just centering off the atlantic seaboard, there's a circulation there. there's a buoy east of ocean city that has a 38 mile an hour wind gust. the highest wind gusts i've seen so far right along the coast. the winds are gusting at 20 to 25 miles an hour. all these areas in light green, very light rain. a few chilly sprinkles in virginia and southern maryland. eastern shore right along the coastline, the

. >> reporter: the entire atlantic seaboard got pounded by hurricane like winds of up to 90 and freezing rain. the island town of sea bright had to be evacuated. flooding made homes look likehouse boats. >> it's the worse i've seen in 20 years. thank god we had that sea wall that was built only two years ago. other wise this town would have been washed away. >> many in atlantic city and ocean city may have thought they might be washed away. downed power lines and left casino parking lots looking like lakes. >> never in my life have i seen such devastation, my reaction is there's no way to fight with mother nature. >> reporter: the storm hit new england just as hard. severe weather caused major airports in boston and connecticut to experience long delays. some airlines even cancelled flights. schools shut down, the coast guard warned boaters to stay in port. one fishing vessel sank its crew had to be rescued. >> farther inland the snow meat commuting miserable to impossible in many areas. residents will be digging out for days to come. so far this storm has been responsible for five death

it is just off the atlantic seaboard and is producing some rather gusty winds.fact, there's a buoy here just northeast of oecean city. just had a gust of wind up to 40 miles an hour. heavy rain just south of accoteague and sxwrgenerally swinging north and west. forth south along 95 getting a few sprimnkles of rain. this area of pink, maybe a few snowflakes mixing in. as well as this afternoon. hour by hour throughout the day, you'll probably need an umbrella off and on through the noon hour. cold air gets involved, and changing that rain to snow, some wet snow off and on during the afternoon into this evening. may accumulate on grassy areas. i'll be back in ten minutes with another update. a look at storm team 4 radar. now a look at traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. >>> in the first 4 traffic, checking things in the district. things look good there. southeast/southwest freeway, no reports of incidents. bridges look nice as well. sousa bridge, checking the very light volume. no issues along the douglass bridge as well. let's head over to the 14

right now all this coming from a coastal area of low pressure way off the atlantic seaboard. it is pushing rain inland, and we are getting a few sprinkles of rain in the eastern and southern suburbs. prince george's county, anne arundel, calvert, st. mary's, and charles county. northern neck to fredericksburg, and 95 prince william south is picking up this light rain this morning. some of the roadways are a little bit wet. meanwhile, these little areas in green and pink in montgomery and howard county is the main event. going to be coming later today. road temperatures above freezi g freezing. that is the key factor, upper 30s to around 40. it is chilly. you'll need an umbrella with chilly rain perhaps around noontime. later in the afternoon, cold air is involved. changing the rain to wet snow from time to time. accumulating on grassy areas, and highs from the low 40s early afternoon will begin to drop during the afternoon as that snow falls. that may continue into this evening. details coming up. now a look at traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. >>> still ch

the water that superstorm andy hurled against the atlantic seaboard from maryland, all the way up to new york city and beyond. so many communities utterly devastated. you can see this kind of scene, as you see behind me, mile after mile on this coast. and two days after landfall now, the problems are piling up. the death toll now at 74. there's reports of an oil spill and now, a dangerous new threat in many communities, the ruptured gas lines in town after town. you can hear the hissing, you can smell the dangerous gas in the air. and the threat of explosions and fires is growing by the minute. morning broke on the jersey shore and the sun came out for the first time since the storm. and in the sunlight, all the wreckage seemed sadder, some how. it's not a dream, not even a nightmare. it's just here. >> we never really expected it to be this bad. we weren't smart, i know it. we weren't smart. that's it. just really never expected it to be what it was. >> reporter: mary, like so many here, has been through so much, but now, a new threat. >> everywhere you go, you hear "shh," just the

