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Lester holt live from richmond, virginia, and jenna wolfe, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning and welcome to a special edition of today on a sunday morning. Im lester holt in richmond, virginia, the university of richmond, our second stop in our tour of the key president ial battleground states. Jenna wolfe is back inside studio 1a. Jenna, good morning. Good to see you. Nice to see you. I should have known no matter what assignment you had, you would somehow manage to find a hurricane to cover as well. Its what you do and do so well at the same time. Yeah, i have to tell you, its better to be lucky than good. Originally we planned to come here to virginia because its a battleground state and could help decide the president ial election, but now with sandy approaching were right in the path of the storm. Virginia is under a state of emergency as residents get set to hunker down. This morning virginias governor is here to talk about the preparations for this massive storm. New yorks governor has declared a state of emergency as well here in new york. Sandy is packing sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. This is what we know. This is thenow. Its expected to hit somewhere along the delaware or new jersey coastline by early tuesday morning. This is a huge storm. In fact, it could bring Tropical Storm force winds across an 800milewide stretch of the country from the east coast to the great lakes set to bring those strong winds, those torrential rains, even snow affecting up to 60 million people. Well have live reports from all along the east coast in just a moment, lester. And, jenna, then we will talk about battleground virginia, one of the few states up for grabs. Well examine why this once reliably republican stronghold has become a hotly contested place, jenna. Yes, but were going to begin with sandy, the huge storm threatening the east coast, lester. As we mentioned, we have two reports this morning including al roker, who is tracking the storm but, first, the weather channels julie martin is on North Carolinas outer banks. She joins us now. Julie, good morning. Reporter good morning, jenna. This hurricane feels more like a noreaster to me here along the outer banks. In fact, the winds are coming from the northeast. Theyre Tropical Storm force, believe it or not, and weve been seeing them and feeling them since about midnight. With that a lot of heavy rain as well. In fact, that rain has already led to some flooding along highway 12 which leads to hatteras. That is now closed off and officials have a couple of barges along Cape Hatteras in case people need to get out. The sea is rough as well. Theres a hurricane warning for mariners offshore. Were looking at waves 12 to 25 feet and the beaches, by the way, i was out here yesterday. I could see all of this beach. There was no water here for about 70 feet. Now it is completely covered and the seas are moving in. All of this is just a little taste, though, of what is to come along the northeast for the big cities in the next couple of days. So i hope that people are watching this and heeding those warnings because the winds, as sandy comes ashore, are going to be much stronger along the east coast than what i am feeling right now. Back to you, jenna. Julie, stay safe. Julie martin, thank you very much. Now lets head about 400 miles off the east coast to asbury park, new jersey. Al roker is there tracking sandys every move. Al, good morning. Reporter well, good morning to you, jenna. And of course asbury park the home of rock n roll and Bruce Springsteen but this is different rock n roll happening here as sandy makes its way onshore to the south of here. Right now this is the latest on sandy. 260 miles south southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Its 395 miles east of new york city. 75mileperhour winds, northeast moving at 13 miles per hour. Tropical force winds extend out 520 miles from the center of the storm, and thats going to be the big problem. As this system comes onshore it is certainly going to leave its mark. Officials up and down the east coast are warning residents to take sandy very seriously. Folks, this could be bad, really bad. It could impact us in several ways and for a long period of time. Reporter high winds and torrential rain could mean Power Outages for days. Residents of coastal new jersey are bracing for the worst. The worst part is going to be the blooding. Reporter crews are busy pushing sand and using it to fill bags in hopes it will provide a barricade. Homeowners along the coast are also preparing. Dont want to take a chance. Reporter businesses are boarding their windows and billboards in Atlantic City are coming down. Grocery stores and gas stations full of people trying to get ahead of the storm. We have water and flashlights and stuff. Got to be prepared. Reporter near fiphiladelphi theres concern about six oil refineries, 7 of the nations capacity potentially