U.S. prepares for Hurricane Sandy

Virginia National Guard Lt. Col. Doug Gagnon from Powhatan, Va., shows Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell locations of National Guard troops around the state in preparation for Hurricane Sandy at the Virginia Emergency Operations Center in Chesterfield County, Va., Oct. 28, 2012.

Oswaldo Falleres puts tape on the window of a restaurant in preparation for the arrival of superstorm Sandy Oct. 28, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J.

Sandbags line the entrance of a building as people walk by near the Hudson River waterfront Oct. 28, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J.

Jessica Ospina, left, and Allison Kane of Virginia Beach, Va., lean into the strong wind and rain off the Chesapeake Bay near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel in Virginia Beach as Hurricane Sandy works its way north, battering the U.S. East Coast Oct. 28, 2012.

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Metropolitan Transit Authority Police watch over as the last people are cleared out of Grand Central Terminal in New York Oct. 28, 2012, as the MTA begins an orderly shutdown of commuter rail and subway service in preparation for Hurricane Sandy.

hurricane sandy, delaware — AP Photo/The News Journal

Rehoboth Beach, Del., business owners Darryl Ciarlante, left, and Joe Zuber, center, board their windows as Hurricane Sandy approaches the area Oct. 28, 2012.

A car plows through a flooded street in the Ocean View area in Norfolk, VA., Oct. 28, 2012. Rain and wind from Hurricane Sandy are hitting the area. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of the superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation.

Ed Wicks secures plywood over the windows of a hair salon to protect from the high winds of approaching Hurricane Sandy, on October 28, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. — Getty Images

Ed Wicks secures plywood over the windows of a hair salon to protect it from the high winds of approaching Hurricane Sandy Oct. 28, 2012, in Ocean City, N.J.

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A road sign warns drivers of weather conditions in downtown Washington Oct. 28, 2012, ahead of Hurricane Sandy's landfall.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks to members of the media at Seward Park High School, which is doubling as an evacuation center, in preparation for Hurricane Sandy Oct. 28, 2012, in New York City.

Chris Christie, new jersey, sandy — AP Photo/Mel Evans

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering Oct. 27, 2012, in North Wildwood, N.J., as he lays out preparation plans for Hurricane Sandy.

Waves break against a bulkhead in the Brigands Bay area of Frisco, N.C., Oct. 28, 2012, as the sound side flooding begins on Hatteras Island. Hurricane Sandy is heading north from the Caribbean, where it left nearly five dozen dead, to meet a winter storm and a cold front, plus high tides from a full moon, and experts said the rare hybrid storm that results will cause havoc over 800 miles from the East Coast to the Great Lakes.

People bag sand for sandbags as Hurricane Sandy approaches Oct. 28, 2012, in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a mandatory evacuation of low-lying coastal areas of the city. Sandy, which has already claimed more than 50 lives in the Caribbean, is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-Atlantic region.

Waves crash onto a jetty in Atlantic City, N.J., Oct. 28, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy approaches the area.

Satellite imagery of Hurricane Sandy off the U.S. East Coast Oct. 28, 2012.

A Fairway market delivery man walks past shoppers lined up to get inside the market on 86th Street to get last-minute supplies Oct. 28, 2012, in New York City. New York City residents are stocking up to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. A city-wide weather emergency has been issued, with mandatory evacuations in low-lying areas and suspension of public transportation during the storm.

People line up looking for taxis as they leave Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan, where a mandatory evacuation order is in place as Hurricane Sandy approaches the Northeast Oct. 28, 2012, in New York.

Cape Charles Police Officer Jim Pruitt tapes off the town fishing pier and beach to restrict access Oct. 28, 2012, in Cape Charles, Va. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation.

Line crews and support personnel from FirstEnergy's Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company, and Toledo Edison utilities leave Ohio early one morning from dozens of locations heading to New Jersey in advance of Hurricane Sandy to assist sister utility JCP&L. Five bucket trucks and other support vehicles are shown here leaving from an Ohio Edison garage in Akron, Ohio.

A man walks past boarded-up structures on the boardwalk ahead of Hurricane Sandy Oct. 28, 2012, in Atlantic City, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's emergency declaration is shutting down the city's casinos, and 30,000 residents are being told to evacuate.

