>> yes. >> our thanks to claire shipman.rmation over the next coming days. >>> also with important information, sam champion, in lower manhattan with where sandy is headed next. is next. a lot of people feeling the effects of sandy, as we are here in manhattan. >> good morning, amy. it's a very cold, bitter wind blowing on the battery this morning. it's difficult with the skies, the wind, the rain, for first-responders to get in there. if you are in the path of the storm, stay where you are during the day today. stay inside, catch a little television. let's get to the boards. there's one or two things we want to talk about. we will show you where the storm is and how it's part of our future for a few days. look at the snow, by the way. in the higher elevations of the mountains of west virginia. we had reports of 20 inches of snow, in blizzard conditions last night, in the corner of virginia, as well. thunder snow. this is a very powerful, explosive snow situation, that will continue today. in some cases, it's 6 to 12 inches