Sunday, August 28, 2011
Irene now a tropical storm, killing 40
and leaving 7 million without power along the East Coast.
The powerful storm system Irene has weakened to a tropical storm, but authorities warn that its 65-mph winds are still very dangerous.
In other developments:
-- New York City's Hudson and East Rivers overflowed
-- River water began flooding into Manhattan's streets
-- 7 million people are without electricity and FEMA officials say it could be days before power is restored
-- Parts of outer Philadelphia were flooded as high as street-sign levels
-- At least 40 have died in twelve states due to the storm
The evacuation order for low-lying parts of New York City will be lifted at 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. The order had been put in place as the city braced for the worst from this weekend's storm system.
As it turned out, Irene's impact with North Carolina weakened the storm. "It never got its eye back. It never got its mojo back," CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said.
In other Irene-related developments:
--At least 40 people have died so far across twelve states
--The storm is heading northeast toward New England with 60-mph winds
--"Do not leave your homes. ... It is still not safe," New Jersey's governor says, as much of his state is flooded
--Flooding in New York City threatens its electrical infrastructure, which is below ground.
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The FCC released a new carriage order that could give Obama control over what you see on TV!A new scheme by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could sell-off broadband spectrum that only local stations currently use. The air space would be bought up by cellular cartels like Verizon and Google. That means - religious and political broadcasters would be axed! A total of at least 210 stations would be forced off the air.
Did you know the goals of the FCC/Obama free speech grab will...
- Gag religious voices
- Kill small businesses and entrepreneurs
- Elimination of free TV
- Choke political dissent
- Destroy all avenues of free speech
- Give Obama control of the dissemination of information
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