situations. so, chris, are there still people trapped at this hour? what are the rescue and recovery operations that are happening right now? there s been an ongoing effort, municipal county, state, resources have been pooling together. they re working to to find people who may still be without power. i believe as of 7:00 tonight, there were still around 7,000 people in the city of buffalo without power. i want to give credit to national grid and the work they ve been doing, the members of the buffalo department of public works and that have been clearing roads to let gem get where they need to go to turn power on. it s been a herculean effort and they should be applauded for it. in addition to that, i have to mention obviously this is a situation where there s tremendous heartache. but there s also been incredible acts of bravery, heroism, and things of that nature. men and women of the buffalo