just dangling across the street. >> reporter: matt has a problem. there's a powerline down in front of his house and his neighbor gives out the best candy in the neighborhood. >> they give out full-size snicker bars. so kids are coming up and down this place constantly. >> reporter: he's tried to block off the road as best he can. >> if this pole goes over, it's pulling these wires down. >> reporter: after repeatedly calling the power company for help, he decided to take the day off from work. >> i've been chasing around dominion power trucks so they can get it cleared. >> reporter: also wore yesterday about downed power lines, rob foster decided to scout out the afternoon before the sun went down. >> we know where the lines are down. >> reporter: extension cords zigzag across the streets in this section of alexandria, where foster and his neighbors

say it feels like they're always losing power. >> we have a chord running to our neighbor. but everyone is friendly and we all ban together. but it can be frustrating to have the constant loss of power. >> reporter: power crews from as far away as ohio are starting to arrive in this neighborhood. you can see them right there. that means some houses are getting power. this one just got it a few hours ago. but everyone says if you have power or not, all you really need is a flashlight, right? and you need a good-looking pumpkin, because halloween is on in alexandria. just a few minutes ago, president obama wrapped up a noose conference after he toured the devastation in new jersey. there he is, alongside new jersey governor chris christie. the president viewed the devastation from both the air and on the ground first hand today. in his remarks just moments ago,

the president said this is a federal, state and local effort. an he thanked the people involved in the rescue and recovery effort. he also promised to follow up to make sure victims get the help they need. >> most importantly, our heards go out to the families who have lost loved ones. it's true that because of some good preparation, the loss of life was kept lower than it might have been. but for those individual families, obviously their world has been torn apart. we needed to make sure that everybody two has lost a loved one knows they're in our thoughts and prayers. i speak for the whole country there. >> before heading to new jersey today, the president visited fema headquarters here in washington. it's still a dangerous situation in hoboken, new jersey tonight, with much of the city under water. officials believe at least 20,000 people are trapped in their homes.

the national guard is now helping to reach those residents. in new york, high water is still preventing inspectors from assessing the damage to the subway system. five feet of water still standing in some stations. >> we're getting a new look at the devastation of sandy up and down the jersey shore. this is the seaside heights community, where hundreds of homes have been docked off their foundations. sandy completely covered streets and surrounding neighborhoods and the famous board walk now torn and sitting in the ocean. this is one example of the destruction that plays out for hundreds of miles along the jersey shoreline. >> and further north, we're getting a look at another historic board walk community that's been devastated. jim? >> reporter: the mayor of

kingsburg was so grateful to have us arrive today. there is so much devastation along the jersey coast that news crews cannot be everywhere. so if wnbc, we are helping out our sister station, they said let's go to kingsburg. when we got here, we saw a community still in crisis. they are saying we've been crying out for some aid from the federal government to rebuild the berms and it just hasn't happened and the berms gave way monday night and the water cascaded right down this street called beachway and went for about a mile. the water started to receipt since this afternoon, but you can still see it stands on starts of the street and left behind is just dirt, mud, sea grass and other debris. this is a popular summer destination. people come here to have fun. this is the iconic kingsburg

board walk, as they call it. it's been in a family for three generations. it's about 100 years old. it's devastated. the mayor here said, we need help. he took us on a tour today. we drove around to see other parts of this community. and we saw the water standing in the streets and then we saw some of the homes right near the beach. some of them, wendy and jim, lifted off of their foundations and floated for a time. other homes stayed in place but they are battered inside. i spoke with one homeowner and the owner of the board walk amusement park. >> it was beautiful. and everything was new, because we just -- we just moved in -- well, we just closed. new couch, new fridge. >> i can't believe the destruction. it's unbelievable.

