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Pockets of devastation remain weeks after superstorm Sandy

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    Molly Line reports from Sayreville, New Jersey

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New Jersey one of the hardest hit by the super storm sandy but there's a hint of progress -- the -- has ended the -- policy saying all gas supplies have been fully replenished but this so a lot of work to be done especially down south and by the sure.

Pro life to be normal again Molly Line is yeah.

You see -- go with -- more.

And two weeks later they're still these pockets of misery this is just one of the many stories that we've seen all -- New Jersey in New York that look like this people's belongings out on the streets.

The water on this street.

Weber avenue -- -- -- -- -- all the way up to the telephone lines and cause this kind of damage some of the homes literally washed out underneath their foundations affected.

Things a lot more difficult that's one of the reasons -- still power outages across the state.

Power has been restored -- a lot of places the numbers differ depending on who you ask.

US Energy Department reporting yesterday afternoon that there were still.

Over 5000 people without power but by -- later afternoon.

State officials and -- or about a thousand people still without power you can see this neighborhood.

All banged up all across the state a few pockets of good news despite this devastation what many homeowners are still going through.

About 99%.

Or more of the schools have been reopened.

So that's a bright spot for the kids some efforts to get things back to normal some of the schools are gonna have to be -- to finish getting things open.

As you mentioned the gas rationing has ended here in New Jersey.

But still a tough situation people still waiting to hear from FEMA waiting to hear from their insurance companies trying to get some sort of estimate on how much they're going to have.

How quickly they can rebuild.

And you know.

It's -- the schedule contractors to when you see a neighborhood like this this is all up and down the block guys back to -- moment when it's there bill where it is raining today think you're much.