for a storm surge. >>> you probably heard unbelievable stories from back east when it comes to superstorm sandy but now you can see and hear the strength of sandy for yourself. >> oh, my god! >> our trees. >> coming up, see the rest of this tape, including more tumbling trees. >> the relief effort continued today. news channel 5's ken p ken joins us now. >> reporter: answer the call of others so that they may prevail. the base commander says the call has come in and help is on the way. >> reporter: this is a c5 on the tarmac at 2:00 a.m. this morning. the largest cargo plane in the u.s. air force fleet was loaded up. they are part of a bigger air cargo assembling in southern california to help victims and communities ravaged by superstorm sandy and the resulting flooding and power outages. it is a huge challenge. >> getting it out and rolling to get them the power and supplies they need. >> reporter: hours ago another c-17 left to join the operation. that includes transport of 59 utility trucks from southern california edison. >> they will be moving equipment and personnel to upstate new york t

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. >>> new york city's transit system remains a problem in the days after superstorm sandy. yesterday governor cuomo suspended tolls in the rockaways. the loss of train service makes it especially hard for residents to get back and forth. the suspended tolls will remain in place. >>> today and tomorrow fairfax police testimony is going to collect food and clothing for the victims of superstorm sandy. >> matt jablow has more. >> reporter: captain laura kenyan is the head of the criminal investigation division of the city of fairfax. >> my co-workers rally. >> reporter: during more than 20 years as a police officer she has witnessed all types of tragedies. >> but none apparently that prepared her for the video she saw on television last week of the almost unimaginable damage among the highly populated coast lines of new york and new jersey. >> i cried and i came into work friday and i thought about what could i do to help. >> reporter: inspired by the heartbreaking images of the pain inflicted by superstorm sandy, captain kenyan moved quickly into action, organizing a food, cl

however, superstorm sandy remains a concern going forward. s think some consumers along the east coat may have spent extra preparing for sandy and that it could have an impact on christmas spending. retailers hope the spending trend continues into the holiday shopping season. big retailers such as best buy, macy's, kohl's and walmart all open bright and early at 12 am on black friday. kmart opens at 5 am and toys 'r' us at 9 am. and online shopping isn't left out - amazon will offer limited- time specials as part of its "black friday deals store." in corporate earnings, exxon topped earnings expectations even though profits fell 7% to $9.5 billion. the oil company blames a drop in production and falling prices at the gas pump. at avon, revenue dropped 8% to $2.5 billion. the ceo admits earnings were disappointing and improvements will take time. pringles chipped in crisp sales at kellogg, pushing the cereal maker's revenues up 12% to $3.7 billion. and, pfizer's revenue plunged 16% to $13.9 billion, mostly because it was hurt by generic sales o

go like a pro. >>> superstorm sandy knocked don stewart off the air for two days, but "the daily showy. stewart gave his audience plenty of sandy-related punchlines and shared sobering takes of disaster. >> wow. you ever have one of those days where everything you ever loved as a child was under water? obviously, absolutely insane situation unfolded here in the new jersey, new york, tri-state, eastern seaboard. i was fortunate enough to make it through. millions still without power and water. thousands of displaced from their homes. here in manhattan the power is out downtown, or as we refer to it now little north korea. >>> um suzanne malveaux. new video now of superstorm sandy's destruction. >> it's a lot of people out, you know that, don't have a home to go to. >> can the storm push the presidential election? that's coming up next. >>> the state's hardest hit by superstorm sandy are just beginning what is sure to be a long and difficult recovery period. nowhere is that process more daunting than the jersey shore. the destruction there, it is massive. parts of the shoreline look lik

it's not clear if superstorm sandy will dent holiday sales. banks are still struggling to reboot following superstorm sandy. in an effort to help consumers dealing with the after-effects of the storm, jpmorgan chase, citigroup and wells fargo are waiving many fees until tomorrow. meanwhile, power failures are forcing some banks to revert back to pen and paper to record transactions. banks are also stocking up on cash due to atm failures. demand for cash is up, as more consumers need money to pay for damages. toyota is bouncing back from natural disasters, recalls and declining sales. the car company's net profits tripled in the 3rd quarter. toyota is also raising its full-year forecast by 2.6%. this year toyoya has sold more cars than gm and volkswagon, even though sales slipped as chinese consumers boycott japanese brands. a former general motors employee and her husband allegedly stole $40 million in trade secrets from gm to sell to china. the couple is on trial this week after prosecutors say the two planned business ventures with gm compet