threatened by the storm. Officials in new york city will decide today if subways, bridges and tunnels will get shut down. Mayor bloomberg urging city dwell e dwellers not to assume theyre in the clear. Dont get lulled tomorrow when theres not a lot of rain and not a lot of wind. This is a dangerous storm. Reporter new jerseys governor, chris christie, echoing the warning. We should not underestimate the storm and should not assume predictions will be wrong. Reporter though mandatory evacuations are beginning to take effect, some say they are not going to leave. We have never left the house or evacuated in the past. We are staying. Its our home. Its our house. Reporter hopefully they live to not regret that decision. But lets take a look and show you what the path of the storm looks like. It continues as a category 1 storm over the next 24 hours, paralleling the coast and then some time monday night it makes a sharp left turn and makes its way onshore as a category 1 storm. And the problem is once it makes its way onshore its not done yet. It is going to linger the next 72 hours. As it comes onshore storm surge will be a big issue from wilmington to norfolk about 3 to 6 feet above normal tide. As you get from ocean city, maryland, to montauk, long island, anywhere from 4 to 10 feet above their normal tide and, unfortunately, where this is heading it will be about an astronomical high tide so thats a big problem. Rain also a big issue with a system like this. Generally speaking about 3 to 5 inches of rain over the next 76 hours but as you get closer to the coastline anywhere from 7 to 10 inches of rain locally up to 12 inches of rain and thats why there are flash flood watches, flood watches, and right along the coast, coastal flood warnings in effect with coastal flood watches. And the winds are going to be a big problem as well. We now have high Wind Warnings in effect. Winds gusting 75 to 80 miles an hour the midatlantic and the northeast. A dangerous, dangerous storm that will, once it moves inland, cause massive problems as well and some areas inland, west virginia, ohio, and the northeast and pennsylvania, southeast pennsylvania, jenna, could pick up to a foot of snow. This will be a monster. Wow. Al, thank you very much. And were going to get the rest of the nations Weather Forecast from dylan dreyer in just a few minutes. But now we want to go back to lester in richmond, virginia. All right, jenna, thanks. Now to the president ial race and the election just nine days away. Have virginia is one of the few states that just might hold the keys to the white house. It has 13 electoral votes and as of now it seems to be anybodys race. The New Washington post poll shows president obama in the lead by four points but a fox news poll conducted last week has mitt romney ahead by two. Keep in mind both leads are within the margins of error. In the past three elections voters here in virginia have picked the winning candidate so its clear the road to 1600 pennsylvania avenue may run straight through the state of virginia. It wasnt all that long ago that virginia was better known for its civil war battlegrounds than its political ones. For ten straight president ial elections the republican candidate came out on top, but then in 2008, virginia voters went for barack obama. Virginia t was interesting because he kind of road tde the wave and h swayed a lot of districts that had been traditionally republican. While the 2008 vote here closely mirrored the rest of the country, virginia has actually fared better economically. Its Unemployment Rate is below the National Average from its fast growing washington, d. C. , suburbs to the huge military presence around norfolk, a lot of government tax dollars flow into the state. But, like a loet of the nation, virginia has experienced huge ethnic shifts. A restaurant owner, an indian immigrant, will vote for obama. After this past mondays president ial debate i turned off the tv and i did not list en to anything. And then it became very clear, you know, that overall we are better off now than we were in 2008 at this time. One of the places that turned virginia from a solidly red state into what some call a purple state is Henrico County with richmond at its center, where republicans used to call an easy win. That all changed in 2008. The question is, his that chang permanent . Richmond has a lot of africanamerican and democratic leaning population. The suburbs mostly white and republican. In the polling weve seen that almost a third of voters are considering themselves independent. In some polls we actually see that there are more independent than democrats or republicans. Places like it are a huge target of opportunity for the candidates. Voters here, though, can be a tough audience. He will likely be receiving my vote, yes. The three of you are in the undecided category, correct . How many of you heard anything show of hands here how many heard anything in the debate to help you make up your minds . Three