SUBWAY FLOODED-VO

NEXT AT 11: THE DESTRUCTION FROM SANDY SEEN CLOSE-UP --

QUEENS FIRE-VO

SEASIDE HEIGHTS DAMAGE-VO

AND PARTS OF THE JERSEY SHORE, DEMOLISHED.

NEWS AT 11:00am OPEN-CLIP

TOSS TO JIM-2 SHOT TRX

SANDY MAY NO LONGER BE A HURRICANE BUT THE BRUTE FORCE OF THE STORM'S STRENGTH IS STILL BEING FELT BY TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

SO WHERE IS THE STORM HEADED AND WHO ELSE CAN EXPECT TO FEEL ITS AFFECTS?

SANDY FORECAST-WX CTR

It's going to be another cool and crisp start across Southwest Florida with temperatures starting as low as the 40s across our inland communities and mid 50s through the urban corridor.

Temperatures will struggle to warm much past 70 this afternoon as a stiff, cool breeze continues from the north. Winds won't be quite as strong as yesterday, but we could easily see some gusts up to 20 mph.

Our sky will stay sunny and blue for most of the day as rain chances stay incredibly low with so much dry air in place.

Temperatures tonight will still be cool, but we don't expect to get quite as chilly as last night. Look for temperatures to dip into the low 50s inland and upper 50s to low 60s across the urban corridor.

Wednesday will be another dandy, but we'll likely have a few more patchy clouds around as our winds come off the Gulf. Daytime temperatures will rebound a little with highs expected to reach the upper 70s.

A weak cool front will slide through the area late Thursday, which could generate some isolated light showers along with some more cloud clover. Our rain chance, however, will only be around 30%.

Thursday's front should give us a nice reinforcing shot of cool, dry air, which will set things up perfectly for Friday and the upcoming weekend.

TOSS TO DANIELLE-2 SHOT VO

MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE ARE DEAD MILLIONS OF MORE ARE WITHOUT POWER THIS MORNING.

RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ALL ALONG THE EAST COAST ARE GETTING THEIR FIRST CHANCE AT CLEANUP AND SURVEYING THE DAMAGE.

CAPE MAY DAMAGE-SAT LIVE

CAPE MAY DAMAGE-PKG

NATS

AT THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM SANDY TURNED STREETS INTO RIVERS AND RIPPED SHINGLES FROM ROOFS IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY.

-NATS

SANDY SENT A RECORD 13-FOOT STORM SURGE INTO NEW YORK CITY FLOODING TUNNELS, SUBWAYS AND STREETS.

Sot: Mayor Michael Bloomberg New York

"this is a once in a longtime storm, the surge is very high,

AT LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER A BLOWN GENERATOR FORCED EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS.

IN ATLANTIC CITY- NEW JERSEY FLOOD WATERS DESTROYED A PORTION OF THE WORLD FAMOUS BOARDWALK.

THE NATIONAL GUARD RESCUED AT LEAST TWO DOZEN PEOPLE TRAPPED IN SHELTERS WHO LOST POWER.

Sot: Lynn Jackson / Evacuee

" I think it should have been a little well thought out earlier"

TO ANYONE ELSE-STILL ON THE BARRIER ISLANDS. GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE OFFERED LITTLE HOPE.

Sot: Gov. Chris Christie New Jersey

this is now your responsibility. if you are still able to hear me we need you to hunker down.

NATS

THIS SUPER STORM- WREAKED HAVOC FROM CONNECTICUT TO NEW YORK.

STRETCHING OUT MORE THAN 700 MILES.

STRONG WINDS AT TIMES OVER 80 MILES AN HOUR. TORE DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES.

AT LEAST TWO HOMES IN CONNECTICUT WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE. FLOODS PREVENTED FIREFIGHTERS FROM SAVING THEM.

AND IN QUEENS ANOTHER FIRE DAMAGED MORE THAN 50 HOMES.

SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE DIED because of sandy AND MILLIONS HAVE NO POWER.

End new track

ACROSS THE NATION MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED.

AND A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA PARTS OF TENNESSEE AND THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAPE MAY DAMAGE-SAT LIVE

EARLY ESTIMATES PUT THE DAMAGE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10-20 BILLION DOLLARS AND COULD MAKE THIS STORM ONE OF THE COSTLIEST IN U-S HISTORY

TOSS TO CLIFTON-OC TRX

NEW AT ELEVEN.

A CRASH CONTINUES TO CAUSE PROBLEMS ALONG INTERSTATE 75 IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY.

I75 CRASH-REM LIVE

I75 CRASH-VO

I75 CRASH-SOT

I75 CRASH-REM LIVE

TOSS TO CHAD-OC TRX

EARLY VOTING CONTINUES ACROSS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.AND THERE'S NEW FOCUS ON THE RACE FOR ONE OF FLORIDA'S SENATE SEATS.

A NEW POLL SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON THE CONTEST BETWEEN CONNIE MACK AND INCUMBANT BILL NELSON.

ALL THIS AS BOTH CANDIDATES ARE SET TO VISIT OUR AREA TODAY.

CONNIE MACK TODAY-REM LIVE

*BOTH CANDIDATES FOR THE SENATE WILL BE IN FORT MYERS TODAY.

WE'RE AT THE ELECTIONS CENTER ACROSS FROM THE BELL TOWER SHOPS.

