who failed because he had no way to get the grain from western new york back east. hat was in 1807, and in 1808, a couple of new york state senators get legislation passed to at least get a first survey done of a possible route, and boast of those legislatures are legislatures, they are also happen to be western new york pioneer, and so it's in their interest, but they also, i think, had a broader interest because they saw the greater possibilities of laying a canal of upstate new york, accessing their lands, of course, but also being able to then contact or make advantage of all that the interior that the continent had to offer. go ahead. wait for the microphone. good. >> if -- if someone were to transport, i guess, by steam, one's barges from new york or philadelphia to albany -- >> uh-huh -- >> and then to traverse the canal with mules, does the cam company provide the meals, or what do i not understand about that? >> you mean, the workings -- how the canal workedded -- >> yes, but if one were to deliver one's barges -- right -- >> to the canal, and by steam -- >>

here's that strong cold front moving through western new york. tems, yes, will merge and make for this huge super storm with that storm surge anywhere from four to ten feet from washington d.c., new york city and then look what happens. we are talking about snow through western new york, into ohio. so this is how big it is. it is going to spread from the coastal regions all the way back through the ohio valley there. so some big-time problems anticipated with the rain, the prolonged time that this is all going to be in the area for monday into tuesday and, of course, the strong winds. 60 mile-an-hour winds, up to hurricane-force winds. in fact, we will be look at the downed power lines and people without power for several days. >>> back home live doppler 7hd, nice and quiet out there with a few clouds around. the low clouds along the coast and the delta. we will be enjoying this weather for the next several days beforing things begin to change and high pressure slides to the east of us. right now it's 54 in fairfield, 57 in san francisco. some pre

another check of superstorm sandy still wreaking havoc across the northeast hding right for western new yorkjeff flock is out in point pleasant beach, new jersey, with the latest. jeff, boy, i can't believe you're still out there. how is it? i appreciate the sentiment. it is almost like, strikes me almost like a snowstorm but this is not going to melt anytime soon the place is covered with sand that came in last night in a river from the, from the ocean. they have cleaned off ocean avenue here, and so that is one thorough fare that is clear. but, i'll tell you if the head off in the other direction, i say one thorough fare that is clear there is a washout there. this is consistent with communities up and down the atlantic seaboard in the northeast because it was all hammered like this. it is not as governor christie said, it is not going away anytime soon. it will be measured in months, not weeks in terms of cleanup. it started here. you see flashing lights off in the distance. that is the fire department shutting off gas to homes along the shore that have been designated. -- decimated. we'r

as we head from thursday into -- wednesday night into thursday, it's in western new york. n pennsylvania to western new york, still though even on thursday, ashleigh, washington, new york seeing wind gusts 20 to 30 miles per hour. it's not until the weekend this thing filly moves out and our winds completely subside. it's going to take a while. >> did you just say up to 30 miles an hour for new york city? i'm just thinking of that because of that crane that's still dangling up there. >> absolutely. without a doubt. even today winds still gusting at laguardia earlier 59 miles per hour. and it's moving so slowly away that the winds are slowly going to subside. they will subside, but because it's going so slowly, it will take a few days. >> hopefully we can get someone up at the 70-story building to secure that sooner rather than later. alexandra steele live for us, thank you. keep an eye on things, if you would. i know if you have been watching this, probably been a lot to take in and a lot to process, especially if you're a long way away from the storm, but you can help, and

in western new york, the rate is up slightly. we have been talking about this for years about how to fix the economy in western new york. what is one thing in your opinion that needs to be done to turn around this long standing issue? how do propose to achieve that if you are elected to congress? >> i am the only candidate who has spent his entire career creating jobs, 600 jobs. we have to repeal obamacare. obamacare -- trillions of dollars of taxes and fees. we are faced with the government takeover of health care. we have to get rid of that. we have to grow our economy 4% a year. producing the marginal tax rate on the dairy farmers and small- business people in the area and by reducing the marginal rate so they have more money on april 15 to invest. when you take money away -- that is gone to cost them $1 million a year that would otherwise be used to grow their company and create jobs. repeal obamacare, repeal obamacare, repeal obamacare. >> is it or peeling of obamacare -- repeal and obamacare takes the burden off existing bus