.@ bloomberg businessweek as millions remain without power following superstorm sandy. we will speak with the magazine's editor paul barrett on the link between climate change and intensifying storms. meanwhile, new york mayor michael bloomberg has endorsed president obama, citing his views on climate change. we will get a report from brooklyn, where occupied activists are teaming up with local groups to help survivors of the storm. we will speak with helena wong about relief efforts in chinatown. all of that and more coming up. welcome to "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from new york city and st. louis, missouri. the death toll of superstorm sandy along the eastern seaboard has jumped to 98 as more bodies are recovered by the dead. 40 people have been killed in new york city, half of them on staten island, which was overcome with devastating flooding. staten island residents have criticized local and federal officials for allegedly ignoring recovery there, saying they're in desperate need of aid. new yo

now to the latest on superstorm sandy. are reports that at least 22 million gallons of gas are headed to the northeast to relieve in the shortages. gas rationing got under way in new jersey in 12 counties in an effort to cut down on wait times. people there had been waiting in miles along lines for hours to gas up their cars and get fuel for their generators. >>> all right. some voters in new jersey will face a pretty big election day challenge because of superstorm sandy. five days after the storm polling station managers are working to make sure the voting goes as smoothly as it possibly can. joining me right now explain what they're doing is dennis kovitz, president of the new jersey association of election officials. good to see you. >> hi. thanks for having us here. >> okay. this is a huge undertaking. a colossal challenge. how do you even go about it? it would seem that so many people in new jersey are so inundated with personal problems and worries, the last thing they're thinking about is election day. so how do yo

they're the latest to pledge support for the victims from superstorm sandy. they're giving $1 million to a relief concert. they kick whoever their winter tour in east rutherford, new jersey. all ticket and merchandise sales will go toward a relief fund. >> president obama said the country cannot afford a tax increase on all america -- americans. >> the president laid it all out in his japped. >> reporter: in his first press conference in eight months, president obama said the american people knew what they were getting when they re-elected him and to take away from last week's results. >> i have a mandate to help middle class families. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff is looming at the end of the year. >> i want a big deal a comprehensive deal. >> reporter: the president reiterated he's in the backing down. >> a modest tax increase on the wasn't thy is not going to break their backs. >> reporter: congressional republicans said they're willing to compromise for a deal but on that issue they're standing firm. >> we know you can't raise taxes enough to solve the pr

we have a new round of wind, rain and snow, all the misery causes -- caused by superstorm sandy and now this. and victims are facing health risks as well. those most vulnerable are people who lost loved ones. some are developing problem wls relationships. research shows post-traumatic stress disorder is the leading consequence. others may get sick more easily because their immune systems have been compromised and flooding from sandy may cause mold which could make them sick, too. >>> a clean sweep on maryland's most powerful radar. no shocker there. good stuff as we take a look downtown, lake mason toward harbor east. beautiful finish to the day, still adjusting to these early sun sets. 50 degrees at bwi after a day in the low to mid-50s. if you're out and about maybe doing a run through the city or wherever you live, definitely we're feeling warmer today because that sunshine really can make a big, big difference. so you some of the weather in motion, from charm city run. busy day traffic run as always on a week delay but the sunshine was nice. dundalk gorgeous shot of the bay bridge.

