some hardware stores say they've already sold out. >> now is the time to find a way to squeeze those festivities in because things are going down hill sooner rather than later. >> hi, chuck. >> a lot of things going on around town today. the marine corps fun run is today. the marine corps marathon is tomorrow. there is a big aids walk in town today. today will be the nicest dave the weekend. off to a beautiful, quiet start this morning. just high clouds drifting on in. temperatures are generally in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. we'll stay that way for much of today. clouds will gradually lower and thicken as we go through the rest of the afternoon and rain drops are possible. could see a few drops during the day but the bulk of the steadier rain shows up after dark tonight and through tomorrow. there is your current temperature. upper 50 to near 60 right now. you can see on storm 4 radar a couple drizzly drops possible in upper montgomery county and also down toward charlottesville. most of these showers out across western west virginia will stay away from us today and these

rain drops along the coast of north carolina are the leading drops now from what is once again hurricane sandy. no weather concerns today. a good day to clean the gutters and storm drains and get yourselves ready. tomorrow the rain drops move in. rain and wind increasing rapidly and then monday and tuesday will be the worst of it for us. more on that coming up. >> thanks, chuck. cuba and the caribbean are cleaning up the destruction from sandy after the hurricane packed a punch through the day yesterday. in the caribbean the death toll is up to 43 people including 29 in haiti. the numbers are expected to rise because more than a quarter million people are still living in temporary, unsecured housing from the earthquake there from 2010. flooding is also a concern as river levels are also on the rise. >> as we continue to track hurricane sandy people are getting ready for big storm. many people will get a little extra help to prevent flooding from the district public works department. news 4's derrick ward is live from rfk stadium with more on

that. >> reporter: good morning. we're in lot 7 at rfk stadium. if you take a look behind me of course the usual scene. the farmer's market. if you come over this way a little bit you'll see there is a very thriving market in another commodity this weekend and of course that is sand. sand bag distribution began here actually just about a few minutes ago here at rfk stadium lot 7. you can see folks are here now getting the bags. officially it starts at 10:00 and it'll run until about 6:00 if the sand bags hold up. they're doing it at a couple locations around the city. i want you to take a look at some of the video. the bloomingdale section of d.c. they have been having problems with flooding with some other rains that we had earlier this year. that is one of the sand bag distribution locations. of course here at rfk stadium is another. as of friday the mayor did declare a state of emergency here in the district so that means all of those things go into effect and of course bulk trash collection for today has been postponed. they will announce another date.

the department of public works will. folks have gotten the word. there was a line here earlier that's already cleared. we talked to one lady in line about her own personal preparations. >> i already got my radio, flashlight. the only thing i have to do today is get some water. >> sounds like you're ready. >> i'm ready. >> reporter: and these folks say they are ready and are hoping it doesn't come but they don't want to be caught unawares and of course we'll do all we can to make sure they are not. the sand bag distribution is going on in lot 7. a lot of folks actually went up to the armory where preparation for a marathon is going on. you come to lot 7 think about where the farmer's market is and the subway crosses over off benning road and east capitol street. it goes on until 6:00 today. this is for d.c. residents. you have to show a d.c. license or identification. you're limited to five sand bags per household. we're live at rfk stadium, news 4. back to you. >> thank you. the storm could have a major impact on travel not just in our

area but up and down the east coast. some airlines are offering travelers a way out. here is a live look at reagan national this morning. major airlines are putting into place flexible travel policies. that way passengers can change flights to try to beat out the storm or cancel their plans all together without paying that fee. those fees as you know can sometimes be more than $150. area rail systems are also working overtime so they can try to keep the trains running during this storm. amtrak says they may have to adjust service or stop trains completely if winds gust above 60 miles per hour. metro is cleaning out storm drains and putting sand bags at stations prone to flooding. meanwhile area residents are making a rush on grocery store items to stock up on those supplies. >> i'm glad to get bottled water, any kind of water. anticipating the storm i think folks will be raiding all the stores and picking up as much water as they can. >> generators have also been a

hot item selling out at some hardware stores in the area. despite the approaching storm metro is doing track work this weekend and opening early to get you to the marine corps marathon. the system opens at 5:00 tomorrow morning but there is single tracking on four lines. on the red line between twin brook and grovener and forest glen and tacoma, orange line tracks are single tracking between stadium armory and cheverly. today only blue line trains are single tracking between franconia springfield and van dorn street and over on the green line trains share a track between greenbelt and college park. both presidential campaign are having a tough time staying out of sandy's path. mitt romney is canceling his sunday night rally in virginia beach but still plans to keep two other stops in the state earlier in the day one of which will be at battlefield high school in haymarket. and the stop by president obama in prince william county monday with former president bill clinton may also be in jeopardy now. the campaign says they will monitor the storm and decide whether or not to reschedule. meanwhile mitt romney's wife ann

is in our area right now holding a rally in mclean as we speak and will be in south riding. first lady michelle obama is back in washington this morning after experiencing some flight problems last night. the first lady's plane was delayed in las vegas where she was doing campaigning there yesterday. the aircraft was held up for about three hours because of mechanical problems. there is no word on what exactly those problems were. but the flight eventually took off around midnight east coast time. senate majority leader harry reid is out of a nevada hospital this morning. he suffered minor hip and rib injuries after a chain reaction crash on a las vegas interstate. senator reid's security detail took him to the hospital as a precaution. new this morning police are searching for the person who used a hammer to pull off a robbery outside a local walmart. police tell us the attack happened around midnight at the store on richmond highway. the victim was struck with a hammer but didn't need to go to

