Well, good evening. On the anniversary of the storm that starting one year ago tonight made life on this spot impossible at its height. Due to water and fire and wind. Hurricane sandy ravaged the east coast, some places scarred forever, others coming back slowly. And well have more on all of it in just a moment. But again this evening, it is a big problem on the part of the government that starts off our broadcast. Specifically, this new health care law. Beyond the colossal problems with the website well chronicled, now it is the assurances by the president that are drawing scrutiny when he told americans if you liked your health care plan, you could keep it. Well, with Insurance Companies discontinuing some policies of some people, we finding thats no longer the case. As many deal with the potential for new higher costs. Our Senior Investigative correspondent lisa myers broke the story for us last night and has more for washington tonight. Good evening. Reporter brian, good evening. So far almost 2 million of the 14 million americans who buy individual coverage have gotten letters that their policy is canceled or has to change because of the law. Still the white house insists the president did not mislead americans when he promised everyone could keep their insurance. Here is a guarantee that i have made. If you have insurance that you like, then you will be able to keep that insurance. Reporter that doesnt sit well with George Schwab who is retired, started a new business, and been told because of the new health care law, his current policy is no longer available because it doesnt meet minimum standards. His new policy . Comes with a premium increase of more than 400 . I just wish i could have my insurance back. I just thats what i want. Reporter he now has to pay for more than he wants, including pregnancy coverage for his 59yearold wife. I just dont think this was all that well thought out. I think the intentions were good. But you know, there is a lot of things that need to be fixed. My constituents are frightened. Reporter on capitol hill, the First Administration official to appear since the botched rollout of the obama care website, apologized. But insisted to an incredulous audience that the system is working. The system is right now working . Im saying it is working, just not at the speed we want or the success rate we want. How do you not know how many people enrolled . Chairman camp, well have those numbers in november. Reporter the president spokesperson emphasized that those losing their coverage are Getting Better plans and sometimes subsidies. He seemed to rephrase the president s promise. If you had insurance that you liked on the individual market and you wanted to keep that insurance through 2010, 11, 12, 13, and in perpetuity and it was available, you could. Reporter a reminder that 80 of americans are not impacted by this because they get their insurance through their employer, medicare, or medicaid. Now, secretary Kathleen Sebelius is on the hill for the first time tomorrow since the rollout and will face tough questions. Brian . Lisa myers starting us off from our d. C. Newsroom tonight. Lisa, thanks. And now we turn to the continuing outrage from the reports that the u. S. Has been spying on friends and allies, including foreign leaders themselves for many years now. Today, top u. S. Intelligence officials defended their operations and said in effect, everybody is doing it. Our chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell has our report. Reporter under fire from the moment they walked in, the intelligence chiefs were confronted by protesters about their spying on Angela Merkel and other foreign leaders. Will we apologize to Angela Merkel . Reporter but americas spy agencies were not apologizing to anyone claiming instead that all countries spy. Some of this reminds me of a lot of the classic movie casa blanca, my god, there is gambling going on here. It is the same thing. Do you believe the allies have conducted at any time any type of espionage element against the u. S. , our leaders or otherwise . Absolutely. Reporter they also strongly denied reports of mass collection of phone records on countries such as france and spain. What is most surprising is france, germany, more than 30 leaders in all. An invasion of privacy the u. S. Has not denied. What the administration will also not explain is how president obama didnt know, as the white house claims. If the president didnt know, he certainly should have known. One would think that if he didnt know, he would have demanded the resignations of those who should have briefed him. Reporter current and former Officials Say obama may not have known about merkel, but would know that the nsa spied on foreign leaders, including friends. The president then, his National Security council would be well aware of the types of targets the nsa was targets. That could include allies in europe. Reporter merkel, the allys most powerful politician, grew up in east germany, famous for spying on the citizens, but being eavesdropped by the u. S. . Dont underestimate her. She has a long memory, and i think it will be a harsh problem for the american german relations for the next years. Reporter the white house is trying to curb the way they control mass records especially here at home. That in the face of growing criticism that americas spy agencies have gone rogue. Brian . Andrea mitchell at the state department for us tonight. Andrea, thanks. Back to the issue that brings us here in breezy point, this section of coastal new york city. We could not have stood here at the height of the storm that started a year ago tonight. As storms go, remember it was only a category 1. The problem with sandy was it hit us on our vulnerable side. A massive storm surge up and down the coastline. 80 mileanhour winds, and this entire area got a lesson in vulnerability including the devastation along the jersey shore. A lot of which is still visible to this day. Lester holt is across the way in ortley beach, new jersey, good evening. Reporter brian, good evening. You may not have expected to see this one year later, but each area here, each home tells a story. Maybe a story of renewal or disappointment. For others, its a story of limbo living as if sandy hit only yesterday. Sandy hit at high tide. The fear is that all of this water will come together and inundate this town. Reporter there was simply no defense for a 14foot storm surge. The entire coastline has basically been rearranged. Reporter it swamped the electrical grids and laid waste to hundreds of miles of shoreline. I was lucky to survive. I went to a friends house thinking okay, ill be back the next day. Reporter a year of next days later this is my patio. Reporter bill mullen tends to an empty lot where his ortley beach home once stood. He didnt have Flood Insurance. They will allow me 5100 to replace the shingles on my roof and the siding on my walls. Reporter a roof he no longer has. Sandy destroyed or damaged 56,000 homes, caused at least 65 billion in damage. One county recently estimated 26,000 people still hadnt returned home. After ending a year of shuffling through three hotels paid for by the city of new york, Cheryl Manuel and her children have just now found a home. We were people that was living in homes that was destroyed by sandy. And they were treating us like we were