thank you for doing that. >>> let's go now to ocean city, maryland. that's where nbc's tom costello is right now. looks like some stormy waters behind you, tom. good morning. >> yeah, good morning to you. it isn't bad here in ocean city, maryland. we have a nine to 11 foot height on the surf right here. winds at about 20 or 30 miles an hour. the only concern here on the eastern shore of maryland is some flooding we have seen on the south side of the island. we have only a dozen streets or so we have seen flooding in the last 24 hours or so. these are low lying streets. what happened the water blows in from the back bay, not the ocean side, but because of the heavy winds we have seen here, that water has been unable to retreat. so as a result, we have had about a dozen streets with water up to i would say the top of the wheel well on vehicles. we had to close some of those down. this is is a high tide phenomenon. this happened yesterday at about 11:30 in the morning, it may happen today at 12:30 or so when high tide comes back. we are expecting later in

ocean city under a coastal flood warning. that's going to run throughout the day tomorrow that's where veronica johnson was earlier today checking out the conditions there. >> reporter: here in ocean city, maryland, moderate flooding remains in the forecast through the weekend for key areas like here just off the bay. this is where ocean city preparedness say is zone b and where they will continue to monitor closely. zone a, from division street down to the water, this is the area covered yesterday for a time. it was closed when as much as 12 inches of water covered the road. we have high tide at 1:00 a.m. and sunday afternoon between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon. a combination of breaking waves 6 to 10 feet and tides that will continue here in ocean city to stay under a coastal flood warning. the other concern, the wind. while the gusts have come down from friday, they'll top out today between 40 and 45 miles per hour. those high winds along with the crashing high waves will create more beach emotion through possibly tuesday. all this with events like a big car show still going on in ocean city, maryland. folks are trying to keep their sense of humor and making the most of a wet and wild

damage in another popular resort town, ocean city maryland. that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... ♪ standing by for fun. ♪ >> the every continues for a cargo ship that's gone missing in hurricane joaquin. bermuda being pummeled by gusting wind and pelting rain from a weakening hurricane joaquin. meanwhile officials in bat hamas assess the massive damage, the storm left behind. now, weaver some aerial video right here, it was released by the united states coast guards, hundreds of homes are gone, many residential areas are flooded. the boo bo haim yan government said it is still work to go, the damage to infrastructure and private property. not clear if that storm caused any injuries or deaths. >>> meanwhile, coast guard crews continue an intensive search for the cargo ship missing in the ocean churned up by joaquin. thirty-three people were on board. rescuers have spot debris include that life preservers it, has the name of the ship written on it. the ship has not been heard from since thursday when it lost power and began taking on

i have to tell you, they're breathing a sigh of relief in ocean city, maryland. t projections we were hearing about the possibility of torrential rain and flooding have really not materialized. we did have some flooding here yesterday in ocean city, but that has now completely receded. we have no flooding in ocean city right now. when we have high tide again at 12:45 this afternoon, we might get some more of that water coming into the back bay, but behind me you can see the atlantic ocean here is choppy. we've got about 9 to 10 foot height on the surf and the wind at about 30 miles per hour. but this is nothing compared to what it was yesterday. joaquin, the hurricane, is not a threat here. we're really just talking about the potential for more rain this afternoon and that could aggravate whatever we see in terms of some very minor and i want to stress minor street flooding. we've also seen minor flooding in virginia so far. the real worst of the flooding has been in the carolinas. some of that rain may be working its way up the coast, but the folks here on the ea

ocean city, 40 miles an hour winds. not only dealing with winds but high tide right now. veronica johnson actually standing in that right now. >> reporter: that's right. there's been spotty flooding throughout ocean city, maryland. this is one of the area, ocean city inlet area, where once again the water is starting to cover the road. it was shortly afternoon-time today there was high tide. the water went all the way to division street. they closed the road and then they opened the road again because the water had receded. take a look because the water is covering my boots again. once again, that water could go as high as 12 feet and some cars making their way through. i do think by early tomorrow morning we will see those roads closed again. we're expecting the coastal flood warning to continue. flooding at its worst saturday and may continue sunday with the storm tide tomorrow about 4 to 4 1/2 feet. the other issue, the wind. take a look at the top of the storm team 4-by-4. as you mentioned, gusts at 50 miles an hour. earlier today out on the boardwalk, the wind was swirling around and the ferris wheel is getting pushed along by mother nature's wind alone. that's pretty high winds for the weight of that ferr

