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Understand why you say that. i am wondering, when we talk about getting back to normal, right mayor. kids have to go back to school, eventually if you have power issues. water issues as well, what are the plans for that? >> it is my understanding that the schools will be closed through next week. of course that is by the school district and the separate elected board. continue the cleanup and continue working on getting the water restored. the closer we get the water restored the better off the ...

The National Weather Service is cautioning about locally dense valley fog along the rivers in the Twin Tiers for the start of the week.

Wintry weather to texas, mississippi and alabama. we are watching the carolinas and virginia for area of low pressure to develop starting today through saturday and bring an ice storm to coastal areas, including just north of myrtle beach to wilmington and norfolk. this is a big deal, ice on the roads and power lines will cause problems, very dangerous to travel through. bottom line here, timing today through saturday, it peaks this afternoon, the carolina, southern virginia, snow and ice, trave...

Need to go out? not even if you are in the red warning areas and the amber warning which covers most of england and all of wales, you should really consider whether you need to travel today, we are expecting extreme weather in that area, and the likelihood of flying debris, power issues, and further travel disruption. along with the issue on the coast, very large waves. the message is, please do not go to the coast. they are busy enough as it is. it is very unusual and a very busy day. it isa it...

Dealing with power issues. our whole infrastructure, water, sewer, maybe were making some headway possibly on the water, i heard. that would be great. >> i did see vehicles coming in, heavy equipment vehicles coming in. weve seen power trucks coming in, but again, youve got polls that are down. and there might be transmission line problems as well. its truly remarkable to see the zafgs that we are in the midst of. this is mayfield, kentucky, youre looking at. barry, thank you. i know you have a ...

The global energy crunch which has sent natural gas prices to record highs and caused power shortages in many parts of the world is now spilling over to the island state of Singapore which is dependent on gas for power generation.

Is there anything in hindsight, was there not enough focus on other places, too much focus on new orleans or this is just what happens? >> well, there will be time for questions at some point. today we are focused on life-saving efforts, it is an active and fluid situation. as i heard earlier in reporting, it is not necessarily safe for survivors to come back to the area at this point. we are focused on ensuring that folks stay safe, that they have food and water and supplies needed and there wi...

Foot hurt from something that fell, but all the kids were safe and accounted for. we were able to get out of the building. there were some structural dooling that happened -- the wall behind the kids collapsed, so were so grateful that everyone got out of the building. >> so at what poirchlt did it collapse? after the quake or toward the end of the shaking? >> we were all in the building until it stop shaking, then we were able to evacuate. after that fact, it kind of collapsed. yeah, we were bl...

From a lot of military officials. he was in the same room as brock long. hes learning how most of the preparation has worked as planned. the wind was as bad. the rain was worst. that puts us into the flooding stage. they are still trying to figure out when everything is crested and when they can get the all clear. just to give you a sense how much medium are hurting, lady yelled from her car, were really hurting here. we need food. let every one know. this is still a big challenge ahead. they ha...

Having fun, they were having fun. they said throw them to me. throw them to me, mr. president. so im doing some of the -- so the next day they said, oh, it was so disrespectful to the people. it was just a made-up thing. and also, when they had -- when i walked in, the cheering was incredible. >> melanie, your reaction to that? and if there is a strategy, what is it? >> well, i think within the room hes right. it played well, people were smiling, and taking their phones out. but theres so many o...