damage. officials are investigating. pennsylvania, utility officials say a pizza deliveryman saved a life his route. he got to one customers door and noticed and odd smell. they found the furnace leaking carbon monoxide. the meter out there, he says he has never seen readings that high. he stated that seconds away from exploding. basically pizza hut saved my life. they say the pizza guy deserved a raise. illinois, annual identicalable sled race near the iowa border using cardboard and duct tape, folks of all ages battled it out for the fastest sled and best design. utah. a high school student born with
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it is a command center. the department of homeland security and emergency preparedness building is where we are. you mentioned power outages. you are getting it looks like we may just have lost power right here. and it looks like some of the generators are kicking on around us. but anyway, utility officials tell us 237,000 homes and businesses in southeastern louisiana have been left without power and are likely to remain so throughout the duration of the storm. looks like we are starting to feel it in baton rouge. the jefferson and orleans parishes are bearing the impact from the slow-moving hurricane isaac. as for the folks who chose to stay put and ride out the storm, they are told to stay inside and hunker down. residents have been filling up sandbags and buying batteries and getting all of the essentials like food and water. they wanted a full disaster
illegal. they have graded a waiver to use their summer in an effort to main thane fuel supply. there are 81 hospitals 71 nursing homes in the area. several have evacuated patients. federal assistance is making 100 operational staff ambulances available and rebuild for medicaid assistance so they can get 30-day supply of their prescriptions right now. we are hearing from utility officials 37,000 homes and businesses are in the dark this morning and will likely remain in that scenario through out the duration of the storm. we expect to get a briefing from governor bob jindal sometime this afternoon. can you tell me about the conditions? you said it felt like a balmy
utility officials say it could be days before it is restored in the nation s capital in 7 states. we showed you the damage home destroyed trees up rooted power lines ripped down without the power. we are learning the tet dodeath in the last few minutes has risen to at least 14. the punishing hot weather making it difficult to restore service and for people to hang on until they do. officials asking people not to drive until all deeof the debris cleared. they are preparing ahead of time for the aftermath. fema and partners working closely with state officials. president obama issuing an emergency disaster declaration for virginia and ohio. they are requesting disaster relief right away. they need generators help setting up shelters and they need more fresh water. live with the news at a red