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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: Rising water, caused by Hurricane Sandy, rushes into a subterranian parking garage on October 29, 2012, in the Financial District of New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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    John Minchillo - AP
    Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.Ê (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
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    John Minchillo - AP
    Sea water floods the entrance to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.Ê (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
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    Bebeto Matthews - AP
    Streets are flooded under the Manhattan Bridge in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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    Bebeto Matthews - AP
    Lower Manhattan goes dark during superstorm Sandy, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, as seen from the Brooklyn Heights promenade in the Brooklyn borough of New York. One World Trade Center, background center, remains brightly lit. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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    KIRSTEN LUCE - NYT
    Victor Concepcion stands on a trash can above floodwaters in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy churned through the Atlantic Ocean on Monday on the way to carving what forecasters agreed would be a devastating path on land that is expected to paralyze life for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states. (Kirsten Luce/The New York Times)
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: Fire fighters evaluate the scene of an apartment building which had the front wall collapse due to Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: Fire fighters use a saw in an attempt to remove a partially collapsed door due to Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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    Andrew Burton - Getty Images
    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: Fire fighters use a saw in an attempt to remove a partially collapsed door due to Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York, United States. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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    John Minchillo - AP
    A news reporter stands in heavy rain as he waits to report live from battery park, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.Ê3 (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
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    Allison Joyce - Getty Images
    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: Part of a crane boom is seen hanging off a building under construction on West 57th Street on October 29, 2012 in Manhattan, New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
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    Peter Foley - Bloomberg
    Sandbags surround the New York Stock Exchange in preparation for Hurricane Sandy in New York, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy, the AtlanticÕs largest tropical storm, will strike the East Coast today or early tomorrow with a life-threatening surge, emptying the streets of the nationÕs largest cities and lashing a region of 60 million with gales, rain and even snow. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg
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    Vicki Smith - AP
    A student walks across the lawn at Davis & Elkins College as the snow started falling hard in Elkins, W. Va., on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Vicki Smith)
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    Allison Joyce - Getty Images
    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: Power outage seen on October 29, 2012 in Manhattan, New York. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the Mid-Atlantic area of the United States, is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City bus, subway and commuter rail services as of Sunday evening. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
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    Steve Ruark - AP
    Jake Wilkerson, 20, and Kaityln Baker, 21, both of Annapolis, Md., struggle with their umbrellas as Hurricane Sandy approaches Annapolis Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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    Jessica Hill - AP
    Ocean waves kick up along the shoreline in Milford, Conn., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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    Bebeto Matthews - AP
    People brace against a gust from Hurricane Sandy in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighborhood Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Residents of the neighborhood were ordered to evacuate because of the storm surge expected from the hurricane. Authorities warned that New York City and Long Island could get the worst of the storm surge: an 11-foot onslaught of seawater that could swamp lower areas of the city. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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    Dale Gerhard - AP
    A row of houses stands in floodwaters at Grassy Sound in North Wildwood, N.J., as Hurricane Sandy pounds the East Coast Monday Oct. 29, 2012. The powerful storm made the westward lurch and took dead aim at New Jersey and Delaware on Monday, washing away part of the Atlantic City boardwalk, putting the presidential campaign on hold and threatening to cripple Wall Street and the New York subway system with an epic surge of seawater. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Dale Gerhard) MANDATORY CREDIT
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    Winslow Townson - AP
    John Constantine makes his way out of his house after winds from Hurricane Sandy toppled a tree fell onto it in Andover, Mass. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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    Jacqueline Larma - AP
    Pedestrians make there way past a boarded up store in downtown Philadelphia ahead of Hurricane Sandy's landfall Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
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    CX Matiash - AP
    People look out over the choppy Hudson River from a pier along the Hudson River Greenway, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/CX Matiash)
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    Robert F. Bukaty - AP
    Caleb Lavoie, 17, of Dayton, Maine, front, and Curtis Huard, 16, of Arundel, Maine, leap out of the way as a large wave crashes over a seawall on the Atlantic Ocean during the early stages of Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Kennebunk, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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    Michael Ein - AP
    Michael Wirtz, of Wilmington, Del., braves flood waters and high winds that arrive with Hurricane Sandy along North Michigan Avenue in Atlantic City, N.J., Monday Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing for higher ground, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Michael Ein) MANDATORY CREDIT
