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MOBILE NEWS ROOM, JENNIFER
MOBILIA, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
THATTHANK YOU.
AS WE MENTIONED, WHRERCHED THAT
THE HURRICANE BARRIER WILL BE
CLOSING IN PROVIDENCE ANY MINUTE
FROM NOW.
THIS WHILE STATE EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON
THE STORM TO KEEP RHODE
ISLANDERS SAFE.
NICOLE IS LIVE AT EMA
HEADQUARTERS IN CRANSTON, NOW.
THE GOVERNOR WRAPPED UP A
BRIEFING, DO WE HAVE ANY NEW
INFORMATION TO PASS ALONG?
Reporter: I CAN TELL YOU AT
THIS POINT THE GOVERNOR IS
ASKING ALL NONESSENTIAL STATE
EMPLOYEES TO STAY HOME.
HE'S TELLING THEM NOT TO COME TO
WORK TODAY THAT, QUOTE, THIS IS
A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION.
THAT'S NOT THE ONLY UPDATE, YOU
MENTIONED THE HURRICANE BARRIER
WILL GO BE GOING DOWN.
HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE STORM
SURGER, SAYS IT'S PROBABLY THE
FIRST TIME THE BARRIER HAS EVER
BEEN TESTED IN A STORM SURGE
EXPECTING THE STRENGTH THAT
SANDY COULD BRING.
LET'S LOOK AT SOME VIDEO THAT WE
SHOT OVER THIS WEEKEND, CREWS
PEOPLE PREPARING.
BUT THE GOVERNOR TELLS US THE
CONVERSATION HAS NOW SWITCHED
FROM PREPARATION TO SAFETY.
AN IMPORTANT KNOW NOTE FOR
COMMUTERS, THE STATE WILL LIKELY
IMPOSE A BRIDGE RESTRICTIONS IF
THE SUSTAINED WINDS REACH HIGHER
THAN 68 MILES PER HOUR.
PASSENGER VEHICLES WILL BE
LIMITED ON THE PELL, MT. HOPE,
AS WELL AS THE SAKONNET BRIDGES.
THE GOVERNOR TELLING US IT'S THE
WIDTH OF WIND FROM HURRICANE
SANDY THAT REALLY IS A BIG
CONCERNMENT HE TELLS US HE'S
AREAS.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN WITH THE
FULL MOON HIGH TIDE THIS
EVENING, MONDAY NIGHT, AND WITH
THE BIG EVENT OF THE STORM
COMING AND THE SOUTHEAST WINDS
ALSO PUSHING THE WATER UP THE
CONCERN.
MOST LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
CLOSED IN RHODE ISLAND, AND I
CLOSING.
SO THIS IS A SERIOUS EVENT.
Reporter: A SERIOUS EVENT, WE
CAN NOW CONFIRM FOR YOU THE
HURRICANE BARRIER IN PROVIDENCE
NOW CLOSED.
THERE ARE 200 NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
STATIONED THROUGHOUT THE STATE
TO HELP OUT WHEN WE DO FEEL THE
HIGHEST IMPACT OR SEE ANY DAMAGE
FROM SANDY.
OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO REMAIN
HERE AT THE EMA ALL DAY LONG,