the hospital. the search remains for the attacker. a charles county woman is dead and her husband in serious condition this morning after the couple was shot while walking their dog. it happened around 7:00 last night in waldorf. sheriff's deputies say the couple passed a man while walking their dog near hampshire circle. when the dog started barking the man opened fire. both were shot multiple times and taken to a nearby hospital where the woman died. deputies are still trying to find the shooter and determine what his motive was. it's a strange crime spree that landed one man in the hospital and sent shoppers running for cover. early yesterday evening in takoma park police say two men robbed an armored car at a strip mall at new hampshire avenue and university boulevard. the man reportedly fired at a guard who then shot back. the men got the cash then jumped in their car and drove about a mile where they shot another man and stole his car. >> never bothered nobody. always a hard working man. he never caused no trouble to

nobody. >> people are screaming all over and we had to hide inside. >> police later recovered the stolen car. the man who was carjacked is recovering but the two gunmen are still at large. today the prince george's county police officer killed last week in a car accident will be laid to rest. officer kevin bowden died when his suv crashed into his cruiser in clinton, maryland, sending him into a utility pole. bowden was off duty at the time. yesterday loved ones attended a viewing for the officer. he was a father, just 28, and the father of two and a respected member of the police force. >> kevin was my best friend. he was the best person i knew. we were together for three years. it was three wonderful years. he changed my life. you know, i was his little big brother. >> the memorial service is scheduled for this morning at st. stevens baptist church in temple hills. the time right now 9:08. getting ready for sandy means

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all eyes are on hurricane sandy as it continues to lurk off to the south. it's now back up to hurricane strength. winds up to 75 miles per hour. richard? >> halloween is just days away but no need for the little ghosts and goblins to have long-term issues after eating all that candy. joining us this morning is dr. alex. good morning. let's talk about the good candy and the bad candy.

which is better for you? >> okay. the sticky candy is the hard candy, the stuff that is going to sit in your mouth longer you should avoid but candy in general, it's sugar so it can cause decay. >> we have star burst here. that's sticky. gets stuck in your teeth for almost a day sometimes. >> chew gum afterwards, drink water with flouride. brush their teeth. >> what about chocolate? >> they can have chocolate too. i'm not going to say kids can't have candy but try not to let them have as much. an average american has about 24 pounds of candy in a year and kids have most in or around halloween. there are certain rules. if they follow those rules they'll be fine. >> there are other options. you don't have to always give out candy. >> give out treats, trading cards, a book. >> money. >> money is a great one. give them a price for something. >> maybe even some fruit. >> fruit is definitely better but then afterwards they should not have it all day long. they shouldn't be having a piece

of candy every hour. have it with a meal, chew sugarless gum afterwards. >> if you have candy with a wheel what does that do? >> the saliva in the meal will wash out the sugar. the point is to get the sugar out. >> then you could fill up a whole bucket on halloween night. >> exactly. >> space it out. you don't have to eat it all in one night. >> no. but don't eat it throughout the day either. every day for like a month every hour would be bad. >> then always we know it is important to brush and floss. >> always. twice a day. >> how do you get kids to floss? >> it is hard. if they see you flossing then they'll be more likely to emulate. >> so do it together. >> exactly. you have also some other tips of like what you could do with your candy, right? >> definitely. you can take your candy to a local dentist. a lot of people involved in operation gratitude and what they do is send it to the troops. that will make a big difference too. they'll doing something good and swapping candy and get a dollar for it. >> you also suggest maybe parents who don't want their

kids to eat all this candy maybe exchange the candy for something else. >> definitely exchange it for a book, swap it out, buy candy from them, swap it for something. i know. >> dr. alex, come on. >> fruits. fruits and vegetables. >> you know the kids are going to have some. >> just stay away from the sticky and hard candies. >> good tips. let's dig in. >> you ready to go? >> all right. angie, here. >> richard, wait until breakfast so you can wash the sugar out. all right. a warning from vets this morning about halloween candy and your pet. common halloween treats like chocolate and gum can be dangerous or even deadly to dogs. this year the one ingredient vets say is causing problems is xyletol an artificial sweetener that is safe for humans but can cause liver damage in dogs. one missouri clinic saw six cases in the last month. all but one were fatal. we have a rather large crowd sneaking in outdoor activities

before sandy hits. up next live to freedom plaza where nbc 4 is proud to be a part of the 2012 aids walk. chuck is analyzing the latest computer models on the storm. the latest forecast track for

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continuing our coverage of hurricane sandy this morning we saw this morning go down to a tropical storm, back up to a hurricane. >> she may vary a little and go back to tropical storm briefly and then back to hurricane. it is going to hover in the 70 to 80-mile-per-hour sustained winds. 74 or higher makes it a hurricane. when it dropped to 70 it was a tropical storm. back to 75 a hurricane. it's all going to be very strong and have a huge impact on the eastern seaboard here. primarily on monday and tuesday. i know you were concerned. a lot of people have big halloween plans. halloween is on wednesday. be on the lookout.

