. >> most of the damage is on the bayside i think. >> reporter: but the mayor says the city is well positioned to recover quickly. >> probably the highest water we've had in the back basin since hurricane gloria. we have a lot of boat docks and a lot of decks, a lot of boats i think that probably have been damaged due to that. >> reporter: on the ocean front it's basically the clean-up. there's some sand up there. there's some minor debris basically sea grass and things like that. but all the benches are back in place and trash cans are where they're supposed to be and when the sun comes out the boardwalk is going to look just like it did two weeks ago. >> a lot of clean-up. a lot of fun cleaning stuff back up it looks like. >> reporter: before we go, let's put this mobile newsroom to use. i'm going to get behind the wheel here and take you for a quick tour in this closed parking lot area in the inlet. so you can just get a scale for the amount of sand and debris

saw a 25 foot waves to 30 with a lot of that seawall and ae on the bayside as well. from onea report about fond du lac problems with both out of the docks on the bayside as well. we hope that when it the sun s up, the croats have cleared and we will get a better dealing withwe are clinical records under way. whene hope to learn more the governor. will hold a press briefing 10:30 this morning, talking about bridges and roadways. a lot of people are concerned out ofetting in and ocean city. reporting.ter >> thank you so much. following breaking news from new jersey. >> levees broke in the northern part of the state, flooding several towns, including cross that. up to 5 feet of water. carlstadt.ng to get the video to update you. people may be affected in that area. we still have another half-hour washington."ing >> we will show you the worst o "live, and in hd, you are watching "good morning washington," on your side. , we will get aad picture of all the the sunion of sandy as comes up. this is the day after the super storm lashed to the east coast, 16 people reported de

downtown, everybody from second street down to the inlet on the bayside and from 11th on the baysidesn't have power. they shut that power off as a proactive move. pretty cold for those folks. hopefully, not too many people there because the area below 17th street was under mandatory evacuation. we were told some 200 people did stay but then last night, crews went in and had to rescue 20 to 30 people because of the highed into waters, several feet of flood waters there in the downtown area. further north, also some damage. around 54th street, there was a restaurant, mackey's, flood water up almost to my knees. then also, i was told by the emergency management center that near street 130, there is a housing complex called montego bay. apparently, those homes flooded now and they are dealing with that currently. the roads headed into ocean city, route 09 and route 50, closed to inbound traffic. all 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

flooding onlot of the bayside. d water the trailers ha not quite to the floor. of thee to one councilmen and they feel like of dodged a bullet. the >> day fare very well. that the town crews are -- >> they fared well. we will get back online quickly. outages are spotty. you can see the street lights me are not lit, but three four blocks down there is light. say,u heard the mayor trying to get back into business. in ocean city, brad bell, abc 7 news. to the west, it will not the problemsrain causing but snow. ande are power outages blocked roads. 68, just recently reopened, has been closed. and that snowshoe resort, 19 inches so far and they are up to another two feet. for the skice resorts. nice to look at. i don't wanna be there. are slowly improving. for the moment, it's just grows, cold, and damp. death-- gross, cold, damp. we will see the numbers coming in at 46-42. we have dropped already to 39 the new low for the day. 0.8 inches of rain so far today. 8.5 inches of rain in bryans road. gaithersburg 5.86 inches. we're continuing to watch this system pinwheel

the bar and restaurant at the bayside got hit by hurricane sandy. >> the gazebo is gone. the boardwalk, they were starting to rebuild is in the parking lot. >> reporter: they were able to salvage the angels and said it will go on the new one. most of it is confined to things downstairs. >> it's my livelihood. goto clean up. >> reporter: they hope to open by this weekend. a large section of ocean city's pier has been falling victim. there was a mandatory evacuation order for downtown ocean city and portions remain flooded. but slowly the city is coming back to life and surfers have taken to their boards as well. some are searching trying to find things that slain di may have left behind -- sandy may have left behind. >> i have not found anything, but i'm hoping i will. >> reporter: the cleanup is already underway. the mayor said all the roads in ocean city are back open again. remember, they had shut down everything below 17th street. that is back to normal and visitors are expected to come back starting tomorrow. christian schaffer, abc2 news. >> great job. again, school

there is also concern about the other side, the bayside of ocean city. so we'll continue to watch all of that and that is the latest here live. back to you. >> hurricane sandy definitely going to test that seawall throughout the next coming days. lauren, thank you so much. >> we'll be right back with more coverage of hurricane in just a moment. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. >>> welcome back. as we continue to track hurricane sandy, hundreds of people in the area have already l

we even noticed flooding by midday on the bayside. >> we think the real issues will be in the downtown areas. if we do see tide levels we expect, we could lose power in that area. that causes problems for the residents in that area. >> the threat of the impending storm is enough to get people to board up on the boardwalk. >> is going to blow. we're going to get something out of this. hope it is not too bad. >> as far as storm watches, we found many at a familiar but dangerous side. we're at the inlet at the end of the boardwalk, typically one of the best places to watch a hurricane come in. you can see the waves crashing against the rocks. unbelievable what we are seeing. wind gusts up to 55 miles an hour counting down here. you can see the surf moving up. we understand from officials they will probably shut this area down before this airs. be careful if you are coming down to the inlet. it is very dangerous. we're noticing a lot of people coming down here to take a look. be careful if you are down here. the wind is pounding. it is a very dangerous situation. >> it is unbelievable. it

