salvageable. i mean, the desktops, i'd thought i'd have phones toker-- monitors and i have lift equipment, scanners, tools, everything was completely submerged. reporter: will you be able to bounce back from this? >> i've been worse. i'm trying to lose the anxiety and come to grips and i would like to get back to work but as you can see we still have 2 and a half foot of water inside so we haven't got there yet. reporter: appreciate it. ryan said the water reached to the top of the stop sign. 5 and a half to 6 feet. take a look at this video. this is a basement in a home in cranford, new jersey, collapsing the wall of the basement.