Severe Storms Leave Hundreds Of Thousands Of Customers Without Power Across Region

Alecia Reid reports.

MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICERS.RIGHT NOW LET'S GET YOU BACKTO OUR STORM COVERAGE."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERALICIA READ IN LANSDALEMONTGOMERY COUNT WAY LOOK ATTHE DAMAGE THAT ROLLED THROUGHTHERE, ALICIA?THAT'S RIGHT, UKEE, COUNTYOFFICIALS CONFIRMED THESESTORMS WERE RELATED TO TWODEATHS THAT HAPPENED TODAY.AND WE ARE WORKING TO CONFIRMDETAILS SURROUNDING THATCIRCUMSTANCE.BUT HERE WE ARE SEEING A STORMDAMAGE THAT LEFT PEOPLE IN THEAPARTMENT COMPLEX HOMELESS FORTHE TIME BEING.UTILITY CREWS HAVE BEENWORKING FOR HOURS TENDS TO GODOWNED POWER LINES, AND THATMESS YOU SEE, THAT'S THE ROOFMEMBRANE THAT CAME CRASHINGDOWN.WITNESSES TELL ME IT HAPPENEDIN A INSTANT.THE ROOF STARTED PEELING.THEN FELL RIGHT IN FRONT OFTHE BUILDING.BREAKING A LIGHT POST IN HALF.NOW, THERE ARE SIX FLOORSHERE, ABOUT 150 UNITS, AND ALLOF THOSE FAMILIES RUNNINGEVACUATED.THE ENTIRE BLOCK REMAINSWITHOUT POWER.BUT THE FOCUS OF EVERYONE'SATTENTION RIGHT NOW IS THISBUILDING.AT FIRST TENANTS WERE KEPTINSIDE WHILE ANY POSSIBLE LIVEWIRES WERE PROTECTED.OFFICIALS WANT TO ENSURE THEBUILDING STRUCTURE IS SECURE,AND IN DOING SO, FAMILIES WILLBE DISPLACED FOR AT LEAST ACOUPLE OF DAYS.THE AMERICAN RED CROSS ISHERE.WE ARE RELOCATING TENANTS.WE GOT BUSES FROM THE HIGHSCHOOLS, A SIGNIFICANCE, ANDWORKING ON LOADING THOSETENANTS, AND RIGHT NOW AMATTER OF MAKING SURE WE GETEVERYBODY OUT SO WE CANEVALUATE THE DAMAGE TO THEBUILDING, FINDS OUT HOW LONGIT WILL BE BEFORE WE CAN GETANYBODY BACK INSIDE.THANKS FULLY NO INJURIES,BUT STILL A LOT OF CLEAN UPTHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN HERE.COMING UP AT 5:00 HEAR FROM AMAN THAT NARROWLY AND ESCAPEDTHE COLLAPSE, MEANWHILE, RIGHTBEHIND ME, HIS CAR REMAINSUNDER THAT RUBBLE.REPORTING LIVE, FROM LANSDALE.