white new yorkers were hostile to brown enterprise. the complaint about malaise from that t. garden. they object to the theater staging of shakespeare's most popular play of the day and presented a brown's aggressive recruitment of white customers. in 1822, commodores burst out into the open. the police raided the theater during a january performance and arrested the actors. a group followed suit in august storming of the theater and causing a riot. hewitt assumed to have the skill to bodily harm although brown was severely beaten. it's also true that hulett could single-handedly stroke of bad publicity that must have made his family cringe. first, there were reports possibly true, possibly not come about his performance is that was on the stereotype of the child like black. pamphleteer siren snipes insisted that when hewitt simbel let's he translated the lyrics into black dialect, reciting lines [inaudible] is a heart that never left for the disabled. british actor charles matthews who had presented him while touring the united states also satirized and in public. returning

on new yorkers there.ertainly hope people will be preparing for this. i hope the new york transit authority suspend the subway and bus service on saturday. is that true? is that a first? >> reporter: it may do that. if it did, that would be a first. i believe it would be the first time the entire system is shutdown. the subways are a big concern for flooding. what the mta chairman is saying, the real worry is if their winds are higher than 39 miles per hour, they could not guarantee safety if it got to that level. there will be a decision made on whether or not to shutdown the entire system. it would take about eight hours to do that. millions of people take subways and buses. that would be really a huge under taking. >> that is extraordinary. mary, keep us posted. let us know what is going on over there. many new yorkers have no idea what to do if a hurricane hits. we will give you advice. steven flynn is an expert. he is joining us from washington. steven, if you are a new yorker and live in a high-rise,

new yorkers don't generally have cars. people get around on buses and on the trains. those are all shutting down completely. i asked the mayor's office will you have any emergency vehicles to help people if they don't get out by noon and they said no. >> poppy, i would suggest you get the hell out of there. thank you very much. >> got it. >> the army corps of engineers has a huge role in disaster response. they put together a street by street prediction of what a storm surge would do to new york and it won't make anyone in the city breathe easier. joining me now is the commander of the army corps of engineers. thank you for joining me. a lot of people now making some pretty forbidding comments from the president down warpeds. what is your view? what is the sense you're getting about the reality of this hurricane and in particular a direct hit on new york city? >> well, obviously it's a very serious storm. thank you very much for having me on tonight, piers. we are contributing to the team effort and i want to highlight the corps of engineers is one component of a fede

the new yorkers. >> why? they don't listen. >> you can tell a new yorker but you can't tell them much. many "many are stocking up. >> i'm not going to freak out. it is what it so. >> what are we going to do. >> a look on storm tracker four radar the hurricane spreading heavy rain through north carolina. see the yellow and orange indicating the heavier downpours, thunderstorm. there's the eye of the storm moving slowly north. let's look at the warnings in place, hurricane warn eggs up and down -- warnings up and down the east coast. the blue high-wind warnings, winds will be a huish ooh. a -- huge issue. winds about 100 miles an hour, the thing about the winds not just in the immediate area of the hurricane, 90-miles from the eye of the hurricane you see hurricane force winds and 250 miles away tropical storm force winds. and the rain, six to 10 inches of rain and the winds churning up the water. the storm surge, four the 11 feet depending on where you are located. the hurricane track a category 1 as it is app

new yorkers do come together.lan for tomorrow, we understand that some people will have difficulty coming to new york. city government offices will be open with some disruptions, i'm sure, because people can't get there. the new york stock exchange and the other financial markets plan to open on time and have a normal day. i'm sure most businesses will with some minor quick adjustments get right back to keeping the economy going in the city and giving people the opportunity to share in what's great about new york. the tourists will be out there again and all of us can look back and talk about where were you on the day of irene. let me in spanish just say -- [ speaking spanish ] >> ray, anything else on crime? >> you're listening to the press conference involving new york mayor michael bloomberg saying, you know what, he's rather proud of new yorkers, that they all seemed to hang in there just fine during what was hurricane irene, now tropical storm irene. he says of course tomorrow will be a little difficult, some

