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Pictures of trees look like they're flying around the streets there, rick. >> reporter: yeah. the good news, at least now is, that the seas have calmed. it is still nazi out there. we're not seeing flooding we were. there is another high tide. at least on the coast appears the surge earns concerns may have evaporated. all the water over the berms in those communities, a lot of it is still there. we know hundreds of people are stranded in their homes because the water has come into their homes and note leaving a.near new york city, there were 800 people trapped in their homes. there are issues ...

Electrical damage. and the plant operated as it's supposed to do. >> it sounds like you have no concerns at this point, is that correct? >> again, we are very well protected. we expect to have that unit back online in the next couple of days after a number of safety checks are done, but we did weather the storm very well yesterday. martha: there was also this issue with a unit at the salem plant which is a hannexbridge facility. do you know anything about that plant or the other plants along the coastline? >> it's one of the plants that anthergy owns. those plants came through the storm well, ...

Towns. that is ocean city, maryland. we know areas like wildwood and avalon have also been very hard hit in this storm. we've seen boardwalks and beaches that have been destroyed, plunging millions of people up and down the coast into the dark today. steve harrigan is live in ocean city, maryland. is not far from where sandy hit. how bad is it where you are, steve? good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, martha. it is worse here on the bay side of ocean city, maryland, than where we saw the storm coming in. it really peaked with high winds at 5:00 p.m. certainly hurricane gusts. this a...

What has happened to your community. what can you tell us that the point? >> i just left the rock way peninsula and what you described is what it looks like, absolute and total devastation, it is so sad to see the destruction that has taken place as a result of the storm. not only from the flooding, the damage is certainly extensive and considerable but as you mention the damage from fires, not only in breezy point where it was at his worst but also in bell harbor where so many buildings burned down to the foundations, the fire department has been there, and most of the fires have been contain...

Infrastructure before any decisions are made regarding the potential resumption of service. we do know this. there is major damage on each and every one of new jersey's rail lines. large sections of track were washed out on the new jersey coastline. power lines and trees have fallen along new jersey transit railways across the state. several rail bridges damaged by storm surge including boats and other debris lodged on the railroad tracks. new jersey transit rail station hubs at hoboken,sacaukas and newark penn station were impacted significance lie by flooding. the new jersey complexion in ca...