CONNIE MACK TODAY-VO SS

A CAMPAIGN SPOKESPERSON TELLS ME HE'S NOT JUST DROPPING OFF HIS MAIL BALLOT - HE PLANS TO VOTE EARLY. THAT MEANS STANDING IN LINE.

RIGHT NOW THE WAIT IS ABOUT TWO HOURS.

AT FIVE O'CLOCK MACK'S OPPONENT - SENATOR BILL NELSON WILL HOLD AN EVENT AT THE FARMERS MARKET RESTAURANT ON EDISON AVENUE.

HERE IS WHERE THIS RACE STANDS:

THE INCUMBENT BILL NELSON HOLDS A 5-POINT ADVANTAGE OVER CONGRESSMAN MACK.

CONNIE MACK TODAY-SOT

CONNIE MACK TODAY-REM LIVE

ONE WEEK FROM ELECTION DAY - 2 MILLION FLORIDIANS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PART IN EARLY VOTING.

I JUST GOT THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM THE LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE - 20-THOUSAND HAVE VOTED EARLY.

18-THOUSAND IN COLLIER COUNTY.

WE WILL BE BACK TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE WHEN CONGRESSMAN MACK ARRIVES TO CAST HIS VOTE.

PHIL BARR PHOTOS-TRX VO 2 SS

WE'RE GETTING A NEW LOOK AT ELEVEN OF THE MAN CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY KILLED A WOMAN MORE THAN TEN YEARS AGO.

PHIL BARR IS WANTED FOR A 2001 MURDER.

THESE ARE A COLLECTION OF MUGSHOTS OF HIS VARIOUS ARRESTS.

HE REMAINS ON THE RUN.

DAVID MCMANNIS WAS ARRESTED IN MARYLAND FRIDAY.

BOTH MEN WORKED FOR A SEPTIC TANK REPAIR COMPANY -- AND WERE SCHEDULED TO BE AT

TARA SIDAROVICH'S HOME THE DAY SHE DISAPPEARED IN 2001.

MEDSTAR-VO

WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK FROM THE LEE COUNTY CLERK ABOUT *WHAT WAS GOING ON INSIDE MEDSTAR.BEFORE THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL HELICOPTER WAS ABRUPTLY GROUNDED.

ACCORDING TO A DRAFT AUDIT JUST RELEASED.THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT HAD CORE MANAGEMENT ISSUES THAT ULTIMATELY LEAD TO THE SHUTDOWN OF THE MEDSTAR PROGRAM.

DIRECTOR JOHN WILSON WAS DESCRIBED AS "HANDS OFF" WHEN IT CAME TO THE FLIGHT PROGRAM.

THE AUDIT FOUND THERE WAS INFIGHTING AMONG THE SENIOR MANAGERS THAT REACHED THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WAS A "SILO MENTALITY" -- WHERE DEPARTMENTS WOULD NOT SHARE INFORMATION WITH EACH OTHER.

THE AUDIT SAYS THAT REDUCED THE EFFICIENCY OF THE OPERATION, CUT MORALE, AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEMISE OF COMPANY CULTURE.

RSW AND SANDY-VO OC

THIS MORNING NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE FLYING IN AND OUT OF R-S-W AIRPORT THANKS TO SANDY.

ALREADY TODAY ATLEAST 46 FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF R-S-W HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE THERE'S 153 FLIGHTS THAT WERE SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.

QUEENS FIRE-VO TOPS

FIRE, EXPLOSIONS, WATER.AND NO POWER.THE BIG APPLE IS EXPERIENCING ALL OF THIS ON A GRAND SCALE.

AND NOW WE'RE GETTING A BETTER LOOK AT THE RAGING INFERNO THAT DESTROYED BETWEEN 80 AND 100 HOMES IN THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE INTENSE FLAMES.

MORE THAN 170 FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED FLAMES WHICH BROKE OUT AROUND 11 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT AND QUICKLY SPREAD.

FIRE CREWS HAD A HARD TIME REACHING THE 4-ALARM BLAZE DUE TO FLOOD WATERS.

TANKER PIC-VO TOPS

AS THE SUNRISES WE'RE GETTING NEW LOOKS AT SOME OF THE MOST DRAMATIC IMAGES OF THE STORM.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO.A TANKER WASHES ASHORE ON NEW YORK'S STATEN ISLAND.

THIS IS CREATING A LOT OF BUZZ ONLINE.

THE 200 FOOT LONG TANKER WAS PUSHED A MILE FROM WHERE IT WAS MOORED IN THE WATER AND ONTO LAND.

TRANSFORMER FIRE-VO

WE WANT TO SHOW YOU MORE OF THE DESTRUCTION AND AMAZING IMAGES IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE SANDY.

THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE LASTING LEGACIES OF THE STORM.

A MASSIVE TRANSFORMER EXPLOSION HAS LEFT MUCH OF MANHATTAN IN THE DARK THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LOOK.THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 8:30 LAST NIGHT AT A CON EDISON PLANT IN THE CITY.

SUBWAY FLOOD-VO TOPS

AND THIS IS PROOF THAT IT COULD TAKE DAYS IF NOT LONGER TO GET THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM BACK UP AND RUNNING COMPLETELY.