this morning we'll talk about climate change and superstorm sandy with one of america's leading scientists holly phillips has a reminder for millions of people affected by sandy. >> reporter: good morning. today in "healthwatch," food safety after the storm. now that we've gotten through the superstorm, it's time to look at the food that made it with us. some of it may no longer be safe to eat. but a few simple tips can help you decide what to keep and what to discard. first, throw away all foods and plastic containers that have floodwater. even if wrapped in paper or plastic, they're not safe and you cannot disinfect them. undamaged cans of food are able to be used, but be sure to remove the labels, wash and disinfect them with bleach. canned chicken, fish and beans are good sources of protein if you still don't have power. and if you've yet to sort through your fridge, just a reminder, you'll need to throw out all dairy, meat, poultry, fish and eggs. they can only last in a refrigerator for four hours without power, and in the freezer for 24 to 48 hours. remember, you can't rely on how f

well, people in the bay area are pitching in to help those affected by superstorm sandy. how bay area red cross volunteers are helping those who need it most. >> reporter: after the pounding sandy left on the east coast and 2 million still without power comes some relief from the bay area. >> so far we've had quite a few cash donations. >> reporter: farmers markets in san bruno and oakland are accepting donations of money going straight to the red cross. >> people seem to be pretty responsive and generous. >> reporter: volunteers many leave today driving a truck all the way to new york. pringle has done this before. >> katrina, new york, florida. >> reporter: bringing hem to those in need. >> providing supplies to the clients and getting around will be difficult. >> reporter: this is mike's first big trip to a disaster. >> when i get to new york i'll check in, contact my point of contact and get an assignment. >> reporter: which is simple shelter and feed those who need it. as they pack up and say good- bye pringle doesn't want his wife to worry too much. >> he's done it a

blige showed up last night to help raise money for victims of superstorm sandy. live and we don't know yet how much money was raised for the red cross relief efforts, but cnn is also extending a hand to the survivors of sandy. visit cnn.com/impactyourworld to learn more. >>> well, as the day breaks, the search for survivors and victims of superstorm sandy will continue. >> so far we know that that 900-mile storm has killed at least 106 people in the u.s. cnn jim clancy followed the national guard as they went door-to-door in a search and discovery mission in new jersey. >> reporter: a sometimes forceful systematic search for survivors. dozens of members of the u.s. army and air force national guard joined members of the ocean county prosecutor's office to probe seemingly abandoned homes on long beach island's whole gate community. in distress situations they forcibly opened homes to call out for survivors. the prosecutors are on hand because they have jurisdiction if any bodies are uncovered. but in most cases, it was a straight forward call to ask if anyone was i

plus, damages continue to add up following superstorm sandy. what you can learn to protect yourself from future natural disasters. and, is apple's break-down causing some market jitters? first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's friday, november 9th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: it's another downer for the stock market. the dow tumbled more than 100 points yesterday, falling to its lowest level since july, mostly due to uncertainty about the future of the u.s. and global economies. groupon shares fell 13% after the close on earnings news. revenues were up, but the coupon company had a net lost of nearly 3 million dollars. profits were up at disney thanks to espn and growth at theme parks. and priceline is set to buy online travel company kayak for $40 per share. how low will this market go? ben lichtenstein of tradersaudio.com joins us. good morning to you. happy friday. but is this a buying opportunity here? > > i don't think so. i think bas

. >>> the devastation of superstorm sandy, the impact it could have on the economy and what happened at the new york stock exchange that hadn't happened in more than 100 years. >>> the changing way we deal with and learn about crises, the perils and power of social media. "wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> here's a look what's making news as we head into a new week on wall street. a positive jobs report and labor department reporting that the unemployment rate ticked up a notch in the month of october to 7.9%. but 171,000 jobs were created in the month well above expectations. numbers for the last two months were also revised upwards and 84,000 jobs added for august and september. new york's mayor michael bloomberg rang the opening bell at the new york stock exchange after a two-day shutdown because of superstorm sandy. that's the first two-day weather related shutdown at the new york stock exchange since 1888. the first day post storm trading was a slow one b