debates, nothing moved the needle . Not really because i think the debates are rehearsed. Theres no real saying i want to help people with student loans, now that im dealing with after graduating with an mba. Political wild cards, the campaigns are getting people they know for them out to the polls. But firsttime voters like College Student destiny lieber are determined not to fall into simple categories. I dont want to be narrow minded and didnt want to shut one candidate out because obama is the incumbent and romney is a republican. I didnt want to do that. Bob mcdonald is the republican governor of virginia. Governor, good morning. Thank you for joining us. First lets talk about the weather, the storm is coming. How are you guys set for preparations . What do you expect here . Were used to storms in have a have a being a coastal state. Were not used to three or four day event followed by snow in the west. Its different. I declared a state of emergency early which we typically do which means itch the guard called up, declarations being made locally for local emergency and so forth. I think were in good shape. We have a lot of resources deployed in the eastern part of the state. The biggest threat is sustained rain and wind and then downed trees which means widespread Power Outages so about 2,000 additional line workers called in from out of state to help us out. You have a bit of help that the candidates decided to stay out of here. I know they want to be here now but that would get in the way. I appreciate governor romney calling me up yesterday and they decided not to come to virginia today, three events scheduled, the president tomorrow. So i appreciate that so we can focus on law enforcement. You are a supporter of mitt romney. Lets talk about the ground game here. The Obama Campaign really never left after 2008. They have 60 offices here, about 20 for romney. Is this going to become a matter of knocking on doors and getting voters out, and is romney at a disadvantage because of the organization . No. Its not about offices, its about ideas. And whats driving the campaign in the later stages is the fact that with this crushing unemployment of 8 nationally, with National Debt now 6 trillion higher under this president , gas prices doubling, i think what the independent voters, the undecideds want to know about who has the best ideas the next four years and i think increasingly they believe its mitt romney with his plan. You have to get your voters out. Weve seen the polls razor tight here. You have a storm coming. Are you at all concerned that lets assume power could be out in a lot of these places through election day. Is that now a card . Its seven days from the time the storm passes until election day. Weve taken precautions to move up polling places to higher spots for restoration. The Power Company is well aware of that. I dont think it will interfere with voting. The ground game is the best ive seen in my 20 years in politics for the Republican Team here, lester. About 4 million phone calls. 1. 5 million door knocks. People are very engaged. Theyre energized. A lot of young people are helping the Republican Team this time and i think were going to win virginia. You mentioned unemployment. Youre under the National Average here, thank goodness, but you have a lot of government jobs, a lot of military jobs. A series of mandatory cuts in defense spend iing at the end o the year. I know you have criticized the president on this but paul ryan vo voted for that. So how do you make the case . Republicans and democrats supported the sequestration announcement 15 months ago in august of 2011, but it was supposed to be a hammer not a policy. In other words, the Super Committee was supposed to get a budget deal done but now, lester, were two months away from crippling cuts to the military. That ought to call them devastating. In virginia its 200,000 jobs. The president has been a bystander. Bob woodward said this wasnt the president s idea to have 600 billion in defense cuts on 0 top of the 400 billion this year. We know its a huge issue. It is. The fact is you have to have a solution. Here we are a couple days before an election, two months before they go into effect, and the president just hasnt led on this. Thats my criticism at this point. Were home to 150,000 men and women in uniform. 800,000 veterans. And they just like to sit and watch. In a time of war you dont cut the military by a trillion dollars. We have to end. I appreciate your time at a time youre dealing with this. I think were ready. Its great to see you. Thank you. And now back to new york. Tom has the news. The west coast is dealing with a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake overnight. Hawaii ordered evacuations of coastal areas ahead of the tsunami. The waves came in smaller than expected this morning and the warnings have been downgraded to advisories. The 7. 