most of the rain and the wind will be leaving us. halloween looks cloudy and wet. the ferocious winds and rains should be ending during the course of the day late tuesday night into early wednesday. so halloween won't be pretty but it won't be the worst day of the week. that's the good news for that. outside on your saturday morning cloudy skies for most but there are some beautiful rays of sunshine getting through first thing this morning. there is some blue up in our sky. it won't stay blue for very long. clouds will definitely be on the increase. we'll be mostly cloudy for much of the afternoon. there is even a chance for a couple little light rain drops during the course of the day. most of us have to wait until after sunshine tonight into the overnight hours before the rain starts to settle on in. 60 degrees at national airport. winds out of the northeast averaging ten miles per hour. generally upper 50s and low 60s areawide for temperatures. 63 solomon's island. 62 and am ignaczak. 61 fredericksburg, stafford, charlottesville. 57 winchester, toms brook and

front royal. not a bad way to get the weekend started. today is going to be a nice day to be outside. cloudy but mild with temperatures once again into the upper 60s for today with not much if anything in the way of rain threat. maybe a couple drops upper montgomery county and down toward charlottesville but most of us will be dry for much of your saturday. coastal flood watches, flood watches, gale warnings, storm warnings, all kinds of advisories posted now up and down the eastern seaboard. high pressure moving off the new england coast line. people were asking me why do we think the storm is going to make that left hook and come back to the coast line? this area of high pressure is the reason for the turn to the left two days from now as this area of high pressure moves away and it sets up shop over the canadian maratimes as that east to northeasterly fetch. meanwhile just down to the south after a cloudy and quiet and mild day today rain drops arriving here late tonight into early tomorrow. then sandy, whether tropical storm or hurricane, will make no difference what you want to call it.

that storm will be coming inbound and making that left turn with the blocking high up over the new england coast line. that's what's going to force it further to the west with time. as of now, about 330 miles to the southeast of charleston, south carolina. as a category one storm. probably going to drop below hurricane strength to tropical storm for a brief time and then reintensify to a category 1 as it makes the important left-hand turn toward the new jersey coast. most likely landfall will be somewhere on the coast of new jersey. northern new jersey, southern new jersey. won't make a lot of difference for us. then the rain and wind will be here for much of the day monday and tuesday. for today skies going mostly cloudy. mild. a bit breezy. drops after dark. then for tomorrow cloudy and wet. wind and rain increasing as the day wears along tomorrow. monday and tuesday will be the big banner days for weather around here. there's your hour by hour on sunday. then monday. that i think monday, tuesday we could see winds in the 40 to 50-mile-per-hour range around here. in addition to three to five

inches or more of rain. that could cause big travel problems, big power outage problems. have your batteries ready to go. have a plan to charge your cell phone if you need to. if you lose power. just be ready for it. today is a good day to clean the gutters. clean the drains. get anything that's not tied down either tied down or put away. we've still got plenty of time before the weather goes downhill but monday and tuesday air, ground, rail, foot traffic, everything can be really problematic. >> we have people asking our facebook page should we be in the stores still buying stuff for storm preps? >> nothing wrong with going to the store today and during the course of the day tomorrow. the weather slips downhill into early monday. >> all right. thanks, chuck. well, nbc 4 is proud to once again be a part of this year's aids walk. >> it is happening right now at freedom plaza. joining us to talk about today's event is david from whitman walker and health. >> good morning. things are going terrific out

here. we have almost 10,000 people out to walk and it is a great morning. >> we wanted to ask do you know how much you have raised so far? this is your 26th year doing it. i know you hope to break some goals. >> yes. we've got a goal of $1 million. we've had a little bit of trouble cutting through the political advertising so today is not too late. you can go online to www aids walk washington.org and make a donation this morning. our goal is $1 million. we are closing in on it fast. >> david, when you get this $1 million because i know you will what is that money going to go to? >> well, all of the funds raised go to support whitman walker health's aid services program as well as over a dozen other community health partners who also provide aids services in the city. whitman walker provides some of the best care in the nation for

people with hiv and we can't do it without your support. >> just looking at the numbers, the department of health stats say 2.7% of city residents in d.c. still living with the risk at the end of 2010. how badly needed are events like the one today? >> walks like this are critical because they not only raise money but raise awareness. and if you don't know to get tested and you don't know your status, you can't get into treatment and you can't stay safe. and that's what this is all about. keeping our community healthy, our friends, our neighbors, our brothers, our sisters, all of our families healthy and safe. >> david, what's going on after the walk? we know eric gilchrest and eun yang are out there with you. tell us what you're going to be doing. >> well they've been terrific emcees. the walk just kicked off. we've got 10,000 people walking down pennsylvania avenue. and then we've got caution dance

crew. we've got oasis dance crew. we've got live performances from our stage. we're going on here until about 10:00. and it's a great time. again, it's not too late. we're down on freedom plaza. or you can go to ww aids walk washington.org and make a donation. >> all right. david, thanks so much. we'll make sure to get that on our website nbc washington.com. thanks. great to see you. >> thanks to you guys. you've been a great partner for 26 years. >> glad to be a part of it. so happy that the weather is cooperating. so coming up on news 4 today how the storm means a major change of plans for one couple trying to celebrate the wedding by the beach. >> it's a big weekend for runners. this special event today for those in a marine corps marathon. >> we want to take you live to nags head, north carolina on the outer banks. you can see the tide rising. we'll be monitoring conditions there up and down the east coast all weekend long. you're watching news 4 today.

this morning we have continuing coverage of hurricane sandy. that is weather channel meteorologist out there braving the elements and preparing to tell us more of what's happening all along many of the beach town communities. this is nags head, north caroli carolina. >> you can already see the winds really whipping around the area and picking up. the tide is rising. good morning everyone. welcome to news 4 today. i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. it is saturday, october 27, 2012. let's find out from meteorologist chuck bell where sandy is now and where she is going. >> still 350 miles off the coast of charleston, south carolina for now. the live picture there you saw from the outer banks of north carolina is going to be one of the places it really gets

lashed. very, very hard tonight and tomorrow. our big impacts are coming monday and tuesday. so your saturday morning is off to a quiet start. temperatures upper 50s and low 60s. just a couple drops possible around the area during the day but most of us will be dry for most of our saturday. a couple showers down here just to the south of charlottesville. really not a lot. the rain chances will stay west of us today and the rain chances really from kill devil hills, north carolina all the way down are inching northbound. we're on the squeeze play. our rain drops start to move in during the overnight hours tonight. today becoming mostly cloudy and mild. temperatures in the upper 60s. for the marine corps marathon tomorrow morning good weather for the aids walk today but tomorrow for the marathon temperatures in the low to mid 50s with rain drops likely pretty much from start to finish and becoming windy as well. cloudy, humid, showers and breezy tomorrow. worse of the worse for us monday, tuesday. more on that coming up. >> thank you. local utilities are keeping a close eye on sandy this morning and preparing for widespread