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    Danny Drake - AP
    Bobby Huggins, of Millville, and his cousin, Brian Cuthbert, of Somers Point, see how deep the water is at Bay Avenue and New Jersey Avenue in Somers Point, N.J., on Monday Oct. 29, 2012. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.(AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Danny Drake) MANDATORY CREDIT
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    Emily Varisco - AP
    National Guard's Bernadette Doughty and other troops unload cots as the 153rd MP Company prepares to help with storm maintenance efforts, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing for higher ground, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Emily Varisco) NO SALES
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    Michael Ein - AP
    Flooding and high winds arrive along North Michigan Avenue in Atlantic City, N.J., Monday Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.Ê (AP Photo/The Press of Atlantic City, Michael Ein) MANDATORY CREDIT
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    Robert F. Bukaty - AP
    A motorist drives through a flooded road along the Atlantic Ocean during the early stages of Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Kennebunk, Maine. The hurricane continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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    Winslow Townson - AP
    John Constantine makes his way out of his house after winds from Hurricane Sandy toppled a tree fell onto it in Andover, Mass. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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    Charles Krupa - AP
    A worker clears a tree dropped by the high winds prior to landfall of Hurricane Sandy in Shrewsbury, Mass., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.Ê(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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    Robert F. Bukaty - AP
    A worker cut a downed tree that fell on a road during the the early stages of Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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    L. Todd Spencer - AP
    A surfer rides a wave at the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier at 15th Street, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Virginia Beach, Va. Large waves were created as Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing for higher ground, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, L. Todd Spencer) MAGS OUT
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    Craig Ruttle - AP
    An historic ferry boat named the Binghamton is swamped by the waves of the Hudson River in Edgewater, N.J., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy lashes the East Coast. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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    Jessica Hill - AP
    Ocean waves kick up along the shoreline in Milford, Conn., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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    Steve Ruark - AP
    Jake Wilkerson, 20, of Annapolis, Md., struggles with his umbrella as Hurricane Sandy approaches Annapolis Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
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    Bebeto Matthews - AP
    People brace against a gust from Hurricane Sandy in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighborhood Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Residents of the neighborhood were ordered to evacuate because of the storm surge expected from the hurricane. Authorities warned that New York City and Long Island could get the worst of the storm surge: an 11-foot onslaught of seawater that could swamp lower areas of the city. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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    Charles Sykes - AP
    The Hudson River swells and rises over the banks of the Hoboken, N.J., waterfront as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.Ê(AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
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    Julio Cortez - AP
    A woman covers her ears while posing for a photograph as her hair blows in the wind at the waterfront in Hoboken, N.J., as the Hudson River begins to rise and flood the area with the arrival of Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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    Mel Evans - AP
    A truck backs up hastily, as rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the beach and across Beach Avenue, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Cape May, N.J., as high tide and Hurricane Sandy begin to arrive. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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    Gerry Broome - AP
    Terry Robinson wades through water after retrieving some of his belongings from his flooded trailer at RV Park in Kitty Hawk, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Flooding from Hurricane Sandy left many roads impassable while localized flooding from a storm surge forced some people from their homes. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Gerry Broome - AP
    Terry Robinson retrieves some belongings from his flooded trailer at RV Park in Kitty Hawk, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, after flooding from Hurricane Sandy left many roads impassable while localized flooding from a storm surge forced some people from their homes. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Gerry Broome - AP
    Dare County utility workers checks on conditions along a flooded Ride Lane in Kitty Hawk, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 as the effects of Hurricane Sandy are seen along the east coast. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Gerry Broome - AP
    Waves from Hurricane Sandy crash onto the damaged Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 as Sandy churns up the east coast. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.Ê (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Steve Earley - AP
    Huge waves break just off the beach as Brandon Moncrief walks down the steps from an oceanfront motel in Buxton, NC on Hatteras Island on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. The barrier island was being battered by offshore Hurricane Sandy. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley) MAGS OUT
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    Gerry Broome - AP
    The Atlantic ocean washes under the stairway of an abandoned beach house that survived Hurricane Sandy in Nags Head, N.C., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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    Sheila Rooney - Getty Images
    MONTAUK, NY - OCTOBER 29: A wave crashes against the shore while person stands on a porch as Hurricane Sandy moves up the coast October 29, 2012 in Montauk, New York. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean, is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-Atlantic region. (Photo by Sheila Rooney/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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    Spencer Platt - Getty Images
