and then you have septa which is right here. all mass transit in the city shut down. >> yes, it was shut down for the first time in history yesterday. we took that precaution because of the rain, because of the winds, because of flooding. septa will do its analysis and see when it is both safe to operate the system and quite frankly safe for people to be out trying to utilize the system. that's a judgment call. >> we have to run. what about the airport? >> the airport is still closed. planned to be closed at least until 4:00. very difficult for any kind of travel, whether you're out of philadelphia or getting to philadelphia up and down the east coast. being cautious there. >> stay inside, stay home and stay safe, anderson. that's the message everyone has been carrying throughout the east coast. back to you. >> no doubt about that. thanks. we'll continue to check in with you. let's check in with affiliate wcbs who's driving around in brooklyn, see what the scene is there. >> doing everything that residents can expect and even mo

certain to miss out on domestic football this weekend in the league or plays in spain's top leagues the septa strike for a second week in a row it's a dispute over pay around two hundred players are not being paid fully by they patched back clubs another man being a wage guarantee and their right to break their contracts if they are not paid for three consecutive months a proposal that has been rejected by the league of both parties will hold further meetings today to try to resolve the stalemate. people want to see if i have been. i want to see football true and not to have to think about. having a time when we don't have. that is where. the problem is it is a serious situation that has not been solved and i would like to be more optimistic and. in other news the father of chelsea midfielder john obi mikael has been freed after being kidnapped in nigeria michael obi was rescued by police those suspected that thing here were paraded in front of the media at a police station in the center nigerian city of justice but i would be reflected on his ordeal. underground. should just. sounds good the

but septa is going to see,ot onon when is it safe to operate the system and safe to have people trying to use it. we have a number of judgments to make but the primary focus is making sure that people are fe, they are not in harm and don't take chances and stick together. >> that is good to hear. you know, you probably encounter a lot of the september schism that maybehe government and media are overreacting to the storm. but believe the preparation made the difference. >> no, no it's all about preparation. giving people the regular updates. we jumped on this thing two days a go and told people the truth. you can never take too much caution but you can -- sometimes people take too much caution. it's better to be overprepared and not need your resources. >> thanks very much. >> and true that. because you would rather be safe than sorry. and people saying, it wasn't that bad. and when a storm comes again, you worry that they will not evacuate. as the mayor said, earlier in the week that was the information that was correct. >> it was 115 miles an hour when it hit north carolina, moving u

video from a septa bus camera in philadelphia shows us how frightened people were when two people showedic guns. philly.com reports this all started when a passenger on the bus scolded a mother for spanking her toddler who had been running up and document aisles. the mother then made a phone call and the gunmen appeared. 13 shots were fired in all. no one, luckily, was hit. six people are now facing attempted murder charges. some incredible video there. >>> serial killer ted bundy was executed 22 years ago but his newly discovered blood is now offering new hope to cracking some very cold cases. a vial of bundy's blood was found in an evidence lab in florida and will be entered into the fbi's codis system today, stands for combined dna index system. sbreergts live doing that will hopefully help solve cases as far back as 1961. to explain how this works, we have with us today chris asplin, a dna expert and former federal prosecutor. chris, nice to see you again. i want to ask you first, why wasn't ted bundy's blood collected before he was actually executed? >> well, remember, when mr. bund

septa is taking a look at their system to see, not only when is it safe to operate the system but safeple out trying to use it. we have a number of judgments to make in the course of the day here. the primary focus, making sure that people are safe. that they are not in harm and just stick together and look out for each other. >> that is good to hear. mayor, you probably encounter a lot of the skepticism and the government and the media overreacting. >> no, no, it's all about preparation, giving people regular updates. we jumped on it two days ago, told people the truth what we knew. and you can never take too much caution. but sometimes unfortunately people take less caution than they should. it's better not to need all your resources than be to caught short. >> amen to that. thanks very much. we'll be back. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' scho get extra stuff. ♪ ♪ like musical instrents. ♪ and new art supplies. ♪ ♪ because they're e only cereals with box tops for education. last year, schools earned over ten million dollars from big g

sunday the septa service is to be suspended. further north to connecticut, there's where the governor plans to close the merit and wilbur cross parkways. further north in massachusetts bay transportation authority buses and trains will operate on a normal weekend schedule unless the conditions deteriorate. there was a lot of information there. we're going to try to get that up on our website for you. president obama is monitoring the storm from a white house. he returned a day early from vacation last night. joining me now our msnbc correspondent. >> reporter: good morning. >> things look okay thus far? >> reporter: the wind's are picking up. the president prudently coming back. they were scheduled to be up there for ten days. they came in last nigh ability 11:15 eastern time. the first family did a lighting for marine one on the south lawn of the white house. it wasn't a safety issue as far as the white house was concerned. the president thought it would be better at the white house to monitor developmentings. to oversee the em

coming down nice and sently here, aher -- coming toward the city of brotherly love, septa, which overseeshut down tonight at 12:30 for the first time ever, in the history of the city. so they really want people to get where they need to go, hunker down and ride this out. fred? >> and so, sarah, you know it would seem like a lot of folks would seem like philadelphia would be okay, it wouldn't have to worry about storm surges or significant hurricane force winds or rain, why is it people there are anticipating they might just get -- >> reporter: the worst is expected to hit philly between about 3:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. tomorrow and the thing about philadelphia is you're sitting between two major rivers which are expected to reach crest level and flood. so on one side of the city, you have the schuylkill, and on the other side you have the delaware river. so if water comes in and pushes in, it is going to crest and come on out and flood these low-lying areas, philadelphia also, parts of the city sits on a 100-year flood plane. so yesterday the mayor could not urge people enough, if you live i

as i'm going to walk across next to this building that i'm telling you about, that's septa, the transportationhey've been shut down here since yesterday. it's really the first coordinated and planned shutdown ever in history for that organization. and it is the first time that the city has declared a state of emergency since 1986. this is also what we're talking about here, water, flooding. that's been happening, inside the city limits of philadelphia, that's flooded. the schuylkill river along the schuylkill expressway, flooding over there. there's another place called maniyunk. that's another town flooded. they're using good old sandbags. check this out. they have the plastic, all put up here on the glass. and on the doors, they've got the sandbags to keep the water out. as you can see now, john, there's the wind starting to pick up. it will get stronger and subside. we'll be here for you. >> don lemon live in philadelphia. i'm back on long beach, new york. the winds are starting to pick up here. if you live in the new york metropolitan area in new jersey and you went to bed last night and y

pennsylvania, the septa. the river will be impacted.the trains running near or above the water. new york city. this is unprecedented. trains and buses and subways are all under the auspices of the metro transit association. we heard a lot about mayor bloomberg and continue to talk tomorrow morning. will they or won't they suspend service in the trains and buses and with the subways? why would they do that? this cannot run with the winds at 39 miles an hour or above. never before has that been done. the cause never being the weather. the number one thing to do is get gas. for your car and use it as a power source for you to charge your laptops or phones. what we are talk about is money. get money. you will need it. power will be key, jim. in the northeast, the ground is so saturated. this august, we have seen the wettest august in the northeast. that very saturated ground with the high winds, forget it. that is the recipe for power outages. none of this will be accessible. >> alexandra, thank you so much. we hope people pack patience as