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National Guard arrives in Hoboken, NJ

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    Race to deliver supplies, rescue residents

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Seated yet again and you know the national -- gonna play a significant role in many states including New Jersey.

Burger general James grants with the National Guard commander on the joint task force for sandy and general good morning to you where are you in the Jersey Shore.

The morning right now -- in large building security which is our exporters.

Okay and what have you seen and what are you doing with your people's.

Of course I actually opportunity -- -- domestic out.

Currently security has over 2000 national Guardsmen.

Mobilized in order of this effort.

During his we've been doing here in Marietta this time -- including sheltering support.

-- -- Security and assisting law enforcement and assisting in -- we -- with the power restoration by providing generators.

-- in what we and.

It is all very important and valuable work generalists as well you know.

How many people still need to be rescued.

A -- you have those numbers oh we really don't know as you know the governor put out -- -- -- it.

-- that everybody should be evacuating go to shelters for those that didn't evacuate we have no real -- numbers with that.

-- but we are out -- about doing exactly what we do best and that's helping the citizens of New Jersey.

In.

We're looking at some pictures now appears to be a parking lot with part taxi -- this is Hoboken, New Jersey.

So that would be across the Hudson from New York City.

Which is north of where you are what have you done in Hoboken or more everything a lot about how you've worked in there -- felt large vehicles to help people -- sir.

We have many vehicles that actually we have over a 150.

I wheeled people who will be like refer to the -- Which -- forward border.

And help residents help local law enforcement oak county OEMs in any way to -- and not only Obama went up and down the Jersey.

Don't -- that are you from New Jersey sir.

-- born and raised which town.

I live in Burlington County -- have you been able for yourself to get out and see what's happened to your shoreline.

I have been around a belt and what have you seen.

It's the same devastation -- -- thing.

-- it hit you.

-- well listen this is very emotional.

But in times like there's been urging residents are resilient as emotional as there's there's right now we noticed -- -- come out -- we stand and we will start rebuilt.

The shoreline may not be the short run and I knew growing up complaints and but I can tell you what my children and my children's program we'll have security short -- -- -- General thank you James Grant you're doing great work out their -- give it up okay.

They don't have that we can get the word out for you what do you need or what do you want people to know.

I want to know that New -- here.

New Jersey.

Certainly appreciate all the support we've gotten not only from the tristate area but from our Brothers and sisters in military service across the nation.

Thank you sir that regular aren't so that's New Jersey for the National Guard -- also gonna -- National Guard troops in New York.

Massachusetts.

Virginia Delaware Connecticut and Maryland.

45 -- seven states.

They've got a lot of work to do -- the coming days and weeks.

Jersey strong as a bumper sticker and a -- Jersey itself will see a lot more of us because he's absolutely right and I everybody's going to be okay.

And they're gonna date -- and -- ugly.

I am right the first time.

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