7 quake struck off the coast of British Columbia. Hawaii, alaska, the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia were all on watch overnight for tsunami waves. A manhunt is on for a suspect in a shooting spree along michigan roadways. They are looking for a man suspected of two dozen shootings in the past week. Here is a sketch. Friday he hit his first victim, a bullet struck a man driving on 0 i96. Most of the shootings have been along that road. The injured man underwent surgery and is expected to recover. A 12yearold daughter of florida senator marco rubio is in fair condition now after an accident in a cart. Senator rubio got word of the accident while on the road campaigning with mitt romney. Amanda rubio sustained a head injury and is in a pediatric intensive care unit in miami. And finally, talk about an earful. Breaking his own Guinness World record by lifting 187 pounds with his ear. Once he was loose he went ahead and pulled a school bus with his ear. He says he can lift 45 pounds with one eye as well. We want to tell you, dont try this at home. Were not sure why you even would want to. Thats the news. Now back to jenna and dylan. Why . Tom, why . Just curious. Why not try it . Why did he want to do it . My ear is not lifting enough these days. I really feel like i need he actually does have a goal. He wants to set 50 World Records so india becomes the country with the most Guinness World records. There you go. Thats the answer right there. So factual. Tom, thank you very much. Lets get a look at the rest of the nations Weather Forecast from the very busy dylan dreyer. Dylan, good morning. Good morning. Yeah, been dillon dwyer. Good morning. The west coast talking about a lot of rain themselves. Were looking at snow, too, several inches out that way. Lighter snow showers through the dakotas also. Heres a peek out your window. Good morning, im storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. The snow bands on the Eastern Shore, slowly advancing to the west. Weve had a 2350u sprinkles with low clouds. Fourday forecast, highs today hovering around 60. Increasing possibilities of showers this afternoon and this evening with the winds picking up maybe gusting to 30, 35 miles an hour. Strongest winds move in monday perhaps after sunset until around dawn tuesday. Gusts over 60 miles an hou and thats your latest forecast. Jenna . Dylan, thank you very much. Were watching sandy as we continue ahead here on a sunday morning. Sandy it continues to threaten to become a storm of historic proportions taking dead aim at the east coast. [ male announcer ] when youre sick, seems everyone and their brother has a home remedy to try. But walgreens knows that you need advice from an expert. Thats why our pharmacists are trained to know just what you should take for your symptoms. Theyre here and ready to help before you try anything. Too crazy. 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You would think after all that you would get a better hood. You seem to have to hold on to that hood. Maybe one with a draw string. What is going on there with that plie . A whole social Media Network thing on my stance in that particular hurricane a few weeks ago but, yes, i have all the heavy weather gear. Ill be set. Youll see me tomorrow probably standing out in a place like that. Just like this. And, you know what, we look forward to it. No one else we would would love to see out there. Lester, thank you. Be safe and stay dry. All right. Still ahead, a big fight over a very big, big, big dog. [ woman ] ring. Ring. Progresso. I just finished a bowl of your new light Chicken Pot Pie soup and its so rich and creamy. Is it really 100 calories . Let me put you on webcan. Lean roasted chicken. And a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. You gotta taste this soup. When we think no one is looking. Is what we do. Mmm i can still see you. 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Getting rain bands from the Eastern Shore to the Northern Neck of virginia. Those are nearly stationary. Theyre gradually creeping off to the east, get eye few sprinkles around washington and the nearby metro area. Temperatures are hovering in the upper 50s to near 60. Thats what well do the rest of the day. Storm team 4 fourday forecast could get showers this afternoon and heavier rains tonight into the monday morning commute and then the strongest winds from sandy likely and the heaviest rains monday evening into tuesday morning. We could have gusts of wind over 60 miles an hour, monday night into tuesday morning. That would be the time that well probably have the most tree damage and then after that, still some lingering showers on tuesday but thankfully well have decreasing winds by the afternoon and by wednesday morning, maybe a lingering shower and just in time for trick or treaters wednesday evening. Unfortunately many neighborhoods will be dark. Well be drying out on wednesday afternoon and evening. Richard . Details of the marine c anncr sevenhundredthousand jobs. Thats what the plan george allen supports. Would cost our economy. Newspapers called it economically destructive. Like allens votes to give tax breaks to companies. That ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would. Help big corporations, devastating the middle class. Allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. Virginia cant afford to go back to george allen. