most of the mid-atlantic region is under these chilly temperatures. there has even been snow in the mountains. we should be able to get into the low 50's later today. 53 downtown. only in the 40's in the northern suburbs. if you are near the pennsylvania line, frederick, carroll county, probably in the upper 40's today. most of the flooding is over with, but it takes a lot of time to get rid of all that water. it takes time to drain into the tributaries and streams. there could still be a little bit of flooding in your neighborhood, if you live near one of those creeks or streams. the forecast for the rest of today, halloween 2012, not too bad. a mixture of clouds and sunshine. low to mid 50's in most areas. trick or treating should be just fine. it will be chilly, but no weather problems expected. tomorrow, about the same thing. the mixture of clouds and sun, maybe a few degrees warmer. keep in mind, the average time is 62, so we will be below that number all weekend. saturday night, there could be -- to the forget, daylight savings time it is over.

especially for the mid-atlantic region. it is downgraded to a tropical storm right now and notice its movement. it's moving north/northeast at about 10 miles per hour. it is going to take a turn to the northwest on monday. we're talking about this storm staying so far out to sea and it is going to have such a big impact on the east coast. for now it is a very large storm. you can see the heaviest of the rain is still out over the water. we are starting to see some of the outer rain bands producing lighter rain along the beaches of north carolina and south carolina. and it is going to take this path, following parallel to the eastern seaboard. but look at this setup. we have a stalled front to our west, and we have a huge area of high pressure to the northeast. that's actually going to cause this storm to go in between the two, and monday night into tuesday, that's when conditions are going to deteriorate. we could end up with more than 10 inches of rain in the delmarva peninsula and of course the rough surf will be an issue

it is limited to the mid- atlantic region. otherwise, a fairly quiet around us. rain in florida from sandy, and then we have the storm to the northwest of us, the combination of snow in minnesota, nebraska, iowa, wisconsin. both parts of that will emerge over our area. that will make things confusing. outside, the clouds are holding the temperatures down. mostly in the mid 60's. the sun is beginning to break through the clouds. the cloud deck is pretty good over us. the sun is out in garrett county. the breaks in the clouds in the eastern shore, those of you who see some sunshine today are likely to make it to 72. where the clouds are the thickest, that is holding the temperatures down. what is bringing in the moisture is this easterly breeze that is above us, coming off of a ridge of high pressure coming in from canada and new england. the larger picture, again, we have hurricane sandy, 105 miles per hour winds to our south, and then to the northwest, a cold front. high pressure is keeping them apart. eventually, the upper atmospheric activity supporting this st

we have team coverage tonight as the storm approaches the mid-atlantic region. sarah sampson is in ocean city tonight, where residents could be on the front line of the storm. george is in the low-lying areas of fell's point as people are gathering sandbags. but let's go to our meteorologist who is tracking the storm. john, what's the latest? >> well, sandy is a hurricane, marginal, category one, with 75-mile-an-hour winds, a little better than 300 miles away from cape hatteras. here's what the weather looks like for us. we had the cold front to the west and all that moisture coming up from the south from sandy. but it's kind of held down to the extreme southeast virginia, the mouth of the chesapeake bay. we've had a very nice afternoon this afternoon so far. let's switch over to our main computer and here are the various tracks. we still got a variety of solutions, but most of them converge on new jersey. i want to kind of focus now, instead of having two or three of these little spinning symbols about where various models talk, the three main models, the europ

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england down to the mid-atlantic region. with these. look at these. we are still running at 83 degrees in downtown baltimore. not going to cool off a lot tonight either. expect the warm, muggy conditions to continue. record high, however, a hot 92. the record low, close to freezing. we did pick up another hundred of an inch of rain since midnight. showers and angered a little bit. 25.23 inches of rain for the year so far. and there is a little rain coming in. the thing -- good thing the o's are playing against -- plane under the dome down their. fog, monday. clout -- scattered showers. the low tonight, not too much cooler than a typical high at this time of year. all the moisture is left behind. is just lenders there, triggering the showers. next -- it just lenders there, triggering the showers. next, a windsor -- a winter land mass. the northern air pressure. 6 inches or more possible by friday morning. fall is going to tighten its grip. there is a lot of sunshine across the region peeping that midwestern cold front crosses

