Just after 3 00 a. M. Here on the east coast and at least 16 people have reportedly been killed. More than 7 million are without power as sandy now is moving inland across pennsylvania. Good morning, im Chris Jansing live in new york. We want to run down the latest development as cross the midatlantic and the northeast and lets start in new jersey which took the brunt of this superstorm when it came ashore. Atlantic city and cape may have been absolutely inundated with water. Further north in jersey city reports of building collapses, the Oyster Creek Nuclear plant has been put on elevated alert amid high water. In new york, all of Lower Manhattan below 39th street is without power. Some of that caused by an explosion at a con ed substation. Right now new york city is seeing more Power Outages than at any time in its history including two out of every three people on long island. Its also forced the evacuation of the nyu Medical Center after the generator there went out. Further south
Sandy. When we all opened our eyes this morning after experiencing firsthand the unrelenting power of last nights recordbreaking hurricane, the more than light revealed unimaginable destruction in sandys wake. Make no mistake about it. This was a devastating storm, maybe the worst that we have ever experienced. The level of devastation at the jersey shore is unthinkable. The death toll tonight, at least 30 people have died across eight states. Nearly 8 Million People in the northeast and the mid atlantic are without power tonight, and the estimated costs of the storm, and its only fair to say, this is only preliminary, given that the destruction is still being evaluated. Right now were already looking at as much as 20 billion, and that is only for lost business and Property Damage. The destruction is not over, because look at this picture. This is new jersey. Floodwaters have turned neighborhoods into islands there. For many people, the only way out is by boat. Of course, there has bee
Instruction crane dangling from the manhattan luxury highrise. Winds 90 miles an hour snapped it over like a twig. Latest numbers the storm has killed 16 people. One was a crew member of the tall ship hms bounty. 7 1 2 Million People are without power. The storm surge reached 13 feet in new york and knowledge 50 homes destroyed by new york and new jersey. 50 homes destroyed by raging fire in queens. Fires broke out late last night firefighters are telling our affiliate that 25 people right now are trapped if the upstairs unit of an apartment building. Some rescues are being carried out by boat because the water is chest high in some places. Heres the cause of some of the power problems. Transformer blew in new york. There are power lines down everywhere this is Atlantic City new jersey. The state taking the brunt of the storm with new york severe flooding and wind there. President obama has declared major disaster in new york and long island. Katie marzullo abc7 news. x the Atlantic Ci
This is the cbs morning news for tuesday, october 30, 2012. Good morning. Good to be with us. Im Terrell Brown. We begin with sandy, no longer a hurricane. Shes now a posttropical cyclone. Still doing damage as she moves inland. So far the mega storm has killed 16 people in seven states. An estimated 5. 7 Million People are without power and it could become one of the most expensive natural disasters in u. S. History, with damages running between 10 and 20 billion. Here in new york last night, amateur video caught a massive explosion at con edison substation. The blast knocked out power to tens of thousands in Lower Manhattan. Randall pinkston has more. Reporter sandy roared ashore south of atlantic city, new jersey, monday evening, packing sustained wind of 80 mile an hour with gusts over 100 miles an hour. The storm blew out windows and flooded streets up and down the east coast. Storm cut electricity to more than 2 million homes and businesses. This is video of a Power Substation ex
Welcome to cbs this morning. As daylight arrives on the west coast, much of the east coast is getting to see the full devastation of super storm sandy. The massive storm is blamed for at least 18 deaths at least 7. 5 million utility customers have lost power in 16 states and washington, d. C. It is estimated that sandy has cause edd 10 to 20 billion in damage, making it one of the most expensive storms in America American history. Financial markets are closed again because of the storm. Here in new york city, the subway system could be closed for days because of historic flooding. Our correspondents are on the ground across the east covering the impact of superstorm sandy. We begin our coverage in hardhit new york city. President obama has just declared a state of emergency in new york and new jersey. Jim axelrod is at battery park in manhattan, which was inundated with water. Jim, good morning. Reporter good morning, charlie. High tide has come here. At least in this part of battery p