electricity are the ones running out of gas. in new york city up to 70% of stations cannot sell any gas. that number is 80% in new jersey. five refineries along the east coast shut down ahead of the storm. though three of the five are up and running again, the big white holding tanks all along the new jersey turnpike that have gasoline in them, they can t get that gasoline into delivery trucks as long as they don t have electrical power. the coast guard re-opened the port of new york to water traffic this afternoon. that will allow barges through and that should help ease part of the supply part of this problem within a couple of days. but solving this problem is not simply just a matter of solving the supply problem. it s also about getting the power turned on. these are two intertwined problems. about three-quarters of a million customers are still without power today in new jersey. a million and a half people in and around new york city. utility companies say it could be ten days be
have electrical power. the coast guard re-opened the port of new york to water traffic this afternoon. that will allow barges through and that should help ease part of the supply part of this problem within a couple of days. but solving this problem is not simply just a matter of solving the supply problem. it s also about getting the power turned on. these are two intertwined problems. about three-quarters of a million customers are still without power today in new jersey. a million and a half people in and around new york city. utility companies say it could be ten days before all the power is restored. in order to keep running all the utility trucks and emergency vehicles that are aiding the recovery, military fuel trucks carrying 200,000 gallons of fuel arrived today at mcguire air force base in new jersey and at westover air force base in massachusetts. meanwhile, rescue efforts are giving way in some cases to recovery efforts. and the new york city borough of staten island police
to power the pumps. the stations that do have electricity are the ones running out of gas. in new york city up to 70% of stations cannot sell any gas. that number is 80% in new jersey. five refineries along the east coast shut down ahead of the storm. though three of the five are up and running again, the big white holding tanks all along the new jersey turnpike that have gasoline in them, they can t get that gasoline into delivery trucks as long as they don t have electrical power. the coast guard re-opened the port of new york to water traffic this afternoon. that will allow barges through and that should help ease part of the supply part of this problem within a couple of days. but solving this problem is not simply just a matter of solving the supply problem. it s also about getting the power turned on. these are two intertwined problems. about three-quarters of a million customers are still without power today in new jersey. a million and a half people in and around new york city.
recovery, military fuel trucks carrying 200,000 gallons of fuel arrived today at mcguire air force base in new jersey and at westover air force base in massachusetts. meanwhile, rescue efforts are giving way in some cases to recovery efforts. and the new york city borough of staten island police today discovered the bodies of a couple who were last seen driving away from their home when the storm struck. we also found the bodies today of two toddler boys who were separated from their mother by a large wave after they got stuck in the water. that brings the death toll in staten island from sandy to 19 out of at least 90 total in the united states. some officials in staten island also said today they were upset with the city s decision to go on with the new york city marathon this sunday. the reason for upset is the marathon starts in staten island at the entrance, and staten island frankly has a lot on its plate right now. marathon organizers and mayor bloomberg are defending the decisi