region. the hurricane center thinks it will continue on a northward track. is a healthy category two hurricane right now. it will turn off the coast of the carolinas and and then back into the mid atlantic toward the northeast sunday night into monday. the worst-case scenario would be the european model that has been consistent in insisting on the storm moving our way. there is self east of hatteras at about midnight sunday night into monday morning. then it curves back inland, almost right toward baltimore. it moves right over the baltimore-washington area late monday evening going into tuesday morning and then works it way back into the mounds and the grealakes. the mountains have a chance for some snow and we have the potential for high winds and flooding rains. there may be a little sun in afternoon tomorrow and water temperatures of 64-65 degrees on the bay. a decent day tomorrow, but things will be changing over the weekend. it may change over to snow sunday night into monday and even i

this year the critters in 38 states in the mid-atlantic region being the hottest spot. >> there are millions of them. it is worse than i have ever seen in my life. >> you got that right. >> the good news is they won't sting or bite. they will eat everything making them a problem for your garden, too. >> this is a look at a little time lapse photography this afternoon. gray skies and fog. showers. take a look at that shot in high definition outside of our studio doors here. a really ugly picture of low clouds where temperatures were a struggle again to get out of the low 50s so well below average for this time of the year. 50 degrees in baltimore. dewpoints into the 40s. a bit of a wind making it feel raw at just about 30 inches and ricing. 50 in town right now. dc at 52. starting to see some 40s showing up. hagerstown. then a look at 30s tonight. forecast lows going for 39 in the city limits. outside of 70, outside the beltways, 30s. frost and freeze conditions. for that reason we have some frost advisories for allegheny county, washington county under freeze warnings because temperatures co

a clear setup across the entire med atlanta eke re-- atlantic region. good weather is in the offing for the next few days. our future temperature scenario in the low 40s. as we go forward into the day tomorrow we're going to bounce back nicely into the low 60s, mid-60s toward d.c. with the widespread sunshine. as we go from tomorrow into -- let's see, what would that be, thursday, temperatures beginning to push back to 70 degrees. time will mess with your head. over the entire east coast a few passing clouds. the jet stream up into southern canada. that's where the storm action is, sent for out here. we have a significant storm still churning in the south atlantic. hurricane rafael continuing to make its move to the east. you see bermuda. the eye of rafael passing offshore. the track on rafael continues to pull in further out to sea. could there be large surfs? not out of the question. it will be a several day delay effect we could see bigger surf. we could briefly get to category 2. tonight 40, mostly clear and chilly. 66. mossly sunny and seasonable.

we will see clouds increasing in the mid-atlantic region, but from d.c. to areas around richmond, late day showers for you. the southeast is where we could be dealing with some showers. maybe even some strong storms. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. this weekend, we also saw a storm system heading up through northern portions of new england. it's still spinning up there as it crosses new york state into areas of canada, so our friends in northern new york and vermont also dealing with some pretty windy and wet and cool weather. that storm that's in the deep south going to linger for much of this week. i'll tell you the details coming up. >> no, no. you know how much i love rain. not. >>> a new quarter begins. pump prices fall and bonnie and clyde's guns go for anything but a steal. your business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, baby baby baby no! an unbelievable incident at the opening night of justin bieber's "believe" tour. >>> a very good morning to you. welcome back to "early today."

region, also will be targeting the western new england region as well. the battle zone will be just around here. it's going to be a severe event, heavy rain, damaging gusts, large hail and even tornadoes still not out of the question. and outside of this severe zone, frequent lightning will be the primary threat. in behind that system, the rain and the winds will finally be tapering off across the great lakes region, but the winds will still be as much as 80 kilometers per hour, especially the gusts could be as much as 90 kilometers per hour, and that will be finally tapering off in the knot. but in the southern plains regions, due to the low humidity, those combined could bring us some very critical fire weather. out across much of the western portions, still things are pretty hot. 29 degrees in los angeles, but on the other side of the jet stream looking at denver at 18 degrees. that's going to be much warmer into your saturday, about 23. bismarck we're looking at 9 but finally into the double digits on your saturday. here in europe, we are going to be

