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the last 30 minutes or so. it really has. we thought maybe a few hours ago that it was speeding up, maybe it wouldn t be as bad as we thought. certainly you have to believe that scenes like what we re seeing right now are happening up and down the jersey shoreline, being inundated with the storm surge, crashing over the boardwalk. is town is under water. obviously we lost power about an 15 nutes ago but there are still a couple street lights here in asbury but a lot of the buildings have obviously been evacuated. we are seeking safety in a hotel. they just lost power. again, this water is moving very fast. [ no audio ] what is the situation there? pretty bad earlier. the rain lightened up a little bit. it got much, much colder. virtually no wind here but i am now standing at a major intersection in downtown atlantic city and the water is up to my knees. it s coming up very quickly here, as it is for you. this city is under an absolute curfew right now. everybody ....
today. right now the storm is over pennsylvania. torrential rain and in some places, blizzard conditions. here is the big picture as best we know it. 67 in the caribbean. close to 8 million customers in 15 states and the district of columbia have no electricity. spent last night in red cross operated shelters. this may be the worst storm ever to hit new york city. one of the biggest challenges is where the massive subway system is shut down, tunnels and stations are filled with high water. no idea when the trains will be running again. this is a difficult situation. take a look at laguardia airport. the runways are submerged and levels were so high they reached the jet lanes where people usually walk on to the planes. an entire neighborhood is destroyed by fire. at least 80 homes burned to the ground in the new york burro of queens. this is an awful image. people are going through hell right now. tell us about it. you know, they really are. about 80 homes, the fir ....
sandy. when we all opened our eyes this morning after experiencing first-hand the unrelenting power of last night s record-breaking hurricane, the more than light revealed unimaginable destruction in sandy s 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 it s only fair to say, this is only preliminary, given that the destruction is still being evaluated. right now we re 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 b ....
thanks so much for starting your morning with us. we ve got much more ahead on cnn s saturday morning which starts right now. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 7:00 on the east coast, 4:00 a.m. out west, thanks for starting your day with us. victor blackwell is on assignment. we start with the big countdown, ten days left for the white house and congress to reach an agreement on the fiscal cliff where millions of americans will be paying the price in their paychecks. but congress is now on holiday recess. and president obama is in hawaii. let s go straight to cnn s emily schmidt in washington. good morning. so before he left the capitoal, he laid out this three-point plan to washington. before he left to hawaii, he left for a gift for lawmakers to ponder in washington. here are the three main points he s saying. he wants to make sure there s a law passed that ensures 98% of americans know their taxes are not going to go up in just under two weeks. he ....
home. an amber alert was issued as soon as she went missing. the child and her mother pulled up to her driveway on the 3800 block of hummingbird drive after shopping at a nearby wal- mart. douglas had followed them home, grabbed the young girl and took off a. the antioch police department followed up on leads and confirmed the 43-year-old was the suspect. his camry was spotted in the antioch marina parking lot. both douglas and the victim were inside the car at the time officers approached the vehicle. he was immediately arrested and natalie who police say was not injured was reunited with her family. douglas home is only minutes away from your local wal-mart and his victim s house. now we spoke to some of his neighbors that see him on a regular basis. they were shocked to her of his arrest and this kidnapping case. alecia reid kron4 news. a deep freeze is spreading across the united states. half of the country will experience zero degree and lower temperatures by we ....