RUSHING WATER REPLACED RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN A SUBWAY TUNNEL IN HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

ALL MASS TRANSIT IN THE AREA REMAINS SHUT DOWN, AS WELL AS THE THREE MAJOR AIRPORTS.

WATER ALSO SEEPED INTO SUBWAY STATIONS AND THE TUNNEL CONNECTING MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN.

MORE SUBWAY FLOODING-VO TOPS

THIS IS WHAT OTHER FLOODED SUBWAY TUNNELS IN NEW YORK CITY LOOK LIKE.

THESE ARE PHOTOS SHOWING THE WATER POURING UNDERGROUND.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MASS TRANSIT AUTHORITY SAYS SEVEN SUBWAY TUNNELS UNDER THE EAST RIVER FLOODED AND MULTIPLE LINES DON'T HAVE POWER.

HE SAYS SIX BUS GARAGES WERE ALSO DAMAGED IN FLOOD WATERS.

BUILDING DAMAGE-NATS TOPS VO

nats of wind then collapse.oh my god there's no more wall

AND THATS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TAKE DOWN PART OF A BUILDING.

SOMEONE WITH A CELL PHONE CAPTURED THE ENTIRE FACADE OF A BUILDING FALLING OFF ONTO A NEW YORK CITY SIDEWALK BELOW.

THE BUILDING'S SECOND AND THIRD-STORIES WERE COMPLETELY EXPOSED ONCE THE BRICKS FELL AWAY.

WAVES INTO NJ-TRX NATS TOPS VO

nats of waves hitting homes

WE ARE NOW GETTING AN EYE OPENING LOOK AT THE DESTRUCTION ALONG THE NEW JERSEY SHORE.

CHECK OUT THIS RUSH OF SEA WATER RIGHT INTO THE STREETS AND HOMES IN OCEAN CITY.

IN JUST SECONDS THE WATER POURED FROM THE OCEAN AND INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

POINT PLEASANT FLOODING-TRX NATS TOPS VO

nats of water hitting crushed building

POINT PLEASANT IS ANYTHING BUT THIS MORNING AS YOU CHECK OUT THIS DRAMATIC VIDEO.

THIS VIDEO WAS SHOT BY THE WEATHER CHANNEL DURING THE HEIGHT THE STORM AS IT ROLLED THROUGH THE BEACH AROUND 9 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.

THE SURGE CAME THROUGH LIKE A RAGING RIVER, FLOODING STREETS, HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE WIND BLEW SHINGLES AND GUTTERS OFF HOMES SENDING DEBRIS INTO THE STREETS.

POINT PLEASANT DAYTIME-TRX VO TOPS

THE SUN IS UP IN POINT PLEASANT. NOW WE CAN SEE THE DAMAGE THAT'S BEEN CAUSED.

AS YOU CAN SEE BEACHFRONT HOMES, HOTELS AND OTHER STRUCTURES ARE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

HURRICANE SANDY TOOK DOWN THE DUNE THAT WOULD HAVE PROTECTED THESE PROPERTIES.

THE FIRST FLOOR OF MOST PROPERTIES IS GONE. WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT.

THAT'S SAND YOU SEE ON THE STREETS.

TEASE ONE-------

TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WAKING UP TO A DISASTER.

AND ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DOCUMENT THE SHOCKING VIDEOS.SOCIAL MEDIA.

NBC2'S NICK CILETTI IS GATHERING THE MUST SEE IMAGES FROM ONLINE.

A) BROOKLYN CANAL-2 SHOT VO

LAKE ERIE WAVES-NATS TOPS VO

nats of wind and waves

ITS NOT JUST NEW YORK AND THE EAST COAST THATS GETTING HIT WITH SANDY'S WRATH.

THE STORM CREATED A SURFER'S PARADISE IN CLEVELAND ALONG LAKE ERIE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE WAVES….

THE LAKE SAW 20 FOOT WAVES AND SURFERS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT IN 50-DEGREE TEMPERATURES.

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-CLIP

FIRST ALERT FORECAST-WXWALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

It's going to be another cool and crisp start across Southwest Florida with temperatures starting as low as the 40s across our inland communities and mid 50s through the urban corridor.

Temperatures will struggle to warm much past 70 this afternoon as a stiff, cool breeze continues from the north. Winds won't be quite as strong as yesterday, but we could easily see some gusts up to 20 mph.

Our sky will stay sunny and blue for most of the day as rain chances stay incredibly low with so much dry air in place.

Temperatures tonight will still be cool, but we don't expect to get quite as chilly as last night. Look for temperatures to dip into the low 50s inland and upper 50s to low 60s across the urban corridor.

Wednesday will be another dandy, but we'll likely have a few more patchy clouds around as our winds come off the Gulf. Daytime temperatures will rebound a little with highs expected to reach the upper 70s.

A weak cool front will slide through the area late Thursday, which could generate some isolated light showers along with some more cloud clover. Our rain chance, however, will only be around 30%.

Thursday's front should give us a nice reinforcing shot of cool, dry air, which will set things up perfectly for Friday and the upcoming weekend.

SANDY VS IRENE-VOTOPS

SO IS SANDY WORSE THAN IRENE?

FOR MANY LIVING IN THE NORTHEAST, SANDY BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF LAST YEAR'S DEVASTATING STORM.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE NASA IMAGES OF THE TWO STORMS…

SANDY IS ON LEFT AND IRENE IS ON THE RIGHT.

