on the phone with us now is paul rhodes, a spokesperson from unique. muni commuters are also being affected. bring us up-to-date on what muni is doing. >> when art closes the stations, and we have to bypass the stations as well. that is where we're at. right now the civic center and portions of the palm are affected. quebec >> you have to close those in conjunction with are question marks >> yes. park owns stations. on the close the stations, we have to bypass because they did not let passengers in or out. >> what are the options for those new passengers to rely on getting on at those locations? >> take the shuttle on the surface or the streetcars. any other plans anticipated in line with the protests? >> we have to monitor how things are going and make decisions at that point. >> paul rhodes from muni, thank you for that update. now, we're hearing them unique is also affected at the civic center and it's partially of the powell street station because of a foreclosure. we are going to check in with reggie kumar at the embarcadero station. reggie, what

rhode island. the hurricane took out the steeple of the old north church in boston. yes, the church made famous by paule's ride. the damage from carol would run more than $4 billion today. even a guess about the impact of irene on new york and new england would suggest staggering sums of money. >> it's hard to imagine not having a billion dollar storm that makes a direct impact on the major metropolitan area of the northeast. >> reporter: bill reed is director of the national hurricane center. >> wind damage tends to cause the most dollar damage because it affects areas all the way inland not just at the coast. the storm surge flooding is right along the immediate coast and the beach erosion and the wave action there can do the most dramatic damage. wipes out the whole property. >> reporter: and that's where amnesia comes in. once irene is forgotten a decade or two down the road, count on it. the northeast will be surprised all over again that multi-billion dollar storms do happen here. (wind blowing) >> mason: up next, the day that changed everything. finally, there's a choice for my patients with an