use the hash tag sandy d.c. we are back in a moment. >>> a live look at the radar now, we are tracking sandy. the tropical storm is now just there off the coast of florida and inching its way up. we have been hearing a lot of questions. a lot of people very curious about this storm and the impact. >> too many questions to get to but we promise to get to some this morning and also at 9:00. sarah asked, am i the only one not panicking about sandy, d.c.? better question, am i stupid for not worrying? >> you should not worry or panic. you know, maybe strong words. but you need to be prepared. you need to know it's coming. you need to do the smart things. if you fear a power loss you should go out and get things, make sure you got water and batteries for your flashlight and battery powered radio. just be smart about it. you don't have to panic. i wouldn't stock up the refrigerator with perishables right now because if you lose power they'll all perish. so as far as outdoor furniture make sure all that stuff is put awa

you've got sandy d.c., governor martin o'malley. up in new york you have the train collapse. some are tweeting apocalypse. we're not that bad, but sandy is trending up and down the east coast. one more thing, really interesting, our sports producer kevin jones put this together. look at this comparison between irene and sandy and just the size difference in these two storms. you've heard topper talk about the immense winds and how far it's been stretched out over the east coast. you can see here with that size difference. we want to ask you, our viewers, there's so much going on out there, you guys have been great sending us videos and pictures. please keep them coming. you can e-mail them to wusa9- web production at www.wusa9.com. we'll have some of those coming up later in our extended coverage of sandy. ladies, back to you in the studio. >>> i'm looking at a picture on our wusa9 facebook page from robert mcdonnell who is out grilling from sandy. he sent a picture of himself grilling. >> all right, robert, grilling time will be over real soon. >> we'll be back in a moment.

neighborhoods prone to flooding during heavy rain storms are concerned about the potential punch from sandy. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray just declared a state of emergency for the city. stephen sheedy went to a section of d.c. where it has always been hammered critic steven tschida went to a section of d.c. where it has always been a problem with flooding. >> at the storm approaches, of the tension is rising in bloomingdale. people worried some of them spending the day to do what they could to protect their property. this makeshift barrier is to hopefully keep the storm drain clear. rhode island avenue and t streets nw is the heart of bloomingdale. residents tried to clear leaves from guards and hope to cleat the drains clear. >> this is ground zero. everything collects right here. >> they worked frantically putting screens over brains. some residents have pulled out sandbags from this summer. >> four times, july, august, and september. >> some residents are trying to keep their homes dry when the heavy rain falls. >> when the supply lines get full and the water starts to back flow into the house, f

. >>> sites across the region closed yesterday and monday because of sandy. d.c. is extending early voting hours until 9:00 tonight. in maryland, early voting is now extended until friday instead of ending tomorrow. in virginia, election officials ask electoral boards to extend absentee voting hours. >>> the governors of both maryland and virginia are headed to the eastern shore to tour storm damage. virginia governor bob mcdonnell will go to chincoteague island. while maryland governor martin o'malley will check out ocean city. about 100 feet of the iconic fishing pier was destroyed and they saw as much as three feet of water due to flooding. o'malley will also visit the bayside town of cristfield, which saw the most flooding since gloria in 1985. >>> people stuck at the airport will once again try to make their way home. reagan national airport, some flights are getting out, but travelers examine still expect big delays and cancellations. news 4's megan mcgrath live with more. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. we are not back to normal the areagan national airpo

neighbors fear more flooding from the oncoming storm sandy. d.c. water crews were rushing to clear some drains to minimize flooding until long-term solutions are made. but neighbors can't wait. they grab their brooms and rakes to do what they could to keep storm drains clear. 72-year-old arnez wilson, here 50 years, said she asked a passing worker to help her. >> i said could you help me with these leaves? he said do the best you can. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: ward 5 council member duffy was out touring the area, talking with neighbors. he pitched in for a moment or two. but he said the whole neighborhood needs more urgent attention. >> she just wants the media to help. >> and you deserve the media to help. you've been here contributing to the fabric of this community for quite some time. there's no reason why you should be out here trying to get these leaves up. we appreciate what you're doing. but we want to help as well. >> reporter: water officials and mayor vincent gray say the whole city has stepped up preparations for this storm.