>> this is the absolute worse i've ever seen. we've had a series of tropical storms, hurricanes. nothing comes close to this devastation that we're looking at right now. >> and the significance of what was destroyed in terms of american iconic history here? >> we have the country's oldest spook house here destroyed. bumper cars destroyed, buildings that have been here for three generations, wiped out. gone. >> reporter: and what happened to those bumper cars and all those other items? take a look down the street. they went through the buildings that were part of the board walk and the arcade and they came out here onto the street and just strewn on either side. they just floated right across the street, sometimes is into buildings, sometimes down the street. bumper cars, arcade games, seats for rides. change machines.

there's a wheel of fortune game. there's a little car there. it all just was carried away by sandy. and it's here in the mud. as you look around, you just can't believe what you see. there's a toaster. there's a microwave. this is part of the carousel. it's twisted and destroyed. a lot of work to be done here and this is just one bayshore community. it's like this up and down the bayshore. really sad to see. as the mayor said, we need help. thanks for coming out to show everybody what we're dealing with. >> jim, where are these people going to go? it's going to -- it could take a year for them to repair this. where are all these people going to live? what are they going to do? >> that's a good question. they have no power right now. the question is, when are we going to get the power back so

we can get back to normal? we don't have the answer and government officials don't know. it's going to be quite a while. i wouldn't even hazard a guess. that would be the first thing they would like to see back. look up there. the street lights there, they're off and that's the way it is along the coastline here. some of them are able to stay in their homes. the water didn't come through, so they do have places to live. a lot of people are going to be with friends, the hotels are full. so this is a fluid situation. i don't know how else to put it. people just helping people and that will be going on for quite some time. >> it's like you just have the wind knocked out of you. jim rosenfield -- >> you know what our new york station -- i was just going to say to wrap it up, you know, our folks at the sister station wnbc, they said it's starting to

sink in today, i think, just how widespread the devastation is. that's seasoned news people saying that. so it's overwhelming here. >> jim, thank you for showing this. there's just so much devastation there. >> surreal there. back close to home. flights are getting off the ground at airports in the region, but it will be days before things are back to normal. more than 19,000 flights were canceled. today, there are still cancellations and delays at reagan national airport. during the storm, most airlines pulled their jets from the airports, so they've had to reposition to resume service. check again with your airline before heading out to any of the airports. >> let's take a look outside, where we had a little sun today. the clouds are breaking up,

starting to look wintry out there and parting to feel that way, too. >> just looking at those pictures up there. just really goes to show you, this thing goes a little further to the north and thank goodness for our region. this could have been a lot closer for us. so for us, power outages, downed trees, but our area is going okay and i think halloween is going to give us a little bit of help and hope to get through this tonight. take a look outside now. tracking sandy, making its way through pennsylvania in towards new york right now. but the system falling apart. it's still a huge system and we were going to deal with the cloud cover for a few days but no rain and that's good news. temperatures are on the cool side. 53 in washington. 46 in winchester. 53 in fredericksburg. a little bit of hope out there tonight. 46 to 50 degrees.

make sure the kids have their jackets on. shock and sadness today as students returned to school. this morning, a 15-year-old girl was crossing the street in germantown and killed. the teenager went to seneca valley high. pat collins is live tonight at the scene. i understand that the girl's mother came up -- >> reporter: a bouquet of flowers at the place where it happened. christina morris-ward. she was just two blocks away from school. she tried to cross germantown road when she was struck and killed by a car. we begin our story now with her mom. >> just unbelievable. i just can't believe my daughter is not here. >> reporter: at the place where her daughter died this morning. 15-year-old christina morris-ward killed as he was on

her way to school. it happened around 7:00 at the enter section of germantown road and wisteria drive. they say that the 27-year-old driver of the car remained on the scene. this is not an easy crossing. there are seven lanes of traffic and a median strip. it's unclear as to where christina was when this happened. but police say it appears the driver of the car had the right of way. >> investigators have told me that they believe the car had the solid green signal. >> reporter: as it came through the intersection? >> yes. >> reporter: she was a 10th grader at seneca valley high school. grief counselors were dispatched there today. >> our students are kids. although they make look like adults, this is the first time they have to deal with a tragedy like this. >> reporter: back at the accident scene, words of caution from christina's mother. >> i just want all the kids out

here walking to school is make sure that they're careful and pay attention to their surroundings. this is a high volume area and things happen all the time. i just didn't think it would happen to my baby. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, christina's classmate and best friend. i'm pat collins, news4. >> thank you, pat. when we come back, madness at the polls today. people waiting in line for hours. we'll have a live report on that coming up. trees leaning. powerlines do. the yellow caution tape is up the [ minto ] you know, is up those ads saying mitt romney