THE DIRECTOR OF FEMA'S NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SAYS IT'S UNCOMMON FOR ANY TROPICAL SYSTEM TO TRACK SO FAR NORTH, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

BROOKLYN CANAL-VO TOPS

WE ARE GETTING MUCH MORE AMAZING VIDEOS COMING INTO OUR NEWSROOM.

MANY OF THE BEST VIDEOS ARE BEING TAKEN BY RESIDENTS WHO ARE POSTING THEM ONLINE LIKE THIS VIDEO.

TAKE A LOOK YOU CAN SEE A CANAL IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK OVER FLOWING ITS BANKS.

THE WITNESS SAYS THE WATER WAS JUST INCHES FROM A BRIDGE LAST NIGHT.

TOSS TO NICK-2 SHOT TRX

WITH POWER OUT ACROSS NEW YORK CITY.THE MEDIA MACHINE IS RUNNING A LITTLE SLOWER THAN USUAL.

BUT that's NOT THE CASE WITH SOCIAL MEDIA THANKS TO OUR SMART PHONES AND OTHER PORTABLE DEVICES.

SANDY INTERACTIVE-TRAFFIC MITTO 3 SS

WE'RE STILL SEEING A FLURRY OF ACTIVITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS MORNING.

TAKE A LOOK.

A MONSTER WAVE COMES CRASHING INTO THE COAST IN ATLANTIC CITY -- RIGHT AROUND WHERE SANDY MADE LANDFALL MONDAY.

THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY A REPORTER ON SCENE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE WAVE WELL CLEARS THE SEA WALL -- AND IS ALMOST AS TALL AS THAT STREET LIGHT IN THE DISTANCE.

OUR NEXT PHOTO COMES FROM A TODAY SHOW VIEWER!

TAKE A LOOK -- THAT HUGE TREE LITERALLY RIPPED FROM THE GROUND AND SORT OF JUST DANGLES THERE

THIS ALL TOOK PLACE IN FAIR LAWN, NEW JERSEY.

LUCKILY -- THIS MAN'S ROOF WASN'T TOUCHED -- BUT QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE AND CLEAN-UP THERE.

FINALLY -- THE SILVER LINING TO EVERYTHING.

THIS IS A PICTURE OF A BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW OVER THE NEW YORK CITY SKYLINE.

THIS WAS SENT IN BY AN NBC NEWS VIEWER.

CONSIDERING ALL THE FLOODING -- THE FIRE IN QUEENS -- THE HOSPITAL EVACUATION -- AND SO MANY OTHER THINGS THE CITY HAS DEALT WITH -- I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THIS AS A SIGN OF HOPE.

TEASE TWO-------

IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN IL-FATED DECISION FOR THE CREW OF A HOLLYWOOD INSPIRED SHIP.

COAST GUARD CREWS MAKE A DRAMATIC RESCUE AS THE H-M-S BOUNTY SINKS IN THE OCEAN DURING HURRICANE SANDY.

A) HMS BOUNTY-2 SHOT VO

HMS BOUNTY-VO IN PLASMA

ITS ONE OF THE MOST TRAGIC AND INTERESTING STORIES COMING FROM HURRICANE SANDY.

THIS IS FOOTAGE SHOWING THE COAST GUARD RESCUING THE CREW OF THE H-M-S BOUNTY, A THREE-MASTED SHIP USED IN SEVERAL HOLLYWOOD MOVIES.

THE COAST GUARD HOISTED 14 CREW MEMBERS OUT OF THE DANGEROUS SEAS TO SAFETY.

A 15TH PERSON ON BOARD WAS RECOVERED IN A SEARCH, BUT WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD.

THE COAST GUARD IS STILL SEARCHING FOR THE SHIP'S CAPTAIN.

HMS BOUNTY-PKG

BILL AND JO SVENDSEN ARE PATIENT PEOPLE. THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO RUN A GIFT SHOP FOR FIVE DECADES. BUT THEIR PATIENCE WAS THIN AS THEY LEARNED THEIR OLDEST SON, JOHN SVENDSEN, GOT CAUGHT UP IN SANDY'S MESS NEAR NORTH CAROLINA.

"It was on the Today Show and I heard it and we just scrambling ever since you know.calling everybody we know to try to get a few inside connections that we didn't have so."

FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS JOHN HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE HMS BOUNTY. THE POWERFUL STORM FORCED THE CREW TO JUMP SHIP. FOURTEEN OF THE 16 CREW MEMBERS WERE RESCUED BY THE COAST GUARD. TWO ARE STILL MISSING. JO AND BILL SPENT ALL DAY WAITING FOR ANY WORD, THEN FINALLY A CALL CAME IN FROM THEIR SON.

"He just said how are you, and I said well, how are you?"

HIS PARENTS SAY JOHN TOLD THEM HE HAS A BROKEN HAND AND RIBS BUT IS DOING OKAY. HE SAYS HIS WOULD WILL HEAL. BUT HIS THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE MISSING.

HMS BOUNTY-VO TOPS

BOUA XIOUNG REPORTING.

THIS IS A BRAND NEW PHOTO OF THE SUNKEN SHIP.

THE SHIP'S OWNER SAYS THAT THE HMS BOUNTY IS A VERY LARGE SHIP CAPABLE OF TAKING ON SOME WATER.