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sandy. a deadly storm expected to strike the d.c. area in less than 24-hours. what are you seeing?the latest that just came in. it is still a very strong storm. and a very powerful storm. and massive in size. let's begin with radar. you can see where the rainfall is hitting areas of the coastal region. outer bands we are seeing wet weather edging along areas of the coastal region close to d.c. central convection has increased. that's strengthened in more than 24-hours. not any real intensification in terms of the storm. it has moved right over the past several hours. we are really just watching this closely. let's go to our weather maps. this is our satellite view of the storm as it pushes through. it is 30-miles east southeast of charleston, south carolina. as we take a look now here we'll show you actually the spaghetti models. they are coming together better than they have over the past day or so. majority of the spaghetti models are still moving it closer towards the border between maryland and pennsylvania in terms of it making landfall. you can see the wider spread taking it

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more on the damage and the trouble sandy left behind in prince george's county coming up in a live report later this hour. >> there is a lot of work in northwest d.c. to clean up debris left by sandy. high winds and rain-soaked earth made the ground too unstable for many large trees. megan mcgrath has a look at how neighbors are dealing with sandy in northwest d.c. >> the clean-up began as soon as the high winds died down. on 16th street in northwest, public works crews made quick work of several trees that had toppled across the road. as the sun came up, people ventured out to take a look for themselves. this large tree completely blocked cathedral avenue. >> it was wild. because all these trees were being whipped over the road. and i was out walking a dog. and the dog was not happy to be there. and i was not happy to be there. and the gusts would come through that were very, very strong and made me nervous that a tree would pop down. >> traffic this morning was light. many people stayed home from work. for those who did go to the office, there were some detours. rock creek looked more like a fierce river. also high, the potomac river. but concer

tweet us with hash tag sandy d.c. >> all that and more when you join us for news 4 today.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. >>> the perfect storm gaining strength. sandy weakened this morning but now back to hurricane status and ontrack to collide with a winter weather system. >> as we wait on sandy's left hook what do the new forecast models mean for this area and how local agencies are preparing? all ahead here on news 4 today. good morning. i'm richard jordan. >> welcome to news 4 today. it is saturday, october 27th, 2012. we have states of emergency issued in d.c., maryland, and virginia. >> we could likely see long lines at grocery stores sinc

we have team coverage of sandy tonight from throughout the d.c. metro area to rehoboth beach. we begin with storm team four doug kammerer with the latest on sandy's track. >> we have the latest track out there chris, that track brings it very close to our region and once again, the forecast not real letter changing all that much. the forecasts have been very good over the past couple days on when this storm is going to be going. you can see where it is right now, just off the coast of georgia here, here's savannah georgia, it's due east of savannah georgia. it's still a hurricane. the national hurricane center thought this would be a tropical storm, it's still a hurricane, still holding on, we're seeing strong wind as long the north carolina coast line. here's the winds, 75 mes an hour. moving to the northeast at 14 miles an hour. it continues to strengthen. the track taking it back out and then right back into shore. very close to our area. during the morning on tuesday. that's when i expect this to be the worst coming up late monday and into tuesday. let's talk about that win

only 42 degrees right now in washington, d.c. sandy is not done with us just yet.nd she's not ready to leave, either. >> next stop, old town alexandria is no stranger to flooding. and the threat is efven after sandy moves north. shomari stone reports. >> reporter: right now, here in old town alexandria. it's only ankle deep because it has gone down. he tells me that they're concerned about the potomac river cresting on thursday. >> so what's your reaction when you look at these flood waters here? >> scary. >> bruce khyle checks out the minimal flooding after hurricane sandy ripped through. >> sar ri to say. sad for all of the businesses that are disrupted. like the star bucks over there. doesn't look like their sandbags are high enough. >> reporter: tonight, business owners are concerned about high tide, pushing water up the street, into shops, restaurants and causing thousands of dollars in damage. they say this flooding doesn't compare to hurricane isabell's destruction in 2003. >> it went right up to the corner and really caused a lot of damage. but, i mean, we

d.c. burbs. >>> sandy also caused damage in fairfax county. trees came crash down and brought down power lines with them. this is the scene in annandale. a giant tree toppled and nearly missed clara reynolds' house. >> very frightening. >> reporter: how loud? >> real loud. you probably could have heard it a couple blocks. >> others suffered damage to their roofs. norm richards was inspecting his home earlier today, found a small leak. he used wood and blue tarp to make a temporary fix. neighbors say despite some of the damage they know sandy could have been a whole lot worse. >>> clean-up is going on now in ocean city, maryland, where it is a whole lot worse. it will be a long time before that area recovers. fox 5's sherri ly is live now with more. >> reporter: we're here in annapolis on our way back from ocean city and as you mentioned, hurricane sandy could have been far worse, but that does not mean that the beaches in the bay areas escaped unscathed. here at the city docks in annapolis you can see they have some minor flooding down here. t