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in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

rly voting is under way in maryland after being closed for two days for hurricane sandy. >> there have been long lines at every polling site in prince george's county. tracy? >> reporter: they're still continuing. take a look here. see that steady stream of cars? that's how it's been all day long. and the result is the line like you see right there. that's just the beginning of it.

we have been touring polling places all over the county and it's the same story. were you surprised when you got out here and saw the long lines? >> yes. >> reporter: at every early voting location, we saw the same things. consistent lines that extended to the outside of the actual polling place. and there was a lot of waiting. >> about hour and a half. >> about three something hours. >> reporter: three hours? >> yeah, yeah. but it's worth it. >> reporter: in oxen hill, the line went down oxen hill road. and at the sports and learning complex in largo, there were three lines. the one outside, the one down the hallway and another that wrapped around and around before entering the voting area. there were also traffic backups in the parking lots and on the roads. >> there is some traffic congestion and we have police to manage the congestion. >> i'm ready to sit down and

wait however long it takes. >> reporter: that was the sentiment expressed by everyone we spoke with. although the lines were long, there was a feeling of excitement. >> do you mind waiting? >> reporter: if you're in line by 9:00 p.m., they will allow you to vote. you can stand in line and they will let the last person in line vote. you also have until friday to vote and according to election officials, no issues. all the machines are working. so come on out and come early. why are so many people in line and going through this for early voting? we spoke with voters and will have their answer to that coming up at 6:30. i'm tracy wiee wilkins, news4. mitt romney is in florida today.

he spoke to a crowd of supporters at the university of miami. he started by asking the crowd to help victims of hurricane sandy. he also visited tampa this morning and will continue his tour of the sunshine state with a final stop in jacksonville. our storm trooper, we welcome you back. i know more about you now, wendy, than i've ever known. it was great stuff. >> that's the biggest thing about it, we put you in because we knew you would be safe and up in new jersey we knew that would not be the case. >> when those pictures started coming in monday night, it was

breathtaking. >> thank goodness we did dodge a bullet. yes, we saw a hurricane and 60-mile-an-hour winds and a lot of trees down. but we're getting through it, just as we've done in the past. this the what we're dealing with. we have the cloud cover and those clouds will stick around for the rest of the night and will be back during the day tomorrow. i expect to see a little more sunshine. national harbor, the potomac will rise again and will continue and we could see more flooding overnight tonight. satellite and radar together showing the cloud cover streaming in and you can still see the remnants of sandy spinning around. right now moving through portions of pennsylvania and will continue to do so. no rain on the radar right now and we're going to stay on the dry side over the next couple of

days as the storm continues to move off. 53 is a very cool 53 degrees. winds out of the south at 9 miles per hour. winds picking up too, so it will stay chilly. 46 in winchester, 52 in manassas. so bundle the kids up as they put on their outfits overnight tonight. there goes sandy. partly cloudy skies tomorrow. more sunshine on friday and the weekend looking pretty nice. let's show you what's happening out there, as we move on through the house. tonight, sunset 6:08. your trick or treat forecast, 53 degrees at 5:00. 50 at 7:00 p.m. 55 tomorrow for a high. 54 on friday. saturday, 56. 55 on sunday. as we move through monday, tuesday and wednesday, we say on the dry side but temperatures

only in the mid 50s. >> bundle up tonight. still ahead on news4 at 5:00, just days away from major relief for drivers in northern virginia. >> a developing story. after several pipe comes were found. we're live with the latest. >> the georgetown hoyas are ready to dance. >> and also ahead tonight on news4 at 6:00, polluted rivers and streams after hurricane sandy. but this is the drinking water dangerous? we have the answers for you

