. >> and fox news alert 11:00 on saturday night, in the summer in new york city, and for much of this city, it is still dark. that means no air-conditioning, that means no elevators, that means people having to walk miles to get home because the subways are shut down. 6th avenue shut down as police try to evacuate everybody from an area of 30 or 40 square blocks in manhattan from 72nd street to 42nd street because of a massive power outage at its peak effectuated 62000 customers translates to millions of people. the new york police department said they had a level 3

callout to try to put an officer at each and every one of these corners, we are told by con-ed that power is being restored in parts of the city, but not in all. eric shaun my colleague on weekends fox news channel was out on street at the news concerns not only listening to them give the report when have the power would come back on but witnessed some power coming back on elicited quite cheer why new yorkers here, it was shocking to me that they talked a lot about the power would come back on hoping to get the power back on, by midnight, but they still don't really understand why this happened. reporter: yeah, when lights went on middle of that news conference covering live in fox news channel you harder that cheer erupt neighbors on

64th street i can tell you leyland they represent nursing home of thousands of people here in new york city tonight, cheering that lights final went back own, but as you said, they are don't know the compact cause there are two transformers let me show you one down this street 64th street there are underground transformers in new york city often times in winter may get ice or snow can short out they have done that in the summer, previous times this is not an especially hot very humid night and it was, but not an especially scorching day millered of the center would think electricity would be overload this obviously, a saturday night office builds in manhattan empty inconvenience there was sense of curiosity adventure for hundreds of thousands of people who are in the streets broadway shows had to suddenly close and stop, some performed outside of their theatres, but also a very scary scenario for those on life support, and

rely for their lifeblood, on electricity provided by con-ed let me show you straight down west end avenue this is the scene it wasn't like this earlier because all the lights including the streetlights are out if we pan up scott pans up at buildings now you can see a sight to behold in new york city almost at eloquent evoking as the staunch of liberty torch lights on, i talked with gayle brewer with sponsor of the -- there is a plan in place for authorities to deal with those who rely for who are on life support rely on electricity and power for the very existence here is some what have she said. >> right now was manhattan bureau president, miss brewer you must feel pretty good almost everything back on new york city. >> i feel great, about the seniors, who life on 35th floor they see are tall buildings around here had come

down how getting back up, most concerned about people have life support of any kind in their apartment, and i understand the office of emergency management did know where everybody had life support existed but i worry, and so that is my main concern, i am glad that got -- but during that time period we got worry about people needing any kind of life support. >> there is a list that authorities know who is on life support, who needs this, will -- >> came out of 9/11 no -- we learned hard way. >> in a way a legacy or maybe hopeful legacy of what happened on 9/11, those lessons have been learned by emergency management. >> i was -- i have been here 9/11 i will be here for super storm sandy i am really very strong nobody was hurt everybody survives lights came on sitting here that was

pretty -- >> new yorkers kind of jaded man impressed by the way city handled this the fact they have plans know who was on life support, who is in critical need and the fact that new york's bravest fdny able to get in elevators to extriindicate people stack ups well as new york's finest great police department 33,000 strong. lights went on here 64th, well take a listen to reaction it was suddenly unexpected it happened right in the middle of that news conference here it is. >> customers restored the full, investigation, to identify what may have caused it that will follow -- >> lights just went on behind you how do you feel of about that? >> i feel just as well as everyone in this crowd does, believe me. >> that is the reaction and they speak for everyone else here in the city tonight, who have gone through this now that lights are coming back

on, ironically, this is the 42nd anniversary of the 1977 blackout, when caused a lot of problems the night of july 13th into 14th i remember well at that point lootings widespread looting throughout city a thousand stores hit more than one thousand fires scene a sense of mayhem chaos, true out of control, and some of new york's worst days, that not at all the situation here tonight was very calm, basically people although there was anxiety people taking it in stride. i saw people out, in restaurateurs, stirestaurants being served the fourth recent blackout in the city most famous besides 1977 was back in 1965, that in late afternoon, because of a power problem in upper state new york niagara frontier in 2003 there was an isolated backout

