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dominion has ten customers without power, just ten -- 9news now reporter kristin fisher is at national harbor where some of those power crews are mobilizing this morning to head north and help folks who still are in the dark. good morning to you kristin. >> reporter: good morning, well, we're talking about 1500 skilled technicians from dominion virginia power. and right now they're catching up on some much-needed sleep. but in just a few short hours they're going to be rolling out of here in a caravan of about 50 trucks and their final destination, new jersey. one of the hardest hit areas from hurricane sandy. now that's where 1.7 million people are still without power. that number is down by about a million so power crews are making progress but not fast enough. yesterday governor chris christie said getting back on the grid is priority number one. >> we're in a triage and attack phase now of the storm. so we can restore power, reopen schools, bring public transportation back online, and allow people to return to their homes if they've been displaced. >> reporter: now people in new je
dominion has ten customers without power, just ten -- 9news now reporter kristin fisher is at national harbor where some of those power crews are mobilizing this morning to head north and help folks who still are in the dark. good morning to you kristin. >> reporter: good morning, well, we're talking about 1500 skilled technicians from dominion virginia power. and right now they're catching up on some much-needed sleep. but in just a few short hours they're going to be rolling out of here...
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kristin fisher starts our coverage. she's talking about the race for president. kristin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well you know it was a long night but it wasn't nearly as long as many people feared. nor was the race as close as many people thought that it would be. the final returns are still coming in but right now president obama is up by about 1.8 million popular votes and also swept the big battleground states. ohio, florida, and yes, virginia. but barely. and listen to this. the sound from president obama's election night rally. [ cheering and applause ] those are the wild cheers at the obama victory rally in chicago as the newly re-elected president walked out to deliver the victory speech around 1:40 this morning. in it he thanked the nearly 58 million americans that turned out to vote for him especially since some people had to wait in line for several hours to vote as mike was saying earlier. now president obama even mentioned a reference that those long lines in his speech by saying by the way, we have got to fix that. now in regards to
kristin fisher starts our coverage. she's talking about the race for president. kristin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well you know it was a long night but it wasn't nearly as long as many people feared. nor was the race as close as many people thought that it would be. the final returns are still coming in but right now president obama is up by about 1.8 million popular votes and also swept the big battleground states. ohio, florida, and yes, virginia. but barely. and listen...
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kristin fisher has more. >> i don't know what's going on. what caused that fire? we don't know. >>reporter: dozens of business owners in d.c.'s warehouse district are frustrateed that the fire at the old union market is costing them dearly. >> there's no power, no business. >>reporter: their businesses did not catch fire, but d.c. firefighters still had to close down streets and shut off power to every warehouse within a two- block radius. the fire broke out late wednesday. it took all night to contain and it was still smoking thursday morning. >> a lot of products inside the locations and certainly security to prevent burglars from getting in, but that also prevented firefighters from getting in as well, so a very, very stubborn fire. >>reporter: just to be clear, this fire broke out at the old union market. that's very different from the new union market that was just rebuilt and it was rebuilt because it too caught fire. so if there's any good news here and that is this is now there's some hope that the fire will lead to a revitalization to this whole area. any idea what caus
kristin fisher has more. >> i don't know what's going on. what caused that fire? we don't know. >>reporter: dozens of business owners in d.c.'s warehouse district are frustrateed that the fire at the old union market is costing them dearly. >> there's no power, no business. >>reporter: their businesses did not catch fire, but d.c. firefighters still had to close down streets and shut off power to every warehouse within a two- block radius. the fire broke out late...
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kristin fisher has that part of the story from reagan national. >> reporter: it's 7:30 this morning, there were still several flights canceled heading into jfk, laguardia, newark, from reagan national. but into the late morning and early afternoon, it is looking a whole lot better. now the worst of it was actually yesterday evening, between 1200 and 1300 flights were canceled across the northeast because of this nor'easter. train traffic also tied up. just look at the long lines last night for the long island railroad. snow-covered tracks suspended service for several hours. it since resumed running but only on a limited schedule. remember, this nor'easter moved ashore in the exact same location as superstorm sandy. nearly 800,000 homes and businesses are still without power. some people had just gotten their power back and then lost it for a second time the same day. i mean can you imagine the frustration? so while these cancellations are certainly no fun for flyers, especially business travelers, just keep in mind it could be a whole lot worse. at reagan national, i'm kristin fishe
kristin fisher has that part of the story from reagan national. >> reporter: it's 7:30 this morning, there were still several flights canceled heading into jfk, laguardia, newark, from reagan national. but into the late morning and early afternoon, it is looking a whole lot better. now the worst of it was actually yesterday evening, between 1200 and 1300 flights were canceled across the northeast because of this nor'easter. train traffic also tied up. just look at the long lines last...