by tonight we're going to see it move and be in only western new york. by tomorrow, it looks from western pennsylvania just -- you can see just west of new york around toronto. so very slow to move. so even by wednesday and into thursday, new york and washington have 25 and 35-mile-per-hour wind gusts. so still a potent storm. the difficulty with this destruction, trying to clean up. this hurricane did not come in and go with certainly not a one-day quick hitter. we'll be doling with it thursday and even into friday. from sandy hook to islip, certainly not the picture anymore. still 50s and 60s today dropping 10 to 15 miles per hour the next few days. friday still 35-mile-per-hour wind gusts from washington to new york city. >> it's a whole lot of misery for a long time. >> yep. by the weekend finally it will be in canada and really clearing up. >> thank godness. poor canada. >> o, canada. >> alexandra mentioned the snowfall in west virginia. we'll take you to west virginia. you won't believe it. we'll be back. i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probab

>>such incredible images, not only from new york and new jersey, also here in maryland. western maryland took us all by surprise with all that snow. >> more than a foot of snow out there. they've got an extreme weather warning out there now. closer to home, though, we've got a number of school closings, information you need to know as you start your wednesday. sheree johnson is going to have an update coming up of all those school closings. but, of course, everyone knows how the weather is going to be so you can get to cleanup. >> let's send it over to meteorologist lynette charles. lynette, i know it's been crazy. this is finally a sigh of relief, but will people get out in their yard and be able to clean up today? >> yes, they will be able to clean up today. you see the radar behind me, you see some green and different colors going on. let me step out of the way so you can see what's going on. across our area we are dry, but back off toward the west, that's where we are dealing with a little bit of a mixed bag. you can see the pinks as i'm zooming in, this is cumberland and al

first, a massive fire in new >> in massive fire burning in western new york. fire crews battled the blaze which consumed a large building this morning. there were concerns the building might collapse. in commitment 2012, both the presidential candidates are taking a day off the campaign trail to prepare for their first big debate tomorrow night. president obama and mitt romney are running through full dress rehearsals to hone their talking points. meanwhile, romney is hoping to pick up a few votes with an endorsement from football great, john elway. the president has the lead in all nine key battleground states, including ohio, which begins early balloting today. >> mitt romney's task is difficult, because he has to redefine himself as well as redefining the erection. >> the first debate -- redefining the election. >> the first debate is scheduled for tomorrow night. coming up, the holiday sales forecast is out. while retailers -- why retailers expect a profit. >> a lot of rain trekking along the east coast. we will talk about how long it will last. stay tuned

new york tomorrow, 62 to 66 during game time. sunny and mild. perfect weather up in new york city. nothing showing up on doppler, nearest raindrops to us, across parts of western new york. area of low pressure that brought the clouds to us today is going to be lifting out. as it 340e6shs out, high pressure moves in. that spells not only nice weather tomorrow, but a nice stretch coming. this ripple of clouds right there, it's coming right at us here, it's moving really fast. about 110 miles an hour on the jet stream. these clouds will be in and out quickly. they will dim our view of the sky between now and 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. that will be our cloud challenge for the meteor viewing tonight opinion for the most part, clear and chilly, the further north and west you live, the clearer your skies are going to be. the further south and east. a little more in the way of cloud cover. a nice chilly start tomorrow. sunday sunshine will make for a gorgeous afternoon. get out and see some of the fall color. warm and dry weather coming our way for the entire last week of the month of october. overnight, skies will be clear by the time you get up in the morning. eve

