their hotels have power. the people who are in those darked out buildings, they're now basically going into the ones that do have electricity to get a little bit of air conditioning, to get something called a drink as they wait to see when power's going to be restored. the picture you see behind me, is something you don't see any day. that is 7th avenue and very little lights. >> from what i can tell, it looks like the traffic lights are out, is that true? >> they are. and if you go one block south, you see the traffic lights are working, you go one block north, obviously things are dark. >> regular civilians and employees. they're essentially stepping into crosswalks. brightly colored vests to try to direct traffic. it speaks to the sense of action that we saw from the people here in new york.