outages that could last for days. pepco is working ahead of the storm to try to prevent problems. the utility had linemen, contractors, and tree trimmers out on the streets yesterday. they are also running robocalls and have requested 2500 linemen from out of state to work after the storm. they're also looking for help from other utilities and asking customers to stock up on flash lights, batteries, and other supplies. if the power goes out we won't have to worry about the power companies charging despite having no lights. the maryland public service commission announced yesterday utilities will no longer be able to charge customers for lost business during the first 24 hours of a power outage. the charge only accounted for about 49 cents a customer but the derecho in june brought heavy criticism of the policy. emergency workers across the region are working around the clock to prepare for sandy and that includes pulling long hours. crews in fairfax county are busy checking equipment, including signage, generators, even boats. they're also encouraging people

to stay home when the worst of the storm hits. meantime, crews continue to evaluate whether to set up emergency shelters. crews are out in full force in prince george's county to make sure the aftermath of sandy won't be like the derecho earlier this year. yesterday they were out to make sure the utility poles are sustained. most of those that caused problems over the summer have been fixed though there are still some lines with low hanging wires. many people are making a mad dash to the store to prepare for the storm with flooding and power outages that could last for days. it's a real concern and people are collecting sand bags and stocking up on supplies. news 4's darcy spencer has more on the preparation from alexandria. >> reporter: at the cleveland park metro sand bags are in place to protect against flooding as the region prepares for hurricane sandy. >> i think it could or could not happen and it could be further south, further north. >> reporter: governors in maryland and virginia have declared a state of emergency as

the d.c. mayor vince gray did. >> we are taking precautions to make sure we are fully ready. we could have flooding in some areas of the city and we are working hard to try to avoid that. this is a tropical storm. it could have severe consequences for the region. >> reporter: earlier there was a run on generators as people braced for the potential for massive power outages. people spent the day stocking up on supplies including at the safeway store in d.c. >> i'm glad to get a bottle of water, any kind of water. anticipating the storm i think folks are going to be raiding all the stores and picking up as much water as they can. >> reporter: these d.c. residents say they're not sure what to expect but grabbed supplies including jugs of water just in case. >> i did my groceries last night and stocked up on batteries earlier to be prepared. >> reporter: in alexandria, darcy spencer, news 4. the navy is preparing to take cover from the storm. last night they got two dozen

ships out of norfolk and out of sandy's path. the ships including the aircraft carrier, the u.s.s. harry truman, are going out to sea until the weather is clear to return. norfolk naval station is the world's largest naval installation. a simple warning for boaters from maryland authorities. when sandy hits get to shore. the department of natural resources wants boaters who have their boats on land and already on trailers to head to higher ground. boats that have to stay docked in the water should be secured with double the amount of lines typically used and all articles on deck need to be removed and electric and water lines disconnected. this morning people in the sea side town of rehoboth are advised but not ordered to leave the area in anticipation of the storm's landfall. for one couple it is something of a tradition. residents and vacationers are being urged not to wait until a mandatory evacuation under the order to head inland. especially people in low lying areas or mobile homes.

but one newlywed couple we found says they're leaving on the second day of their honeymoon. fortunately they know the drill. thanks to hurricane irene last year. >> w actually got engaged here last year. and the storm came in last year. we had to leave early. now we're here. we got married on our honeymoon. and the storm came in again. >> some luck. so far no evacuation orders have been issued for the town. our own erika gonzalez is in rehoboth and caught up with the "today" show's al roker who says sandy is a storm we'll be talking about for a while. >> you have to be prepared for a lot of rain and you have to be prepared for a lot of wind. i think you got to be prepared for a storm surge and if you're not along the coast don't think you're out of the woods either because, you know, the parts of inland maryland, virginia, pennsylvania, all going to see effects from this. so i think this is a storm that

could be really one we'll be talking about for years to come. >> next the arrangements you may want to make now. >> we'll also take your questions on facebook and twitter. send them to us right now. use the hash tag sandy d.c. we'll try to get to as many as possible. >> storm team 4 is tracking your hurricane sandy online as well. sign up for breaking news alerts at nbc washington.com. follow us on facebook and twitter. we'll be back in a moment. # [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso.

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. we continue to track the path of hurricane sandy a storm that has already killed 43 people in the caribbean. weather models suggest sandy could drench a series of states along the east coast including our area. >> north carolina is feeling some of the effects right now. the weather channel's julie martin joins us from nags head, north carolina with the conditions there. good morning, julie. >> reporter: good morning,

richard. pretty incredible the storm still several hundred miles away from me at center and we're already seeing some outer rain bands and some of the winds. just goes to show you what a larnelle system this is and just what a big wind field we're dealing with. we're seeing those gusts upwards of 30 miles an hour here in nags head. the seas are kicking up as well. we're looking at seas about 46 feet maybe even a little higher now. over there is an old fishing pier. part of that was washed away during hurricane isabell back in 2003. we'll look to see how well that holds up for sandy as it makes its way toward the area. the real window for the carolinas will be this evening in through tomorrow morning. that's when we'll certainly see tropical storm force at least conditions which include flooding, rain, possibly some power outages along with that. one of the things that's tough here in the outer banks region is you have water on both sides so we have the sound side and you've got the atlantic side.