sandy will make this storm into a classic nor'easter that could drop several foot of snow in western new york as cold air rushes down from canada and super charges this storms as we go into monday and tuesday. obviously a big impact for the east coast but some impacts for our local airports. >> the storm could cause those travel delays for people here in the bay area. we want to go to sfo for more on what's going on there. hello. >> reporter: and the airport and the airlines are going to be relying a great deal on their experience. they know pre-planning and pre-staging will be key if the storm is to have a significant impact on air travel. the bulk of the responsibility falls to the airlines as they watch the progress of the storm they are going to determine which flights will go on as scheduled and which ones will be cancelled or delayed. they are also looking at how their fares and fees are truck toured. they could be making changes for passengers who may have to change their travel plan. the airlines are waiting to see which airports are affected by the storm and then make designates from

up state new york, western new york, west of pennsylvania as well. slows down, tuesday, wednesday, and into thursday. coastal erosion. widespread power outages. that really could be the calling card of this in the end. so many power outages. we're talking boston, new york, washington, west of cincinnati. so ten million without power, not out of the question for days and days and days. also air travel. when we get to these 60-mile-per-hour winds, they close the airports. boston, washington, laguardia, dulles, cincinnati. the potential for air travel could be impacted. so myriad impacts from the air to the ground to inland to coastline. i mean, this is just a monster. >> no kidding. well, at least we're getting a good enough heads up that people can hopefully make some alternate plans. thank you so much, alexandra. >>> the east coast isn't wasting any time gearing up for this storm. she just mentioned it. washington, d.c., pennsylvania, maryland, new york, they've already declared states of emergency. virginia has warships that are tied up to their pee

it should take a turn to western new york tonight and more into canada as we get into late wednesday. overall, we're talking about 8 million people without power. winds are still very strong. we're expecting those numbers to continue to go up and the damage is unprecedented at this point. we will cover this for you for the next few weeks. >> we will keep you posted. >>> moving on now to other news. san jose investigators are sorting out what sparked a fire on the home on linda flora street. the one-alarm fire happened after 6:00 this morning. a family was evacuated from the home. the good news is no one was hurt. the fire caused heavy damage. firefighters are investigating a report of an explosion at the home. >>> the man accused of abducting and killing sierra lamar is expected back in court this afternoon. it is still unclear whether he will waive his right to appear. garcia torres is accused of abducting lamar back in march. he was charged with murder although her body was never found. >>> we are back to sandy. sandy affecting late night tv. jimmy fallon in front of an empty audien

rain is likely from western new york to west virginia. mostly sunny, dry weather will extend from the lower mississippi valley to texas. the deep south will be stormy and very windy from the northern and central plains to the ohio valley and northern and central rockies. >>> on the cbs moneywatch a sign of recovery for the housing market. and some tax troubles for starbucks. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. >> reporter: good morning. asian markets rallied this morning after china's gdp figures suggest the worst of their economic slow down may be over. tokyo's nikkei gained 2% to finish at a three week high while hang seng added half of a percent. housing construction surged and that could give the weak economy a needed boost. the commerce department said on wednesday groundbreaking on new single family homes and apartments started at the fastest rate in more than four years. the increase is driven partly by low mortgage rates. >>> despite the strong housing report wall street stocks closed only modestly higher. the d

so i make no apologies for creating 600 jobs for 600 families in western new york. i'm proud of my record and as a business executive we do the best we can all the time to make sure these companies are going to be successful. that's what i spent mike redman, not on the government payroll, like you. >> we're going to move to everyone's favorite part of the debate. the lightning round. i'm going to start often going to ask you first, congresswoman, and then mr. collins. have you had any greek joker to this week. hochul: yes. collins: now. >> have you ever been audited? do you agree with you on that last dances can be tax? hochul: that's the rub is, yes. collins: who could argue with the courts? yes. >> this is a tough one. are dubbed chicken wings better? hochul: yes. collins: i like them both. i liked us. that's what i play baseball. >> have you ever tailgated at a buffalo bill's can? hochul: yes. collins: many times, yes spent is he a good advocate for western your? hochul: know. collins: yes spent have you ever built a complex. hochul: yes. collins: my daughters co

