Raptured gas main. Officials think it was either hit by lightning or utility pole fell on it. No one was injured. Power companies now monitoring the grid for any potential power problems. This was the biggest power day use of the year for con ed, folks now asked to conserve. Well begin with meteorologist amy freeze in for lee goldberg tracking the hot temperatures. First up the National Weather service has escalated the excessive heat watch for the entire area. So this is another sign that a e of days coming in our direction that could be dangerous for some people. Right now we also have thunderstorms to talk about. On the accutrack, lots of lightning across the board. The number of strikes in this particular area, Bergen County heading closer to the city. We have about 54 strikes. 11 of those are positive meaning they could strike outside of the actual storm itself. So particularly dangerous lightning that comes through with these storms. This is the futurecasting over the next 40 min
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Canaveral last night. The rocket is carrying two commercial satellites in to orbit. Those are some of our top stories on monday, march 2nd. Announcer from abc news this is world news now. Well good monday morning to you. We begin with another onetwo punch for the northeast. Old man winter back again. Sure is. Just as one storm marches across the northeast, another is lining up in formation behind it. It is pushing snowweary boston at 8 1 2 feet of snow for the winter close to breaking the alltime snowiest winter. It is causing major travel problems across the nation. Reporter from the south to the midwest and the northeast the winter that wont quit dumping more snow ice and freezing rain making roads perilous. Look at this monumental pileup in no missouri. A Greyhound Bus packed with 55 people rear ended a tractortrailer. 40 people taken to the hospital. I remember being catapulted straight to the floor. I landed on my back. Im holding on to dear life praying the bus will not flip. Rep
And those organizations, i would love to have a one on one with bill oreilly, not on fox news. Hear any mutual place. I welcome that, bill, if youre watching, or joe scarborough. Because hes just as guilty. Or whats the guy who runs hardball . Chris matthews. These men have gone out of their way to the horrific things about americas muslims. And i think the fact that the rhetoric, we talked about words, the rhetoric goes uncontested and no one really challenges to some extent these comments. Concerns me. In spite of the fact that there is this heightened awareness. Thats especially true now. George allen can see in virginia was nearly derailed when he referred to southeastern americans. We have republican governors of louisiana and south carolina, a south asian ancestry. One is a catholic, but gentle, the other, nikki haley is seized by ancestry. She appoints an africanamerican senator, a conservative. It different. Not so much arab americans. Muslimamericans. At the muslimamericans ar
Her scholarly work focuses on womens history, asian influence on american culture, and american trade she has a ph. D. In american studies from George Washington university in washington, d. C. And taught at the graduate level at numerous colleges and universities. Her book, that chinese lady, in early america, came out from Oxford University press in july two and thousand i10. She is currently working on a another book based on the english woman harriet 1834 to 1836 america. Our moderator is my colleague, and Mellon Foundation perpetual award in history and public history at New York Historical she is currently a doctoral candidates in the American Studies Program at harvard university. When asked about Asian American visual culture, u. S. Multi ethnic literature, and immigration policy. And his research was supported by the social finance research council, the foundation, and the Charles Warren center for american history. Alongside her work for New York Historical, she has also desi