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Was, like, where is the exit? walk towards the stairs, get out. >> were most people aware that there had been a power outage north of where you had been located by this point? >> no. there was a lot of "whats happening?" "whats going on?" "was there a fire?" there were some people sitting in their seats. they really wanted j.lo to keep going. there were other people going "oh, the fires in the building," kind of rumor-mongering. but i think most of the people went towards the exit and made a bee...

This early hour. well see if the show does go on. >> well keep our eyes on it. you can see on the left-hand side of the screen, it mostly dark. especially in the northern side of the story. weve seen a lot of the hospitals have been disrupt. people have been traptd inside the elevators. theyre losing food and money. it has been a deep impact for the city. it is typically a very prosperous saturday night. >> as we continue to look at this, and we see the numbers have ticked up a little bit to 45,...

Derrellation. >> have there been any injuries reported? >> no, thank god. this is an e-americani americai. no reports so far. >> just stay tuned. very important. well know a lot more in the next hour or two. >> wheres the best place to check for information? >> 311. our city website. there is the notify nyc. all media will be put out. >> there you have it. mayor bill de blasio is a presidential candidate. hes been in touch with the new york city management crews and the new york police departmen...

Were seeing it monitoring the situation there was a street fair so the barricades are up. this is tourist central. folks are kind of enjoying there city. there are a lot of restaurants. a lot of stores that would still be open at this hour. people are passing the time in other ways. seeing the city in the dark. people are saying this is the first time in new york city for they will but theyre still enjoying a nice evening out. we were told that. >> go ahead. >> it is interesting how people are c...

It sounds like he was in midtown where he lost some power. tell us what youre seeing. it caused so many people to get on their mobile devices so the service in midtown, manhattan. you wont be getting a lot of service. through south of midtown, you have people helping each other out. it has been a relatively light atmosphere. certainly concerns about security at a hotel that im staying at. three individuals have been stuck in elevators. the new york fire department immediately on the scene. two p...

Inside of the building. no air conditioning. people were walking up a series of very steep stairs. i was talking on a bellman who has gone up 30 flights of stairs to try to check with people to make sure they were doing okay. as i went further up the stairs, it was sweltering. >> youre not a new yorker. youre from the south. and there are a lot of people probably wonderering and watching why were continuing coverage of this, why should people in other parts of the country care about this? we kno...

Rooms. has the busy saturday. no doubt they were at 90, 95% occupancy. the lights go out and you have people trapped at the 36th floor. that is just one hotel. they may or may not have back-up elevators. >> you saw it. i think ths that question. what is it? is it temporary? and then the practical situation. its warm out. there is no air conditioning. how will people get from point a to point b? how will people eat? you saw a lot of the restaurants surrounding the area. theyre not able to service...

Screen. it is barely recognizable. our building here, it is filled with meant of shops. the top of the rock is very popular and would be on a night like this with thousands of tourists going to the top to look at the landscape and the skyline. the marquis shut down. dark. this is being streamed on facebook right now. back to adam right there. i do know we have a lot of emergency officials who have been out there on the streets. a lot of people are still trapped. have you gotten a sense of whethe...

Joining us. youre not too far from lincoln center. walk us through it. >> im right across the street from lincoln center. im going to swing the camera around. weve seen it go from light to dusk to now almost pitch black on the upper west side of manhattan. you see a lot of police vehicles, people walking around. this would typically be a busy upper west side. typically these restaurants would be filled with customers. people eating outside.

To a specific geographical area is an important thing to remember. the fire department is also saying that theyre asking people to only call if there is an emergency because theyve had a spike in the volume coming through. theyve asked people to avoid those low lying areas. i know you were outside of the studio. what is it looking like? are you now seeing lights come on slowly again? >> reporter: unfortunately no, lights just yet. right behind me is radio city music hall. you can see the whole b...