elizabeth mayhew is here. oh, turkeys, too. >> you're all getting turkeys from me this year. frozen turkeys. natalie is standing by with a check of the headlines, natalie? >> good morning, everyone. the northeast is scrambling to get back on its feet after superstorm sandy. new york city officials are searching for housing for some 40,000 displaced residents whose homes could be uninhabitable for weeks. on sunday runners from the cancelled marathon, as you heard, pitched in across the city helping to distribute supplies to hard hit neighborhoods. >>> election officials say they don't expect major disruptions to tuesday's presidential vote even as power generators are being moved into polling locations in parts of new york and new jersey ravaged by sandy. meantime, the candidates are cramming in some last-minute campaigning in battleground states. and according to the final nbc news/"wall street journal" poll of this election, president obama has 48% of the nation's support to mitt romney's 47%. >>> despite gas shortages in the storm-ravaged northeast, nationwide, prices at th