abc 7 news reporter: we are live in ocean city, maryland.ant to let you know that the abc 7 stormwatch team is out of this approaching hurricane. hurricane joaquin is a category for, a monster storm heading this way. even if it does not make landfall in just the outer rim make a little bit of a problem, we will have serious rain and surf kicked up. the thing you should be considering is the insurance coverage you have, especially when it comes to flooding. the worst time to find out is after the fact. can release it or is back in the studio with outside of the story for us. reporter: a lot of people have been calling 7 on your side. one woman in charles county is an extreme example. her flood has -- her home has flooded seven times and it only takes two inches of water for her. they came over this great checklist. hopefully you have artie done this. -- already done this. trim your trees, move your lawn furniture, and don't forget the toys, the potted plants, the gardening tools. doors, youows and will want to go ahead and shut them. you'll w

ocean city. in ocean city, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: rain is the last thing they need. thank you for that. the governors of maryland and virginia declared state of muslim -- states of emergency. larry hogan the governor of maryland said he has all kind of resources available to him and they are dead -- ready to deploy if they need anything. terry mcauliffe said the same thing. they have the national guards at the ready if they have to pull people from the low-lying areas that flood. we are talking about flooding, this is the storm we are dealing with. nothing to do with the hurricane yet. but in the bahamas it is all about hurricane joaquin. the pictures we have seen are devastating. check out the video coming to us from the bahamas. they anticipate by the end of today they could see 10 to 20 inches of rain. can you imagine the kind of flooding that could cause? no just that. they have seen storm surges anywhere from 5 to to feet. the flooding and the damage could be expensive. as far as loss of life or injuries we have not heard of any as of yet. that is the only silver lining so far. that is a powerful storm that

ocean city, maryland, the water over the docks already. and cape may, the water continues to come up. high tide after high tide after high tide. and in ocean city, same story, there's going to be major coastal flooding at many of these places. margate, some high water, too. there's a pretty good sized beach there, but when you have so many high tides, it just keeps getting closer and closer and closer to the homes. the rain doesn't help either. that adds to the coastal flooding, and in inland areas, it is just rain. and it is raining steadily, as you can see, live radar, some pockets of heavier rain in the yellows, we're not talking about a lot of flooding in the inland areas. we're talking about a lot of rain. remember, we were dry for two weeks before we had these two rounds of rain. remember we had one a few days ago. and neither one directly related to the hurricane, but this is tropical moisture that's coming from south to north, so it really is adding up in some areas and that's mostly in delaware. that's where the radar estimates are

. >>> high winds and high tides and officials in ocean city, maryland, say there is minimal damage to the resort town, and they do report flooding along low lying roads and wind gusts reached up to 45 miles per hour yesterday. download our free nbc 10 news app for weather in your neighborhood. >>> 9:06. new this morning, local civil rights leader, mondesire is in critical condition. the former head of the philadelph philadelphia naacp is in the hospital. he took over the chapter in 1991, and the national office suspended him last year after he was accused of misusing funds. >>> we expect to get more information today on the death of a college student that died after falling off a cliff on campus yesterday. the male student tumbled off a 40-foot tumble cliff in a popular area for hikers, and so far there has been no official response from university officials. >>> there are two big parades happening in philadelphia today. we first have a live look at the ben franklin parkway in center city, that's where both puerto rican day and pulaski days are happening. puerto rico parade happens at

high winds and high tides in ocean city, maryland, but there has been minimal damage, and wind gusts reached up to 45 miles per hour there yesterday. count on nbc 10 to keep you up-to-date on the changing weather conditions, download the free app for weather in your neighborhood. >>> just about 5:36 now. the former head of the philadelphia naacp suffered a brain aneurism while having dialysis. the national office suspended him last year after he was accused to misusing funds. >>> and then a crime spree near drexel university. here's a video, you can see the 14-year-old trying to cover his face as he heads to the atm, and the card belonged to a drexel student that was robbed at gunpoint and it was one of 15 armed robberies in 30 days and most of the victims were women. >> always get a few of them every term, but this was a few nights in a row we were getting them, and i thought, man, something is really going on. >> i got alerts on my phone where the armed robberies were happening. >> on friday officers spotted the teen allegedly seen on the video and arrested him. in mercer county we

streets are flooding in ocean city, maryland. on the jersey shore bull dozers created sand piles to act as barriers just in case. concern is coastal -- north coastal erosion. you can see how it can wash away what is left of the beach barrier even though it is a lined with massive sandbags. >> no one wants this beach to wash away. no one wants these restaurants behind it to flood out. >> the flooding could continue through the weekend. >> and officials here expect the worst of joaquin will move through here on sunday and then into monday. of course the bahamas has been dealing with it now for days. the coast guard is looking for a container ship that has 33 crew members on board there and they are not able to locate them. back to you. >> thank you. here in new england we are keeping a close eye on the coast. winds and waves are already pounding some of the shore communities. could intensify as joaquin moves north. >> that is the question, what could the residdal affects of the hurricane be. the waves have been putting on a good sh