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign committee. Is responsible for the content of this advertising. Time is 8 29. Today is the 37th annual marine corps marathon. Runners are making their way through the streets of virginia and the district. Many roads will be closed until at least noon. Same as late as 5 30. Some of the big closures right now, the memorial bridge, parts of route 110, wilson boulevard, wisconsin avenue, rock creek and pacific parkway and ohio congratulations. Back now with more of today on a sunday morning, the 28th day of october, 2012. You are looking at the heavy surf along North Carolinas outer banks as Hurricane Sandy swirls in the atlantic and gets set to pound the northeast over the next couple of days. Meantime, here in new york city, we still have a happy crowd out on the plaza. But pretty soon theyre going to want to head for shelter. Right now we have them out on the plaza all looking happy. We are delighted for you to join us. Im jenna wolfe in new york. Lester is in virginia covering the storm. Also looking ahead to next weeks president ial election in that battleground state. Lester, were not the only one with a crowd in new york. You have your hands full with happy people there as well. Ive got a nice crowd here as well. Were at the university of richmond, great folks came out here. Theyre cheering now but wait until they hear. I have an announcement to make. Ive been told i know the storm is coming but classes are still on tomorrow, okay . Sorry. At the dont like me so much. We have the university of richmond cheerleaders over here and their mascot, the spider. Ever heard of a spider as a mascot . Anyway, we thank them for coming out. But truly everyone is starting to hunker down and get ready for this storm. The candidates were both supposed to be here, president obama and governor romney have now canceled their Campaign Appearances in virginia but thats nothing, of course, compared to the danger being faced by millions of people in its path. We have two live reports including the track of the storm from al coming up in just a moment. And we cannot tell a lie. Well have a little fun as well. When we catch up with a guy who bears a very unique resemblance to the first president of the united states. Hes got some pretty interesting things to say, jenna, about this current race. Well, i, too, could look like that guy if i dressed up the way he did, although there is a striking resemblance. Well switch gears from politics to talk about a very, very overweight daschund. Theres a little controversy following this poor guy around. He looks happy so maybe hes not aware of whats going on. Well see you near the end of the show. Also a guy known as a toy hunter is going to explain why you just may be sitting on be a forte if you hung on to any of your old toys. But first, lester, back to you in havevirginia. All right, jenna, thanks. Right to Hurricane Sandy. We have two reports this morning from al roker in asbury park, new jersey, and the weather channels julie martin in nags head. Julie, how is it looking there . Reporter good morning, lester. Weve been dealing with Tropical Storm force winds since about midnight here along nags head. And the fact sandy is 300 miles away or so from us, that is a true testament to how strong these winds are, how strong this storm is, and just how giant that wind field is. It is eventually going to be making its way into the northeast. Right now were dealing with gusts upwards of 50 miles an hour along nags head. A hard, stinging rain from the north northeast, and a sea that is churning up a lot of sand. Part of that was actually blown away during hurricane isabel in 2003. Yesterday i could see all the way out to the end of the pier with no water. Now the water is up across 70 feet or so of beach. So the water is moving in as well. We do have a hurricane warning offshore here for mariners and already some road closures as well. In fact, the road it to Cape Hatteras is closed off due to flooding. This is a preview of what is to come in the northeast as the center is expected to pass here about 2 00 this morning and then take a sharp left right into the big city. Lester . Julie martin, thanks. About 400 miles up the coast to asbury park, new jersey, al roker is tracking sandys path. Al, good morning again. Reporter well, good morning, lester. Right now sandy about 260 miles south southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. 