Good morning thanks for joining us im kristen sze. Im eric thomas. President obama has declared new york and long island disaster areas because of the damage theyve suffered from Superstorm Sandy live look at new jersey flooding is a big problem. So far 17 deaths are attributed to the storm. More than seven million up and down the east coast without power, 13 foot storm surge caused widespread flooding. Tahman bradley in maryland with an update. Reporter along the east coast, signs of sandys fury, Lady Libertys torch out Power Outages spread, five million in the dark 1. 5 million evacuated sandy made landfall along the new jersey coast, 80 mile per hour wind as and flooding high tides, rough surf battered the coastline. This morning entire sections of Atlantic City are underwater. People who decided to ride out the storm were left stranded. New jersey governor announced no rescue services until today. I cannot in good conscience send them in the dark given all the various hazards that
Surf and high wind gusting to 50 mph. For those of you along the shore, you are not out of the woods just yet. Play it safe and be cautious. These will begin to settle down tomorrow. We have coastal flooding alerts in effect through this evening. For those of you along the jersey shore, you have a coastal warning and in long island it is and advisory. Wind cranking up to 50 mph along the coast. There is a wind warning effect until 10 00 a. M. It will be wendy all day long along the shores. While there will be improvements inland, things will be caught will be dicey along the coast. High tide is at one deck 16. At sandy 1 16. Sandy bay close to 4 00 this afternoon. Then overnight, the high tide street is the less flooding than this afternoon. Looking at the radar picture, there is green over the top of us. Most of us will stay dry. We will warm to the low 60s sunshine this afternoon. For all of us, the wind will make an impact on the day. I will have calming winds and warm temperatures
Drive time is four minutes better than a typical commute at 34 minutes. The traffic is still generally lighter than usual on this wednesday morning. The u. S. Attorney has now officially filed an indictment against pg e for the pipeline explosion that killed eight people three years ago. The indictment filed charges pg e with 12 felonies, accusing the company of violating federal pipeline lost. According to the indictment, they concede willfully used false and incomplete information when they check the safety of the pipeline. A conviction of paul 12 cows could cost them 6 million. Pg e have released a statement on the 12th count indictment. They express their regret about the incident and all who were affected. We are deeply sorry. Regardless of the legal step, we want all of our compacustomers and families and to note that were going to do what we can to not have this happen again. They continue to make strides in the aftermath, the agency recently opened a new Gas Control Center and
When you think of the beach, theres no better place than hawaii. We visited an oceanfront estate in one of mauis most exclusive gated communities. Take a look why this contemporary masterpiece was recognized as 2013s top 10 oceanfront homes in the u. S. Hi. Welcome to beautiful sunny maui. Today im going to show you one of the most spectacular homes in the entire island. This island contemporary has over 6,500 square feet of living area, six bedrooms, 6 1 2 baths right on sandy bay. You have to see it to believe it. Come on inside and ill show you around. From the moment you walkthrough the front door you immediately greeted by this beautiful spectacular view of the ocean. With swaying palm trees, it doesnt get much more maui than this. The grand hall with 25foot high ceilings. One of the hallmark features of this island contemporary style is the open floor plan. Where the living room, dining, and kitchen flow together. One of the things that makes this home so special is the fact this
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