US East Coast Readies for Hurricane Sandy

New York authorities ordered the subway, commuter trains and buses to close on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Beaches from North Carolina to Delaware prepared for the onslaught of the "super storm" due to come onshore on Monday.

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7 months ago

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United States of America, New York City, New York, Maryland, North Carolina

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SHOTLIST: NEW YORK, OCTOBER 27, 2012, SOURCE: CBS RESTRICTIONS: *NO RESALE for non-editorial purposes* - No Japan - No Free over-the-air broadcasters in Australia - No US cable news outlets, free over-the-air networks or stations, their websites and their mobile phone services SOUNDBITE 1 Michael Bloomberg (man), mayor of New York City (English, 26 sec): "Don't get lulled tomorrow (Sunday) when there's not a lot of rain and not a lot of wind. This is a dangerous storm, and I think we're going to be okay. But if it would strengthen unexpectedly or change its expected path, it could do a lot of damage, and you could be at risk. So if things are the way it's planned, and if everybody does what they're supposed to do, we will get through this very nicely..." NEW YORK, OCTOBER 28, 2012, SOURCE: CBS - VAR of workers preparing construction materials to shut down subway stations (as of 7:00 pm Sunday) ALL FOOTAGE IS CBS, WITH THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS: RESTRICTIONS: *NO RESALE for non-editorial purposes* - No Japan - No Free over-the-air broadcasters in Australia - No US cable news outlets, free over-the-air networks or stations, their websites and their mobile phone services REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE, OCTOBER 28, 2012, SOURCE: CBS - MS front loader digging sand in front of beach boardwalk - Man putting sandbags in front of ground-level window OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND, OCTOBER 28, 2012, SOURCE: CBS - MS ocean waves - VAR of sand bag preparations KILL DEVIL HILLS, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 28, 2012, SOURCE: CBS - VAR shots of sand and wind kicking up on beach ------------------------------------------ AFP TEXT STORY: US-weather-storm-NewYork URGENT ¥¥¥ New York closes down trains, buses ahead of storm NEW YORK, Oct 28, 2012 (AFP) - New York authorities ordered the subway, commuter trains and buses to close on Sunday ahead of the arrival of a feared super-storm. The New York subway and regional buses will stop from 7:00 pm (2300 GMT), state governor Mario Cuomo announced as he warned that the impending storm was "not something to be taken lightly." US-weather-storm-NewYork-evacuate URGENT ¥¥¥ New York orders 375,000 evacuated ahead of storm NEW YORK, Oct 28, 2012 (AFP) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday ordered the evacuation of 375,000 people in low-lying areas threatened by Hurricane Sandy. "This is a serious and dangerous storm," Bloomberg told a news conference as he ordered the mandatory evacuation ahead of the storm which is expected to start hitting on Monday.