A pedestrian walks through light rain early Monday morning in Washington as Hurricane Sandy approaches the east coast. The wind and rain in the Nation's Capitol is expected to increase though out the day.

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Richard Thomas walks through the floodwaters in front of his home after assisting neighbors as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday in Fenwick Island, Del.

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Waves crash onto the sea wall protecting homes in Longport, N.J., Sunday, as Hurricane Sandy approaches the area.

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Richard Thomas moves a neighbors' car out of the rising water as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast in Fenwick Island, Del.

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Waves crash over the bow of a tug boat as it passes near the Statue of Liberty in New York Monday as rough water as the result of Hurricane Sandy churned the waters of New York Harbor.

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