. >> reporter: but it's ocean city's back streets, those on the bayside of this barrier island that suffered the most from an eight foot storm surge and 74-mile-per-hour winds. a pontoon boat was a block inland near 352nd street. >> could have been worse though. >> reporter: on the boardwalk business owners assessed damage from flooding that topped the concrete seawall here. >> this is the water going over the seawall. i was scared. i was thinking like we were really going to get totally surrounded by water. >> most of the damage is on the bayside i think. >> reporter: but the mayor says the city is well positioned to recover quickly. >> probably the highest water we've had in the back basin since hurricane gloria. we have a lot of boat docks and a lot of decks, a lot of boats i think that probably have been damaged due to that. >> reporter: on the ocean front it's basically the clean-up. there's some sand up there. there's some minor debris basically sea grass and things like that. but all the benches are back in place and trash cans are where they're supposed to be and when the sun comes o

we turn around and headed up coastal highway, where there was evidence of extensive flooding on the bayside. debris was everywhere. we noticed utility crews got a jump early, but according to del mar power, there were no reported outages in ocean city. when damage was everywhere you looked. a side of the hotel was completely blown off. beach erosion was extensive, too. 9-13 foot waves manage to erode away a good portion of the dune system that the city had put in place to protect properties. in the end, everyone we spoke to had a sense of relief knowing that things could have been much, much worse. >> we see snow and sand, it is kind of crazy. just really weird. >> i cannot believe how cold it is and i cannot believe the pier is gone. i cannot believe the santa got all the way up to the boardwalk, either. that is crazy. -- i cannot believe the sand got all the way up to the boardwalk. >> business is trying to get back to normal. that is the latest from ocean city. rob roblin, i hope you are drying out over there. >> things are looking a lot better here. could have been much worse. that is w

on the bayside of town, more than 60 blocks were totally under water. >> where would you rather be? ocean city or garrett county? >> either wind -- -- either one. we talked about the impact more to our north and why it would be significant here. you see those aerials of new jersey, the power of this storm is truly historic. here is how we saw the end of the day here when we had those passing sprinkles and folks were grumbling about the chilly. we had to worry about the heat and humidity. now it is the cold. 42 degrees. folks would be right at home if this were the middle of december. as cold as it was here, look at our high temperature. burlington vt. -- 70 degrees today because of the scope of the star. let me take you back 24 hours and watch the spin in the atmosphere, this huge whirlpool board text that was a tropical system that came together with this other way coming through. and now all of that moisture, hill of the tropical moisture is heading out into maine. it is warm rain main right now than it is in washington and certainly warmer than the mountains of west virginia. thos

you'll be at about 76 degrees inland in the heat of the day. bayside around 71 and 69 degrees at 4:00 p.m. all right, let's get to it. those giants, we are so happy for them. they are going to the playoffs, as you heard. matt cain taking the mound tomorrow with pretty comfortable weather overhead. 66 degrees. and then of course we're not going to leave out our other boys, the 49ers on sunday. if you're headed to either of these games make sure you're ready to weather. i don't think we'll see any delays, i'm not expecting anything heavy but it's going to be cool, cloudy and a little drizzly. we'll get to your full forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we want to check on your drive first with mike. >> it might also affect tailgating too. we're looking over here to the bay bridge. easy drive right now. this is oakland where we saw the earlier construction lights. you no longer lose the lane north at high street. we still have crews on our map. i've circled the same area and just north of the coliseum you do see construction zones active north of high

that will allow it as we check out live doppler 7hd to push into the bayside communities and into somenld valleys. already mad its wa into the nth bay an down the sanas valle were in fr quite a bit of fog. it heads inld. the cooler pattern and into next week. there is a slight chance of showers coming on monday. so let me show you the cooling trend that is coming up. today's high temperatures in the first column, compare them to tomorrow. santa rosa will go from 92 today to 71 degrees tomorrow. it is a 21-degree drop. temperatures fell from 4 to 24 degrees and we will get additional cooling. 8 degrees cooler going from 71 to 63 tomorrow. and you check out sanose, 89 degrees today. dropping to 77 which is 12 degrees cooler. so get ready for further cooling. tonight you will see the fog that came in from the south, push into the inland valleys. the sea breeze is certainly going to help it along. much cooler in all areas when you first wake up and head out the door. you will see the temperatus are in the lowto upper 50s, cooler than days past, and there is quite a bit of fog. you may want

we are not only getting the surge coming over the dern -- the dunes, there is one coming off of the bayside as well, spilling over into coastal highway. if you go to my twitter account, you can see the pictures i took earlier as we were driving away. these pictures, you will not believe where the water is. 17th street and south is closed. there are other portions that are also closed. last night we learned that the rte. 50 bridge into the city was closed and remains closed. the rte. 90 bridge is open. however, there is flooding at the base want to get into ocean city. police are not letting traffic goes south. they are making exceptions for media and emergency personnel. keep in mind, if someone is coming into the city for some reason, be prepared, you will only be able to go north once you come off the roof 90 bridge. we were driving out and about and noticed the flooding that you see here is anywhere from 1 feet to 3 feet deep in the upper sections of the city. i am talking about the 30's to up north. some of the areas are seeing more significant [no audio] >> unfortunately, that is inevi

