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VALLEY... SANDY'S PATH OF
DESTRUCTION IS HAVING AN
IMPACT. THE STORM CAME
ASHORE IN NEW JERSEY, NEAR THE
AREA WHERE A UNIVERSITY OF
DAYTON STUDENT CALLS HOME.
SINCE THEN.. SHE'S BEEN TRYING
TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH LOVED
ONES.
SHE SPOKE WITH OUR TARA
HASTINGS TODAY... WHO
CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE
WITH MORE ON HER STORY...
YOUR FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE
IS SUPPOSE TO BE EXCITING AND
FULL OF UNKNOWNS. BUT FOR
ONE U-D FRESHMAN LOSING
CONTACT WITH HER FAMILY AFTER
SANDY HIT HAS MADE IT
DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE.
ELIZABETH MANOVILL CLUTCHES
HER CELLPHONE LOOKING AT
PICTURES OF HER HOMETOWN OF
MANASQUAN, NEW JERSEY. THE
PHONE HAS BEEN HER LIFELINE
DURING THE PAST 48 HOURS. WE
HAD CONTACT UP UNTIL 2 DAYS
AGO AND THEN POWER WAS SHUT
OFF ONLY ON CELLPHONE
RECEPTION WAS TERRIBLE CALLS
WOULD GET CUT OFF - THAT WAS
PRETTY NERVE RAKING EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING A CALL
LASTED LONG ENOUGH... SHE
LEARNED HER PARENTS WERE OK.
THEY HAD DECIDED TO STAY AT
THEIR BEACH-SIDE HOME DESPITE
EVACUATION ORDERS AND ARE NOW
DEALING WITH THE FLOOD DAMAGE.
SHE SKIMS THROUGH PICTURES
OF THE CAFE WHERE SHE USED TO
WORK... THAT'S NOW A NEW BEACH
PAVED ROAD IT'S NOT SUPPOSE TO
BE A BEACH BEING SO FAR AWAY
FROM HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY IS
TOUGH AND SHE'S ITCHING TO GO
BACK HOME. HERE I CAN'T DO
ANYTHING TO HELP. AND I CAN'T
WITNESS IT FIRST HAND I CAN'T
BE THERE FOR MY FAMILY AND
FRIENDS - IT'S BEEN VERY TOUGH
SEEING PHOTOS OF THE
DEVASTATION - BUT MY PARENTS
ARE GLAD THAT I AM SAFE.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST STORM HER
FAMILY HAS BEEN THROUGH AND
SHE'S STAYING POSITIVE AND
SMILES KNOWING HER COMMUNITY
IS STRONG. I KNOW IT'S NOT
THE SAME HOME THAT I LEFT BUT
AT THE SAME TIME THERE ARE
STILL THE SAME PEOPLE IT'S
JUST GOING TO TAKE LONGER FOR
US TO GET BACK ON OUR FEET.
ELIZABETH TOLD ME SHE
FINALLY TOOK A MUCH NEEDED NAP
AFTER TALKING WITH HER PARENTS
THIS MORNING. DESPITE THE
DAMAGE SHE IS STAYING
OPTIMISTIC AND IS HAPPY HER
FAMILY AND HOME ARE STILL
STANDING. I'M
METEOROLOGIST TARA HASTINGS 2