sara smith had a friend over. they were planning a trip to the store. >> we had already mean in part of the tree had been ripped off by the wind. my best friend was here. we were going to get some pet food. we were walking out the door when this sheared off. we just told her to park in the driveway so this wouldn't fall on her car. >> tens of thousands without power and more than 50 roads shut down. tonight there are fewer than 10,000 harford county homes still in the dark. >>> bge has been able it restore more than 75% of its customers in the dark in the first 24 hours of sandy. jeff hager is live with our team coverage. we hear you caught up with some of the crews. they've really been working hard. >> bge pulled in crews from as far away as florida, texas, new mexico to help restore power. it's helped to clear the outages. they faced a similar scene, clearing a large tree and the broken telephone pole that sent a transformer crashing to the ground. while homeowners felt fortunate the super storm didn't produce t