we're looking at the potential for a three to five foot water rise on the sound side. folks are doing what they can to secure their properties, move their vehicles to higher grounds. no mandatory evacuation orders, however, here in eastern north carolina. not at least here in the utter banks. the state has declared a state of mergemergency here and in 32 other counties as well. everyone getting ready for what could be a pretty big event. back to you. >> julie martin in nags head, north carolina thank you so much. we appreciate your time. as hurricane sandy makes its way toward the east coast the humane society is warning people what to do with their pets. ceo wayne pashel says if you are asked to evacuate you should make the proper arrangements to take your pets with you. many evacuation shelters he says do not accept pets adding when it comes to any situation if it is not safe for you it's not safe for them either. runners in the marine corps marathon are not letting sandy get in the way of preparations for tomorrow's big race. this morning about 200 runners

will take part in a 5-k training run then enjoy brunch at the marathon finish line. later tonight it's time to carbo load. 900 runners and their families will enjoy a spaghetti dinner at the hyatt regency hotel. a pipe and drum group will perform and editor-in-chief of runners world magazine andy birkwood will speak. >> 3600 little runners between the ages of 5 and 12 will run today one mile for the healthy kids fun run at the pentagon today. there will also be a free outdoor festival with fun games and activities for the entire family from 9:00 to 2:00 today. it is the final day of the marine corps health expo at the d.c. armory. more than 200 exhibits are on display including fitness products, health screenings, and give aways. the expo is free and open to the public between 9:00 and 7:00 p.m. the marathon takes place tomorrow at 7:55 a.m. you ready? >> i hope so. >> you going to be eating spaghetti tonight? >> oh, yes. i already know.

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welcome back everyone. it seems to be the golden question. we have our viewer asking is there an exact area where this thing will hit? >> no there is not. there is still a great deal of uncertainty where this storm is going to go and when it will get there. a pretty bold prediction on most of our parts and i think somewhere on the coast of new jersey late monday night into predawn hours of tuesday morning. that is as close as narrowing it down as i would dare go this far out in advance. that said the official track from the hurricane center shows

it could make landfall anywhere from the delaware coast all the way up to long island. >> that's a lot. >> a very wide area. it is still a long ways away. it still has to go off the outer banks then make the turn back to the coast line. there are too many variables in play now to say with any real certainty exactly where it'll go and when it will get there. all i can tell you is this. it is a big storm with an enormous wind field and enormous amount of rainfall potential coming along with it. so it will impact all of the northeastern part of the united states. all will be impacted. wherever the center line of the storm goes we'll worry about that when it gets closer but for now everybody really from virginia beach all the way up to the coast be preparing for wind and rain in excess. outside we'll take a check now of your outside conditions. mostly cloudy skies for now. we're getting a few slivers of sunshine through but it won't last too terribly much longer. enjoy the sunshine while you can

get it. the very latest position on hurricane sandy and it is back up to a hurricane now puts it about 330 miles to the southeast of charleston, south carolina. movement of the storm now is to the north-northeast at ten miles per hour. it is going to continue to do that paralleling the coast line with the northeasterly track for the next couple days. this is sunday afternoon at 4:00 somewhere off the coast of cape hatteras. probably a high end tropical storm to a low end category 1 hurricane. then that is when all the real uncertainty comes into play is when does it make the turn and how hard of a turn does it make? if it makes a hard left turn it comes down into the lower end of the bay and anywhere inside of this cone is a possibility to see this storm. don't focus on the center line. remember that the tropical storm force winds extend out several hundred miles away from the center so the center line looks to be aiming somewhere under the jersey coast line. i think that's our best guess now. somewhere on the coast of new jersey probably along about late monday night early tuesday then

the storm goes inland. a lot of cold air on the back side. one of our twitter questions how much snow in west virginia. not too much of a snow threat in the martinsburg area but out toward elkins, west virginia on the other side of the mountains a little more snow threat there. here in town 60 degrees right now in washington. 59 manassas. 61 frederick, maryland. 63 degrees at patuxent river naval air station. 59 in winchester. high pressure will provide us one more quiet day. that is today. cloudy, quiet, and mild today. not much of a rain threat today. a couple little drizzle drops can't be ruled out but by and large a dry day today with the clouds increasing. then as we get into your sunday here we are sunday 8:00 in the morning. rain drops arriving. first thing tomorrow morning. rain and wind increasing as we go through the day and then as we get into sunday night and monday that's when the conditions around here i expect will really start to deteriorate. heavy rain and high winds likely for much of monday and tuesday. so today clouds on the increase

but mild and dry. chance of some drops moving in after dark. highs today mid to upper 60s. tomorrow cloudy and wet. not too bad first thing in the morning but as sunday goes along the rain and the wind will continue to increase. so sunday light rain in the morning. moderate rain by noon. rain increasing by late in the day. heavy rachb possible coming in late sunday night and then here is your monday planner. winds possibly as much as 40 miles per hour in the morning. 40 to 50-mile-per-hour winds possible really beginning about monday lunch time all the way through monday night and into early tuesday. a high impact for both rain and wind and again the worst of it for us expected as we get into monday, monday night, and tuesday. so be ready for it. here is the seven-day forecast. quiet today. rain moving in tomorrow. rain and wind in abundance for monday and tuesday. wednesday of course is halloween. there's still a chance for rain. it'll be breezy and showery on halloween, not the best but compared to -- had halloween been monday or tuesday that