it has extended into the bayside communities tonight. and as you look at the temperatures at this hour, they are in the 50s and the 60s. big changes ahead as i mentioned. i'll let you know if the wet weather, first significant rain of the season and the snow in the sierra will impact your weekend plans in a few minutes. carolyn? >> thank you. happening now the san mateo bridge is shutdown, and that means tens of thousands of people will have to make other plans to get across the bay. you are looking live at the san mateo bridge with not a car on it. thomas roman is on the bridge and could these weather changes affect their work there? >> that's right, carolyn. the tow plaza went through about 10 minutes after 10. take a look. the bridge is completely empty. now except for a couple of cal trans vehicles, the clock is ticking. cal trans says it can finish this seismic retrofit by 5:00 a.m. on monday weather permitting. cal trans trucks loaded with replacement beams are standing by at the toll plaza ready to begin this seismic work. cal tran

we've noticed some flooding by midday on the bayside. >> we think our real issues will be in the downtownse there is a likelihood, if we do see the tide levels we expect, we could lose power in that area. more likely there them somewhere else. and that causes problems for the residents in that area. >> the threat of the impending storm is enough to get folks to board up on the board of. >> it will blow. we will get something out of this. hope it isn't too bad. >> as far storm watches, we found plenty at it familiar yet dangers site. we are at the end of the boardwalk, which is typically one of the best places to watch a hurricane coming down here in ocean city. you can see the waves crashing against the rocks. look out. the waves crashing against the of rocks, unbelievable what we are seeing. wind gusts up to 55 m.p.h., pounding down here. you can see the surf moving up. you can cdc from coming in. there will likely -- you can see the sea foam coming in. they will likely close this area off before the stairs. there are a lot of people down here to take a look. it is a very dangerous situa

it has extended into the bayside communities tonight. and as you look at the temperatures at this hour, they are in the 50s and the 60s. big changes ahead as i mentioned. i'll let you know if the wet weather, first significant rain of the season and the snow in the sierra will impact your weekend plans in a few minutes. carolyn? >> thank you. happening now the san mateo bridge is shutdown, and that means tens of thousands of people will have to make other plans to get across the bay. you are looking live at the san mateo bridge with not a car on it. thomas roman is on the bridge and could these weather changes affect their work there? >> that's right, carolyn. the tow plaza went through about 10 minutes after 10. take a look. the bridge is completely empty. now except for a couple of cal trans vehicles, the clock is ticking. cal trans says it can finish this seismic retrofit by 5:00 a.m. on monday weather permitting. cal trans trucks loaded with replacement beams are standing by at the toll plaza ready to begin this seismic work. cal tran

we're seeing flooding on the bayside, some backyards and homes seeing several feet of water. we're seeing streets as well through the area with a foot and a half or more of water. they are impassable. but as you mentioned perhaps the most significant damage, the most memorable damage so far from this storm has been to the fishing pier here in ocean city. about half of it has just been wiped away. it took a beating from all of the heavy surf overnight and all day today. when they came out today to take a look at it, you can see it has just washed away, the pilings buckled under the power of those avs, and it continues to take a beating now. i would expect we see more of that pier to collapse into the ocean as the hours go by. at this point, what we are seeing in ocean city is that about half of the town here is essentially cut off. they have traffic that has been cut off from the route 90 bridge all the way south. they have also cut off electricity as a precaution, because we are seeing flooding in the southern end of the town here from 11th street south along the oceanside. t

that will allow it as we check out live doppler 7hd to push into the bayside communities and into some of the inland valleys. it already made its way into the north bay and down the salinas valley. we are in for quite a bit of fog. it heads inland. the cooler pattern and into next week. there is a slight chance of showers coming on monday. so let me show you the cooling trend that is coming up. today's high temperatures in the first column, compare them to tomorrow. santa rosa will go from 92 today to 71 degrees tomorrow. it is a 21-degree drop. temperatures fell from 4 to 24 degrees and we will get additional cooling. 8 degrees cooler going from 71 to 63 tomorrow. and you check out san jose, 89 degrees today. dropping to 77 which is 12 degrees cooler. so get ready for further cooling. tonight you will see the fog that came in from the south, push into the inland valleys. the sea breeze is certainly going to help it along. much cooler in all areas when you first wake up and head out the door. you will see the temperatures are in the low to upper 50s, cooler than days past, and there is

it has extended into the bayside communities tonight. and as you look at the temperatures at this hour, they are in the 50s and the 60s. big changes ahead as i mentioned. i'll let you know if the wet weather, first significant rain of the season and the snow in the sierra will impact your weekend plans in a few minutes. carolyn? >> thank you. happening now the san mateo bridge is shutdown, and that means tens of thousands of people will have to make other plans to get across the bay. you are looking live at the san mateo bridge with not a car on it. thomas roman is on the bridge and could these weather changes affect their work there? >> that's right, carolyn. the tow plaza went through about 10 minutes after 10. take a look. the bridge is completely empty. now except for a couple of cal trans vehicles, the clock is ticking. cal trans says it can finish this seismic retrofit by 5:00 a.m. on monday weather permitting. cal trans trucks loaded with replacement beams are standing by at the toll plaza ready to begin this seismic work. cal tran

