>> we continue our live coverage of the aftermath of sandy. >> i'm tim tooten in baltimore city. >> i'm jennifer franciotti reporting live at mema where we have been updating the situation overnight. >> when can we look forward to seeing this all this come to an end? [captioning made possible by constellation energy group]

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. our coverage continues this morning. we have a team of reporters spread across the metro area. >> how much longer before we're rid of all this? >> it will take a while. things are better than they were yesterday. you can see the circulation of what is left of sandy. rain showers will taper off. it is still kind of windy. there is a south wind. the wind will be pushing up the bay. the high tides will comment

above average. it feels like 35 with the wind. it is a winter like morning. the wind may gust up to 30, 35 miles per hour. it has been snowing out in western maryland. do not be surprised if you see snowflake at your house. it will not stick. it feels cold and wrought this morning -- cold and raw this morning. >> residents are waking up to flooded streets and closures. >> so for sandy is being blamed for 16 deaths in the united states. a tree crashed through the home

of a man in pasadena. that man was found under debris. he was pronounced dead at the scene. there was a traffic accident in montgomery county. hundreds of thousands are waking up without power this morning. most of the outages are in anne arundel county, where 54,000 customers without power. so for khrushchev restored power to more than 7000 customers -- so for crews have restored power to more than 70,000 customers. >> we began our live team coverage on the eastern shore

with ava marie. this time yesterday you were being battered by the wind and rain. >> things are looking much better. we have a lot of electricity or running across the area. no major power outages. correct me if i'm wrong. so four things are going pretty good. a lot of the trees are new. you're not getting those 100- year-old trees that are old. we still have the wind coming in from the south. the wind is starting to come wn.lm do

the wind chills are in the 30's. we are bundled up. you should dress warm because it is chilly. we're still getting some rain. it is pretty light in nature. the roads are still inundated by water. and none of the storm drains are clogged up because of leaves and branches and falling debris. that could cause a problem as far as drainage goes. the ocean is back out where it should be. things are improving in ocean city. we will continue to bring you updates. >> sandy did make quite an

impression along the shorelines. kim dacey is in annapolis. >> good morning. we got word that there are some roads that are closed because of flooding. high tide came in at 5:45 this morning. closer to downtown annapolis is where compromise street is closed for a high water. the city dock is closed as well. some road closures closer to the water. some smaller roads could be flooded out this morning. traffic is moving on the bridge. it doesn't appear to be too damaging.

the city dock is closed for flooding. more than 63,000 customers without power. crews are working to get the power back on. we will get an update on what crews found. they were assessing the damage about what kind of damage sandy did. we will get an update on that coming up. steady rain is continuing to fall. it is breezy out here. very chilly and rainy. take some precautions. it is not a great day out here. >> the coastlines are not the only parts of the state's overrun with rain. tim tooten joins us live.

hi, tim. >> i agree with kim. it is a lot chillier. the jones falls is raging by metal mills -- meadow mills. this was up into the parking lot. you can see there is water coming down. we saw some city trucks and going back and forth. we know this water is heading further south. the weather is continuing. it is cool, rainy, and chilly. shelters remained open. >> we received a glancing blow from sandy.

a much more damaging shot was a further north. it is expected to take days to restore the power. the weather in atlantic city turned severe. people in shelters had to be evacuated to a more secure location. strong winds brought down the entire facade of a building. no injuries have been reported. a construction crane is dangling 10 stories above the boardwalk. the arm of the crane collapsed because of strong wind. it is too dangerous to remove the crane at this time.

the subway was closed before sending could arrive. this is taken in hoboken. water seeped into subway stations in the tunnel connecting manhattan and brooklyn. a massive transformer explosion. that.look at it could be up to a week before power is restored. you can track sandy's movement on our interactive radar. find it all on wbaltv.com and obile app.r m our live coverage continues with report.er pourea live