d.c. residents gearing up for sandy's impact. that includes neighborhoods prone to power outages and flooding. news 4's megan mcgrath is live in the bloomingdale section of the city. >> reporter: good morning, eun. the folks in bloomingdale, they know flooding all too well. they've had a real problem in recent months, and that's just with regular storms, not the kind of thing we're expecting here with sandy. they're trying to take precautions. this is windows cafe here on rhode island avenue. they have had issues with flooding in the past. they have pulled out the sand bags. the hope is that, if they see flooding once again, they can at least prevent it. take a look. it's raining harder. we still have not seen torrential downpours. so far, so good. the storm drains seem to be handling the rain that is falling at this point. they put a big effort out there this weekend to clear all the debris away from storm drains, get the leaves out of the way to make sure they don't have any clogs. they want these drains to be working at full c

sandy. >> also d.c. sniper lee boyd malvo opens up on an interview on the "today" show. >>> there's a lot going on with question 7. the comptroller said don't vote for it. and then mgm holding a career fair. >>> fast forward through the headlines. right now, well-known swimming coach rick curl is out of jail on bond. he turned himself in to police today. a former student of his now 43 said curl abused her when she was just 13. >>> a driver in a toyota camry with pennsylvania plates was seen leaving a deadly shooting during lunchtime today near the corner of 36th street and benning road northeast. >>> hurricane sandy pummeling cuba, and right now the bahamas. >>> doug? >> out there, this is what we want you to know. just to make sure about, we know we'll see power outages here, problems from this storm. the northeast is going to be especially hard hit from washington all the way up towards new york and boston. so one thing to remember from this storm, these are the travel impacts. notice how this expands

sandy. u.s. federal offices in d.c. closed. philadelphia, the southeast pennsylvania transit authority, septa as its called, will suspend all services at the end of the sunday service. listening, they're not playing around, if you're in any of these areas, you need to listen to what your officials are telling us. george howell is in kill devil hills, north carolina. george, you have been out there all day. tell me how the weather has intensified. >> reporter: don, i can tell you right now we are actually getting a break in the wind. the winds are dying down a bit, but they are also shifting. we can tell that's happening, and that strong rain is backing off, but this storm continues to move to the north and it is changing hour by hour. here within the last few hours we've been in touch with emergency management officials here in dare county just to find out what they're dealing with. they're dealing with the flooding that's happening throughout the tidal water area, flooding along rivers, flooding near the coast also, and they'r

i'm jacqui jeras with the latest on hurricane sandy. 410 miles away from d.c. we're getting hit with rainfall pretty hard especially off to our east. it was moving all day yesterday northeast. now it's moving north. we will be watching later today to see if it turns towards the north and west and towards the coast. we expect it to potentially intensified a little. as it interacts with the trough to our west of that broad in the cold air. a couple things we need to be worried about today. since the storm system is expected to go north, are wind will probably stay north to northwesterly. a storm surge is not a huge problem for us, but heavy rain and flooding is expected. up to 8 inches, widespread. we could see isolated heavier amounts. river flooding could last through a good portion of the week. this shows how much grain we will expect. some of these models, it's just one computer model estimates. it's likely some of these numbers will be a little higher or lower. if you live in flood prone areas, expected flooding in your neighborhood. on the eastern shore and

sandy, you are looking live at storm team 4 radar. you can see the first outer bands of the storm starting to hit the coast of virginia, north carolina, maryland, the d.c. area as well starting to see some of the first rain from this storm, which will get much heavier as the hours pass. >> it doesn't matter exactly where sandy hits because we are going to feel the impact of this storm. this is a live look at rehoboth beach, where you can see the winds gusting 45 miles per hour. the residents bracing for what could be worst of this storm on the east coast communities. >>> and the death toll is rising in the caribbean days after sandy ripped across several island nations. 65 people now dead because of this storm. 51 of those deaths are in haiti because of the damage caused by sandy. that country particularly vulnerable adds more than 350,000 people are still living in emergency shelters from the 2010 earthquake that hit there. deaths reported as well in cuba, jamaica, puerto rico, and the bahamas. >>> one of the shoreline cities expected to feel the impact today is fairfield, connecticut. liz, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you guys fr

d.c. area airports following hurricane sandy. it is likely that most airlines will resume operations wednesday. passengers are encouraged to check their flight status before leaving for the airport. no. 1, early voting will resume in most counties across the region in tomorrow. in montgomery county, maryland early voting centers were open at 8 a.m. and voting hours will be extended from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. through november 2nd, same thing in the district. early voting begins tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and that continues through saturday. brian, that's a look at tonight's fox 5 top five. >>> looking forward to seeing the sun tomorrow. >> it will be nice. i don't think it will be a fully sunny day. still chilly tomorrow, too, today only in the 40s, what a departure from the weather we had last week. we're still dealing with the cold air sandy brought into town, the cold side of that storm and it's chilly out there tonight. we will be heading down into the 30s. so it's a chilly start for the kids for halloween, but at least they'l