that will allow it as we check out live doppler 7hd to push into the bayside communities and into someorth bay and down the salinas valley. we are in for quite a bit of fog. it heads inland. the cooler pattern and into next week. there is a slight chance of showers coming on monday. so let me show you the cooling trend that is coming up. today's high temperatures in the first column, compare them to tomorrow. santa rosa will go from 92 today to 71 degrees tomorrow. it is a 21-degree drop. temperatures fell from 4 to 24 degrees and we will get additional cooling. 8 degrees cooler going from 71 to 63 tomorrow. and you check out san jose, 89 degrees today. dropping to 77 which is 12 degrees cooler. so get ready for further cooling. tonight you will see the fog that came in from the south, push into the inland valleys. the sea breeze is certainly going to help it along. and headp and head outs when the door. you will see the temperatures are in the low to upper 50s, cooler than days past, and there is quite a bit of fog. you may want to give yourself some extra time or for you to get to wo

the bayside in particular already seeing some significant flooding. there is going to be a mandatory travel ban essentially in effect for this area of rehoboth beach starting at 5:00 a.m. this morning. local law enforcement says they are not going to be taking any chances. they are going to be turning around everyone. nobody is going to be allowed to be driving on the streets except for law enforcement personnel. and hopefully us the media. a little bit later on we'll be heading out into this stuff. hopefully this will be the driest you're going to see me for the next few hours. for all you folks at home, i know we've been saying this throughout the morning, but if you lose power, you can't see us on your tvs, you can watch us online or on your iphone or ipad. it's what we're doing out here since we can't get the signal back in town. hopefully things aren't going to get too much worse but this is still very, very early into this storm. 36 hours to go. back to you. >> a long 36 hours. kristin fisher, thank you. of course be safe out there. we have you

we're talking about the mid-80s bayside. and at the coast, even getting close to the 90s in some of your coastal cities like santa cruz. that's the place to be later on today if you still have that luxury. 80 degrees at the coast and places like pacifica and half moon bay. not too bad there. this is when the locals start to complain about the heat in half moon bay. let's find out, it's been a rough drive. any improvements mike? >> no, but we do have information to give us a look ahead. i've turned the camera to face south so the headlights coming toward us northbound 101. that parking structure, that's ikea. we have home depot also on the side of the road coming up past university. and the backup forming, quickly building past the university avenue exit and starting south of there. slowing by the time you get to oregon expressway and heading up to the area. we're going to show this backup on the map as well. it goes all the way up toward just about marsh road, just shy of that on-ramp. and the accident still blocking three ou

the photographer said she has never seen that much choppiness on the bayside in ocean city. we may see some damage along the bay side because of the water coming into homes. we saw some incredible waves. that cost a lot of damage along the shore -- that caused a lot of damage along the shore. back to you. local >> waterways are swelling -- >> local waterways are swelling. tim tooten is along the jones falls. >> it looks like it's going down. give you an idea how this was overnight. you can see some debris heading down. it looks to be going down. this becomes a measuring stick. look at the parking lot at metal mill. it has all come down. it is still raining and coming down at a good clip. it is chilly here. we will keep you posted. tim tooten along the jones falls. >> a lot of people remember the massive surge of water from isabel. >> the water level is high. isabel set a benchmark. everybody remembers the damage it did. behind me is the area between the pavilions at harborplace. the prom night area is a huge enade area isromise a huge pool. high tide is about 7:30 this mornin

a little bit cloudy on the bayside and even to the north. dense fog raleigh for santa rosa.however things could clear, quickly with sunday. and for the north bay as some clouds along the coast and for the early afternoons. but some clearing as we get towards the late day hours for the beaches. the high temperatures will be in the '70s. upper 70's in some areas. and and other court to stay with the 77 degrees. cupertino, and summit 80s popping up inland. concord, fairfield, pepper, 70's by the bay. mostly sunny skies. san francisco, upper 60s. not quite as warm as what we had but plenty of 70's. looking ahead as we go towards the next week some changes. kidding cooler in cloudy monday and tuesday. the chance for rainfall coming up on halloween. -- kidding cooler wednesday night. getting-- >> with improvements go to our new channel. comcast 193 for the latest news, weather and traffic updates and to watch all the presidential speeches. uninterrupted. and on digital 4.2. is just one of two related to education that is going to be on the ballot. dan kerman has the details of the