showers in northern new england and into western new york, snow in the northern rockies. ather out west and then sunday, sunday, we're expecting more rain in new england and coastal northeast. we're also looking at gorgeous weather though southwest in the pacific northwest. sunny and cool in the rockies so great leaf lookinggr >> good morning. it will be a mild afternoon. it will feel like summer. high temperature into the upper 70's and low >> and, of course, we're getting ready for the big one. sunday night "football night in america." that's right. this is a good one. oh, lord, won't you buy me a mercedes-benz superdome as we look at the outdoor weather. it's a domed stadium so don't worry about it. it's clear, mild, temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. can the saints finally get in the win column? we'll find out on sunday night "football night in america." david. >> thank you. >>> up next, yahoo!'s new ceo on the cover of "fortune." why didn't she pose pregnant in the decision that has some women upset. >>> and the first listen to adel's new james bond theme song,

tuesday, i will spend a pennsylvania and wednesday, almost all day wednesday into thursday and western new york state, each one of those areas will have tropical storm wind gusts and heavy rain and flooding to be delivered with the storm and it was an amazing little surprise that sandy had in store for us at last minute, like sprinting for the finish line, sandy made a motion straight for e jersey shore line almost doubling its speed. >> the east coast is being pummeled with the power of a record- breaking superstar. >> oh my god, it is watching everything away. 90-mile per hour winds, driving rain, record-breaking high tides and rough surf across the c oastline. as the storm made landfall in southern new jersey, the the mid-atlantic in southern new england shores, hit hard by flooding. water lapping at the doors and piled up high on the boardwalk and in new york city a construction crane buckled, dangling and high winds and raises a concern of other construction sites. closed bridges, tunnels, and doubled in number of national guard troops deployed. north carolina has been founded by sandy for

woods, we are seeing the recommend napts of sandy moving -- remnants of sandy moving towards western new york. that's where she is right now. we are dealing with drying out as we head through the rest of today. let me show you where the wet weather is. mainly snow back off toward the west. that's what sandy did, that's some of the components of it, dropped plenty of rain across the area, but western maryland and also back in west virginia dropped lots of snowfall across that area. here closer to home we are drying out for today. it is going to be a chilly day, though. when you wake up this morning, these temperatures are cold. look at emmettsburg and glenn el coming in at 37 degrees. davidsonville at 40 degrees. as we go through the remainder of today, this is what you can expect with your planner. it's going to be a raw, chilly day coming in at 43 degrees by 9:00 and by lunchtime today we'll be at 49 degrees under mostly cloudy skies. let's get a check now of the abc 2 time saver traffic with lauren cook. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette. we are dealing with a lot of debris on

standing here looking at the path, the expected track of this storm, that by wednesday is in western new yorkfriday, it's all the way up to maine and also canada, so, anywhere from michigan to maine, to virginia, from wednesday all the way through thursday and into friday, we're still seeing the affects of this storm, daichd, so, it's not the best in those areas, certainly. >> all right, abc's sam champion is going to be on this all night long. first thing in the morning, the entire team on "good morning america" and of course, diane sawyer right here at the desk tomorrow night. stay safe, everyone. good night. ñ?

standing here looking at the path, the expected track of this storm, that by wednesday is in western new yorkfriday, it's all the way up to maine and also canada, so, anywhere from michigan to maine, to virginia, from wednesday all the way through thursday and into friday, we're still seeing the affects of this storm, daichd, so, it's not the best in those areas, certainly. >> all right, abc's sam champion is going to be on this all night long. first thing in the morning, the entire team on "good morning america" and of course, diane sawyer right here at the desk tomorrow night. stay safe, everyone. good night. anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his 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.