sandy. right now the hurricane spinning toward the east coast and is expected to morph into a super storm. tonight fox 5 has complete coverage as the d.c. area braces for heavy rains, whipping winds and flooding. the district, maryland and virginia have already declared states of emergency. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm brian bolter. >> i'm shawn yancy. forecasters fear sandy will turn into what they are calling a frankenstorm, a monster combination of wind, rain and maybe even some snow. sue palka begins our storm coverage with the latest on sandy's track. >> yeah, you look at the picture behind you you were showing radar and you wouldn't think this looks like that kind of a monster storm, but, in fact, we do believe it's going to pull some cold energy, winter-like storm that's coming from the west into itself and become that mega storm that everybody has been talking. about so it will go from a tropical storm to a very strong almost nor'easterlike storm here in the next 36 to 48 hours. now it's still tropical with winds of 75 miles an hour making it a category 1 hurricane. it doesn't look very good, wouldn't be surprised when we

sandy relief fund for every new like we get. >>> still ahead tonight, gotten use today seeing flooding in areas like d.c.'s bloomingdale neighborhood when it rains, we have an update on how the area fared with sandy. that's next. >>> we want to take a moment away from the sandy coverage for breaking news ride now. three fire bombs went off today in northern virginia. the first one went off in stafford county and that is where we find our ken molestina 689 he is live from the scene with the very latest. three fire bombs? kenny what's going on? >> reporter: yes, three. let me just correct you for a second. we're in fredericksburg, this is the first of three that went off today. this happened at about 4:00 a.m. the second happened in nearby stafford county shortly after this took place. we are along the 3100 block of normandy avenue in fredericksburg. what it looks like over here through the details of what we believe took place here. this is the home that was fire bombed the living room area had an incendiary device or a pipe bomb as police are saying thrown through it. no one was hurt but again this happen

just look at what sandy did to this northwest d.c. neighborhood. the storm toppled some massive trees and power lines. take a look. this tree on idaho avenue crashed into a house. today the people who lived here returned to survey the damage. >> this gigantic probably 100- year-old tree just came right through attic, bust open the attic door and there's leaves all over. >> fortunately no one was hurt when the tree crashed through. they got out of the house quickly and stayed in a hotel. >>> in virginia neighbors there cleaning up today, the commonwealth seeing the worst of the power outages in our area, many still dealing with the power out. some people were affected well after dark and even evacuated after dark. fox 5's beth parker is live in annandale with the latest there. >> reporter: if you look behind me, you can see the sign that says sandy is coming. well, she has come and gone and here in fairfax county she's left some work in her wake. from this spot on his roof norm richards has a pretty good view of prosperity avenue, but some of the pe

it's an early morning rollout for pepco crews as the threat of hurricane sandy makes its way closer to the d.c., maryland and virginia region. crews stocking up on supplies and heading out for inspections on problematic areas that would be most affected if sandy hits. >> the preparation going on is with management. management is watching sandy closely. everybody up and down the coast. everyone wants to know which way is the storm going to turn. is it going to go left or right? >> reporter: hurricane sandy, if it makes land fall is expected to have a severe impact. pepco put 400 contractors on stand by to deal with power problems quickly. also included in the management plan, request for mutual aid and assistance from other power companies. >> they come together and wherever a storm hits and it does the greatest damage, utilities try to rally and release crews. >> reporter: no matter how fast pepco and other power companies work, there's the possibility you may be without power for an extended amount of time. with sandy possibly making land fall by sunday, many residents are hitting stores toda

. >> still to come sandy brought more than wind and rain to parts of the united states. some places of snowfall, and not far from the d.c. region. >> looked at this. you cannot forget about the snow. this is a resort in west virginia at with a ski resort. this is a result of hurricane sandy. -- wisp ski resort. the national weather service predicts up to 3 feet of snow. the early snowfall at higher elevations could provide a boost to the ski resorts, who may be able to open early. >> a lot of local area children wanted to make sure they would get out to do some trick-or- treating for halloween. looks like that will be the case. >> it's going to be cold at for that. they will be wearing boots to trick-or-treat pit bull in west virginia. the storm should be out of here for everybody for trick-or- treating tomorrow night. -- they will be wearing boots for trick-or-treating in west virginia. something to watch in the next 12 hours or so. the center of circulation of sandy is in the central part of virginia. it's no longer a tropical system. it is post-tropical. the hurricane center is no longer at pressuri -- is no longer i

