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Work in the typical week compared to government workers who missed 2.1 percent of work hours. they had personal reasons like family opportunities or transportation problems. it doesnt count dabsences due o vacations or absences due to bad weather or weather. >> thank you so much, diane. the tame right now 47 after the hour. a big birthday surprise for a little girl in south jersey. we will show you more of the reunion that will warm your heart. >> plus a cell phone verses a gun. how one cell pho...

Progress in getting power to the people, con edison says all of manhattan will have electricity by tomorrow. lets repeat that. they say all of manhattan will have electricity by tomorrow, but many outages in new york citys outer boroughs and northern suburbs could last another week. some, two weeks more in the dark. about 4 million homes and businesses in the region are still without power right now. and as people across new york and new jersey struggle to get back to normal in the wake of the...

Have electricity by tomorrow, but many outages in new york citys outer boroughs and northern suburbs could last another week. so, two weeks more in the dark. about 4 million homes and businesses in the region are still without power right now. and as people across new york and new jersey struggle to get back to normal in the wake of the storm, one of the biggest challenges is just getting started. >> absolutely. millions are facing massive transportation problems, lining up in droves for buses...

It is absolutely miserable, and as bad as it is, its not nearly as bad as looking at what has happened overnight. chris? >> anne thompson who is down at the tip of manhattan, thanks so much. we are also waiting for an update from new york mayor michael bloomberg and well learn more about the widespread power outages throughout new york city as well as transportation problems. lets go to ron allen now. also who is in point pleasant, new jersey, what can you tell us? >> reporter: chris, take a loo...

hurricane irene is driving to the coast today with 110-mile-an-hour winds. the storm will go on a climb up the east coast impacting, perhaps, one-fifth of the nations population. north carolinas outer banks will feel irenes winds by nightfall. the full fury will bear down by saturday evening. >> the window for preparation is quickly closing. if you are in the projected path of the storm, please listen to your state or local officials. please listen to emergency radio or television. if ...

This was supposed to be a rebound year for toyota. the company had struggled with a string of recalls going back to 2009 that affected more than 11 million vehicles. not the least of which were problems with stuck accelerators on its cam ray models. rising gas prices put toyota in a good position with its line of fuel efficient and hybrid cars. in fact the company said earlier this week it had sold its 1 millionth prius in the u.s. but the earthquake and tsunami in japan caused production and tr...

Bottom line, its not -- its difficult, if not impossible to get around the region tonight. just ask richard chambers. we found him dragging his suitcase through the snow at new yorks times square on the first leg of his trip home to atlanta. >> i got here by train from boston this morning without a problem. im hoping to get out of here tomorrow. >> shepard: good luck. the way things are looking tonight, that could be easier said than done. molly henneberg covering transportation problems up and ...

At this conference. tell us who they are and why. >> reporter: well, were talking about new jersey governor chris christie and virginia governor bob mcdonnell. in the case of mr. christie, he has been, essentially, punished for having cozied up to the president when mr. obama came up to new jersey during superstorm sandy, and particularly for the expansion of medicaid in the state of new jersey. conservatives here have decided thats a little off key n. the case of virginia governor bob mcdonnell...

Sendai. in miyagi province. you mentioned bodies washing up on shore. reports of a thousand to 2,000 that were taken away when a four-story-high wall of water washed over that town going six miles in. and in the midst of all of this, you have this widening nuclear crisis. and all of it is being felt throughout this country, norah. here in tokyo, the nervousness is palpable as well as the sorrow. there have been lines for gas. people have gone into the food stores and cleaned out the shelves of s...