we have a pretty good onshore breeze and with that will transfer the fog into the bayside locations firstunday morning. temperatures this afternoon, you probably noticed the warm-up compared to yesterday. very cool numbers. these readings into the 60s and 70s. santa rosa 77, antioch 76, for tonight, partly cloudy skies and tomorrow some morning cloud korch. warm numbers inland and this is the developing headline, a big warming trend, talking about 70s and 80s and a few neighborhoods approach the lower 90s. in the morning, reading in the upper 40s to the 50s. san josi 55 and antioch around 50 degrees. so for sunday, basically into monday we're going to hold on the onshore breeze and as a result, cloud cover first thing in the morning. temperatures mainly in the 60s near the immediate coast. high pressure developing offshore will continue to strengthen and move into northern california. timing on this begins on tuesday, but really kicks in wednesday and thursday. with that folks clear out and beaches easily back into the 00s. >> inland spots near 90s. we'll have to keep an eye on the fire d

i would say yesterday around 4:00, we were over at the bayside of dewey beach. already starting to see some flooding there. that was before we'd even started to see any of these kinds of wind or any of this kind of rain. also seeing a lot of road closures already this morning. route 1 down to ocean city completely shut off, although we've seen lots of folks throughout the night trying to get out there, take some pictures. we've seen lots of boogie boarders trying to hit the surf earlier yesterday afternoon but of course this is so dangerous. this is under a mandatory evacuation order still which means you're not being forced to leave but if something goes wrong, there's no guarantee people can come in here to help get you out. another thing we've been hearing, there's been a lot of talk on social media about ocean city, the ocean city pier possibly being down. just got a report from law enforcement officers over there. they say the ocean city pier still standing so good news now but again still, this is a very, very beginning of hurricane sandy. i know right now

. >>> grab your jacket, a cold start to the day but we will see the 70s inland and bayside. 60s at the coast, rain on the way. we'll time it out at your doorstep. >>> before all that gets here, they have got to finish that road work. we'll show you the delays or any slowing for highway 101 coming up. >>> let's take you outside for a live look. that is the hp pavilion where the sharks are on ice, not the playing way. there's that work stoppage. we'll keep you posted if there's any news coming up on this tuesday, october 9th. this is "today in the bay." >>> it is straight up 5:00, good morning, everybody. always happy to have you along for the ride. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm marla tellez. the question here is will he keep his job? after ten months of controversy, today is finally decision day for suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. christie smith is live in san francisco where the board of supervisors will decide the fate of the embattled sheriff. christie, this case is about a year in the making. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, marla. well, this whole ordeal finally expected to c

right around 79 degrees bayside and 70 degrees at the coast. er to 90 degrees bayside and even mid-80s potentially at the coast as we head through the next couple days. i'll show you your seven-day forecast. same seven-day that shows you when showers and cold 70s return. so things are going to change dramatically. lots to talk about when it comes to the seven-day outlook. let's talk about your drive right now. >> still building on a traffic tuesday but the south bay really has a problem. this is northbound 101 at 680. that's okay, but farther north look at the red. so overall you're looking all right but watch this stretch for 101 as you're coming up past montague expressway. really jams down up towards lawrence expressway. it sounds like we actually may have all lanes of northbound 101 blocked right now. some folks say there are cars getting by on the shoulder but there's a multi-car accident there and some minor injuries reported and maybe one person in more serious condition. use central expressway which takes you north of the airport all the

obviously, like a rising tub of water it again, the water base rises whether you're on the bayside, theceanside, or in between, you are flooded. that is the situation right now in the garden state which is more like a swamp state. ken feinberg to sort of did a gauge of the financial impact of all of this. the mesquite's messier, wind year, louder, we are on edge. because it is all about you. ♪ 4g lte is the fastest. so, which supeast 4g lte service would yochoose, based onhis chart ? don't rush into it, i'm not looking for the fastest answer. viously verizon. okay, i have a different chart. going that way, does that make a difference ? look at verizon. it's so much more than the other ones. so what if we just changed the format altogether ? ist that the exact same thing ? it's pretty clear. still sticking with verizon. verizon. mo 4g lte coverage than all other networks combined. heartburn symptoms csedieve by acid reflux disease. osteoporoselated bone fractures and low magnesium levels have been seen with nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. oth

that's because all the wind whipped back around and was push thing water in from the bayside. ok, this is the bay. this is the bay! we weren't seeing this kind of wave action. and look at this monster coming in! wow! these have increased. i'm now huddled against the building to get out of the wind. it's been a while since i covered a hurricane and note to self, waterproof mascara. waterproof mascara. i'm starting to develop a love-hate relationship with this storm. just when it gets me excited and i think it's a wonder to behold, it does. this it goes all flat and it starts looking like nothing much. kind of like my dating life. >> from that live shot to the style section in "the washington post" today, where they said wendy has gained a new cult following. from there, your facebook has been on fuego. >> and i have 300 dates this sunday. i'm going to be speed dating. i'm going to get them all in a room and spend a minute with each. y'all have been great. it was great fun for an old veteran like me. it's been 14 years sense i covered a hurricane. bonnie in 1998, that was my last

we have seen water on the bayside start proceed, so we'll pack is a similar sights across the ocean city today. delmarva power is reporting power outages in ocean city along the boardwalk. the lights that are usually on are off. we hope to get an update later today from town officials and an update from the governor later today. brianne carter reporting from ocean city. >> 5:15, 42 degrees. >> a look at extent of the damages and left to the north of our area. coney island, new york, under water. amazing. >> it's 5:18. we want to show you a couple photographs of the storm. let's go to the new york times right now and pull up some pictures we found. the first we will show you -- i guess we cannot use it. this is a photograph of the port facility fire in brooklyn. we lost it and we are trying to get it back as soon as we can. maybe we can pull it up on this camera. we have some pretty neat shots we want to show you. another one we can show you is just people walking on the edge. that's not going to work. i like this one. i will tweet this picture appear it if we can barely see these at the