in lower east side lasted through the night very much like this, for tonight this lasted about four hours the investigation, now will begin, they have to power back but as you said do not know steadily why on evening in which the power supplies was not necessarily overload because it was a saturday night, new york city offices not a workday, why did this happen in the first place? that investigation just beginning. we expect new york governor andrew cuomo to be a here will get a tour of the site later in this hour if indeed here during that time we will bring that live to you reporting live from 64th street west side, of manhattan, eric shaun, leyland back to you. >> thanks so much before you go, it struck me what you said we don't want to in i in i way diminish seriousness of this not only in terms what have people stuck in subways in elevators place as you pointed out people on life support dependent on power, about but

you got a sense else from interview you did an hour ago one of your friends lights came back on a lot of people said okay. we are going to deal with this walk downstairs made new friends went to a local bar may not have been able to have anything that required power to make made friends and made the best of it lifelong new york i am interested in that perspective has it always been that way such a different scene than what happened in 19 7. what has changed? . reporter: i think a has changed society changed economy has changed new york mayor rudy giuliani, did a tremendous amount, to change in affect the the culture mind-set of the city, and you've got much better economic situation. now, as opposed to 1977. we've been through a lot more look you had 9/11, took us to the core, shook us to to the core never forget, since then basically because we lived through that, we live with it every day with those who are still effectuated by it, first

responders, who basically dying every week. because of the exposure to the toxic fumes n on the pile, compared to that, this is -- you know, nothing very much mot pleasant, uncomfortable scary obviously, to be stuck an hour in a hot sway no air-conditioning, and unfleesht say least to be stuck in your apartment, but i have to think, of those people who suffered so much more, as well as the folks that louisiana at this hour and mississippi who are dealing with a barry has comes ashore will cause extensive dangerous flooding over the next few days southern part of our country. this is very, very, very little compared to that. we will see the american spirit there as i see new york spirit on display in the best of ways, here in this city tonight. >> we have seen we have with really seen best of new york city past couple hours, eric

on the streets back in the studio tomorrow with us eric thank you so much, bring in tom van he is ton was commissioner of fdny in terrible times of 9/11 a brakout talked about in the 2000 -- when we last talked number of outages going up now going back down, that has got to be encouraging. >> absolutely, and the attitude of, was very positive you can see, at the educated folks the way set up in grids, issue network and they isolate them put them back ones they can, and you knew couldn't have been very a manhole just did not make sense something so extensive could be from a manhole i want to add i was a young fighter in 1977 i can tell you a major difference in the city was the budget, you had a strike in 1973 lay-offs attitudes of police -- terrible no equipment no

training. no anything, con-ed was in terrible shape -- the city totally different place now than it was then. the attitude of all the first responders, equipment they get the training they get -- >> i am told by governor's office hate to interrupt we are being told by governor's office about national guard is being brought in to direct traffic freeing up new york's police department we are told police department had what they called a level three callout to bring in extra officers into the city said they had an officer on every street corner to help dreng traffic here then we saw those convoys of fire trucks moving in, to the city, to try and get people out of elevators out of subways check on folks who needed life support. will what happens now in these hours where the lights are coming back on it had may not quite be over, but it is not necessarily in the most serious of emergency moments

are they going elevator to elevator? is there a way to see if there is anybody else trapped how does that work? >> it is really winding down now. the fact that nationalizabout n guard here helpful, police appreciate it help local precinct ignites, winding down i would imagine most buildings that they have had an issue they've had some kind of response, already, by the fire department, or people in emergency management. >> we are looking lights at radio city music hall back on not traffic on 6th avenue any more, still, 6th avenue closed down streetlights back on, how long does it think a for things to return to normal after this? in a way, it is fortunate because it is a -- a saturday night, every office building wasn't full unfortunate for to our it's in all hot elgs you've got 24 hours until

sunday night morning morning city wakes up again. >> well you see some places already back to normal going to take, depends on extent of this damage, or a the -- treats the areas, talked about some might not be -- might be damaged, they won't know, that might have been where it starting that might have been a network, that is really tripped -- they have to investigate bring in engineers they have to do some study find out real problem to fix. >> it mr. commissioner with us was through led new york fire department through much worse times than we're having right now appreciate your time sir thanks so much thanks for staying up light with us. >> you are welcome. >> the best new york city skyline about 11:15 eastern time lights are solely coming back an we are take quick being break and check on tens

