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This is the cbs morning news for tuesday, october 30, 2012. Good morning. Good to be with us. Im Terrell Brown. We begin with sandy, no longer a hurricane. Shes now a posttropical cyclone. Still doing damage as she moves inland. So far the mega storm has killed 16 people in seven states. An estimated 5. 7 Million People are without power and it could become one of the most expensive natural disasters in u. S. History, with damages running between 10 and 20 billion. Here in new york last night, amateur video caught a massive explosion at con edison substation. The blast knocked out power to tens of thousands in Lower Manhattan. Randall pinkston has more. Reporter sandy roared ashore south of atlantic city, new jersey, monday evening, packing sustained wind of 80 mile an hour with gusts over 100 miles an hour. The storm bl ....
Three alarm fire, grass ignited and peoples yards spreading the flames and threatening other homes in the neighborhood. Crews closed several of the roads leading to those homes in the fire was eventually brought under control. Firefighters and battle a series of brush fires this afternoon. Cal fire says three fires broke out and burned 211 acres. The fires were first reported around 5 pm off interstate off interstate 580 and west grant road, 10 miles east of livermore. All lanes of 580 were shut down as cal fire fought back the flames. They said the fires are currently 75 contained. A deadly fire in Central California burned more than 35,000 acres and thursday. Its only 10 contained. The wildfire known as the erskine fire destroyed a 150 homes at 2500 homes remain threatened. From our partners at cnn, jennifer kastor is one of the hardest hit neighborhoods where she spoke with people who lost everything. Reporter from michael ....
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Evening, a passing sprinkle or light shower in to tonight. staying dry today. i think we will see sunshine. it should be a really delightful start to a very springlike week. i will show you in moments. nice to not be talking snow for a change. normal drive times knocks accidents throughout the region. lena told you about the fire. west 130th is closed between benington and enterprise because of the fire. this is north of 480, im going to work on detours and tweet those out and have it up in the next traffic in 15 minutes. lets talk about that fire. the breaking news this morning. Cleveland Police helped people get out of their apartment after the building caught fire. police were responding to a officer saw smoke across the street. the fire at a 2story apartment home at west 130th street, residents were already coming out of the apartment. some on the second floor didnt know the building was on fire. police went up stairs and kn ....