operating but on a weekend schedule. and bus service is on a modified weekday schedule. so the only thing that is suspended is all the new jersey transit rail service except for the atlantic city rail line. everything else will be operating but on a reduced schedule, fewer trips. i m sorry, that confuses earlier information we got earlier. there would be service on the northeast corridor no, it s under water. nothing. the tranrail station is under four feet of water. no amtrak. so happy to be of assistance. beth? how will people actually get to work? the fact that they can t take the train. well listen. here s what i m not closing the state tomorrow. now, if there are people who have particular problems in commuting to work, they need to communicate with their supervisors about those particular problems. i m not going to make a blanket closing state government. we have things that we have to do and i can t just close the state government. people expect us to be at
island in new york. on long island irene s storm surge flooded downtown long beach. some streets in manhattan also flooding but the water started to recede and new york s evacuation order is being lifted this hour. in its sweep up the coast irene has killed 15 people across six states. more than 4 million people overall without power and these amazing pictures show some of the damage when irene made landfall as a hurricane. for place like new york city, the storm wasn t as bad as many feared but as janet napolitano said earlier today, it s not over yet. no matter where you are from north carolina to maine, we encourage you to stay off the roads as much as possible so that we can keep them clear for first responders and for vehicles who are working on power restoration. we also encourage everyone to continue listening to the instruction of their state and local officials and to advice the ready.gov for tips on how to stay safe after the storm. we want to show you more of
i m t.j. holmes bringing you the latest on the massive storm. hurricane irene that could affect about 20% of the population of the united states. here you are getting a look at the path of the storm. the projected path of the storm right now. some 65 million people are being threatened by this storm. it s in some of the largest cities of the country that are under threat of the storm. we are talking about new york, washington d.c., baltimore, boston, philadelphia. all areas not accustomed, necessarily, to being ready for hurricanes. hurricane irene is now a category one storm. it is on the north/northeastern path. it has been downgraded to a category one storm, but do not let that fool you. this is still a massive and powerful storm which is on the higher end of the category one strength. it did weaken overnight. it weakened somewhat overnight. still has sustained winds that are around 90 miles an hour. that is on the higher end of a category one storm. you have hurricane war
standing could be under water, covered in floodwater. here s what hurricane irene looked like when it hit the bahamas. new yorkers now of course are used to seeing this on tv. not up close but they might see it here and soon. here is the view as irene began moving up the eastern seaboard. as it did emergency plans started to kick in. airlines began cancelling flights. hospitals moving patients and here in new york mayor mike bloomberg be issued the first evacuation orders in city history for low-lying areas including the area, including the one we re standing in tonight. a hurricane warning is in effect for new york city. meantime as we speak north carolina s outer banks are getting hit. we have reporters all over the region. i do want to begin with chad myers who just got his hands on a fresh update from the national hurricane center. chad, what have you learned? i ve learned the storm has turned to the north-northeast. that is the continuation of the right-hand turn, ande
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