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In the event of any dangerous situation such as fire, wires down, or an other life-threatening situation you should call 911. EVERSOURCE Most of Connecticut is covered by Eversource. To report an outage go to eversource.com You can also call Eversource at 800-286-2000. To see their outage map, click here. UNITED ILLUMINATING The greater New Haven area is covered by United Illuminating. You can report an outage online at uinet.com If you have an electricity emergency you can call 800-722-5584.

Editors note: This is a breaking story and numbers are rapidly changing VERNON Thousands of Eversource and United Illuminating customers were without power Wednesday night as a strong storm brought heavy rain and high winds to the northeast. At 11:40 p.m., Eversource reported 23,955 Connecticut customers without power. The most impact in Vernon 4,148 customers, Manchester 1,895, Somers 1,512 and Ellington 1,483. At 11:40 p.m. United Illuminating reported 5,539 customers without power, affecting 1.7 percent of the companys service

OLD MYSTIC They are celebrating six generations of cider making at B.F. Clydes in Old Mystic and the theme is still steam. The family owned business began making their cider products in 1898, with a steam powered machine they still operate today. Its the same press, the same everything from back in 1898, said Amy Minor, one of the owners of B.F. Clydes. We are the last steam powered cider mill in the united States. Aside from the famous

Thousands were without power overnight as an intense storm move through Connecticut with heavy rain and high winds.The storm, known as a bomb cyclone, brought heavy rain and winds gusting to more than 50 MPH in some areas throughout the night and into Thursday morning. How to Get Credit Monitoring or Cash From the Yahoo Data Breach Settlement Eversource was reporting more than 41,000 power outages and United Illuinating said more than 4,200 were without power as of 4 a.m. Thursday.Trees were down in towns across Connecticut, but eastern parts of the state appeared to be hit the hardest. GM and Union Reach Tentative Deal That Could End Strike In Vernon, police responded to dozens of calls of trees blocking roads throughout the town.Other areas hit hard by the storm included Stonington, where thousands were without power. A downed tree blocked Masons Island Road, cutting off access to about 150 homes, according to police. Fort Worth Police Chief: Absolutely No Excuse for Atatiana Jeffersons Killing In East Haven, residents living along the shoreline were dealing with minor flooding as waves crashed over a seawall at high tide.It was not clear from Eversource or United Illuminating when power would be restored.A bomb cyclone is a rapidly strengthening area of low pressure. In order to be considered a bomb cyclone, pressure has to drop 24mb in 24 hours.The rain began to move out of Connecticut after 3 a.m. Thursday but the high winds are expected to continue through the early afternoon as the storm pulls away from southern New England.Track the storm with our interactive radar.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

The Chicago Teachers Union has voted to reject the final contract offer from Chicago Public Schools and will go on strike Thursday, the organization announced Wednesday.The CTUs House of Delegates voted to reject the CPS proposal during a meeting on Wednesday, paving the way for the organizations second strike in seven years as more than 25,000 teachers and staff members prepare to walk off the job.We went through, point by point, whats on the table so far and our delegates overwhelmingly, unanimously, reaffirmed that tomorrow will be the first day of a strike, because we have not achieved what we need to bring justice and high-quality schools to the children and teachers of Chicago, CTU President Jesse Sharkey said.Prior to the final vote, CPS had canceled all classes and activities for Thursday in anticipation of CTU moving forward with a strike.I was disappointed by the CTUs decision to begin a work stoppage and force a cancellation of classes, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. Thats because I feel like we rolled up our sleeves and negotiated in good faith for a long period of time.Sharkey said that his negotiators were not satisfied with CPS final contract offer, and they voted to reject the offer on Wednesday.The mayor wants a five-year contract. Many marriages dont last five years and I dont like this contract enough to marry it, Sharkey said.Lightfoot defended the contract offer made by CPS on Wednesday, calling it an historic pact that would have addressed the teachers primary concerns.We offered an historic package on CTUs core issues like compensation, staffing, and class size, she said. We reiterated our proposals were rooted in our admiration of the job that staffers and teachers do every day.Negotiations between the two sides ended early Wednesday as both CPS officials and CTU representatives prepared for a strike vote, but Lightfoot hopes that both sides will return to the negotiating table soon.We will remain at the table, and we hope that CTU will as well, she said. I hope this work stoppage will end soon. This has to be about our children.Sharkey echoed similar sentiments in his speech, saying that he hopes the work stoppage will not be a prolonged one.We want to make this a short strike, he said. We want to make this a strike that wins improvements for our schools, wins the dignity and respect for our teachers... so the balls in her court on that now.Teachers are planning to picket schools in the district at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, according to banners displayed after the CTUs meeting.

A historic presidential yacht is in New London after severe weather halted the boat from traveling to Maine for restorations.The USS Sequoia is a 104-foot classic wooden fantail motor yacht built in 1925. It served eight presidents before Jimmy Carter put it up for auction in 1977. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and commanded rental fees of $10,000 a day at one point. How to Get Credit Monitoring or Cash From the Yahoo Data Breach Settlement The boat is on its way to Maine to be completely overhauled and refurbished and is expected to be ready in three years.Numerous ships have been commissioned to carry the president since 1880. The longest serving and most famous among them is the USS Sequoia, which carried eight presidents as a floating White House from 1933 until 1977. Docked at Pier One in the Washington Navy Yard, the presidential yacht provided an easily accessible and secure location for conducting meetings, entertaining dignitaries, and avoiding media scrutiny. GM and Union Reach Tentative Deal That Could End Strike The USS Sequoia was designed by renowned Norwegian naval architect Johan Trumpy in 1925. The mahogany-hulled motor yacht could sleep six and accommodate 40 revelers for cocktails on the spacious aft-deck or 22 guests for a formal dinner in the salon.John F. Kennedy added a king-size bed to the yacht and celebrated his 46th birthday on the boat. Marilyn Monroe may have also joined him for a cruise or two. Fort Worth Police Chief: Absolutely No Excuse for Atatiana Jeffersons Killing Presidents travel in style. Perks of the office include a custom Boeing 747 for long range journeys, a Sikorsky Sea King helicopter for shorter jaunts, and an apocalypse-proof armored Cadillac limousine, nicknamed the Beast, for ground transit. As luxurious as this sounds, one form of transportation has been conspicuously absent from the chief executives lineup for 40 years: the presidential yacht.Todd French is the Sequoia Project Manager and is working to help refurbish the Sequoia.This boat is wrapped up in our history and to be able to restore something like this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, said French. It served every type of President, every type of party and its a piece of Americana and really this is a historic artifact thats going to bring us together.French says the memories made aboard the ship are compelling and hundreds of memories were made on the ship, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing several bills for his New Deal initiative.When I step on the boat, I get chills because you feel the soul and the history of the boat, said French.Greg and Daneen Roth live in New London and happened to see the historic yacht while on their morning stroll.Its amazing to know the history of the Presidents who were on board and everything so its quite a treat to see her up this close, said Greg Roth.She has quite a storied past and when you look at her and see her beautiful lines, you cant help but appreciate everything that went into making her and making her a presidential yacht, said Daneen Roth.The USS Sequoia has a special connection to New London. During Franklin D. Roosevelts presidency, he ventured through the New London City Pier in an effort to travel to see his son and attend the Harvard-Yale Regatta.New Londons Mayor Michael Passero just found out about the ship making a stop at the city pier last night and was excited to see it return to the city.Im glad to see the Sequoia make its way back and its a surprise visit for us and we love to celebrate our history, he said.The boat is on a very large barge under the control of a tug boat and is expected to be at New London City Pier from Wednesday until Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut