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And tomorrow as well as the physical trading floor here in lower manhattan. thats shut down as well. thomas, we are in for a long haul as you can see, weather wise, we havent started yet. >> its a bizarre storm. this abundance of caution is the way to go until we know more. michelle franzen, thank you. it is the second time in as many years the densely populated northeast correspond had to prepare for a massive hurricane. coming up, an expert in public health and disaster will address the ques...

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, its an awful combination. theres 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 ev...

The realities, the lives of so many voters over the next week. do you think though, that is going to implement the change where more focus as we talk about the campaigns staying tight in ohio. more attention going into that state? >> yeah, i think that remains to be seen. earlier today, the president mentioned it remains to be seen whether this is going to affect voter turn out. they werent anticipating it. i think youll see them go back to ohio and make up for lost time at the end of the week. ...

Cold air that could turn it into a noreaster. >> right. we have a complicated weather pattern. its a huge land area taking place thats going to be hit by this. secondly, this is going to be such a wide path for this storm that its going to stretch the capacity of first responder agencies to get to every place it wants. its important to take care of ourselves. dont forget each person is their own first responder. you have to take seriously your own responsibilities. that starts at getting to safe...

Evacuation, we can help with that. we have shelters across the state. we have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people, thousands across the state working with various agencies. people have to take care of themselves as well. >> how are you being able to communicate with people to get out the message, but also to get out information on where they could go for potential shelters, evacuation shelters, if necessary. >> caller: we are grateful to you and other media to get the message out. delaw...

President obama taking time of the campaign trail to oversee preparations taking place at fema in washington, d.c. this is what he had to say. >> good afternoon, everybody. obviously, all of us across the country are concerned about the impact of hurricane sandy. this is a serious and big storm. my first message is to all the people across the eastern sea board, mid-atlantic going north that you need to take this very seriously and follow the instructions of your state and local officials becaus...

Back together, they benefit the most enthusiastic voters. they benefit governor romney. if you are talking strictly on paper. the more enthusiastic voters are older. >> the states effected by sandy are solidly blue. >> well, virginia. this is going to be a close election. virginia could be effected. i told you congressman clay burn. it could make a difference. >> all eyes remain on ohio. governor romney was in ohio campaigning and made mention of the storm and the impact of sandy. take a look. >...

In the commercial break we were talking about this. there are certain people that will hear its just a cat 1 storm, its not that big of a deal. they think we are the boy that cried wolf, trying to warn people about the severity of what the storm can bring. what is your advice to these people? >> this could not be a more severe warning. this is the real deal. people must pay attention to this. this is not irene orca tree that. its bigger and badder than both of those. i think this is the time for...

Up and down the coast, people are making last minute preparations for sandy as the time ticks away. ron allen is reporting from the middle of the projected path joining us from point pleasant beach in new jersey. good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, thomas. the beach here is almost completely covered by the ocean. it used to extend 75 yards out there. now, its close to where we are on the board walk. the surf has growing by the day. the situation here is getting dangerous. its why so ...

Profess professor, its great to have you here. lets talk specifically about the coordination that goes into the government agencies. we have seen the governors coming out talking about the states of emergency that exist for ten states as well as the districts, washington, d.c. explain the coordination that goes into keeping the populations safe as we still wait for the exact model that is will predict where the storm will go. >> some of the models, the earlier it is, the more inaccurate they are...