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>> welcome back. a live picture of downtown baltimore. low 40's in the suburbs. the rain will stick around today. we had anywhere from 5 to 10 inches of rain yesterday. if you have a small creek or stream, it will most likely be running fall. the remnants of senate are drifting through western maryland. i think the snow is the bigger story today. over a foot of snow in some places in far western maryland. that is pretty impressive. most of garrett county is without power. they have wind gusts over 40 miles per hour and it is

snowing. we could see a snowflake around baltimore, especially tonight. now it feels like winter. 43 at the airport. the wind chills are in the low to mid 30's. the wind is still gusting over 20 miles per hour. now the wind is gusting out of the south. the water is draining into the bay. the high tides will be coming in above average. you could see some minor flooding. there's still some rain on hd doppler. much of the storm will drift into pennsylvania. it will be a steady and cold rain with wind chills in the

30's. the seven-day forecast -- halloween is tomorrow. still a 30% chance for a couple of showers. high temperature only 56. it will stay quiet in chilly -- quiet and chilly. >> flooding will continue to be an issue along with the cleanup of debris. let's point out some problem spots. there are driving restrictions until noon today. we have some downed wires on route 24 at constitution road. flooding in belcamp at route 7. we're hearing flooding is a

concern at 103 and biz biz parkway.siness we're still awaiting word on the bay bridge, which is still close to. the north side of the beltway looks pretty good. mta and metro service are not operating at this time. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. state agencies have been working around the clock. >> jennifer franciotti is live at mema headquarters with an update. >> good morning. they have been working around the clock and working together. you are working with fema.

>> i represent montgomery county search and rescue team. >> tell me the situation with search and rescue. >> we have assets and brie in three additional teams from north carolina and there will be assisting in the evacuation of that area. we have a have the search and rescue component coming in from virginia beach. >> what types of things are they prepared to handle? >> they can do everything up to collapsed structure. >> they will be in easton? >> we can move them to the western side of the bay if they

are required there. >> this is good for us that we have them in from out of state. >> there are 28 national teams. >> the light of day will show a lot. >> we are hoping that will be able to get a lot of aircraft into the air and we will sector off the state and see if there any rescues we're not aware of. >> in addition to the flooding, there is another big concern and that is people being overconfident in getting back on the roads. >> people get curious and want to see what the funding looks like. the back side will start pushing up storm surges. we do not want to take the resources and tie them up doing

unnecessary rescues be as people wanted to sightsee. >> the message is to stay off the roads. thank you very much. back to you. >> 6:20. >> our coverage of the aftermath of sandy continues. >> these are some trailers under water in long island --rhode island. i've people in my ears saying rhode island. here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> as we transition into the aftermath of sandy, the cleanup process will be ongoing for several days. we want to remind you of some things. only if your essential personnel can you be on the roads. otherwise stay off of them. the rest of the major bridges are open. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is the key bridge.

things are moving. limited traffic out there. this is york road. the north side is looking okay. we have wet roads and some debris. eastbound 50 remain shut down near philadelphia road in ocean city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> things will be improving as we go through the day today. you can see what is left of the storm swirling through the mountains. the rain will taper off. flooding will be a problem. had 7 inches of rain yesterday. flooding could still be a problem. we have a south wind.

low to mid 40's right now. it will feel like a winter day with a cold rain around baltimore and snow in the mountains. we will come back and check the forecast for halloween. we have a holiday coming up tomorrow. >> people in fells point remember the damage done by isabel and irene. in this report earlier. >> hurricane sandy leaving her mark. is lapping ove rmy r my boots.

the sandbags will remain in place. the travel restrictions remain in place until noon. >> thank you. superstar and senate is being blamed for raising the alert level at two east coast nuclear power plants. a power plant was shut down last night after election ohrid -- the public was not put at risk by either incident. there were a series of shootings along a highway. 25 different reports of gunfire were the work of one man. one person has been injured. police have a description of the man they are looking for. two kids are dead after a school

bus crash. two of the children were pronounced dead at the scene. because of the accident is under investigation. >> 6:27. 43 degrees at the airport. >> things are improving in ocean city on the backside of what is left of sandy. >> i'm tim tooten. the latest on storm conditions here in baltimore, coming up. >> another day where you want to stay off