Cots are seen at Seward Park High School, which is doubling as an evacuation center, in preparation for Hurricane Sandy Oct. 28, 2012, in New York City. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean, is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the Mid-Atlantic region prepares for the damage.

People wait to be evacuated by bus from the Atlantic City Convention Center ahead of Hurricane Sandy Oct. 28, 2012, in Atlantic City, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie's emergency declaration is shutting down the city's casinos, and 30,000 residents are being told to evacuate.

A news crew wades through sea foam blown onto Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Oct. 28, 2012, as wind and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m.

A car goes through the high water as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast Oct. 28, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m.

Jenny Lind and her dog Greta run away from a wave that comes up the beach as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast Oct. 28, 2012, in Ocean City, Md.

Cody Billotte walks through the high water as he loads his car to go to work as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast Oct. 28, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Governors from North Carolina, where steady rains were whipped by gusting winds, to Connecticut declared states of emergency. Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m.

Large waves generated by Hurricane Sandy crash into Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Oct. 27, 2012, as the storm moves up the East Coast.

MTA workers prep a subway entrance in NYC — AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers cover an entrance to the Canal Street A, C, and E station with plywood to help prevent flooding Oct. 27, 2012, in New York. As Hurricane Sandy approaches the New York region, residents of some flood-prone areas have been told to evacuate, and officials are preparing for a possible transit system shutdown.

Hurricabne preps in Rehoboth Beach, Del. — AP Photo

Sawdust flies in the air as Brian Rogers, left, cuts a board with a circular saw as he and Dwayne Wallace board up a store in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Oct. 27, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast.

People sit at the edge of beach on North Wildwood, NJ as Sandy churns in the Atlantic — AP Photo

George Barats, of Levittown, Pa., and Michele Scheid, of Bristol, Pa., sit on the edge of a churning Atlantic Ocean Oct. 27, 2012, in North Wildwood, N.J., as Hurricane Sandy begins to show its effects.

Nick Almeter, 26, prepares for another storm, as he carries another sandbag to place by properties along Ocean View Avenue, in Norfolk, Va. — AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot

Nick Almeter, 26, prepares for another storm as he carries another sandbag to place by properties along Ocean View Avenue Oct. 27, 2012, in Norfolk, Va.

Surf store workers prep windows in Ocean City, Md., ahead of Hurricane Sandy. — AP Photo

Surf store workers Fletcher Birch, left, and Jay Kleman board up the windows of the store in Ocean City, Md., Oct. 27, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast.

Vehicles drive across Roanoke Sound leaving Hatteras Island in Nags Head, N.C., as as Hurricane Sandy churns up the east coast — AP Photo

Vehicles drive across Roanoke Sound leaving Hatteras Island in Nags Head, N.C., as Hurricane Sandy churns up the East Coast Oct. 27, 2012.

Annemarie Jarman, and her dog "Bruges," walk along the edge of the beach in Ocean City, Md. — AP Photo

Annemarie Jarman and her dog, Bruges, walk along the edge of the beach that is mostly empty as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast Oct. 27, 2012, in Ocean City, Md.

People ride in carts pulled by the winds along the Atlantic Ocean in North Wildwood, N.J., Oct. 27, 2012, as the winds pick up ahead of Hurricane Sandy. From the lowest lying areas of the Jersey Shore, where residents were already being encouraged to leave, to the state's northern highlands, where sandbags were being filled and cars moved into parking lots on high ground, New Jersey began preparing in earnest for Hurricane Sandy.

A surfer catches a large wave at the Poles, Saturday Oct. 27, 2012, in Jacksonville, Fla. Sandy was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm.

Hannah Smith, 4, looks over a pile of sandbags as her dad, Charles, checks their stability in front of their Norfolk, Va., home — Ross Taylor, AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot

Hannah Smith, 4, looks over a pile of sandbags as her dad, Charles, checks their stability in front of their home Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Norfolk, Va.

A surfer kicks out at the top of a wave after a ride, in Jacksonville, Fla. — Bob Mack,AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union

A surfer kicks out at the top of a wave after a ride, Saturday Oct. 27, 2012, in Jacksonville, Fla.

A marina worker rinses off a fishing boat pulled out from the Indian River at the Indian River Marina in Delaware, Md. on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy approaches the Atlantic coast.

