the federal government to the stock market is shut down. in the calm before the storm. an eerie silence in times square with mass transit across new york city halted. ahead of the hurricane. not just mass transit, bus, light rail, amtrak on the east coast, airlines, the city is for all intents and purposes shut down. nothing, nothing going on. the scope of the storm is just incredible. forecasters expect high altitude wind to whip through every state east of the mississippi. and as people prepare now to go days without power, we ll have the best advice for coping with the storm and also, staying safe in the aftermath. weep were discussing that. that s the worst part. losing power. you want to take a shower. you want to eat. you want to get out of the house you can t. trapped. the worst part for so many. can t charge your iphone. what will you do? little break from sandy. we ll run down the best nfl action of the week. and see how we are doing with our picks and ho
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good wednesday morning to you. breaking news in the middle east. israel and hamas resumed attacks and sirens have been heard in tel aviv followed by loud thuds. video taken earlier shows explosion and smoke billowing from buildings in gaza. abc s alex marquardt on this story from the beginning joins us live now from gaza city with the latest. good morning, alex. reporter: good morning, guys. well, overnight israel stepped up its air strike s targeting te homes of islamic jihad as those groups continued firing rockets into israel warning sirens warning across the south and central part of the country including tell asleeve where we understand the anti-missile shield iron dome intercepted several of those rockets. this comes after that cease-fire yesterday failed. it had been proposed by egypt. agreed to by israel but rejected out of hand by hamas. and as a result prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he had no choice but to expand operations. just before midnight the is
well, good tuesday morning. right now the second american infected with ebola is on her way to the united states. yes, nancy writebol s journey from west africa will end in just a few hours when she arrives in atlanta. she ll be the second patient treated at emory university hospital for the deadly virus that s killed nearly 900 people. abc s tahman bradley has the latest. reporter: this morning, doctors are fighting to save the lives of two americans infected with ebola. nancy writebol is said to be improving after receiving a dose of an experimental drug. the 59-year-old missionary from charlotte was in liberia helping to decontaminate doctors and got sick. she was eating a little bit, able to take in fluid, so, you know, we re cautiously optimistic. reporter: according to the president of writebol s missionary group, nancy s condition has improved enough to make special requests. she asked for her favorite liberian meal of potato soup and coffee. reporter: 33
lot and on to the road. as a precaution, some stores locked their doors, preventing shoppers from leaving until the danger passed. an oregon teenager said he cried when emergency crews pulled him from the base of a raging water fall. he had been trapped for hours. john was cooling off at a popular swimming hole in southern washington when one of his legs got caught in the rocks. luckily he is 6 7 tall which helped him to keep his head above water. he is being treated for hypothermia and bruising but doctors say he will be okay. an outdoor farmers market catering to medical marijuana users in los angeles has been shut down temporarily. a judge ordered the closure after city officials said the market is a public nuisance violating city zoning codes. the market had huge lines over the 4th of july causing major traffic jams. this year s all-star game was more of a tribute than a competition. derek jeter was playing his final midsummer classic. fans and fellow players showe