i have been a new yorker all my l. so i have never seen a hurricane in person. and it is not going to be a hurricane. but it will be pretty heavy. rick, it's really beautiful out here when you have -- heavy rain. we are about 25 feet up. so as long as the surge doesn't get 25 feet, we will be okay. >> dr. michael baden, out in buzzards bay in massachusetts. good luck to you. i hope that you get to see the storm from a safe distance and can report back to us after it's all done and have you a nice beach day on monday. caller: thank you, rick. all the best. have a great evening. >> thank you, dr. baden. how do places like national hurricane center gather the information that they get on hiewrns like irene? they send up an airplane and they fill it with hurricane hunters. we will take a look inside one of these airplanes, an exclusive look when we come right back. hi, anne. how are you doing? hi, evelyn. i know it's been a difficult time since your mom passed away. yeah. i miss her a lot, but i'm okay. wow. that was fast. this is the check i've been waiting for. mo

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to come for you here in the program and the eye of the storm new yorkers it's all for your wife all of hurricane irene that's part of the city are evacuated and public transport is shut down. without a live from moscow now russia has introduced a draft resolution to the u.n. security council designed to push for the warring sides in syria towards peaceful dialogue. proposal was based on a similar statement you know mostly passed by the security council earlier this month but the draft it could face stiff opposition from western countries who are calling for a change of power in syria and he's gone into kind of courts. it looks like we're going to see a barrel of crude different versions of resolutions on syria the u.n. security council russia is putting forward its draft resolution which will be an alternative to the resolution that the u.s. and european representatives are putting together the letter has already been dubbed as thank france resolution the u.s. and european leaders want to put more pressure on the syrian government whereas the russian version of the resolution makes thr

just the spperspective about ne yorkers.ow are they taking this news of the hurricane which a lot of them don't have experience with? >> reporter: when we drove out here yesterday afternoon, you expected to see a little bit more in the way of flow going the opposite direction. that wasn't the case. if it was one quote a resident throughout our coverage when asked what he was most worried about, he said the new yorker because you could talk to them, but they don't always listen. that may hold true today. this town of long beach just east of new york city is still pretty full. the waves behind me, they have been building for the last couple of hours for sure. this storm is over 400 miles away from us. barely a breath of wind here. a few surfers here to take advantage of the waves. if you are one of those who jones for the waves, this is the day to do it. conditions will deteriorate as we continue through the nighttime. nassau and suffolk counties make up long island. 200,000 to 300,000 people have been asked to evacuate. they

>> the new yorker. >> why? >> because they don't listen. you can always tell a new yorker, but you can't tell them very much. >> you have to admit, nicolas koch has a point there. with all these hurricane plans you can add stubbornness to one of the factors that city officials will have to take into account. they're trying to evacuate people. >> you know what that means when it starts to really rain here and people finally get scared they'll try to go into the subway to get out of the city and the subway system may be shut down. >> yeah. i cannot remember in recent memory when there's been talk of an entire shutdown in mass transit, but the mta chairman says if there are winds higher than 39 miles per hour, they may actually shut the entire system down, that it would take about eight hours. some of the subways also are above ground. that's a pretty extraordinary move that the city would take if it comes to that. >> we'll see. i hope so. mary snow, reporting live from lower manhattan. >> we're all going to snug up in manhattan this weekend i

the most dangerous thing for a new yorker is the new yorker.ow how uncontrollable the energy of a hurricane is. >> seawater would pour through the holland and battery tunnels. jfk goes under in an astounding 20 feet of water. water in the wall street district could be seven feet deep. the subway is knocked down. >> there's going to be glass all over the street. glass flying through the air. >> one study put economic loss from a category three hurricane at $100 billion. >> metropolitan areas have high population density and expensive properties. throw a hurricane into that scenario and the results can be catastrophic. >> there is a plan in place if necessary to move 2.3 million people out of coastal zones. but how many will go? delores orr heads the community board in rockaway. >> for those that were raised here, i hear them today talking that they're not going anywhere. and that's a concern. >> reporter: for the o'sullivans, being prepared just makes sense. even here in new york where hurricanes are as unheard of as the yankees not making the p