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kristin fisher has more now from the scene. >> reporter: well, this all started around 6:30 this morning. a grandfather called police and said that his grandson was attacking him. but when d.c. police got to this home on 17th street, that grandson turned on them. here's d.c. police chief cathy la near to describe what happened next. >> when they arrived on scene and came up to the house, apparently the suspect came up attacked the officers. >> reporter: one officer a ten year veteran was stabbed several times in the neck, head and hands. that officer then pulled out his gun and opened fire. >> we believe the suspect was hit instantly. and is remaining here on the scene. he is deceased here on the scene. >> we heard all these police cars and fire truck, ambulances and then apparently the helicopter. >> reporter: this man lives just a few doors down. and he's lived there for the last 37 years. >> nothing like this has ever happened in this neighborhood in my time that i'm aware of. >> reporter: both the grandfather and officer were taken to the hospital with serious but nonlife-threatening
kristin fisher has more now from the scene. >> reporter: well, this all started around 6:30 this morning. a grandfather called police and said that his grandson was attacking him. but when d.c. police got to this home on 17th street, that grandson turned on them. here's d.c. police chief cathy la near to describe what happened next. >> when they arrived on scene and came up to the house, apparently the suspect came up attacked the officers. >> reporter: one officer a ten year...
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kristin fisher has more now from a precinct in mount vernon. >>reporter: well, there's been a steady stream of voters throughout the morning at this precinct in mount vernon. but the biggest crowds and the longest lines were here before the polls even opened. nearly 200 people were lined up here at washington mill elementary school to vote, a welcome sight for virginia's republican candidate for senate, george allen. >> it's great to see driving up here we are at -- whatever it is, 6:14 in the morning, so many cars. and it looks like virginians are ready to change the direction of our country in a good direction. >>reporter: in a race this close, every vote counts. george allen continued to campaign all the way up to the voting booth, and he made sure as tempting as it might be not to cut in line. >> it took me about 30 seconds to actually vote, but it took me about an hour to get through the line. >> we just stood in line for an hour and a half to make sure we cast our vote, so that's what it means to us. >>reporter: you feel like it really co
kristin fisher has more now from a precinct in mount vernon. >>reporter: well, there's been a steady stream of voters throughout the morning at this precinct in mount vernon. but the biggest crowds and the longest lines were here before the polls even opened. nearly 200 people were lined up here at washington mill elementary school to vote, a welcome sight for virginia's republican candidate for senate, george allen. >> it's great to see driving up here we are at -- whatever it is,...
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. >> kristin fisher is here with us this morning and kristin, you were out in the field. you were in rehoboth. and just give us an idea again of what you saw and what's going on now. >> reporter: well, it's tough to compare the two because what i found in rehoboth is nothing compared to what we're now seeing in new york and new jersey with you know, up and down the coast. millions of people remaining in the dark. the damage in the billions of dollars. and the death toll now at least 63 people. yesterday president obama brought some hope to hard hit new jersey, promising immediate federal aid and pledging to be in its for the lang howl. he -- long haul. he toured the garden state with governor chris christie with entire neighborhoods still underwater. the president said the top priority is getting the power back on especially atwater filtration plants and other critical infrastructure. the second priority? transportation. clearing the roads from debris and restoring mass transit so people can go back to work and their kids can finally go back to school. >> we are here for
. >> kristin fisher is here with us this morning and kristin, you were out in the field. you were in rehoboth. and just give us an idea again of what you saw and what's going on now. >> reporter: well, it's tough to compare the two because what i found in rehoboth is nothing compared to what we're now seeing in new york and new jersey with you know, up and down the coast. millions of people remaining in the dark. the damage in the billions of dollars. and the death toll now at least...