sandy. he's ordered it through november 2nd to make up for the missed days. the d.c. board of elections postponed itd for today as well and fairfax county canceled early absentee voting, too. >> 11:34 now. this is live team coverage of sandy's impact. we'll have more after the break. >> reporter: high tides came and went. the fears of rising water. details coming up on news 4. >>> now, we are learning more about the impact sandy is having on the d.c. area. the storm is blamed for at least two deaths in the area. when a tree came crashing through a house and a woman died in a car accident in montgomery county when her car hydroplaned off the road. there are no flights in or out of dulles or reagan this morning. a handful of flights are getting out of bwi. we have news for metro riders. rail and bus service will resume at 2:00 this afternoon. >>> good news for people without power. in the last half hour, utility companies restored power to thousands in the area. in the last half hour, pepco got the number of outages down from 19,000 to 17,000. in northern virginia, 98,00

right now, hurricane sandy is pounding parts of the bahamas. the emergency management offices in d.c., maryland and virginia and up to -- all the way up toking now are beginning to take action in advance of the storm warning the public to get ready. >> we know our area utility companies are preparing for this so-called frankenstorm. both pepco and bge are planning for hundreds of thousands of potential outages so workers on stand-by. pepco says they have 400 contractors ready plus an additional 150 local crews. bg &. says they have 500 contractors ready to go. here are some things that you can do in order to prepare for the storm. might be a good idea to clean up the fallen leaves that are probably already on your lawn right now. they can clog storm drains, making flooding even worse. also, bring in the bikes, lawn furniture, other loose items inside that could become projectiles in high winds and all check smoke detectors. you will need for charge your cell phone, make sure to have a full tank of gas and an emergency kit with batties, flashlights, nonperishable foods, springs and so

d.c. and d-dot received 500 incidents including this one on barnaby's street nw. southeast to northwest trees fell on houses as a sandy blew through the d.c. >> my dog was freaking out. >> in a convoy, mayor great toward the city. they were removing the tree there. >> we just looked outside and we saw the car. >> the mayor returned to the bloomingdale neighborhood known for flooding in the greeted residents to said despite the rain and wind they were for the most part, spirit. >> when we look at what is going on in new york and new jersey, we survived. >> the mayor spent more than half an hour on a conference call with president obama, 10 governors, and other mayors. >> he indicated he is prepared to make sure they cut through all the red tape so that federal assistance if needed will be made immediately available. if people have any difficulty getting through the federal apparatus to call them directly ourselves. >> the city is getting back to normal in the schools and the government will make it back on tomorrow. they are restoring power but for one family that will not solve their problems. >> this is the hole wher

d.c. with the president's last-minute schedule change due to hurricane sandy. scott? >> reporter: and tori, we're told the president is in route to the situation room off the campaign trail indefinitely because hurricane sandy, we can say this without equivocation has arrived has a -- has arrived. the capitol, it's a ghost town now. let me show you a live picture of the surf pushing into virginia beach, virginia. these are pictures that will be replicated up the mid-atlantic and record ties hitting the east coast because of hurricane sandy. here in washington, d.c., it's quiet, rain is steady. the winds are getting faster but it is quiet. the u.s. government is shut down. federal agencies are closed. you call your local congress, you won't get through. the phones are down. only emergency personnel needed in washington, d.c. needed today. everyone else is told to stay indoors. about 3:00, 4:00, winds will be -- winds will be hitting 40, 50 miles an hour. >>> the rains will get relativier -- heavier. several million likely to lose power by the end of the evening. live i

sandy certainly left indelible the washington d.c. region.e a feeling that when comes, this kind of will seem minor in comparison. will see a lot more issues on region, some are estimating overall, the damage could be among the costliest storms in u.s. history. get to some of the problems sande is causing around area, particularly at ocean city. the boardwalk suffered extensive .amage let's check in now, the very latest. butt is still very windy, be as seem to frequent. seem to be as strong. for the first time in about 12 hours, i am not soaking wet. i want to show you some video of the things that went on today. waves were the big issue. you can see the big waves that were crashing out. problem asere a well. over the sea wall at boardwalk and were crashing in the businesses. you can see that basically, all city belown floodednth street was the block behind the boardwalk all the way over to the bay. they had a mandatory very serious storm. it does seem to be lessening and that is the very good news. i think you can probably see as back, a cou

in d.c., the board of elections suspended early voting today and con to monitor hurricane sandy. ard will make a decision on reopening polling places later on today. over the weekend, there were long loins at polling places in both d.c. and in maryland. >> of course , the storm could have lasting effects into next week. we'll be currented about that as well. we are get something nap shots -- we'll be concerned about that as well. >> they are getting some snapshots of the weather. >> it shows a police car trapped in flood waters along route one. please send us your photos. we tell people, don't drive across the water. it is dangerous. you press a button, you have great dunkin' coffee. i got my coffee for the morning, i got my dunkin' k-cup packs for the rest of the day. only available at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. prand you're seeing ththat right quit in amnow.a... over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progre