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in new york city welcome back to continuing coverage of the blackout of 2019. 42 years to the day since the blackout of 1977 we are told that the lights are slowly and we emphasize the word "slowly" coming back on in new york city, one point an area from fifth avenue west to the hudson river, north to 72nd street and south to 42nd street, was dark, that meant radio city music hall broadway plays evacuated thousands in streets meant tens of thousands of tourists pushed out of hot real-times restaurants residential areas blacked elevator rescues j.lo concert madison square garden if you can see fifth avenue

coming back to life traffic not allowed on the streets, this is the scene, inside the j.lo concert, shot by brian our correspondent there celebrating his birthday and turned into a night of work, tell us have you been able to make your way out and home at all? what is happening? >> no right now, penn station make their way up out of -- obviously, escalators not working power outage people making their way out to 32nd street pennsylvania station in midtown on 32nd between, 32nd, 34th if you look inside this is penn station amtrak along island railroad some lights on over here some screens are off air-conditioning definitely not on, people are coming down here pretty much asking whether or not their train is leaving or whether or not their trains are working.

>> talking to people telling people you know this is where your train is last train at this time, other train at this time, and that is pretty much what they are doing because ultimately, the screens here are off not working this is normally what people would see what time train comes in obviously, with power situation it is black. so people are just coming here asking questions, a little confused, asking whether or not trains are working and they are, transit working amtrak, we understand working, working, but a little bit of confusion here obviously, but the good news is that this section of penn station the lights are on, which is -- >> you made a good point a lot of confusion we see people on phones trying to figure out what is happening. is confusion turning to anger 86 degrees at 11:00 pm are people upset yet or is it kind of like we are in all this one together, and everything is okay? >> yeah, this is -- this is we're all in this together i have seen people more angry

during rush hour on thursday, than i have tonight, you know it is a saturday night, yeah plans might have been mode esse up by this like jailo concert outside of that look at walking around, there is. >> people making their way asking when way to go, obviously, you can see lights are on here but if i were to go you houtside that is where is dark ultimately i will say this, like -- it is weird because a lot of building outside lights are on, just so happens the soldout concert or jailo was effectuated. >> j.lo. >> this is some video you took as evacuating people with emergency lights on, we know that was part of your birthday celebration and j.lo has posted a message, to you, as a concertgoer i don't think specifically to you but to all of her fans, we're going to roll for message and get your

thoughts take a listen. >> yeah. >> devastated heartbroken right now. >> i cannot tell you -- on second night of performing, madison square garden, after such an amazing night last night i just don't even know what to say. i just want you guys to know you are going to get your money's worth we are going to come back do amazing show for you, i am so sorry this happened obviously beyond all of our control the building handled it really well did smartest things, for everybody's safety so i love you, i am sorry and i will see you all very soon. . >> there you go she blew a kiss at tend, people talking about what happened to their tickets? how do i get my money back was everybody -- pretty much accepting that was going to happen? >> yeah people, people thought it was going to happen you know, j.lo in front of hometown madison square garden -- and you are the

artist performing and she this is pinnacle of your career you want to make sure this -- i didn't have doubt she n wanted to make this work, sad for her and fans but really wants -- >> i think she will make it work, you know. >> brian, brian we are going to let you get home hopefully get at least part of weekend birthday celebration in thanks so much, safe travels change with us as you make your way home could be a challenge tonight my friend. >> thank you, appreciate pit have a good night. >> good work talking about people trying to get home there are folks from new york city like brian like errs know their way around the city then there are thousands if not tens of thousands of tourists who were stuck on streets of new york city with absolutely no idea and anna caught up with some of them trying to make their way home. with this cars forbidden on the streets, there is one way to make it home and anna we understand that is by bicycle

