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Staten Island Devastated by Storms
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- Date Nov 8, 2012
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My initially is just -- I have a lot of rain and lots of tractors and -- good.
That around it.
Crews are out picking on the seven it literally smells like a -- here this is one of the nasty -- -- -- thing that ever smelled -- -- -- and hanging out.
These these -- to people around in the neighborhood.
It's just awful these cars -- this is just evidence.
-- -- -- -- still here now covered in snow cars and got the cars we have boats slammed into homes and then if you take a look over here at this.
But by this American flag is torn and tattered it says Obama.
FEMA help.
Now the superstar we have some video of the snow coming down we show you as well hundreds of thousands without power many of them.
That just had it turned back on in other in the dark.
Once again and over thirteen hundred flights have been canceled as well and I -- tell you this one piece of information also they came out this morning and that's that New York governor -- Cuomo has hired his emergency management director.
-- allegedly diverting -- Allegedly diverting a crew -- gift -- -- And having them -- street from his very own personal driveway.
Mine's got unbelievable story -- I mean.
The president has said that people would be call back within fifteen minutes you don't want any red tape he got a lot of positive credit in the election for how he handled.
Hurricane sandy and of course the local officials are also being put to the test here.
So what are the people in that area saying about how the government is handling all of us.
They're angry they feel forgotten particularly on the street there about a half a mile from the wire to end up like West Virginia is this you've lived here your entire life and you say that.
There have been people coming and that Army Corps of Engineers putting besides -- folks' homes but you're harvesting even answer the door to -- Correct -- never stated they'll have a two year old the two week -- Diabetic retired correctional -- father.
The only option that we have been anybody in this whole neighborhood does that put all money idea pockets -- -- that -- besides that -- what -- and I've been temporarily -- not allowed to state house they just want -- -- -- -- basically if you have children -- -- -- in the house.
If -- that they -- each of the Covenant House even for a teacher and let alone sleep in doubt they're gonna call children services on you can lose your kids -- already losing your house you losing a -- -- lost everything you'll.
Additional help that.
Not telling you to check the Internet he said they finally beat up finally got -- yesterday's and checked the -- you sit on the Internet.
I don't have anything I mean I can't walk around my cell -- it's useless I got no service a lot of hot -- something immediate truck for my neighborhood.
So we can get on the Internet watch the -- I woke up yesterday morning and I didn't even know what the president wasn't as an American.
That's not -- -- us.
Acceptable unacceptable totally unacceptable my father.
And people -- my block every five police officer correctional on this spot the ball could have retired five and all active duty five -- we don't know the president and we can't fight that we have -- people think.
We have no idea what -- -- we have no idea with a free food is we have no idea what anybody is we can't contact any building department and insurance companies -- not getting any help.
It's just it's unfair it's totally.
Totally out of it.