road. We are aware of a Storage Building nearby broken into. That building has white hard hats that was described by the witness, also clothing in
He was arrested at a park in montmontgomery village where police say he was sexually abusing one of his players who what you just seven years old at the time. Fox5s Lauren Demarco is live in gaithersburg with the details. Reporter tony sounds like there was a soccer event going on here at center way park yesterday when the suspect was taken into custody by police. They arrived here to arrest 47yearold Miguel Alfredo flores. If you take a look at his mug shot you can see hes still wearing the shirt that has the emblem on it for academyial de futbol salvadorena. Now, this young girl was seven years old at the time. The summer of 2015. She told Child Protective Services that while on the playing field, flores would touch her inappropriately underneath of her clothing. He would wait until a moment when no one was looking touch her to keep this a secret. Dont tell anyone or something will happen. She took that threat to mean that something may happen to her mother. And she was frightened. I