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17,000 people were killed. we are joined live from istanbul. what's the latest? how are rescue efforts going? >> reporter: yes. well, of course, it's night time now. the earthquake struck, i suppose, at a relatively good time. it struck on a sunday afternoon when people weren't in bed, when people weren't at work, but even then we know the amount of people, still under the rubble, there's a large number, maybe even 400 people still waiting to be rescued. of course that rescue now has to go on by headlight and by generator light. at first there was a mad scramble by the local people t...

>> a quaint, new england street turned into a torrent north of new york city. this is the legacy of what was tropical storm irene, once hurricane arna across the northeast u.s. cars are no match for these waters. this car was battered like driftwood. fortunately no one was inside. >> whoa. get out of here! grab the mic. >> a reporter with wcbs was covering irene in new jersey when a large wave nearly swept her off her feet. she and her crew thought they were far enough away from the water but they were wrong. on long island, large sand berms were piled up to protect the life guard st...