Welcome to cbs this morning. As daylight arrives on the west coast, much of the east coast is getting to see the full devastation of super storm sandy. The massive storm is blamed for at least 18 deaths at least 7. 5 million utility customers have lost power in 16 states and washington, d. C. It is estimated that sandy has cause edd 10 to 20 billion in damage, making it one of the most expensive storms in America American history. Financial markets are closed again because of the storm. Here in new york city, the subway system could be closed for days because of historic flooding. Our correspondents are on the ground across the east covering the impact of superstorm sandy. We begin our coverage in hardhit new york city. President obama has just declared a state of emergency in new york and new jersey. Jim axelrod is at battery park in manhattan, which was inundated with water. Jim, good morning. Reporter good morning, charlie. High tide has come here. At least in this part of battery p
Could have happened to the little kids. Reporter a hero is how a family and extended family members tell us that they are remembering the 61yearold john yates who was killed last night right inside his la plata home. Police say it was after 8 00 last night when the father of john john yates went inside the home looking for his daughter. There was a confrontation. Then the childs fire of waldorf, de anglo hemsley forced his daughter by knife point into a vehicle. The child managed to escape. Police catching hemsley who was trying to get away. Its a hurting thing, it really is. Reporter brothers Francis Dorothy and fellow yates says that they were protective. He would never hurt anybody knowing him. His him. The suspect now faces first degree murder and kidnapping charges. That 12yearold girl was not harmed. A death investigation. Police were called to the 100 block of gresham lane this afternoon. And they are not revealing his name or how he died. In northern wisconsin a High School Pro
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