nbc's danielle lee has the latest on the daniel damages f storm. >> reporter: an entire coast line is waking up to a new reality caused by sandy. >> the scariest thing i've ever been through. >> reporter: homes ripped from their foundations. streets now resemble sand dunes. in seaside heights, pieces of the once popular vacation fun town float in the ocean. >> we're just lucky we're here today. >> reporter: at point pleasant, homeowners hope floodwaters recede. >> i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: first responders are still trying to rescue victims cut off by the powerful tidal surge. >> all of a sudden, it came up very fast. i said to my husband, i think the ocean is coming down the street. >> reporter: tidal flooding paralyzed much of lower manhattan, filling subway lines and tunnels. even covering the runways at la guardia airport. >> cars are completely destroyed. they were submerged underwater. >> reporter: in queens, fire, not water, proved the bigger threat. >> it was a storm of historic intensity but new yorkeres are resilient. >> reporter: a resilience millions

danielle lee has what the numbers mean. >> reporter: the unemployment rate delivered president obama preelection gift. the number of people without jobs fell to 7.8%, marking the first time it's been below 8% during obama's presidency. >> there's still that willingness for all of us to see that more people are put back to work, but in this particular report, i'm happy to see we see a continued growth. >> reporter: employers added 114,000 jobs in september and 86,000 jobs that hadn't been accounted for in july and august. the numbers shocked analysts who predicted the rate would stay around 8% and possibly grow. >> this is a big report. >> reporter: presint obama called the september report proof the economy is improving under his policies. >> we made too much progress to return to the policies that led to the crisis in the first place. i can't allow that to happen. >> reporter: mitt romney continued his argument in tv ads launching today that the recovery is too slow. >> i have a plan to create 12 million new jobs. >> reporter: they pointed out the new numbers of jobs created has bee

nbc's danielle lee is in toms river, new jersey, just north of atlantic city. danielle, what are you seeing there? >> reporter: good morning. well, where i'm standing is along the road that you have to take to get from toms river, new jersey, to the jersey shore where you're talking about all that devastation. it's still closed today and right where i'm standing just yesterday was completely submerged in water. now that the floods have subsided, the damage is almost hard to describe. look behind me, a boat that floated in the middle of the road. and if you look over here, this is a patio from somebody's home that was washed into this parking lot. it does not belong here. and all along the patio are just bits and pieces of people's lives, decorations, things that were just ripped apart, stripped from them. it's not surprising when you consider all of the damage at places like seaside heights where homes are submerged by sand and water and point pleasant where there's severe flooding. the damage is incredible. officers here tell me it will be a couple days before

in cape may, new jersey, i'm daniel lee, nbc news. >> here's a look at how devastating this is. look at this crane toppled over by fierce winds still dangling from the top of a luxury high rise there in new york city. emergency crews say that crane at this point is just too dangerous to remove. surrounding streets and buildings have been evacuated as a precaution there and the wind at the top of that building may have been close to 95 miles per hour at the time of that collapse. the city had to put all construction work to a stop ahead of the storm. wow, that's just crazy to watch. they asked all contractors and property owners to secure their sites. >> so much destruction. let's now turn to meteorologist christina loren in our nbc bay area weather center to really put this storm into perspective. we knew it was going to be so large, christina. >> yeah, there's so many records that have already come with sandy's landfall. take a look at how big this massive storm is and in addition to the size, it is maintaining its organization this morning. so right now the center of low press

. >> up north, new jersey and cape may, danielle lee joins us live. how are the conditionses where you're at right now? >> we're still getting rain. we are hearing more reports of floodi. i want to get straight to another live camera, a shot of the beach right behind me. you can get a sense of these violent waves. this is a much different scene. >> and with a storm of this magnitude, you can expect to see that all over the air waves and all th channels and cable outfits as well. some glitches. that was live from cape may. we'll be heading back to her shortly. danielle lee reporting live there. that is within the cone they talk about. ocean city maryland, all the way to new england. we could be feeing the effects of this. new jersey, ocean city, they could be feeling a bit. i think we've reconnected, is that right? continue. danielle? this is washington. so you were telling us about the conditions there. it looks like the wind is not picking up as much as the rain there. >> reporter: it's not picking up. we're expecting that to happen later today. in a