the extent of superstorm sandy's damage has become clearer and more alarming, five a day. this morning sandy is blamed for 75 deaths in ten states. and about 5 million homes and businesses still have no electricity. >> in new york city many subway and commuter trains are now running and the city has put restrictions on drivers trying to get into manhattan. drivers also face severe gas shortages throughout the new york metro area. this morning hundreds of thousands of people along the new jersey shore are facing months even years of rebuilding. jeff glor is in things where president obama saw the power of sandy for himself on wednesday. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: norah, good morning to you. 14 are dead in new jersey but there is increasing concern that as more homes are searched that toll could rise. on wednesday president obama walked along new jersey's battered coastline side-by-side with governor chris christie. both offering encouragement to sandy's survivors. >> we're here four. we won forget. we'll follow up to make sure you get all the help you need until you re

we answer coming up. >>> seems like they just finished dig out the snow from where superstorm sandy dumped on dare rete county. >> and the maryland food bank distributed 34,000 pounds of food to the people in the county and sandy became a blizzard leaving thousands downtown heat and electricity. the next storm should not be pass bad as sandy, but what kind of conditions will it bring? let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart. >>> all right. let's be clear. 33ers plus of wet snow. people without power. thank goodness we will not be facing that. it's putting in the wintry precip, very light wintry showers. most of the action has been north and east through delaware and southern new jersey. this has gemmily stayed out -- gem -- generally stayed out to sea. a lot of cold air but the highest winds have stayed along the coast along with the bulk of the wintry weather and back up through south central new jersey. that's sort of been the jackpot for snow. still enough winter light shower activity to bring slick spots. havre de grace, you've had a few showers on and off as well. it's from t

many collected winter coats for these hit hardest by superstorm sandy.t was a beautiful day in atlanta for saturday's parade. people of all ages lined the streets and waved their flags to salute freedom. at arlington national cemetery, president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and then met with families who lost loved ones in the iraq and afghanistan wars. >>> some lawmakers are outraged that the fbi left them in the dark about its investigation into general david petraeus' extramarital affair. new york congressman peter king talked with cnn's candy crowley today. >> it seems this has gone on for several months and now it appears they're saying the fbi didn't realize until election day that general petraeus was involved. it just doesn't add up. >> petraeus resigned from his post as cia director after his affair with his by og gra fer paula broadwell went public two days ago. much more on the investigation in a few minutes on cnn. >>> a bipartisan plan for immigration reform appears to be in the work. charles schumer and lindsay graham say

officials say about 59% of roads in gulf air the county have opened since superstorm sandy dumped as much as 30 inches of snow in some places. more than 5,000 customers still have no power. today, public schools in garrett county will open on a regular schedule with the exception of four schools. here is the list on your screen. northern high school, northern middle school, hickory environmental education center and grantsville elementary. those four schools are closed today due to water problems. >>> a trip to the zoo turns tragic for one familiar lai. little boy mauled to death. >> now, the -- for one family. a little boy mauled to death. >> we'll get the latest as we check more headlines.  [ earnest ] out of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and

. >>> states affected by superstorm sandy are struggling to make sure all their residents get a chance to vote. new york has assigned 143,000 people to new polling places. new jersey is allowing voters to e-mail and faction ballots. -- and fax ballots. and the national guard is setting up mobile voting booths in disaster areas. >>> it turns out more than 5 2,000 residents in dc voted early for this election. that is more than 10% of the district's registered voters. and it is more than double the number of early voters in the september 2010 primary. >>> wusa is appealing a fcc decision, requiring this station to let pro and the life independent candidate randall terry buy commercial time. fcc rules require stations to give reasonable access to the ads of candidates for federal office. terry is on the presidential ballot in west virginia, but not in maryland, virginia or the district. in its brief to the fcc, wusa art its signal does not reach west virginia, and therefore it should not be required to run terry's ads. the commission ruled that wusa's signal reaches enough in west virgini