still, many new yorkers are staying put, determined to ride out the storm.ning us now by phone, morey frager, a new yorker who lives on the upper west side and is now evacuating. so why not? >> i just think that we're going to be quite safe where i am on the upper west side in the city here. and i have everything i need here. and friends around me. i feel perfectly safe. >> you live on the seventh floor. give me an idea of how you prepared for this. what do you have in your apartment to make sure you can live without power or water if it comes to that? >> yeah. i have hard boiled eggs in case i don't have to cook. i cooked pasta last night. i thought i'll cook the whole box just in case i can make that into a salad. i have flashlights. i bought extra batteries. i have good books to read and lots of music to listen to. i feel well taken care of here in my little corner. >> so you're not concerned or worried at all, even when you hear the mayor who says, you know, people don't mess around, particularly if you're in the low lying areas, you're not, you're in th

>> well, mine new yorkers are divided into two main camps really.e lezzy fair, blase people who are winthed to organizing hurricane parties and then these people who are a bit more nure ratic and bombarding stores, buying batteries, duct tape, gallons of water. and canned foods. i'm more in the kind of kind of wait and see what happens and hopefully things will turn out for the best. >> what about evacuation orders, are you taking them seriously? are people listening to what the mayor is saying, to what the president is saying? >> i am lucky because i'm actually in a part of brooklyn above the water line. if flooding occurs, my property won't be damaged that much. some of my friends are pretty worried actually. not necessarily evacuation zones but seeking higher ground. i have friends in peripheral areas around battery park and wall street area, what they're doing is going up to the bronxes, where the safety is better and staying with friends and relatives, as opposed to anonymous evacuation spots. >> hani, resident of brooklyn, stay safe. >> thank

ignoring potential danger. >> there is as a new yorker, i know the people i live with.pertise, but these people are bright and do not understand what being in a hurricane is. >> maybe not, but new yorkers are stocking up on splice like batteries, candles and flashlights. >> it's never been like that. even when it was the blackout. it wasn't this much of a traffic like this. >> among those shopping for supplies, new yorker yvonne lewis. >> it comes and goes, the fear. i'm concerned because i live in a high-rise. i want to know if i am supposed to evacuate on the ninth floor? i don't know. i have to look into that. >> there is a risk for the people on the tenth floor and higher. not to go near windows during the storm. some people are living. heather lives in lower manhattan. she moved up travel plans to avoid being in new york. >> what are makes you nervous? >> i think it's the unknown. not something the city experienced in a long, long time. not knowing how strong it will be once it hits >> i have to tell you a lifelong new yorkers are saying they never have quite seen

what i'm concerned about is the new yorkers themselves.d do what is supposed to be done. we don't exactly know how it's going to affect the city until the system gets up to around north carolina. we see what other systems are around, how fast it's moving and how big it's getting. >> we heard from mayor bloomberg who said mandatory evacuation areas include those lowest lying areas. the people who have this evacuation order, if they don't get on public transit before tomorrow noontime when everything shuts down, what do you expect them to do? >> caller: i expect them to do a lot of praying. and hoping that they will survive this storm. that's what we've done all this work to set up these centers and have an evacuation plan and anyone that says in an area under 30 feet with a storm this size moving up the coast, new york city is the worst possible place to be when a hurricane enters the area between new jersey and new york. because all the water for the ocean gets pushed into the harbor. >> professor, nicholas coch. all the best as you weathe