streets are flooding in ocean city, maryland.on the jersey shore, bulldozers created sand piles to act as barriers just in case. >> we're not getting the amount of rain that we thought initially we were going to get which is good news from a flooding perspective. >> reporter: here in kitty hawk, north carolina, the main concern is coastal erosion. you can see how powerful storm surges could wash away what's left of the beach barriers even though it's lined with massive sandbags. >> no one wants the beach to -- to wash away. no one wants [ indiscernible ] to flood out. >> reporter: the flooding could continue through the weekend. it really is a one-two punch because officials say they haven't even started dealing with the brunt of joaquin's impact, of course, in the bahamas. they have been devastated already. right now, coast guard crews are actually looking for a container ship that has 33 crew members on board. it ran into trouble and they are having a hard time finding it. >> all right, weijia jang in nags head, north carolina,

our team of meteorologists say it may still impact ocean city, maryland. there's a coastal flood warning until about 4:00 this afternoon. officials could extend it. they did not order any evacuations but the mayor is taking this seriously. >> look what happened with sandy. it may not, but it could be worse, but let's address it in the same manner. >> he's particularly concerned about two areas, the bay area and the ocean inland. you don't have to wait to track the system yourself. in our nbc washington app, check the radar and new storm track and see how your town is getting ready. it's all in there on our nbc washington app. a lot going on. make sure you're checking it all. >> that's right. you know who's checking it here, chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> that means more news on air, online and more push alerts through your app. look eight through your computer or check your phone on the ride in to work. temperatures in the mid-50s. it's kind of a nasty day. it will be a weather alert day today and tomorrow as the flooding threat continues today into t

ocean city, maryland, back to you. >> utility crews made quick work of a tree that came crashing down on a power line in northwest d.c. tonight. >> you can bet more trees are going to be falling. shomari stone now with a look at the cleanup happening tonight. shomari. >> reporter: good evening. the crews have really done a good job cleaning up the tree out here. pes sco came out and firefighters responded quickly. that's the thing others in the neighborhood are concerned about, that more trees could fall because the ground is wet. >> i think we got very lucky. >> reporter: cynthia potter counts her blessings after this tree brings power lines down. >> i am grateful no one was injured and no cars around. >> reporter: the tree uprooted snapping a power pole in half at northwest and 38th street. here's the problem. this ground and throughout d.c. and maryland, virginia, is saturated. firefighters tell me they are concerned about this. >> that big one is already leaning. >> reporter: jerry hawkins isn't looking forward to the weekend. >> i'm worried about those tall trees across the stree

. >> reporter: disgusted and disturbed, maddie and ashley from ocean city maryland were not alone. >> we finded that they were also taking advantage of people's attention. you think something that's being photographed would deter them. just the opposite. it encouraged them. >> reporter: police commissioner bratton says his officers are cracking down on gropers. news 4 did some digging. we learned officers arrested four men with the same m.o. in just the last month. >> don't take advantage here in front of this big screen to touch women. >> reporter: visiting from croatia, petra and soda saw themselves on this big screen yesterday. the thought of possibly being preyed on while taking harmless pictures infuhr riates these tourists. >> shame. this is a cool thing to do. and see yourself on the big screen. come on. >> reporter: revlon said, we have made a decision to temporarily turn off the live cam to evaluate the current situation. and that has times square tourists applauding. >> that is a good thing. because then that way people will be more aware and not be distracted of what was go

there's ocean city, maryland. just about to be overwhelmed here. and each high tide gets a little bit higher in some of these areas. cape may, at least the ocean is still within the banks here. ocean city, new jersey, still getting pretty rough conditions. margate, day after day, high tide after high tide where we have the problems. radar showing rain just about everywhere. couple bands of heavier rain we have to keep our eye on because there's already been so much that you get another band of real heavy rain for a couple of hours here and you could get some more flooding. here we are, coming right towards the atlantic city area and that is not good. now we also have some drier air in southern delaware, parts of delmarva coming up, so we're going to switch from a steady rain to just some occasional showers later tonight. it's still only in the 40s north and west. looking at 85 degrees, just three days ago. wind gusts, look at this. 40 miles an hour in philadelphia, we were just 45 a half hour ago. 43 miles an hour in atlantic city. we've seen it as

the conditions here in ocean city maryland are quickly deteriorating. it is high tide right now. and almost on cue the rain has really picked up again. the only constant has really been the wind. the howling wind. so much wind. we are on 4th street on the boardwalk. this stand is not supposed to be here. much of the beaches on top of the boardwalk. you can see the tunes of warned. these sandhills. the ocean is really turning. it is high tide right now. you could really see the breaking of the waves and it is getting closer and closer. we also have seen some flooding here. highway, philadelphia, baltimore avenues. this is near the marina. flooding has already occurred here in ocean city and the inlet is closed. no one able to get in. we have seen folks walking up, taking pictures because it is white at site to see. where the ocean meets the bay. it is really churning. a lot of the folks have been buttoning up their homes and making sure the shutters are on and trying to prevent any damage. we spoke to a gentleman he says he grew up coming here and that his wife and they always cam

