joining us right now by zone from stamford, connecticut, the city's mayor, michael pavia. how are you getting the word out there and how are people reacting? >> we are, fredricka, using every means possible to get the word out. we have, as you know in the city of stamford, some low-lying areas, a number of areas along floodpla floodplains of our rivers. we'll have police details riding up and down the streets. we have our electronic message boards out at key intersections. we are using twitter. we're using our website. we're using every conceivable method to get the word out that high winds, tremendous amounts of water and coinciding with high tides are about to beset us. and we need to alert everyone in primarily low-lying areas and flood-prone areas that they should get out. if they don't get out, they could be -- find themselves isolated and that's the biggest risk that they have right now. >> for the most part, people in that area have their own vehicles. they may not be relying on mass transit just like your neighbors in new york city might be. but for those who perha

which is about 20% of our residents are without power throughout the city of stamford.rimarily in the northern section. we're waiting for the utility company to dispatch the crews that we were promised that would be here sunday. haven't yet arrived. unfortunately, we're all ready to go, and we're waiting for the most important people to show up. >> and so states all along the eastern seaboard kind of share connecticut's pain, waiting for some help to arrive. more than 4 million people are, in fact, without power right now. and in just a half an hour from now, president barack obama will be making a live statement from the white house. officials say that he'll be providing an update on the storm conditions. of course, we'll be taking that statement live from the white house, 5:00 eastern time. y. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm b

ashleigh banfield has been there in stamford. the wind continuing to pick up in that area. >> the wind is picking up. and in fr north carolina, matt gutman, holding up against the rain. look how strong that wind is. matt a very different situation. >> beautiful weather here today. hopefully you get that up here there in new york. this is incredible. going out with the storm chasers, we went with them to follow the eyewall of eye ryan and it was pretty incredible stufuf >> we're trying to walk towards the wind and it's so powerful. we had gusts at 100 miles an hour coming towards us. just a caveat. this is a pretty controlled environment. we are on a bridge, there is no debris flying to us. bus the rain feels like you are stung by needles in the face. you can't look straight into the wind. some guys were standing at a 45-degree angle, letting the wind pick them up. and there is science behind this as well. the guys travel around the country 200 days a year to get real information to the locals here, about how dangerous the storms

three six two williams thus closing in on her second title in as many weeks following victory in stamford a fruit night ago. a bittersweet sporting reception in washington for barack obama the u.s. president inviting reigning n.f.l. super bowl champions green bay on the traditional yearly visit to the wife's harvests obama however is a well known fan of the packers n.f.c. rivals the chicago bears to add insult to injury the commander in chief's hometown squad were also beaten by the party in the conference championship playoffs the sky thought he didn't look too low on happy to be having the green bay jersey to his wife's ice collection. so. there does hurt a little bit. of those a hard thing for a birth parent to do. it doesn't hurt as much as the n.f.c. championship game hurt. but it still hurts. you know you guys coming to my house to rub it in. i stay with american football works by babe visit kansas city on friday to kickoff both of their preseason and the book and you're showing that there could be a dangerous prospect this year rookie linebacker mason foster recovering the chiefs f

downtown stamford cisco downtown 65 >> will take you all around the toll plaza our first indication ofdelay and this is nothing to worry about across the upper deck and macarthur maze 9 to 11 minutes. and your ride for the san mateo bridge that is the west bound traffic on your right side of your screen. and the golden gate bridge through marin county across the span no delays coming up from marin. no delays or problems the bayshore freeway >> they found text messages on not just boys as cell phone they do not believe it did to have sex she will have to register as a sex offender the jury was on on one of the felony charges she could possibly be retried >> i hundred people joined oakland police they want to send a strong message to prostitutes and cannot sell sex in their neighborhood it has been a real problem for many years. it is going to take a long time >> you have to make arrest and address said and the young women are victims also need to teach them hotters survive without being a prostitute. >> i can see young girls every day and kids are looking at this >> two new billboards o

