05, 3.1%, and you can take a look how this chart has shaped up. and the number we got this morning, 1.5% growth, it is not a recessionary number as some people have been anticipating but it is not a lot of positive growth on the upside. we ll get one more number in october when we look at the next quarter gdp growth. that will come in right before the election period. rick? rick: switching gears for a minute let s talk about violent storms that caused serious damage in the northeast. check out this video of a transformer exploding behind a house in stony point new york. look at this. can you imagine living nearby one of those things? incredible towercam video of lightning striking trees in new york city as well. anna kooiman has been watching all of this live from our new york city newsroom with more. what is the very latest.