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Scores of cooling centers like this one. with people snapping up air conditioners of their own at holiday sales and businesses opening back up after a long weekend, a local power company, con-ed, is working to make sure that it is ready. >> it doesnt pay to worry. we get prepared. we are prepared. we prepared as much as we possibly can. >> reporter: some 17,000 customers injers jer got a taste of what could happen if the grid fails. spending four hours monday without power. >> very uncomfortable...

During a 2006 heat wave, 46 people died of heat stroke in the city. most of them were older new yorkers who had known risk factor. lack of air conditioning also contributed to a number of deaths. so today the city will again open scores of cooling centers like this one. and with people snapping up air conditioners of their own at holiday sales and businesses opening back up after a long weekend, local power company, coned, is making sure it is ready. >> it doesnt pay to be worried. get prepared....

Weekend, the local power company, con ed is working to make sure it is ready. >> we are prepared. we have prepared as much as we possibly can. >> some 17,000 customers in new jersey got a taste of what could happen if the grid failed, spending four hours monday without power. >> very uncomfortable. we hope that the food doesnt spoil. >> reporter: with the weekend serving as a warmup and temperatures expected to head to triple digits, its a good time to remember the old adage. >> it is the humidi...

The queen just wrapped up a nine day trip to canada. canned paid for the trip. shell visit ground zero and meet with victims -- family victims. in addition, we can tell you shes having all kind of money woes, cutting her budget by millions a year. the queen is scaling back and canada paid for the trip. a weather alert. dangerously hot on the east coast, scorching heat and humidity. not so much here in new york city. 30%. texas to michigan and maine. con eds workers are pulling 24 hours. in phi...

Emergency crews and bomb squad examining what local media is calling a suspicious vehicle, olds. mobile, we understand with two gas canisters in the back and american flag, in irving place, manhattan, staeeps away from unn square, not far from new york university. take a look at the scene. we believe the vehicle is outside the con-ed building, con-ed, local power company. cant see much in the images. the building at 4 irving place, evacuated. as have other buildings nearby. cnn producer on the s...

Not far from new york university. it is outside of the coned building for those of you that know new york city, con-ed is the local power company building for irving place. that building, were told, has been evacuated as have other buildings nearby. with us on the phone is cnn national correspondent suzanne candiotti who was talking to an authority right out on the street. i saw during the live feed from man at an, at the time we heard that loud noise. can you give us some sense of what you hear...

Too. >> my neighbor next door maggie called me at 5:00 and said, get your cars out of the driveway. i was stunned when i saw how fast it was. >> officials estimate there are still tens of thousands of people without power. never mind all those people who remain flooded. new yorks power company con ed says they have 400 crews working on the problems this morning. meanwhile the power outages prompted schools across parts of new york, connecticut and rhode island to close again today. still ahead...

Through ten. michelle everetts 11-year-old daughter brought home the survey and the mother says she contacted the superintendent and said match-making could effect pregnancy rates in the community. those are the top stories. back to you. >> shannon: thank you, caroline. people in new york continue to dig out from this weeks latest winter blast. if dealing with the snow isnt difficult enough, thousands are in the dark and in the cold. nicole johnson from fox affiliate nyw has the story. >> report...

Building, there is retail there. let me tell you whats in this building, a technical school, a national greeting card store chain and radioshack. this is in the heart of manhattan off sixth avenue, and some of the sound you hear is because ive moved over to the national desk. our assignment editor and i are both working on the story, and weve just gotten information from employees inside that radio shack telling us that con ed was out there two days ago. >> yeah, hunter ryan actually called the ...

Those are the types of things that are still being discussed is, andrea. i can tell you just as of yesterday, those familiar with the discussions say they are ongoing, they continue to be constructive but still no agreement on what that potential interview, if there is one, will look like. this is something that has obviously loomed very large over this president. he is meeting with the baltic leaders today. hes going to be holding a press conference with them later this afternoon, a chance for ...