BUT WHEN THE VESSEL LOST POWER, THE PUMPS STOPPED WORKING AND EVENTUALLY SHE COULDN'T STAY AFLOAT.

TEASE THREE------

ALL IS NOT QUIET ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE SANDY.

WE'LL BRING YOU THE NEW SHAKEUP IN THE POLLS AS MITT ROMNEY AND PRESIDENT OBAMA BATTLE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

PLUS THE NORTHEAST CONTINUES TO CLEANUP FROM HURRICANE SANDY.

BUT WHERE IS THE STORM HEADED NEXT AND WILL IT STILL PACK A PUNCH?

NEWS AT 11:30am OPEN-CLIP

WV SNOW-VO TOPS

THEY'VE STOPPED MEASURING THE SNOW FROM SANDY IN INCHES.NOW IT'S A MATTER OF HOW MANY FEET WILL GET DROPPED IN THE APPLACHAIN MOUNTAINS.

WHAT WAS ONCE HURRICANE SANDY BROUGHT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE REGION LAST NIGHT.

PRESIDENT OBAMA DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR WEST VIRGINIA, GIVING THE STATE ACCESS TO FEDERAL AID AND FEDERAL COORDINATION EFFORTS.

TN SNOW-TRX VO TOPS

PEOPLE ALL THE WAY DOWN IN TENNESSEE ARE DIGGING OUT FROM SNOW THANKS TO SANDY.

SNOW BEGAN TO FALL IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK SUNDAY NIGHT AND IT JUST KEPT COMING.

TOSS TO JIM-2 SHOT

SO WHERE IS THE STORM HEADED NEXT AND HOW MUCH PUNCH DOES IT HAVE LEFT?

HURRICANE EXPERT JIM REIF CONTINUES TO TRACK THE SUPER STORM.

SANDY FORECAST-WX CTR

It's going to be another cool and crisp start across Southwest Florida with temperatures starting as low as the 40s across our inland communities and mid 50s through the urban corridor.

Temperatures will struggle to warm much past 70 this afternoon as a stiff, cool breeze continues from the north. Winds won't be quite as strong as yesterday, but we could easily see some gusts up to 20 mph.

Our sky will stay sunny and blue for most of the day as rain chances stay incredibly low with so much dry air in place.

Temperatures tonight will still be cool, but we don't expect to get quite as chilly as last night. Look for temperatures to dip into the low 50s inland and upper 50s to low 60s across the urban corridor.

Wednesday will be another dandy, but we'll likely have a few more patchy clouds around as our winds come off the Gulf. Daytime temperatures will rebound a little with highs expected to reach the upper 70s.

A weak cool front will slide through the area late Thursday, which could generate some isolated light showers along with some more cloud clover. Our rain chance, however, will only be around 30%.

Thursday's front should give us a nice reinforcing shot of cool, dry air, which will set things up perfectly for Friday and the upcoming weekend.

QUEENS FLOODING-VO TOPS

MORE NEW DRAMATIC VIDEO THIS MORNING OF SANDY'S DESTRUCTION.

YOU CAN SEE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IN QUEENS, NEW YORK FLOODED.

STREETS HAVE BECOME CANALS AS PEOPLE TRY TO WADE THROUGH THE WATER TO GET TO WHERE THEY NEED.

TUNNEL FLOODING-TRX VO TOPS

AND MORE NEW VIDEO PROVING THAT THE WATER IN THE BIG APPLE IS MUCH MORE THAN A BIG HASSLE.

THE BROOKLYN BATTERY TUNNEL WHICH CONNECTS LOWER MANHATTAN WITH BROOKLYN IS FLOODED.

THIS IS THE ENTRANCEWAY TO ONE OF THE TUBES.

THERE WAS A LARGE STORM SURGE FROM SANDY WHICH CREATED FLOODING ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY'S FINANCIAL DISTRICT.

ASBURY DAMAGE-OC VO

THE JERSEY SHORE IS NOW ONLY BEGINNING THE CLEANUP STAGE AS SUPERSTORM SANDY LIVED UP TO ITS BILLING.

ASBURY DAMAGE-PKG

WELL THERE ARE STILL WIND GUSTS HERE IN ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY AND IT IS QUITE A COLD MORNING. A COLD MORNING AND MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER. THIS IS WHAT THE STREETS LOOK LIKE, INTERSECTION AFTER INTERSECTION, YOU SEE THAT THE STREETS ARE FLOODED. FLOODING A HUGE, HUGE ISSUE HERE IN COASTAL NEW JERSEY

--PKG--

BY DAYLIGHT WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE THE FULL EXTENT OF SANDY BUT OUTSIDE OF OUR HOTEL IN ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY, WE CAN ALREADY SEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE. THE OCEAN BECAME ONE WITH THE STREETS, WATER IS EVERYWHERE.

SANDY SLAMMED INTO THE JERSEY SHORE WITH 80 MILE-AN-HOUR WINDS.

IT CAME ASHORE NEAR ATLANTIC CITY BATTERING THE PIER AND FLOODING THE BOARDWALK.

THE STORM DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE NEW YORK AREA -- SETTING SURGE RECORDS IN LOWER MANHATTAN AND SWAMPING BEACH FRONTS ON BOTH SIDES OF LONG ISLAND.