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what were they dancing about? >> they're just having a little fun. >> we can appreciate that. >> happy over there at georgetown. a week away from the tipoff of

college basketball season. maryland opens up against kentucky at the new barclays center in brooklyn. george town takes on florida on an aircraft carrier in jacksonville. if hoyas lost their top three scorers but not their spirit. don't be surprised if they're playing once again deep in march. carol maloney has more. >> reporter: the legendary '80s for patrick ewing and the hoyas. three final fours, one national title. that winning spirit is alive and well on the georgetown campus. this year's team is giving a history lesson as the season tips off. >> the whole thing was kicking it old school. so we told each class to pick a song from a final four year. >> originally i think we were going to do "foot loose." possibly "ghost busters" and

aaron says, why not new addition? ♪ >> reporter: the junior class stole the show with their moves and their confidence. >> i'm giving myself an a plus. just because i was excited. >> i'll give us an a minus. we might have been a little off, out of rhythm in the beginning. but i think we stepped it up at the end and put on a good performance. >> reporter: now the real work begins to bring the past back to life. they have no returning seniors and after losing their top three scorers -- >> our jouniors have stepped up. >> reporter: it's not just if juniors the coach will be

counting on. it's also the sophomores. a 6'8" forward who is already touted as a big east player to watch. porter has added bulk and muscle, ready to handle competition, as well as the high expectations. >> no pressure at all. the coach talked to me a little bit and said just go out there and play like you're capable and have fun with it. >> he plays hard and gives an honest effort consistently. he's a great teammate. >> otto is a special player who doesn't come around too often. with his ability to make plays and control the tempo of the game from the forward spot, i think he's got unbelievable potential for this year and even further years. >> reporter: the hope is that years from now, they'll be looking at this season for inspiration.

but there's still a pressing preseason concern for the coach. jill maloney, news4 sports. >> they're talking about otto porter. he's a sophomore, unheralded recruit coming into georgetown. one website has him going sixth overall next year if he comes out. so he's a legitimate bigtime player. and the gators are on the ninth in jacksonville. going to be a cool atmosphere. a lot of georgetown alums going down for that. you don't get a chance to play on an aircraft very often. the aftermath of sandy continues to be felt across our region. flooding remains a big problem for a second day in frederick county, maryland. >> jackie bensen is live tonight where the river continues to overflow its banks. >> reporter: well, you would not

know it from looking at the road behind me, but a number of roads in frederick county are still impassable, because the river came up and over the banks due to the rains from sandy. we've been having technical problems. do we have the video that shows what those roads looked like? they're mostly rural roads along route 80 and 85. people are heavily dependent on those roads. we can tell you that emergency management officials here are very busy. in addition to having to physically man people to close these roads, because a law enforcement officer had to be rescued yesterday, they are also heavily involved in debris cleanup. there were trees and wires down.

so a big cleanup is just begin here today in frederick county. reporting live, jackie bensen, back to you. high water isn't the only problem left by the storm. some roads are still blocked because of fallen trees. adam is live in fairfax county where a 100-year-old woman is just one of the neighbors coping with storm damage. adam? >> reporter: that's right. many of these smaller roads nope as secondary roads are still blocked all over the area. here in this community, the impact of the storm is obvious. trees leaning and down. some on homes. powerlines dangle dangerously in front yards. the caution tape up. the generators running to power the homes. the tree fell next to carol's home. the power now gone and she can't even park in her driveway. >> i stood in front of the glass

front door, waiting for the wind to die down and all of a sudden i heard pop and saw sparks flying. >> reporter: powerlines so close to the homes, trick or treaters being told to stay away. kent has lived here for about 30 years. no power in his home and he's not alone. >> these people are at a hotel. there's nobody even here. and this lady is -- last i checked, over 100. >> reporter: his 100-year-old neighbor is francis. she has a daughter that lives five houses down with power. she's staying here now, a warm comfort now that the nights are getting cold. >> considering my age, i think i'm doing okay. >> reporter: you hope to get back into your house as soon as possible? >> i hope so. i would like to get back into a heated house. >> reporter: as far as the smaller road, the secondary roads that are still blocked in

northern virginia, there are about 20 and all of those closures are related to powerlines on the road. >> thanks, adam. after sandy gave them a four-day weekend, it was back to school today for most of the students in our area. they were headed to sanders corner elementary. four schools in fairfax were among those closed again today because of power outages. again, some schools in maryland were still closed because of the power outages. students at buoy high school were sent home in the middle of the day because of power issues. now let's go to doug for the latest on our cool night ahead. >> it's going to be a cool night ahead and on the chilly side. sandy continues to just spinel around our region. you can notice the clouds continuing to make their way in. that's going to be the case during the day tomorrow.

