and tunnels are flooded because of the storm. it was barely raining in new york. steve: right, we ll talk to joe, the meteorologist about the storm surge. down in the battery, the old record was let s see len.2 feet. 11.2 feet . we broke that video. brian: that was from last night. gretchen: going to delaware, this video in to fox and friends , this car, probably not going to be operating this morn nothing a nearby motel. no match for the atlantic ocean. we have peter doocy there now. what is the situation reet now? things have calmed down. here in rehob both, death wear. businesses were ready and people chose to evacuate like
we have hundred billions in storm devastation. they have the money to back it up. more importantly to your point, the human toll and the monetary toll is insignificant. gretchen: we ll have to go. we ll get to the 401 s later today. storm surge could mean more danger. joe breaks down the anatomy of a storm surge. brian: crane barely hanging on. teetering from a high rise in manhattan. a live report. it was too dangerous to bring down. how does it work? you just he to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that s what may help lower your cholesterol and well that s easy
steve: a levee has broken in northern new jersey across the river from new york city and flooded three towns. the conditions of motacki and little fer yecarstat near the sports arena are devastated and an official four-five feet of the water rushing in the town. crews are on rescuing people. joining us is meteorologist joe bastadi. thanks for having me. steve: starting with the levee break, this is to be expected after a gigantic storm surge. it was caused by storm surge rather than the heavy rains. you will get the levees breaking. but we didn t have major