in cape may, new jersey, i'm daniel lee, nbc news. >> the financial markets are closed today becausef hurricane sandy. for more on that and the rest of our business headlines, we turn to jackie deangeles live in cnbc headquarters. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. markets will be virtually closed due to hurricane sandy. the new york stock exchange, the nasdaq will be shut today and possibly tomorrow. the exchanges, the brokers and regulators were worried about the integrity of the markets and couldn't ensure the safety of any employees trying to make it into work. the last time the markets were closed due to weather was 1985 because of hurricane gloria. several big banks will also close their operations in low-lying areas of new york city. these include goldman sachs, jm morgan chase and bank of america. back over to you. >> all right, thank you very much. i guess we'll just watch the markets in case they're possibly closed tomorrow as well as a result of this storm. it is a huge one hitting the east coast. we bring in christina loren who's been keeping an eye on the storm. it is a

in washington, danielle lee, nbc news. >>> turning to the weather, it was a foggy morning. and it's about to be a foggy afternoon. and fog is not the only thing commuters will have to deal with on the ride home. veronica johnson has the details. >> that's right, that fog was really thick this morning. it led to some, well, some kind of congestion on area roads. there were even a few schools closed. the capitol there, shrouded in fog. it was awfully thick with visibilities under a half a mile. that is just one eerie, weird type of shot there. you can expect more fog now developing during the overnight period, tomorrow morning. albeit i do not think it will be as thick or as dense as it was this morning. right now, some sprinkles moving through. as has been the case today. right now montgomery county, howard county, even a little bit of sunshine breaking through the clouds with the sprinkles coming down. we're in the 80s right now. mclean is at 82. hyattsville in prince george's county, 82. and 79 north of montgomery county at aspen hill. we're expecting a mild evening. with,

danielle lee is on capitol hill with the latest from the battleground state. >> from president obama, this is proof that his policies are working, but for mitt romney, the unemployment rate now at 7.8% doesn't tell the whole story. at a rally a in virginia, a smiling president obama took full advantage of september's jobs report. >> more americans entered the work force, more people are getting jobs. >> reporter: the unemployment rate fell to 7.8%. marking the first time it's been below 8% during his presidency. >> today's excuse is not an excuse to talk down the economy to score a few political point. >> reporter: political points is exactly what mitt romney was going for while talking to voters in virginia. >> this president calls his policies going forward. i call his policies forewarned. >> reporter: romney said the unemployment rate fell because people gave up. >> when i'm president of the united states, that, that unemployment rate is going to come down, not because people are giving up and dropping out of the workforce, but because we're creating more jobs. >> reporter: on soci

danielle lee. >> 66 degrees at the airport. dining out can be tough on a budget. baltimore magazine has a list of the top 25 places to get a meal for under $40. if pumpkin spice latte your thing during the fall? could be out of luck. details on a possible pumpkin shortage after the break. >>> cold front's coming in. could generate a little rain. that's not tissue of this cold front. it's the cold part. insta weather plus forecast is just ahead. >> radar and satellite imagery in motion. we picked up a few clouds as far east of the bay. most of the clouds are still west of us fp front is in allegheny county. very limited with this. most of it's up in pennsylvania, new york state. so this front's going to go through -- i'm not going to guarantee it will go through dry, but any showers may be fairly insignificant when this thing approaches the bay. mite only amount to sprinkles or nothing where you are. you will notice a drop in temperatures. beautiful morning. 66 at the airport and the inner harbor. 78% the humidity. that doesn't tell the whole story. dew point's bee

. >> danielle lee is live in cape may, new jersey with the latest from there. danielle? >> reporter: good morning, andy and richard. now that the sun is out you may be able to see behind me the waves on the beach just churning. people trying to figure out how high the tide is going to rise as hurricane sandy gets closer to us. take a walk with me. you can sew to my right they're closing up. making sure all the windows are covered ahead of the storm. home owners will be doing the same, trying to protect their property. there's a mandatory evacuation order here as well as many other cities here in new jersey, also connecticut, delaware. people are saying this storm seriously, getting ready. last night when i was at the store they were pretty much out of the nonperishables that you typically get when preparing for an emergency. absolutely no bottled water. the canned goods were light and batteries, flashlights, all of those things had been flying off the shelves as people got ready for the storm. people know it's going to be big. and they do not want to be caught off guard.

