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Aftermath of storm Isaias

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Aftermath of storm Isaias
Aftermath of storm Isaias

At least 6 people are dead and millions are without power after storm Isaias roared up the east coast.

The storm spawned tornadoes, dumping heavy rain and packing wind gusts that topped 100 miles per hour.

THE STORM - SPAWNING TORNADOES,DUMPING HEAVY RAIN, AND PACKINGWIND GUSTS THAT TOPPED 100MILES PER HOUR.ABC'S MONA KOSAR ABDI HAS MOREON THE LATEST THREAT TO THOSEON THE EAST COAST.OVERNIGHT, NEARLY 4 MILLIONPOWER OUTAGES ALONG THE EASTCOAST - NATS AFTER ISAIAS TOREA PATH OF DESTRUCTION - THISTREE SMASHING INTO A HOME INMASSACHUSETTS.SOT - NO MATTE "I COULDN'TIMAGINE ANYTHING THIS LARGECOMING DOWN AND THEY WAY THATIT CAME DOWN JUST UPROOTED THETHING." IN PHILADELPHIA, THESCHUYLKILL (SKOO- KIL) RIVER ISPROJECTED TO CREST TODAY OVER15 FEET- ITS HIGHEST LEVEL INMORE THAN 150 YEARS.

ONTUESDAY, RESCUERS OUTSIDE THECITY PULLED THESE KIDS TOSAFETY FROM A SECOND-STORYWINDOW.SOT - MARISSA TUCKER / MOTHER"I'M PREGNANT SO I WAS AT ANOBGYN APPOINTMENT," "I LEFT ALITTLE BEFORE 10 A.M.AND IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT LIKETHIS." JOSEPH HICKS SAYS THESOT - NO MATTE "AS WE WEREAPPROACHING THE BASEMENT, ISAW THE TREE LIFTED UP OFF THEGROUND AND (COVERED) AT THATPOINT, THAT'S WHEN I SAW THEWHOLE BACK OF THE HOUSE COMINGOFF OF THE PROPERTYTHAT WE'RE HERE (STARTS GETTINGEMOTIONAL) GOD SPARED MY WIFEAND MY BOYS SO WE'RE HERE.SO I CAN REPLACE A HOUSE." BUTTHE STORM - TURNING DEADLY FOROTHERS..IN MARYLAND - A FATAL ACCIDENTWHEN A TREE FELL ONTO A CAR.IN QUEENS, NEW YORK-- ONE MANDIED AFTER BEING CRUSHED INHIS TRUCK BY A FALLEN TREE.AND IN NORTH CAROLINA, TWOPEOPLE KILLED AFTER A TORNADOSLAMMED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD.SOT - HEIDI GUYER / TOOKSHELTER FROM STORM "WE TOOKSHELTER JUST MY SON AND I WEREHERE.WE RAN TO THE CENTER OF THEHOUSE AND GOT IN THE CLOSET ANDTHEN IT WAS GONE AS QUICK AS ITSTARTED." NATS ALONG THE NORTHCAROLINA COAST - THESE BOATSARE NOW PILED ON TOP OF ONEANOTHER LIKE TOYS IN A TUB.NATS IN NEW JERSEY..THE POWERFUL WINDS TOPPLING THESTEEPLE OF THIS CHURCH - ANDOUR CAMERA CAPTURING THE MOMENTA SPARKING POWER LINE EXPLODED- JUST AS A-B-C'S STEPHANIERAMOS WAS CONDUCTING ANINTERVIEW.NATS "THIS IS BASICALLY ARESULT OF THE STORM, POWERLINES DOWN, CAUSING FIRES ANDEXPLOSIONS IN THENEIGHBORHOOD." MEANWHILE..AT THE NEW JERSEY SHORE..MANY VACATIONERS ARE TAKING THESTORM IN STRIDE.SOT - NO MATTE "LLIKEEVERYTHING ELSE IN IN 2020, WEHAD A STORM TO CONTEND WITH."MONA KOSAR ABDI, ABC NEWS, NEWYORKADLIB WITH KELS

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