city. again, our fire and police assets are deployed to route the city. we are ready and able to respond to any incident. more than 2000 officers are working overnight, with the majority in uniform and on patrol. police special ops are deployed, with tactical units on standby. i have requested and received maryland national guard hum vees, strategically positioned across the city. the fire department has increased staffing around-the- clock. swift water rescue, we hope we will not have to rescue it. we have units available to respond to route city. more than 350 firefighters and paramedics are staffing these units. more than 32 crews will be deployed this evening. baltimore housing staff has been deployed to public housing to monitor conditions throughout the storm. while we are asking residents to shelter in place, or hunker down, for those of you counting how many times i use that phrase, we have 34 emergency shelters opened in the event of critical need. code enforcement is on hand to check property overnight. drinking water facilities are operational.

we have a closure in ellicott city on route 99. we're starting to see a delay on the west side just past 70. 35 miles per hour down towards baltimore national pike. up to speed on southbound 795. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is old court road. starting to build. the delays start to crop up close to 70. this is 295. southbound traffic showing some delays down towards 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. thank you. a quick look at the radar. some rain activity along the eastern shore. let's check the bus stop forecast. some showers in the forecast for this morning. they will be scattered. eventually temperatures into the 70's. right now we're in the 60's. on the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> good morning. did not expect terrell suggs to play on sunday. too much risk. he said there was nothing to a report that he would play. the ravens offense looking to build on another strong effort. joe flacco and ray rice all played well. ray rice is second in the nfl in total yards and scored f

in ocean city, route 50 is completely shut down heading into ocean city. checking in and looking live at the draw bridge, winds going to be a factor. that camera is shaking right now. we have a wind advisory in effect for the key bridge as well as the bay bridge. and big problems in howard county where we are starting to see some downed trees in the area. route 40 now going to be shut down at rogers avenue. and several roads in baltimore city are now shut down in anticipation of heavy flooding. this includes meadow mills business park and alsanna at carolina streets falls road near the streetcar museum and dundalk north point boulevard at cane street. that's your traffic. now over to you. >>> hurricane snd sand -- sandy is affecting air travel in and out of bwi. >> linda so is live in ann aid run -- anne arundel county with more on the cans layings and delays. you've been pounded by wind throughout the morning has it picked oup. >> reporter: it has. we have been out here since 3 and i can feel the wind and rain getting stronger and heavier. just a minute a

in ocean city we are dealing with a lot of flooding. route 50 will be shut down along the eastbound lanes between golf course road and philadelphia avenue and here's a live look at the ocean city draw bridge. heavy winds in the area causing this camera to shake. route 90 is open and there's a wind advisory in effect fored bay bridge. if gust exceed 55 miles per hour that, will shut down. we will keep you posted. and this is what baltimore national pike beltway the roads in baltimore will be slick so prepare for those conditions. and again, take the governor's advice and avoid the roads if possible. it doesn't seem that bad right now but conditions will really change and it's going to get ugly out there. megan and charley. >>> hurricane sandy is impacting a number of flights coming in and out of bwi. >> abc2 news linda so is live at bwi tracking the latest for us. any cancellations or delays right now? >> reporter: i just checked the website and the airport will be running on a very limited basis today. we are right by the airport here at the

looking live at route 50 in ocean city, the draw bridge now shut down. heavy winds in the area and we have an accident on route 50 along the westbound lanes at cape st. clair and another crash eastbound at rit itchie highway a wind advisory is in effect for the bay bridge and key bridge and this is where what the beltway looks like at baltimore national pike. prepare yourself for slick conditions in the baltimore area. things are only going to get worse. it's extremely important to remember do not drive through standing water. it cab lot deep than -- it can be a lot deep than it appears. -- deeper than it appears. now over to you. >>> last place you want to be during a hurricane is on a cruise ship. >> we have pictures from passengers on a disney cruise ship that proved to be not quite as magical as they hoped for. >> and as we go to break a live picture of the brooklyn bridge in new york. that city's mayor ordered the mandatory evacuation of more than 3 75,000 people as sandy could be affecting the big apple. >> we will be right back. aplçlçéd.ñ.ñhrókñ

