not know that between 8:50 and 9:50 p.m. last night that the heavens would literally open up and bring nigarar falls level watt tore the streets of new york. could that have been anticipated? i m going to find out. reporter: in central park, 5.2 inches fell in two hours. my message to everyone affected is we re all in this together. the nation is here to help. reporter: and help is something that will be needed with officials warning things will only get worse because of climate change. we are in a whole new world now, and this is the reality we have to face. reporter: so what you are looking at now are submerged cars on south 18, route 18 and memorial parkway here in new brunswick. you can see how much water there is. it has started to come down ever