it was one week ago today that superstorm sandy slammed into the east coast.blamed for at least 110 deaths in the united states. and this morning, more than 1.5 million people are -- power customers there, are still in the dark. with falling temperatures, housing is a major issue in all the devastated communities there. the red cross reports that more than 10,000 people in nine states spent saturday night in a shelter. >>> now there is a new worry. a nor'easter is in the forecast for the east coast this week. the national weather service says the track and the timing of the storm is still a bit uncertain, but it warns that it could pack wind gusts above 45 miles per hour, spurring heavy rain or maybe even snow and cause coastal flooding and more beach erosion. and today a former vatican employee, a 48-year-old computer programming analyst, goes on trial for his alleged role in a scandal involving stolen papal documents. pope benedict's pop bodyguard and the pontiff's former butler are expected to take the stand. the former butler is now serving an 18-month pri

another thing that we have learned in superstorm sandy. here is a disgusting one. the new york subway tunnels, it actually brought out the rats. rats are good swimmers, and many of them survived. they could become a breed of super rats. they could carry an increased risk of infectious disease. these are the rats that survived the subways and whatever poison and that pizza that we keep seeing go by there forever near the cheese that is rotted. rats think it is still delicious. they have survived the water. so what is this mutant super rat. >> i think about them fighting crime in the subway. aquaman rant. it will solve all the problem in the city. >> i could vote for a the rats. he could be the next mayor. >> i think he's an independent. >> i have been having nightmares about this all week. melissa: about the rats? >> yes, i saw videos about them swimming yesterday and i thought, oh, we are all going to die. we are all going to die. >> if you swim in that river, it is not fun. melissa: anytime you go on the subway, you invariably see the rats running around. they are

the fatal superstorm sandy may hurt .conomic output this quarter but could be good for starbucks one of the places with free wifi where people have flocked for its stores that were open. starbucks one of the food chains that may see boost in sales from consumers looking for places to get a meal. after an initial hit of having to close stores changes will get a boost if people aren't out of food or they want to go out. we are hearing from some of our producers there are insanely long lines at starbucks as people trying to get that free wifi. one executive told us alcohol sales are up, speaking of which, some of you may be feeling a little hungover this morning, the period around halloween is second only to the super bowl for alcohol sales in the up is. more adults have been choosing halloween as an occasion to party. live at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king. >> there's the information to stow away. >> i think i went to the wrong party, we just had candy. >> one house around the corner from us they always have a b

military budget is off topic as the presidential candidates resume campaigning in the aftermath of superstorm sandy. and british media reports that the country set to send warplanes to the persian gulf to be stationed just a couple of hundred kilometers from iran. if you just joined us for a good evening from me kevin though in here at r.t. tonight our top story evidence of brutality by syria's rebel fighters has been branded shocking by human rights organizations and the u.n. says the killings of syrian soldiers if confirmed constitutes another war crime online footage appears to show the summary execution of twenty eight syrian troops in the north this video can't be independently verified but it is seemingly of rebels beating and kicking the soldiers some of whom were wounded before shooting them bad. this is china is calling for phased ceasefire now and a gradual transition in syria and the united states is planning to get greater influence for frontline militants investigative journalist james corbett told us it's in washington's interest to silence the crimes committed by. the atrocities are

from superstorm sandy as now topped 70. meantime, maryland is sending two ambulance strike teams to help out with the recovery effort in new jersey a countle number of home along the shoreline have been damaged or destroyed and some areas are still too hazardous to allow residents to go back in. farther north, about 25% of hoboken is still under water. >>> fire crews are still on the scene of a fire in northwest d.c. they were called to what witnesses say is a warehouse late last night. it is locatedded on moore street right near union market. we do have a crew on the way there and we'll have the latest updates soon. >>> stafford county sheriff's have stepped up the hunt for lawrence stewart, last soon in a red hyundai accent with virginia plates but may also be in a white nissan altima with and pennsylvania plates. >>> heap was in full force on m street last night. >> as well as d.c. place patrolling the area on horse back and foot to make sure everyone had a safe night. audrey barnes has the details. >> reporter: the part

