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Tractor trailers becoming entangled on i-68 in western maryland which closed on the westbound lanes. what s the best advice for people? is much of the state going to be essentially shut down? the governor has personally advised folks to stay inside and off the roads. coming in to work this evening, that seems to be the case in most instances. that was the latest report there from maryland. we ve been also talking about long island where there have been massive power outages and basically fire island is underwater. wnbc reporter greg sergel has been on the eastern side and what are you able to tell us tonight? well, the number of power outages across long island now up to 860,000, an all-time record set by gloria in 1985. ....
Two deaths reported, both of them from falling trees. one, a man just 39 years old. he was in the car pulling out of the driveway with his wife and two children when the tree came down killing him. they were not injured. and also an 84-year-old man was struck and killed while he was also moving his car. out on long island, new york wnbc s greg sergel is checking out the scene in river head and just filed this report. reporter: here in river head, we just got hit with a down pour of rain, a reminder that sandy is not completely out of the picture yet. but for the most part, the worst of the storm seems over. nassau police have now identified the rosalynn minuan was killed yesterday, 84-year-old safar shafanori went outside to move his car when struck and killed by a tree limb. another man was killed by a falling tree limb, john miller was preparing to leave his home with his wife and two young daughters when the tree hit him. ....
Yourself in harm s way, you re putting yourself at risk, so we ve restricted our driving around for safety reasons. so, and that s the case i think all around the island tonight. greg cergol, thank you very much. in fact, one of the deaths we heard was reported was that a woman walked into some standing water that was electrified. that there was a downed power line. we also, i think we have a map we can show you, of fire island. it s very well known in this part of the country. along long island where greg is. this is a big beach resort. and we are told that they have definitely lost some homes into the ocean. some waterfront homes. the count that we have heard from the commissioner of the county there is that seven homes, at least, collapsed during the storm on fire island and their plan is to try to get in some first responders tomorrow by noon, but they can t even be sure that they can safely do that. ....
People not to use water so the water is available in case of emergencies like fires which we ve seen on long island. a number of them caused by transformers. in one case a 90-year-old man had to be rescued from his home by an off duty new york city fireman after a transformer fire lit his home ablaze. so a lot of work to be done here on the island. a lot of cleanup still to come. it s going to take a while to deal with what sandy dealt us. how much have you been able to move around, greg, and can you give us a sense of what, if anything, you re able to see? reporter: we ve been out here in riverhead for much of the day today. i have to tell you with all the parkways being closed, moving around has been very difficult. we tried to stay in this area to see the damage here, but for folks, i mean, the elected officials here on long island are telling people not to travel. the quote was, if you go out on the roadways, you re putting ....
Mayor in hoboken. but obviously a continuing dangerous situation there and a developing one. if we get more information about exactly what s going on, particularly with that transformer, we will let you know. in the meantime, let s go to wnbc reporter greg sergel who s in long island. greg, what can you tell us about long island tonight? reporter: we re along the banks of the river here tonight in river head. i can tell you, we re lucky to say this flooding in this parking lot is about the worst of it where we are. the rain has stopped here. the winds kick up from time to time but for the most part have diminished tremendously. it appears that the worst of sandy is behind us here, but now comes the process of cleaning up and that will be a task of herculean proportions here on long island. the biggest issue, of course, restoring the power. the long island power authority, the utility here, is reporting 840,000 outages right now. ....