trees were being uprooted and their branches were blowing in the wind like litter in the strees. most people didn't know what to make of the storm, which p -- i have mye al i was going to press that. i thought maybe i was going to die. >> cordto t pow conn, storm hit hardest in brooklyn, staten island, and queens and left more than 25,000 customers without electricity. new york city mayor michael bloomberg toured some of the hardest-hit sectieens >> i was here to give a speech, and i heard about this gentleman who's lucky, and i thought i'd come over andh hi best. nothing i can do hs c but thank goodness i don't have o i n lnk goodness i don't have new york city firs car. the national weather service said they would have to wait for daylight before they can ineormf >>> there was also major storm damage in the midwest. thousands are without power after severe weather pounded central ohio. a tornado touched down in perry county, damaging at least 18 homes. while officers were going door to door searching for victims. >>> and now to the tropical trouble this morning in mexico. the yucatan peninsula is wet and flooded after hurricane carl pa