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11

news today. looks like we're past the worst of it? >> it is a cold rain this morning. look at the radar outer loop and looked north of baltimore. the rain is mixing with snow. the could be some snowflakes in carroll county. a cold rain for most of us. it takes a long time for 7 inches of rain to drain off. wind is coming out of the south today. that is pushing the water up the bay. 43 at the airport. the wind chill is 34. that is what you want to dress for. the win it could still gust

close to 34 miles per hour. the snow will continue in the mountains -- the wind could still gust up to 34 miles per hour. >> daylight is allowing us to assess some of the damage. >> we have live team coverage. ava marie is in ocean city. >> tony is excited about the possibility of some snowflakes in baltimore. we are not expecting any accumulation. it still feels like a winter day. i have my weather gauge. 46 degrees. the wind chill drops down into

30's.ower 40's and 40' let's talk about what we saw yesterday. we have a picture of flooding in ocean city. it was taken from 32nd street looking towards the bay. it was very choppy. the photographer said she has never seen that much choppiness on the bayside in ocean city. we may see some damage along the bay side because of the water coming into homes. we saw some incredible waves. that cost a lot of damage along the shore -- that caused a lot

of damage along the shore. back to you. local >> waterways are swelling -- >> local waterways are swelling. tim tooten is along the jones falls. >> it looks like it's going down. give you an idea how this was overnight. you can see some debris heading down. it looks to be going down. this becomes a measuring stick. look at the parking lot at metal mill. it has all come down. it is still raining and coming down at a good clip. it is

chilly here. we will keep you posted. tim tooten along the jones falls. >> a lot of people remember the massive surge of water from isabel. >> the water level is high. isabel set a benchmark. everybody remembers the damage it did. behind me is the area between the pavilions at harborplace. the prom night area is a huge enade area isromise a huge pool. high tide is about 7:30 this

morning. during isabel, the water level went up the steps. the other thing that happened is that water got pushed onto pratt street and there was some flooding downtown. the water level is high and that the brim at the promenade. whenever but it will be watching is what happens at high tide and after. i was on the air yesterday. this is nothing like it was yesterday. it was hard to stand up straight yesterday afternoon in baltimore. this is a gentle wind in comparison. it is still raining. travel restrictions do remain in effect.

they're supposed to be in effect until noon. it will be interesting to see whether the east coast restrictions earlier because the conditions are nowhere near as bad as they were yesterday. high tide about 7:30. >> good to hear that it is better than yesterday. you cannot forget the images of the canoes during isabel. >> as we go to break, look at some live pictures. this is times square area in new york. it is still raining. continuing coverage of the assault on the northeast when we come back.

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>> violent waves toppled over sea walls. sandy sent a record storm surge into new york city. tunnels and streets were flooded. >> this is a once-in-a-long-time storm. the surge is very high. >> emergency evacuations. floodwaters destroyed a portion of the world-famous boardwalk in atlantic city. two dozen people were rescued in a shelter that lost power. >> it should been fought out earlier in the day -- it should been thought out earlier in the day. >> to anyone else, the governor offered little hope. >> this is now your responsibility. you need to hunker down and get to the highest point possible. >> the storm stretched out over 700 miles. strong winds at times over 80 miles per hour.

trees and power lines were torn down. at least two homes in connecticut were destroyed by fire. another fire in queens damaged more than 50 homes. several people have died because of sandy and millions have no power. more than 12,000 flights have been canceled, and this storm is not finished yet. the damage has been put somewhere between $10 billion and $20 billion. that could make this storm one of the cost list in u.s. history -- costliest in u.s. history. >> 6:41. >> the cleanup process continues. some important reminders when we return. >> a cold rain is falling this morning. this is the jones falls. state

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>> welcome back to our continuing coverage of the aftermath of sandy. jennifer franciotti is at mema headquarters. places outside the city are taking a pounding still. >> the message continues to be to stay off the roads. resist a shift change here about five minutes ago -- there was a shift change five minutes ago. james atkins from the national guard is joining me. you finally got some sleep.