new yorkers are obviously a hardy bunch. there will be a lot of people curious and want to step outside. we always caution people, please stay indoors. the mayor is cautioning people, please stay indoors as much as you can. there's no point in coming out. we think it will get miserable here. other concern, suzanne, is what happens when -- if it's a category 1 storm, even a strong tropical storm, what happens as this wind, you know, moves through these canyons of skyscrapers and buildings. obviously the wind speed picks up. even if you get sustained wind of 60 miles an hour as it whips through the canyons created by the buildings, the winds are a lot stronger. you can get hurricane force winds even if it's not a hurricane. a lot remains to be seen about the impact this will have on the city. we'll cover it every step of the way. a couple businesses open. they're not doing a brisk business but a few people going for last-minute supplies. >> anderson there for us in new york. we'll be checking in with you often throughout this

more than eight million new yorkers are preparing for what's expected to be a dangerous and possibly disastrous hurricane on its way to new york city this hurricane is expected to hit new york by nine pm saturday evening parts of the city was was filled with crowds of people as you saw officials evacuating new yorkers from parts of areas that were deemed extremely dangerous for the first time in history the new york city mayor ordered mandatory evacuation of what he called low rise areas these are areas all throughout new york there are very close to the water as of twelve pm all public transportation will come to a halt it's also been recommended to anyone that lives of of that town more to evacuate from their building now up until this point new yorkers were really taking these warnings and these forecasts seriously because the last time this city experienced our hurricane a very heavy and dangerous hurricane was in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight but as we saw saturday we saw the winds picking up we saw many people rushing to the supermarkets rushing to the stores to stock

to tell you that the city is prepared for the worst most new yorkers are hoping that the story's being overblown that it's being hyped up but i can't imagine that in time in this kind of time a time of economic crisis where city would go and spend so much money and the federal government if this was not a serious storm and at this point we're waiting for scene it seems a little bit like a movie where you know you don't know what's going to happen but you're just prepared and that's the circumstance here in new york that's right now. but we're keeping a close eye on developments around the line on america's east coast you can check out some live images broadcasting here from new york and get more from our website r.t. dot com so what is the extreme weather that's been unleashed on part of the past. europe spreading debt crisis is threatening to draw in france as the government announced new austerity measures earlier this week amid concerns it could lose its aaa credit rating the new deficit reducing package will see some twelve billion euros worth of cuts plus a tax hike for the rich b

but first millions of new yorkers who decide to stay in their homes are bracing themselves for the full force of hurricane irene well probably transport has been shot down a lot or rains now been downgraded to a tropical storm the weather is rapidly deteriorating with the hudson and east rivers overflowing and threatening to flood the big apple the hurricane is sweeping up the u.s. eastern seaboard and has claimed at least ten lives already parties were important is in new york businesses are are either have boarded up their windows or put cheap along their windows and you could feel the wind increasing you feel the rain increasing the rain is coming down like sheets of water in new york city michael bloomberg did have a press conference stating and urging all new yorkers to stay away from their windows move away from their glass windows because he says the winds are going to pick up speed friday new york city michael bloomberg here first time in history issued a mandatory evacuation of certain parts of new york city three hundred seventy thousand people live there all these evacuation

you know something that we don't know now up until this point new yorkers weren't really taking these warnings and these forecasts seriously because the last time this city experienced our hurricane a very heavy and dangerous hurricane was in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight but as we saw saturday we saw the winds picking up we saw many people rushing to the supermarkets rushing to the stores to stock up on good stock up on food stock up on water and remove any kind of furniture from their patios some engineers believe that the infrastructure of new york city because it is so old may not be able to withstand the powers of the wind and there may be flooding in tunnels of new york city some airports may be flooded homes possibly even flooded and or destroyed so at this point everybody is preparing for the worst bracing themselves hoping it's not going to be as bad as forecasted but if it is it is not clear what will be of new york come monday. and you can watch the latest pictures from the areas hit by the hurricane at home where you can also find other stories and here it was ver

