THE SANDY CLEAN-UP CONTINUES

People on the east coast of America are continuing the clean-up after Superstorm Sandy.

Military trucks will be used as make-shift polling stations for next week's election, in areas that still don't have power.

In New York, the city's marathon is going ahead this weekend - more than 47-thousand runners took part last year.

Commuters in New York are struggling back to work as some of the city's subways and buses are running again.

Service has resumed on 14 of the city's 23 subway lines, and planes are landing again at all three New York airports.

Meanwhile both Presidential candidates have been back on the campaign trail.

Barack Obama scored the endorsement of New York City's popular mayor Michael Bloomberg as the president and Republican challenger Mitt Romney opened a final blitz of swing states.

NBC in New York will hold a televised benefit concert later for victims of Superstorm Sandy featuring some artists native to the areas hardest hit.

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, both from New Jersey, and Billy Joel, from Long Island, are scheduled to appear.

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