101 homes in Queens wiped out by fires….Blackout in Philly expected to last more than a week..hurricane Sandy’s causin blackouts for five million people. New Jersey has been the hardest hit with more than 1.9 million without power…….hold on tight philly and everyone in Sandy’s path

this just in : NYU and Bellevue hospitals are dark with no back-up generator power , At least  50 people were reported killed in the United States