sandy made landfall last night triggering a record- breaking storm surge. >> we had waves as high as the light poles down on the boardwalk. >> reporter: from d.c. to new england sandy caused massive damage taking down thousands of trees. most of the people in delaware's seaside communities followed instructions to evacuate along with damage to beach areas the biggest disruptions here include downed trees, flooded roads and tens of thousands lost power. that's just a drop in the bucket compared to new jersey where more than 2 million people are without electricity. >> this is twice the number of i want pacted households as hurricane irene. >> reporter: as new jersey surveys the damage, sandy is now soaking areas inland downing trees and power lines in its path. and new jersey's governor said the losses there are incalculable. certainly in the billions. >> we're just looking at the video all those boats stacked up together and stuff. where do you start on something so massive? >> reporter: well, you just start from the beginning like they are here on delaware shore. already there are earth movers here dumping sand into all the holes that have been

thank you. >> and we'll update sandy's projected impact on the d.c.etro area when we come back right after the break.

d.c. and maryland after hurricane sandy clothes poles for 33 -- for two days.ple waited more than an their ballots. them, lt. governor brown and the state's attorney. polls open two hours early and open until 9:00 for losto make up time. has also been to fridayn extra day in maryland. >> the much-anticipated for 95 could be opened ahead of schedule. of tollway could as november 17. initially, we had been told it before thosember lanes open up. aaa has gone on record as saying those lands could help get the the -- off the top 10 worst commutes in the nation. onve got more ahead for you news at 5:00, including information you need to know youre dealing with comesnce company when it to storm damage. the city is in process of trees thatndreds of .andy took down the story is coming up. a 15-yedy for >> we continue now with this storm cleanup for crews. the district alone, there for hundreds of calls following hurricane sandy. been all over the area assessing damage. sam ford is one of our many reporters covering the of sandy, and he is washington with more. as d.c.

sandy. president barack obama suspending his campaigning, now back to the primary duties of his job as the country's leader. just moments ago he was at fema headquarters in washington, d.c. talking about the hurricane. let's listen in. >> good afternoon, everybody. obviously all of us across the country are concerned about the potential impact of hurricane sandy. this is a serious and big storm. and my first message is to all people across the eastern seaboard, mid-atlantic going north, you need to take this very seriously. follow the instructions of your state and local officials because they are going to be providing you with the best advice in terms of how to deal with this storm over the coming days. we just had an excellent meeting with the fema team here, the various agencies that are in charge, including the department of defense, department of energy and others that are going to need to respond very quickly. under craig fugate's leadership here at fema, we've had a chance to talk to the region al officials as well, and i had talks with governors of various states as well as other leaders. everyone is confident that the staging process, the pre-positioning of equ

d.c. and again sandy starts to track its way north. we will be keeping an eye on it. we are concerned about power outages and flooding and deaths that could be associated with that superstar. here in the bay area we are dealing with foggy conditions waki1& visibility one-half mile for napa. limited visibility for highway one through half moon bay down to 4 mi. from oakland. allow yourself extra time on the roads. be mindful of the cars in front of you. however, into the afternoon we will see sunshine by 3:00 p.m.. sixties in the heart of the bay. seventies everywhere else. a cooler conditions storeo 8:00 p.m.. your afternoon highs 65 downtown san francisco. 74 set fairfield. 72 for hail in redwood city. the victory parade forecast tomorrow 11 a integers in the upper 50s low 60s expecting mostly cloudy conditions. your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows how wing the day should be a dry one after 11:00 that evy lon map so far so good for the east shore freeway was down 24. at interstate 580 in the westbound direction of the altamonte pass a lot of green on our r

washington, d.c. -- cancelled, as you can see right here. this is all as a result of hurricane sandyhutting down airplanes on the eastern seaboard. the weather cancellations are piling up. the airlines have cancelled all their flight from sfo to six east coast cities today -- boston, philadelphia, new york's jfk, newark, washington, d.c., and baltimore. any travelers trying to get to those cities may not make it until later this week. most of those flight that are on united airlines because this is one of their hubs, but american, jet blue, virgin, u.s. airways, and delta impact by the storm as well. the airlines are booking people best they can but of course, a major inconvenience. a short time ago, i talked with a couple from italy who are here in san francisco on vacation and now their cancelled flight to new york means extended vacation. >> we were supposed to leave today but our flight was delayed and now we leaving on friday. a longer stay. three days more in san francisco. >> reporter: you get an extended vacation. >> ah, yes. [ laughter ] cool. >> reporter: that's what you wa