route 50 is closed. that is the very latest in ocean city -- again, route 90 is open. route 50 is closed. latest in ocean city. >> queen anne's county is now in a state of emergency. they have issued a flood warning on the coastal areas. they have posted a wind warning on the chesapeake bay bridge and open a two emergency shelters. steady rain ripped by wind gusts is trenching queen anne's county, pushing some of the 137 square miles of water closer to spilling beyond the natural shoreline. mardy mitchell is writing of the storm. he is prepared for the encroachment of prospect de. >> that the flood gates around the perimeter of the entire -- of prospect bay. >> the flood gates around the perimeter of the entire building have been put up. >> we have requested military assets to come in and help us. we are expecting some large personnel carriers and also two sweetwater rescue teams to help people if it -- two swift water rescue teams to help people if it comes to that. >> making sure that we have our gas tanks full. we will move a couple more to higher ground and is keeping our eyes on the t

one problem in ellicott city. route 99 is closed because of a downed pole. the roads are a little wet. 65 on 83 south coming down from hunt valley. a nice start despite the fact the roads are wet. here's a quick, live look at traffic. southbound traffic is moving well. this is 70 at 29. traffic is checking out just fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story, howard county police are hoping hidden cameras can catch a peeping tom. >> jennifer franciotti is live with more on this investigation. >> the roommates discovered the camera hidden inside a bedroom closet. police believe the camera had been there for months. you can see the suspects face wally set up the camera. the roommates already 20's in ellicott city. police say the man came in and installed a hidden camera and came back multiple times to move the camera into different positions. >> women have not been able to identify the suspect for us. our investigators have done research into contractors and maintenance workers and some of those -- and none of those leads have panned out. >>

route 50 is shut down heading into ocean city. you will notice the winds causing the camera to shake at the ocean city draw bridge route 90 will be opened. there is a wind advisory in effect for route 50 traveling across the bay bridge. and if you are traveling in baltimore here's a look at 95 at 395 downtown and everything is moving along but the roads really are going to be saturated. we have a crash on 95 up in harford county. that's on the southbound lance along route 152. if you don't have to drive, don't. megan and charley, over to you. >> thanks. >>> if you have a flight out today, you want to call bwi. chances are it's not going. >> the airport has a number of cancellations and delayed flights coming out of the airport. more than expected. but exactly what you think would happen this time with sandy rolling in. >> let's go out to abc2 news linda so live this morning letting us know the situation there. linda. >> reporter: i just checked the boards and bwi has posted more than 200 flights that have been canceled or delayed

governor o'malley is urging everyone to avoid the roads in ocean city there's flooding down at the inlet as well as route 50. here's a live look at the ocean city draw bridge. traffic is shut down heading into town. so keep that in mind. heavy wind in the area. you can see the camera shaking at this point. we have a wind advisory in effect for the key bridge as well as the bay bridge. and several roads now shut down in baltimore city as we look at 95 downtown at 395. traffic is moving along. but inside the city, closed at meadow mills business park. falls road closed at the streetcar museum and in dundalk north point boulevard shut down at cane street. we will bring you more on closures all morning long. stay with us. now over to you. >>> we said earlier this morning the governor has been urging people to stay off the roads. but so many people do have somewhere to go today. especially people who work in emergency fields like the hospital. >> if you keep in mind the public transportation going on right now, the mta has suspendedoperations for today and terry owens joins on the phone are you with news good

in ocean city, we are dealing with some flood and route 50 is going to be shut down as we look live athe draw bridge. traffic closed right now heading into ocean city. something to keep in mind. wind is going to be strong. there's a wind advisory in effect on route 50 traveling across the bay bridge. it will be shut down if gusts reach 5 5 miles per hour. conditions are only going to get worse closer to baltimore as we look live at the beltway. notice very slick conditions right now here at baltimore national pike. we have a crash on 95 that you you -- that you want to watch out for along the southbound lanes at mountain road. that's a look at your traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> sandy's rising waters could spell trouble for those along the eastern shore not just with the homes but with the boats. >> so we are going to take you to kent island and show you how some are getting ready protecting the boats and their homes before the flood waters roll in. >> and as we go to break a live shot at kill devil hills north carolina. along the outer banks, once again you see the waves

route 10. in baltimore city, we are dealing with another accident on frank first, at hanover street.ou are traveling through the fort mc henry, there is nothing to get in your way, harbor ton leal be clear. here is what the west side looks like at baltimore national pike, no problems what solve, it will be clear from 795 rs down to 95. >>> baltimore county firefighter is charged with sexually abusing two teen boys. linda so is life at county police headquarter with the latest. it seems police are working to get the man's photograph out there. why are they doing that? >> reporter: police believe there are victims who have yet to come forward. parents, take a good look at this picture. 23 year old, anthony cotel of owings mills is accused of sexually abusing two, 14-year- old boys. one of the victims contacted police last week and told them cotel abused him while living with his family and said he witnessed cotel abusing one of his friend's at his house. cotel is a probationary firefighter with the baltimore county fire department and active volunteer with the landsdown firefighter dep

