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Maybe predictions won't be as bad as expected. all of a sudden, the water came up. at the same time, the skies cleared a little bit. and then on other side of the bay towards staten island, towards liberty island and jersey we saw the flashes in the air. that was the transformers blowing. i could literally see staten island going dark. i could see areas of jersey going dark. it was just so surreal as the water was moving. i barely made it out of there in time. a lot of people got stranded down there as the water came up very quickly. as far as the winds went, these were the peak winds in the b...

Explosion at a con-ed substation on 14th street. you see it right here. likely caused by flood organize flying debris. the new york stock exchange will be closed for a second straight day to day. also, the midtown crane you may have heard about partially collapsed at the beginning of this storm is still dangling at this hour from a high-rise about 74 stories above the street. that's on 57th street in midtown. that block remains closed as officials figure out how to get this thing down safely. at ground zero, seawater flooded through the construction site there as low lying streets and neighbor...

Trying to do what they can to get everybody back online. but conditions like this, just one more look, that are making things extremely difficult here. again, no sort of indication as to when this water is going to be out of the area or when town officials with try to help move that process along. we're live in fairfield this morning. i'm liz dahlem. >> i want to remind people at 8:30 this morning, governor maloy will have an update there in connecticut. we'll get even more information. let's go back now to nbc meteorologist bill karins who has been tracking this. the amazing thing is the amou...

State of emergency there, winds toppling, trucks, trees, power lines. closures of schools. ten semitrucks blown onto their sides on i-15. this is a big story, one that they -- they haven't seen winds like this in southern california in at least ten years. so obviously the wind gusts tell the story and it's not letting up. this will be an ongoing story into the weekend. the peak winds will continue today and tomorrow because of a low pressure system and a high pressure system working together and those winds are being funneled through those canyons and passes, compressing and heating things up....

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