390 miles east of new york city and it is a huge storm, Tropical Force Winds extend out some 520 miles from the storm. Thats more than a thousand mile radius. Lets look at the path of the storm. It will parallel the coast for the next 24 hours and then its going to make a left turn sometime late monday night, early tuesday morning, come yn shore, somewhere central coastal new jersey and thats the worst part for the northeast, because the worst part of the storm is the right quadrant. The northeastern quadrant. That leaves new york, much of northern new jersey, connecticut, long island sound, boston, were talking about a real mass storm surge that will be anywhere from 10 feet above normal and rainfall amounts up to 12 inches of rain. Now lets get the rest of your nations weather with dylan. We have rain going on in the Pacific Northwest. We have a huge pacific storm making its way onshore. We have also this cold front thats moving to the east. Thats actually the one thats going to draw in sandy. But for right now it is bringing rain and showers all across the eastern great lakes. And we will continue to see that slowly spread eastward. It will get messy with all eyes, of course, on sandy as we head into early this week. Thats a look at the weather across the country, now heres a peek out your window. Im meteorologist tom kierein. Keep up with sandy by downloading our we have showers on the Eastern Shore, the showers showing up on team 4 radar. They gradually creep off to the west and should be get closer to the metro area later this afternoon. Temperatures in the 50s to near 60. The heaviest wind and rain monday evening into tuesday morning. On the east coast were in denver its a whole different story. The new Orleans Saints are heading out that way to denver to take on the broncos at Sports Authority field at mile high. Pa partly cloudy and mild. 54 to 58 degrees. It should be a great day for football night in america. Jenna . Thank you very much. A fierce custody battle is playing out these days in oregon over a real cutie. But this isnt a child. Its a daschund who has become a veryuskey dog. Now more from miguel almaguer. He is very sweet and outgoing. Reporter at his peak he tipped the scale at 77 pounds. I wasnt expecting a purebred daschund. Reporter hes the daschund with lots to love. But obie isnt just big, he may be the most overweight dog of his breed anywhere in the world. He loves attention. Reporter twice the normal size, the 5yearold, seen here on youtube, has been dubbed the dumpy daschund. He loves everybody he meets. Reporter everyone loves obie, too. He is at the center of a custody battle thats heading to court monday. We dont want to secelebrate how big he is. We want to celebrate how healthy he can be. Reporter in august, nora became obies dog after he was rescued. Soon she began post iing pictur of obie and had his battle to lose the bulge. Should be eating about 500 calories. Reporter within weeks his Facebook Page had more than 69,000 likes. Last month obie was on the today show. So, nora, how long do you think it will take obie to get back to normal weight . It could take a year. Our goal is 1 a week. Reporter all that attention was the problem. The rescue team says obie is being exploited for his unusual obesity for promotional gain. Now the nonprofit wants the adorable, waddling whale back. The dog was not suppose d to be a media sensation. He was to be cared for. He needed vet treatment. He needed an exercise regime. Reporter she says he is losing weight. Eat your carrots. Reporter 15 pounds so far. Some 14,000 people have shown their support online. The stage is set for mondays custody battle over obie, a dog with plenty to love but only enough for one owner. For today, miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. Up next, toy story. The guy who makes his living tracking down toys. Why you just might be sitting on a fortune after this. Hi, i just switched jobs, and i want to roll over my old 401 k into a fidelity ira. Man okay, no problem. Its easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. Um. This green line just appeared on my floor. Yeah, thats fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. Could you hold on a second . Its your money. Roll over your old 401 k into a fidelity ira and take control of your personal economy. This is going to be helpful. Call or come in today. Fidelity investments. Turn here. These are sandras homemade yummy, scrumptious bars. Hmm . I just wanted you to eat more fiber. Chewy, oatie, gooeyness. And fraudulence. Im in deep, babe. You certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. 