it is expected to move across pennsylvania today before taking a sharp turn into western new york andhat means at least two more days of heavy rain and we'll see hurricane katrina forced winds throughout the day. we knew it would make a dangerous storm and it has knocked out power to us. >> new york city subway system rivered extensive damage and it is still unclear when they will be able to open. >>> they have destroyed a raging fire in queens new york. it's still burning in breezy point and this is on the rockaway peninsular. flooding from super storm sandy slowed down the firefighters and also they had a problem with water pressure to put the fire out. 200 firefighters still have to check if anybody has been killed or trapped. it will take awhile to get the power back on to millions who have lost power. they are helping now to get the lights back on. >>> the huge storm is affecting people here, hundreds of flights out of the bay area has been there and we will tell you what you need to know if you plan to catch a plain this morning, allie? >> reporter: he said the situation at the

. >>> they are taking a sharp turn tomorrow into western new york and that means at least two more days of heavy rain in the west coast. we'll see hurricane force winds throughout the day. >> this is bad, no question about it. but, you know and it certainly has a potential to be bad for a while. >> 17 deaths are being blamed on the storm which knocked out millions to people. new york city system will reopen and it is still unclear. >>> and because of that big storm on the east coast, live at the west coast and here is what you need to know if you plan to catch a flight this morning, allie? >> reporter: well, if you care your airline directly you may be able to check the status of your flight but the duty manager says things are changing by the hour, take for example this flight to boston, well we met some people who at 4:00 were ready to go and they checked at 4:00 a.m., they checked and it system and it is a go ahead. it is all because of the impact of what was huricane sandy. thousands of flights were canceled yesterday and inside terminal two, we found many people who spent the night

this thing sits here in western new york, western pennsylvania for 24 hours, dropping an inch of rainotential, of course, is catastrophic. biggest problems, waves greater than 30 feet not out of the question. coastal erosion. inland flooding will be huge. and also, widespread power outages. we're talking the potential of 7 million to 10 million people without power. disruptio disruptions, airports, from boston all the way down to washington, as far west as cincinnati. >> alexandra, thank you very much. we'll be checking in with you again next hour. >> thank you so much for sharing your time with us today. i'll see you back at the top of the hour. >>> "your bottom line" starts right now. >>> thanks,

million people with power outages along the eastern seaboard for washington and delaware and western new york. definitely take care and watch the forecast in the next couple of days. no clouds to be found. temperatures in the 50s. nice started to the day, 50 in redwood city. 56 in san francisco. cool numbers from san jose to napa at 48 right now. down by the monterey bay, you are clear with 50. gilroy at 46. overall compared to yesterday as the warmer start. 6-7 degrees warmer in the north bay. couple degrees warmer in san francisco. seven degrees in concord. popping out around 80 degrees. rain arrives for everyone it looks like wednesday night. high pressure is going to stay into the eastern pacific. go from northern california to southern california today and tomorrow. it has allowed for the winds to shift. a light northerly wind warming up the bay area, southern california bringing plenty of sunshine. in fact temperatures all around the bay will be warmer than average. how about that 90 in los angeles. some freezing fog in the northern sierra with temperatures in the upper 20s. 61, but mai

new york and washington. four to eight foot storm surge potentially in that area. that's really one of the first hazards we'll see with this. then upstate new york, western new york, this area of low pressure sits and spin and doesn't move as fast as it's moving now. the potential for maybe a foot of rain if it sits there. an inch an hour for a day, day and a half so that's where perilous situations come in with the inland flooding. the first bands of the rain coming here into the southeast. we can see that. and, of course, we're going to watch this model guide take this hurricane, again bring it onshore, fredricka. monday and then you can see the snow on the backside. we're talking about a hurricane with snow because this is not just purely a tropical feature. it really will be a hybrid and a powerful one at that and, of course, the power outages and travel delays are another story. >> wow. thanks so much alexandria. keep us posted throughout the day. there are continuing to be national weather updates throughout the day to give us an idea of the status of sandy. thanks so much. >> sure. >> meantime that political storm called the race to the white hous

