what is of most concern is the current hurricane track on sandy. sandy continuing to look like she is going to make a hard turn after she rounds the carolinas, a hard turn blocking high over greenland will push sandy in to the mid atlantic. would it be jersey? or through the heart of delmarva? it could be there or anywhere in between. we are tracking it closely. see the impacts on florida. winds, rains this is with sandy offshore by 700 miles, big impacts but now at the beach here locally, conditions still calm for the moment. let's get over to mike masco. we got new model in, this is the g fdl, this takes it over the eastern shore. we do still have the 400-mile spread between ocean city to north as atlantic city and one mile taking it north, closer to new york city.

it really is all tracked dependant on what type of effects we will feel from the storm. we know this storm is going to produce surf. looking at the reports along the coastal sections of florida, 17-18-foot waves with gusts close to 30 miles an hour. that's gail force winds extending from the center. this is a historic storm potential for maryland, a long duration event. monday through wednesday, eastern bay flood risk is high. high winds, heavy rains, you got to keep it locked on channel 2. we will break down a track scenario, what to expect from each coming up in a little bit. thank you very much. that is good, the two wild cards, precise place for the storm comes ashore, make preparations now and saturday sp sunday, looking okay w the storm arriving later than first thought, we are talking about a monday morning arrival, lingering in to tuesday, and wednesday.

let's head to the news desk. emergency managers throughout the state have planned for the worst with hurricane sandy coming our way. >> they are also relying upon you to protect yourself. jeff hager is standing by live in carny with more on what they are recommending. jeff? >> reporter: if you have been running out today or in previous days to stores like the home depot, getting essentials, flosh lights and battery -- flashlights and batteries. you have been doing what emergency managers suggest you should do. be prepared. for those living along the chesapeake, those with boat tons water, another level of preparation has been going on all day and will continue in to the weekend. they have seen the boats, the flooded homes, before. those of us who are landlocked have plenty to get ready for with sandy. >> be prepared to be without power for a long period of time. no one likes that scenario, but if trees start coming down,

which is quite likely, we have to be realistic, homes and businesses, maybe without power, for a period of days. a number of days. >> reporter: of course you remember the frustration surrounding irene, the executive addressed that today, he has received ainsurances that the -- assurances from bge that they will receive notices. the county has to bring in the crews to cut down the trees to get the limbs out of the way before the crews can come in to fix the lines. this time around, they should be better prepared as well. reporting live in baltimore town can county, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> if you are a boater, you are always keeping an eye on the weather. crews are getting the harbor ready to ride out the storm. >> reporter: when a town is centered around the city dock, the problems that storms bring

are nothing new. >> we are preparing for the worst as we always do, and hoping for the best. the harbor master for annapolis. the rain is is not is what concerns him the most, it's the wind. >> coastal flooding, that is driven by southeasterly winds preventing the bay from draining. we are traveling down, heading south for the winter, spend time in the bahamas. >> reporter: that was the plan for ray and his friends when sandy started moving up the coast, they figured to head in to land. >> we will be he one or two days at the dock and go up in to spa creek and pick up a marine in there and set it out for the heavy winds. >> reporter: ray and his crew were doing what anybody would do, crack open a cold one. it's 5:00 somewhere. >> it may look nice now rs for those who have been through a

storm it's nothing to mess around with. >> don't mess, it's dangerous. the waves and the winds and -- i've been there sometimes, i don't want to do that. i live to sail another day. it's better than going out in the bad weather. >> reporter: don harrison, abc2 news. . the businesses in annapolis have to prepare as well. we will look at what is mayor is doing for them at 6:00. major concerns about power outages, stay alert by downloading the storm shield app to keep you safe during the storm. >> a horrible story tonight out of new york city, two small children, both over the age of five, stabbed to death in their apartment. their nanny is accused of the murders. >> scott scott gold berg has

