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Whether or not they could do anything to secure it or they've just got to wait for the storm to pass. chris? >> can you tell us something about the warnings of the floods that are manhattan? >> reporter: one of the things that they are afraid of is that there could be that flooding. that's why the mayor and city officials went ahead and shut down the tunnels and subways because the last thing you'd want, you've got electrical power lines down there. they are taking all of the precautions that they possibly can take. >> joining me by phone is governor martin o'malley, chairman of the governor a...

Spot with the liberty in the distance and all of that water coming at us. >> reporter: absolutely. you can see this water pouring in. take a look. i'm going to take the camera off of me and show these waves coming up. the basin is full, so to speak here in new york harbor. it's starting to lap over, spill over. we've got a good foot of water already. it's expected to go anywhere from 6 and 12 feet. we haven't even reached high tide yet. we have more than an hour to go. of course, one of the areas that was evacuated in and around new york city, the low lying areas. of course, battery park city,...

Manhattan is truly an island as everyone is told to hunger hunker down. certainly the worst of sandy is coming in now. >> thank you, michelle. reminding us it is surrounded by water. encroaching water. and on the phone to us tonight from point pleasant, new jersey, ron, it's been very hazardous where you are tonight. it's been so hard to get to you. >> it is, chris. yeah. the power is out down here. phone lines are spotty. things really took a bad turnabout an hour ago. it's protected by a pretty high san dune along the beach and they have been breached and there's now water rushing the ocean ...

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