then, sitting in western new york state. then, hooking up into canada. will get a little bit of this storm, as well. it will have strong winds and a little bit of rain and eventually be pushed out into the canadian maritimes. here's that wind field. some of the heaviest winds is forced inland. same with the rain. still, there will be rain that lights up along the shoreline. we get periodic rain showers. so will you, too. but inland areas, much heavier rain. >>> now, to lara spencer in connecticut. it was a difficult night. we were getting wind gust reports there, as well. and it was a tough one. >> the wind was a huge problem, sam. one of the big concerns and not one that i think a lot of people were thinking about. they were thinking about the power. they were thinking about the flooding. but fires burned. we have pictures in old saybrook of a fire out of control. firefighters and first responders unable to help. houses burning to the ground because of the high winds and the flooding and the trees down. also, in part of old greenwich, connecticut. four

new york city and even up through main and then southward throughout washington d.c. and then behind it, of course, the colder air, the snow from west virginia, ohio, western new york. so it will be a very big storm. we will be watching it closely in the next 24 to 48 hours as it impacts millions of people. live doppler 7 hd very quiet out there. some low clouds around the coast and they will be definitely increasing throughout the afternoon and evening hours. it's mild, though, to start out. 56 in mountain view, 57 in oakland. starting out with a little bit more warmth this morning. look at that 62 around antioch. here's the visibility that has been reduced from the delta. mile and a quarter there. novato down to a quarter mile, as well as half moon bay and santa rosa three-mile visibility. we are looking at a little bit of the fog around 600, 700 feet. with that some of that moisture in there allowing for the warmer start to the day. look at san jose. you were 49 yesterday. ten degrees warmer. a little bit of that fog this morning and then sunny and mild today with rain returning for halloween. didn't look like a huge storm, backing off on some of those rainfall t

>> it judge is just north of pittsburgh in the allegheny mountains, south of buffalo, western new york. what it did today, a couple of things, one severe thunderstorm rolled right through the boston area, right into new hampshire, vermont, put down hail. capsized some boats with winds about 60 to 70 miles per hour. big waves on lake michigan here as the wind coming down the lake at 40, and cleveland, had a wind gust to 67. today, only 50. still pretty good. here is the snow, more dantogan elkins. and there is a 17-mile-per-hour gust there, and somewhere in there. yes, the snow is still coming down and still blowing, but tapering off. still will snow, are you asking how long will it snow? at least another 24 hours. look at the numbers. red house, maryland, garrett county, 29 inches. flat top, 28. davis in west virginia. and 24 inches of snow and still snowing at each one of those locations. eastern maryland, the winter when it comes to rain or maybe not, considering what it was. and mt. washington, 140 miles per hour, highest wind gust from the islip and all approaching that 90-mile-per

got a lot of wet weather to talk about from parts of missouri and arkansas all the way into western new york. out west, high pressure dominates. we're looking at a beautiful day in the pacific northwest. heat continues through the southwest and a perfect day in >> good morning.shine and a higs it will turn out to be a beautiful day with temperatures 10 degrees above average. mostly sunny skies expected >>> time now for today's take 3 where we give our take on stories catching your attention and our special guest this morning is british pop sensation cher lloyd. we just heard you sing and rap, and you ready to talk in. >> definitely, yeah. always. >> our first take one has to do with "american idol." you're the perfect person to ask about this because you started on the british "x-factor." >> you're not going to ask me. >> please. >> nicki minaj. >> just between us. >> nobody is listening. >> can it be a secret? >> it is a secret. >> do you have an opinion about the fight? do you think it's real, or do you think it's all for publicity? >> i don't have a clue, i really don't, but it's been ver

then we have the cold front, the strong cold front pushing through western new york and western pennsylvania down through the ohio river valley. it's these two storms converging. now the tropical storm is going to run parallel up the coast lean through the weekend and by monday into tuesday it takes the left-hand turn and blows coming, bringing a huge wind field and rain event with we've got high tide going on and a prolonged storm for twelve hours or so with very heavy rains, gusty winds and with the high decides it will be 134 event here. so eats two systems coming together. a nor'easter and the tropical storm just blows coming over a huge area with over, oh, about a 400, 450 mile-an-hour wind span. we are talking about cold air on the outer edge of it, but really a historic event. hopefully it won't impact -- well, it's supposed to impact over 50 million people, you heard about that. but the timing with election day, and it's going to be a rough go right through late sunday into tuesday. live doppler 7 hd, clear conditions. we are looking at temperatures this morning warmer than they have

