Tons of damage. 11 people dead in cuba. Sandy ripping off the roofs of homes, flattening other homes al to the. The storm killed one person in jamaica. Nine other People Killed in haiti. Heavy rains from the storms outer bands have unleashed devastating flooding. Although the hurricane is still several days away from the United States east coast, sandbagging is already under way as far north as new jersey. Meet oreologist rob marciano is tracking sandys every move. Were getting already dire warnings, really serious red flags about this storm. Tell me exactly whats happening that makes it, you know, worse than what they call the perfect storm. Well, the perfect storm never made landfall for one thing. This one looks like its going to make landfall. Thats what makes it worse. The setup is somewhat similar, we have a hurricane thats moving north and a strong cold front with a strong jet Stream Energy thats moving in from the west. And this morning, more than ever, were getting more confid
Home runs. Pablo sandoval helps the giants tame the tigers in game one of the world series. Will detroit even things up tonight . And her tv career has spanned decades. Melissa joan hart will join us live to talk about her latest projects. Its thursday, october 25th, and starting point begins right now. Welcome, everybody. Our starting point this morning, the high stakes struggle for eight mustwin swing states. The president obama and governor romney tapping into their travel budgets, both men crisscrossing the country, targeting those tossup states that will decide this race. Ohio could be the most critical. And a new time poll has the president ahead there by five points, largely on the strength of early voting in his favor. But the Romney Campaign has something to celebrate this morning as well. Cnn shifting the state of North Carolina from a tossup to a leaning romney column. Lets get right to cnns chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. Shes in tampa, florida, this mornin
Well, know, its true. Look at this. Robin home recovering from her bone marrow transplant. Josh was feeling a little sick. Its good to have amy and bianna here. This morning, along with lara. And boy, do we have a lot to get to. We do. That hurricane, sandy, already deadly. 21 killed in the caribbean so far. And sandy is now beginning its move up the east coast, set to be a historic storm. And everyone from the carolinas all the way up to maine will feel its impact. Its expected to mix with two other huge systems, over one of the most densely pop lated areas of the country. Experts are predicting at least a billion dollars in damage. All of the biggest cities on the east coast. Lets get right to sam, leading the coverage for our extreme weather team. Good morning, george. We want to give people a couple of days to get ready for this storm on the eastern seaboard. Thats why were talking about it so much right now. Take a look at the canopy of clouds right here. About 2,000 miles across.
Were rolling out the red carpet. Oprah takes over times square, live. Hello, everyone. And robin, how about that for a special guest for you this morning . Oprah in her curlers. This morning, shes ready to go. Were going to have so much fun with her. Good morning to all of you at home, as well. As you all know, robin is home, recovering from her bone marrow transplant. Glad to have amy robach here. She is at home watching. So happy. And you had quite a morning. You and ali, you had an early start. You picked up oprah. We thought it was the right thing to do. Oprah is a special guest. We went and picked her up ourselves. Our car wasnt completely clean which isnt always a good thing. Oprah was gracious. What took you so long . You were late . Of course, we were late. Oh, my gosh, you two. Look at you. I know. Ali didnt have time to get dressed. Oprah wasnt ready, either. We had so much fun. We have a lot to get to this morning. Really something. Youre a patient man. He has three women in
Anyone. I wouldnt wish this on anyone. Lee boyd malvo with some surprising revelations and a shocking new allegation in what he says will be his final interview today, thursday, october 25th, 2012. 3 c1 and good morning. Welcome to today on a busy thursday morning. Im savannah gurthrie. And im matt lauer. Hurricane sandy, get used to the name you it made landfall in cuba overnight with wind gusts of 114 miles an hour. That storm is being blamed on at least three deaths in the caribbean. And as we said, forecasters are worried about a scenario that could pose big trouble for much of the east coast. Als been studying the latest models, and well get to his forecast straight ahead. Also ahead, an arrest made in colorado in the murder of 10yearold Jessica Ridgeway. The suspect, only 17 years old. And his own mother may have played a role in turning him in. Well have more on that story. All right. And then tom cruise has filed a 50 million lawsuit against the publisher of two tabloid magazin