of water in new york city michael bloomberg did have a press conference stating and urging all new yorkers to stay away from their windows move away from their glass windows because he says the winds are going to pick up speed friday new york city michael bloomberg for the first time in history issued a mandatory evacuation of certain parts of new york city to three hundred seventy thousand people live there all these evacuation zones a lot of people chose to not move chose to stay in their homes and did get to speak with some people doubt were heading to the stores to buy up supplies saturday here's a little bit of what they have to say and i will go. my whole life this is the only real one that really had a major evacuation or so here's the nose of the we don't know the whole thing i'm scared about it like going outside in the in like tons of water like hurricane katrina like that for me the public transfer station system in new york city has also been shut down that includes the trains the process is i could tell you that the city is prepared for the worst most new yorkers are hoping th

york that are very close to the water and it is estimated that more than two hundred thousand new yorkers will have to evacuate their homes and go to shelters close to seventy shelters have been set up in new york city in preparation for this hurricane hurricane i read it's also been recommended to anyone that lives above the tenth floor to a vacuum leak from there bill. we do appreciate everything that you grew. up when you were. just doing. this where. this is the only real one to really have a major regulation for so here's to you know something though we don't know up until this point new yorkers weren't really taking these warnings and these forecasts seriously because the last time this city experienced our hurricane a very heavy and dangerous hurricane was in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight but as we saw saturday we saw the winds picking up we saw many people rushing to the supermarkets rushing to the stores to stock up on good stock and food stock up on water and remove any kind of furniture from their patios some engineers believe that the infrastructure of new york city b

millions of new yorkers who've chosen to stay in their homes despite mandatory evacuations are bracing themselves for hurricane irene the deadly storm has already devastated parts of the east coast of the u.s. leaving millions without electricity when a port is among those preparing to weather the storm. the big apple looks extremely eerie the streets are empty businesses are either have boarded up their windows or put cheap along their windows and you can feel the wind increasing you feel the fraying increasing the rain is coming down like sheets of water and new york city has also been placed under a tornado watch sold at five am sunday morning in new york city michael bloomberg did have a press conference stating and urging all new yorkers to stay away from their windows move away from their glass windows because he says the winds are going to take up speed friday new york city michael bloomberg the first time in history issued a mandatory evacuation of certain parts of new york city up to three hundred seventy thousand people live here all these evacuation zones the wind of people

. >> reporter: new yorkers watched irene blow in with 67 mile per hour gusts on early morning tv. >> this is not exactly hunkers do down. >> reporter: two hours ago, i was reporting on the end of that dock. now it's floating. >> reporter: her family made it through the storm. but irene crushed the suv her husband gave her for valentine's day years ago. >> i'm glad that my kids are fine. my family's okay. that's what matters. >> reporter: joseph morone and his dog hercules had their own close call this morning in manhattan. >> just when we passed the sidewalk behind me, the tree just, like, toppled down. >> reporter: new york firefighters took to boats to rescue more than 60 people, including three babies, from this flooded staten island neighborhood. >> when i looked out, my heart sank because all of the sudden the water was up to the level of the cars. >> reporter: here at the southern tip of manhattan where evacuations were mandatory, irene churned up new york harbor. but the dire predictions of flooding never came true. giving these british tourists a unique experience. >> it's so

millions of new yorkers who have chosen to say in their homes white men story of backing away shirts are bracing themselves for the worst of hurricane irene heavy rain and strong winds have already started plumbing plumbing the city parts of the east coast of the u.s. devastated leaving millions without electricity. as among those preparing to weather the storm. businesses are either or either have boarded up their windows or put cheap along their windows and you can feel the wind increasing you feel the rain increasing rain is coming down like sheets the boiler shop in new york city michael bloomberg did have a press conference stating and urging all new yorkers just stay away from their windows move away from their glass windows because he says the winds are going to pick up speed friday new york city michael bloomberg the first time in history issued a mandatory evacuation of certain parts of new york city three hundred seventy thousand people live there all these evacuation zones a lot of people chose to not move chose to stay in their homes and did get to speak but some people d