on into tomorrow, we have got a lot of wet weather stretching its way from the great lakes, western new yorkwith mountain snows there windy conditions through the southwest, sunny and warm throu >> mostly and sunny and beautiful today. 68 degrees today. temperatures near 80 degrees by >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. >>> coming next from gift shopping to shaving, making a man's life easier, right after this. ♪ this is the car that loves to have fun ♪ shopping to shaving, making a man's life easier, right after this. have said ♪ ♪ 'cause at the pump it's miles ahead ♪ ♪ let's hum, hum, hum, hum ♪ let's hum ♪ a prius for everyone ♪ the perfect match, electric and gas ♪ ♪ mile after mile its tank could last ♪ ♪ we made three more for all to use ♪ ♪ big, small, and plug in, it's yours to choose ♪ ♪ and let's hum, hum, hum, hum, let's hum ♪ ♪ a prius for everyone ♪ and let's hum, hum, hum, hum, here's my morning routwardrobe. cute. then new activia breakfast blend. mmm... a great way to help start the day. and it helps regulate your digestive system. new activia breakfast blen

this goes inland to ohio, pennsylvania, way back towards western new york. so, major wind event.ge by the time this is done, shep. >> rick: mouth, update us, thank you. on this day in 1998 the deadliest hurricane to strike the western hemisphere in two centuries slammed central america it was hurricane mitch. it had barreled across the atlantic ocean for weeks. made landfall as a strong category 5. wind gusts well over 200 in honduras destroyed nearly three fox all star quers of the massive crops. it killed some 2,000 people. nearly a million folks lost their homes and mitch made its mark 14 years ago today. and now you know the miss for this friday october 26th, 2012. each shepard smith. back for you on monday. plenty of storm coverage. our troops are dispatched all up the east

well, some showers in northern new england into western new york. n rockies. look for beautiful weather out west and then sunday, sunday, we're expecting more rain in new england and coastal northeast. we're also looking at gorgeous weather, though, southwest into the pacific northwest. sunny and cool in the rockies so >>> 7:39. happy friday, everybody. i want to start the live picture over the embarcadero, just a beautiful sky overhead. plenty of midlevel and low cloud cover, but not a lot of fog left over this morning. temperatures are going to be comfortable. 73, that's it in concord. out in the extreme east bay, 74 in livermore, 64 in fremont and 63 degrees requiring a jacket for part of the day in san francisco. as we head throughout the upcoming weekend, we stay nice and mild. give that ac a break all the way through next thursday. >> and, of course, we're getting ready for the big one. sunday night "football night in america." that's right. this is a good one. oh, lord, won't you buy me a mercedes-benz super dome as we look at the outdoor weat

the remains of superstorm sandy is moving into western new york and causing trouble as far west as wisconsin but nothing like the damage in the northeast. the death toll this morning is 55, 22 of them in new york city alone. >> 6.8 million utility customers are still without power in 16 states and washington, d.c. in hard hit lower manhattan officials say power will not be fully restored until the weekend at the earliest. however, financial markets will reopen this morning and major airports are also starting to reopen. our correspondents are all along the east coast again this morning reporting on the impact of superstorm sandy. >> we begin with jeff glor along the jersey shore which bore the brunt of sandy's wind and rain. president obama will visit the devastation there later today. jeff is in atlantic city. good morning. >> reporter: charlie, good morning. one situation firefighters are watching this morning is about 70 miles north of here, a fire has broken out and access to a bridge is limited or completely unavailable which could make fighting that fire difficult. overall here in new

