Streakers prank news reporter

A TV journalist attempting to relay the impact of the Hurricane Irene in Virginia was interrupted by a group of shirtless men, one of whom pulled down his shorts

Streakers prank news reporter

A TV journalist attempting to relay the impact of the Hurricane Irene in Virginia was interrupted by a group of shirtless men, one of whom pulled down his shorts

As he discussed wind speeds in the driving rain, a group of five college-aged youngsters ran behind him dressed only in swim shorts.

One did the all-too-inevitable and pulled his shorts down, revealing himself front and back. They were jumping up and down.

Unfortunately, this was live TV.

Fisher, heavily wrapped in waterproof clothing, was at a loss for words as more young people ran in front of him and behind him.

He said, "To be honest I'm pretty much speechless at what I'm seeing in terms of how many people. At this point I don't want to show you any more. It's setting a bad example."

As more people ran past him, he mentioned two deaths in North Carolina and said, "Honestly this is depressing."

All the rage
Very soon, the issue became a hot topic on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

"Eric in Virginia Beach is reporting high winds, driving rain and a 10 per cent chance of streakers," one Tweeter wrote.

Another said, "Good to see Virginia Beach taking the story seriously," with a link to a screen shot of the streaker running by the reporter.

Hurricane Irene's path up the East Coast over the weekend could be tracked by following comments from posters in the eye of the storm to those still waiting for its arrival.

Later, Fisher said, "It's a vacation city. I don't think that was representative of Virginia Beach citizens."

5,28,000
Number of people who are still without electricity two days after Hurricane Irene

Costliest Disaster
Irene will most likely prove to be one of the 10 costliest catastrophes in American history, reports said.
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The cost of the storm is at $7 billion to $10 billion, largely because the hurricane pummelled an unusually wide area of the East Coast.
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The death toll stemming from Irene continued tou00a0 and at least 43 deaths were linked to the storm, from Florida to North Carolina to New England.

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