pass? >> we had anna, we might still again but there is bys content -- noteworthy that is how i got to work, in middle of the blackout coming up on the rick shahs, what happened what new york police department told us that when they realized how much the power outage had spread across so much of this area, midtown manhattan they shut down all avenues going north and south starting pushing cars out of the affected areas so they could get new york fire department police department back in we can barely see couple of cars making their way on 6th avenue a lot of rick shaws, petty cabs allowed through are you back with us? >> yep, i am back with you, we've got all hands on connect deck technology is working we are ready fire yeah on 6th

avenue, runs north and south all avenues have been, closed down this one, of course, is normally incredibly busy. but at the moment, emergency vehicles have been allowed to come up and down but now it is -- all of a southland we realized what are these cabs doing carriages doing i spoke with a driver he said hey, listen, this is this is -- a whole group of us they moved barricade let us to come out. >> how are you. >> as good as i can be you are strand whatted are you doing. >> i work -- as bartender waitress on the way here, i was a little strength he park the whole block totally out go to job candles lit customers i am sitting around seeing what we got to do all we had to do was tackle everything, you can

about -- pg carney's upper left side iconic restaurant here very well-known you get into work about 7:00 lights had already been out, so how are you doing the transaction. >> adding everything up on menu have to look up how to do new york city didn't kay credit cards only cash very hot frustrated, clueless waiting for boss to tell laws to do. >> eventually boss said you can pack things up go home. >> 8:30, almost 9:00, all right, closing down like get out of there -- happy as can be kind of thing then coworkers a few blocks away times square irish bar kind of hung out there. >> remarkable mood of everybody has been almost jubilant i would say. >> yeah, especially after lights got turned back on few minutes. >> right, frustrated very -- sorry, having a good time kind of hard this area like oh, businesses kind of down because of lights everything, i know. >> good luck getting home.

>> i am -- driving back to queens, you know enjoy the rest of saturday night. >> go yankees. >> i got to talk to you as well how are you your name. >> josette. >> tell me what business has been like for you tonight normally you pack up 10:30 or something. >> yeah, so i all the way to this my job like you never know, but today, you know, the -- the closed i went to downtown. >> you went downtown are legs tired. >> they are. >> can we make. >> going to have to come with fox news alert eric shaun is back with us, at emergency management year new york city police commissioner. >> we are here with new york city commissioner james o'neill commissioner, very impressive experience to go through the fact new detail the plans that the department knows who are in building need

life support critical patients you have action plan this type of thing happens. >> we do something we plan for all the time whenever there is a power our knowledge we look at service we look at people trapped in elevators people on life support, demand very good community affairs cops know who those people are thank goodness battery for most of them no segers injuries a lot of people effectuated, as you can see, lights come back this on now figure out issue. >> is there any indication what happened why transformers blew as they did. >> con-ed investigation, so in what we've heard so far there was no criminality seems like mechanical issue con-ed will figure out what issue is make sure doesn't happen again. >> i ronically 42nd anniversary of 1977 blackout. those here remember looting fires lots of problems what changed in the city since that

night very much like this, a hot night, we don't have those problems at all. >> a lot changed, remember o a blackout, 2003 i was precinct commander in bronx some issues not major the city has become a better place nypd had a lot to do with that as a matter of fact all 8.6 million new yorkers, working towards making the city safe and assessor safer every. >> traffic, people out there, helping new york city crossing intersections how did you deal with that make sure that people -- >> -- commander came up with a traffic plan immediately steve was first on scene here we closed traffic up to 7-2, from i think from fifth avenue over that is an important thing to do now if we see congestion if we see no traffic lights, why let additional vehicles in buses came through, it is good to get around on foot, traffic

we are slowly but surely lights on most places i think still dark from 2-6 to 4-2 from nineth avenue to river con-ed will take care of that, too. >> commissioner? >> i am very happy, we had 250 cops immediately deployed to up area to take care of traffic issues, did a great job captain tom trainer with all his people department firefighters did a great job taking people out of elevators looking after people on life support. >> how do you assign so quickly on spot converging on 46th. >> every precinct has a plan every borough as plan if a blackout we've had it before as i said before 2003 august, was last one, i was a precinct commander steve a precinct commander then we lived through this know what we need to do. >> what went through minds when you heard this happening tonight where were you what went through your mind what

weren't this could. >> saturday i was home, hopefully was going to be contained but -- further ant further we started to bring more and more people in. >> in terms of a practice for new york city on top of every tourism list how does it feel. >> when it first started happening that is what we looked at in contact with new york office fbi, said it was not a cyberevent no criminality involved, so that i could -- push tensions down a little bit there was up con-ed to figure out what issue how we are getting lights on quickly as possible as you said a hot night i can see everybody sweating here. >> in terms of everybody in their place getting what they needed to get done, responding quickly do you feel good about that for when big one happens. >> i do feel really good the way we collaborate with northwestern partners collaborate with fire department, it is relatively seamless a lot of major events last three or four years get better and better at it. >> mayor, governor tonight --

>> i have been in contact with mayor, keeping him up to date all along, john miller and i chief -- in the loop, knows exactly what happened lights back on proud of first responders in new york city tonight. >> thanks very much. >> thank you. >> mr. james o'neill describing progressivelyism of new york city police department new york's finest hand it to them details something perhaps other towns cities around our country can also take heed of, that they know who is on life support they know who has problems, what residents what buildings, building department fire department they have plans, for egress, exits for all of apartments every single building in the city they are aware when something like this happens, o tonight, how to deal with it how to immediately dispatch 250 police officers to intersections because when streetlights go out they can try to contain an area, and

keep it from descending into any chaos perhaps. so clearly, issue a great testament to the progressivelyism of the department here, in dealing with what we went through, annihilate, by the way, leyland we are standing by because new york governor andrew cuomo will have a tour of the facility of the trampranr that caught on fire will bring remarks in studio. >> we understand there is 10,000 customers they say without power a little bit deceiving because that 10,000 accounts one building can be one account if you are still able about to hear me, give us a sense are there still people sort of milling about wondering what is going on or is everybody beginning to let life return back to normal now? >> well, everybody is here, lights back on they can go you back in apartment building with air-conditioning maybe turn on television and watch but as you heard the commissioner say there is a

small area of -- of -- really west of the theatre district 9th avr in 40s used to be all happened hell's kitchen older bigdz used to be former tenements and the light lights spill still out con-ed is trying to work ineffective richley to restore power lights are on in, everyone is back home, picking up feet on couch maybe popping up a cold bruschi, and that this is over. >> over for many we understand at least in that area you were talking about eric, that there are a number of folks walking around with their iphones using flashlights it is just that dark over there eric going to try to find new york governor for when he gets here. >> let's take awalk come on. we will take a little walk. >> take a walk. >> iphones -- pictures of us but -- as you can see they are

not no one is really here. >> in this area this is not indicative of the final area. >> i know, exactly that area probably 20 politics up, we are going to keep you on standby when governor cuomo shows up extra questions for him great work out there thank you very much, power outage is one of two big stories we are covering the other big story was all day tropical storm barry was hurricane barry that made landfall in the louisiana just far enough west to spare a direct hit on new orleans. but there is still heavy rain bands moving across louisiana that is expected to cause a lot of flooding by heavy rain we are talking about 20 inches of rain, in some point, rick leventhal tracking the storm past couple days on the streets, in this new orleans where lights are on there but as you pointed out rick across louisiana, hundreds of

thousands without power that number could grow. >> yeah, it is parde. back little 120,000 customers could mean a quarter million people or more without power tonight. we have seen numbers coming down a little bit, as the rain comes down on us here, but light rain not those heavy bands that we were warned to get ready for, here in city of new orleans we have seen convoys ultimate trucks with police consort moving about the city addressing issues as they come up we also know that the coast guard effectuated a dozen skuz leased video of to some rescues people in need of help some million emergencies heard from mayor of until said people should probably stay off streets for now. >> we are out of the eye but we are not out of the conditions that will cause heavy ral rainfall for city of new orleans barry has slowed also