As men surf fish near the ocean, sand blows on mounds for beach protection in North Wildwood, N.J., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, as the area prepares for Hurricane Sandy.

Waves pound Carolina Beach pier in Carolina Beach, N.C., Saturday, Oct 27, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy churns in the Atlantic Ocean.

Beachgoers watch waves generated by Hurricane Sandy along a breezy Coligny Beach Park on Hilton Head Island, S.C., Saturday morning, Oct. 27, 2012. Hurricane Sandy - upgraded again Saturday just hours after forecasters said it had weakened to a tropical storm - was barreling north from the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall early Tuesday near the Delaware coast, then hit two winter weather systems as it moves inland, creating a hybrid monster storm.

A restaurant worker piles sand bags at the entrance of the business as Hurricane Sandy approaches the Atlantic Coast, in Ocean City, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012.

Red flags fly from a lifeguard station as Hurricane Sandy passes offshore to the east, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, in Miami Beach, Fla.

Satellite imagery of Hurricane Sandy moving through the Northern Bahamas, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. More than 40 people were killed in the Caribbean as the storm torn across Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba.

As another boat waits its turn, a 50-ton lift raises Fancy Nancy, a 40-foot commercial fishing boat, out of the Maurice River at Yank Marine Services marina Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Dorchester, N.J., in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. From the lowest lying areas of the Jersey Shore, where residents were already being encouraged to leave, to the state's northern highlands, where sandbags were being filled and cars moved into parking lots on high ground, New Jersey began preparing in earnest for Sandy.

Andy Lugo talks on the phone after stocking up on supplies for branches of First Republic Bank in anticipation of disruption from storm elements of Hurricane Sandy on October 26, 2012 in New York City. Some New Yorkers are preparing for possibly devastating effects from the approaching storm.

A worker boards up store windows as Hurricane Sandy approaches in Ocean City, Md., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012.

As Hurricane Sandy moves up the East Coast, members of the Highlands Fire Department remove the rescue boat from the Atlantic Highlands Marina, Friday Oct. 26, 2012 in Atlantic Highlands, N.J.

Bill Purnell in Ocean City, Md., prepares for the super storm that is expected to pummel the East Coast when Hurricane Sandy meets an Arctic weather system.

A sign on N. College Rd. in Wilmington, N.C., notifies motorists of a tropical storm watch as Sandy churns over the Atlantic ocean, Friday Oct. 26, 2012.

A pelican flies with the wind produced by Hurricane Sandy's outer bands at Haulover Beach on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Miami.

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Beachgoers venture out to the end of Minutemen Causeway in Cocoa Beach, Fla., around lunchtime to see the waves, getting sandblasted from the wind and sand, due to the effects of the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012.

Laura Rath, on vacation from the Netherlands, walks on the beach with her family as they are buffeted by high winds of the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 25, 2012, in Miami Beach, Fla. Sandy could hit the Northeast exactly one year after a powerful early snowstorm knocked out power to millions.

As blustery winds pass through the area from the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy a sailboat is seen on Biscayne Bay on Oct. 24, 2012, in Miami, Fla.

Stephanie Bilyeu walks along the ocean as blustery winds blow through the palm trees as the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy are felt on Oct. 24, 2012, in Miami, Fla.

A sign on a door of a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., building warns of windy conditions, Oct. 25, 2012.

Corey Hutterli works on securing his sailboat with rope as the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy are felt on Oct. 24, 2012, in Miami, Fla.

(L-R) William Rath, Julie Rath, Laura Rath and Weera Rath, on vacation from the Netherlands, walk to the beach as they are buffeted by high winds of the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 24, 2012, in Miami, Fla.

A pedestrian's umbrella is turned inside out as high winds hit it as the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy are felt on Oct. 24, 2012, in Miami, Fla.

William Rath, Julie Rath, Weera Rath and Laura Rath, on vacation from the Netherlands, walk on the beach as they are buffeted by high winds of the outer bands of Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 25, 2012, in Miami, Fla.

Santiago Porteiro takes advantage of the winds from the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy to kite surf on Oct. 24, 2012, in Miami, Fla.

Santiago Porteiro (R) and others take advantage of the winds from the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy to kite surf on Oct. 24, 2012, in Miami, Fla.