more on the story. >> reporter: she returned from a swims lesson with her 3 yield son to her luxury manhattan apartment and walk nod a scene that's f parent's nightmare. her two young children, a 2 year old and a 6 year old, were lying in the bathtub suffering stab wounds all over their bodies, their nanny found next to them. >> on the floor of the bathroom is the nanny who has inflicted wounds in her throat. >> reporter: the kid appeared the be breathing as they were rushed to st. lukes but pronounced dead on arrival. the screams from the sobbing mother were horrifying. >> she is crying out, what am i going to do with the rest of my life. i have no children. i have no children. >> reporter: police escorted

the mom and her only surviving child from the scene, a sheet draped over their heads, the children's fathering as cnbc executive was on a business trip in san francisco, police met him at the airport on his return he was taken to the hospital where his devastated family was waiting for him. the 50-year-old nanny, survived her wounds and remains in critical condition but stable, ortega work the family for a year, and has no criminal record and no charges have been filed so far. a blog called life with the crime kids, portray as devoted mother to adored her kids. it may get as much hype as the iphone, but it is still a big day for microsoft. stephanie rawlings-blake: voting for question seven is an...

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him and what doctors say are the biggest dangers associated with halloween. weather wise, tracking hurricane sandy. as she makes her way up the coast in to the carolinas, we will talk about where she is headed next, coming up, stay tuned.

now, maryland's most accurate forecast. >> i'm chief meteorologist, wyatt everhart, we are all over hurricane sandy as we track the movement up the coast. be sure to download the weather app to track sandy at all hours of the day. if you end up losing power, monday and tuesday, you will have the mobile app, available. let's look, at the overall situation, sandy is with a intense core, the radar returns on this are significant off the flida coast. a large system, we are watching

where sandy heads from here and how much we will see strengthen in to the sunday, monday and tuesday time frame. winds 75 miles per hour, movement north at 6. over 700 miles, down the coast, from ocean city, speaking of ocean city, we will get those in a second. speaking of the storm, it continues to pull big time showers and storms and high winds. this is 2-300 miles off of the florida coast, having an impact there. locally, as we look at the beach here, this is still a quiet time before sandy arrives, she begins to move in towards sunday. getting outer cloud bands from sandy. that gives you an idea of the size and breath of the storm as the reaches from outer band clouds from maryland, down in to the lesser antilles. a massive system, with the most recent track, bring it in to the maryland coast, now, the most likely track would bring it in to delmarva, there is a

wide variation. the factor is the cold air front tapping in to sandy as she comes up the coast. we think ramping up in intensity as we move in to sunday night and monday morning. for more on sandy and her potential, let's head to mike masco. >> we were talking about the models. this is the spaghetti plot model. this is an idea of how stuff the storm has been nailed down. the storm stay office the carolina coastline and a hook towards the left. we have never seen this before, it's been a forecasting challenge. tracks taking it south as ocean city, bringing its all the way up towards new york city. we will fine tune where that track is going to go. weather graphics, two track scenarios over the weather graphics, we will show you a track up the coastline, this is the worst case scenario. gusting to 55.

rain potential, you bet, 3-5 inches. 6-12 inches of snow garrett in washington county. track two, is northern component. that would be closer to new york city, central, new jersey, giving us problems k 35 miles per hour winds, monday k gusting to 45, 2-4 inches of rain possible. we won't escape the storm. it's all about trying to fine tune where it will go. we will talk about that and break county by county detailed forecast on the 6:00edition of abc2 news. we will come down to where this storm comes in in terms of the highest impacts including the bay. if this goes north , the main track will come in on the kent island area, cambridge, the highs flooding on that side as the chesapeake, eastern side of the bay. tonight 53, tomorrow 69. variably cloudy skies. showers beginning potentially