it's worst for the mid-atlantic region. that's the peak of the storm. it's when we are going to get winds gusting up near 80 miles per hour. it's when the storm surge is going to be up to perhaps four to seven feet or higher. the peak of the storm comes at the high tide between 6:00 and 9:00 monday evening. it's a high tide because of a full moon. there are all these factors making it that much more powerful across the east coast. again, that rainfall could end up four to eight inches widespread. we could see up to ten to 12 inches and that will create the inland flooding. between the inland flooding, the coastal flooding with the storm surge, winds up to 40 miles per hour for several days and the peak of the storm with wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour, it's an awful combination. there's a lot of stress on the power lines. power outages will be a huge issue. charge your cell phones. be prepared for no power. a lot of people preparing their homes with the food and water and everything you need. you could be stuck at home for several days. >> prepare fo

that's the cold air that eventually will circle all the way around this storm through the mid-atlantic region as the storm goes to the north that could give us even some snow on the backside of this storm come monday into tuesday. as far as what i think is the biggest thing, i would expect all schools in new england and mid-atlantic possibly to be no school monday, tuesday, generators will be hard to find in the days ahead in those areas. now is the time to prepare and do it before every else does. >> bill, you're tracking it all. >>> coming up, voter fraud in florida. the fbi investigates. >>> also, scientists mixing male and female embryos. is this a good idea? >>> plus, if you are a customer at bank of america, they could be taking a huge hit. details next in business. you're watching "first look "on msnbc. new prilosec otc wildberry is the same frequent heartburn treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that gives you a burst of wildberry flavor. now why make a flavored heartburn pill? because this is america. and we don't just make things you want, we make things you di

region early next week, and a rendezvous with a wintry storm system from the west. here's the latest. sandy has already killed at least 58 people in the caribbean. a state of emergency has now been declared in nine states and the district of columbia. we have a team of correspondents standing by, and we begin with our hurricane consultant david bernard at our miami station wfor. >> reporter: good evening, margaret. not much change on the storm in intensity or the expected track. latest from the national hurricane center puts sandy at 75-mile-per-hour storm, 345 miles south of cape hatteras, north carolina, moving to the northeast at 13. based on that track, the best chance for significant windses, 58 miles per hour or greater, are going to be in the area along the jersey shore, right into the new york city metropolitan area, and when we talk about significant winds, we're talking about winds that have a good chance of causing power outages and a lot of do you understand trees glerg david, how much flooding should we expect? >> coastal flooding could be a huge proble

now fema is moving resources into the area, and the mid-atlantic region. for those of you asking if this is still hurricane season, it doesn't end until november 30th. brian? >> it is hard to watch all of that, having spent time there, ann thompson in new jersey, preparing for a rough weekend, thank you, our coverage of the storm, of course, continues through the weekend. if you're concerned about where you live, on our website there is a hurricane tracker allowing you to plug in your own zip code at nbcnightly.com. >> now we switch to the campaign coverage, 11 days to go. >>> and on top of everything else, the frantic pace as they try to finish, now they really do have to worry about the storm, heading for some of the most valuable political real estate there. peter alexander has more. from canton, ohio, where governor romney is, peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you as hurricane sandy takes aim on the east coast, forecasters are not the only ones on alert, the campaign strategists are, as well. with crews defending against potentia

it looks like it will move into the mid-atlantic region near washington, d.c. or new york city by tuesday. regardless of the track it could certainly produce, rough seas, strong winds and some showers. along the eastern seaboard of the u.s. for the next several days. as for the continent, strong low-pressure system is located over eastern canada, producing moderate to heavy snow and heavy rain. and also, thundershowers along the cold front, and as the rain moving through, temperatures, will drop significantly, so, look at this. only 90 degrees expected in chicago. that is 15 degrees cooler than thursday. 13 degrees in oklahoma city. and threen d ein denver. still on the hot side. 30 degrees in los angeles. we have red flag warnings. for southern california. all right, moving into the philippines, and another tropical system is now moving over the south china sea. this is tropical system, expected to become a severe tropical storm within the next 24 hours. may make the second landfall in vietnam, some time between saturday afternoon into your sunday morning, loc

