Power outages across the northeast. Sandy made landfall in southern new jersey packing 80 mileperhour winds. Before coming ashore the wrath and strength of this super storm was wreaking havoc throughout the northeast. Recording breaking high tides and rough surf battered the coastline. Roads washed away as communities got hit hard by flooding. Water was pouring into ground zero in new york. More than 3 Million People are without power in 11 states. Part of the city that never sleeps is in the dark. The wall of a four Story Building collapsed in manhattan exposing apartments inside. At least seven storm related deaths have been reported including three children. Public transportation for more than 12 Million People came to a halt in new york, philadelphia and washington, d. C. It will likely take three to four days after the storm passes for things to get back to normal. By next weekend, most travelers should be where they need to go. It isnt people on the east coast filing the effects
Great moments. And we went out there and gave it everything. Sky 7 got a shot of the fans as they shouted lets go giants general manager bruce bocci talked about the teams heart, more from him in sports. He says everyone is excited and tonight theyre celebrating being champs and being back home. Thank you. Now, not all fans managed to contain themselves. 35 people were arrested and several fires set around the city. The first fire started around 9 00 last night at 19th and mission. By 11 krn 12, there were two more. Within a half hour there was yet another fire a block way. Take a look at this picture. If youre just e mailed, its someone tajing a muni bus last night on Market Street moments later a mob overturned this bus and set it on fire. Abc 7 news is live at the hall of justice. Vic . The mayor calls those troublemakers hoodlums. The District Attorney says hell prosecute those arrested to the fullest. Police chief greg sui says hell have a better plande withn again. A crowd celebr
Far. Right now we are told property easttors are beginning to settle down at Frank Ogawa Plaza where this march began around 7 00 oclock tonight. The group of about 250 plan to demonstrate until dawn and eventually set up a tent at the plaza where the occupy movement maintained a tent city last year. But police are ready to prevent that from happening. They have been keeping their distance and we have seen about 6 police advance following those demonstrators throughout downtown oakland. Tonight during occupy oakland General Assembly speakers urged protestors in the to vandalize during the march. Some occupy members even argued with younger demonstrators who appeared to be ready to do some damage. What do you have . Fv nice shiny rock. What could you potentially do with that. Chuck it through a window. Im only going to use this in case of an emergency. Thats it. And thats nothing else. Reporter you have no plans of bricking into any of the business window. No. None whatsoever. Reporter
Cooperation between patrol and sheriff until my Police Academies turn out more officers. Officers wont be available until sometime next year. The chief says hes going to be asking for a 90 day commitment and will probably ask for another 90 days after that. Thank you. Police in vallejo arrested a suspect for torching the law offices of vallejos mayor. The mayor at the time called it a act of intimidation. The suspect is charged with setting fires in a vallejo funeral home. And at a church. This is evening held in the jail on three counts of arson. Two teenagers have been arrested for the murder of a woman found dead in a house fire last week. Here is a picture of one suspect. The 18yearold made his First Court Appearance this afternoon. Investigators believe he and a 16yearold whose picture we do not have brutally beat the victim and then set her body on fire to cover up a burglary. He is 16 years old but has been charged as an adult in this case. Hes a relative of the victim. Police a
Year after the night police raided the camp at frank georgia washington plaza. Occupy demonstrators want to reclaim Frank Ogawa Plaza. They march through the streets at times blocking intersection intersections. 7 News Reporter alan wong in the demonstration and has the developing story. Reporter here at the Emergency Operation Center Police say one democrat industrytor threw a rock at a Police Officer and hit him in the chest so they arrested him and took away his shield. That has been the only arrest so fa far. Right now we are told property easttors are beginning to settle down at Frank Ogawa Plaza where this march began around 7 00 oclock tonight. The group of about 250 plan to demonstrate until dawn and eventually set up a tent at the plaza where the occupy movement maintained a tent city last year. But police are ready to prevent that from happening. They have been keeping their distance and we have seen about 6 police advance following those demonstrators throughout downtown oak