would have been much, much worse. so clean out the storm drabs canes. anything that isn't tied down outside bring it in. be ready for it. if you have loose hanging branches or anything this would be a good time to trim those. you have all day today and off and on time during the day tomorrow. >> good advice. >> be ready. >> we have been fielding some questions on facebook and twitter. we'll put you on the spot. the first is from jetta baker asking when will more inland counties such as montgomery and frederick get the rain and how much wind is expected? you touched on this already. she says most importantly what is the forecast like for trick or treating? >> halloween not too big of a concern for trick or treaters. it will be wet and breezy but won't be the ferocious storm. that will be good. as far as montgomery county and our western suburbs it looks like the bulk of the rain there also getting in late in the day, late sunday night into the day monday. i think by the time you wake up monday morning expect a pretty steady rain and pretty steady breeze. the further you go into monday, monday night into early tuesday. that i think will be the worst

of it for us. >> would you think that there might be like school cancellations because of this on monday? >> i would not be surprised. i am not the one who makes that call. >> you know what it takes to close the school. >> yes. i think out of abundance of caution they are likely to do something with either delaying or closing school. you just don't want all those buses and kids out in the worst of it. >> yes. you should know we will update all that information on our website and also if you get our breaking news alerts or subscribe to our app we'll have all of that information in real time. we heard from angela. she says watching your news right now, thanks. during the time frame of the storm, what is the projected wind mile per hour expected for the d.c. metro area? please clarify weatherman sunday, monday, and tuesday. >> okay. winds tomorrow. sunday's winds increasing from ten or 15 in the morning to 20 or 25 miles per hour sunday afternoon. monday starting off 25 to 30 miles per hour. increasing to 30 or 40 by monday

afternoon. monday night and then into overnight monday night into early tuesday potentially 40 to 50-mile-per-hour winds around here. so that would be a very extreme event and in addition to all the rain we could get easily five or more inches of rain in some places. saturated ground. trees with leaves still on them. a lot of wind. that is the reason. it would not surprise me. we have about 2.5 million people lose power in the derecho back in june. we could, not forecasting or predicting, but we could see power outages on that scale again with this storm. >> wow. let's get -- >> have your batteries and water ready to go. don't stock up with perishables because if you lose power they'll perish real quick, we heard from someone who, let me pull this up. we have so much feedback. jennifer says we're in fleeting beach which is near reedville, virginia for a weekend away until sunday. should we cut the trip short and come back saturday or will we be okay leaving sunday at noon? >> i always err on the side of

caution and i would say if you can finish up and have a nice day today and come back late this evening or first thing tomorrow that would probably be best. weather conditions will get worse and worse very rapidly during the day tomorrow. so if you've got stuff to do and especially if you had a planned trip out of town monday or tuesday the airlines are already being very flexible with their waiving of change fees. if you are going to be on the amtrak commuter rail up to new york city, if you have a plane flight out monday or tuesday, call your airline. be flexible with them and they'll be flexible with you. travel could be really, really, really bad around here. air, ground, and train. >> pretty much everything. >> whatever you're on. >> when you don't want to pay the $150 fee. make those plans right now. >> right. we'll take more questions through the morning. we also want you to know we have you covered with the storm team 4 weather team. >> veronica johnson shows us first hand how to work this thing with its cool features. >> with some of the big storms a

lot of people lose power and one way to stay updated is with your iphone, droid phone, ipad. all you have to do to get our storm team 4 weather app is go to the app store. if you've got an ipad or iphone it's the app store. if you're on google, on the droid platform, it's google play. just type in nbc washington weather in your search bar. you do the search. it comes up. there's our storm team 4 app. you hit it. it's free. you can download it. once you download it, it looks like this. it's really cool. once you come inside to the storm team 4 app it is interactive radar. you've got the four-day forecast, the seven-day forecast. you've got current conditions. on top of that you have a video. we'll update that throughout sandy as it moves up the coast. storm team 4 here throughout, keeping you updated. >> thanks. >> like you said very important for school closings and things like that.

>> crucial. it may be the weekend but a lot of people are busy making preparations for sandy at this very hour. >> let's check in with derrick at rfk stadium. >> reporter: lots of preparation under way here

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good morning. i'm richard jordan. >> i'm angie goff. welcome to news 4 today. it is saturday, october 27th. 2012. when we came in this morning it was tropical sandy. tropical storm sandy. now it's back up to hurricane strength. just can't make up its mind. >> back and forth. let's go to meteorologist chuck bell to find out where sandy is right now. >> hey there. good morning everybody. yes indeed. the difference between tropical storm andurricane is a very thin line. 74-mile-per-hour sustained winds is when it becomes a hurricane. it was a 70-mile-per-hour tropical storm earlier now a

75-mile-per-hour hurricane. so it is sort of teetering on the brink. this is a view from our tower camera look down. here is the potomac river looking southbound. a really cool effect up in the skies. a little hint of a halo, rainbow prism effect up in the skies. so if you're out and about over the next little while take a look up into your skies and see if you can find some extra cool color first thing this morning. temperatures upper 50s to low and mid 60s already. continuing to rise. not much of a rain threat today but some drizzly drops starting to show up upper montgomery county out toward the higher spots in western loudoun county as well. rain drop potentials increasing during the course of the day today. the heavier, stead err rains start to roll in during the day tomorrow. so be ready for that coming up tomorrow. today just cloudy and mild. a couple drops around. temperatures mid to upper 60s. a good day to get everything done you need to get done in preparation for the storm. the worst of it for us is monday and tuesday. more on that coming up. >> thanks. as the storm sets its sights on the u.s. east coast places

like cuba and the caribbean are cleaning up from the storm's path of destruction in the caribbean. the death toll is up to 43 people including 29 people in haiti. those numbers are expected to rise because more than 250,000 people are still living in temporary, unsecured housing from the earthquake there from 2010. flooding is also a concern as river levels are also on the rise. as we continue to track hurricane sandy people are getting ready for the big storm. many people today will get a little extra help to prevent flooding. news 4's derrick ward is live this morning at rfk stadium with more on how you can get prepared. good morning, derrick. >> good morning. it is a veritable bee hive of activity behind me at rfk stadium. we're in lot seven. there was one line. now you can see there are two lines of folks getting sand bags and of course this is in anticipation of sandy hitting us with at least four inches of rain. in areas like bloomingdale and d.c. that much rain or even less is causing serious problems.

