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People not to use water so the water is available in case of emergencies like fires which we've seen on long island. a number of them caused by transformers. in one case a 90-year-old man had to be rescued from his home by an off duty new york city fireman after a transformer fire lit his home ablaze. so a lot of work to be done here on the island. a lot of cleanup still to come. it's going to take a while to deal with what sandy dealt us. >> how much have you been able to move around, greg, and can you give us a sense of what, if anything, you're able to see? >> reporter: we've been out here ...

win in the deep south. he wins the alabama and mississippi primaries. we look ahead to the next contest and track the money game. parts of boston still without power after a transformer fire triggers a major blackout. the fire started last night in a garage in the back bay area of the city. thick black smoke poured into the streets forcing officials to close roads and subways. at the peak of the blackout more than 20,000 homes and businesses lost power. we begin in depth this morning in afghanistan where leon panetta is on the ground and on a mission. the defense secretary is try...

Next two to three weeks. >> thank you. it's so great to see the volunteers out there. americans do come together when the time is needed. let's take a look at other stories people are talking about right now. ohio prosecutors have until today to file official charges against the teenager accused of opening fire. two are still recovering. students plan to return to their school today in a show of solid arity starting with a march from the main square to the high school. this morning a disabled cruise ship finally docked in the island nation. it took three days to get there after a transform...

Destroyed one house in a louisville suburb and damaged two others. we're told it looks like a natural gas leak. neighbors say they heard the explosion loud and clear. >> it was just horrific. >> it knocked stuff off my wall. >> emergency workers sent one family to the hospital to make sure they were okay. oregon. a possible shark bite off the coast northwest of portland. witnesses say they saw a female surfer in trouble and another surfer trying to help. >> they had a hard time getting in. they kept getting swamped by leaves. you could see lost a chunk of surf board. rescuers say whatever bit ...

Downtown toronto under extreme heat alert late last night. that was just start. a transformer fire left more than 250,000 people in the dark for four hours. hundreds of people were stuck on trains. the outage even stalled preparations for a state dinner held for queen elizabeth. the power company says electricity has been fully restored. the queen was so upset, she said, i'm ditching toronto and coming to new york where she said, they always keep the power on. just kidding. we are 78 days into the gulf coast disaster. a navy blimp is on route to alabama. it can stay in the air for up to 12 h...