we expect a rainy, cool day from southern new england down through the mid-atlantic region along the coast. in other words, if you have weekend plans, try to get them outdoors on saturday. sunday may not be the nicest from areas from washington, d.c. up to boston. so the forecast for today, very warm and beautiful on the east coast. just a few showers in the middle of the country. chilly in the plains, even into saturday. saturday is the transition day in new england. maybe a few showers. really, it's going to be sunday that all the sudden we go from 80s to mid-50s and rainy and cloudy. big changes coming. >> in the span of two days, 81 to 58. thanks so much. >>> let's turn to sports now. the arizona cardinals have been one of the best early season stories in the nfl. off to a 4-0 start for the first time since 1974. trying to keep their record perfect against the rams in st. louis last night. first possession for st. louis, sam bradford drops back with a man in his face. beautiful catch. that's nice. hauls it in with one hand. 44 yards. good coverage on the play. he just makes a bea

so we'll see this intensify and conditions get worse all across the mid-atlantic region. we will see this storm system produce a lot of coastal flooding here because of that storm surge. we made it through a high tide this morning, and we saw the flooding at the coastline. we see the next high tide at the peak of the storm later on this evening, anywhere between 8:00 in the mid-atlantic region up to midnight in the long island region. we see that coastal flooding be of concern, especially into parts of tonight. once that storm system does start to move in. winds with this storm, we are already starting to notice them. as it gets closer, not only are the winds going to gust at times at the peak of the storm, but it's pushing all of the water onshore. that's why we are dealing with the potential for a storm surge that could be as high as 4 to 7, 8, 9 feet higher than the normal high tide. this is a lot of water to contend with. here we go monday night at 8:00. at that point it may or may not have transitioned into this post-tropical cyclone here. either way, it's just a tit

now conditions are easing across the mississippi valley, but instead, part of the mid-atlantic region, still with a slight risk of severe weather that is going to be continuing into tonight. heavy rain occurring in and around the low-pressure system. rain will spread into the north eastern states. and southern quebec in the next 24 hours. back behind it very windy. we have high wind warnings and watches posted. in the northern half of the plains. and, also, windy in the -- in the british columbia and the pacific north west region and very wet as well. and we are expecting heavy snow showers across the canadian rockies and freezing rain is also possible into your friday morning. temperatures are looking like this. excessive heat is finally coming to an end in l.a. 25 degrees expected. that's 10 degrees cooler than it was on your wednesday. meanwhile, chilly air comes in from the north, dropping down temperatures. chicago reaching only 9 degrees on your friday. and 8 degrees in winnipeg. all right. finally, let's go over to europe. lots of clouds across the west. underneath the cloud. w

dense fog and light rain will stretch from the mid-atlantic region into coastal new england. a stalled front will bring showers and thunderstorms from northern florida to carolinas. break out the blower. parts of minnesota and north dakota could get as much as four inches of snow. here we go. in sports the tigers miguel cabrera joined the baseball great of ted williams and mickey mantle. he got the triple crown. cabrera getting a standing o when he was taken out of the game. he's the first triple crown winner since 1967. last national league winner was joe midwick back in 1937. a pair of homers helping the bronx bombers destroy the white sox 13-2. the yanks had 245 home runs. the orioles use. new york wins the american league east. electric in oakland. they rallied from four runs down to beat the rangers and do until probable win the american league west for the first time since 2006. the a's came from a 13 game division deficit. the rangers face a one game playoff wild card game. forget the race for the white house. this is teddy roosevelt, george washington, thomas jefferso

