lived. out in the street it was a zoo. reporter: reporters like jeff proctor were staked out for three days while men with jackhammers and backhoes began tearing up the garage floor. we continue to follow breaking news right now. reporter: if you lived in albuquerque, you would have to wear earplugs not to hear about it. we just spoke to the police chief and he is here looking for the remains of michael snyder. reporter: a longtime friend of ellen s was at work when the news broke. i believed it. reporter: you believed he left her and was in phoenix? yeah. reporter: the job of finding mike snyder s remains proved difficult. the garage floor was a solid foot of steel reinforced concrete. police say they will resume digging tomorrow.
north albuquerque cake acres is known for the large subdivisions this the mountains not for helicopters and news vehicles. but in february of 2010, this was the scene in front of the home where ellen and mike snyder once lived. we just spoke to the police chief and he told us the police are here looking for the remains of michael snider. police begin to cut through the concrete of what was now a six-car garage. the job of finding mike snyder s remains proved difficult. the garage floor was a solid foot of steel reinforced
police begin to cut through the concrete of what was now a six-car garage. the job of finding mike snyder s remains proved difficult. the garage floor was a solid foot of steel reinforced concrete. police will resume digging tomorrow. finally on the third day, searchers uncovered a waterproof tarp. inside were the remains of mike snyder. she had been saying mike was in phoenix and mike this and that and all along mike wasn t in phoenix. for mike s family the finality is devastating. to not know eight years and hold on to hope and have that pulled out from under you was very difficult for all of us.
the coast. how do you prepare those power plants for a storm like this? well, you know, these plants are engineered for very extreme conditions. they re designed for major storms like hurricane, steel reinforced concrete. we ve also done a number of upgrades related to flood mitigation and making sure they can respond in these types of storms. so the staff is very highly trained. they drill. they practice these scenarios. in many cases we can continue generating through storms. when it reaches a certain point, we have safe shutdown procedures to keep the unit safe. i think we ll be in great shape, and we re ready to respond. can i ask you something, mr. brooks? how do you assess like which area is going to be the most vulnerable, and is there a priority for certain areas of getting the power back up? well, you know, we first focus on getting our transmission infrastructure in core facilities like emergency management, hospitals, fire departments. those are certainly a priority.
crews into the area, and they re going to be the largest deployment that we ve ever done in our system. so we ve got the resources, but this is a tough situation. it s a tough storm. so we re just going to encourage folks to stay safe. if they see downed power lines, stay away from them. assume they re energized. keep your family safe and keep our crews safe. if you re out and about, give them space so they can work. so you ve got crews coming in from other places, i would assume. can we talk about these nuclear power plants because duke energy has a number of nuclear power plants in the carolinas. your brunswick plant is close to the coast. how do you prepare those power plants for a storm like this? well, you know, these plants are engineered for very extreme conditions. they re designed for major storms like hurricanes, steel reinforced concrete. we ve also done a number of upgrades at the brunswick facility and our other plant related to flood mitigation and making sure they ca