danielle lee, nbc news. >>> disappointing study for women in the workplace. a new report released today shows that one year after graduating from college, women earn only 82% of what men with the same job earn. the american association of university women looked at graduates from the 2007 to 2008 school year. on average, men made nearly $43,000, while women earn just over $35,000. the health care and education fields were the only field that provided equal pay for men and women. >>> there's a familiar name today at the top of the list of richest americans. a company called wealth x just released that list of wealthiest americans by state. microsoft chairman bill gates who keeps company with other philanthropists like bono these days, tops the list with a personal fortune of $64.5 billion. investor warren buffett takes the number two spot with nearly $50 billion. and oracle ceo lawrence ellison is at the number three position. as for our area, forrest mars jr. of the candy dynasty is virginia's wealthiest resident is a fortune of $17 billion. the richest perso

danielle lee has more on what we can expect at tomorrow's hearing. >> reporter: tuesday jerry sanduskyreturn to the same centre county courthouse where he was escorted out in cuffs just over three months ago. he'll emerge from isolation thinner, and wearing an orange jumpsuit instead of a sports coat. >> we've known for a long time that the sentence that the judge will impose is going to be very lengthy, very significant. >> reporter: the former penn state assistant football coach faces anywhere from 60 to more than 400 years in prison for abusing ten boys over 15 years. sandusky never testified. the only time we heard from him was during a poorly handled interview with nbc's bob costas last november. >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted, i enjoy young people. i love to be around them. but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> sandusky's attorney admits he regrets allowing that interview to take place. >> the fact is, he said what he was supposed to have said, it's just he said it in a way that wasn't the best way to do it. >> reporter:

i'm danielle lee. now back to you. >> 6:17 now. a relative of one of the grooms faces charges for his involvement in a deadly wedding brawl. a hotel guest in philadelphia captured part of the fight between two wedding parties on his smartphone early sunday morning. police booked 26-year-old matthew sofka on several charges, including inciting a riot. police ticketed two other people for disorderly conduct. more people could be arrested. an uncle of one of the brides died from a heart attack. >>> check out this hoarding situation in las vegas. police say it's the worst case of hoarding they have ever seen. police found seven dead cats in the home that was full of material stacked from floor to ceiling. 19 sick cats had to be put down. authorities had to remove the front door just to get inside and clean the place. the home has been declared unin habitable. >>> the mars curiosity rover continues to show it has a sense of humor. it recently sent back a photo showing it surveying an object in the sand. someone commented, oh, no, i drop

in washington i'm danielle lee, nbc news. >> wow. $50,000. >> wow. >> i'm tired. rachel and i you would think are having a relationship she leaves so many messages on my machine. delete. >> you never call her back. >> never have. she never leaves a number. anyway we'll talk about your weekend forecast and whether or not it's going to be a good weekend to go out apple picking or leaf peeping, any of that stuff. stuff. i put them in cookies, cereal, salads, and this is my famous cranberry baked brie. mmm, craisins make this so yummy. you double-dipped. i know -- it's so good. what will the next four years be like? one: the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four: energy prices will continue to go up. and five: $716 billion in medicare cuts that hurt current seniors. five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> just be happy you don't have to breathe in this air. t

in washington, danielle lee, nbc news. >>> in the mood for a mai-tai or cosmo? we're not talking about cocktails, we're talking about hairstyles. today a new type of bar opened in georgetown. it's called drybar. you go to this place to get a cut, or to get -- not to get cuts or colors. they will just watch and dry your hair. they offer a menu of styles to choose from, including the manhattan, southern comfort and hotted toy. these blow-dry only salons having popping up all over the country. >> no pressure to get a hair cut. we just want to make you look and feel amazing. the power of the blowout. your hair looks great, you feel great and you feel like you can do anything. >> they cost $40 regardless of your hair type or your hair length. another drybar is scheduled to open in bethesda later this month. >>> her story has changed now, the teacher accused of having sex with a student. a surprising new development straight ahead. >>> and tyler perry action hero? the new role he's tackling at the box office. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this mes

