>>reporter: and smiling. >> he's smiling. >> that was a report by deborah alfarone, and we're just happy that the electricity was able to get back on and that he is going to be -- you know, he's going to be okay. >> thanks for watching, we really appreciate it. >> did he mention your name? >> no. me, anita, me, anita, yeah. >> anita. >> i got it. >>> hey, weather wise, it's not that nice outside, it's a little cool, it's a little sprinkley out there in a few spots. i got spit on by mother nature when i was outside, but in a good way. let's check out the day planner for the rest of this afternoon. plenty of clouds, plenty of chill. we'll have highs in the low- to mid-50s. they're not going to be moving much from where they are now. winds may pick up out of the west. again, very light sprinkles here and there, not really amounts to all that much with a 54-degree reading at 3:00. might get to 55 today. and by this evening, we're back in the upper 40s. we'll break up a little bit of the cloud cover overnight, turn partly cloudy and chilly. low 40s in town, but 30s in the suburbs. and out on

deborah alfarone tried to find out if your vote really does count. >>reporter: on the eve of when most will cast the ballot, tonight the question is, do you think your vote count? >> i don't know. with, the bush/gore election, with the troarl college. >>reporter: the electoral college. you can google it, but when you get to 270, you're the president. does your vote count? >> yes, it does, i'm in northern virginia. >> we're in new hampshire, it's a swing state, so i think it does. >>reporter: location, location, location. where you are equals how much your vote really moves the meter. california has the most electoral votes at 55, d.c., one of the spots that share the least, three. >> we wish we can vote so we can vote for obama. >>reporter: oh. so where are you guys from? >> from italy. >>reporter: the farther down the ballot you go, the more impact. in 19 neuro, the vote for maryland's government was decided by 5,993 votes. in 2010, montana republican tom burnett beat his rifle for the house by -- rival for the house by 71 votes. after a recount in