reporter: the problem is too much water, punishishing waves in new jersey, coastal flooding in ocean city, maryland, and streets underwater in charleston, south carolina. outside new york city, crews are working to keep the water from this slow-moving nor'easter away. in virginia beach, nearly nine inches of rain since wednesday has the ground saturated. public works. >> you can't assume because it hasn't flooded before it's not going to flood now. that's a wrong assumption to make in this kind of storm. >> reporter: this storm actually has city crews more concerned than the hurricane because it has parked itself on top of virginia beach. it's bringing a lot of rains and strong winds. the strong winds whip you want tides so there are extra high tides. flooding. >> we are concerned, yes. >> reporter: josie is standing in what should be the parking lot of a restaurant. bubba's has to be dry and ready for business in just hours. >> we have some parties tonight. we we cannot cancel anything like that. we have to honor that. >> reporter: north and south carolina are expected to get hammered with rain th

ocean city maryland removes them from the beach and close the sea wall gates with states of emergency in both maryland and virginia. and petco -- pepco have crews here to help them from outside that region and folks to our north that survived super storm sandy to hope that joaquin is not a repeat performance. >> that it is a pretty scary wone the last time and that i uld hope that they would not ever have to go through that again. >> to track the paths of joaquin as it moves up the coast. check out our weather section of our new wusa9 app. >>> and a defiant charles severance arraigned today ahead of his triple murder trial, which begins on monday. severance answered not guilty to each of the charges against him. but would not give his name nor say if he understood the charges. he only wanted to argue about why he was not given bail, saying it was excessive and unconstitutional. his lawyers say that there is no hard evidence against him. >> how do you think that he became charged of this? >> because he's got a crazy website and a beard. and i just think that, i just think that they are

streets are flooding in ocean city maryland. on the jersey shore bulldozers created sand piles to act as barriers just in case. >> we are not getting the amount of rain that we thought initially we were going to get which is good news from a flooding perspective. >> reporter: here in north carolina, the main concern is coastal erosion. you can see how powerful storm surges could wash away what's left of the beach barrier even though it's lined with massive sandbags. >> no one wants the beach to wash away. no one wants these restaurants behind it to flood out. >> reporter: the flooding could continue through the weekend. folks here in the outer banks got some good news today. officials decided an evacuation order is not necessary. but they certainly are taking a lot of precautions against severe flooding. live in kill devil hills, north carolina, weijia jang kpix 5. >>> the taliban claims credit for a crash of a military transport plane that killed 14 people including six americans. that plane like this one went down at an airbas

rehoboth beach. 33 miles an hour in atlantic city. 47 miles an hour gusts at the moment in ocean city, maryland. wind just continues to pile all this water on to the coast and then it overruns the streets and moves through the back bays. six to 10-foot breaking waves down the shore as well tonight. you can see the rain 3am starts to taper off little bit over in it. tomorrow we're just looking at a few showers. but many shots have seen over an inch or two of rain and the rain in the bigger problem down the shore the biggest problem that persistent northeast wind with gusts to 50 miles an hour that's causing major beach erosion. we had beer ear rogue issues last weekend because the super moon. that beach ear rogue continues. rough surf, coastal flooding and dangerous rip currents. it is a very very nasty night and it will be a nasty saturday down the shore watch out for roads covered with water coming up i'll have more on that threat also the latest on what keep and when this all moves out. that's all coming up in just a bit. ukee, back over to you. >> this comes with a nasty night thousand in th

the the worst of it has been across our area 48 miles an hour wind gustness ocean city, maryland. 40 miles an hour today, wildwood. forty in atlantic city. even in philadelphia we have had a 45 miles an hour wind gusts, these are only going to get stronger as we go through tonight as we expect winds to gust of upwards of 50 miles an hour at times down the shore. coastal flood warning for moderate to major flooding in spots extend from toms river, right on down through the delaware beaches. it does include the mouth of the delaware bay and the delaware river. that goes until 6:00 p.m. sunday. in thank northeast wind, it will be felt first along the shore points, you have been seeing to it day but over the weekend we will start to pile up that the water. it starts to funnel in the delaware bay and over the weekend the high tide time is when you see best fit for flood ago long the delaware. high wind warning a along the coast 50 miles an hour gusts are possible. let's talk about these coastal impacts. wind gusts to 50 miles an hour could cause property damage. anything in the the secure

