78 in newark. 5. look at the arrows. you are seeing coming from the east all that water funneling in here. record level sea prices at kicks point and now with the battery it's up to just about 13 feet. just over 13 feet. that's a reasonable doubt row but the winds are still out of the east. that means the winds are pummeling the water here forcing it into the center. see the winds shifted out of the southeast. pushes more water in here. got about 45 minutes. it's 8:53, shep. high tied at battery park. the water getting dangerously close to getting into those subways. >> shepard: step aside so we can see the battery there. we have been getting reports all day that the previous high was 11.2 feet. once it get to 13 like you were just discussing that that's when we had very serious concerns that the subway systems in lower manhattan might flood. come on in and show us if you would. is it your sense that's where we are now? >> it is. latest reading 13. gone up by a foot and a half