as you look, a little on the creepy said the next few hours. we'll be talking about our numbers, down to 45 to 50 degrees, breezy and cool. make sure you're ready to go out and prepared to that with a jacket at least as you head on out tonight. >> thank you, doug. >> coming up next, the latest on a series of pipe bombs found in virginia. homemade

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considers him extremely dangerous. >> reporter: here's what we can tell you. he has no fixed address. no one knows where he is, but we learned his name, the type of car he drives and his possible motives. this is lawrence allen stewart ii, 25-year-old old, 5'11", 220 pounds. the car is a red 2013 hyundai accept. he's suspected of throwing home made pipe bombs in three different homes yesterday morning over the span of an hour and a half. it's believed the targets were two law enforcement officers and his ex-girlfriend. those law enforcement officers arrested him for indesent exposure and domestic violence. he faces eight charges, which include attempted capital murder of an officer. finding stewart before he can do more damage, that is the mission. >> we believe this perp is

extremely dangerous. we believe he's carrying explosive devices with him. he's already demonstrated he's capable of committing murder or attempting to commit murder and kill others and we have no reason to believe he's going to stop. >> we don't want to limit it to the virginia area or limit it to him in this vicinity. if he's mobile with explosives, this can cause a threat to our area here and the public at large. >> reporter: as we speak, atf agents are on the case in virginia, philadelphia, ohio and indiana, finding him is not being taken lightly. keith russell, news4. up next, relief in sight for drivers in virginia. >> and we're going to go live to the new jersey coast to check out the damage in toms river. a programming note for people who missed some of their favorite shows during the

hurricane coverage. take note, "the voice" will air on thursday from 8:00 to 10:00. "revolution" airs friday night at 8:00.

the agency is telling drivers now to be ready, all tolls will be collected electronically, so drivers will need an easy pass. and for car pools, you'll need a flex transponder. it will run between the springfield interchange and the dulles toll road. these are pictures of a huge tree that crashed monday. yesterday, the crews came to clean up the mess and look what they did. they left a tree table with some chairs, stools and set the table for a little tea party. i think that's incredibly attractive and a lovely way to make use of a fallen tree. >> that's very cool. >> very cool. coming up, our coverage of

sandy's impact up and down the coast continues. >> we're going to go live to the new jersey coast and look at today's damage. >> this is chris gordon live tonight in arlington, virginia. sandy was scary and has left behind dangerous debris. we'll show you how this neighborhood is coping,

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there is a massive effort today to rescue people who are still stranded on the jersey shore. mike seidel joins us from toms river. they, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon. as the sun goes down here, this is the way into seaside heights and those beautiful beaches. and by the way, first off, there's a boat and obviously shouldn't be on highway 37. but it's floated here from about three miles away. across the barrier islands where we had rescues continuing today. they had a list of about 24, 25 people. they found 50 more, and police officials told me they all wanted to come out asap. brick township, the fire

department couldn't get to a fire, because the bridge and the road was ripped up. so in addition to the homes that burned during sandy, another 45 caught fire from a natural gas explosion. they still have a gas leak issue over there. this is going to be a long cleanup. nobody will be allowed across the bridge until the weekend. power is out and temperatures heading down to the 30s. not a combination here. >> that's mike seidel from the weather channel. up and down the coastline of the jersey shore. >> 100%. thank you, mike. the swelling bay to the shrinking beach at rehoboth, she took us there so we could take it in. now wendy is back and we are

looking back on her days and nights with sandy. >> we closed all the doors and look, it's like the "exorcist" in here. how do we get her out of here? up here, you get a raw sense of this wind. and it has just -- it really hurts your face. i've got to ask this man, does your mother know you're dressed like this in a storm? we were talking about how calm it was on the ocean side. that's because all the wind whipped back around and was push thing water in from the bayside. look, this is the bay. this is the bay! we weren't seeing this kind of wave action. and look at this monster coming in! wow! these have increased. i'm now huddled against the building to get out of the wind. it's been a while since i covered a hurricane and note to self, waterproof mascara.

waterproof mascara. i'm starting to develop a love-hate relationship with this storm. just when it gets me excited and i think it's a wonder to behold, it does. this it goes all flat and it starts looking like nothing much. kind of like my dating life. >> from that live shot to the style section in "the washington post" today, where they said wendy has gained a new cult following. from there, your facebook has been on fuego. >> and i have 300 dates this sunday. i'm going to be speed dating. i'm going to get them all in a room and spend a minute with each. y'all have been great. it was great fun for an old veteran like me. it's been 14 years sense i covered a hurricane. bonnie in 1998, that was my last one. it was great.