. >>> people in ocean city, maryland are concerned about that nor'easter now pounding the coast and could cause as much damage as hurricane sandy we're told. >> reporter: they call it a nor'easter because the wind comes out of the north and the east and it is ripping. they're really worried if it keeps on for three to four days that they're going to lose a whole lot of sand out here. >> if we didn't have that beach replenishment, our town would have been decimated time and time again. >> that was our bruce leshan reporting. the town engineer says that there are three scenarios for the beach that there could be little damage or a lot of beach could be moved out to a sand bar offshore or there could be lots of damage. requiring emergency repairs before the next storm hits. >>> officials are trying today before the start of the blue anacostia football game. one ref says that the crew has to worry about more than just the people on the field. >> we have to look out for ourselves as well as the players and coaches. especially on a wet day like this to make sure that the teams stay in their are

. >>> this is a look at the scheme in ocean city, maryland. it was hit hard by flooding and beach erosion over the weekend. yesterday the san continued to -- sand continued to whip. >>> the oregon community college at the center of last week's shooting massacre reopens today. students will be able to retrieve belongs and receive council, but classes will not be in session. now, one of the survivors being chris who thanked well-wishers from his hospital bed. >> i'm doing well and overwhelmed by the support. >> he was shot several times has he tried to stop harper- mercer from taking more lives. awhite house petition is now circling asking president barack obama to award him the medal of freedom. >>> a big high-profile starts today in alexandria. that's of charles severance who is accused of killing three people over a decade. he is facing capital murder charges in am murder of three people. starting with nancy in 2003. and ron in 2013. and then nancy in 2014. their connection is their prominent roles in the community. that's why they were targe

junior from heavy storms already earlier this week the storm for the harkin expected to hit ocean city maryland and large a loss of land are likely even before the storm gets there ocean city staff beginning their preparation for the storm and completing the priest or action many outdoor events for the weekend have been already cancelled postpone an advanced of the storm the city have no plans for partial or full evacuation at this point her case and the mark the last time the ocean city was evacuated. >>james: will continue to move along that path as it continues to get weaker and weaker but again this uncertainty that is the path that the hurricane can take the outer bands could still deliver quite a wallop to the east coast that is why they're staying on high alert side stand prepared just in case it should happen to have everything in place and ready for it clear skies over sfo would temper to the cooler today than it was yesterday 57 oakland and san francisco and a mix of of the fifth drop the bay area right now speaking of oakland to the to should like sour ride around 78 degrees those wh

. >>> coming closer to us, high winds and high tides spraying nerves in ocean city, maryland, but there has been minimal damage to the town. wind gusts reached up to 45 miles per hour there yesterday. count on nbc 10 to keep you up-to-date on changing weather conditions anytime on air and on line. download the free nbc 10 news app for weather in your neighborhood. >>> new this morning, local civil rights leader is in critical condition at thomas jefferson university hospital. he is 65 years old and the philadelphia enquirer reports he suffered a brain aneurism while having dialysis. the national office suspended him last year after he was accused of misusing funds. >>> new developments in a crime spree near drexel university campus. >>> we're learning more about a small plane crash that killed four people, and just ahead one of the victims is a well-known racecar driver. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ with the card most accepted by top doctors and specialists, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the strength to drive forward. independence blue cross. live fearless. >>> welcome back

city. in maryland, tom costello in ocean city, residents are bracing for the heavy rain and flooding and it nothing to do with hurricane joaquin and yet it is rough. >> it's a nor'easter, that's what we're really dealing with here. here in ocean city, you're looking at the atlantic ocean. it's pretty choppy and rough, but it's not raining at the moment. we have heavy winds, about 25 to 30-mile-per-hour on the winds, gusts up to 45. the height of the surf right now, about ten feet or so. and what they're really watching, though, is what's happening to the south side of ocean city, down where we've seen some street flooding. i want to emphasize, it's really pretty isolated at the moment. we have about 12 blocks on the south side of the island. the water coming in from the back side, from the back bay, and flooding the low-lying streets. but it's limited to those particular streets. in the worst case, the water is up, for example, to the top of a wheel well and they've closed some streets in ocean city. what they're concerned about is the rain we'll continue to see over the next few days and t

. >> no doubt ocean city is the hardest-hit spot in maryland. we're getting new video just in from the storm team 4 x 4, it shows high surf eating away at that beach. >>> closer to the district, a flash flood watch is in effect and the heaviest rain will be hitting us over the next few hours. good afternoon. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm chris lawrence. news 4 will be with you for the next three hours and we'll pushing out alerts on the nbc washington app all weekend long. >> we'll have team coverage from ocean city to northern virginia. we start in the storm center with chief meteorologist doug kammerer and meteorologist amelia segal. >> hey, guys. we're watching the rain continuing to come through the area. today is just a nasty, nasty day, but right now we're pretty much just dealing with the run of the milnor easter and we're not dealing with winds that are too high and we're not seeing the extremely heavy rain that we saw come out of the storm earlier in the week and things started to come down even though we still had the flash flood watch o