A NUMBER OF NEW YORK'S SUBWAY SYSTEM TUNNELS FLOODED OVERNIGHT -- WITH OFFICIALS SAYING IT COULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 14 HOURS TO FOUR DAYS TO REMOVE THE WATER.

THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN SAID, QUOTE:

"The New York City subway system is 108 years old, but it has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night. Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on our entire transportation system, in every borough and county of the region."

NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG WASN'T SURPRISED BY THE STORM'S POWER.

We knew this was going to be dangerous and the storm has met our expectations. We are seeing extraordinary water levels throughout lower Manhattan. There are trees down throughout the city and the bad news, ConEd has power outages on an extremely wide basis.

--REPORTER ON CAMERA TAG--

SANDY'S WINDS, THEY WERE EXTREMELY STRONG. THIS, JUST RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR HOTEL HERE, A PIECE OF A ROOF JUST PEELED OFF AND THROWN SEVERAL, SEVERAL FEET HERE. LOTS OF DEBRIS AROUND HERE AFTER SANDY PASSED THROUGH. THIS MORNING PEOPLE ARE STILL BEING RESCUED AFTER A LEVEE BREACH IN NEW JERSEY.

GALLUP POLL-SS

IN ANOTHER POLL MITT ROMNEY IS AHEAD BY FIVE POINTS OVER PRESIDENT OBAMA.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO GALLUP AS POLLSTERS SURVEYED LIKELY VOTERS.

NEW OHIO POLL-SS TOPS

AND IN THE ALL IMPORTANT SWING STATE OF OHIO MITT ROMNEY HOLDS A TWO POINT LEAD IN ONE POLL.

RASMUSSEN HAS THE RACE IN THE BUCKEYE STATE 50 TO 48 PERCENT.

ONLY ONE PERCENT REMAIN UNDECIDED.

SANDY POLITICS-OC SOT VO WIPE

POLITICS ARE TAKING A BACK SEAT TO SANDY.BUT NOT ALL IS QUIET ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

PRESIDENT OBAMA JUST ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CANCEL HIS CAMPAIGN STOPS IN OHIO TODAY.

WITH OBAMA BUSY IN WASHINGTON PRESIDENT CLINTON FILLED IN AT A RALLY IN OHIO.

He got up this morning and called me and said, "I got to go back right now, this storm's getting out of hand. I got to handle it." And I said, "Mr. President, that is the right call."

GOVENOR MITT ROMNEY'S SCHEDULED A STORM RELIEF RALLY IN OHIO TODAY.

SANDY POLITICS-SOT VO

Make sure we do our very best to help those that are are being impacted by this storm."

FAMILIES, ALSO IMPACTED BY JOBS.

HOME DEPOT AND LOWES-VO

HOME DEPOT AND LOWE'S ARE KEEPING MOST OF THEIR STORES OPEN DESPITE HURRICANE SANDY.

HOME DEPOT HAS CLOSED ABOUT A DOZEN OF ITS RETAIL STORES BECAUSE THEY ARE LOCATED IN EVACUATION AREAS. AND FOR NOW, ALL BUT THREE OF LOWE'S STORES WILL REMAIN OPEN.

NATO TROOPS KILLED-ONCAM

NEW AT ELEVEN.ITS HAPPENED AGAIN A MAN WEARING AN AFGHAN POLICE UNIFORM KILLS TWO NATO SERVICE MEMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN.

THE ATTACK IS THE LATEST IN A STRING OF INSIDER ATTACKS.

THE NATIONALITIES OF THOSE KILLED ARE NOT YET BEING RELEASED.

KY BUS CRASH-VO

TWO PRE-SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN ARE DEAD IN A HORRIFIC SCHOOL BUS CRASH IN KENTUCKY.

TAKE A LOOK.THE BUS CARRYING NINE CHILDREN WAS HEADED HOME FROM THE PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAM AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS SIDE AND STRUCK A TREE.

FOUR CHILDREN WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITALS AND THREE WERE RELEASED TO THEIR PARENTS.

THE DRIVER OF THE BUS ESCAPED UNHARMED.

HIKER BEE ATTACK-VO

A HIKER IN PHOENIX FALLS OFF OF A CLIFF AND DIES WHILE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM A BEE SWARM.

OFFICIALS WERE ABLE TO RESCUE TWO OTHER HIKERS USING HELICOPTERS.

THE HIKERS HAD HUNDREDS OF BEE STINGS, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE O-K.

WW2 BOMB-VO

A MAJOR AIRPORT IN NORTHERN JAPAN HAD TO CLOSE TODAY AFTER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FOUND AN UNEXPLODED BOMB BELIEVED TO BE FROM WORLD WAR TWO.

THE 550-POUND BOMB WAS UNCOVERED DURING CONSTRUCTION NEAR A RUNWAY AT SENDAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THE BOMB WAS IDENTIFIED AS AMERICAN-MADE AND IS BELIEVED TO BE A DUD FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

TEASE FOUR---

SWIRLING IN CONTROVERSY.

SHOULD THE LATE NIGHT COMEDY SHOWS HAVE GONE ON DESPITE HURRICANE SANDY?

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WE'LL SHOW YOU WHO DECIDED TO HAVE THE SHOW GO ON WITHOUT SOMETHING VERY BIG.

