Flood Fears

" Fox News weather alert remnants of tropical storm -- causing heavy rain and flooding along the east coast in Virginia Beach. Rough seas and heavy winds keeping the Coast Guard busy crews there working to prevent a grounded barge from hitting in nearby fishing pier. And the floodwaters have pushed -- forcing many to evacuate their homes."

" As far as flooding -- it gets -- bad but I've I've never had my house around it where. And actually get on aid boats load -- stand up on a boat and actually go out like that."

" But even as the storm moves out to see the problems left behind stretch from North Carolina all the way to New York. -- full -- is live for us in midtown Manhattan. --"

" Well -- within the last couple of hours -- sell high tide higher than usual. Bringing water even further inland waves in the Atlantic reaching as high as twenty feet today in some places people are stranded. Without power. And in some cases putting their lives on the line."

" The governor of Virginia has declared a state of emergency. Tens of thousands with no power in Virginia and North Carolina. A lot of rain has fallen here and people have been told to stay inside though not everybody's listening. Whether he. This stars but this one here is definitely pushing the water up past the limits it's pretty crazy to drive we're -- different is live in Virginia Beach. Driving stuff in New Jersey to -- coastal flooding. Has washed out roads and trapped cars near Atlantic City. Some schools shut today in Jersey and other places this bridge in south Jersey is going to be closed for some time after colliding with a barge. Engineers are looking at it to see if there's any structural damage meantime three commercial fishermen are still missing the search for them called off until the weather improves. Their boat last spotted twenty miles off the coast of New Jersey. And finally -- the New York rockaway beach right near JFK airport some serious problems they -- too as this there has been pounding the shore. In fact one guy has died trying to surf there. Apparently he was a beginner but even experts are being urged to stay away."

" So far at least six deaths blamed on this storm -- and these conditions are supposed to stay -- Through denied the heavy winds and there could be some more flooding too so this thing is not over yet back to you -- that lot force in New York tonight Rick thank you heavy rain --"