been feeling directly to the financial institutions that they feel are responsible. this morning they re trying to disrupt morning commute and disrupt the beginning of the work day. it is fitting this all seems to be coming to a head around the time the opening bell is scheduled to ring. 700 protesters tried to get to wall street earlier today and police barricaded off the area so they weren t actually able to get to wall street or the stock exchange. police set up checkpoints so only people with work i.d.s could get through but now protesters are trying to block those checkpoints. they re trying to surround wall street. wall street is a very short street so it is not hard to block all of the conceivable entrances there and they are trying to do just that to block them to disrupt the work day so people can t get through to get to work to start their day. they are also trying to do this by blocking the subway entrances and exits that lead on to wall street. they are directing protesters
island in new york. on long island irene s storm surge flooded downtown long beach. some streets in manhattan also flooding but the water started to recede and new york s evacuation order is being lifted this hour. in its sweep up the coast irene has killed 15 people across six states. more than 4 million people overall without power and these amazing pictures show some of the damage when irene made landfall as a hurricane. for place like new york city, the storm wasn t as bad as many feared but as janet napolitano said earlier today, it s not over yet. no matter where you are from north carolina to maine, we encourage you to stay off the roads as much as possible so that we can keep them clear for first responders and for vehicles who are working on power restoration. we also encourage everyone to continue listening to the instruction of their state and local officials and to advice the ready.gov for tips on how to stay safe after the storm. we want to show you more of
been killed. good morning to you. it is monday, may 2nd. we re following all of the latest developments on this in a special edition of american morning. i m kiran chetry. i m christine romans. our friend ali velshi at ground zero covering the developments there. good morning, christine. while osama bin laden has been responsible for so much tragedy and destruction around the world, in a lot of ways, the world s eyes are focused right here on ground zero. right now i m about 50 feet away from the site of the former twin towers. there s an array of media here. there are people who are coming to work as they get out of the subway, subway entrances around me, getting one of these free newspapers that says got him. in case you made it to work today without knowing that several hours ago this announcement was made by president obama, just around the corner from me, you ll see some more barricades, one set of barricades here, another set over there, beyond that there are a small grou
are reportedly in line to take over his job as member of al-qaida s leadership. something floating around out there about wills that he left and so forth. it is a tangled web. we are seeing reports today that the death of usama bin laden are prompting authorities to ramp up security here at home in major ways. in new york people are swabbing bags and using special chemical and biological detectors. at the subway entrances in d.c. security is visibly tight around the vice president s home and all u.s. military bases around the globe are on a heightened state of alert right now. some civilian employees at sensitive facilities are being told to stay home in some cases. there is this from attorney general eric holder. what are we looking at in the short term if there are going to be retal tore yee attacks or attempts from laud law s death. i had a conference call with all