now maria sharapova will be somewhat relieved today after early exits that recent tournament in stamford in toronto she's made ran three of the cincinnati masters the former world number one who just four seed in ohio this week beat australia and to see it early on of eight in straight sets six one six three the score afterward saying despite a few ups and downs in the second set she was pleased with her performance. in our joint in the last sixteen after a comprehensive win over least she suffered over the chinese in great form taking the first set six three and then the second fix for the victory only taking an hour and twenty two minutes. of first round matches going on. mary carey lanka both winning there is also told both twelve cs and the c. a public. losing to flavia pennetta answering that williams seemed relieved to get through her first round match against the n.c.a.a. to check to see how to dhaka the former number one took the first set easily enough six three i look comfortable to you but then she had a match points in the second set and ended up just winning it on the tiebre

premier league half a dozen games in all up for consideration chelsea take on new boys in orange stamford bridge the londoners knew something was he will start on the bench for them meanwhile liverpool whose bolton hoping for a similar result to last weekend's two nil win are still on beaten aston villa who is perfect wolves six points from six mccarthy's men so far queens park rangers travel to wigan blackburn and everton will do battle for their first points while small entertain something. in tennis local favorite john isner julian beneteau will buckle at large for the normal winston salem open title the event the last warm up before next week's u.s. open the final grand slam of the season north carolina man is now reaching the decider by taking some positive anti roddick long rallies were the order of the day or the on but it was as near he finished off the opening set seven six with an ace another spirited effort by topsy roddick in the second but is there again ended things off swiftly when it mattered the most for a straight sets victory seven six six four with the final score. is

tennis now and maria sharapova will be somewhat relieved today after early exits recent tournament in stamford and toronto she has made round three of the cincinnati masters the former world number one who was the four seed in ohio this week beat a strain and to see it early on in straight sets six one six three the score she rapped afterward saying despite a few ups and downs in the second set she was pleased with her performance while the now joins us live in the third round after a comprehensive win over lucy suffered over the chinese in good form here taking the first set six three and then the second six for the victory only taking an hour and twenty two minutes. while there are also first round matches going on russian gio. caroline kept both winning there is that although twelve seed and this is a public change of ease and losing to flavia pennetta and serena williams seem relieved to get through her first round match against the unseeded checked to see how decker the former number one took the first set easily enough six three and a comfortable but then she led a match point slipped in

palo alto 75 today and 68 in stamford.og sun breezy and looks like a big cool down early into next week. >> time now 6:11 for the raider nation it starts tonight. they get ready for the return of pro-football. >>> and the hunt for osama bin laden will soon become a hollywood but there is course on how much information film makers are getting. . >>> hollywood is making a movie about osama bin laden but they are being given too much information from the military operation. the same people who produced the oscar winning movie are producing the osama bin laden film and they say they are giving information that is already available to the public. the movie is expected to hit the 2012 election. >>> they are going to to tow in oh -- toe to tow in iowa and -- toe to tow in iowa debate. >> that's right. >> reporter: eight rivals are clamoring forefront rival status. -- for front rival status. john huns man is still struggling to gain name recognition but meanwhile it is the republican who is not even in the race who is getting a lo

. >>> stamford university gets an "a" plus. in as number five on top forbes list and number one massachusetts followed by princeton west point and they are based on great career prospects, graduation rates and low levels of debts incurred by students. >>> an unusual mugging, a very unusual item the robber stole. >>> they know where they are staying, home sweet home has live room service. >>> good morning traffic on the san mateo bridge is moving along nicely but you may feel windy conditions this morning, we will tell you what is going on. >>> well,good morning. welcome back, this is ktvu channel 2 news and it is thursday august 4th, i am dave clark. >> good morning, i am pam cook, it's now 5:30 and a little drizzling, some say rain, guess. >> we do have a bigger fog bank, some local midst, it is out there and that means temperatures inland will be coming down. upper 70s around the bay, a lot of 50s and 60s. >> a lot of traffic on the golden gate bridge with no major problems. this morning's commute looks good but as steve just

