Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20121030:05:51:00
Hit a record high of over 13 feet. what can you tell us from there? >> reporter: yeah, certainly, chris. the waters have receded from battery park city and along the walkway. as it's known here. as you mentioned, the historic flooding, 14 feet. the last time -- the last time they had had that situation was back in 1821. so it was a big, big massive, massive wave of water that came in during that surge. what we do know is that that water, of course, we're hearing more from the mpa, the mass transit authority here in new york city about the subway system and how it's been compromised. many of th...