intensified pushing timing is expected embank further into day, tonight, and sunday. while the storm surge risk on mississippi river had past, the primary risk continues to remain heavy rain for the city of new orleans. >> there was fortunate circumstances here very fortunate for certainly city of new orleans as you mentioned, hit far west of us actually uninhas been i.t.ed island march island west of morgan city probably 100 nicely from downtown until are barry came ashore hurricane-force winds 75 miles per hour, sustained gusts to 90 miles per hour, and there were some flooding there was flooding associated with that storm storm surging obviouslys some levees overtopped noun along the mississippirich were

breached held up beautifully we got a tweet from governor of louisiana a short time ago wrote that he spoke with president trump, earlier this evening, who called to discuss the tropical storm, he asked the governor said to tell people of louisiana hello, and said he he is pulling for at us i thanked president trump for support for approving our request for assistance laws will governor says get help it needs that could be greater than people think right now, leyland because that storm if it in fact generates rainfall they are talking about will hit saturated areas there could be more flooding across the state that water if it happens north of us will have to come south going to drain into the mississippi, then there will be more concern about whether or not they might overtop some levees right now good in the crescent city. . reporter:. >> al the way east and west north into into baton rouge have you got a seine from new orleans they feel as though they have donald a bullet on this one levees have held, any

idea if they feel as though this is enough of a test of the leve system post katrina in new orleans nor not enough of a storm to be able to make that statement? >> well it is interesting question because yesterday i spoke with the army corps of engineers they say it has been tested six months mississippi river in flood stage since november severely, since march this is the first time a hurricane hit new orleans when the mississippi river wasn't flood status more than 10 feet above where it normally is at this time of teamh year battling potential for flooding overtopping oflimit of evees for 1308 days so they that i they've been tested held up to tests this was a in fact, a good reason i for them, they are they say very confident this system was drastically improved since hurricane katrina will in fact hold against big storms.

>> all right, is we are watching this any idea from john bel edwards governor and others what they are seeking on time line for rest of flooding you and i covered enough storms together to know the storm makes landfall can be two or three days before we start in on major inland flooding the water rescues, et cetera, do they feel think of evacuated feel they have evacuated enough in baton rouge and into northern louisiana there? those towns. >> that is hard to say, i can tell that you there haven't been coast guard rescues since this afternoon as far as we know, and rear admiral said that tonight will be extremely difficult for them potentially hoping that won't have to happen they are going to make tough calls how many people might be in danger how bad this gets depends how much rain falls and how bad the flooding is, that is a tough thing to measure, us about we did hear that there are

expecting the river to crest again on monday, when some rainfall makes its way back down this way, but how high that crest is they wouldn't say. >> -- >> rick we have to let you go now. fox news alert, at the hurricane we come back to new york city the blackout of 2019 power is being restored to much of new york city although there are still thousands if not tense of thousand dollars without power without air-conditioning on a hot summer saturday night, you can see governor cuomo, of new york, walking up with the head of con-ed the power company let's listen in. >> good evening roughly 6:47 pm this evening we experienced a significant about electric disturbance west side of manhattan eventually resulted in loss of 73,000 customers. we divide electricity system into, no, roughly equivalent to neighborhoods, and we lost

six of the networks on about electric system i am happy to report as of a few minutes ago, all six networks and all 73 thousand customers have been restored. we will be continuing to work through the evening, to reestablish full reliability of our system, and then most importantly to identify exactly what caused this disturbance our reference to date focused more on restoration isolation of potentially faulty iment than understanding exactly what occurred that is going to start right now. >> -- all the. >> customers all customers rewarded at this point. >> governor put out a statement saying whatever the explanation this is unacceptable. >> the -- first -- it is good news that we heard in con-ed. um -- i just -- flew over the city, and the most of the lights are back on that is

