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Small area of -- of -- really west of the theatre district 9th avr in 40s used to be all happened hell's kitchen older bigdz used to be former tenements and the light lights spill still out con-ed is trying to work ineffective richley to restore power lights are on in, everyone is back home, picking up feet on couch maybe popping up a cold bruschi, and that this is over. >> over for many we understand at least in that area you were talking about eric, that there are a number of folks walking around with their iphones using flashlights it is just that dark over there eric going to try to find n...

Power outage for a couple of days until they can rebuild it? >> there are so many different things that can go wrong. but sometimes we see cases where con-ed brought in a portable generator. it's tough to say whether they have the capacity to bring portable generator should that be needed. leland: this is on the very westside of manhattan between 70th and 50th street. if we do a split screen from where the transformer blew, it's totally dark with the exception of emergency lights. the buildings have elevators. you conceivably could have people trapped in those elevators. the right-hand side of...

Learnless on these from this so it doesn't happen again later in the summer. >> quick eric, just doing a fabulous job out there through this, there when power came back on cuomo said we were very lucky tonight and he made that point -- i would say he seemed angry -- but certainly almost lectured guys head of con-ed in that press conference, saying this can't happen this is unacceptable. is this been an issue in new york that cuomo has been talking about and a problem that con-ed is dealing with? in so as con-ed said we don't have money or it is not possible you are shouting at wind? what is th...

Leland: one second jackie. these are aerials and to give you an idea where jackie was looking at her picture earlier as this camera pans around you see on the left-hand side of your screen it's pitch black and those are the areas over on ninth and tenth avenue west side highway that are residential that don't have emergency generators where it's pitch black for blocks. that means people are trying to drive, people are trying to walk home and people are trying to get out of their sweltering apartments. this is becoming more and more shall we say involves involve situation. con-edison the power ...

Out. take a look at that bus. just packed as people make their way home during the blackout. >> i know that bus very well. it goes straight to the upper west side. >> people are probably looking at this and saying it is coastal. you have thousands of people, possibly hundreds of thousands without power. there are many, many people we're told who are trapped on subways, trapped in elevators. you have a lot of elderly people who may not be with any sort of help right now. so this is going on more than two hours. con edison is saying the lights will be back on at 10:30 eastern time.