officials in ocean city maryland are trying to determine whether or not this storm has cost them a significant portion of their beach. they won't be able to make a complete assessment until the storm passes, but the rains and high winds caused flooding in the area and threatened much of the shore resort beach area. a full beach remen some time could cost the -- replenishment could cost the beach -- the city up to $10,000. >>> a person died in south carolina. the governor under people in low-lying towns to flee their homes. once the rain ends there may be more flooding because the ground is too saturated. strong winds threaten to take down trees and water. >>> the coast guard will resume their search for a considering ship caught in hurricane joaquin. 28 americans make up the 33 crew members, that ship longer than two football fields have not been heard from for at least a day. the crew reported power problems and said the ship was beginning to list. this cell phone video gives you an idea of the storm at power, uprooting trees and flooding there. a reporter went with a crew into the belly of j

our team of meteorologists says today's nor'easter may have more of an impact on ocean city, maryland. there's a coastal flood warning until this afternoon. officials could extend it. they did not order any evacuations. the mayor says he's taking this seriously. >> look what happened to sandy. it may not be like that. it could be worse. but let's address it in the same manner. >> mayor rick man is concerned about two zones, the bay area and ocean city inland. >>> and storm team 4 veronica johnson will be in ocean city to give you a firsthand account of what exactly is happening. look for her reports later on tonight. >>> you don't have to wait to track the system yourself. check our nbc washington monitor and the storm tracker. see how your town is getting ready. it's all in the app right now. >>> my teacher had come running into the room in a very big panic telling all the students, 20-plus, to come into a teach 'eers room, hide, duck down, shut off all the lights, and don't make any noise. >>> a vim l l le vigil a vigil at umpqua community college. right now you know a school shooti

and storm team 4's veronica johnson is monitoring conditions in ocean city, maryland.hey're worried more about the nor'easter than the hurricane. >> we're lucky that joaquin is moving way from us. >> we don't need -- we're going to get punched hard enough by the nor'easter. we'll be avoiding the hurricane. that's welcome news. weather alert days. that means more frequent updates on air, on our websites and push alerts on mobile apps. get the latest so you have the latest information right there in the apartment of your hand. we just showed you the track of joaquin staying way off the coast of the united states. the effects of the waves and rip are tooiides will be evident an felt. heavy rain ahead. flood threat increases for overnight tonight as the winds also increase. that could cause significant power loss overnight as trees come down in that soupy saturated soil. rainfall amounts easily 1 to 2 inches or more in northern maryland and easily 2 to 3 inches more in the southern neck, parts of virginia beach. parts of virginia beach might get 10 inches of rain. flash fl

and ocean city, maryland, has been gusting up to over 40.e will see 40 to 50 more gusting windsb and now we had five days last week, and the off shoot of that on the beaches, a huge loss of sand and property. this fence was on the dune last week, and now the beech is gone, and the tide is going out right now, but the tide is not as high as it was yesterday crashing up here and eating away the beach. but when you get into sunday afternoon with the winds ramping up, we will have a tide higher than yesterday's afternoon, and here in the downtown area, norfolk, we will be flooding again, and out here in the portsmouth area, it will be losing precious sands, and it is going to be monday before it starts to slack off a little bit. right now, we have some surfers out here catching the tasty waves, and alex, you are from california and you know they are loving these six and seven footers, and we have buoy heights of 15 to 16 feet. so kind of misleading, because it is warm and not quite as windy as it has been over the last week. and alex, the concer

jonathan: i'm jonathan elias live in ocean city, maryland. it's been relentless in last 24 hours. the storm is bringing strong rains and wind. you can see the surf of behind me. that is not a happy ocean. it's angry and kicked up. there is flooding on the inlet. on the back side they have seen the water creeping up. it has been a problem here. how long will it last and what effect will hurricane joaquin have on the area infy? the guy with the answers is the chief meteorologist doug hill who joins us from the weather center. doug: your conditions will stay like they are tomorrow, sunday and good part of monday as well. the latest information on hurricane joaquin down a bit to. top winds 125 miles per hour. all the models have taken this well out to sea. that is good news for even on the east coast. locally we have rain. good news here as well. look at the bottom of the screen. in the past 20 minutes a back edge out of the areas down i-95 toward richmond. as the rain moves through, we will get a break from the rainfall. the next area of rain showing up is farther south in north carol

this is what it looks like in ocean city, maryland, wet, blustery and raw on the board walk this morning. getting battered by the winds hitting the coastline. today's rain is just adding to what has already fallen. cars plowed through flooded streets yesterday. the concern now is the tide and what kind of damage the surge of damage is going to do to the coastline. with memories of hurricane sandy this is still a concern for residents. >>> low-lying areas close to the potomac have a threat of flooding. >> reporter: as you can see behind me, the flood walls are up at washington harbor. we are right on the georgetown waterfront. they're not taking any chances. there is still the threat of flooding. not completely gone. although most of the fear has dissipated. as we know, it doesn't take a lot for the potomac river to flood. i'll remind you when water came through under old management they tried to put the flood walls up. but it was too late. restaurants were destroyed. toney and joe's. all destroyed. you could see water flooding into the restaurant. so much lost revenue as they had to rebu