yeah we took a huge punch from superstorm sandy last week. it knocked out our critical infrastructure, our water, our sewer and power. this week an unprecedented five, six inches of --. jenna: we'll see if we can get jack back. he was mentioning some of the infrastructure problems that the city is going through. i assume he is probably talking to us on his cell phone. sometimes that can be a problem. i was chatting with jack during the break, i said wow of all the fatigue. jack is back with us. jack we lost you mid-sentence there. you were saying saw unprecedented level of five to six inches of snow and infrastructure being affected. pick up from there. where is your community today as far as any state of recovery? >> sure. you know, in superstorm sandy we lost our water, our sewer and power and our gas. we had restored sewer, and almost restored clean drinking water. just waiting for approval from the county that we're testing through the roof in terms how clean we are and power being restored. with this snowstorm last night we lost our sewe

but also we just experienced superstorm sandy. u went from help station to help stationed throughout new york that was being run by occupy sandy relief. >> i think we're at a moment that is interesting, where mutual aid has become a very big part of what occupy is doing. with occupy sandy, one of the things i think we're going to see is as this tragedy unfolds, more and more we're going to more we'redebt is tied to this. we know goldman sachs has partnered with new york city to offer so-called low interest runs, which are predatory loans, paid back within two years and even though the interest is low, it is virtually impossible for a small business to do. i think we're going to see these two strands merge. we look at debt intersection of wall street and our lives. what is interesting there, the victim us from the park and now this is like a new battleground for resistance. >> occupy sandy relief, what you found in these different areas, what were people doing during the superstorm? >> most interesting, organically, occupy was able

. >>> on to superstorm sandy where new york city has now canceled the marathon. that's one of the biggest sporting events of the year but at least 41 new yorkers died in the super symptoms, and nearly half of them on statten island. hundreds need food and water, and they say help just isn't coming fast enough. >> reporter: the new york city marathon is the latest victim of superstorm sandy. the city canceled after public backlash. some complained the marathon would take police away from areas still recovering from the storm. the mayor issued a statement saying we cannot allow controversy over an athletic event to distract attention away from the critically important work that is being done to recover from the storm. many of those affect agreed. >> life changes. you can't -- sometimes you've got to cancel things. there was no halloween. >> reporter: sandy's force is very visible on steapt island where the marathon was supposed to start. in gray kills harbor, boats are piled on top of each other. homes are boarded up, some with signs begging for help. >> we've been

to leave in just a few hours to help restore power to new york and new jersey devastated by superstorm sandy. many people remain without power four days after sandy made landfall on the shore. 1,500 workers and more than 70 trucks are going to be leaving for the disaster areas in the northeast in just a few hours. they're staging right now and will depart around 7:30 this morning. the damage is widespread from new jersey and beyond. con edison in new york is hoping to have power restored by tomorrow in manhattan and areas of brooklyn with underground power lines but that is just a fraction of the numbers without power. they'll join other utility workers already there troying to get power back online as soon as possible, but this is a monomental task ahead. last night dominion was able to restore power to the last of its more than 200,000 customers that lost power due to sandy. that freed them up to be able to send these crews to new york and new jersey, the areas hardest hit. that's the latest here from national harbor. back to you. >>> well, only days to go until the election. and both pres

it was hit hard by superstorm sandy last week.e residents there are still without heat and electricity from sandy and it is believed the nor'easter could make matters even worse. i'm sure it will. i mean it is hard to believe they are getting hit once again. not the same magnitude of hurricane sandy but still, winds gusting to about 30 to 40 instead of 80 to 90. of course, winter conditions and that is unusual. we are only in the first week of november. a little unusual to see that much snow this early in the season. around here, we are on the back end of it and still very cold outside. we did get our first official snowflakes at reagan national last night. picked autopsy a trace officially. we've seen some flakes here in washington already this season. here is your big headline. nice pattern change ahead. that means more sunshine and warmer temperatures on the way. i think you'll love the weekend forecast as we get into veterans day on sunday and monday. our temperatures will be well into the 60s. should be a lot nicer. it is col

