the storm were left stranded last night. the new jersey governor announced no rescue services until today. i cannot in good conscience send them into the dark, given all the various hazards that would occur. reporter: new york city was hit by a 13-foot surge of seawater, flooding the newly unveiled ground zero memorial, subway stations, and tunnels. i m in new york. i have never seen anything like this particularly going into a tunnel. reporter: in rockaway park, queens, emergency crews scrambled to rescue people trapped in the path of a fire raging out of control. in manhattan hundreds of patients at this hospital, including babies, had to be evacuated after a backup generator failed. the city closed all tunnels and bridges. subway and bus service had already been shut down. the stock exchange is closed again today, the first time weather has caused it to close for a second consecutive day since the 1800s. sandy spawned snowstorms in west virginia and fear of flooding as far w
getting freezing rainfall on and off, and part of the downtown area is flooded, rob and paula. all right. now, tahman, you are in ocean city. are people stranded? were they given evacuation orders? reporter: people were given evacuation orders, but a lot of people are stuck here. a lot of the streets are flooded. there was a main bridge that was shut down. the weather was very intense here. a lot of people, really, with no place to go and just having to hunker down and stay here. all right. tahmam bradley in ocean city this morning. you re much warmer and drier than you were yesterday. thank god for small favors. right? reporter: a lot better. as the storm blows across the northeast, there are eight nuclear power plants in the storm s weather path. oyster creek had an alert after water rose to six feet above normal. the plant, which is the oldest in the country, was already offline for maintenance, and officials there say there is no real danger.
here in ocean city we ve been getting freezing rainfall on and off, and part of the downtown area is flooded, rob and paula. all right. now, tahman, you are in ocean city. are people stranded? were they given evacuation orders? reporter: people were given evacuation orders, but a lot of people are stuck here. some of the streets are flooded. there was a main bridge that was shut down. so the weather was very intense here, and a lot of people, really, with no place to go and just having to hunker down and stay here. all right. tahman bradley in washington in ocean city this morning. you re much warmer and drier than you were yesterday. thank god for small favors. right? reporter: a lot better. as the storm blows across the northeast, there are eight nuclear power plants in the storm s weather path. the oyster creek facility in toms river had an alert after
atlanta airport today alone. it impacted us from departure standpoint. flights have been delayed on each push. throughout the concourses but here in check-in we have been able to get passengers, pretty steadily through. on a regular basis. like any other day. snow created havoc for skiers to the west to hit the slopes. some city saw six to 12 inches of fresh powder. northeast and mid-atlantic freezing rainfall has people scrambling to get out, even as they wish for a white christmas. looking forward to white christmas. we had adequate staffing and got the passengers out quickly. today is a good day.