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AP-APTN-0930: US Storm 2 Monday, 29 October 2012 STORY:US Storm 2- Thrill seekers go to the beach ahead of Sandy; commuters face subway closures LENGTH: 02:15 FIRST RUN: 0130 RESTRICTIONS: AP Clients Only TYPE: English/Nats SOURCE: AP TELEVISION STORY NUMBER: 864721 DATELINE: Various - 28 Oct 2012 LENGTH: 02:15 SHOTLIST: Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey 1. Medium shot Hurricane warning flag flying on beach as waves crash into shoreline Belmar, New Jersey 2. Medium shot of heavy machinery moving sand to form sandbanks 3. Wide of street scenes 4. Mid of boarded up businesses. 5. Couple walking along beach front 6. Various of people on beach with waves crashing into shoreline 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bob Acquino, New Jersey resident: "I was sitting around with my wife and my daughter and we said let's take a ride and see this water and it's really something to see." 7. Medium of seagull flying over rough seas 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Louise Germanario, New Jersey resident: "Yeah, I'm far enough away from the water, I don't think I'm going to have a problem, so don't like the wind. But what are you going to do?" 9. Close up US flag blowing in the wind Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey 10. Close-up surf pounding the beach New York, New York 11. Medium of train approaching station 12. Close-up of sign (English) "The last train for all New York City (NYC) subway lines will be at 7pm (2300 GMT)." 13. Medium shot of train at platform 14. Close-up of service board alerting commuters that trains and buses were shutting down 15. Medium of entrance to subway station 16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Jim Stark, New York resident: "Well it seems early but from what I read I mean they got to get everything ready and it probably takes forever, I understand it but its not great." 17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tiffany Sobers, New York resident: "I think it's ridiculous, New York City is the melting pot of people just going to work and trying to make a living and can't even get around publicly, I'm stranded right now, I don't even know what I"m doing." 18. Medium shot of subway train moving through station STORYLINE: Thrill seekers took the opportunity to experience the high winds and spectacular seas on Sunday in New jersey as Hurricane Sandy moves towards the country. New Jersey resident Bob Acquino decided to see the affects of the brewing super storm for himself. "I was sitting around with my wife and my daughter and we said let's take a ride and see this water and it's really something to see," he said. Forecasters are warning that the New York area could get the worst of the super storm moving its way towards the country and wreak havoc over 800 miles (1,300 kilometres) from the East Coast to the Great Lakes. Officials have suspended all train, bus and subway services Sunday night because of the risk of flooding, shutting down a system on which more than five (m) million riders a day depend on, causing frustrations for many. "I think it's ridiculous," said commuter Tiffany Sobers. "New York City is the melting pot of people just going to work and trying to make a living and can't even get around publicly, I'm stranded right now, I don't even know what I"m doing," she said. Sandy, a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mile per hour (120 kilometres per hour) as of Sunday evening, was blamed for 65 deaths in the Caribbean before it began churning up the Eastern Seaboard. As of 8 p.m (00:00 GMT)., it was centered about 485 miles (780 kilometres) southeast of New York City, moving at 15 mph (24 kph), with hurricane-force winds extending an incredible 175 miles (281.62 kilometres) from its centre. It was expected to hook left toward the mid-Atlantic coast and come ashore late Monday or early Tuesday, most likely in New Jersey, colliding with a wintry storm moving in from the west and cold air streaming down from the Arctic. Forecasters said that because of giant waves and high tides made worse by a full moon, the metropolitan area of New York with a population of about 20 (m) million people could get hit with an 11-foot (3.3-meter) wall of water. Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: infoaparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. APTN AP-WF-10-29-12 1002GMT