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operating but on a weekend schedule. and bus service is on a modified weekday schedule. so the only thing that is suspended is all the new jersey transit rail service except for the atlantic city rail line. everything else will be operating but on a reduced schedule, fewer trips. >> im sorry, that confuses earlier information we got earlier. there would be service on the northeast corridor -- >> no, its under water. nothing. the tranrail station is under four feet of water. no amtrak. ...

>> a quaint, new england street turned into a torrent north of new york city. this is the legacy of what was tropical storm irene, once hurricane arna across the northeast u.s. cars are no match for these waters. this car was battered like driftwood. fortunately no one was inside. >> whoa. get out of here! grab the mic. >> a reporter with wcbs was covering irene in new jersey when a large wave nearly swept her off her feet. she and her crew thought they were far enough away from the wa...

Right out of their frames. welcome back. im greg jarrett. >> im harris faulkner. under a tornado watch right here in the metropolitan area. >> exactly. >> reports of rain in excess of 14 inches along the eastern corridor. widespread flash flooding watches and warnings and the twisters that have been cropping up. the punishing rains and winds now starting to hit the outer portions of new york city injure. city. for the latest on the storm, maria molina live in the fox weather center. it is extrem...

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island in new york. >> on long island irenes storm surge flooded downtown long beach. some streets in manhattan also flooding but the water started to recede and new yorks evacuation order is being lifted this hour. in its sweep up the coast irene has killed 15 people across six states. more than 4 million people overall without power and these amazing pictures show some of the damage when irene made landfall as a hurricane. for place like new york city, the storm wasnt as bad as many ...

canada, millions in americas southeast corner are thankful it wasnt much worse. >> and hurricane irene first made landfall yesterday and northern new england, where the brunt of the storm just left theyll remember irene for the rain. 16 inches or more in some spots. with tidal surges battering beaches, inundating roads and bridges and in cases whole communitiesants more than 4 million are without electricity today. from florida to connecticut 19 deaths blamed on irene. among them an 11...

lashing new england with powerful winds and rain. hello again, everyone. im fredricka whitfield. >> im brooke baldwin. lets get you caught up on what we know at this hour on this storm. president obama an hour away from making the statement about the storm. he will be doing so 5:00 eastern from the rose garden. well bring it to you live as soon as we see the president. >> irene continues to lose power since making landfall this morning. floodwaters are receding on new yorks long island...

so i want people to understand that this is not over. response and recovery efforts will be an ongoing operation. and i urge americans in affected areas to continue to listen for the guidance and direction of their state and local officials. before the storm made landfall, the department of homeland security and fema worked very closely with our state and local partners as well as volunteer organizations to preposition supplies and teams of first responders along the hurricanes project...

to countless communities where irene, now a tropical storm, is causing catastrophic flooding this is margaretville, a small village in the catskill mountains, about two and a half hours south of the city. within the past hour president obama addressed the governments response to this natural da disaster. >> i do want to underscore that power may be out for some time, perhaps days. i want to make sure dhs, fema and other agencies are doing everything in their power to help folks on the ...

this is hillside new jersey west of newark. there could be power lines in the floodwaters. its ironic, look at this police car in newark alone six police rescues getting people out of their cars that were stuck in stranded roads because of this water. >> thats incredible. the force of the water cant be underestimated. its amazing how it could probably move like that picture demonstrating, moving that park bench. >> why they call it flash flooding. >> its pretty significant. >> this alo...