with a major shake-up in the race for the 2024 republican nomination. former new jersey governor chris christie just moments ago suspending his presidential campaign, just five days before the iowa caucuses. our new reporting tonight on who he might endorse and if it will change the republican battle. plus, those major winter storms slammed the northeast with flooding in new hampshire, connecticut, and new jersey, and authorities in florida are now assessing those tornado damages. but first, there is more breaking news tonight, with a major avalanche closing down a popular lake tahoe ski resort in california. search teams and emergency crews just finished scouring the slopes in search of any missing skiers or snowboarders. we know that at least one person has died and at least three people are hurt. where tracking storms, too, from coast to coast, with another round of severe weather ahead, so tonight we have team coverage and cbs s andrew haubner will start us off from calif
Near and this livermore home were firefighters, determined to save it. They did. The thought of what could have happened is too much for nicky to handle. By backyard, front yard, my house. She said the family had just gotten home from a camping trip and she saw the smoke billowing outside. She said when they saw the flames and could feel the heat she knew it was time to pack the car. I lived here for almost eight years. I have been through two fires on this side and. [ inaudible ] my house black all around it. We are not from here. I am from oklahoma. This is what i call home. The wind driven file started at 2 45 yesterday afternoon and by evening it burned 2,pawn acres and destroyed an unoccupied building. Firefighters say although it was spread quickly they could not get all the help they needed because there are so many fires burn in california. We should have had two or three cruise on the initial attack but we had one out of the gate. I asked for additional five and they said, not
Instruction crane dangling from the manhattan luxury highrise. Winds 90 miles an hour snapped it over like a twig. Latest numbers the storm has killed 16 people. One was a crew member of the tall ship hms bounty. 7 1 2 Million People are without power. The storm surge reached 13 feet in new york and knowledge 50 homes destroyed by new york and new jersey. 50 homes destroyed by raging fire in queens. Fires broke out late last night firefighters are telling our affiliate that 25 people right now are trapped if the upstairs unit of an apartment building. Some rescues are being carried out by boat because the water is chest high in some places. Heres the cause of some of the power problems. Transformer blew in new york. There are power lines down everywhere this is Atlantic City new jersey. The state taking the brunt of the storm with new york severe flooding and wind there. President obama has declared major disaster in new york and long island. Katie marzullo abc7 news. x the Atlantic Ci
This morning, but we will begin with Danielle Leigh in cape may, new jersey. Reporter people are trying to get back to normal and laying out picnic tables and chairs. That said, the threat from Hurricane Sandy has passed. There is danger out there throughout most of the northeast. The communities are climbing out of a watery mess. Sandy beat the eastern seaboard with a vengeance. We dont know if we have bodies out there. That is why we are on the road. Reporter streets that look like rivers and landmarks ripped apart have crews working over time today. I know people woke up to devastation. I was on the phone with fema at 2 00 a. M. To answer the questions they needed answered to get that designation. Reporter the atlantic boardwalk once packed with tourists is filled with debris and the roller coaster is surrounded by ocean. Beach communities are digging out from the dunes that once protected them. It will be a while cleaning up from this one. Reporter the lights are still out in the c
Canceled. Ines ferre is live in new york with more on the wrath of sandy. Reporter Hurricane Sandy flooded some areas of new york city, knocked out power of thousands, and the southern part of manhattan is virtually shut down. Reporter a storm surge nearly 14 feet high pushed ashore flooding hundreds of miles of coastline from virginia to massachusetts. Its the most flooding i have seen in all the years i have lived here. Reporter floodwater and high winds have knocked out power to millions of people. We are seeing a large number of fires caused by downed wires an electrical problems relating to outages. Reporter more than 200 firefighters are still battling a blaze in an evacuation in queens. More than 50 homes have already been destroyed. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. And Power Outages prompted a Mass Evacuation from nyu hospital when a backup generator failed. Dozens of ambulances lined up to evacuate more than 200 patients throughout the Early Morning hours and