infects in cambodia. and it s a special day for us and for ringo starr. the beatles legend joins us this hour on his birthday to celebrate, of course, with us, and to talk about his new album and the motivation behind his continued success. slow and steady is proving to be a losing combination for hundreds of thousands of people across the mid-atlantic and northeast who have been without power now for a full week. and it will be getting even hotter in many cities today. the record-breaking temperatures are blamed for several deaths and catastrophes for many businesses. emily schmidt joins us from springfield, virginia, with much more on that. emily, tell us what the situation is there. reporter: hi, randi. the power back on in this neighborhood, but you can see the storm very still much top of mind here with the mess that remains. and in the washington area, there are thousands of people who are waking up after just enduring their eighth straight night with no power. to
world series champion cardinals. no stadium, new unis, new acquisition jose reyes, all coming together in miami. but sadly, the fish had some trouble scoring flunz that first game. the cardinals wasted no time getting on the board. top of the first, world series hero davie freese picking up with a two-out single that scores a couple for the cards. they mount a 3-0 lead before the marlins got their first hit. kyle loesch, no hit miami through six. bottom of the seventh, jose reyes breaks up the no-no with a single to right field. marlins open their new ballpark with a 4-1 loss but avoid being the first team no-hit in their opener since 1940. still, we ll have to wait to see the new marlins home run statue in action. no ding dongz yesterday. the mets are among the many teams to open their seasons today. johan santana takes the hill for the mets for the first time in 19 months. san tana, you might remember, missed all of last season recovering from surgery with an apparent injury in his p