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Downed trees, standing water on roadways, just creating very dangerous conditions. just let the weather pass through the system, let's get through the worst of this storm and then it's safe to travel on the roadways. listen to local officials, heed their warnings and stay updated on those road closures. >> and we are actually watching some video that one of our crews caught there in charleston of a downed power line. we understand from our other reporter, athena jones, there have been dozens of situations where you've had power lines or other power equipment that has fallen. what's the risk as...

Very stressful. if you may not be in a very well health, in poor health, your maw nigh need for various reasons. so we are hearing as i'm talking right now, we had more fire trucks coming down the streets that i live on. and in the windows nearby, i see people with candles, people with flashlights, basically getting ready for a long night ahead. >> okay. stand by for us, brian. i want to bring in new york's governor, andrew cuomo. thank you, governor, for taking the time. first, what is the latest update you can tell us about this outage. >> a pleasure to be with you, ana. i think that brian's...

Spying. casey stegal is live in los angeles with more on this. >> reporter: hi, heather. a nice, fair and balanced debate here. energy companies and president obama claim that the smart meters are the way of the future, in terms of going green. they replace your traditional electric meter on your home or business and the new ones constantly transmit your electricity use back to the utility provider, wirelessly. this allows customers to monitor their own bill in real time so they know where to cut back and perhaps conserve. but there is a fear among many customers that the smart meters allow th...

speech and is speaking at a plant in iowa that makes conveyor belts and then he will go to a facility in vegas, the university of michigan ann arbor. four of those states are must wins. arizona is on the president's wish list. only one state matters for the gop primary race. rick santorum with a state rally. newt gingrich spoke at a forum called univision. likely florida voters monday and tuesday and after the republican debate, romney is on top by seven points but 6% say that they are unsure. santorum and ron paul are far behind fighting it out to third. egyptians are marking the fi...

State requirement to buy renewable energy from renewable provider, from renewable generators and are expect to go pass on the rate increase at 1.59 for the average household, about a 2 percent increase, and the attorney general just wants some information to try and ensure that rate payers aren't carrying too much of the burden, jon. jon: what do the developers have to say about what the attorney general is asking? >> reporter: well, a little hesitancy there. first off they make the argument that the renewable energy that cape wind provides will ultimately save the consumers money in the long ...