people to stay indoors. power outages is a big concern right now. we're staying at a hotel. we lost power several hours ago. at last check, tens of thousands in rhode island still in the dark. that number could potentially go up in the next couple of hours. several agencies from federal, state, local agencies are all working together. they are at the ready in case they are needed. a couple of hours from now the governor is supposed to provide another update on the situation once they come out here and take a better look at the danger. we're not really seeing much wind damage. earlier we were concerned because we saw some of the shingles on the roof and the light poles really kind of wobbling around but it's gusty but not as intense as it was. alex. >> okay. that's good. there's a lot of things to keep an eye ongoing forward and we thank you for doing so. let's go to kristen.