that was the coastal storm we have been watching, beginning to make the move up the atlantic seaboard. live over d.c., we're rather quiet and settled and still have time to get to the polls. you will be chilly, but you will not be getting wet as we look across the city and talk about where the temperatures are. you want to have a jacket with you. it's rather chilly out there, and we have some places down into the 30s, including 37 in frederick. you drop down to 23 degrees last night, frederick, 39 for gaithersburg; 44 degrees in d.c. and, yes, it's still chilly up and down the coast. new york city is at 39 degrees now. boston, 37. early season chill, our average high should be about 62 degrees for the time in november and we're in the upper 40s today. overnight, not as cold as last night. no freeze warning in effect and there -- in affect and they not going issue those anymore. it will be cloudy and it will keep us from getting quite as chilly. this is our storm system. good news, our models continue to suggest that this is not going to be quite as strong and that is off of the coast.

we may have a little disturbance off the atlantic seaboard sunday into monday. may give you some rain. stay tuned. we'll keep you posted on that. now with first 4 traffic, here's danella. good morning. >> thanks, tom. if you're about to head out of the house and even later action today is the day you have to be an alert driver. very slick road conditions. right now in our area, i'm not seeing any reports of accidents. this is the perfect weather for fender bender. let's take a live look at i-66 as you make your way eastbound. really westbound between hay market and the beltway, your travel lanes are open. no major congestion or accidents. let's talk about outside the beltway on 66, east falls church metro station, as you pass this area and make your way towards rosslyn. not seeing any construction and nothing to worry yourself about, but you do want to leave the house early and give yourself extra time. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> today you'll get a pretty good idea of how much company you'll have on the road if you're heading out of town for

then by wednesday at 5:00 in the morning, might have chilly rain along the atlantic seaboard. as we get into the early afternoon hours, maybe 1:00, 2:00, might have a little wet snow in this lavender zone here east of i-95 mixing in with some of the rain, and that tracks farther east as we get into the evening hours at 6:00 p.m. on wednesday. much of the area west of us, no precipitation as well as much of the d.c. metro area. i-95 east, that mix of rain and snow. probably no snow accumulation. just a mix of dusting in grassy areas. does look like a lot of it is going to be missing in jersey and new york and could be impacting new england. for the morning commute, cold, dress warmly. get out your warm winter coat. upper 20s and low 30s for the next couple of hours. by the lunch hour, low to mid-40s, sunny and chilly with a light breeze. and the four-day forecast, we'll have that storm system exiting. some sun back on thursday and friday with highs in the 50s. looking pleasant into the weekend. sunshine, may even get up around 60 on saturday. low to mid-60s sunday as well as on

rain and wind right along the atlantic seaboard all the way up to new york city into new england. the storm is going to track right along the coast, it appears, and move into new england by thursday. by wednesday, we'll dry out. our first snow of the season may be happening wednesday afternoon and wednesday evening. cloudy morning for your morning commute by 6:00 a.m. still a bit of a blustery wind, 30s to near 40 degrees. by your lunch hour, clouds breaking up, partly sunny, chilly and breezy. we'll be into the 40s by then. then this evening we'll clear out. by dawn tomorrow for election day for the morning, it's going to be cold, near 30. afternoon highs, i think, will climb into the 40s tomorrow with increasing clouds. and then tuesday night clouding up, and cloudy wednesday morning. the precipitation looks like it will likely move into the metro area from east to west during the day on wednesday. yes, it may change over and mix with some snow and gusty winds on wednesday afternoon and evening. probably change back. maybe a little rain for it on thursday. and we'll be in the 40

this area of coastal low pressure does have areas of moderate rain just off the atlantic seaboard downs the delaware bay. that's moving inland, already getting gusts of wind 20 to 25 miles an hour. there's a buoy here off of ocean city that's had gusts of up to 40 miles an hour. storm team 4 radar showing gusts of light rain, maybe a few wet snowflakes mixing in montgomery county. just a few sprinkles of light rain elsewhere around the beltway and fairfax county down 95. prince william down to fredericksburg and points south. much of southern maryland getting wet with light rain as is the eastern shore. this is advancing north. temperatures are all above freezing now. so are the road temperatures. that's a critical thing. right now mid and upper 30s to near 40 degrees much of the region. road temperatures are hovering around 40. any changeover to snow this afternoon is likely going to accumulate in grassy areas. it may accumulate on roadways. winter weather advisory northeastern maryland up into southeastern pennsylvania. this coastal low will continue to track along and move northeast

