responsible when they assess the damage this morning. rick? that s right. the threat remains even now that the storm has passed in some areas. downed power lines for people to be careful about. elizabeth pran in virginia beach. great work, elizabeth, thanks so much. you mentioned those houses growing up in the south. that s how they build those houses to prepare themselves for those hurricanes. you drive underneath their own stilts. they even put the air airconditioning units on stilts. second floor kitchen like upside down house for this very reason. good idea. ainsley: it is. long island thousands are now without power. i understand antoine you are from sand bridge. are you familiar with what elizabeth is talking about? have you talked to the parents? it s my grandmother. she lives right at the entrance to sand bridge. i was just listening to elizabeth s report and i went oh my gosh. because the last time i checked with my family there was probably like around maybe 6:00, y
tornado, that tornado touched down in sand bridge which is about 10 miles south of here. it s a beautiful little beach town and it did experience some major flooding. we have a better idea when the sun comes up but we know they did experience a storm surge as well as a tornado there. unfortunately, one of the three virginia fatalities was at sand bridge. right now i think we should experience a fairly good day today. i think we are really going to be focusing on is getting power back to the 1 million residents who don t have it in the state of virginia when they wake up this morning. rick? wow, some of those pictures, elizabeth, just unbelievable. i couldn t help but notice there were a bunch of homes put up on stilts so it looks like they have dealt with this kind of weather there in the past. and they were as prepared as possible for eye reason. oh, absolutely. sand bridge is almost an extension of the north carolina outer banks there are no stranger to flooding. we spent the day