. >>> in the wake of superstorm sandy people have reached out. >> scammers using superstorm sandy as an opportunity to pull a fast one. >> we lost everything. >> reporter: for people hit hardest by superstorm sandy it will take years to rebuild. her damage will make it here soon enough. conmen who experts say will start peddling cars. they may look fine in the present, it their past you should worry about. cars flooded in sandy's wake has seen plenty of waters. these ones from new york sat in it for days. we've seen cars flooded out here too. thanks to massive water main breaks in baltimore city. all of these could eventually make their way to you. >> we've seen this sort of behavior in the past. >> reporter: frank runs the national insurance crime brewer. a group created to track fraud from the industry. he said so far member have tracked at least 50,000 vin numbers from cars damaged by sandy. that's for fewer than katrina but still significant. because thousands of flood cars could end up on market and you'll know they're secret. in maryland, the law says dealers who sell more than

the number of deaths blamed on superstorm sandy is up to at least 92. the bodies of two young children were found who were swept from their mother's arms. long gas lines are frustrating drives in new york where one man was arrested for pulling a gun for cutting in line. cbs reporter randall pinkston joins us from the jersey shore with problems people are facing. >> reporter: good morning. the number of utility workers from around the country getting their power back online, mass transit coming back online, but there's so many problems, there's so many people who have lost homes, the temperatures are dropping, they don't have electricity, they don't have heat so small wonder that tempers are fraying. >>> reporter: you didn't have to look hard to find frustrated people. there were long lines to get gas and long lines to get into new york city, as police enforced a three-person per vehicle rule. traffic will only get better when all of the tunnels and subway lines are clear of water. and the pumps are operating 24 hours a day to speed up the process. but o

oil refineries are struggling to recover in the wake of superstorm sandy. phillips' 66 new jersey refinery remains closed. the operation needs 2 to 3 weeks before it's back in business. other east coast refineries, including port reading and philadelphia energy solutions, are running at lower capacity. several smaller refineries on the east coast are back to work. however, gas supply problems persist in new york and new jersey. aaa says this week between 60 and 65 percent of gas stations in new york were back open. in new jersey, between 55 and 60% were reopened. an investigation is under way in new york into price gouging in the wake of superstorm sandy. the new york attorney general has received hundreds of consumer complaints, ranging from pumped-up prices on gas, to generators and hotels as well as food and water. the ag says price gouging during natural disasters is against the law. meanwhile, new jersey governor chris christie is updating residents about problems at the pump. "gasoline, we're seeing positive results from our odd/even system. i was rel

president obama visited new jersey to see firsthand the damage from superstorm sandy. the president and governor chris christie flew in marine one to see the devastation. president obama promised the government would do whatever it can to help storm victims. >> we'll follow up to make sure you get all the help you need until you rebuild. >> reporter: not far away the search for traps or missing people on staten island can't. nypd rescued six people from roof troops on wednesday. there are signs of life is returning to normal in new york city. all three airports are open as of today as is the new york stock exchange and broadway shows. problems still persist. traffic in the city is nothing short of a nightmare without public transportation wednesday manhattan streets were clogged with people trying to get back to work. there's some good news. subway and train service is starting up again today at least on a limited basis. >> i am declaring a transportation emergency. >> reporter: mayor bloomberg is mandating that all cars driving into manhattan has to have at least thre

. >>> well, back to storm sandy, the long road to recovery from this superstorm meant a long wait on thursday for new york commuters and they faced a choice of standing in line for buses, or trying to get to work on their own. >> new york city crews are working to get all subway tracks clear and more trains running. there's plenty of gasoline, in the superstorm battered northeast just not at the gas stations. drivers in new york and new jersey have been waiting in long lines upwards of two hours to fill up while millions of gallons of gasoline it is at the ready in storage tankers and pipelines. >> help is on the way. 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 t