we have daniel lee in washington explaining what it means for the campaign trail. >> reporter: president obama was up early heading to iowa with the footing in the race after the town-hall style debate. the candidates came out aggressively in heated conversation. >> not true, governor romney. not true. >> reporter: the issues are taxes and jobs and women's rights and attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> the suggestion that anybody in my team would play politics or mislead when we lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. >> reporter: hear governor romney falter when he said he did not call it an act of terror. paul ryan clarified romney's point. >> as the facts have come out, it doesn't speak well as how the administration handled it. >> reporter: governor romney talked about the economy and accused obama of failing to keep his promises. >> he said he would cut in half the deficit. he hasn't done that either. >> reporter: joe biden says romney is leaving out the details. >> there is not a single specific in the romney $5 trillion tax plan. >> reporter: representatives for bot

reporting live, i'm danielle lee. back to you. >> thank you so much.s nice to end on a bright note. that does it for us on this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." keep your friends and family safe. tamron has a look at what's next on "news nation." >> we have a lot in the next hour. we got word that the travel pool that is a group of reporters that cover the president, they've been told the president is leaving the white house to do something. he's not campaigning today. it's likely the president may be going to some of the nearby areas hit by the storm. we'll have the latest. we're getting new video in from new jersey. it captures in a powerful way so much of the damage we have been covering since yesterday and today. look at these new images. we'll get more for you. plus, a number of people still trapped in atlantic city, and there's a word war going on between the mayor of atlantic city and governor chris christie of new jersey. sadly caught in the middle are thes are of atlantic city, one of the areas hit hardest by the storm. the storm has forc

in cape may, new jersey, i'm daniel lee, nbc news. >> so who will get the brunt of the storm and whensandy arrive? for that we turn to meteorologist christina loren, tracking it all in our weather center. >> i just want to show you the actual size of this very powerful hurricane sandy. we had a nor'easter merge with the category 1 storm so we have the blue and the pink. we have blizzard warnings in place for parts of west virginia. what's happening is this is a very powerful storm because of its low pressure. right now sandy has a low pressure of 946 millibars. that is a measurement of energy. we normally talk about a hurricane making landfall, it comes on shore with about 980, 970 millibars of energy. this has dropped like a rock and so we're expecting a triple whammy in this region. all the main hazards that you normally associate with a strong storm will be severe. storm surge up to 7 to 11 feet. that's why it's so powerful. in addition to that it's the size. it looks like it's going to come onshore as we head through late tonight into early tomorrow morning somewhere along the new

coming up, daniel lee is live in cape may right now in new jersey with a look at all this damage and the devastating destruction that has been left behind with the water slamming in. >> reporter: good morning. we're waking up to another stormy day her in cape may, new jersey. the rain from yesterday now replaced with strong winds. but here at the hotel that we stayed at, things seemed to be much better than in many parts of the northeast along the coast where people are waking up under water. and the bad news, sandy still isn't finished. at the height of the storm sandy turned streets into rivers and ripped roofs. sandy set a record 13-foot storm surge into new jersey flooding subways, tunnels and streets. >> this is a once in a long time storm. the surge is very high. >> reporter: at a medical center, a blown generator forced emergency evacuations. in atlantic city, new jersey, floodwaters destroyed a portion of the world famous boardwalk. the national guard rescued at least two dozen people trapped in a shelter that lost power. >> i just think it should have been a little well -- t

i'm danielle lee, back to you. >> okay, thank you very much for the update. >>> 6:53.als hit their highest point ever. >> an here we are now. scott mcgrew has today's numbers. >> good morning. yeah, we're certainly not going to hit them again today. the dow industrials are down ever so slightly as we take a look at the market open this morning. a big mover is netflix. that's a very volatile stock. netflix down better than 7% this morning. >>> bravo, which we should point out is a sister network to nbc, has released another preview of startup silicon valley, a reality show about tech which has been met with derision in the tech world. chris o'brien calls it a horror show. >> if you want to break balls, move the ball forward, you'll be welcomed hee ed here. >> these are definitely new rock stars. >> that preview causing absolute chaos on twitter this morning. an apple engineer pointing out this morning we're getting the same sort of treatment here in silicon valley that italian americans got for "jersey shore." to that i would add southerners by honey boo boo. i used to