in fact, my colleague ashleigh babaield was in stamford, connecticut earlier in the day. >> reporter: we're at the peak of the wind velocity now as the storm is hitting coastal connecticut. while it's not necessarily a rain story anymore, the wind story is making it a water story. huge volumes of water are crashing inland. >> reporter: the morning surge did toss a sailboat onto the beach in massachusetts, and there were problems with the wind. it knocked out power for this small community. like the rest of massachusetts, good news that the evening surge was nothing like they expected. three small dams in western massachusetts were breached and hundreds of thousands of people, as nightfall came, were still without electricity. david kerley, abc news, marion, massachusetts. >>> all that drenching rain is taking some serious tolls on vermont where some communities may be seeing the worst flooding since the 1920s. towns like ludlow in the southern part of the state were turned into rivers.quickly water quickly poured into homes and businesses and several bridges were washed out. the state

of the pot plants was over $900,000 >> they're calling on the city adequate environmental review stamford host of the america's cup races. >> a live look at the san mateo bridge this is the approach to the airport in a word 59 degrees and foggy. ]s here's your seven day for request not all lot of movement in our numbers next where the story will change slate cooling we're looking at mild and warm temperatures now back to the news >> i am following what is hot on the internet sec said yesterday new technology will be used to call 911 will outlet the emissions of text calls and all individuals contacting 91 this all goes back to the students not able to called i was wondering the virginia tech shooting >> apple is the letter yesterday and is the most of valuable, but the in the country. apple had his title a brief time on tuesday but exxon and squeeze them out. sis, help me create my oasis. ok, romantic garden? oh, is there a castle nearby? no, but there's a charming farmhouse. right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. get your annual ikea ca

to the right of your screen is the center of the storm heading two westchester county and stamford. we have the rivers in jersey, as we go out wider, the ear concern is areas around southern new england, we've been watching the high water, but also watching the radar up there. it look likes we're about to get some strong winds in the bothing area, all through massachusetts, these are the higher gusts. we've watching this 53 mirp gust, and also 49 in bridgeford. we're still getting very strong wind gusts knocking out power. you do not want to be outside in areas from boston to providence to hartford, springfield, that's where we're going to see the best chance of trees coming down. we have this one strong band heading to the north, should be arriving in boston shortly. the back side are not that impressive, and as the storm tracks northward, that's where we'll continue to watch the heaviest rain. one strong band will be knocking out power in southern new england and the rivers in new jersey, southern new york, that's where we're watching all the rain that fell starting to collect int

we can said on monday latte on >> it is always the wrong people that have their clothes off >> in stamford says gold this stanley roberts >> that await you up on wednesday morning if you have a problem or a comment e-mail stanley on our facebook page or e-mail him at people behaving badly at kron 4 dock, we will be right back. >> >> we have more on that an earthquake that hit these close yesterday at his virginia it was felt all along the eastern corridor this is video of crashed cars and pieces missing from a building it was one of the strongest earthquakes to strike the east coast since world war two there are no known deaths or serious injury but cracks have appeared at the washington monument and it will remain closed this morning this was in maryland some of the employees bought it removing something heavy on the other side of the wall him a liquor bottle start falling and that's what everybody just got out of the store the damage inside that store was minor no one was hurt >> i want show pictures of the damages to the washington monument they're closer looks from the helicopter that

his friends said during a vigil last night in stamford, connecticut where he is from, when everyone was really good time. and everyone was -- you know, he would step back a little bit. he didn't like attention. he was someone who just had a very strong quiet presence. >> now, this is just -- these are just two we're focusing on. but people can find out about all of them. we have this feature set up, is that right? >> absolutely. people can go to cnn.com to read and learn about all of the navy s.e.a.l.s who died. >> ashley, thank you for that. we'll be talking to you again this morning. there is a little bit of what she's talking about on cnn.com. all 30 you can find out more. find out more about the names behind some of the pictures you have seen and some of the headlines and dig deeper into the servicemembers were. ashley, thanks so much. we're coming up on the bottom of the hour now. and the united states is now stepping up the efforts to find the remains of missing u.s. servicemembers visiting in vietnam, though. we'll talk to the head of the one of the search teams after the break.