and check out this video of strong winds and rough surf off the coast of ocean city maryland.icials are warning about the potential of moderate to severe flooding. larry hogan declared a state of emergency yesterday ahead of hurricane joaquin and the storm that's hitting the east coast right now. and it's a wet, windy and nasty day. as we take a live look at the radar it will intensify through the evening. here's a live look at center city, philadelphia. we think that's center city, philadelphia. live team coverage continues with first alert meteorologist bill henley tracking the storm and the hurricane. bill? it is going to intensify this afternoon. we've already seen some heavy rain in some areas. not everybody will get it at the same time. the strong winds we've already experienced will get a bit stronger this afternoon and coastal flooding occurring in delaware and new jersey could nap the philadelphia area as well it's lighter rain in philadelphia but you can see where the heavy rain has fallen. in the last 12 hours it's central and southern delaware into delaware bay and

ocean city and veronica, you'll get the nor'easter for sure, and the impacts from joaquin will only come from the ocean. >> reporter: yeah. they're expecting the worst of the conditions right here in ocean city maryland going into saturday and as far as current conditions right now we had light rain most of the day today and it's been persistent for sure and now the rain is starting to pick up in intensity and we're getting moderate rain. for this area, they're expecting city officials somewhere between three to five inches of rain. they know what sandy did to some parts of ocean city. there was flooding in the bay area and flooding in ocean city inland and they think it may happen here with the northeasterly-type conditions and there you can see the surf. the surf also has been churning throughout the day today and they're expecting the storm surge here in ocean city of around five to six feet. i got a chance to speak with the mayor about the areas that he's worried about the most and what he's asking residents to do and that coming up later on news 4 at 6:00. >> thanks, veronica. >> pat, jim? >> states of emergency have been declared in virginia and maryland as we noted and also in north carolina a

. >>> stormy weather turned ocean city, maryland in to sand city. high winds battered the resort town over the weekend. they began to clean up the effort, expected to last for all of two weeks. urging citizens to be at the lot. >> the damage even more dramatic at their outer banks. surf and erosion calls, major damage to highway 12. once the storms pass, crews will work on the permanent fix to get that roadway open again. gosh, just all in north carolina, right >> i mean thankful that so many people made it out alive, but what a mess. >> that storm, i mean that the nor'easter that we talked about last wednesday, still off their coast last night. finally moved out to sea. we only average about 40 inches for the whole year. imagine getting almost 60% to 65% of the rainfall. we're looking at a nice stretch of weather now, moving far enough to sourout and east and concerned about the three degree. that we'll start with that and we went 66 today, which seemed reasonable. it may have hit 70. that's what i'm kind of concerned about. a live look right now,

. >> that's right, veronica johnson is live in ocean city, maryland, this morning, veronica noticed between last night and today a big difference? >> reporter: oh, for sure. we're seeing the winds come down a bit. we're still getting some rain in here, but of course that's not the issue with the flooding. it's all about the high tide, and the wind direction and some of those big breaking waves that you see over my shoulder. those waves are about six to ten feet out there. look at the sand drifts. so the beach really getting reshaped with the high winds, those winds today will stay up around 40 to 45 miles an hour at least. meanwhile, we'll check in on the bayside. we'll show you video from this morning, you can see the water levels over on the bay side for areas like the bay as well as isles of white. the water levels are getting high and high tide is expected between about 1:00 and 2:00 this afternoon. so it's likely that we're going to see some water, i think, come back out of there and inundate parts of the streets over there. doubtful that will it comes as far as areas like coastal high

without joaquin, a nor'easter-like system is already whipping waves ashore from massachusetts to ocean city, maryland. the storm system will dump rain up and down the coast. joaquin could add insult to injury. in the richmond, virginia area, officials have canceled the final days of the state fair. >> with the weather forecast and all coming through, i think it's a good idea. >> reporter: in north carolina, boats in dive suits are on standby. at the national hurricane center, meteorologists say joaquin has been hard to forecast because it's in an area with a very weak steering current. >> what's been the disagreement is whether or not the tropics -- [ pause ] [ no audio ] >> -- to pick up joaquin or if joaquin is going to stay down there long enough to miss that opportunity to take that off- ramp and take a different one. >> reporter: along the new jersey coastline, which was battered by superstorm sandy three years ago, people are hoping the storm stays over the ocean. >> in proportion, we're taking down things like our banners, moving in trash cans, battening down the hatches. >> reporter: even if