what bge is saying about getting the power back on for you. >>> sandy shuts down route 50 in ocean city and other roads are shut down in baltimore. i will have the details coming up on good morning maryland. >>> we are following sandy. this proves to be a deadly storm, two deaths in the state of maryland, 883 nationwide. >> breaking news out of the state of new jersey, the garden states, you will remember with your coverage yesterday for you, ahead of sandy, so much attention paid to atlantic city, in and around the areas we have news, a dam has been breeched near the community, near the county. ho hoboken would be a good landmark. a thousand plus homes expected to be affected by this. >> closer to home, when you think about a storm, you worry about your safety and property. that includes power outages. the latest situation from bge, under 200,000 people are without power, they restored power to over 77,000, that is something to keep in mind. should you lose power, that's a possibility today. we will pass along a number to you, we are told time and time again from the folks from bge, do

the mayor telling us they have shut down the main artery into ocean city. route 90 remains open to traffic. they are worried about flooding 17th street and south. that is the latest year. david collins is standing by. i do not know if you are seeing what we are here, but it is a mess. >> nothing like that has come close to the island. it has been steady rain with wind gusts. that has been the extent of it since 1:00. queen anne's county is the gateway to the eastern shore. 27% of this area is surrounded by water. it is prone to flooding. authorities say it is not the amount of wind and rain, but the duration. they have requested help from the maryland national guard. military assets will include a large personnel carrier and swift water rescue equipment. a high wind warnings are in effect for the bridge area. they closed schools here through tuesday. within the hour, they have opened emergency shelters. there is one at can island high school and another at the middle school. pets are welcome until 8:00 tonight. david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a look at the dop

a live hook in white marsh right now. 15 minutes altogether from route 43 into the city. if you are going out to route 295 a disabled car along the southbound lanes at route 100. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. charlie over to you. >>> imagine going months without being able to hug or kiss your children. that's what a military family goes through each day. coming up a big surprise that a sergeant is giving to his three children and why he was nervous going through it. that story straight ahead when "good morning maryland" continues. ♪ use freedom and get cash back. ♪ack. ♪ five percent on hotels and airlines. ♪ ♪ oh everybody conga line, ok! activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom. ♪ everybody get, everybody get! ♪ >>> it was a huge surprise for three kids whose father works for the military as sergeant crank fulton of iowa hasn't seen his children for seven months. so he made the trip to their school. his son was totally shocked. >> wow. i thought he was going to be home tomorrow. >> well, this is a seventh deployment for fulton who serves with the i

hastings is located about two blocks from city hall by the route. officials say closure is because of public safety concerns. and public schools in san francisco won't shut down tomorrow. the superintendent wants to make sure students don't skip school. he urged parents to send their kids to class. if they don't show up, the state won't give the direct full funding for the day. >> if you're planning to attend the parade public transportation is the best option. bart will be operating on a rush hour schedule all day long, cal train running extra trains in the morning and after the parade as well. some will be rerouted around the parade. golden gate ferry adding service near the start of the parade, you can stay home, watch it live. you can watch it at work, our coverage begins tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. >> san carlo tonight police looking for four men wearing giants masks during a robbery in a consignment center. they used sledge hammers and smashed several cases and then grabbed what they could get. sky 7 was over the martinez jail after it went

cities like philadelphia, charlotte, north carolina. much, much more difficult for people to get back there. they've been trying to route themselves through other cities, but because of that snowballing effect it has been very difficult for them. they've been upset that some airlines are not helping them with hotel reservations. lynn. >> michelle for us in london. thanks so much. >>> it's back to business for wall street today after sandy sidelined the heartbeat of america's financial world. >>> plus, george lucas makes a blockbuster deal that will bring three new "star wars" movies to the silver screen. >>> in weather, the powerless forecast continues to be cold, chilly and damp even on this halloween. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> in news this morning, years of important medical research was lost when the nyu medical center in new york was evacuated during hurricane sandy because of a power failure. thousands of research mice also perished. >>> a man whose twitter handle is@comfortably smug is apologizing for tweets during sandy including one saying the new york stock exchange was unde

