after a huge storm dumped snow across the northeast it left two million people in the dark. we are going to talk about why it is so important to get rid of your old machinery. they'll be stuffing their faces with halloween candy tomorrow. some parents will be indulging, too. we have tips on how to prepare

good-for-you treats. we have to start with the massive early season snow. it was awful. it left behind record snowfalls for this time of year. up and down the eastern seaboard millions are facing the first of many nights without electricity. three deaths have been blamed on the bizarre weather and the damages are being added up. >> reporter: it was mother nature's halloween trick, a freak nor'easter plunging 60 million people into premature winter. a ghostly little of might settled over the eastern midwest. it is a monster mess. >> i hate it. i can't express how much i hate it. >> reporter: the wave of wet snow and the force of fierce wind toppled trees on the houses and branches on the power lines. one line fell on to this car.

three million were thrown into the dark. >> you'd see see a flash in the sky and the whole neighborhood would go out. >> reporter: officials warned the ordeal is not even. >> we'll extensive and long term power outages. i'm advised, initially, some people could be without power as much as a week. >> reporter: workers spent the day clearing countless spilled trees and branches littering the storm's path. 1,000 airline flights were grounded. passengers on one jet blue flight were stranded for hours.

folks in the western part of the state have more than 26,000 people without power. here in our area the numbers were over 2,000. we saw our share of snow. in westminster it was a little coating on the trees and cars. some folks are worrying this could be a sign of things to to. in eldersburg things were worse. they saw close to eight inches of snow. baltimore county trace amounts of snow. enough to slow motorist down a little bit. we have been wondering why is it snowing days before halloween? believe it or not, this is tonight. a much different scene than we saw yesterday. looking at our camera from the inner harbor where the sun is

shining temperatures were not miserable. we'll check in with lynnette for what's in our future. >> we have good things in the future. before then let's get a check of snow totals. 11.5 inches of snow, almost a foot of snow there. manchester close to eight. northville 5.3. parkton 3.5. depending upon where you were we got a lot of variation. that's long gone. we are looking at satellite and radar. that system well up to the north of us. we'll be in for high pressure as we go through the next several days. maryland is dry right now. mainly clear skies temperatures will cool down. we'll go b we'll be in the 40s with a few clouds. sunshine is coming up. in other news tonight the drug enforcement agency said it had so much success another

vaccine has been planned. we have more from belair where hundreds of pounds of old drugs were turned in. >> reporter: tossing old medication takes more effort than opening the trash, if you do it the right way. dea hosted third national take back day collecting all pills and bottles. in belair she knows parents and intended drug dealers. >> it is difficult with children. >> reporter: maryland had 92 sites. in the spring dea collected 5,000 pounds. they are hoping old medication doesn't end up in the water waste. >> they realized so many people dump medication in the sewer

systems and it has an effect on our wild life. >> reporter: boxes of medication are sealed and weighed. next week they'll be burned in a local facility. dea says nonmedical use of prescription drugs ranks second to marijuana. >> it exceeds cocaine and heroin. >> reporter: what causes you to feel better could have the opposite effects on a family member. >> the home is the source of supply of prescription drugs. >> reporter: you are advised to mix it with kitty litter before tossing it in the trash. >> dea says they'll hold another take back day coming up in six months. it is not scary decorations or tricker treaters you need to be worried about tomorrow. kids need to be more concerned about the contents of their candy. do the labels give you all the information you need?

we'll look at it when we come back. you can enjoy festivities and treats for halloween without steering too much in the wrong direction. we have an expert in the studio to sort out the good and the bad. another change to the video rental business that's going to cost you more. this time it is not netflix. we'll tell you who will be charging you more if you want to enjoy a movie at home. we started out close to freezing today around 33. made it up to 54. temperatures well below average. when will we get back to the 60s? that's in the seven-day forecast and the halloween forecast. stick around. that's coming up.

the additive to hot dogs may be linked to colon cancer.

the f.d.a. said they put vitamins in hot dogs mean to offset hydrates to make them taste better and last longer. the amount is down but the american association for cancer research said they are not sure the changes reduce risk of colon cancer. the deaths are down but the incident rate hasn't changed much. ghouls and goblins aren't the scariest part of trick-or- treat treating this halloween it is children allergic to candy. 8% of children have one food allergy. parents need to be vigilant about looking at the candies, even if they are bite-size, because a lot of times packages do inspect have the information you need on the label. kids across the region will be stuffing bags, buckets and pillow cases and recyclable gk:í

bags with sugar-filled treats. they'll indulge in the favorite delights. there are some ways to trick your taste beth budding into enjoying nutrition good-for-you treats. we have a registered dietitian for cancer treatment centers of philadelphia. he is here with healthy ideas. thank you for coming in tonight. >> a lot of folks love pumpkin pies this time of year. >> we have a beautiful pumpkin buy sitting in front of us. we'll indulge but it is good to have a healthy option. whole wheat muffins are a great choice. they are 180 a muffin. they use brown sugar and honey instead of refined sugar. a lot of recipes call for more sugar than what's needed so it is good to play around and see what works. >> pumpkins high in vitamin a, high in fiber, low in calories.

