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And we have to make sure it doesn't happen again. and the system is designed in such a way that it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: are you saying anything to new yorkers tonight, should they keep their power down, should they not use as much? is there anything like that, potential for future problems? >> con ed has said it was not a load issue. we're not in the summer months. there wasn't a high use of air conditioners. it was basically a fairly quiet weekend night in new york city, anyway. i would say stay off the roads. there are many traffic lights that are still out. and that is pandemo...

System is designed in such a way that it doesn't happen again. >> are you saying anything to new yorkers tonight should they keep power down not use as much? is there anything like that that -- a potential for any further problems. >> con-ed has said it was not con-ed has said was not a load issue. we are not in summer months there is with a one of the things high use of keir answerers fairly quiet weekend for new york city anyway. i would say stay off roads. the there are many traffic lights that are still out. and that is pandemonium even with new yorkers at their best, and they have been. i...

♪ just a small town girl living in a lonely world ♪ >> what did you learn about this outage? >> con-ed is apologizing for the major disruption. it will be months before new yorkers have answers as to what exactly went wrong. we know there was a failure of a transmission substation in western midtown, affecting five other substations putting a total of six networks the a loss of power but con-ed says the specific failure will have to be investigated. that means looking at all the pieces of equipment in all the substations. here is what con-ed has ruled out, though, athis the point. >> we ha...

Has not been destroyed. rick: well that's good to see. that woman was talking about no lights and no gas, no water. what are you hearing and what are people saying about the recovery efforts on the ground? >> well, generally speaking they're pretty happy that con-ed has tried to get in here, tried to do what it can. con edison, which is responsible for the power in this part of new york, says that they have restored it pretty much across the board but there are a few pockets. and as governor andrew cuomo, the democratic governor of new york said, if 99% of people have got power but you're the ...

Electricity. a big part of the problem here is that they get their electricity from overhead wires, and con ed has said those type of repairs are going to take longer, possibly as much as one other week. and lastly, many here mourning the deaths of the 19 who died. many people died on staten island than in any other borough in new york city. two of the youngest victims, connor and brandon moore, ages 4 and 2. they were swept away, they were in an suv with their mother, glenda. the suv overrun with water for more than a day there was a frantic search. yesterday the bodies of the two boys were f...