gadhafi supporters in libya is said to be fast approaching a humanitarian catastrophe all supply routes to the city reportedly shelled by gas filled bombs remain cut off leaving locals crying out for international rescue archies middle east correspondent paula slater reports and you may find some of the pictures disturbing. the siege of bani walid has been on the go for almost three weeks now and in the last week alone dozens of people have been killed and injured in the clashes between pro-government forces and bani walid fighters there are reports circulating that quoting a libyan militia leader who says that the situation is under control and that the city has been cleared of gadhafi loyalists we are hearing the opposite from our sources on the ground they say that the situation is deteriorating by the minute we've also been receiving as of yet verified photographs and videos that show did dismembered bodies as well as slain children and also the alleged use of chemical weapon when we are hearing from doctors on the scene as well as i witness on the ground that many people are suffering from tox

the roads headed into ocean city, route 09 and route 50, closed to inbound traffic. of the street here south shut down. that will remain the case. it is just too dangerous out here. they want folk that remain in the area to stay indoors. win picking up here and it is rather cold. so that is the latest from ocean city. back to you guys. >> all right. seeing the wind really starting to kick up and the waves too as well. thank you so much. >> always some people want to stay behind. >>> what is in store for the rest of the week? that is the big question. tucker is next with the forecast and julie has traffic. >> a reminder about another danger out there. power lines down on a vehicle. this was in kensington. a woman was trapped inside that car. the emergency workers had to rescue her. she is fine we understand this morning. let's just hope most of these stories have that sort of happy ending today. stay with us. we'll be right back. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to

government forces continue to lay siege to the opposition stronghold bani walid all supply routes to the city have been cut off leaving residents without access to basic necessities and calling for international rescue country currently ruled by the national general council remains unstable since last year's uprising resulted in the ousting and death of moammar gadhafi geo political blogger patrick kennedy says libya is far from gaining any stability whatsoever. but as we know libya is anything but civilized and formed in a normal organic fashion as the ruling party that you have been in libya right now was a is amateur government it's an artificial. creation of the west in the photos to gadhafi regime change plan so this gives you an indication of how their governing in this country and certainly that there is no stability in libya compared to before the nato bombing and destruction of their country they've got serious problems in libya there's no legitimacy really with just posted off the government makes no market off its government look like a beacon of light in this shining city on the h

there >> they are expecting something on the order of a million people to come into the city or come along the parade route've seen that estimate may be correct. people why just pouring into the city this morning. >> one of the differences, they've made changes, the giants studied the 2010 parade and they've made alterations to the parade route. last time there were curves and it was hard to get through the financial district this is a straight shot up market and the turn on to mcallister and directly into the city hall area. they've tweaked a lot. you will notice this parade unlike two years ago you are not going to see a ton of trolley cars with the players on those cars. each player as i understand their own individual car. we are talking 100 vehicles now. which means this might take a while. even longer than the one we had two years ago. >> my son was hopeful that pablo was going to be in his mvp corvette, but i don't think that is going to make it from detroit here. >> let's go out to leann melendez.

city. closing between route 40 and town and country boulevard. also, high standing water as you travel in bethesda, blocking river road at little falls parkway. please be aware of that. still seeing accident activity blocking the left lane as well as the left shoulder lane. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> we continue our special coverage of hurricane sandy. these are live pictures from plum island, massachusetts, where the surf has started to pick up. >> we'll also have a quick update from the world series. anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> president obama is urging ever

as is route 50, you cannot head into ocean city on route 50. 90 remains open at this point but the conditions picking up here and expected to be a long haul. high tide is set for 8:19 in the morning. so we'll watch for that again with the full moon expected to be extra high. and right now, we do still have power so some good news there. that is the latest from ocean city, maryland. back to you. >> thank you. >>> and as we track hurricane sandy, remember to download the fox 5 weather app for instant access to the forecast. it is very helpful in these kinds of situations. it features updated videos and weather alerts and more. and m also, send us your weather photos. we want to see them. we'll be right back. ack. now this is a party. mmm. i don't know, i think i might bail. yeah, it's pretty dead. [ male announcer ] one is never enough. new kfc dip'ems. freshly prepared tenders dipped in irresistible sauces. try a 3 piece combo for just $5. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future gene

the city needs to map out evacuation routes and make detailed plans to relocate the city office and protect civilians from radiation. however, the nra has not provided criteria for evacuation or for measures to prevent radiation exposure. iodine tablets remain on the shelves in schools and at the city office. the pills can cause serious side effects. so they have to be distributed and administered with care. but the nra has yet to provide instructions on how to use them. >> translator: we want to know when to evacuate people, but the criteria for this and other measures are still unclear. the national government appears undecided. >> reporter: some local governments say they want the nra to offer support in addition to drawing up safety guidelines. shimane prefecture in western japan also hosts a nuclear plant. about 30,000 people living within the 30-kilometer zone are being cared for in nursing facilities and hospitals. representatives of such facilities have gotten together to discuss evacuation methods. the prefecture says the national government must help them find evacuation areas out