let's go live to ocean city, maryland. jonathan elias is there. what you finding on the surf?his is more than a gusty breeze. we're having some serious sustained winds. the surf has really kicked up. the winds are coming down from the north. you can really feel it. it is bone chilling when it goes through you. this is the nor'easter on ocean city and they have issues in the back bay that we will talk about in a bit. this storm is coming through and they are expecting 3-5 inches. that is one thing. and you have joaquin that is blowing up in the east. even if it does not make landfall, just the outer bands would be enough to kick up more rain. that is the last thing they need in ocean city. all along the eastern seaboard they are preparing. in alexandria for instance, they have seen flooding there before. it sure does not make it any easier knowing you are getting this much rain and more on the way. states of emergency have been declared. the governor of virginia says his state is ready and he is encouraging everybody in his state to also be prepared. that includes some of these

so i think the coast will certainly get some clouds from this should stay dry monday unless ocean city marylandr south. not bad. dodged little bullet there with the system. 44 degrees currently right now in philadelphia. a.m. end town to lancaster, millville, dover, 37, to say we're starting chilly little built of understatement there. forty-three stone harbor, and about 44 in ocean city for you this morning. >> clouds moving n spooky overcast evening, on the way. so as we take you hour by hour, see the sunshine will give way to some clouds, say about 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon they start moving in. high today about 58 degrees. >> notice on friday we hit the 06 degrees hi, 50's for our saturday, the average about 62. sunday, monday, but then oh, my goodness, is that 70s by tuesday? it certainly is. we've got run of 07 degrees temperatures coming our way to show you it is not so normal to have that, average high of 62 today, look at this, 56 by november 15th, november 30th, average just 50 degrees. afternoon clouds moving in today, high of 58, winds staying light. it helps us not to feel as cold

we'll bring you a live picture from ocean city, maryland. good morning to all of you.we have some new warnings today of severe rainfall. south carolina governor nikki haley said it could be a storm with historic impact in the state, telling residents to expect power outages and flooding. the risk of flooding will continue through monday morning. so far, the storm is being blamed for two deaths. and it is moving up the east coast

. >>> up coast in ocean city, maryland, windy with light rain overnight but on saturday a much different story. heavy wind and strong waves pounded the shoreline. small ponds could be seen up and down the beach, that's how much rainfall. lots of sand swept over the boardwalk in along the street near the inlet as well. >> i have been coming here for probably about 10, 12 years, never seen it this bad. this is not a destination place to be right now. it's not looking too good. but, it's actually looking a lot better than we thought it was going to be. i guess we dodged a bullet on this storm. >> in fact, ocean city mayor rick meehan says the beaches appear to be in pretty good shape, all things considered. >>> research will resume today for a container ship missing somewhere near the bahamas. the boat with 28 americans and one polish national on board went missing thursday after it failed into hurricane joaquin path and lost power to its engines. so far the coast guard found a life ring from the missing boat but that's it. there has been no communication or any sight of that ship. >>> stil

maryland. heavy activity toward ocean city. now we get in to the morning and we will have partly cloud why i skies, temperatures low 50s. maybe 51 -- 52 in bouwie. by 11 we are near 60. it was almost 80. you take the kids to the game tomorrow to watch them play soccer. this will seem like a chilly day. the good news is it won't stay breezy long but take a light jacket. 50s to start. 60 by 11 and 13 under partly sunny skies. 72 and look at monday. upper 70's on monday. clouds come in late monday. that will lead to showers, late monday night and tuesday. probably the first half of tuesday. then we cooldown again. 70 wednesday. not quite on thursday and more showers and brisk as i said on friday. 64. >> ? is good. >> monday a good day to call in sick. >> yeah. >>> navy excited about a medical clinic. >> the patients treated here won't be in uniform. check it out when we come back. ♪ pumpkin excitement is back at dunkin'. pick up your favorite pumpkin-flavored baked treats and beverages, like the new pumpkin macchiato before pumpki

ocean city is not what happens on this side. it's on the back bay and the inlet. that is where maryland bureau chief brad bell joins us live. he saw plenty of flooding today. brad? brad: absolutely, jon. we are still seeing it as well. we are approaching low tide. that is what is disconcerting to the town. they still have water up here in the street. a few hours ago the houses had water lapping at their steps. we can show you the video of how bad it got earlier today. the problem in town is that the wind keeps pushing and pushing and pushing. water up against ocean city. that is why we have the big surf. and then the high tide comes in and it pimes up. the beach at front is higher than the back. the water tends to come in. for folks here, it is a concern. >> my concern is the water coming up. out of the bay up the street. all the way up to my street. my house is surrounded by four feet of water in sandy. i'm concerned about that. maybe losing the electricity. >> well, that i did turn the electric off in the lower part of the town today as a precaution so there wouldn't be big problems. this is just about low tide. this is c