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. >> we get to kristin fisher who's at washington elementary school in alexandria where george allen is voting voting this morning. good morning, kristin. what can you tell us? has the candidate arrived? >> apparently we're having -- >> there she is. good morning, kristin. >>reporter: good morning. well, it is a very chilly election morning, but that hasn't stopped virginians from getting out early. look at this line outside the washington mill elementary school in mount vernon. it's at least, almost 200 people deep and the polls just opened, people just started going in. and right now we are all awaiting the arrival of one of the candidates in virginia's closely watched senate race, george allen. he should be arriving any minute now to cast his vote, then the republican and former governor is going to be heading down to richmond to watch the returns come in, and that's where his opponent is going to be for most of the day, democrat tim kaine. now, this race is absolutely critical because it could very well determine which party is going to control the senate. this race has received m
. >> we get to kristin fisher who's at washington elementary school in alexandria where george allen is voting voting this morning. good morning, kristin. what can you tell us? has the candidate arrived? >> apparently we're having -- >> there she is. good morning, kristin. >>reporter: good morning. well, it is a very chilly election morning, but that hasn't stopped virginians from getting out early. look at this line outside the washington mill elementary school in mount...
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kristin fisher is at national airport with more on what you can expect this morning. kristin, it's good to see and hear you. >> reporter: hello. good morning everyone. well, you know, the impacts from this nor'easter can really be felt here at reagan. simply when you look at the departures board and the sheer number of flights that have been canceled across the northeast. overnight almost every flight to and from new york and new jersey was canceled. about 1200 flights in total and i tell you what the travel wasn't any better by train. over -- social media, twitter especial little and whatnot yesterday people were posting pictures of just incredible lines in the terminals at penn station, penn station was entirely shut down for about 30 minutes to 45 minutes due to overcrowding and that overcrowding came from the fact that the long island railroad was completely suspended for several hours due to all the snow that was covering these tracks. so essentially you had all of these people that had just taken that huge hit from hurricane sandy ten days ago, now, they're havin
kristin fisher is at national airport with more on what you can expect this morning. kristin, it's good to see and hear you. >> reporter: hello. good morning everyone. well, you know, the impacts from this nor'easter can really be felt here at reagan. simply when you look at the departures board and the sheer number of flights that have been canceled across the northeast. overnight almost every flight to and from new york and new jersey was canceled. about 1200 flights in total and i tell...
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president obama pulled ahead of mitt romney in the popular vote overnight. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live on capitol hill with more on the president's successful re-election bid. good morning kristin. >> reporter: good morning, you know it was a long night but it wasn't nearly as long as many people feared. nor was the race as close as many people thought it would be. now the final returns are still coming in but right now, president obama is up by about 1.8 million popular votes. and he swept all of the big battleground states. florida, ohio, and yes, virginia barely. now listen to this -- [ cheering and applause ] now that is the sound of wild cheers of the obama victory rally in chicago as the newly re-elected president walked out to deliver his victory speech around 1:40 this morning. in it he thanked the nearly 158 million americans that voted for him especially since some people waited in line for several hours to vote. he even mentioned it in his speech by saying quote by the way, we have got to fix that. now in regards to his opponent the president not only congratulated g
president obama pulled ahead of mitt romney in the popular vote overnight. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is live on capitol hill with more on the president's successful re-election bid. good morning kristin. >> reporter: good morning, you know it was a long night but it wasn't nearly as long as many people feared. nor was the race as close as many people thought it would be. now the final returns are still coming in but right now, president obama is up by about 1.8 million popular...
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kristin fisher is out at national harbor where virginia power is getting ready to send over 1,000 skilled workers to assist up north. good morning kristin. >> reporter: good morning. to be exact we're talking about 1500 skilled workers from dominion virginia power. some of the crews have just started showing up after catching up on much-needed sleep. in just little over an hour they're going to be hitting the road and heading to the areas after superstorm sandy. we're talking about new york and of course the new jersey coast. now in new jersey, what we're talking about here's the latest numbers. 1.7million people in new jersey still without power. that number is down about a million so power crews are making some progress. but not fast enough. yesterday governor chris christie said getting them back on the grid is priority number one. >> we're in a triage and attack phase now of the storm. so we can restore power, reopen schools, prepublic transportation back online and allow people to return to their homes if they've been displaced. >> reporter: now for people no new york trying to go ba
kristin fisher is out at national harbor where virginia power is getting ready to send over 1,000 skilled workers to assist up north. good morning kristin. >> reporter: good morning. to be exact we're talking about 1500 skilled workers from dominion virginia power. some of the crews have just started showing up after catching up on much-needed sleep. in just little over an hour they're going to be hitting the road and heading to the areas after superstorm sandy. we're talking about new...
