Power cuts

Simon McCoy and Lisa Aziz drafted in now... they must be expecting a busy night

The ITV News Channel also have NOT gone to their usual recorded service

Looks like ABC's World News Tonight has been pulled in favour of a back half hour of news for BBC News 24 and BBC World.

Edit: They have now went to recorded 'live' coverage from ABC at 01.48 before fading to the weather at 01.58 mid interview.

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On closer inspection I think the webcams linked to earlier have been affected by the power cut - I know the New York one hasn't changed in about an hour!

Appears that due to the power cuts, the ads on Fox News Channel are being shown in the UK, when they should be replaced with the breakfiller due to ITC regulations.

Also, Fox News Channel seemed to have been knocked off the air (or at least their link for transmission to the UK) for about 10 minutes, replaced by "Fox Magazine" after a few minutes, before normal services resumed at the top of the hour.

Additionally, ITV News Channel appeared to take a time delay of NBC Nightly News, also taking the NBC News Special Report afterwards, also time delayed.

Power very slowly returning to New York how are the other places have they got any of their power back yet.

does anyone know when the itv news channel stopped broadcasting and showed recorded events.

I'm surprised at the GMTV coverage of it... they used the screen and explained it all very well and clearly, with all four of today's presenters getting up by the screen, Ben and Kate actually doing it together. They also had correspondants in New York and at Heathrow, as well as speaking to a number of people in Cleveland... well done GMTV on this one.

And also pleasing to hear Adrian Britton on the Morning News on ITV... staying up past his bedtime but I suppose it's for a good cause.

Ironically, Bloomberg couldn't stay on the air. They are based right in the heart of the city.

Thankfully, they managed to switch coverage over to Hong Kong in time to take a press conference from the mayor of New York, who just so happens to be... Michael Bloomberg.

CNN couldn't get on the air, which is embarrasing for them considering how much money they have spent on their studios in the Time Life Building. They had to broadcast from Atlanta and Washington for an hour or two (an enternity for a 24 hour news channel).

But isn't it pathetic - so, they don't have the subway and power goes out in the middle of the day, what do New Yorkers do? Wander around aimlessly for hours and hours, trying to call their friends, mothers and lawyers on their mobile phones.

Why leave work, ffs? Have they suddenly stopped selling paper? Did they not think "Oh, now might be a good time to have our staff meeting, we don't need computers for that"? It sickens me to hear all of this bilious patriotism from the TV stations "good old Americans, they don't panic, they haven't made a fuss, they know what's what, just another test for us, and we've passed it, aren't we great". No.

Americans: Thick.

Not quite as simple as that c@t, as large buildings often have to be evacuated in the event of power cuts as the fire alarms would not work if there was an emergency.

The lights and power go out, then the rumble of war planes and missiles is heard overhead. That'll be the American's then.

Makes note and passes on to US Immigration.

Yes - once a power failure starts the main priority in large buildings is an orderly evacuation. As a legal requirement (in the UK at least) - emergency lighting and backup power for fire alarms etc. has to be available - but it won't last forever. Without lifts, emptying a building can take quite a long time - so you start pretty much immediately. I guess some workers will have milled around outside to see if the power was going to come back on and they could go back to work - but after a while your only option is to find a route home. Without a subway a large proportion will have had to find alternative transport - or walk...