daniel lee has the latest now from chesapeake beach, maryland. >> hurricane sandy poundedity way through the caribbean today, ripping homes apart and leaving streets under water. at least 40 people died in haiti, cube why and jamaica. as sandy moves up the coast, setting to clobber the northeast, people are preparing for the worst. >> we just have to do it, m mill ford beach connecticut, boarding up his brand new home. last year's hurricane irene forcing him to rebuild, now he is hoping sandy won't do the same. >> you know, you have to prepare. >> from virginia to new england, several governors declaring emergencies and issuing warnings. >> assume there is an elongated period of time in which you are without energy. >> in connecticut workers cleared street of debris and in massachusetts, homeowners pull batteries flash lights and mother emergency supplies off shelves. >> we have the generator, make sure we have lighters and stuff. >> taking their prized possessions to safety. >> today protecting my boat and interests and batoning down the hatches. >> one couldn't keep up with requests. >

contact, we are doing the tango together and we're one. >> characterize the cinema you make. >> it's lee danielsose: what'sthe common denominator between all those films other than lee daniels? >> well, there's a theme of family. >> rose: really? >> yeah, there's a theme of family. there's a theme of that that gray area that we all live in that gray area that we live in which s not wrapped up in a bow, there's nothing nice about life. life is rough. >> and you intend to show it? >> every second of it. >> rose: good to haveou here. >> od to beher >> rose: lee daniels, the movie "paperboy" is in theaters now. always good to see you. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: back in a moment, stay with us. steve shepard is here, he served as senior editor at "newsweek" and editor-in-chief of "businessweek" from 1984 to 2005. as founding dean of the new york university's school of journalism, he's training new journalist. in many ways, his story is the story of journalism's evolution. he tells the sry of tisnew book "deadlines and disruption, my turbulent path from print to digital." welcome. >> rose: so you'

danielle lee joins us now from the southern tip of new jersey in cape mae. danielle, what you are seeing this morning? >> reporter: good morning. we're getting tossed around by wind from sandy. that is the main problem here. sometimes it's hard to stand. it is almost as if the rains from yesterday today are being replaced with wind and off in the distance we're hearing clattering. when we were in the hotel, if you take a look, all the windows in our hotel here in cape mae have held. that is a lot better than large parts of coastal new jersey can say. they're going to be waking up underwater. some of the damage we're hearing about in atlantic city where parts of that famous boardwalk were destroyed and people tried to stay in a shelt tler had to be rescued late last night. thousands of people are going to be waking up without power. many roads throughout new jersey are closed. it won't be until the sunrises that they're able to get a sense of where is the damage? where is it safe to travel? really, life son hold here. many people hunkered down inside waiting t

let's go live to danielle lee in cape may. >> danielle, good morning. what's the situation there? >> reporter: good morning. right now we're getting hit by these heavy winds. sometimes it's hard to stand. and just light, light rain. sandy is nowhere near done dishing out on cape may and parts of new jersey. if you take a look back here, just a couple of hours ago, i was standing right here with puddles of water at my feet. all of that is starting to subside, which is a good sign for cape may. some of that water sitting on the ground with nowhere to go is beginning to subside. that said, there is serious damage throughout the city. parts of the city flooded that don't normally flood. the mayor did mention that here where i am it was protected in some ways because it was pointing south. nothing like the storm surges that we saw in new york that left the subways flooded, that forced people to evacuate for higher ground, or even in atlantic city like you mentioned where there were evacuations at shelters because people were losing power, people needed help. the early estimates put the

danielle lee is in calvert county this morning with more on what's going to there. >> hurricane sandyed its way through the caribbean today, ripping homes apart and leaving streets under water. at least 40 have died in haiti, cuba and jamaica. as sandy moves up the east coast, set to clobber the northeast, people are preparing for the worst. >> we can't take chances. >> in milford beach, connecticut, jim boarded up his brand new home. last year's hurricane irene forced him to rebuild. now he's hoping sandy won't do the same. >> you have to prepare. >> from virginia to new england, several governors declared emergencies and issued warnings. >> assume there will be a long period of time in which you are without energy. >> in connecticut, workers cleared streets of debris and in massachusetts homeowners pulled batteries, flashlights and emergency supplies off the shelves. >> we have a generator, making sure the oil's clean. we have water, flashlights and stuff. >> boaters took their prized possessions to safety. >> today i'm protecting my boat and my interests and battening down the hatc

