Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100423:05:49:00
Begun. new york is hit first. elevators stuck. subways come to a halt. four million commuters are strand in the darkness. after 24 hours of blackout with repairs under way, there's a new disaster -- a massive summer storm sweeps over the eastern seaboard damaging thousands of lines. within 30 minutes, lights go out across ten states, from michigan to vermont and all the way up to canada. by day two, it's clear the northeast grid has suffered significant infrastructure damage. gas stations can't pump fuel, food rots without refrigeration. on day three, in the stifling
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