look at that, the clouds finally opening up to let that sunshine through. 70 degrees inland, 67 bayside at the coast about 64 degrees. speaking of the coast, pumpkin festival this weekend at half moon bay. traffic will be rough but the weather should be nice. first let's check on your drive right now. >> you talk about busy, 92 as well so enjoy the weather while you're sitting there heading over the hill. this is a live look at san jose. all these headlights, let's show you what it is on the maps. we have the slowing, i show you the arrow north from 680 up to 880. that's the first burst that stuck around and now slowing at the bottom of your screen by capital expressway and also north 87 heading into downtown. even on a friday we're showing highway 87 show slowdowns at 6:30 in the morning. expect 85 to follow closely. we're also following more slowing south 880 coming out of hayward. a good deal of traffic coming out of oakland through hayward and into fremont because this earlier sig alert where all lanes have cleared. look how much this has recovered. you're back to speed heading back

the san francisco bay. we'll warm your numbers up to 86 inland, 79 bayside and 70 degrees at the coast. tomorrow a warm start. downsloping winds will bring your temperatures close to 90 degrees bayside and at the coast. closer to the century mark inlane. we'll show you where and how that works out on your seven-day forecast. as promised, let's get to that drive first with mike. >> it is a nightmare for northbound 101 coming out of san jose. here's the volume at 680 but look at the map and we'll show you the big impact for the area. let me get you back to the san jose map if i can. well, there's the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll talk about this real quickly while i try to reset my maps. we're looking at the backup at the toll plaza. and the volume pretty heavy heading to this area. i'm not exactly sure why because there are no accidents on the span itself. now if we can take you quickly to the maps where i want to show you real shortly this big red strip here north of the airport. from the airport up to great america parkway, we do have an accident blocking basically all of your functional

we headed up coastal highway where there was evidence of extensive flooding on the bayside. some water still standing and other areas where it had washed back, debris was everywhere. utility crews got a jump early, but according to del mar representative power, there are no reported outages in ocean city. when damage was everywhere you look, from signs blown out, a construction signed in dover, and a son of a hotel completely blown off. beach erosion was expensive, too. the 9-13 foot waves eroded away a good portion of the dune system of the city that was put in place to protect properties. more good news to tell you about, all roads here in ocean city have since been reopened. all the ones that were closed are now reopened as business tries to get somewhat back to normal. the army corps of engineers assessing things out on the beach. as far as winter festas concern, a lot of folks were concerned about that. is november 17. city officials say no problem, they should have all worked out so winter fest should go on without a hitch. let's head over the bay bridge to anne arunde

the fog is not going to last log. 85 inland, 77 bayside and 69 at the coast.ll tell you, though, it is thick out there this morning. the sun doesn't even come up until 7:17. it will set tonight at 6:32. let's check on your drive at 6:58. fog exacting that, mike? >> definitely. there's a number of accidents. one near the san mateo bridge south 880 heading toward west 92. that accident to the shoulder but now over here we see slowing along the flat section and then it just disappears. it's there but we just can't see it. that's the fog hitting the peninsula as well. fremont also shows 880 and the effect on the east bay. look at that, guys, back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> time for one last check of today's top stories. a preliminary hearing begins today for steven carlson, the subject in a pleasanton murder nearly 30 years ago. he was arrested last year for the death of 14-year-old tina fales in 1984. he has pleaded not guilty. >>> a 56-year-old woman is behind bars suspected in a string of trash bin fires in a san jose neighborhood. fire investigators say t

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 airport. take a look out at the tarmac and some of the jet ways. you can see we have ground crews and don't have any planes. a lot of cancellations at reagan national this morning. about 40 up on the board. we have a lot of passengers who are just stuck. take a look at the benches on the first floor. we encountered people who have been here for two days. we had flights cancelled. they just can't get a seat. that is the difficulty. there are so many people who had their planes cancelled and so few seats. a lot of competition for those seats. a lot of people finding the planes stuck. airlines trying to shuffle planes and bring more personnel in to get everything back up

take your pick anywhere, in the 80s. bayside, inland, it's close on the temps.however, things are about to change tomorrow. it will be in the form of fog and a south wind or westerly breeze. today it's warm, sunny and dry. it will stay that way until next week. all signs point to a cold system dropping from the north as we head to early next week. today the warming ends. a slide in the temperatures. not before we see 70s to 80s and 9 o for many. one of those days that you can lump everybody into the same temperature range. we will be close. letter 0s for some. the coast is the place to be. pacifica, west lake, daly city warmer than brisbane. throw a parade. that doesn't happen very often. starting a cooling trend friday. a bigger cooling trend saturday. then monday increasing clouds and maybe rain tuesday and wednesday with snow in the sierra. >> good weather in the bay and maybe in st. louis. >> cloudy, cool and breezy i think. >>> competitors wear specially designed jump suits with fabric between their legs and arm for lift. they plunge from a cliff and soared