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danielle lee is on capitol hill with the veryliest. hi, danielle. >> hi, good evening.or president obama, this is proof that his policies are working. for mitt romney the unemployment rate at 7.8% doesn't tell the whole story. at a rally a in virginia a a smiling president obama took full advantage of september's job's report. >> more people entered the worc

we get the latest on the conditions there from danielle lee. >> across the northeast a rising tide isng waves crashing down on coastal communities. the water here is already close it home. >> god knows what can happen. >> from new york to new jersey hundreds of thousands have been forced to get out. public transportation is shut down and thousands of flights canceled. schools and businesses are on hold today. new jersey governor chris christie had stern words for anyone ignoring evacuation orders. >> if something looks like it is stupid to do, it is. >> a similar tone from mayor bloomberg. you not only put yourself at risk but the first responders. >> sandy is over 700 miles wide with wind and rain that could last 36 hours. homeowners in the path spent sunday boarding up, laying sandbags and gathering last-minute emergency supplies. >> we lucked out with irene. i don't know. this may be worse. i don't know. >> the time to prepare is now over and it is time to stay inside. an emergency official here said this is the worst case scenario. they are predicting record flooding and power out

. >> danielle lee has the latest on evacuations and outages from cape may, new jersey. >> across theeast a rising coastalsending waves on communities. the water is close to home here. >> god knows what could happen. >> from new york to new jersey hundreds of thousands have been get out. >> public transportation has shut down and thousands of flights canceled. schools and businesses are on hold today. new jersey governor chris had stern words for anyone ignoring evacuation orders. >> if something looks like it is stupid to do, it is stupid. >> similar tone from mayor bloomberg. >> you are not only puttingover at risk but the first responders who will have to assist you in an emergenciment >> sandy is over 700 miles wide with wind and rae rain that cou last 36 hours. homeowners have been boarding up, laying sandbags and gathering sphraoeulgs. >> we lucked out with irene. this may be worst. >> the time to prepare is over and people need to stay inside and hunker down. an emergency official here in kaep may said this is the worst case scenario. they are predicting record flooding and pow

. >> danielle lee is live in cape may, new jersey with the latest from there. good morning, danielle. >> good morning, richard and angie. the clock is ticking here in cape may, new jersey. we are under mandatory evacuation orders starting at 4:00 this afternoon. the winds were not blowing like this last night when we went to sleep. you probably can't make it out at this time but the waves are picking up. take a look over here. all is quiet here in cape may. you may see behind me, homes have their lights on. people tell me they'll be starting to board up later today. mt. pleasant, new jersey, people across the new jersey coast getting ready for the storm also in connecticut, delaware, new york. people are taking this seriously. they do not want to be caught off guard after what happened last year with hurricane irene. last night i did stop at a grocery store. they had just gotten a shipment of water and they were clean out of stocked mini nonparishables, batteries, flashlights. if you haven't started getting ready for this storm, already you'll be running out of

reporting live on capitol hill, i'm danielle lee, news 4. >> our team coverage of the presidential election takes us to opposite cornerses of virginia. while governor romney was in coal country in abington, president obama was in fairfax. the president talked about more than just jobs today. >> hello, patriots. >> reporter: in a performing arts hall filled mostly with women, the jobs report wasn't all president obama wanted to talk about. women's health care was another focus and the president's defense of what even he now proudly calls obama care. >> i don't think a working mom in arlington should have to wait to get a mammogram because money is tight. i don't think a college student in fairfax or charlottesville should have to choose between textbooks or the preventive care she needs. that's why we passed this law. i'm proud of it. >> reporter: in contrast a shaky debate performance the president energetically jabbed back at his opponent, accusing mitt romney of misleading americans by promising to repeal obama care. >> and then his campaign had to come out and say, actually, that's not t

reporting live in chesapeake beach, maryland, danielle lee, news4. >>> utility companies across the region are rounding up extra repair crews, some as far away as texas, to make sure power outages are dealt with quickly. keith russell has a look at how pepco is gearing up for sandy's arrival. >> we're getting ready. pepco says you will see a difference in the way they handle this storm as opposed to their previous performances. today in forrestville, maryland, pepco workers are testing out that equipment. the utility has already put out a request for a total of over 3,000 additional workers. almost three times their current number. while they're still trying to secure commitments, pepco's own workers have been told to be available until this storm is over. and pepco officials say this time in their words, they see it coming. and they won't be caught by surprise. >> whether your job is in administration, whether it's in accounting, whatever it is, you have a second job now. a lot of us live here. you know, these are our families, these are our friends, these are our neighbors. so we're tryi

