Everything is Going Wrong | American Blackout

as America begins its second day without

as America begins its second day without power engineers are now saying that the

power engineers are now saying that the

power engineers are now saying that the damage to the grid system is like

damage to the grid system is like

damage to the grid system is like nothing they’ve ever seen before we are

nothing they’ve ever seen before we are

nothing they’ve ever seen before we are currently running on emergency

currently running on emergency

currently running on emergency generators we cannot say how much longer

generators we cannot say how much longer

generators we cannot say how much longer we will be able to continue broadcasting

we will be able to continue broadcasting

we will be able to continue broadcasting it’s dawn in Times Square there’s not a

it’s dawn in Times Square there’s not a

it’s dawn in Times Square there’s not a single Jumbotron running Billy lots and

single Jumbotron running Billy lots and

single Jumbotron running Billy lots and lots of emergency vehicles the news

lots of emergency vehicles the news

lots of emergency vehicles the news media have their own generators see the

media have their own generators see the

media have their own generators see the Renaissance Hotel and as you can see a

Renaissance Hotel and as you can see a

Renaissance Hotel and as you can see a lot of their gifts looked outside last

lot of their gifts looked outside last

lot of their gifts looked outside last night

hi my name is Andrew Payton I’m in 4601

hi my name is Andrew Payton I’m in 4601 my girlfriend gemma is filming this and

my girlfriend gemma is filming this and

my girlfriend gemma is filming this and the point of the video is to document

the point of the video is to document

the point of the video is to document everything that’s gone wrong and the

everything that’s gone wrong and the

everything that’s gone wrong and the apartment we just purchased while we

apartment we just purchased while we

apartment we just purchased while we understand that you know the city’s had

understand that you know the city’s had

understand that you know the city’s had a blackout the the issue we’re facing is

a blackout the the issue we’re facing is

a blackout the the issue we’re facing is that there are literally no fail-safes

that there are literally no fail-safes

that there are literally no fail-safes or contingency plans there’s no backup

or contingency plans there’s no backup

or contingency plans there’s no backup generators to be frank that’s that’s

generators to be frank that’s that’s

generators to be frank that’s that’s unacceptable so it doesn’t work water

unacceptable so it doesn’t work water

unacceptable so it doesn’t work water doesn’t run elevators aren’t working I

doesn’t run elevators aren’t working I

doesn’t run elevators aren’t working I live on the 46th floor lights that Louis

live on the 46th floor lights that Louis

live on the 46th floor lights that Louis II or freezer $17 an ounce swordfish

II or freezer $17 an ounce swordfish

II or freezer $17 an ounce swordfish just rotting there’s a substantial level

just rotting there’s a substantial level

just rotting there’s a substantial level of liability here and we’re gonna file a

of liability here and we’re gonna file a

of liability here and we’re gonna file a lawsuit and I’m not I’m not a lawsuit

lawsuit and I’m not I’m not a lawsuit

lawsuit and I’m not I’m not a lawsuit happy kind of guy but I think this is in

happy kind of guy but I think this is in

happy kind of guy but I think this is in this situation I think that’s

this situation I think that’s

this situation I think that’s appropriate the blackout crisis

appropriate the blackout crisis

appropriate the blackout crisis continues with no clear end in sight at

continues with no clear end in sight at

continues with no clear end in sight at a growing number of people increasingly

a growing number of people increasingly

a growing number of people increasingly concerned about their personal food and

concerned about their personal food and

concerned about their personal food and water supplies stay – since the power

water supplies stay – since the power

water supplies stay – since the power went out and we have a food crisis it’s

went out and we have a food crisis it’s

went out and we have a food crisis it’s already defrosting I don’t think I’m

already defrosting I don’t think I’m

already defrosting I don’t think I’m gonna be able to eat this at all I’m by

gonna be able to eat this at all I’m by

gonna be able to eat this at all I’m by myself

myself

myself I get e.coli that’s not gonna be good

I get e.coli that’s not gonna be good

I get e.coli that’s not gonna be good and I’ve been able to keep in contact

and I’ve been able to keep in contact

and I’ve been able to keep in contact with my mom and I haven’t heard from her

with my mom and I haven’t heard from her

with my mom and I haven’t heard from her she’s out on duty being a nurse as you

she’s out on duty being a nurse as you

she’s out on duty being a nurse as you guys know when the stuff is over we’re

guys know when the stuff is over we’re

guys know when the stuff is over we’re gonna be here we’re gonna be looking

gonna be here we’re gonna be looking

gonna be here we’re gonna be looking back at this and being like dang that

back at this and being like dang that

back at this and being like dang that was some crazy stuff