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A dangerous situation even worse. abc's tahman bradley is in ocean city, maryland. >> reporter: sandy is a monster. her size and scope unprecedented. along the mid-atlantic residents are bracing for hurricane force winds, waves, and storm surges. >> we are expecting a pretty significant storm here that could lead to very significant flooding. >> reporter: transportation brought to a standstill throughout the region. more than 6,000 flights have already been grounded through tuesday. leaving travelers scrambling. >> we're trying to get back to raleigh, north carolina, and we're stuck. >> we're ...

New york city, shutting down subways, buses, commuter rails into the city. new york mayor michael bloomberg has closed the country's largest school system on top of that. in addition, people in low-lying areas around new york have been told to evacuate. and for the first time in nearly three decades, weather is shutting down the new york stock exchange as well. >> yeah. you won't even be able to facilitate a trade online. nothing. >> no, it's massive. >> the storm is sending air travel into a tailspin. more than 7,000 flights have already been canceled through tonight. and that number is going...

>> 50 million people are in harm's way, and many have been heeding the warnings, scrambling to get ready, boarding up their houses, buying whatever supplies they kl can find, and fleeing their homes if they have to. but a lot of folks are staying put, keeping themselves in harm's way unfortunately. >> which is hard to understand in a storm like this, but a lot of coastal communities up and down the coast, people are being told to get out. hopefully most of those folks have heeded the warnings. it's getting to a point where it will be too late to turn back. things are going to slowly deteriorat...

>> it's unbelievable. i have never seen it like this, even with irene. >> reporter: in keansburg, earlier there was plenty of plywood going up as homeowners and shop owners took advantage of the calm before the storm to protect their properties. despite a mandatory evacuation order, many residents tonight are toughing it out at home. >> we've got all the batteries, we've got the flash lights, nonperishable food items. we've got the government on standby. we've got oem over here in the background. everybody's doing their job. >> reporter: the problem with mandatory evacuations they're not exact...

Can even help forecasters better predict where the storm is heading. all signs at this point again point to landfall along the jersey coast, late monday night, early tuesday morning. >> it is amazing just how much technology goes into forecasting this assembling all the data. it is just mind-blowing. well, the usually noisy and bustling floors of the atlantic city casinos -- you're a natural at that. >> i like black jack. >> they are quiet this morning, ahead of sandy's arrival. only the fourth time since casinos came to atlantic city that they have been forced to close. >> wow. the last tim...