. >> preparations underway after learning the path hurricane sandy could include the d.c. metro area next week. right now it is barreling across the bahamas and has been blamed for 4 deaths. everyone on the east coast is keeping an eye on sandy's path including world news. just like us, i know that you are focusing on at sandy which seems to be turning into a much bigger deal. >> they are calling it an unprecedented perfect storm. what we think it will happen -- what we think will happen by the time it gets to washington. our extreme weather team is also out in force on the coast. >> also, your "real money" series, a topic that we all want to see? >> tonight something around your house that you did not even use that could be worth up to $800. what is and how to get that real money. >> we will all check for that as soon as we find out what it is. those stories and much more on world news right after abc 7 news at 6:00. >> right now we check on the traffic situation. >> delays on 395 southbound past washington boulevard accident activity off to the right shoulder. further sou

here's a look at sandy and the wet weather from d.c.to virginia beach, delmarva peninsula, philadelphia it is going to be as good as advertising unprecedented storm hits the northeast today through next couple of days. if you are heading that way, thousands of flights cancelled from now through wednesday. more news from eric. >>> 4:43. crowd of die-hard fans traveled to detroit to watch the giants sweep the tigers. wayne freedman was among the fans who flew to comerica park. >> do you believe this? >> no, it is still i'm in a dream state out of respect for detroit fans i didn't want to jump up and down in my seat. >> sweep is the same anywhere. i was in texas with a panda hat on my head, come on. >> the giants fans in comerica park watched in temperatures in the 30s. they say it was worth it. >>> let's see how your commute is going. >>> good morning. fog is the factor this morning. it comes up quickly and very thick. you can see a bit of a haze this is the macarthur maze, traffic flowing nicely, 85, 80 and 880 into the bay bridge toll.

d.c. >> sandy has weakened to 75 miles per hour. >> gary updates me sandy's winds are down to 75 miles per hour as it continues moving west north west at what speed? >> 18 miles per hour. the pressure continues to come up a little bit. >> it slowed down quite a bit when it made landfall at atlantic city. it was moving forward at 28 miles per hour and i believe it made 85-mile an hour at landfall? >> correct. >> atlantic city is a mess. pittsburgh 37 degrees, beckley, west virginia, 31. they're going to pile up some snow in some areas, not necessarily in pittsburgh. check out the pings and blues as we check -- pinks and blues as we check out our futurecast. those pinks and blues are snow. it will definitelying increasing out there. we'll have -- definitely increasing out there. we'll have rain around here still tomorrow morning maybe around 7 a.m., definitely a much drier afternoon, still gusty and snowing in the higher elevations. some of the these blizzard warnings go through the day tomorrow. as we look at halloween, maybe a brightening of the sky, some clouds in the morning, hopefully a

sandy. emergency agencies from washington d.c. bracing for high waters, heavy winds and for the power to go out. hurricane sandy is causing president obama and mitt romney to rearrange their campaign schedules. president obama will be in florida on sunday away from the storm. mitt romney called off rallies in virginia. he'll campaign with running mate in ohio instead. and this is amanda rubio, the 12-year-old daughter of marco rubio, spending the night in the hospital after an accident riding in a golf cart. those of the headlines this hour. i'm don lemon. keeping you informed, cnn, the most trusted name in news. >>> we've explored a number of ways to create cheaper, greener energy, but experts often cite a fifth fuel as being just as important -- efficiency. what if we could get more mileage, more bang for our buck, for every kilowatt of energy we used? one man shows us how we can save energy and money, all from his banana farm. welcome to the jungle. but we're not in the tropics, we're more than 1,000 miles north in the rocky mo

the big federal government some say has needed to deal well big problems like sandy went home early in d.c. yesterday and is mostly closed today. or, grover norquist, the right wing anti-tax leader using hurricane sandy to attack the president. his group is distributing a flyer with a picture of the president and a storm and the caption, we've seen storms in virginia, but none like this. saying the president hasn't done enough to deal with the national debt. so even as we deal with this bipartisan federal government state-level kind of unity, we're seeing those that are using this as an opportunity to step over the debris and the suffering people and continue taking shots at the president. in many cases, unfounded shots at that, victoria. >> one would think that if there's one time that we can all come together is a natural disaster like this but the president going forward is showing his multidimensionality. mitt romney has been campaigning that he's a businessman and business leader but businesses are all about the bottom line and profit. while in government you have to take concern for