they closed the hurricane barrier, very rarely down here in stamford, connecticut, to protect 600,000 acres of land from flooding. even the governor of the state evacuated his own brother who sought refuge in a hotel. >> david kerley is in cape cod, massachusetts. storm surge is a worry. how fierce are the waves off the coast now? >> yeah, it is picking up quite a be it. we are west of cape cod. we are in merrian, massachusetts. and the bay, you see the winds that are kicking the waves up. and the concern here is surge. the high tide was a couple hours ago, and it should be coming down. they are still getting a lot of water here. will it breach the sea wall? we are on an island of 55 homes. they have been asked to evacuate. they are a little worried about the wind hilting here. it's really the surge that the biggest concern. for mass in general, they have shut down their s sway service, bus service. we are going to be whipped by the tail of this thing into the evening. >> what is keeping local officials up at night? what are they mostly concerned about right now? >> reporter: it has b

20,000 of our residents which is about 20% of our residents are without power through the city of stamfordarily in the northern section. we're waiting for the utility company to dispatch the crews that we were promised that would be here sunday. haven't yet arrived. unfortunately we're all ready to go and waiting for the most important people to show up. >> what do you suppose the holdup is? >> i'm sorry? >> what do you suppose the holdup is? >> i don't know. we're trying to get to the bottom of that right now. that storm that was anticipated predicted how many weeks in advance and now we're waiting for crews to show up. unacceptable. >> it's very frustrating perhaps just traversing because of the weather that is so widespread, might that be one of the reasons why? >> we don't know. we think that maybe the crews that were originally planning to arrive here in lower fairfield county in this area which was projected to be the eye of the bull's-eye, eye of the storm, suddenly found their way in other locations. that's the only reason i can give it. but we're poised and ready to go. we have al

in stamford, connecticut, the women canceled.edication ceremonies for the martin luther king jr memorial. at a time when president obama's relationship had been strained over issues like painfully high unemployment in the african-american community. african-americans a key consistency for the democratic party every year. especially when president obama has begun his campaign for re-election. black turnout was high in key states making a difference in '08 in places like virginia and ohio, hence the expectations for this major address. now the dedication of the king memorial and major speech from the president with it will have to wait for a sunnier and less stormy day. in new york city they are cancelling everything from mets game to broadway to david matthews concert. mayor bloomberg ordered the first mandatory evacuations in new york city and revoked the permits for 300 new york city events this weekend. 300. all scheduled for this weekend. the mayor announced the subway system will close saturday at noon because high winds thre

. >> the first time when i had hodgkin's the treatment that i developed, in fact i was just in stamford, i love the bookstores, the stanford bookstore today and there was a book about i think was dr. henry kaplan that developed a treatment for the radiation treatment for hodgkin's disease. and so, they tell you when you get this radiation, we are giving you the amount of radiation that the body can stand and did some period or time maybe 20 or 40 years there may be repercussions of having that radiation. but, you know, when you are off 30 and you have a life-threatening illness it is just shocked. you can't believe it and it takes awhile to realize you'll have a chance to be okay. at least i had that chance. this last situation i just knew i was really sick and it advanced. >> stage for, right? >> stage four. they first called me and said okay we found some bad cells and that's the moment your blood runs cold and then you meet with the oncologist and he says actually the call it the garden variety, whatever, and he says it's progressed, the bad news is it is curable so i consider myself

peter buetel joins us from stamford, connecticut, the president of cameron hanover and author of "survivingberg joins us from d.c., former u.s. ambassador to morocco. peter, start with you first, how quickly can the sidelined libyan oil get back on the market? we know the european market is hungry for this high quality crude to drive its economies. >> well, there's a great deal of disagreement on that. nobody's sure what state the oil fields are in. people are estimating some oil by the end of the year, some people have said as many as 18 months, but when this is their only export, their only hope of putting this government together, and tying this country up, i've got to think they're going to move heaven and earth to get it. i expect it's going to be a lot sooner than anybody guesses. i think that they're going to have some oil almost within a month and i think within a quarter they're going to have a decent amount. of course, they have to get into these oil fields and inspect them, go through all of that, but i would be willing to bet every european person who knows how to deal with this