tomorrow night. as we look at next few days, the weather is going downhill with showers and storms in the mix, towards midweek, the set up will lend itself to gusty, stormy conditions in to tuesday. back to you guys. thanks, the thing is when you have a storm like this coming our way, there is a lot of people in need, a lot of different needs out there. this is ken with the american red cross, give me an idea -- i'm sorry, maryland emergency management. give me an idea of what people can expect. because we got a lot of things coming out hire. the key is being prepared. >> being prepared. this is a storm that maryland has not seen, we went back in history since 1893, they didn't keep good records back then. this is a serious storm, we have been preparing at the maryland emergency management agency with our partners at the local level since sunday. what we really want the tell

people is, do what you can until sunday night, get the things you need done, some of the things you don't have to spend money on. make sure you have important documents, insurance documents for your home and vehicle so you have that information. make sure that you are taking care of your family, when you take care of your family, take care of a neighbor. >> when the power goes out, at's when neighbors can really work together here. >> the big thing with the utilities, we will have power outages, there is no doubt this is going to be a large storm, going as far north as potentially maine and as far south as virginia. that swath of land, there is going to be as a lot of power outages, people should prepare, prepare for the next 72 hours, be without help. >> during the storm, the best thing for folks would be, hunker down, don't try to get

outside. let it go until the winds pass. >> we see the majority of this storm coming in about monday evening, tuesday morning. if you have a chance, you can work from home, stay home. local schools will make that decision on tuesday morning or monday morning in some areas and southern maryland, to cancel school, but as you said, the best recommendation is if you can, and you can take a day off, take the day off. >> after the storm, stayout of the way of emergency crews. utility crews and police, fire, everybody trying to provide services, stay at home. >> utilities, now, we are prepositioning, 7200 pieces of equipment that will be in place on sunday night. the unique thing about the storm is it's not going to be a normal four or five hour hurricane that moves through. it's a hybrid type storm, it's going to be sitting here, stalled, for about 2 days. those utility crews are not going to, they will be in

position, they had a call with the utilities, they will be in position, they can't put bucket trucks up, with potential sustained winds at 25-40 miles per hour. you won't see the utility crews start to get to working until maybe wednesday evening. >> thank you so much for joining us right now. stay with abc2 news all weekend for the latest as sandy gets closer to maryland. the latest alerts on the phone or tablet with the storm shield app. go to abc2news.com slash hurricane to download. coming up, all new at 6:00, we are continuing to track hurricane sandy as she hits florida and makes her way closer to maryland. we will hear from the local red cross letting you know what to do to get ready for the storm. now a preview of what is ahead on world news at 6:30.

chirp are rushed the emergency rooms or doctors offices because of an allergic reaction. parents should be aware of costumes, face paint, candy and fog machines. >> the result is a perfect storm causing a severe allergic reaction. >> never thought about the fog member. if you child has food allergies

expect every treat and its ingredients. have them breathe deeply and administer an anti histamine. make sure you have an epi pen on hand. they were thinking pink at the elementary school in the city. lynette charles was there for the getting pink on purpose and getting healthy for the fit and cause event. members came out to hear about how to get healthier and had demonstrations, raffles, food and prizes. for information on women's health and think pink, go to abc2news.com/think pink. >> we have everything you need to know to get ready for hurricane sandy. abc2 news at 6:00 starts right now. hurricane sandy is causing problems in florida.

will the pa bring it to balletter -- path bring to it baltimore? >> reporter: it maybe early to know in hurricane sandy will impact your home or power. now is the time to prepare for it. i'm jeff hager with a live report. >> let's get to it, the big story tonight, hurricane sandy maybe headed straight for baltimore. >> we want to go to chief meteorologist, wyatt everhart, with your first forecast, he is tracking the track, the big question tonight. >> it is interesting, this storm is cycling a little bit, we are seeing a separation in two different core areas of convection. the main center is just about 250-300 miles off the coast. look at the size and scope of this tng. if you look at the broad circulation here, the large storm here, reaching all the way well past the lesser antilles here, in to the caribbean, reaching up in to maryland, the northern cloudage is in to the