PLUS HAVE YOU EVER SEEN AN EMPTY NEW YORK CITY?

A) JIMMY FALLON-2 SHOT NATS VO

B) NYC EVAC ZONE-VO TOPS

JEEP IN WATER-VO TOPS

MORE NEW VIDEO OF THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE SANDY.AND THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO TRY.

A RESIDENT IN OCEAN CITY, NEW JERSEY RECORDED THIS DRIVER OF A JEEP TRYING TO NAVIGATE AN EXTREMELY FLOODED ROAD.

SANDY AND SNOW-VO IN PLASMA

ORDINARILY A BLIZZARD THAT DUMPS THREE FEET OF SNOW IN OCTOBER WOULD BE NEWS IN ITSELF.BUT WELCOME TO THE WRATH OF SANDY.

PARTS OF WEST VIRGINIA ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT THREE FEET DEEP IN WHITE STUFF BEFORE THE STORM MOVES OUT.

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WEATHER-WX WALL

THIS WEATHERCAST HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE NBC2 WEATHER STAFF.

IT IS NOT A VERBATIM OF WHAT IS BEING SAID, BUT IS THE FORECAST FOR OUR AREA.

It's going to be another cool and crisp start across Southwest Florida with temperatures starting as low as the 40s across our inland communities and mid 50s through the urban corridor.

Temperatures will struggle to warm much past 70 this afternoon as a stiff, cool breeze continues from the north. Winds won't be quite as strong as yesterday, but we could easily see some gusts up to 20 mph.

Our sky will stay sunny and blue for most of the day as rain chances stay incredibly low with so much dry air in place.

Temperatures tonight will still be cool, but we don't expect to get quite as chilly as last night. Look for temperatures to dip into the low 50s inland and upper 50s to low 60s across the urban corridor.

Wednesday will be another dandy, but we'll likely have a few more patchy clouds around as our winds come off the Gulf. Daytime temperatures will rebound a little with highs expected to reach the upper 70s.

A weak cool front will slide through the area late Thursday, which could generate some isolated light showers along with some more cloud clover. Our rain chance, however, will only be around 30%.

Thursday's front should give us a nice reinforcing shot of cool, dry air, which will set things up perfectly for Friday and the upcoming weekend.

ATLANTIC CITY FLOODING-VO TOPS

NBC2 CONTINUES TO FIND SOME AMAZING BUT TERRIFYING VIDEO COURTESY OF HURRICANE SANDY.

THIS IS VIDEO SHOT EARLY THIS MORNING FROM ATLANTIC CITY.THERE ARE REPORTS OF MAJOR DAMAGE IN THE GAMBLING TOWN.

NYC EVAC ZONE-TRX VO TOPS

THINK NEW YORKERS DIDN'T TAKE THE THREAT OF SANDY SERIOUSLY?

TAKE A LOOK THIS WAS THE CALM RIGHT BEFORE THE STORM HIT INSIDE ONE OF THE CITY'S EVACUATION ZONES IN MANHATTAN.

YOU CAN SEE THE BIG APPLE A VIRTUAL GHOST TOWN AS SOMEONE WITH A CELL PHONE WALKED DOWN THE CITY STREETS.

PIER VS SANDY-TRX NATS TOPS VO

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SCENES LIKE THIS CONTINUE TO PLAY OUT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AND ITS PIERS.

YOU CAN SEE THIS CONCRETE PIER TAKING A BATTERING BY WAVES.

HUGE WAVES DRIVEN BY HIGH WINDS CAME CRASHING OVER THE SIDE OF THE PIER.

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THERE'S SOME CONTROVERSY COMING FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD CONCERNING HURRICANE SANDY.

WHILE THE DEADLY HURRICANE TOOK AIM ON NEW YORK CITY SOME OF THE LATE NIGHT COMEDY SHOWS.WENT ON.

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JIMMY FALLON HELD A SHOW WITHOUT A STUDIO AUDIENCE DURING THE HEIGHT OF YESTERDAY'S STORM.

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HURRICANE SANDY SHUTTERED THE BROADCAST OF "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" MONDAY EVENING.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW SAID THE CALL WAS MADE "IN THE INTEREST OF THE SAFETY OF OUR

STUDIO AUDIENCE."

KIMMEL TWEETED HIS DISAPPOINTMENT.

OTHER ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTS IN NEW YORK WERE CANCELED AS THE MONSTER STORM BORE DOWN ON THE EAST COAST.

HERE'S SOME BREAKING NEWS.ANDERSON COOPER WILL STICK WITH COVERING THE NEWS -- AND NO LONGER HOST HIS DAILY TALK SHOW "ANDERSON LIVE."

THE SHOW IS BEING CANCELED, AT THE END OF NEXT SUMMER, DUE TO POOR RATINGS.

IN A STATEMENT, COOPER SAID HE'S SORRY THE SHOW.NOW IN ITS SECOND SEASON. WON'T BE CONTINUING. HE SAID HE, QUOTE, "TRULY ENJOYED IT."

PUNK BAND GREEN DAY ANNOUNCED THE CANCELLATION OF THE REST OF ITS 2012 NORTH AMERICAN CLUB TOUR, SO LEAD SINGER BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG CAN DEAL WITH HIS SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES.

TOUR DATES IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY HAVE BEEN POSTPONED AS WELL.

