jamie: a fox news extreme weather alert, the northeast bracing for hurricane sandy, evacuations ordered for parts of new york city and the surrounding areas. we go live to long land, an area that saw significant damage from hurricane irene, 14 months ago, you are in long beach? reporter: yeah. we near long beach. nassau county residents who live in low-lying areas areas and stm surge zones are asked to voluntarily evacuate. authorities say now is the time to move because once the winds that are already picking up speed, once they get up to 55 miles per hour, the debris will start to fly around and it could be deadly. we have seen folks, filling up sandbags, working to prepare for sandy. mother nature really kicking up the waves behind me, which is a surfers delight. shelters here in long beach, obviously, we have a trekker here. we are on video, right now.