reporting live in new jersey, i'm danielle lee. back to you. >>> 6:43. take a live look over the nation's capital. we're looking for things to be just like that. >> storm team 4 meteorologist. just a few scattered sprinkles in our north and western suburbs right now. off the panhandle of west virginia and into western maryland. upper 30s to around 40. then by noontime, have a little sun out for your lunch hour around 50 degrees. a little blustery southwest wind, reaching mid-50s by midafternoon. storm team 4 seven day outlook, an danella, how's traffic? >>> beltway at new hampshire avenue, just the left shoulder lane gets you by the crash there. chopper 4 is over the crash now. if you're traveling the outer loop of the baelt way, delays about four miles. i-50 in maryland. crash out of the road, but delays on i-50 inbound at two miles. and i-66 as you make your way eastbound from fairfax county parkway, you are slow. in the shoulder lane on the right, seeing activity. less checked travel. >>> we are continuing coverage of the aftermath of sandy. we want t

. >>> nbc 4's danielle lee is braving the elements along the jersey shore. >> she joins us live from cape may, new jersey, the southern part of new jersey. danielle, what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, aaron and eun. right now we are getting hit in a steady downpour here at cape may, new jersey. i'm on an elevated cement slab, and i'm standing in a puddle l. this puddling we're seeing is just from the rain. the flooding that emergency officials are worried about is behind me. it's not easy to see right now at this hour. we're seeing the sea sprays possibly rise to eight feet. this morning you aren't going to see anyone out. most people followed evacuation orders. most people that didn't, they're hunkered down inside. they're hoping that preparations like these boarded up windows are going to hold because this storm is just getting going. it's going to get much worse later today and into tomorrow. emergency officials said this is the worst case scenario. they're predicting record flooding and power outages that could go up to two weeks. we are already hearing about power out

nbc's danielle lee joins us live now from the center county courthouse with more on what we can expect today. >> reporter: you may be able to see behind me people are already lining up at this courthouse for this hearing that is going to begin at 9:00 this morning. we are expecting jerry sandusky to speak again. last night he made an 11th hour plea on the penn state college radio. this is really the first unedited look we had gotten into sandusky's thoughts. he sat at this courthouse for days saying absolutely nothing during his trial. the only time we did hear from him was during the nbc interview that didn't go well. then just last night he releases a roughly three-minute statement and what is telling is equally important, what he doesn't say to what he did say. he offered no apologies but only proclaims his innocence. listen to what he had to say. >> they could make me out as a monster, they can treat me as a monster, but they can't take away my heart. in my heart i know i did not do these alleged disgusting acts. >> reporter: jerry sandusky could face anywhere from 60 to 400 years

reporting live, i'm danielle lee, back to you. >>> up next, a live shot from one of the areas in nework lrp underwater, and they're expects even more flooding tonight. and in west virginia it is not the rain but snow. look at this video. this brought in as a result of sandy. a blizzard warning is in effect for at least 14 counties. first, another image for you to say. this is a picture of the empty floor of the new york stock exchange. an eerie picture. within the last hour we learned the stock exchange will remain closed tomorrow for a second day due to hurricane sandy. it's the first time in 27 years the stock exchange closed because of weather. join the conversation with us on our twitter page. you can reach me at @tamronhall and my team at @newsnation. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. prand you're seeing that rightno quit in amnow.a... see what's new from

daniel lee is live in cape may, new jersey. >> reporter: now that the sun is up we're finally starting to get a better sense of the damage all across the northeast. damage from sandy, a storm that is in no way finished as it continues to bring more wind and in some places more rain. at the height of the storm, sandy turned streets into rivers and ripped shingles from roofs in northern new jersey. sandy sent a record 13-foot storm surge into new york city, flooding tunnels, subways and streets. >> this is a once in a long time storm. the surge is very high. >> reporter: at a medical center a blown generator forced emergency evacuations. in atlantic city, new jersey, floodwaters destroyed a portion of the world famous boardwalk. the national guard rescued at least two dozen people trapped in a shelter that lost power. >> i just think that it should have been a little well -- thought out a little earlier in the day. >> reporter: to anyone else still on the barrier island, governor chris christie offered little hope. >> this is now your responsibility. if you're still able to hear me, we n