it is another day of clean up and recovery, not only here in new jersey but up and down the atlantic seaboard. an overwhelming task with no real and in sight. >> when the damage is so intense and so far reaching it can be hard to figure out how to start to come back. >> >> in many areas, crews are moving them s that sandy left behind. but in some of the hardest-hit communities, there are no recovery teams or residence yet. >> no heat, no hot water, there is not much we have. we need more help. >> supplies and support are pouring in. troops and heavy equipment, but still the need is overwhelming. >> the full toll of hurricane sandy on new yorkers is still emerging. >> subway trains are slowly coming back on line. charging stations provide a lifeline, but it is lines like these, thousands waiting for buses in brooklyn and cars inching back into this city and miles of motorists pushing at times literally to try to come back. >> recovering from it is not going to be easy, but by working together, we will recover and rebuild our cities stronger than ever. >> strength they will need as so many stru

it's going to be drawing in colder air as it does develop off the atlantic seaboard. as a result, we'll see it change to snow. does look like areas in the dark blue a mix of rain and snow. these areas in the lighter blue and white could be accumulating snow for parts of western maryland, maybe right along the blue ridge and wet snowflakes and rain mixing in western and northern suburbs. this is as of wednesday at 8:00 p.m. after that, as it tracks farther north, that we could even get the accumulating snow briefly into washington. i don't think we're going to geget a lot of snow out of it but enough to cover grassy areas. the temperatures are still so warm that a lot is going to be melting on roadways. it's going to rapidly move off to the north and east. for the afternoon, your winter coat and a blustery wind in the 30s to 40s. a lot of cloudiness around by 7:00 a.m. lunch hour, partly sunny and chilly, low to mid-40s. ought to peak around 50. storm team 4 four-day forecast for election day, cold, near 30 in the morning. afternoon highs in the 40s, increasing clouds.

i want to tell you that my heart goes out to the people in new york and up and down the atlantic seaboarddon't doubt that the republicans care about our fellow americans too. but it's not just a matter of private charity. government has to be a part of this. government has to play an important role, and i think that this is a decision point. you know because people might say it's not right to make politics out of this, but let's face it, we're making a political decision in a few days and this is exhibit-a in which way this should go in my mind. >> eliot: it's about the debate in the role of government. >> right. >> eliot: this is what we should be doing, in context of this that frames what the are. as you pointed out private charity cannot deal with the enormous arm of suffering nor can charity build the infrastructure that we need to prevent it, whether it's a levy or subway system, and the republicans will be cutting left right and center. >> left, right and center. in fact, we want to do more infrastructure investment than we've done already, but they've stood in the way of that. we n

rain is moving through the eastern seaboard from the mid-atlantic up to new england.his light rain for your morning commute. it's not too hard, just a light showery-type rain. i don't expect a lot of airport problems. the big thing you will notice after the rain is done is how the temperatures are plummeting. 36 in boston. amazingly warm. look at what is on its way. 20 degrees colder in albany. the same thing is happening from pittsburgh to d.c. so temperatures will tumble on the chilly side. carry your jacket up in new england. as the rain moves out, this afternoon should be just fine. the rest of the country looks calm. i had my eye on the next possible rain and wind event for the eastern seaboard next week. >>> coming up, why rockefeller center is being besieged by tweens this morning. >> my fans. >> you're watching "first look." ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios tend to weigh less tyou know