d.c. just about everything in sandy's sights. so many airlines store planes in those cities, passengers on the west coast will feel the impact throughout the next few days. check flight status well ahead of time and don't go to the airport if it's canceled. four flights have been canceled so far from oakland and san jose. make phone calls, get online and check it out. >> this storm is unprecedented. >> it's something we haven't seen quite a while. compares to hurricane hazel back in the 1950s. some kind of hurricane it is right now. winds extending 500 miles outside of the core of the system. watch as it slides inside the coastline. a lot of the rainfall moving along the coast. more and more people live right near the coastline so the prospect for damage even great ear. sandy sitting at 85 miles per hour. category 1 hurricane but the size of the storm we're worried about. atlantic city right in the track. one of the main concerns is you see the winds wrapping around the hurricane. there's a threat we could see a storm surge there

sandy live on radar, could take aim on the east coast in a major way. we are talking rain, wind and maybe even some snow in the mountains not too far from d.c. >> what a messhurricane sandy bashed the bahamas overnight and has killed 21 people in the caribbean. large scale power outages remain in cuba and jamaica right now and there are a lot of flooded roads and communities just cut off. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's get a quick check of our weather situation here and with the hurricane with tucker barnes. >> you sure you just want a quick check? >> you take as long as you want. >> i'm kidding. hurricane sandy is still a hurricane. we'll get appear update in about a half hour's time. -- we'll get an update in about a half hour's time. it will be interacting with a frontal system as it gets closer to our area and become what we call a hybrid. not a threat to your friday or even your saturday. this will get in here early next week. i think monday, tuesday will be the main time frame when we might be impacted with the leftovers of sandy. locally, let's go it our close- in radar. we are doing fine

d.c. region preparing for the worst of sandy. coastal regions already seeing some flooding. it has caused a shutdown of transportation offices. good morning, washington. >> we have the full list of closures that will be scrolling on your screen. we want to get the latest on sandy's path. >> we are certainly feeling the impact already. you can see it on the satellite picture. 75 miles per hour. this will be going downhill through the day today. i want to go to the meteorologist in the storm center. >> keeping a close eye on the screen that is how we will be doing it today. we want to give you the latest information and taking reports. send us what you are seeing. if you see any down trees, send us your pictures. here is a look at super doppler radar. over on the eastern shore. that is all moving westward. light green color up and down the corridor. that will continue its progress eastward. let's look at the rainfall total so far. but at ocean city. up to about 2.3 inches. that is on the eastern shore. we can expect about 4-8 inches of rain throughout the rest event. maximum w

sandy forced the nation's largest mass transit system, thousands of schools, and government offices in washington, d.c. to close monday. the storm will stretch over 800 miles. >> we're talking about snowfall further west into the mountains, portions of west virginia may see over two feet of snow. so sandy has a lot to offer and none of it really looks that good. >> reporter: sandy is also expected to knock out power to millions for days. and across the river in hooboken, new jersey, a small evacuation order for people living in apartments with basements are being told to get out before hurricane sandy touches land. reporting live in new york, back to you, ann. >> and randall where you are in new york city, are you seeing any signs of the storm? it looks like it is dry right now. >> reporter: it is fairly dry. there were a few showers about an hour and a half or so ago. occasionally we'll get a little burst of wind, but we have not yet felt the, even the brunt of the outer edges of hurricane sandy. although we know it's on its way. >> all right, thank you. >>> roberta has been following sandy in our ow

d.c. so i think people ignore this at their own peril. >> reporter: sandy is expected to do more damage than irene's $15 billion price tag. in rehoboth beach, erika gonzalez, news 4. >>> and working, getting ready for the marine corps marathon tomorrow? >> yes. i think okay. see a few showers early tomorrow morning, but that's really going to be about it. as far as our weather goes, the next couple of days, man, things are going downhill very, very quickly. again, a nice night tonight. not too bad tomorrow and tomorrow night is when things get started. look now, where hurricane sandy is. outside no problem. if you're making your way out and about, you still have time to prepare for the storm as its making its way our way now. enjoy this evening. go out if you get a chance to. enjoy yourself. the next few days you may not have power in your house. hur kay sandy making its way up the coast now. off the coast of jacksonville. you can see the center of the storm right here. kind of looks like a hurricane, but all of this out here, starting to take on extra tropical characteristics. that's not go

sandy just ahead. >>> up and down that east coast, it is devastating. this is washington, d.c live look from the sky. the water just rising and rising. 13-foot waves crashing into that east coast. we will continue to cover the devastation from hurricane sandy. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. >>> this is a once in a long time storm. the surge is very high. >> this is now your responsibility. if you're still able to hear me, we need you to hunker down and get to the highest point possible. >> please listen to what your state and local officials are saying. >> after the storm this morning, the sun coming up on a trail of death and destruction left in the wake of superstorm sand