>> i went from somerset county always up to cecil county and all the counties in between to make sure their needs have been met. >> we know the swift water rescues will continue with the help of the maryland national guard. >> we support the local entities, the mayor, whatever he needs. we bring in special vehicles that can get through the water. we go down and support local fire and rescue and police. >> or vehicles washed away -- your vehicles washed away? >> they became stranded. >> the hope is to get up in the

air and survey the damage. >> we have been looking at when we can safely get up in the aircraft and do some assessments throughout the eastern part of maryland. the guard is operating in 17 counties. we have about 600 individuals on duty and 300 of them with over 160 vehicles currently deployed to support the local entities. >> tell me what you say to your staff. >> my focus is to focus on safety. people are getting tired. focus on the young sergeants to make sure they are operating safely. >> and not to be lulled into a false sense of security.

>> we are anticipating the unexpected. i know what can happen on the shorelines. we want to make sure we have forces on standby. >> what are you hearing from your crews in terms of people staying off the roadways? >> for the most part, traffic was very light. i travel from one tip of the eastern shore to the other. water across roadways were you not expect it. i crossed the hatem bridge just before it closed. i would say stay home in case you have to go out. some >> of the bridges have reopened but the bay bridge remains closed at this hour.

jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> the bay bridge remains closed pending inspection. the roads are pretty much clear. we are still looking at potential flooding issues and lots of debris on the roads and we may see more downed trees because the roads have gone so saturated. route 24 at sharon road, there is some flooding. same situation at route 7. we have some flooding at glen bernie at central avenue. here's a quick, live look at traffic. very light volume. we encourage you to stay off the roads. just be extra careful and watch

for traffic lights out. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. things will start to settle down. we have a cold rain falling across the area. the wind it could still gust up towards 30 miles an hour. the cold air is settled across the mountains. 7% garrett county does not have power -- 70% of garrett county does not have power. the temperatures are getting closer to about having a couple of snow flakes mixed in around baltimore. it is down to 39 degrees in westminster. 43 at the airport. then there is a wind going.

you can see the circulation of what is left of the storm west of hagerstown. look what is happening right there. it might be cold enough for a in theke to make ix in northern part of baltimore county. the wind is coming out of the south. this will be like a storm surge. the high tide may command a little above average. it might spill a little bit to the pavement. and minor will push -- a minor little push up the bay. the wind will gust over 30 miles per hour.

it will not be a perfect day tomorrow for trick-or-treating. a high near 56. chilly and quiet as we head into the weekend. >> joining us now is mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. thank you for joining us. bring us up to date. >> we're doing pretty well. want to thank everybody who of been there around the clock. fire and police were out all night and we were able to respond to every single 911 call and fire and medic emergency. >> the travel restriction in the city goes until noon. might that change?

>> we have over 100 trees down. we have the rain and the wind and the impact it will have on the trees. we had the derecho and several storms and tons of old trees and we do not want someone to be injured by a fallen tree in the wind. >> i know you're hoping people will stay off the roads. how strictly enforce is the restriction? >> we're focusing on the public response. i am grateful for everybody. the people heeded warnings and stayed off the streets. i know it is tempting. we need to create a safe

environment. >> is the one part of the city you're most concerned about? >> the low lying areas around the water. not washington and other communities in the southwest where there is flooding with every heavy rain -- mt. washington. >> thank you for joining us. >> 6:53. >> stay with us

>> we're getting some new video from across the state and the nation. this is a live picture from the inner harbor. is not quite deep enough to canoe. >> our coverage continues on wbal plus. you'll find the non comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2. tracking an accident on 295. still >> i off the roads -- stay off the roads. there is a restriction in the city. we have downed power lines and debris. flooding is also an issue. mandatory traffic restrictions in effect until noon. the bay bridge is pending

inspection. the key bridge is looking pretty good. >> these rose one not start to ice over -- these roads will not start to is over. >> it will be windy and in the 40's. don't be surprised if you see snowflake north and west of baltimore. it will not stick. the conditions will improve. it will get better later today. we were very fortunate. >> thank you for joining us. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good one. aplçlçéd.ñ[ every time someone chooses finish over cascade,

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