the city needs to map out evacuation routes and make detailed plans to relocate the city office and protect civilians from radiation. however, the nra has not provided criteria for evacuation or measures to prevent radiation exposure. iodine tablets to prevent thyroid damage remain on the shelves at schools and the city office. the pills can cause serious side effects so they have to be distributed with care but the nra has yet to provide instructions how to use them. >> translator: we want to know when to evacuate people. but the criteria for this and other measures are still unclear. the national government appears undecided. >> reporter: some local governments say they want the nra to offer support in addition to drawing up safety guidelines. in western japan is a nuclear plant. about 30,000 people living within the 30 kilometer zone are being cared for. representatives of such facilities have gotten together to discuss evacuation methods. the prefecture says the national government must help them find evacuation areas outside the prefecture as well as transportation and personnel. >> tr

the new route may mean that the city and the giants have a few surprises in store. >>> on wednesday morning, the giants' parade will travel a mile.5 through downtown san francisco -- a mile and a half through downtown san francisco. the parade is set to begin at 11:00 am. it will move west down market street, and all of the cross streets are going to be closed during the parade. the sidewalks will be open to the public. it will continue down market and make a right-hand turn on mcallister. it will reach the civic center plaza where there is a stage set up and there will be a victory celebration. and the mayor is set to give the team the key to the city. keep in mind there is rain in the forecast for wednesday. >>> ever since the giants won the series on sunday, david thomas and his team at east west productions have been working nonstop to complete some of the floats which will be seen in the parade tomorrow. the deadline to finish these elaborate blows which will highlight the team and the city, 4:30 am tomorrow. you can see the crews putting finishing touches on decorations. fans already

handed out to you there is a list of the 15 official schools that are participating in the city's safe routes to school program and there are contact people and the start times of those schools so you can figure out where the closest school for you to meet up and walk in with the students if possible. i know mr. yee will be with us at the city central event at buena vista haraceman and ms. mendoza can testify it's really fun, and i wanted to let you know this year we're celebrating a big victory. walk sf has had a campaign over the last couple of years and we had success this year because san francisco is now as of this april the first city in the state to have expanded safer school zones city wide so 181 school there is are 15 miles per hours speed zones and the police are out enforcing them and will see next wednesday and that is far more than any other city in the state. the city that started this has five 15-mile an hour zones so we really -- >> [inaudible] >> yeah. exactly. and other cities are looking to san francisco now to follow our lead and so i hope you will drive carefully on walk

. >> again, city-wide, safe routes to school. we briefed the committee on this before. the education outreach activities at 15 elementaries being led by the department of public health. one of the pieces of money includes an additional safe routes to school and anticipate that will involve a continuation and upgrade the next generation of outreach on safe routes to school. we will do a call for project. pedestrian safety, i will just remind you that the authority approved $850,000 in enhancement for city-wide efforts. it's good we approved that this year. m.t.a. is seeking allocations to begin this in january 2013. last few slides, these are kind of boring projects, but very essential projects. the top one enables m.t.a. to do striping. they are funded by prop k. the last few slides are all about transportation demand. trying to offer alternatives and education incentives to get folks to travel from single automatic to bikes and peds. we have always taken the lead on electric vehicles. the first project, the authority was the grant recipient on behalf of car share. this

still, the portion of the route headed into ocean city remains closed. s route 50 between golf course and philadelphia road. route 90 reminutes open at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> we are following the path of hurricane this morning. the storm surge in the chesapeake is a serious concern. >> that's right. some parts of annapolis are already feeling the impact. holly morris is there with more on the rising waters. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. wind is picking up a little bit. the rain is coming down be obviously steady. drops are really big but right now, it seems like another stormy morning here in annapolis. obviously, we know the worst is still to come. the thing of a noticed most, usually when we're down here doing live shots, people are jogging by, lots of people are out. the day is starting. it is kind of an eerie calm here this morning. not a lot of people out. i think people listened to the warnings over the weekend. they did what they need to do to be prepared and now they're waiting for san