not going to be widespread but the mid-atlantic region populated area from washington, d.c., to baltimore, archbishop, all the way down through virginia and the carolinas has a chance for some isolated strong storms later on today. more or less after you get home from work. i don't think we'll see many storms out there until we get to the evening hours into the overnight hours. as far as the forecast goes today we're dry today in new england, tomorrow's the rainy day. d.c. could see showers and storms late today after you get home from school or from work. the rest of the country, the northern plain, it's a rough morning up there. very windy and just kind of raw and cold and the leaves are coming down in a hurry. unfortunately at peak too. not many left. >> hey, bearer of good news over there. thank you, bill. >> same for new england. >> we get it. it stinks. >>> coming up, the latest bizarre baby name and this one is a mouth full. plus, who knocked charlie sheen off his highest tv pefrn entertainment straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. but how am i going to fund it? an

the mid-atlantic region is bracing for sandy. a slow-moving monster of unprecedented size and scope. the storm has brought transportation to a standstill throughout the region. united, delta, jetblue and us airways have shut down operations which will have a ripple effect. >> with cancellations in major hub cities that affects travelers all over the country. >> reporter: in new york citier where the biggest fear is the storm surge, all subway and bus transportation has been suspended. and hundreds of thousands of new yorkers have been ordered to evacuate from low-lying areas. >> if you don't evacuate, you're just putting your own life -- you're not just putting your own life in danger. you're also putting the lives of first responders who may have to come in and rescue you. >> reporter: stock markets will be closed monday and possibly tuesday. meanwhile, red cross workers are mobilizing across the country and heading east. >> there's no telling what's going to happen. it could be quite a bit of devastation. a lot of flooding. >>

a chilly and drier day in new england to the mid-atlantic regions. >> 60s in the northeast and midwest. 80s from dallas to miami. and 70s in the rockies. >>> and when we come back, cold comfort for millions of homeowners. a painful prediction on winter heating bills. >>> and be careful who you wish for. lance armstrong wanted to know who accused him of doping. now, he knows. >>> and the huge amount we're spending to get our pets in the halloween spirit. >ñ?x?xpcs6 >>> welcome back. the latest snapshot of the economy showed growth continued at a modest base. the fed's new book shows activity picking up over the late summer. the housing market provided a big boost, with existing home sales up in every region. and prices holding steady or increasing in many areas. >>> more than two years after the deepwater horizon disaster, there's word bp and the justice department are close to a settlement over the spill. "the wall street journal" reporting negotiations have been heating up, with the two sides hammering out a multibillion-dollar deal. >>> fedex delivering bad news to its employees. th

treaty organization does afghanistan border the atlantic region nato has become a military alliance which is trying to impose its rules on the entire planet france has always been known to stand up to empires. though let's not change the subject completely. provocative low budget u.s. made insulting islam has. provoked into western protests throughout community all around the globe france is home to the biggest muslim community in the western europe around five million people is there anything here that they too could be inflamed. i think that it's quite possible that some french muslims are shocked and rightly so i believe most of them are shocked i don't think it can lead to mass demonstrations though but since you mentioned it i'd like to elaborate on the issue personally i'm shocked that in western philosophy there's a will to confuse freedom of expression with obvious insults to other religions i think this is all part of the course that i disapprove of it's not only about islam you know what happened in russia with the widely covered pussy riot case it's not only about freedom

multigrain cheerios >>> the mid-atlantic region preparing to bear the brunt of hurricane sandy today as a massive storm continues to work its way up the east coast this morning. hurricane sandy, a category 1. history tells us storms of this magnitude that hit the east coast can cause billions of dollars of damage. according to the national hurricane center, two of the ten costliest storms in u.s. history have been category 1 hurricanes that have targeted the northeast. last summer's hurricane irene cost more than $15.8 billion in damages after hitting an area from north carolina to maine. in 1972 hurricane agnes did more than $11.7 billion of damage. it went from florida to long island, new york. let's check in with bill karins. he is a upstairs. where is it now and where is it headed in the next few hours? >>> it's amazing it's safely off the shore. it's not causing too much damage or chaos yet. we'll watch landfall this evening probably around 8 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. that's when the destruction will be done during the high tide cycle and the winds. this morning is not horrible. here's

