Storm surge, a power transformer not very far from here has exploded. It plunged this neighborhood into darkness, forced the evacuation as well, the partial evacuation of one of new yorks largest hospitals. Transportation here in the city has been paralyzed. The subway system could be shut down for days. From the carolinas to new england and beyond, cnn is covering the aftermath of the storm here in new york and where this super storm is headed, like no other network can. It is tuesday, october 30th and special coverage of super storm sandy begins right now. Morning. Welcome, everybody. Youre watching our special coverage. We want to welcome our international viewers. Theyve been calling this as a storm for the ages that has aek iffed people from North Carolina to new england and as we speak, it is pounding pennsylvania. This storm is not over yet. Heres how it looks in new york city where i am, new york city very hard hit. A transformer just up this direction on 14th street blew out a
Storm surge, a power transformer not very far from here has exploded. It plunged this neighborhood into darkness, forced the evacuation as well, the partial evacuation of one of new yorks largest hospitals. Transportation here in the city has been paralyzed. The subway system could be shut down for days. From the carolinas to new england and beyond, cnn is covering the aftermath of the storm here in new york and where this super storm is headed, like no other network can. It is tuesday, october 30th and special coverage of super storm sandy begins right now. Morning. Welcome, everybody. Youre watching our special coverage. We want to welcome our international viewers. Theyve been calling this as a storm for the ages that has aek iffed people from North Carolina to new england and as we speak, it is pounding pennsylvania. This storm is not over yet. Heres how it looks in new york city where i am, new york city very hard hit. A transformer just up this direction on 14th street blew out a
Storm surge, a power transformer not very far from here has exploded. It plunged this neighborhood into darkness, forced the evacuation as well, the partial evacuation of one of new yorks largest hospitals. Transportation here in the city has been paralyzed. The subway system could be shut down for days. From the carolinas to new england and beyond, cnn is covering the aftermath of the storm here in new york and where this super storm is headed, like no other network can. It is tuesday, october 30th and special coverage of super storm sandy begins right now. Morning. Welcome, everybody. Youre watching our special coverage. We want to welcome our international viewers. Theyve been calling this as a storm for the ages that has aek iffed people from North Carolina to new england and as we speak, it is pounding pennsylvania. This storm is not over yet. Heres how it looks in new york city where i am, new york city very hard hit. A transformer just up this direction on 14th street blew out a
Storm surge, a power transformer not very far from here has exploded. It plunged this neighborhood into darkness, forced the evacuation as well, the partial evacuation of one of new yorks largest hospitals. Transportation here in the city has been paralyzed. The subway system could be shut down for days. From the carolinas to new england and beyond, cnn is covering the aftermath of the storm here in new york and where this super storm is headed, like no other network can. It is tuesday, october 30th and special coverage of super storm sandy begins right now. Morning. Welcome, everybody. Youre watching our special coverage. We want to welcome our international viewers. Theyve been calling this as a storm for the ages that has aek iffed people from North Carolina to new england and as we speak, it is pounding pennsylvania. This storm is not over yet. Heres how it looks in new york city where i am, new york city very hard hit. A transformer just up this direction on 14th street blew out a
Downed power liens started this fire. The big problem for the firefighters, a lack of water appreciate your. 50 homes have burned to the ground. Two dozen more are in the process of burning. We are following the story for you as the day continues. Well have more information on that. More to tell you about, including floods and Power Outages. New york city brought to its knees in a large way. Superstorm sandy was an epic weather event, many people are calling it. Millions of lives have been disrupted now. A transformer explosion happened at a con ed plant about 15 blocks from where im standing right now. What that has done is put basically this neighborhood in Lower Manhattan completely in the dark. They were concerned about this transformer so theyve shut it off as well. That has plunged tens of thousands, people here but more than 600,000 people across new york and into Westchester County are without power today. Backup generator failed at nyu langone Medical Center, probably about 35