to build their wednesday. 2011, mazda had to recall cars because of a spider issue and now it s toyota, recalling 870,000 vehicles, and it s not all because of spiders, but it is part of the problem. and here s what happens. it causes a sort of cascade of problems. the webs block a drainage tube from the air conditioning condenser, that causes water to just kind of drip down. it can lead to a short-circuit. so what do you get? you get the air bag warning light coming on. also, here s what scary. the air bag can unexpectedly deploy. that is serious. and in some cases, even serious, as well, the power steering can go out. and this is happening to a lot of popular cars here in america made by toyota. camri camries, the avalons, 2012 and 2013 models. hybrid versions affected as well. how do you know if your car is one of these? you ll be notified by mail. toyota says it will fix it for free. and this is an interesting tidbit. these recalls actually have to go through the national highway t
where are you supposed to go? reporter: meet marie cook and her daughter lauren. my car has eight inches of water in it. my heater went. my washer and dryer went. air conditioning condenser went. it came in and went into my den. reporter: trying to dry out and prepping for a possible week without power. you ll live through it. believe me, honey. you ll live through it. reporter: the cooks weren t the only ones who stayed. we took a ride with the national guard. followed firefighters checking on people door to door. fire department! reporter: both groups running rescue missions all day. and from some who had to run the dicey rescues, a suggestion. i hope it s a lesson for everyone who stayed. next time, evacuate. reporter: so all of that destruction, here you can see parts of the historic atlantic city boardwalk. look at these enormous chunks of wood. they re snapped in half. some of them splintered. nails everywhere. ropes wrapped around. pretty unbelievable to think