they are distributing sand bags there as well. that is specifically for bloomingdale area residents because they are having problems and they've also cleaned out some of the storm drains. here at rfk stadium this is citywide where they're allowing you to get at least five sand bags if you can produce a d.c. i.d. if you've been doing it for someone else you might happen to live outside of the city you bring that person's i.d. or that person with you and you'll be given the five sand bags but you have to show proof of d.c. residency. a state of emergency has been declared in the district as of yesterday and that kicks in a whole series of things. of course wei talked to some people here earlier who hope that they really won't need it. they're being optimistic but also careful. here is what we heard from one person in line earlier. >> i'm optimistic. i'm optimistic. it seems as though as much coverage as it's getting that it's going to become a reality. >> and this will go on here until 6:00 p.m.

again, you can get five sand bags from this lot if you produce d.c. i.d. a maximum of five sand bags. distribution going on here at rfk stadium lot 7 where we're live. now back to you. >> thank you. the storm could have a major impact on travel not just in our area but up a down the east coast. to some airlines are offering travelers a way out. here's a live look at reagan national this morning. major airlines are putting into place some flexible travel policies. that way passengers can change flights to try to beat out the storm or actually cancel their plans all together without paying a fee. those fees can sometimes be more than $150. area rail systems are also working overtime so they can try to keep trains running during the storm. amtrak says they may have to adjust service or stop trains completely if winds gust above 60 miles per hour. metro is cleaning out storm drains and putting sand bags at stations nah are prone to flooding. despite the threat of bad

weather metro is still doing track work this weekend. trains are single tracking on four of the system's five lines. on the red line trains share a track between twin brook and grovener and between forest glen and tacoma. on the orange line trains are single tracking between stadium armory and cheverly. today only blue line trains are single tracking between franconia springfield and van dorn street and on the green line trains share a track between greenbelt and college park. though it won't make landfall there residents in north carolina are bracing for the effects of sandy. a tropical storm warning is out for the coast and heavy wind, rain, and flooding are expected in low lying areas. the state gaefrs has declared a state of emergency in the event of any heavy damage. the weather channel's julie martin joins us from nags head in the outer banks with the conditions there. actually we hope she'll be joining us a little later. >> when we checked in a few moments ago you were already seeing the gusts and winds coming and the surf all choppy. >> very, very high as far as the tide was concerned. the time right now is 10:05.

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pillsbury grands biscuits let the making begin. from north carolina to d.c. and new england people all along the east coast are bracing for sandy. the hurricane is bound to bring some rain and wind to the area. electric companies are already warning people that there could be some massive power outages. and the coming election isn't immune to mother nature. sandy already has both presidential campaigns rescheduling or rethinking some of their planned campaign stops. mitt romney is canceling his sunday night rally in virginia beach. he still plans to keep two other

stops in the state earlier in the day one of which will be at battlefield high school in high market and a stop by president obama in prince william county on monday with former president bill clinton may also be in jeopardy because of the storm. the campaign says they will monitor the storm to decide whether or not to reschedule. meanwhile mitt romney's wife ann is already in the area holding a rally in mclean as we speak. she will be in south writing at noon. first lady michelle obama is back in washington this morning after experiencing flight problems last night. the first lady's plane was delayed in las vegas where she was doing campaigning there yesterday. the aircraft was held up for about three hours because of mechanical problems. there is no word on what exactly those problems were but the flight eventually took off around midnight our time. the arrival of sandy comes a little more than a week before the presidential election and maryland governor martin o'malley says his administration will be watching the weather to determine whether they'll need to change the state's early voting schedule.

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the national park service says they'll go ahead with plans to replace the new national christmas tree outside the white house today. the 28 foot tall colorado blue spruce is being transplanted today despite warnings from forecasters about hurricane sandy. the new one replaces the one destroyed by high winds in february of last year. >> a little trouble with the tree down there. one lasted 25 or 30 years and they replaced it and that only lasted one year. now they'll try again in the midst of what could be a windy weekend. >> you were talking 35 to 40-mile-per-hour winds by what, tuesday? >> some of those winds could be in excess of that by early monday morning. so monday and tuesday are the red letter days around here to be in -- sort of be ready for everything to be going wrong. it could be all kinds of things. power outages, flash flooding concerns, all kinds of stuff as the storm makes its way in our general direction. so just sort of enjoy your quiet saturday because outside for now

nothing really to worry about at this point. temperatures are in the upper 50s and low 60s. there is a decent amount of early saturday sunshine but it is not going to last long. clouds come back in quickly during the day today. there goes another plane load of folks. happy to be out of washington i'm sure. as our forecast and the impending storm continue to get a little bit closer. 61 at national airport. winds now out of the northeast at 10 miles per hour. that northeasterly breeze will continue today in the 10 to 15-mile-per-hour range so not ferociously windy today. that will not be the case by sunday night and monday though. on the way up temperatures are for now. we should top out in the mid to upper 60s by later on today. as far as impacts not just along here but there will be coastal impacts as well along the beaches right along the chesapeake bay. tropical storm force winds are possible. and a storm surge of a couple feet likely especially on the western shore of chesapeake bay because we'll have the onshore flow and then at the beaches

