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It's going to take time to recover from the powerful atlantic storm that slammed europe from southern england all the way to denmark. at least 139 people were killed, most by falling trees. the lights are back on for most of the hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses that lost power because of the storm. and rail service and the airlines are slowly getting back to normal schedules. now, look at this. the storm with wind gusts of almost 100 miles an hour created enormous waves. and as you can see in this video roo from portugal, a once in a lifetime chance for a daredevil, daredevil is w...

Megyn: some updated numbers on hurricane sandy. the death toll has risen to 35 people. many killed by falling trees. 8.2 million people are without power in 17 states and washington, d.c. that's up from 7 million. authorities in portland, maine have been force nod close the airport as gusts are reaching 60 miles an hour. air travel will be disrupted in this country for days. janice dean standing by with more. >> reporter: the scope of the storm and the evolution the last 48 hours. it's hard to believe it was 48 hours ago when we started to pay attention to the storm. it was a hurricane until l...

But serious implications. >> and two men killed by falling trees. we should note that and our condolences to their families and friends. >> indeed. >> what can you tell us about these reports that fire island, there were homes that actually just were gone. they absolutely disappeared. >> as i've said, i've been without power since 1:00 yesterday afternoon. so the amount of information that i have available to me is limited. i know fire island was very badly hit. i cannot confirm those reports. but it wouldn't surprise me. >> finally, what do you think is the order of business number one as you...

Two deaths reported, both of them from falling trees. one, a man just 39 years old. he was in the car pulling out of the driveway with his wife and two children when the tree came down killing him. they were not injured. and also an 84-year-old man was struck and killed while he was also moving his car. out on long island, new york wnbc's greg sergel is checking out the scene in river head and just filed this report. >> reporter: here in river head, we just got hit with a down pour of rain, a reminder that sandy is not completely out of the picture yet. but for the most part, the worst of the ...

Died. there is also a man in queens who was in his house when a tree fell. there have been people outside who have been hit by falling trees. so a very dangerous situation which is why people are being told to stay in their homes and stay away from windows. we've also been following what's been going on along the coast of new jersey. hard hit. it's where sandy made landfall first. let's go back to cape may, new jersey, where nbc's jay gray is there. how are things looking? we spoke last hour. any change there? >> chris, i'd love to tell you the winds have dropped off, but they have not. they a...