we will have a look at the current conditions in north hampton, new hampshire. >> i am in north hampton, new hampshire, where the rains have eased up global -- a little, but the wind continues to whip things up. one of the concerns along the seacoast is the tidal surge. astronomically high tides expected at around noon and midnight. that could lead to some beach erosion and some minor flooding. new hampshire is only anticipating about one-3 inches of rain. -- 1-3 inches of rain. the wind gusts are expected to go from anywhere from 50-60 miles per hour. that could lead to extended power outages throughout the state. utility crews have been brought in from as far away from wisconsin and texas. utilities tell us they are ready. they are already dealing with some power outages. hundreds have been reported. hundreds of schools have closed today in anticipation of problems along the roads. the worst is expected to hit around noon. once again at midnight -- until then, the crews are on standby. the governor has not declared a state of emergency, but he has mobilized 100 members of the new hamp

that is the situation in north hampton, new hampshire. >> power outages are the big concern in marylandat is the situation so far? >> good for now. as the wind kicks up, we are certain to see some outages occur. think of it as a parachute, where the tree leaves come down. >> we are getting an inch an hour right now, and high winds are expected until later this evening. the ground will be so saturated that it will not take much for the trees to topple. >> those trees will come down if they are already in precarious positions. we will see the trees coming down for months. we are going to be out there restoring through this. customers are going to see -- hunkered down by the building, 7-eleven or summer, and now will be up for safety, but as soon as the band's past through, there will be going through that evolution could then as the storm passes by on tuesday night wednesday, we will go into the assessment phase. you get a good fix on what it will be for the entirety of the restoration, how long will last. then we will turn our attention to providing individual estimates, estimated times

financial center of the country, but clearly points further south and soon to the north are in trouble as well. hampton pearson is live in washington where federal workers will get another day off tomorrow. hampton? >> reporter: hi, michelle. more about that in a moment. we did get word late this afternoon that treasury secretary the guy anyner had a meeting with the financial security oversight council about financial markets, hurricane sandy approaching and the bottom line, treasury officials are saying, all major payments, clearing and settlement from a are operating normally, even using backup contingency sites if necessary. now, to the storm itself and impacts here on d.c., right now we're in the middle of what forecasters are telling us could be up to 10 inches of rain. we've also got a lot of wind as well. gusts up to 50 miles per hour just in the last hour and a half or so. about 75,000 people are already without power. that's according to estimates of the major utilities serving the d.c. area, baltimore and northern virginia, and, of course, we know the worst of the storm is still very much ah

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the circulation of this future hybrid storm will be somewhere between the hamptons in the long island all the way to duck, north carolina. this is the centerline of the cone, just north of ocean city and rehoboth, moving slowly. rain, wind, power outages, and floods all possibilities if this develops according to the computer models. tomorrow is a good preparation day. the bulk of the storm develops later monday, through the day tuesday, with heavy wind and rain. >> we will continue to follow sandy's track at how people are preparing for this unusual october storm. at 6:00, from annapolis to alexandria and d.c., more of the preparations and concerns. >> 200 snowplows hit the streets in prince toward discounting. no, this is not for the hurricane, this is an annual dry run. the yearly practice allows the crews to evaluate procedures and make sure communication is clear once the first snowflakes of what to arrive. >> this weekend, a new national christmas tree will be planted on the lips. the tree was removed in may after dying from transplant shock, so a new 28-foot colorado spruce is being brought from virginia

the models are all over from boston to hampton roads, and there's a big difference depending on how far it goes norththe bigger it will be. if it's going to new york city, it will be a bigger storm than if it hits north carolina. we would love for it to go into the ocean, but it's not likely. the best case is for it to not gain any other strength, but that could happen the sooner it gets on land and dies. this will knock down trees, put millions of people without power, cancel flights all up and down the east coast. travel on monday may be impossible, tuesday not much better, and if we do get millions of people without power, it's going to take a week or so to get all of that power back on. and a week from tuesday is a very important day in america. >> a week from tuesday, november 6th. what about the first effects, we'll now more tomorrow and sunday, but those of us on the east coast, when will we start feeling it? >> you won't feel anything until sunday. you'll feel and see the waves on the east coast of florida. ly show you the model and here it works. all along the east coast of florida and ul th

hampton and the water's a concern. it's the sustained wind we're experiencing that are getting progressively worse. outage imagine, long island has 175,000 customers that are without power. we just got word from north shore of long island that people are losing power every -- every few minutes it gets worse and worse. now, when it comes -- where we are behind me is atlantic ocean. high tide around 8 p.m. where i'm standing now could very well be under water. the north side is where they're actually a little more concerned on long island sound because if the storm follows this path, they might have the -- a problem with wind. but their water problems might be far worse. even though it's hard to explain, we're lower on the water table, but a lot of properties are up on the hill on the north side it's much more flat. as you well know, maria, there are incredible properties in this area worth millions and millions of dollars. and the concern is -- right now just roof damage and a lot of tree damage and sea fences. >> unbelievable. brian, thank you very much. i guess the issue is, are we going to see the ocean and the bay meeting, because the water levels are rising so much? of course, u.s. markets are

north shore, believe it or not, there's more damage because of the storm surge onisland sound. i talked to bill wilkinson the town supervisor, a retired disney executive who decided to run east hamptonmen told him they have never in their whole lives seen as much water come in as came in yesterday, so it's a big contrast. we have a beautiful ocean, a destroyed coastline on the south shore. on the north shore they're trying to assess the water damage. the one road out of here did breach, i was told, and was in about three or four feet of water overnight. they got in the bulldozers, they block or rebuilt a dune and this has drained. there is a road to get out of here although they're telling people to stay put for another day. we have a crew to see other parts of the north shore, we'll try go live in our next report. right now it's about assessing the damage and here at the gurney's inn there's potentially millions of dollars worth of damage. >> brian shactman in montauk thank you for the update. >>> coming up in the next half hour a market update from barclays barry knapp, the latest from the power outages from pse&g president ralph larosa and updates along the new york and new jerse