atlantic coast. winds 25 miles an hour along the eastern seaboard as the storm goes north. new jersey and delaware, there is even a winter weathered wiser for the northeastern corner of our states. perhaps an accumulation of snow, cold air services and maybe some tree branches, parts of the eastern shore. an inch or so is all we would expect. the weather system is still holding onto the winter was hurt advisory. here in baltimore, 32-44 the overnight low. the storm makes its way up toward the coast of new england tomorrow. some snow in the mountains. the skies will begin to clear and once we get the sunshine in, that will start a warming trend through tomorrow afternoon and into friday, saturday, and sunday. i pressure builds in. temperatures will respond above normal going into the veterans day weekend. 51-56 degrees tomorrow. a breezy day. strong enough for a small craft advisory. western maryland, even less impact. a clearing trend into friday and a warming trend. we will start to get up to 50 into the weekend. breezy on the eastern shore of the temperatures into the 50'

atlantic. it will ride parallel to the eastern seaboard into thursday and storm surge is going to be a main concern because hurricane sandy devastated the coastal areas and further coastal erosion and a beach erosion highly likely. rain will be confined to the coastal areas including washington, d.c. and new york city. these locations will start to see rain on wednesday and new england states will see rain from your wednesday afternoon because frigid air is blanketing parts of the eastern half of the u.s. and rain may change over to snow in areas like new york city, massachusetts, and southern quebec into your thursday. out towards the west then we have another low pressure system which is weakening over the western great lakes region and that is producing rain and snow and the system will weaken and move towards the southeast so chicago will turn dry as we head into wednesday. back behind another storm system is moving into british columbia in the pacific northwest bringing coastal rain and heavy mountain snow and they will see an additional 20 centimeters of snowfall. to the south dry conditions

atlantic moisture as well. and right up the eastern seaboard. how close the low is to the coast.mining factor in what we see around here. low impact for much the day wednesday. wednesday night. strong winds. potentially heavy rains in the area. closer the storm comes to the coast. more rain and wind we'll get. on the back side of it. may be talking snowflakes. even on the northwest side of the capital beltway. though no snow for new york and new england. a lot of wind and rain. not what they need at all. bundle up. temperatures in the 30s and 40s. all important seven-day forecast. it is going to bea chilly week for sure. get out and register your volt -- volt on tuesday. wednesday night into thursday. watching out. may have to be looking at, not shoveling, looking at, some wet snowflakes here thursday. >> conversational. thank you, doug. >>> coming up i sports. more on the redskins' loss to the panthers. plus, ladies and gentlemen, start your parachutes. how a skydiver's misadventure caused big problems for

atlantic city for some wheeling and dealing. >> that's right, i had the pleasure of learning how to deal cards after i visited hurricane sandy devastated a lot of the eastern seaboardt damage. ♪ ♪ luck be a lady tonight right now, i'm at the revel resort and casino in atlantic city. i'm about to go into the ultra lounge and try my hand at dealing a hand. let's see how this goes. my first teacher showed me his chips. >> orange is 1,000. >> okay. >> is that the one you want? >> yeah, i want the orange one. then he started me off with the basic skill of shuffling. i used to do this with uno cards. which i quickly learned was not basic at all. >> you don't want to bend them. >> i'm not bending them. wait what's wrong with my card deck? one of them is bent. >> the whole deck is bent. you ripple once. >> ripple is the word? you can't show any cards to the customers, obviously. >> this is pretty. i found a move that seemed to suit me. i know how to do this part. we do this at home. have you ever played war? >> yes, i did. >> i know how to do that one. it was finally time to learn the rules for blackjack. >> that's the sign for yes, that's the sign for no. >> okay, yes, no

seaboard. >> oh, good. >> we have warmer temperatures on the way for the mid-atlantic up to new england. >> that is good news. >> yeah, it is good news. still dealing with it this morning. let's get right to it. picking up amounts of snow to our north. 4inches up at jfk and parts of connecticut up for a foot. we official hi picked up a trace at reagan national. we are -- we officially picked up a trace at reagan national. high temperatures will only top out the low 50s. we are still dealing with that breeze. it will still be around to the north and west. alittle blustery at times. all right. here is your forecast. temperatures right now in the 30s and low 40s. we'll be in the low to mid-50s later this afternoon at least here in town. 53, much of the area north and west in the 40s. it will feel a little better with the sunshine this afternoon. >> i can't wait for that sunshine. it will feel good. >> and those great temperatures coming this weekend. >> wait until you see the seven- day forecast. >> pretty nice. all right. let's check in with julie now. >> a lot going on right now. very busy out here on the roa