we've got rain on the way, starting to feel like fall. 70s inland and bayside, 60s at the coast. we will time out those showers for you coming up. >>> folks are getting cozy 101 on the peninsula palo alto. we'll sort out the details and those lanes coming up. >>> giving you a live look at san francisco, a little bit of cloud cover there. we'll get a full look at the forecast with christina on this tuesday, october 9th. this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. thanks for waking up with us. it is 6:00. i am marla tellez. >> and i am jon kelly. good morning, everybody. we begin with decision 2012 and this morning the campaign trail carrying president obama across the country after banking big time here in the bay area for that all-important campaign cash. bob redell is live at san francisco international airport where in just hours from now air force one will be loaded up and taking off. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. the president's campaign is hoping that the moneyy he raised in the short amount of time will be enough to start beating back the bad n

. >> our biggest concern again, i think is the, accuse me, is the surge, the water surge from the bayside. and the intensity of the storm, and the duration of the storm. if the storm turns into more of the nor'easter type of event and stays offshore, during numerous high tide cycles, that's going to cause us some problems. >> reporter: and of course we are in it for the long haul now, as you said that fishing pier we saw some damage from that. we heard rumors, police were saying that they heard that the fishing pier was damaged. we were able to get out there. we'll have video, but we also have a photo that jason smith, our photographer took. so trying to keep on things for you here. and only expected to get worse. that is thelatest from ocean city, back to you in the studio. >> we can just leave your picture up for the entire day and really monitor the progress of the storm, thank you very much, we'll talk to you again. >>> we continue our coverage now in virginia beach, virginia. >> that is where we find fox's jenny davis. she is there live with thus morning, jenny, tell us the latest fr

. >> at this point right now, the bayside is subsiding, the water is going down.nd the ocean also has backed down. i have no power. i have a generator in my home. there is no electric in my community. there is no water in my community. >> and how much food and water do you have? i mean, i know that especially when you look at the electricity situation or how long it could take for help to come, how long could you be there? >> i have a generator, so my refrigerator is -- well, i'm a year-round resident. so i'm always stocked up. i don't know when help will get here. the main concern is obviously to get water and electricity. there are a lot of downed power lines. a lot of debris. there is a lot of towned trees. a lot of devastation on the ocean homes and on the boardwalk. >> have you been given any indication of when you could be rescued at this point, or literally it's just -- it's still silent? >> we were told they would try to get people here by noon today, but that did not happen. >> and when officials over the weekend said you should evacuate, tell me why you

now we're on the north side of rehoboth beach, the bayside. this does a place called the northside play ground, a marina where lots of folks keep their boats. most of them are gone. this is harbor road, part of a parking lot here at the north shore playground. it is completely submerged in water. if you go a little farther out, it goes up well over my knees. i'm going to stick right about here. this is precisely why we're under a level two travel advisory right now throughout delaware but especially here in rehoboth beach. i want to show you some video right now that one of our photographers shot a few hours ago driving on another part of the north side of rehoboth beach. he's driving through at least 3 feet of water here as he's trying to get to our live shot location. it just goes to show you how dangerous these conditions are. this level two travel advisory means that nobody does allow -- nobody is allowed to be out driving except for emergency personnel, essential personnel, a few members of the media like ourselves but the goal is to not h

highs today 80s tomorrow, upper 70s by wednesday the cold air arrives and drop to the low 70s inland. 65 bayside. about 62 degrees at the coast on halloween. you want to think about warm, maybe rainproof costumes if you can. on the weekend we'll warm you back up and bring that sun out. >>> we are tracking the forecast and intensity of sandy. we'll talk about some of the interesting components of this storm and why we're expecting so much damage when it's just a category 1 storm. that's all coming up. first let's which can your drive and say good morning to mike inouye. >> good morning to you. we're looking over here to 101. you see this burst of traffic and the build for 101 north of 680. the map, here is how it translates heading north. you can see that slow stretch and it's sticking around. 87 now shows slowing from kurtner into down do you know and right around the interchanges also shows slowing. 85 now just over the last five minutes shows speeds coming down into the 50s heading up towards saratoga so there's the start for that slowdown as well. 680 southbound coming down here around the go

the week. temperatures today are going to be downright comfortable and not just bayside and at the coast, but everywhere degrees inland, bayside 71 degrees and at the coast 69 degrees. we do have changes on the way. we'll take you through those. 6:26. first let's check your drive. good morning, mike. >> the volume building around the bay, but the south bay not much drama here. it's 92 that i'm worried about because even this friday traffic is showing a heavier flow coming off of the hayward side. this is after you get over off the foster city side on the peninsula and we do see a little slowing on the flat section, so a busy day here. of course at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights are on. the backup past the 880 overcrossing to west grand avenue. it will only get heavier over the weekend. back to you. >>> thanks, mike. still ahead, eagle scout status denied. we'll tell you why a boy scout's dreams are being dashed by politics and his sexual orientation. >>> also remembering an icon a year to the day he passed away. we will tell you how the bay area is paying tribute to one of its greatest al

