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Tractor trailers becoming entangled on i-68 in western maryland which closed on the westbound lanes. what's the best advice for people? is much of the state going to be essentially shut down? >> the governor has personally advised folks to stay inside and off the roads. coming in to work this evening, that seems to be the case in most instances. >> that was the latest report there from maryland. we've been also talking about long island where there have been massive power outages and basically fire island is underwater. wnbc reporter greg sergel has been on the eastern side and what are you ab...

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 ...

Yourself in harm's way, you're putting yourself at risk, so we've restricted our driving around for safety reasons. so, and that's the case i think all around the island tonight. >> greg cergol, thank you very much. in fact, one of the deaths we heard was reported was that a woman walked into some standing water that was electrified. that there was a downed power line. we also, i think we have a map we can show you, of fire island. it's very well known in this part of the country. along long island where greg is. this is a big beach resort. and we are told that they have definitely lost some h...

People not to use water so the water is available in case of emergencies like fires which we've seen on long island. a number of them caused by transformers. in one case a 90-year-old man had to be rescued from his home by an off duty new york city fireman after a transformer fire lit his home ablaze. so a lot of work to be done here on the island. a lot of cleanup still to come. it's going to take a while to deal with what sandy dealt us. >> how much have you been able to move around, greg, and can you give us a sense of what, if anything, you're able to see? >> reporter: we've been out here ...

Mayor in hoboken. but obviously a continuing dangerous situation there and a developing one. if we get more information about exactly what's going on, particularly with that transformer, we will let you know. in the meantime, let's go to wnbc reporter greg sergel who's in long island. greg, what can you tell us about long island tonight? >> reporter: we're along the banks of the river here tonight in river head. i can tell you, we're lucky to say this flooding in this parking lot is about the worst of it where we are. the rain has stopped here. the winds kick up from time to time but for the m...