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I scour the country and i dig deep. Reporter do you know how much i can get for this . But this isnt childs play. Its hard work. Im hunting 24 7 every day, 365 days a year. Reporter in the new show on the travel channel he searches high and low for hidden fortunes in americas toy chests. I have been looking for these. Reporter when you come up here or a place like this what do you snee. My eyes are dart iing back a forth. Im looking for toys that are recognizable so im seeing pacman, evel knievel. Im looking around. I see skedoodle, star wars, cabbage patch. These are going bam, bam, bam. I know that i have to hone in on hose. Those are the ones that will start making money for everybody. Reporter what began as a hobby is a serious and profitable business. Sold. Years ago i sold a rare Star Wars Toy and it garnered about 75,000. I just touched a the thing is this, not every toy is going to be a home run but a lot of the old toys from the 19 0s, 70s and 80s are worth money. Reporter especially barbie, cabbage patch, hot wheels, and anything and everything star wars. Simply having toy gold hembroughs term for striking it big isnt enough to rake in the cash. It has to be in good condition. First and foremost, is it in the package . That packaging is everything. If you dont have the package, make sure the toy is complete. Reporter here is the Million Dollar question, what do you have to say to all those moms and dads that yell at their kids, want them to get rid of those toys, toss them out . What do you say . These toys are worth money. People have got to realize that. You cant just throw them in the junk bin, you know. Reporter and, remember, growing up doesnt necessarily mean you should stop acting like a kid. For today, new york. Who has the best job . Jordan hembrough is here. We were lucky enough to be blessed by your offerings this morning. I want to dig in because this brought back so many memories. Lunch boxes. So much fun, we used to clank them around. It was this or bust. I hit my brother in the head with them. Who didnt . Who didnt hit your brother over the head with these lunch boxes . Thats true. We gave up on these, the brown paper bag. These are so vintage. Theyre highly collectible in the secondary market. Theyre tin and filled with colorful graphics but no one really understands how valuable this stuff is. Its batman lunch box from the 1960s with the thermos goes upwards 400. Amazing. If youre from my generation, Empire Strikes back and star wars right now will garner you about 125 to 150. And the longer you keep it, the more it will be worth. In it good condition, youre good. A couple collectibles here. My brother has 40 million of these at home. If i gnaw i could have got money for them, i would have cleaned them out. Why are they so valuable . Star wars is forever. It clicked with everybody and everyone loves it and it keeps coming back and back and back and it really maintains the collectibility of the secondary market. If you have any of these dolls upwards of 150 to 500 for some of this stuff. Lets move on to teddy roughspin, my little pony, all of them, these guys were great. Of course. Really big in the 1980s. Done by a Company Called worlds of wonder. It was the first animatronic teddy bear. Scared the hell out of me. If you have one in the box upwards of 125. Why didnt we treat our toys better back then . And finally some of these masks big for halloween. You got some money in your hands. Every year halloween comes around and people start digging through their attics and all the halloween decorations and masks, you have original planet of the apes and star trek from the 1970s. Youre looking at 300 to 350 each. Favorite toy of all time . Star wars. You didnt even have to think about it. Im embarrassed i even asked you. 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Anncr the difference between what was. And what could have been. So this year, if youre thinking that your vote doesnt count. That it wont matter. Well, back then, there were probably at least 537 people. Who felt the same way. Make your voice heard. Vote. President obama im barack obama and. I approve this message. To richmond, virginia, the capital of the state that just might have a big say in who the next president will be, so to get a little perspective we sent john yang to visit a very famous virginian who know as little bit about being number one. Hey, john. Reporter lester, how are you . I went up to mt. Vernon in Northern Virginia because we figured who better to talk about the race to be the next president than the first president . For purple reporter George Washington didnt have negative ads, big rallies or superpac support but still won 100 of the electoral vote, twice. Hes astounded the candidates in todays race could spend 1 billion each by election day. Billions of dollars . Reporter billions of dollars. Have you been in my whiskey in the distillery . Because that is an unfathomable amount. Reporter the pear of our country recalls the big challenge of his presidency, the crushing National Debt which today stands at more than 16 trillion. We had a debt, sir, of 70 millions, most of it from the war. And so it was a great burden. Reporter these are washington sentiments as interpreted by the only impersonator authorize d to appear in mt. Vernon, the first president s estate along the potomac river. Mrs. Washington and i extend our warm and sincere Virginia Hospitality to each and every one of you. Reporter the former salesman lives the role reading what washington said