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 fire offi
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 york s 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. you re watching our special coverage. we want to welcome our international viewers. they ve 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. here s how it looks in new york city where i am, new york city very hard hit. a transformer just up this direction on 14th s
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. we ll 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 i m 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 they ve 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, prob
that they have found human remains on one property. however, they have not found him and remained on the other properties. reporter: we are first talking about, and this man that lives here, robert fletcher who has been missing since last week. they have found human remains on his property in cobb. that are not or had not confirm if it was him. reporter: as you can see from this video, it is hard to tell one property from the next because of the burn. authorities, had a really indicated that no remains had been found at on his property. however, when i went to that property today, officials say this is an act of crime scene with a half a dozen of officers on the same with most of them wearing masks. reporter: it is a and at the crime scene, again. that is all that they have told us. the indication that is an act of crime scene creek leads one to jump to a different conclusion however, no confirmation at that point at this point. reporter: that is the latest,dan kerman
weapons officers carried. annie anderson: details are still coming but there is a large portion blocked :a fight at a motel-6 leads to an officer-involved shooting in vallejo. and, an alleged gunman is still on the loose. this wild encounter started at around 7-30 last night. and more than 24 hours later still no arrests. tonight, kron four s philippe djegal is live outside police headquarters with more on where this investigation stands now. philippe? phillipe djegal:vicki. investigators say they know who they re looking for. he s 21-year-old stacy hawthorne of vallejo and contra costa county. and, he s in a world of trouble. service calls to this motel 6 on enterprise street aren t out of the ordinary. : it seems like there s always something foing on at the motel 6. phillipe djegal:but what happened saturday night quickly spiraled out of control endangering a police officer. : i m sure he was fearful for his life, obviously. phillipe djegal:when officers respond