that means mid-90s inland, 80s at the coast and bayside. we'll detail your full forecast. >>> and i've got this accident on 101. our peninsula palo alto camera shows the flashing lights, two lanes and now it looks like a complete stop to traffic. we'll bring you the latest for highway 101 coming up. >>> speaking of complete stops, this is a live look at the hp pavilion. the nhl lockout still going on but talks are said to be resuming in toronto today. we will keep our fingers crossed on this thursday, october 18th. this is today in the bay. >>> it is 5:30. good morning, everybody. thank you for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> an i'm laura garcia-cannon. new this morning, a rally is planned in alameda county over a sheriff's office plan to use drones for city surveillance. alameda county sheriff's office says it wants to use remote control devices only in emergency situations, but the aclu wants them only deployed if a warrant is issued. the sheriff's office hasn't specified what it would do with any information it gathers. today's rally is in

there you go with that construction over the bridge but over on the east bayside a smooth drive coming out of castro valley. here on my maps you see some green. that's the rainfall. there may be wet roads and wet pavement for 580 so keep that in mind. >> here we go, mike. the cd celebrates its 30th birthday. sony introduced the compact disk 30 years ago this month. music lovers certainly fell in love. they sounded so much cleaner than vinyl records. but most people download their music to their phones and it pods. do you remember who put out that first cd? >> i do. >> do you? >> billy joel. >> very good. his album was originally recorded on vinyl in 1978. it was reissued on the cd in '82. >> the reason i remember that because i was a big fan of the glass houses album by billy joel and i was hoping that would be it. >> do you remember going to the store? >> exactly. now it's just click, click. >>> the giants and a's refusing to give up. coming back from 2-0 deficits to tie things up and forcing a crucial game five for today. we'll be live in oakland and cincinnati coming up next. >> rep

and many of the coastal and bayside cities dealing with gray skies. interestingly, pacifically and half moon bay, partly cloudy to mostly clear skies much and inland east bay, we see the 60s, we have sunshine. 65 in concord right now. a look at the pacific satellite view, we will begin and see the slow burnoff continues in the afternoon. we're looking at partly cloudy skies. this is the system that will bring us the next outer brain and the latest models want to speed it up a little bit. for the trick-or-treaters, it may be a little tricky. pick it up around noontime. we have the parade moving on as we move in. 24 hours from now, we are looking at mostly gray skies. the rain is to the west. by 5:00, 6:00, it want toss pull in the north bay already. we'll be tracking it. scattered showers a possibility. and into the heart of the bay area by the evening hours. the morning commute, we're now into 7:00 a.m. thursday morning. it looks like it could also be wet. tracking the system, it could speed up a little bit. and until the late evening hours. tomorrow,

as we head throughout the afternoon, highs today are only going to enup in the 70s. 72 degrees inland, 70 baysidecoast. let's check that drive with mike. >> you know what, a surprise at the bay bridge toll plaza. a lighter volume but here's why. this is on the maps. we see the slowing coming down the east shore freeway not in berkeley but getting into berkeley, an accident clearing from two lanes at the racetrack. that's the slowdown in your commute direction. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> well before, we turn things over to the "today" show, we have one last check of the day's top stories. a vigil will be tonight at 8:30 in hercules for a man who was found dead inside her home on friday. police say susie ko was killed by blunt force trauma. the family car was also stolen. >>> new documents being released in the lance armstrong scandal revealing strong evidence the cyclist was doping. the u.s. anti-doping agency says it shows test results showing armstrong had abnormal blood chemistry consistent with banned substances. >>> the giants and the a's dped the day off today before their do-or-di

mostly clear conditions over the whole bay area come noon. 70 degrees inland, 67 bayside and at the coaste'll have your seven-day outlook every 15 minutes throughout the "today" show. let's check on the drive once more. >> the slowing has also settled in. 101 slow before you get to capital all the way up past the airport. 280 jammed all the way past 880 into cupertino. 85 really slow approaching highway 87 and all the way up in towards saratoga. the earlier incident at capital expressway is cleared. bad news, 87 is not clear. live look at palo alto. we have a nice, smooth drive for 101, the pain is good, guys, into the city. back to you. >> thanks a lot. thank you for joining us this morning. we'll bow back with a local news update at 7:25 and every half hour after that. >> we certainly will. have a great day and we'll see yo

on the east bayside we're looking at 880. e volume build here for fremont coming out of union city and a slower drive now coming past the truck scales but still smooth through milpitas and through san jose, guys. back to you. >>> 6:58. one last check of the day's top stories. there are also traffic troubles north of los angeles. as many as ten big rigs were involved in a crash in the new hall pass area. diesel spilled all over the roadway and chp says rain may have played a factor. >>> it's been a rough couple of weeks for lance armstrong. he has now removed references to the tour de france on his twitter home page and his bio. the cyclist stripped of his seven tour de france titles yesterday an he was banned from the sport for life. so far the social media change is armstrong's only public reaction. >>> and the giants are headed to the world series after beating the st. louis cardinals in a shutout last night. what a game. game one of the world series is tomorrow at at&t park against the detroit tigers. >> let the world serie