off power to thousands to prevent further storm damage. storm sunga surge is reaching rd high levels. getting help is a nightmare. new york city s 9-1-1 system is overloaed. it s not just new york, though, and new jersey. in maryland sandy downing trees, leaving thousands and thousands without power. in delaware and new jersey, raging flood waters drenching and in some instances drowning coastal towns. 50 million people still in sandy s line of fire. the count at this hour is more than three million without power. thousands and thousands of those without power are in new york city, though. whipping winds and pounding rain creating treacherous conditions. in mid town a collapsed construction crane is dangling from a high rise. now, no one knows what is going to happen, but it is getting weaker and weaker and weaker. david lee miller is live in mid town. david? reporter: that s right, greta. there s a great deal of drama