but the hurricane force winds have been battering the eastern seaboard for hours. those winds extend out 175 miles from the center of the storm. those winds are pushing the atlantic ocean up and over many coast-lines. from rhode island, south to the jersey shore. coastal flooding is a significant risk thanks to the storm surge, potentially reaching 11 feet in new york harbor. battery park on the tip of manhattan is under a mandatory evacuation, as waves already have topped the sea wall. low lying areas are at substantial risk of flood waters, including the wall street area, especially if the worst of the surge hits during high tide tonight, at 9pm eastern time. that threat of flooding was one reason u.s. stock markets were closed today, the first un- scheduled shutdown since the september 11 attacks 11 years ago. and there will be no stock trading tomorrow either. susie gharib has more on the historic market closure from new york. susie: it was supposed to be a busy monday
to come ashore in southern new jersey. but the hurricane force winds have been battering the eastern seaboard for hours. those winds extend out 175 miles from the center of the storm. those winds are pushing the atlantic ocean up and over many coast-lines. from rhode island, south to the jersey shore. coastal flooding is a significant risk thanks to the storm surge, potentially reaching 11 feet in new york harbor. battery park on the tip of manhattan is under a mandatory evacuation, as waves already have topped the sea wall. low lying areas are at substantial risk of flood waters, including the wall street area, especially if the worst of the surge hits during high tide tonight, at 9pm eastern time. that threat of flooding was one reason u.s. stock marks were closed today, the first un- scheduled shdo september 11 attacks 11 years ago. and there will be no stock trading tomorrow either. susie gharib has more on the historic market closure from new york. sie: it was supposed
to come ashore in southern new jersey. but the hurricane force winds have been battering the eastern seaboard for hours. those winds extend out 175 miles from the center of the storm. those winds are pushing the atlantic ocean up and over many coast-lines. from rhode island, south to the jersey shore. coastal flooding is a significant risk thanks to the storm surge, potentially reaching 11 feet in new york harbor. battery park on the tip of manhattan is under a mandatory evacuation, as waves already have topped the sea wall. low lying areas are at substantial risk of flood waters, including the wall street area, especially if the worst of the surge hits during high tide tonight, at 9pm eastern time. that threat of flooding was one reason u.s. stock markets were closed today, the first un- scheduled shutdown since the september 11 attacks 11 years ago. and there will be no stock trading tomorrow either. susie gharib has more on the historic market closure from new york. susi
everyone here in berkeley is on the lookout for the man and his van. my life. he s my heart. pride and joy. reporter: that s how gloria lyons feels about her 11-year-old granddaughter and why she s taking no chances keeping her safe following several attempted kidnappings near berkeley s willard middle school. each morning i bring my granddaughter to school, i pick her up. i give her instructions every morning when i release her here, as far as don t talk to people, don t get in no cars. reporter: berkeley police now say someone has tried to lure children into a van on five separate occasions. two incidents took place just this past sunday on busy college avenue. as a man with a black cargo van tried two times to lure girls away. my fear is that eventually he may actually, you know, kidnap a student or a young girl or, you know, anybody at this point. so, you know, our fear is that that could happen and that could be the ultimate nightmare for a parent. the aim is
and my arm dropped and that was it. reporter: neighbors say local crimes are becoming too common. see, that s that s part of the problem around here. quiet neighborhood. that whole thing, these things don t happen, actually that. do happen in neighborhoods like this. when i hear people say not in my neighborhood, no it happens everywhere. the neighbor across the street says that her car was broken into this morning as well. so it s a really quiet area. my family has been living here all their lives. reporter: a quiet area that today got much too active. now officers have left the scene and the neighborhood. but again, as you heard, they are still looking for suspects. reporting live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. scott, thanks very much. and just in to our newsroom, we have learned several bay area high school students are in the hospital tonight after taking xanax, a drug used to treat anxiety. students attend pinole valley high school. teacher