    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: Men try to secure a restaurant near the Brooklyn Bridge from flooding with a tarp and sandbags as Hurricane Sandy begins to affect the area on October 29, 2012 in the in Brooklyn of New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    Richard Drew - AP
    The floor of the New York Stock Exchange is empty of traders, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. All major U.S. stock and options exchanges will remain closed Monday with Hurricane Sandy nearing landfall on the East Coast. Trading has rarely stopped for weather. A blizzard led to a late start and an early close on Jan. 8, 1996, according to the exchange's parent company, NYSE Euronext. The NYSE shut down on Sept. 27, 1985 for Hurricane Gloria. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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    Bob Karp - AP
    David Zwingle and his fiance Alejandra Juarez take a look out of their front door moments after a maple tree fell was blown down by high winds from Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Morristown, N.J. (AP Photo/The Daily Record, Bob Karp) NO SALES
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    Suchat Pederson - AP
    After checking to make sure his boat line is secure, Bob Casseday crosses the waist high flooded street just over the bridge along Savannah Road in Lewes, Del., to get back home as Hurricane Sandy hits Delaware, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson) NO SALES
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    Mark Lennihan - AP
    People brave high winds and blowing sand as they walk on Steeplechase Pier at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York as Hurricane Sandy arrives, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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    Robert F. Bukaty - AP
    Lisa Famularo braces for impact as a large wave crashes over a seawall while she photographed heavy surf in the Atlantic Ocean during the early stages of Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Kennebunk, Maine. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.Ê (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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    Elise Amendola - AP
    Ocean waves kick up near homes along Peggoty Beach in Scituate, Mass. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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    Julio Cortez - AP
    Javier Gutierrez, front, stands with his daughter Ashley Gutierrez as they check out what Hurricane Sandy is doing to the Hudson River, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Weehawken, N.J. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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    William Thomas Cain - Getty Images
    PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 29: Two women try to hold on to their umbrellas in a wind soaked rainfall as Hurricane Sandy approaches October 29, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter ordered that all city offices be closed Monday and Tuesday due to potential damage from Hurricane Sandy. Public transit will remain shut down as well.(Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)
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    Wirtz - AP
    An elderly man is rescued by volunteer firemen in West Atlantic City, N.J., Monday, October 29, 2012. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.Ê(AP Photo/The Philadelphia Inquirer, Michael Wirtz) PHIX OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NEWARK OUT MAGS OUT;
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    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 29: Federal workers stack sandbags outside the Internal Revenue Service building as the leading edge of Hurricane Sandy moves across the nation's capital on October 29, 2012 in Washington, DC. Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall later this evening in southern New Jersey. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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    ROBERT STOLARIK - NYT
    Three people walk on a stone breaker during Hurricane Sandy in New York, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy grew stronger before dawn on Monday as it churned northward through the Atlantic Ocean en route to what forecasters agreed would be a devastating landfall, possibly within 100 miles of New York City. (Robert Stolarik/The New York Times)
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    LEWES, DE - OCTOBER 29: Resident Kim Levan of Long Neck, Delaware, takes shelter with her dog Charlie at Cape Henlopen High School as Hurricane Sandy approaches October 29, 2012 in Lewes, Delaware. Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall between Atlantic City and Cape May around 6p.m. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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    ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 29: A member of the press takes a photo of a flooded street ahead of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie‰Ûªs emergency declaration is shutting down the city‰Ûªs casinos and 30,000 residents were ordered to evacuate. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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    WINTHROP, MA - OCTOBER 29: Waves crash over Winthrop Shore Drive as Hurricane Sandy comes up the coast on October 29, 2012 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Hurricane Sandy, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow to a wide area on the U.S. East Coast. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: People walk past sandbags on a flooded street as Hurricane Sandy moves closer to the area on October 29, 2012 in the Red Hook section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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    In the path of hurricane Sandy, Haddonfield King's Highway shops stand prepared on Monday, October 29, 2012. Here, the bread shelf at Acme. (Jim Selzer/Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT)
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    Mel Evans - AP
    People photograph as rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the beach and across Beach Ave., Monday morning, Oct. 29, 2012, in Cape May, N.J., as high tide and Hurricane Sandy begin to arrive. With Hurricane Sandy poised to make a direct hit on New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie has issued a typically blunt warning to those thinking of riding it out in low-lying coastal areas: "Don't be stupid. Get out." The storm was still hundreds of miles away, but was already making its approach known to New Jersey on Sunday with high winds, rough surf and coastal flooding as thousands of people fled to what they hoped would be safer ground. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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    NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: People look out at the East River as Hurricane Sandy moves closer to the area on October 29, 2012 in New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City will bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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