high pressure in control the weather here in the mid atlantic region so we should get another dry day in but a lot of activity to the west and to the north, a strong storm system out of the midwest producing rain north of us, north central pennsylvania, new york state, snow in parts of new england, showers towards cleveland and showers and thunderstorms around st. louis, as well. all of this will converge over the next 24 hours and we will probably get rain tomorrow. 47 in catonsville, 61 in cockeysville and 49 degrees in taneytown. a mix of sun and clouds, milder day, sunrise at 7:16 and the high temperatures this afternoon a range between 69 and 74 degrees. if you're taking out the boat, it might be choppy, especially this afternoon with winds picking up this afternoon to 20 knots, wave heights to two feet and the next high tide at fort mchenry 5:48 a.m. temperatures will hold in the 50's overnight tonight. seven-day, unfortunately, rain in the picture on monday. the high temperature around 73 so a mild day but au -- off-and-on rain showers likely. middle to upper 60's tuesday throu

region without power tonight. two feet of snow in parts of maryland and west virginia. the stock markets will be open for business tomorrow after being closed for the past two days. president obama will be looking at the devastation with dpgoverr chris christy in new jersey. let's get to todd gross tonight who is tracking the storm over the new york east. >> reporter: you may not believe this. sandy won't quit. if you look right here, there is a new belt of showers and thunderstorms that have formed. gusty storms that are affecting that wart of the country. even the north eastern united states on the coast line is in part of the storm. right in through chicago coming in through the great lakes that is where the winds are funneling in from the north. same winds edge of the storm that moved in on the coast line. that is number two. and three of course, we have a lot of air play in through here. let's zero in on west virginia. it is not only snowing there, they have had over two feet around 30 inches of snow. if you

this mid-atlantic region, there is the warm, muggy air that will be with us tonight from tomorrow. out of the south, scattered showers through the carolinas. not only warm and muggy. we will still be occasionally wet in our area before the drier weather pattern comes in from the west. scattered showers. off to the north and west. that cold front. southerly breezes will keep us in a warm, muggy conditions. this is the cold front we are talking about. really chilly air coming in from the rockies. we actually have a winter storm warnings and watches advisories out. 6 inches to 12 inches of snow possible by friday morning in northern minnesota. of good sign the seasons are changing. scattered showers tonight into tomorrow morning. breaks in cloud cover. and other warm day tomorrow afternoon. lots of snow showers friday, which could warm up temperatures again. that western cold front will clog -- crossed the mountains on friday and that will be followed by the chillier air. mostly cloudy, mucky. most of the showers tomorrow in the morning. waves will be 1 ft. 2 two ft. upper 60's 270. m

what does it mean for the mid- atlantic region? more of what the national oceanic and atmospheric administration has predicted for the coming months. >> whether the northeast will be covered by snow storms like this one, or enjoy a mild winter, is anyone's guess. >> the same probability of it being above-average or being below average. >> meteorologist have been counting on el nino to develop and bring more precipitation this winter. >> we don't know what happened, to be honest. >> parts of the southeast, specifically florida, will likely be cooler and wetter. >> we don't see a signal towards a wet winter coming up for those regions. what's more than 800 meteorologist studying forecast models made those predictions possible. they are all housed in this new facility in maryland. the prediction center does held its grand opening this month. from the tornadoes that leveled homes in the central and southern plains this spring, to hurricane isaac that left parts of louisiana underwater. these meteorologist were watching and ready to act

today along the mid atlantic region to the northeast and southeast where we could see hail, winds and isolated tornadoes and all of these big cities. keep you posted and bring you the latest on watches and warnings. >> janice dean, thanks. >>> the time now is 10 minutes after the top of the hour. bill o'reilly and bob beckel square off on the election. >> here is where you are making a mistake. it's a tragic mistake. >> up next o'reilly tells bob beckel what's really the issue in this year's election. >> while the candidates talk tough about the nation's debt they are not holding back on political ad spending. those numbers will come up and they will shock you. >> 14 after the hour. here's what you missed while you were sleeping. check this out a meteor shower lighting up the night sky over oakland, california. >> looks like a movie. it was so big you literally look like you could see the flames on it. >> it looked like a huge rock or something slideling over. oh my god what's that? >> the souped was so loud it shook their homes making them think it was an earthed quake. astronomers b