i've seen the victims of superstorm sandy and they're returning home, if they even have one, to face challenges. now it's all about the threat of serious illness from hypothermia, dehydration, even mold and carbon monoxide. storms like sandy can leave victims exposed to very serious health risks. first of all how we can help them and how you can help them. dr. marty mccarry, physician of health from johns hopkins. a great institution. nice to see you, doctor. >> great to see you, jamie. jamie: there is lot of water out there. not a the low the heat either. carbon monoxide is a threat right now. tell us about it. >> people don't know about it. it is an odorless gas and generated from independent generators people bring in the homes or from stove tops. remember pipes can be dislodged whenever there is damage done. this gas seeps into homes. about 10% of all the deaths after katrina were from carbon monoxide poisoning. if you have trouble breathing, should have detector. if you're having trouble breathing or something doesn't seem right, you should get checked out. we're seeing a lot of

more fallout now from superstorm sandy. the first day back to class for some students in bowie, maryland was cut short. fox 5's bob barnard has more on some power problems at bowie high school. gh school. >> reporter: the trouble was here inside the school but don't let this brightness fool you. >> some classes had light but most of the school was pitch dark. >> how can you learn when the lights are. on everybody is just doing their own thing. >> reporter: bowie high school has a student population of 2900. its principal is dr. bay. >> we've been told that it is a transformer issue and that the e didn't have full power is that. >> reporter: but school administrators decided to start the school day anyway citing concern for some parents who were called or teched by their kids. >> when you don't have lights, you don't really have instruction. don't see how kids can understand or learn in poorly lit classrooms. >> reporter: diane parks' son sean, a senior here, says some teachers didn't even try. >> i was sitting in class. my

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wall street swung back into gear on the first day of trading since superstorm sandy. stocks were choppy throughout the session. they closed mixed throughout the day. dow closed down 10 points. home depot closed higher on the dow. expected demand of home and construction suppli sent shares up 2%. that makes sense. facebook shares tumbled 4%. a lockup expired on 229 million shares today. another 804 million shares will become unlocked on november 14th. >>> lots of damage to assess. the president just spoke after touring new jersey with governor chris christie today. while super storm sandy continues on its path of destruction the area northeast of pittsburgh is the latest to get hit. leaving close to milli pennsylvania residents without power. joining me on the phone in a fox business exclusive is pennsylvania governor. governor, thanks for coming on. i know you're spending the day in philadelphia and looking at power lines and talking to power line workers. what did you see there? >> we're in philadelphia up in northern bucks county talking to people at a shelter. we'v

here across the region, hundreds of thousands without power, nearly two weeks after superstorm sandy hit. we reported this ongoing dis'ser is man made, and i want to tell you about that tonight. keeping them honest. we begin with breaking news. a story that has slind sided the american intelligence community and still developing at this hour. general david petraeus resigned as director of the cia after admitting he an extramarital affair. they confirm to cnn that the investigators have been exploring tips on an affair with paula broadwell, his biographer. they tried to see if there was a potential security risk, in other words to see if petraeus could possibly be black mailed. petraeus is a highly respected, retired four-star general who commanded forces in both iraq and afghanistan. he was sworn in to run the cia a little over a year ago with vice president biden with his wife holly at his side. that was the swearing in. they've been married 35 years, have two grown kids. so how will this revelation exact the u.s. intelligence community? joining me now is fran townsend and bob baer

up than trying to catch it as it's falling lower. > > are you counting on some fallout from superstorm sandy to perhaps show some positive profits for this company? > > absolutely. i think sandy is a positive thing for some stocks. i think insurers actually might be a good one as well, but home depot should have a lot of business. we did see consumer sentiment not as good as expected on friday, but home depot is one of those places where people are going to go to help rebuild their homes. they need a lot of home materials to help the things that sandy took out. > > good to have you on the show this morning. that's andrew keene, president of keeneonthemarket.com. that's the end of our show for today. coming up tomorrow, a former dea agent spills the secrets on bad banks laundering drug money and more. thanks for watching today. from all of us at first business, we salute the men and women in service past and present for keeping america safe. . >>> good morning, a woman makes a shocking discovery in her trash bin. >>> we will tell you about the accident and what police say. >>> and we have 100