a 15 minute ride to travel from route 43 in to the city. as we check in and look at 695, arford road, parkville, picking up. only 12 minutes now to travel from 95, all the way up to 83. this is what the harrisburg expressway looks like. nothing from shawan down to 695, nice and clear, as you get onto the jfx, downtown. loots >>> if you are waking up, we have been following breaking news out of federal hill. >> crews are battling a fire at a home that's been with the family for generations. >> i understands we lost pets, family members got out okay. also a firefighter was possibly hurt? >> reporter: yeah. luckily the firefighter didn't suffer any serious injuries. he almost fell off of a ladder and hurt his ankle. he was taken to a hospital as a precaution. firefighters are working to bring the fire under control. it's been burning for three hours. what we know is it happened in the 1200 block of battery avenue, it was a 3 story row home that caught on fire at around 3:30 this morning. the homeowner, his relatives say they believe the fire s

crews had to cut down hundreds of trees and move traffic signals among the 12-mile route. the city will be replanting the trees along the route. >>> and flinl, you would think parachuting off a 4,000-foot cliff would be bad enough. look at how he was going to do it. he was going to dismount off this when the high bar snapped. nobody was hurt. it was a close call. not as he intended. he was wearing his parachute and all was eventually well. and felix baumgartner is sitting here saying, really? >> i shot out of an airplane -- a helium balloon. >> try 137,000 feet and then come talk to me. >>> now to the latest on the nationwide salmonella outbreak originally linked to peanut butter. 35 cases in 19 states. now the recall is being expanded. jim avila has the latest. good morning, jim. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. this is difficult for parents. children and those are compromised immune systems are most vulnerable. the number of products and brands is spreading. the list of contaminated products is ten pages long. with more than 40 may nut products from moon nice ice cream, to p

city as well. cal train, this follows the peninsula route. all the parking lots are full.over at bart and freemont stations. the parking is good over there, so bart still a good option for you. cal train, again, we added trains, but you can't add the parking park parking, guys, back to you. >>> so far, hurricane sandy killed 69 people in the caribbean before that storm led to at least 51 deaths here in the u.s. property loss for the 17 states affected so far is estimated at at least $20 billion. now, tracking the effects of the storm in the newsroom. >> this just coming across the wire. authorities in west virginia say two more people have died in that state in weather related accidents caused by sandy. the overall death toll continues to rise. the search for survivors also continues in new york's staten island. still no sign of two young brothers swept away in floodwaters. the 2-year-old and 4-year-old were riding in the car with their mother when rushing water overwhelmed their car. we have a better look at the overall damage along the new jersey shoreline. governor chri

routes? we often in the city jump right into our projects, we do this day in and day out, i know which routes have to be cleared, but if i had used the common operating picture down at ocean beach and showed them from the military why we were clearing certain routes, again we would have gotten it done. it was brought to my attention to do that, to have the setting, it talk about the common operating picture so we can all see it, then we started to breathe at that place. it changed everything. one of the biggest things for me that i went back to, i need that in my go bag, in my package as i go out to an incident is make sure i have something that works for everyone, not just the city folks, but everyone there working with me on the ground. >> i don't have much to add to that. i agree 100 percent with all that. that was probably the common operating picture was probably where we got our, most of our lessons learned from. if we had updated that a little bit better, we would have been able to track the resources a little bit better. we would have been able to allocate them a little bit better, an

they're telling all visitors to get out of ocean city, they have closed down route 50 coming into ocean city already. so they're very prepared for this, but, wroum, talking to the mayor, he says that every storm is different and the personality is one that this storm is going to hover and linger for a long time and that's a real concern here. >> sandra endo thanks so much from oceans city. the hurricane coverage continues as the storm surges. it is going to be a very long night tonight for many people along the eastern seaboard. the worry now is what happens if power goes out in a very big way? it happened just a year ago, leaving millions in the dark. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> all right, hurricane sandy continues to barrel its way along the east coast, threaten

against the ongoing assault of the country's former gadhafi stronghold bani walid all supply routes to the besieged city remain cut off leaving citizens without access to basic necessities for almost three weeks clashes on the outskirts of the city have claimed other certain lives so far and left over three hundred people injured pro-government forces have also been reportedly shelling the city with long range missiles and monikers families technically in vanni wanting its public exclusively to r.c. earlier has asked us not to name him due to safety reasons and do you might find some of the following things disturbing. i have a call from my family when they told me that the situation there right there is a really horrible the. heart of all of. everywhere in the city the civilians building our fallen down even the burning oil it has with all who don't have a lot of medicine right now the house and the hospital keep in the world of people outside from the hours with a three week that there is no food can go inside but only because of the militias that it's around but already the clothes and the roads that