clear it is also clear that not all lights are back on there are a lot of traffic signals that are out. still the roads are chaotic, so we would not impose know, to go out if you don't have to go out. let's all the power get back on let's stabilize the situation, because it is -- it is chaotic now on the west side certainly. i want to commend all the emergency workers who did a fantastic job the nypd state police the state power officials,s all the emergency workers, this could have been much worse. when you are talking about a city like new york, with a significant piece of the city basically suffering a blackout that could be a very chaotic situation. we saw the exact on the we saw

new yorkers at best helping other new yorkers, new yorkers getting out and managing traffic at intersections, new yorkers helping neighbors, new yorkers bringing neighbors who had medical devices that needed power to places where they could get power. so i applaud all new yorkers when things are at their worse, new yorkers are at their best at their best tonight, as i said, job one is restoring the power getting up and running. and making sure that is one hundred percent. job two is findings out exactly what happened i am going with mr. mack elvoy going to look at the first transformer that blew tonight, we have to make sure the system is designed in a way that this does not happen. when you are talking about a

blackout, or potential blackout, or a significant area of the city, having a blackout, you are -- you are really dealing with potential chaos and public safety threats, and the system has to be better than that period. period. and we are going to work with con-ed, but that is what new yorkers deserve that is what new yorkers will get. >> there has been a lot of discussion in the country about our aging infrastructure do you believe that could have played a role in this how can you draw he was that when dealing with electric grid. >> this is not a question i believe of aging infrastructure, con-ed has been routinely upgraded their equipment changes their equipment, the maintenance level is very high. con-ed is a utility, but people pay for their power. and that funding goes to con-ed. and con-ed one of their mission is to make sure the

system is always one hundred percent operational all the backups are in place, the best design is in place, so it is one substation fails you don't have a domino of over substations this is not the first time that i have been with mr. mcevoy going to look at substation in a failed, right? i have seen this movie. and the system has to be designed in a way that one substation can fail but doesn't ripple, and we have to have a system that has redunnedancy backup we are lucky tonight the emergency workers did a great job, but we don't have any reports of people stuck on subway trains that could have very well happened people could be stuck in elevators people could be in hospitals or nursing homes that don't have backup generators so this is a -- a potentially very dangerous situation. and we have to make sure it doesn't happen again, and the

system is designed in such a way that it doesn't happen again. >> are you saying anything to new yorkers tonight should they keep power down not use as much? is there anything like that that -- a potential for any further problems. >> con-ed has said it was not con-ed has said was not a load issue. we are not in summer months there is with a one of the things high use of keir answerers fairly quiet weekend for new york city anyway. i would say stay off roads. the there are many traffic lights that are still out. and that is pandemonium even with new yorkers at their best, and they have been. it is still chaotic and until the system is up one hundred percent it is late at night, stay in, go to sleep. butlet the system become fully operational before you venture

out. >> power is completely available except for traffic lights just to clarify, that everyone is back on. >> that is correct all networks power supplies to customers interrupted has been restored, some traffic lights are still out? >> i am not familiar with the condition of the traffic lights, it is not unusual that in local cases some builds may have to reset some equipment. to restore it to service but the supply to all our customers has been restored. >> the juice is on. >> yes, that is correct. >> -- anything that they need to worry about -- when -- the night, tomorrow -- worried about anything further problems. >> no, we will be working to establish the normal levels of reliability to depth we normally have now that repaired lights not reviving customers to use power any differently than they normally would as governor said, we do not have any indication that this was a load or power usage

issue. >> the -- explosion there are residents say before the power outage they heard about an explosion, they don't believe any manholes -- have you seen updates. >> no -- look, we will look at transformers it is possible a transformer quote/unquote blew yes about electrical equipment blew made a noise that is possible when we do until a of system what fail we will have a better answer. >> -- why -- understand you know what caused even vicinity i think a question where vicinity of the -- happened -- >> really it is not difficult, we knew areas -- we communicated well what the parameters were boundary of the ounldz were, it changed overtime everybodiant all lose power at 6:47 because might