remember, this storm is going to curve up through pennsylvania, curve up through western new york statehere's an awful lot of rain with this storm. here's where the snow is falling. snow out of this storm? you better believe it. there's already blizzard warnings for the mountains of west virginia. and heavy hits of snow. meanwhile, on the west coast, we've got rain in the west. beautiful conditions. >> folks, i know we've brought you through a lot of storms. some of them bigger than others and some of them smalls. please take this seriously and stay indoors if you can if you're watching our coverage of sandy. all of that was brought to you by progressive. >>> it's important to make sure your children are aware of just how powerful this superstorm could be. so many schools are closed this monday morning. halloween festivities on hold. here are tips on how to talk to your kids about bracing for sandy, psychologist janet taylor. we're going to talk to her. but first, let's take a listen to what kids are saying first? >> i'm probably going to put sand all over my house. >> we're really afra

maryland border moving west and it is going to get pulled north and northeast and head through western new york state as a weakening tropical depression or weakening storm let's put it that way in layman's terms. it is snowing in parts of ohio, west virginia, even kentucky now. southern parts of the appalachians as far south as the mountains of north carolina and tennessee and the rain extends all the way north with maybe a severe thunderstorm watch coming out for parts of new england. it will weaken but it's going to be a long, drawn out process. i think for the areas that got worst hit however the damage is done. most likely left over showers in and around new york city, coastal jersey. even in through the interior of new jersey where they had some flooding too. but the worst done in terms of the wind too were gusts over 90 miles per hour. islip and jfk airport. >> bill: the flooding recede automatically? i was wondering because there is this -- all of the factors including the full moon. so everything is -- tides are higher right? >> tides are higher. the water is still going to come up, i b

has not -- are feeling effects in it's hitting pennsylvania now then it's going to go through western new york then it's going to head towards canada. want to get right to brian todd who is in moonachie, new jersey, this morning. we showed pictures from moonachie yesterday that berm breach. what's the latest from where you are, brian? >> soledad, they're getting some relief here because the water has receded from yesterday. 24 hours ago, it was a very severe crisis here, with the flooding just, you know, engulfing this section of moon okay ki and two adjoining towns, little ferry and carlstadt. people starting to come back to their homes today. we see people streaming back into the neighborhood. but there are hazards involved in doing that. you've got a downed power cable line here. this scene is repeated on street after street. people have to be very careful. a lot of them, a lot of these lines are just barely visible. as we said the water is starting to recede. this whole street was flooded yesterday. people had to be rescued from this area. the water has receded. still fairly deep at the en

the storm surge even continued today as sandy tracked through western pennsylvania and new york state. the storm has affected an estimated one out of every five americans, bringing some business to a standstill over flooding, closed airports, and no public transportation. while rescue efforts continue tonight, early damage estimates are still rough, running between $10 billion and $20 billion, according to eqecat. hurricane irene did $10 billion damage 14 months ago. >> susie: wall street was closed again today for the second straight day because of hurricane sandy. this is the first two-day weather-lateshutdown since 1888. but the major exchanges are expected to reopen tomorrow. all systems are a go. the new york stock exchange said the opening bell will ring as usual at 9:30 a.m. eastern time. the nasdaq will also open for normal operations on wednesday. that's just what investors wanted to hear. both exchanges have been running tests today to make sure all systems were running smoothly. >> susie: the nyse's building is located on wall street, just blocks away from the section of lo

direction, long island sound is a worse problem than new york harbor, because the winds are going to push the water on long island sound into that westernw york. flood astoria and city island and at the same time, you will see the surge coming in from the ocean, and that is a terrible combination. >> professor, when the water goes up the east river and tries to come down from the east river from the sound, what is going to happen? >> right. so we will see some massive flooding. >> you are talking about roosevelt island? >> in irene, it came close to a foot of getting into the subway at south ferry, but we have a good chance that we will get salt water in the subways for the first time. >> oh, really? that is really obviously not good for the electrical or anything to get salt water down. >> right. saltwater and electricity don't mix well. we have a big intra strufrastru problem putting the subway back in order and that is a huge economic loss to the city. >> and when you look at the number of people taking the subway in the city. >> and we talk at the city that is not uniform and if you look at ta skyscrapers, because they are different