but we came out unscathed and by monday evening, it was heartbreaking watching what was coming out of new york and new jersey. >> once again, that's what we saw up there to the north. you guys were very lucky down there, even though we saw a lot of damage, nothing like the damage they sustained up nomplt as far as the rest of our weather, we are calming down bigtime here. wendy, don't hit him. it wasn't his idea. satellite and radar, you can see that storm spinning around and bringing us clouds and cooler hair. 50 in leesburg. 52 down there in fredericksburg. if you're thinking about sending the kids out tonight, sunset is at 6:08. your trick or treat forecast, 53 at 5:00. we'll see 50 by 7:00. 9:00 tonight, 48 degrees. so you know it's quite chilly. tomorrow morning, a chilly start. temperatures 35 to 41 degrees. sun and clouds, continued cool.

looking better. 52 to 57 degrees with winds out of the west. i think each day gets a little better. we are going to be quiet and breezy. do not forget to set your clocks back one hour sunday. monday, tuesday and wednesday of next week, looking good but cool and you want some not so fun information? >> yeah. >> sunset sunday night. 5:00. actually, 5:04. >> but we get to sleep in. >> and wendy is going to autograph this for you. >> the cleanup from sandy continued today, but it's not stopping all of the trick or treaters. >> some of the damage is adding to the halloween spirit tonight and chris gordon is live in arlington with more. chris? >> reporter: nightmare on elm street. the texas chain saw massacre.

we're in virginia and we heard plenty of chain saws today. sandy gave us a big scare and tonight parents are concerned as the little ones go out here in arlington. the scary noses, trees ripped through roofs, torn limbs, crush cars. there's debris blocking the street and sidewalks. work crews continue clearing damage. halloween has a different meaning tonight as youngsters in costumes start trick or treating. >> happy halloween. >> our concern is that the live wires were sitting on this car for a day and a half. we just got dominion power to come out and remove the lines. but obviously we have a little bit of a crimp on halloween here.

>> reporter: parts know they have to keep a watchful eye out. >> if i keep them by me, i'll be able to avoid places like that. i'll keep an eye on them. >> reporter: tonight, aaa mid-atlantic warns that halloween can be the deadliest night of the year, especially for kids 18 and under. and motorists who have been drinking. sandy showed us what it's like to be scared. now it's up to us to make sure that halloween is safe. that's the latest here in arlington, chris gordon, news4. when we come back, hear from a relative from a woman who died on a ship during hurricane sandy. and coming up at 6:00, someone is trying to take advantage of storm victims in maryland. the i-team discovery tonight at 6:00 coming up.

a woman's dream turned into one of 2 tragedies of hurricane sandy. but her family says they'll make sure her legacy lives on. >> 42-year-old claudine christian worked on board the "hms bounty." her aunt sat down to share her story. >> she lived quite a full life

and always ready for another adventure. >> reporter: that's how patricia describes her niece. claudine's adventures took her from alaska, where she grew up, to california, where she attended college and started a doll business. a couple of years ago, claudine and her parents moved to be close to the rest of the family and she volunteered in the sheriff's office. >> she just would throw herself full force into anything. >> reporter: she became interested in ships when two of them docked in her town. that turned into a job this year aboard the "hms bounty." >> she just loved the boats and the ocean. and doing what she was doing. >> reporter: patricia worried and claudine when storms approached. but her niece would always reassure the family everything was okay. >> she said, don't worry about me. i'm happier that be i've been. >> reporter: the family thought the ship was docked when

hurricane sandy came through. but claudine called and told them the ship was at sea and taking on water. >> she said, i just want to tell you i love you and i love being on the bounty, and the family here that i've made. and i just love this boat. >> reporter: it was the last time they heard her voice. rescue crews recovered her body from the ocean monday night. the family is devastated. >> we're all going to miss her. but we're not going to let her legacy die. we're going to keep her in our hearts and minds. right now at 6:00, the power back on for thousands across our area. it could be several days before things return to normal after hurricane sandy. a student was hit and killed