they could actually see hurricane force winds with a potential for a rather large storm surge and surfers beware. i would not get in the water at all. near coast waves 10 to 15 feet possible. well offshore there will be bowie reports. i am certain of it. of 30 to 40-foot seas. that is why the navy sent all of the ships out of the norfolk naval yard yesterday out to sea to ride out the storm there. i wouldn't want to be on a destroyer in the middle of the ocean for this. our impacts for sunday, morning hours cloudy, light rain. not a big impact sunday morning. moderate rain. kind of breezy by lunch time. rain increasing. wind increasing tomorrow into the evening. a chance for heavier rain and stronger winds along about 11:00 tomorrow night and later. monday, here we go. heavy rain and winds to possibly 40 miles per hour early monday morning. potential for 40 to maybe even 50-mile-per-hour winds through monday afternoon into monday evening. and the wind and the rain

combination could cause widespread power outages so be ready. here is the latest on the storm now continuing the northeasterly track now. likely to go back down to tropical storm strength and then eventually make the turn back to the coast line. why will it be making this turn westbound? high pressure sitting just to our north. here it is now over northern new jersey today as that high pressure builds off to the northeast and that is going to be the mechanism that causes the left turn. so that's the reason we have that in the forecast. rain drops arriving late tonight early tomorrow. there you can see heavier rain bands arriving here sunday 9:30 at night all the way into the predawn hours of your monday. so heavy rain and high wind likely. today not a bad day at all. mostly cloudy. mild. a chance for a few drizzly drops around. no big deal today. a good day to get everything ready. for tomorrow a high impact for wind and rain tomorrow. there is the all important seven-day forecast. all eyes on monday and tuesday around here. trick or treaters on wednesday.

it'll probably still be breezy and showery but getting better by halloween and then we start off november relatively quiet. by the time thursday gets here -- >> in and out. >> okay. thanks. and as the weather alerts from sandy's approach start rolling, get them first from storm team 4. >> you can sign up for the breaking news and weather alerts on nbc washington.com. also follow us on facebook and twitter. still ahead in this half hour now your average football player, the very special story

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all about tropical storm sandy this morning. looking ahead we can expect things to go a bit downhill starting sunday. take steps now to prepare for what promises to be a wind and rain event. we won't soon forget it. >> c.c. williams' high school is

no stranger to making history when it comes to their football team. they are at it again. >> if a movie was created based on this story it wouldn't be called "remember the titans" but maybe "princess and the pigskin." news 4 has the story. >> reporter: denzel washington made t.c. high school a household name in "remember the titans." >> if we don't come together right now on this haillowed ground we too will be destroyed. >> reporter: the movie told the story of how the football team helped bring the school and the community through a racist period. more than 40 years later t.c. williams high school is still changing the game. >> it's 2012. we got girls out here. we have blacks out here. we have whites out here. we have hispanic kids out here. we have the whole gamut. >> reporter: in class at t.c. williams she looks like any other student but tiffany person

isn't your average junior in high school. the heart throb is channing tatum. she loves shopping and getting her nails done with her girls and she is a wide receiver on the football team. >> i love to shop. i go get my nails done and come out to practice and tell coach hey look at my nails. i wear skirts and dresses to school. but i also do still hang out with my teammates off the field. and i also hang out with girls so it's just kind of a balance for me. >> if you saw her you wouldn't think she's a football player. she wears skirts, chuck tlors and everything else. but on the field she is totally different. she is a football player, locked in. >> reporter: tiffany is one of three girls on the team but in year four she's the vet. it hasn't been easy but her hard work and perseverance has earned tiffany the love and respect of her teammates. >> we've been speaking about family and that's how we feel whether you're a girl or a guy. we're a family.

so that's for all of us. >> reporter: after hours and hours of off-season workouts and earning her keep in the weight room tiffany finally earned the playing time she was hoping to get. >> i was very happy when coach told me you're going in the game. he was like, we're going to throw you a screen pass. i was like oh, seriously, coach? i was just so -- finally. >> reporter: defeat made tiffany the first girl to catch a pass in t.c. williams football history and it doesn't stop there. when she is not on the field she's on the wrestling and rugby team. >> she said i'm coming out for football. i get girls all the time telling me coach i'm going to play next year. well come on out. you don't want young people to feel like they can become part of our program. the reality is most of them can't. >> it is definitely something that i'm happy i'm part of. like just helping, coming out here every day and inspiring people. it's a good feeling. and then getting to play

football is even better. >> awesome. >> she does so many sports. very athletic. >> she lifts weights, does off-season and all that. >> she gets her nails done right before practice. >> that's right. >> she is not afraid at all. >> all right. quick check on weather. >> all right. it is going to be a little -- today is a good day to get outside and enjoy it. here are live pictures though. this one i think from nags head, north carolina. and you can see there already an angry, angry atlantic ocean. and apparently a hand on the lens. there's our view from our city camera. skies are mostly cloudy now. there's a whole lot going on this weekend. 8:00 washington today 10,000 people doing that. then for tomorrow we got the marine corps marathon. i got my forecast here. temperatures, low 50s. there will be a risk for rain drops even at the beginning of the race tomorrow. getting windier and rainier as the race progresses so key is to finish fast as possible. it is a race after all. here are the impacts then.

for tomorrow the heavy impacts, high impacts for the wind and rain tomorrow will be down to our south and east. so tomorrow will be the transition day. monday and tuesday are the red letter days around here. high winds and heavy rains possible off and on through most if not all of monday, monday night, then on into the day on tuesday. travel northeast bound up the northeast corridor from here to new york city and boston will be severely impacted. travel southbound not so much. but travel northbound could be ugly. >> all right, chuck. get the latest forecast on sandy tonight on news 4 at 6:00. >> remember to join us at nbc