East Coast grinds to a halt as superstorm nears

Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing for higher ground, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and a surging wall of water up to 11 feet tall.

By: Allen G. Breed, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press, Superior Telegram