have became overload took action to shuttle power to other customers to prevent equipment failure over time we knew exactly what customers -- >> is there anything that would indicate a risk to any part of the network in days ahead going forward or do you consider this already a one-off? >> we have nothing to indicate that. that being said, we don't have we have not done reports analyze that will identify exactly what caused this to occur you can't concluded that until you actually know what the conditions were that caused this event. >> -- it has to be i have spoken to mcevoy in the past more of conversations look at system itself, we have to have a system that is designed to handle disruptions and rather than -- we have redunnedancy so this doesn't happen you can't have, a power outage of

this magnitude in this city, it is too dangerous the potential for public safety risks and chaos is too high we just can't have a system that does it, it is that system at the end of the day, that is what we're going to work on i want to see with my own eyes the transformer that started it all. >> thank you. >> okay guys? >> so there it is good news, leyland obviously, is that the power the juice as i said is back on, for everyone after a four hours or so but bad news is they don't know exactly what caused this. to have two transformers go off go out, at the same time, basically, on a summer night yes, but not when system was overloaded it is a saturday evening they will try to get to bottom of this as governor mr. mcevoy officials head off to spending transformer try to

learnless on these from this so it doesn't happen again later in the summer. >> quick eric, just doing a fabulous job out there through this, there when power came back on cuomo said we were very lucky tonight and he made that point -- i would say he seemed angry -- but certainly almost lectured guys head of con-ed in that press conference, saying this can't happen this is unacceptable. is this been an issue in new york that cuomo has been talking about and a problem that con-ed is dealing with? in so as con-ed said we don't have money or it is not possible you are shouting at wind? what is the history behind that disagreement. >> no, no, con-ed has been a very successful company for years, and the major issue basically is the governor top firm of the state is angry you saw some of that, in his demeanor, but he is known to

have that attitude in a variety of issues, i think maybe he gets it from his father. and the fact is that the governor did call earlier this evening for investigation a state investigation over why this happened he just -- put it bluntly, we are lucky tonight this worked out very well. yes if you were in subway or yes if you are inconvenienced with electricity out not knowing when it would come book that is not a happy thing but -- >> you point out. >> could be could have been a lot worse. >> no injury to report power back on folks heading to bed air-conditioners going back on, eric on streets of new york, and eric we will see you back here tomorrow morning, bright and early my friend thank you so much. >> and with that -- >> thank you. >> we head back to 6th avenue jackie, who is out front, the lights of radio city music had a back on almost looks like a

normal saturday night now jackie, except there is -- folks you are with perhaps had a little bit different story to tell about their summer trip to new york. >> that is so true, you know what so funny you never come out here, and you come out here now never know what happened earlier these guys group of kids, from all different states, across the u.s., and they came together to have a concert, at carnegie hall because of the power outage you took to the streets, and as i understand it put on quite a show, tell me i am going to ask you first what did it feel like to kind of -- take it one moment at a time? >> improvise. >> exciting, like -- it was like -- i never like sang on streets before but -- this time -- >> now, all different age-groups here there is a clip circulating on twitter right now that shows just how

incredible there are a group of thousand of them that is small sampling, i heard that some of you might be able to sing a little bit for us? i don't want to pressure you but do you want to? >> [laughter] >> no. [laughter] you want to? no. [laughter], well, i tried you know i tried. >> -- not for us. >> it is a little bit different you know when you are onstage, and in front of a camera it is different you can't blame them a couple of the broadway shows they put cast outside the cast, did that as well, they gave a show to each on streets people just sort of going with it, and enjoying this -- >> going with it making the best of it jackie on the streets, of new york, as we close our coverage here of the 2019 blackout new york city, the lights are back on, it is noteworthy throughout coverage we heard not one person, say perhaps governor of new york who was angry or had a harsher

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[♪] jesse: welcome to "watters' world." i'm jesse watters *. this week on the five we were talk about the u.s. women's world cup win and the pay gap between the men and women's team. here is what i said. >> the men's world cup revenue is in the bills. and they split up the pot. it's a much bigger pot. the women's revenue much, much smaller and they have a smaller pot to split up. but the women do make more revenue and get paid less and