what emergency services -- evac uating -- evacuating a city like new york is quite a challenge. what emergency services have been put in place? >> the police have been going door to door in the low-lying areas. those are the highest risk for flooding. there is expected to be1 feet of search -- storm surge. shelters have been set up its public schools -- in public schools. even national guard troops have been called to help in this state of emergency. new york city is expecting the worst. >> thank you very much for that update. back in europe and international observers have called ukraine's parliamentary vote a step backwards for democracy. they say the abuses -- there is a lack of transparency. >> the governing party says it has one. -- won. there have been opposition allegations of fraud and intimidation. >> president viktor yanukovych is ruling the region's -- president viktor yanukovych's ruling regions party celebrated before the final results were even out. >> some people really wanted us to lose, but we have won in an absolutely fair fight. >> ukrainians are now returning