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♪ power to the pe ♪ power to the people power to the people ♪ power to the people ♪ well, finally voters can expect long lines this year on election day in states where there is early voting, theyve already seen a lot of that. this one, though, is our favorite story of the day. >> been a while since we had one of these. >> yeah. >> well, one ft. myers woman surely has the record for the longest wait, casting her ballot for the very first time at age 99. chad oliver of our station in ft...

Yesterday, faith, said, "daddy, i want to go home." i told her, "its going to be a while, hon." she dont understand. shes 6. >> aid organizations are providing water and ready-to-eat meals to those hard-hit neighborhoods. that will continue through the weekend. looking at some of the destruction, its going to take a lot longer than that. the situation is looking slightly better here in manhattan. the power company says electricity will be restored to all homes and businesses by tomorrow, but t...

Have power yet, like me -- >> youre in the northern burbs. could be two weeks. >> theyre telling us two weeks. again, we have our lives. we do have a home to go back to. when you look at this devastation, youve got to count your blessings. >> you put a lot of things into perspective. stuff that means something and something that absolutely does not. >> but i have to say i thought earlier that we reported that there wouldnt be a shortage in gasoline. >> we reported that there wouldnt be a spike i...

>> she was already set in her ways and really wasnt thinking about politics. >> reporter: now rosie is not secretive about who she supports. >> i love obama. >> reporter: you love obama? >> i love obama. >> reporter: rosie requested her ballot in the mail, and her friend turned it in. >> miss rosie should be an inspiration to all of our young people and old. >> reporter: in ft. myers, chad oliver. >> how do you not love that story. >> isnt that something? if she can rock the vote, i think we can...

Of accuweather.com. >> good morning, rob and sunny. still keeping it chilly, unfortunately, across the northeast of new england. whats left of sandy low area of pressure across canada dragging in chilly air. many spots still without power. this is north what we want to see. unfortunately thats going to continue. this northwesterly wind continues to bring in cold air so through today, through the weekend so becoming progressively colder. this sets the stage for potential storm system. again, not ...

Money because there are a lot of people that travel in. the local businesses thrive during that time, and $340 million is a lot of money for the city. >> i get it. >> after this devastation. >> i get the economy. i get the charity part of it. i get that folks have already booked hotels and flights. i get that you want to make a statement that new york is still going to be new york and all that. theyre still finding bodies in homes. cops and workers have been working for days-long shifts. its tim...

A couple showers here, nothing substantial in the way of precipitation, but this northwesterly wind will continue. that just brings that chilly air in out of darngs turning progressively colder each night headed through the weekend and that sets the stage for a potential coastal snowstorm. wouldnt be anything like sandy here. more your typical noreaster. two potential paths, one could take it out to sea. rob and sunny, back to you. >> say it aint so. >> unbelievable. well, new york officials a...

Candidacy, i dont think there are a lot of swing voters waiting around to see where the mayor of new york comes down on the race but reinforces the concept of president obama as someone who is able to cross party lines and get things down and be forward looking in terms of his agenda. so i think it just comes at a very well timed moment for the obama campaign, a time where theyre feeling wind in their sails to get a little boost like this is definitely a help. >> especially considering bloomberg...

♪ power to the pe ♪ power to ♪ power to the people power to the people ♪ power to the people ♪ well, finally voters can expect long lines this year on election day in states where there is early voting, theyve already seen a lot of that. this one, though, is our favorite story of the day. >> been a while since we had one of these. >> yeah. >> well, one ft. myers woman surely has the record for the longest wait, casting her ballot for the very first time at age 99. chad oliver of our ...

Weve been talking all week the similarities between what weve been talking all week the similarities between what were seeing up here and what the folks down in the gulf coast experienced back in 2005 with katrina, and i found this online and wanted to read it and close out the week and show this way, this is a letter from new orleans to folks here in the northeast. it reads this. dear northeast, wow, is your week about to suck. potentially it will continue to be so for many months, but ultima...