. >> there and along the eastern seaboard storm-ravaged areas are still waiting for relief today. jay gray is live in atlantic city with a look at the recovery now. jay? >> reporter: hey there, jim and pat. that relief's going to be a long time coming though we are getting a patch of sun in atlantic city. we want to get a look as they start the recovery. people coming down to get a picture of what's gone. they've never seen this area like this before. you can see the rubble piled up here. we've seen dozers working throughout the day. that's going to continue. as you come back across and work your way down across the beach we'll be able to show you that boardwalk that was here for so long. this is repair that's going to take -- i think people are starting to understand, getting over the shock of what sandy left behind and understanding that the recovery here is going to be difficult and not going to be weeks but months if not more than a year. there is a bit of good news here in atlantic city. the casinos reopened. and a lot of people, you'd be surprised, moving in, saying they're going to find a place to stay

the whole eastern seaboard with the exception of florida is in the clear. to find any significant rains either the atlantica, a few showers and a little snow mixed in to the dakotas. then you have to go out to the west coast, up in california or seattle and oregon to find unsettled or stormy weather. elements of those storms may eventually wind up on the east coast. hopefully south of us in the coming week. of course, leading up to thanksgiving so i'll detail the forecast in just a minute. >> thanks, john. >>> there's a wintry mix of news this morning when it comes to the inevitable chilly conditions in the coming months. >> bge predicts you'll probably pay more for your heating bills but there's one important cavea caveat. >> bundle up. forecasters predict colder temperatures this winter. therefore, bge predicts higher gas bills, upwards of 11% higher than last year. customers are expected to use more heat and pay roughly $9 more per month. despite the increase, bge said it's the second lowest bill hike in a decade. that's because market prices remain at historic lows and supply is up. >> combination of a

seaboard. check out new york, 34 degrees, boston 34 and 20s out to the west. pittsburgh, 28 degrees this morning. binghamton, 27. plenty of cold air, big chunk of cold air across the mid- atlantic and new england. that helped with the winter weather we are seeing across the northeast. there it is, wrapping up east of new york out towards the cape and the islands out there. you can see on the back side of it, we are getting the cloud cover and a few leftover sprinkles locally. there might be a sprinkle or flurry here early. the trend will be to clear things out. we'll remain cool today. the highs only in the low 50s. there will be a bit of a breeze that will make things feel nice and chilly out there. we are headed in the right direction with sunshine. 53 your daytime high in washington. 50 at quantico. mid- to upper 40s off to the north and west. 48 at dulles. warmer than yesterday but not where we want to be. >> i know. not where a lot of people would like it to be. >> thank you. >>> time now to say good morning once again to julie wright. >> better news for those traveling northbound along i- 95. that was just the one left lane blocked at the scene of this crash. this one inv

atlantic city for some wheeling and dealing. >> that's right, i had the pleasure of learning how to deal cards after i visited hurricane sandy devastated a lot of the eastern seaboard a move that seemed to suit me. i know how twe do this at home. have you ever played war? >> yes, i did. >> i know how to do that one. it was finally time to learn the rules for blackjack. >> that's the sign for yes, that's the sign for no. >> okay, yes, no. >> there you go. >> what about this? is that double down? >> that's not double down. actually, yeah, that could be a this, that could mean a split. we're not there yet. >> okay, 'psorry. i practiced mastering my poker face. did i make a mistake? >> kind of. you're not supposed to show me your cards. that's not a good card. >> no, it's not. >> now i have to get my uniform on. >> john came by to supervise my first game. >> clear your hands and show the cameras so you have nothing in your hands. you clap in, you clap out. >> oh, okay, okay. then the players arrived. good luck. whoa, whoa! i won! >> that's not how it works. >> oh. sorry, i mean, everyone didn't play well that game. clapping out. >> you're clapping out? >> you guys clap