leticia baldridge was 86 years old. >> wow. >> she could have written far more than 20 books on social etiquette and other things. what a life. >> all right. 7:17 now. tucker is back. >> good morning. >> how are you doing? >> fine. >>> we're going to maybe some more sunshine this afternoon and weather-wise, things will be cool for the trick or treaters but it shouldn't be rainy or windy. fortunately the forecast is going in the right direction. 43 in washington, 35 this morning in pittsburgh. we've got some chilly air out there, 35 in chicago, 33 this morning beckley, west virginia, so lots of 30s to start your day. this is october, after all, temperatures running unseasonably cold for this time of year. shower activity winding down. i can't guarantee you won't see a leftover shower or sprinkle during the first part of your day but as the day trends on here, we'll see less and less shower activity and maybe as i mentioned, a few peeks of sunshine this afternoon as leftovers of sandy continue to push away. you can still see hanging out over the atlantic and new england, it will carry of

baldridge died monday in bethesda.he left the white house, she was a top executive at tiffany's and opened her own public realizes firm. baldridge was 86 years old. >>> the death toll in the meningitis outbreak continues to climb. >> 28 people have been killed. the number of cases is up to 363 in 19 states. 20 in maryland, with one dead. 44in virginia, with two dead. and there are still no cases in the district. this type of meningitis isn't contagious. >>> now that the storm has passed, it's time to clean up and rebuild. >> and all of that takes time, material and money, of course. fox5's james rozen looks at the relief efforts. >> going to be a large response covering multiple states. >> it's not home, but been made pretty comfortable for us. the national guard and red cross here have been super. >> reporter: james and kimberly joined by their dogs were among the 650 delaware residents who took shelter monday night at a red cross shelter. this station is a special needs facility, offering a kennel, but emotion at cou

. >>> letitia baldridge died. she was the first female executive at tiffany's and worked at embassies in roman paris. she later made her mark as annette cet expert and served as an advisor five other first ladies. -- and etiquette expert and served as an advisor to five other first ladies. >> we are checking weather and traffic. we'll be back. >>> a group of kayakers took full advantage of the extreme high tide in maryland. our sky fox helicopter spotted them on accept canada creek near darnestown. the creek is usually calm but yesterday, it was swollen and the waters were rough. -- on seneca creek near darnestown. >>> some dramatic photographs capturing the strength of sandy. a wide swath of the eastern enates now struggling with epic flooding and extensive power outages. the death toll has climbed to 55. sandy crashed ashore with hurricane-force winds on monday. -- it swamped parts of new york city's subway system and also manhattan's wall street financial district. estimates of the damage run into the tens of b

letitia baldridge has died. she worked as jacqueline kennedy's social secretary and before that, they blazed trails, the first female executive at tiffany's and worked at embassies in rome and paris. she later made her mark as an etiquette expert. she said basic manners and kindness are more important than the rigid rules of formal etiquette. she passed away monday in bethesda at the age of 86. >>> a halloween hot spot gears up for celebrations tonight. >> take a look at this scene in puckiestown, maryland. a playground under water. we want to see your photos as well. we have seen some spectacular photos this morning. e-mail them to us. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. . >>> it is easy to forget with all the attention on the superstorm but today is halloween. georgetown should be bustling like years past. the