and what he wrote all to try to think as washington thought. From the moment he comes until he leaves he is washington. No taxation without representation. Reporter theres a new item for sale, George Washington campaign buttons. Do you wish he was on the ballot . I sure do. And id vote for him right away. Reporter but washington is having none of it. My goodness gracious. To actually want the office . Im a bit bewildered, truth be told. Reporter now the people we talked to, the visitors of mt. Vernon, said they would gladly vote for George Washington for president again and they stressed his honesty and his integrity. Lester, im sure thats not a commentary of the current candidates but, lester, here is your official George Washington for president button. I like the silver one that i can spend but this works, too. He has my endorsement. Great stuff. Well be back with more if a moment including another update on Hurricane Sandy. Just put a little bit of yourself in everything you do [ female announcer ] add your own ingredients to hamburger helper for a fresh take on a quick, delicious meal. Its one box with hundreds of possibilities. Boring. Boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be. 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Hey, julie. Reporter yeah, generjenna, this is just a taste of what is coming your way in the next day or so in the northeast. In fact, it could be even worse because sandy is still far offshore here along the outer banks, about 280 miles away from me. And we are still seeing Tropical Storm force winds, heavy rain, and a very rough surf. Take a look at the Atlantic Ocean behind me. And you can see if you look at the pier there how high the waves are. Were looking at 12 to 15 feet at sea as we speak. I mentioned the Tropical Storm force winds. Were gusting to around 50 here and that has been going on since about midnight. So the duration of this event is also very important. And thats going to be the case there in the northeast where you are as well. Its not going to be like a traditional hurricane where you sort of have an eye wall and then the eye comes across and its calm for a while and then you get the back said. Because this system is so large you are going to have these persistent high winds over a long, long period of time. And thats the case today here in the outer banks. Were already dealing with about 2,500 Power Outages along the North Carolina coast. We also have road closures, highway 12 it to Cape Hatteras is shut off due to overflow to the Atlantic Ocean and were expecting more coastal flooding as well. Jenna, thats the latest from the outer banks but, again, people in the northeast, if youre watching this, keep in mind the winds there are going to be even higher than what you are seeing here, so now is definitely the time to get your supplies ready and plan to stay inside. Jenna . Julie martin, thank you for hanging out with us this morning. You stay safe. Thats going to do it for us on this sunday morning. Well send it back to lester one more time. Lester, i know i say this to you all the time but, please, once again, stay safe. Come back soon. Jenna, i have to tell you, i was hoping to come home tonight but my flight is canceled because the airlines are canceling flight. Too bad tore you. I have a present, some home cooked salt ed virginia peanuts. A good brand, im told. And its genuine virginia stuff. Hey, that will stay. Come home, bring it home. Its all right. Dont leave it. Bring it home . All right. I want to thank all these great folks here at the university of virginia for being such gracious hosts here. They are preparing for the storm. Its great of you all to come out. The weather has held off. Its getting windy, the clouds moving over quicker. Were probably all going to get wet here very soon. Our thanks again to the spider cheerleaders from the university of richmond. I love that. Spiders. Anyway, please keep it on nbc news. Com for the very latest and, of course, msnbc during the day for the latest updates on Hurricane Sandy. Well be down in Virginia Beach tonight for nbc nightly news with the latest on the storms track. Until then, thanks for watching, everybody. So long and have a safe and good sunday. And now, from washingtons leading news station, this is news 4 today. They call it part hurricane, part noreaster and all trouble. Sandy rolls her way north, packing high wind and rain for our region. The latest forecast track and how people are preparing, straight ahead. And theyre off. Thousands of runners take to the streets for the marine corps marathon. The street closures and the impact this race could have on all of those heading out right now. Good morning, everyone. Im richard jordan. Welcome to news 4 today. Im angie gaffe. Much of the northeast is on alert. Eight states and the district have issued states of emergency. Storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has the latest. Hi, tom. Good morning, sandy continues to be a huge storm in aerial