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on those who rode out the storm in their homes to make sure they're okay. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is in the satellite center with more on the devastation in new york. kristin? >> reporter: well, new york city is slowly starting to show shines of life -- signs of life after sandy but still in the dark, millions of people without power and they're only beginning to clean up all of the damage caused by the high winds. the storm surge, and probably one of the more shocking side effects of sandy, fire. look at this video from breezy point. a neighborhood where over 100 homes burned to the ground. the water and high winds whipping the coasts kept the blaze raging for several hours. just look at that footage. it sounds so cliche but it looks like a complete war zone. yesterday some residents returned shocked by the devastation and not knowing where to begin or what to do next. >> i thought i could fight the flood and i probably could have fought the flood. but not the fire. i couldn't have fought the fire. >> reporter: elsewhere, gridlock on the streets of manhattan. mayor michael bloomb
on those who rode out the storm in their homes to make sure they're okay. 9news now reporter kristin fisher is in the satellite center with more on the devastation in new york. kristin? >> reporter: well, new york city is slowly starting to show shines of life -- signs of life after sandy but still in the dark, millions of people without power and they're only beginning to clean up all of the damage caused by the high winds. the storm surge, and probably one of the more shocking side...
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. >> kristin fisher is live at the airport with more on what's going on. and if anything's leaving this morning, good morning kristin. >> reporter: good morning. well, here at reagan national, the impact from the nor'easter can really be seen in this sheer number of flights that have been canceled. about 1200 flights canceled overnight and still a few this morning although the good news a little bit later in the day i am seeing a little far fewer cancellations. so there's some good news. but 1200 flights canceled in total and tell you what last night the travel wasn't any better by trains. just take a look at the incredibly long lines last night for the long island railroad. snow-covered tracks suspended service for several hours and service resumed running on a limit schedule. also penn station the penn station was shut down for about an hour last night due to overcrowding from all those people that were coming there for the long island railroad. all of them just backing up. well, that combined with the frozing cold made for some very frustrated commuters.
. >> kristin fisher is live at the airport with more on what's going on. and if anything's leaving this morning, good morning kristin. >> reporter: good morning. well, here at reagan national, the impact from the nor'easter can really be seen in this sheer number of flights that have been canceled. about 1200 flights canceled overnight and still a few this morning although the good news a little bit later in the day i am seeing a little far fewer cancellations. so there's some good...
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will take place this coming january with the help of a growing same sex wedding industry, but as kristin fisher reports, one local company has been planning these kind of nuptials the last 13 years. >> reporter: same sex weddings may be new to maryland but not to katherine hamm. >> my website is gayweddings.com. we are a comprehensive planning resource for same sex couples. my straight mom founded our company in 1999. people thought she was a little crazy because no one really saw that this was something that could happen or would happen. >> reporter: but three days ago it did happen. in maine, maryland and washington state. >> you can't underestimate the significance of this feeling that we can now go tie the knot and it's legally recognized. this is really big. >> reporter: it's also potentially big business for the city of baltimore. in fact, the city's tourism bureau has launched its own website with a how to to get married in baltimore. it could also mean more money for the vendors that cater to same sex weddings. there's already 52,000 listed on katherine's website, 4,000 in our area alon
will take place this coming january with the help of a growing same sex wedding industry, but as kristin fisher reports, one local company has been planning these kind of nuptials the last 13 years. >> reporter: same sex weddings may be new to maryland but not to katherine hamm. >> my website is gayweddings.com. we are a comprehensive planning resource for same sex couples. my straight mom founded our company in 1999. people thought she was a little crazy because no one really saw...
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kristin fisher is live in alexandria where one of those candidates will cast a ballot this morning. good morning, kristin. >>reporter: good morning. well, we're talking about the senate race between george allen and tim kaine and this race is absolutely critical because it could very well determine which party ends up controlling the senate. and just to give you an idea of how big a deal this is nationally, more than 50 million/$50 million have been poured into this race from outside groups and that's more than any other congressional campaign -- or congressional contest in the entire country. now, over the last year or so of campaigning, almost every poll has put this race in a statistical dead heat, but i want to show you the most recent poll out just yesterday, actually. it gave democrat tim kaine a slight edge over his republican opponent george allen, 49% to 46% with 4% of voters still undecided, and those undecided voters could very well make the difference. this race a razor close and that poll is well within the margin of error. now today george allen is going to be voting ri
kristin fisher is live in alexandria where one of those candidates will cast a ballot this morning. good morning, kristin. >>reporter: good morning. well, we're talking about the senate race between george allen and tim kaine and this race is absolutely critical because it could very well determine which party ends up controlling the senate. and just to give you an idea of how big a deal this is nationally, more than 50 million/$50 million have been poured into this race from outside...