they contain by a they carotene. pumpkin is one of the fruits and vegetables that we have now. at cancer treatment centers of america when i work with patients i encourage them to chose seasoned fruits and vegetables so you can get the most nutrients out of produce. >> this is my downfall. candy, sweets and treats. how can you avoid them this time of year? >> it is unrealistic to think you'll avoid them completely. it is good to have options available so you can chose the healthy things when they are there. trail mix is a great choice. it is filled with nuts with heart-healthy fats. when you are going to enjoy treats make sure you watch your portions and remember everything in moderation. >> when we work with patients

we recommend increasing fruits and vegetables and watching saturated fats. we put together this cook book. we wanted to give our patients a tool to help them carry out recommendations that we get them. this cook book helps patients manage treatment-related symptoms such as nausea, constipation and diarrhea. >> the cook book has information about antioxidant booster. tell us about that. >> fruits and vegetables are the big guys with antioxidants. get in five to nine servings a day. the more color the better. >> to get the cook book go to cancer care store.com. to learn more about nutrition and cancer go to cancer center.com. >> thank you for coming in. we'll have the recipe for the whole wheat pumpkin pie muffins at abc2news.com. click on the health link under

the news tab. you can also find other healthy holiday-inspired recipes including frozen pumpkin treats. thank you so much. >> thank you. in the spirit of halloween check out what's going on. it is gorgeous. look at the sunset. we'll take that. lots of sunshine across the area for today. temperature coming in at 50 degrees. humidity 37%. winds out of the northwest at 5 miles per hour. barometer 30.30 and rising. this is what we had in baltimore today. plenty of blue skies. we see a couple cirrus clouds. all in all a gorgeous day. i hope you got out there and enjoyed what was going on. this is not going to last long. temperatures on the chilly side today. once again we are looking at a beautiful sunset looking into baltimore this evening. maryland's radar not picking up on a lot.

we are dry today. much different looking day. it feels like it did yesterday because we are on the cold side. temperatures are still falling. highs today made it up to 54 at inner harbor and annapolis. 52 cambridge. we are looking at 46 in north pennsylvania. we are going to see these temperatures on the chilly side once again, each as we go into tomorrow. satellite and radar up on a lot out in the atlantic is the storm well north of us. a few clouds are trying to stream in from the west. we'll be mostly clear in the overnight. high pressure dominating our weather. it is going to hold on as we go through the remainder of the night. cold air is still funneling in around it. we'll be in the 30s in the evening. future trend picking up on what's going on happening through time here. sunday a good evening for the most part. it is going to be cold.

we'll be void of cloud cover through the evening. clouds will roll in here, unfortunately, through the day tomorrow. we'll stay dry. in time for the trick-or-treaters there is a chance for showers to move in. we have a coastal low forming off of the carolinas. nothing like what we saw but we could be bringing showers in around 8:00. better chances for rain in the morning time on tuesday. your commute could be on the dicey side. then it gets out of here. that's good news through tuesday. showers in the morning. then we'll get sunshine. overnight temperature 30 degrees. clear and cold. halloween day 54. partly cloudy and cold. temperatures below normal. halloween night 42 degrees. showers possible. coolish and ghoulish. hopefully you'll get kids in a costume that might keep them on the warm side. it is going to be on the chilly

side as we head out for tricker treating. tuesday we have a better looking day on forecast meaning we'll get more sunshine in here after the showers get out of here early in the morning. by wednesday plenty of sunshine in the forecast. look at the temperatures. they are seasonable as we bump up into the 60s. that's what we like to see. the next time you go to the seafood market you'll double check your purchase after the next story coming up. it seems everything that's packaged that's tilapia or trout may not be tilapia or trout. there is another change in the business of what leaves you smiling. we'll explain when we come back. c virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills,

and other financial information. it lets you see the details as well as the big financial picture. so you can do more with your money. see what a complete view of your money can do for you at pncvirtualwallet.com. ♪ pnc bank. for the achiever in you. ♪ bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. these covered cfls look great and last longer- perfect for 'them hard-to-reach places. 3-way cfls really click with my style. go to participating retailers for bge's instant discounts on select cfls. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. heyhey, i go all night long and still save!

you might be getting ripped off the next time you buy fish. consumer reports tested 190 seafood brought in store and restaurants. it turns out 22% were fraud. they were either mislabeled species. federal law requires all labels are correct. if you are a movie buff you have been dealing with rising prices for years. even one of the /dcheapest options out there is getting more expensive. >> reporter: block busters recent bankruptcy and pricing changes from netflix and rising cost of the box office are leaving movie lovers from affordable options. the newest fear is red box charging 20% more in grocery stores. it is owned by coin star that counts your change and give i

don't say avoucher. red soxs -- red box is a billion dollar business. higher operating costs and debit card rules are forcing it to have a hard time to keep up with prices. it will cost you a $1.20 to rent a dvd for a day. the good news is if you have a blu-ray player or rent video games. your prices will stay at $1.50 and $2 and blue ray and video games. netflix offers a $4.99 plan that caps you at two rentals a month. which is ghost and goblins mingling with the animals at

the maryland zoo. coming up, we'll show you a scary good time at the boo at the zoo week. [ male announcer ] scrubbologists have made a remarkable leap forward

in hands-free toilet cleaning. introducing the one-step toilet bowl cleaner from scrubbing bubbles. just step on the pedal. the 360 degree sprayer delivers a powerful cleaner to tackle lime scale, hard water and toilet rings. the new one-step toilet bowl cleaner from scrubbing bubbles. it's a remarkable leap forward in hands-free toilet cleaning. [ female announcer ] s.c. johnson. a family company.

the maryland zoo in baltimore was the place to be today with the annual boo zoo event this weekend. kids came dressed in their best costumes to trick-or-treat. it is not looking too bad tomorrow. it will feel cold in the morning. bundle up heading out to work. through the day temperatures coming in around 54 degrees. make sure you bundle the kids up tomorrow night. it will be on the cool side. it will be coolish and ghoulish. as we go through the week it

will be more seasonable and we'll see more sunshine in the forecast. >> i want to know how that pumpkin looks like that? if you are watching go on facebook and show me how to make a pumpkin like this.