BUT THE BAND DOES IS MOVING UP THE RELEASE DATE FOR ITS NEW ALBUM 'GREEN DAY 'TRE' TO MID-DECEMBER FROM JANUARY TO APPEASE THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF FANS.

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TOYOTA TOPS CONSUMER REPORTS' LATEST RELIABILITY RANKING.

THE AUTOMAKER'S THREE BRANDS, SCION, TOYOTA AND LEXUS LEAD THE 28 BRANDS IN THE RUNNING FOR THE TOP HONORS.

JAPANESE BRANDS HOLD THE TOP SEVEN SPOTS IN THE 20-12 RATING.

FORD CAME IN A DISAPPOINTING 27TH.

JUST TWO YEARS AGO, THE AUTOMAKER WAS CONSIDERED THE EPITOME OF RELIABILITY.

TEASE FIVE-----

THE JERSEY SHORE HAS NEVER SEEN DRAMA LIKE THIS.

AND IN JUST ONE DAY THE IMAGE OF THE ICONIC GAMBLING MECCA COULD BE CHANGED FOREVER.

GIANTS PARADE-NATS TOPS VO

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LOST IN THE SHUFFLE OF SANDY.A WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS SAN FRANCISCO IS PLANNING A TICKET TAPE PARADE TO CELEBRATE THE TEAM'S VICTORY.

HUNDREDS OF GIANTS FANS ERUPT IN CHEERS WHEN THE TEAM BUS ARRIVED AT THE BASEBALL STADIUM MONDAY.

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THE JERSEY SHORE MAY NEVER BE THE SAME FOLLOWING HURRICANE SANDY.

THE FAMED BOARD WALK IN ATLANTIC CITY SUFFERED HEAVY DAMAGE.

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SCRIPT:

3 seconds

BATTERED, BEATEN AND BEING RESCUED.

SOT - "I was scared I

was going to drown; it was just crazy."

4 seconds

SANDY DELIVERED ABSOLUTE MAYEM UP AND DOWN THE JERSEY SHORE.

4 seconds

THE BOARDWALK IN ATLANTIC CITY-COVERED IN SEAFOAM-- AND TORN APART

SOT - "I've never

seen anything like it. We had waves as high as the light poles down on the

boardwalk. And it was just ripping up boards on the boardwalk and throwing

them up on the lot beside us here."

7 seconds

7 MILES SOUTH THE 10 FOOT STORM SURGE IN LONGPORT FORCED THE OCEAN INTO THE

STREETS TURNING ROADS INTO RUMBLING RAPIDS

4 seconds

IN HOBOKEN WATER GUSHED THROUGH AN ELEVATOR SHAFT QUICKLY FILLING THIS

COMMUTER TRAIN STATION

7 seconds

JERSEY'S ENTIRE COASTLINE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM HAMMERED FOR HOURS EVEN **

BEFORE** THE SUPERSTORM OFFICIALLY HIT

GINGER STANDUP 8:00PM MONDAY: "oh my gosh, look at that. No wonder this is

all ocean coming over here. The storm surge has started, the tide is coming

up and the storm is hitting right now."

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3 seconds

AND AS THE SUPER STORM BECAME A FEROCIOUS NOR'EASTER.

GINGER STANDUP 11:00PM MONDAY: "At almost every intersection in atlantic

city looks like that-- and worse there is water absolutely everywhere."

5 seconds

WE WERE STUCK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE-- IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM STILL MAKING

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NBC 2 NEWS AT NOON IS NEXT!

NEW AT NOON TEASE-ON CAM AT DESK

NEXT AT NOON - WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE OF SUPER STORM SANDY.

DEVASTATION AND DESTRUCTION.

AT LEAST 17 PEOPLE DEAD - MILLIONS ARE WITHOUT POWER OR MASS TRANSIT.

MANY AREAS ARE FLOODED.

NEXT AT NOON - LIVE REPORTS - AS WE TAKE A TOUR OF THE AREAS - MOST AFFECTED.

ONE OF THEM - QUEENS - WHERE A HUGE FIRE DESTROYED BETWEEN 80 AND 100 HOUSES IN A FLOODED NEIGHBORHOOD.

ANOTHER - BATTERY PARK - RECORD HIGH STORM SURGE FLOODS STREETS, TUNNELS SUBWAY STATIONS.

NEXT AT NOON - WE'LL ALSO HAVE A LIVE TRAFFIC UPDATE - ON A MORNING CRASH THAT SHUT DOWN PARTS OF I-75 IN SOUTH LEE COUNTY.

PLUS - NEW AT NOON - A LIVE REPORT ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAKE OF THE MEDSTAR MESS.

A DRAFT AUDIT WAS JUST RELEASED - NBC2 POURING OVER the DOCUMENT.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT IT SAYS.

ALSO NEW AT NOON - WALMART GOES GROCERIES-ONLY!

WHAT YOU MAY SOON BE SEEING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

MANY OF US ARE ENJOYING THE COOLER TEMPERATURES - METEOROLOGIST, JIM REIF WILL BE HERE TO TELL US HOW LONG THEY WILL LAST!

NOON TZA) SANDY-VO

NOON TZB) SANDY-VO

NOON TZC) SANDY-VO

NOON TZD) 175 CRASH-VO

NOON TZE) MEDSTAR-VO

NOON TZF) WALMART GROCERIES-VO

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