somebody they picked up off the street. Reporter it was a year of milestones, the return of summer tourists to the beaches and the boardwalk returning this past friday. It was also a year of setbacks, including the accidental fire in september that destroyed one of the jersey shores newly rebuilt boardwalks. With 50 billion in aid approved by congress, nearly 14 billion has been paid out or approved including National FloodInsurance Program which generating fierce complaints. The National FloodInsurance Program has let people down. Theyre lowballing everybody, giving numbers that cant allow them to rebuild their homes. Reporter in sea bright, new jersey, flooddamaged homes still stand but are empty. Be it ever so humble. Reporter one of them belongs to the towns mayor. Unfortunately, our Flood Insurance is only going to cover about 30 of what we need to rebuild our home. Reporter in a statement, fema says it will not be satisfied until policyholders have received payments for all covered losses. While there is clearly still a struggle to understand the bureaucratic lessons of hurricane sandy, the physical lessons are already being applied in some cases. Take for example these sand dunes along the jersey shore. They have been built up at a much higher level than before the storm. Sand is being replenished along battered beaches. A natural defense in the face of rising sea levels. I think we have to look at the future that sandy will happen again and again along our coast. The rest of the coast is not immune to this type of devastation. Reporter higher has become a common mantra here. Liz homer has rebuilt her flooddamaged home 14 feet above sea level. I just knew if we were going to stay here and feel a sense of security, i knew there was no other option than to do that. Reporter a sense of security that eludes thousands who are still trying to find their way home. There is so much focus on what government has and has not delivered. But brian, lets keep in mind at the height of this there were more than 400 charities and volunteer organizations helping people get back on their feet. Many of them are still on the job tonight. Lester holt not far to our south tonight on the shore there. And back to where we are, breezy point, so named for a good reason. A beautiful spot. A tiny enclave of homes from bungalows to larger homes. New yorkers always called this with a wink the irish riviera. It is hugely populated with new York City Police officers and firefighters, generations of them. Put another way, the names beginning with o, go on for several pages in the phone book and a sizeable italian delegation, as well. But then a year ago, everything great about breezy point got ruined. Everybody got water, some people got fire. It was a living, floating hell and more than 100 homes were lost. And the people here are finding out what all storm victims eventually learn, from here to katrina, there is no bouncing back in a year. Five years is more like it. And not everyone bounces back. After the storm, i met a man from here named john neese, he is a lifer, a local firefighter, a local builder who met up with us here today to talk about this place now and then. What kind of heroism did you see that night . Oh, the guys, especially the younger guys in Rockaway Point fire department, to put on the wet gear and all of that and go in. You know, we came in, but those guys actually went into the houses. You know, and they one lady was on her table with her dog, shaking. And the young kid, brian doyle, said come on, we got to go. And she said let me get my bag. She didnt know to look to the east and see that glow, it was a tremendous fire. It was tough. Do you think that feeling of breezy point, of knowing everybody, of everybody having each others back, do you think that will come back . Not 100 . No. Not like it used to be. The bones of the place have got to be the same. Yeah, without a doubt. And you know something, you see the flags, i mean, the people have actually been putting flags on their new houses just to s w show. So give me a prediction. Next year, we meet on this very spot. A, will there be a house here . B, will it sound like construction . C, will it still be a little sad . A little sad. It will never until everyone is back it will never be the same. You know . But im here and im not leaving. And you know, ive been here. So. Our talk today with john neese who lives about 300 yards from where were standing. And that is precisely where he and his family want to stay for the rest of their lives. Still ahead tonight on our broadcast, news this evening about those fees the airlines charge for just about everything in the air these days from checking bags to boarding early. We are back from breezy point in queens, new york, and as you can probably hear from time to time overhead, were not too far from jfk or laguardia for that matter. A lot of flights these days and that means of course a lot of fees from checked bag to the privilege of boarding early. Just as every thanksgiving traveller is about to find out. And tonight there are new numbers out on how these fees are adding up. Our report from nbcs tom costello. Reporter in atlanta, kate was just off the plane from her wedding in baltimore over the weekend. On top of her 200 airline ticket, she had to pay 50 extra for her bag. If it werent for her wedding, she never would have checked one. I refuse to fall for the traps. Reporter tonight, we learn how the airlines are making extras. From priority boarding, extra leg room, inflight food, add in the revenue from mileage programs, commissions from rental cars and hotel sales and those credit cards which earn you miles, its all expected to add a staggering 42 billion to the Worlds Airlines bottom line this year. For the airlines this is absolutely critical. They would not exist as they are today without these fees. Reporter u. S. Airway who depends the most, discount spirit with revenues tied to the fees last year. 48. 72 per passenger. 5 billion last year. Roughly 38. 11 per passenger. Followed by delta, american, southwest which doesnt charge for bags but does charge for priority boarding, and u. S. Airways. If the airline makes 25 on each of the 50 bags on this carousel alone, they have already made 1250 just right here. I tell them to take the bags, less money and youll have a good trip. Reporter the industry tells nbc news these Optional Services the customers pay for have made trips more affordable. Meanwhile, sales at the airline are up 700 this year. 450 on the average, the time to buy those who are in the know, say now. Tom costello. And when we come back here tonight, after the uproar a last night around, a promise kept this time on the uniforms. Made in the usa. We told you here last night about a huge coastal storm in europe. Theres how some people have chosen to ride it out, riding some of the biggest waves ever recorded on earth. One surfer in particular, a brazilian, who was surfing the famous part of the coastline in portugal itching to set a new record, some witnesses came away believing the wave was over 100 feet. Tonight the countdown is underway to the Winter Olympics in sochi, russia. Just over 100 days to mark the occasion. The u. S. Olympic committee set up a ski slope in times square, new york. Olympic medalists in attendance. There was a small contingent of protesters also in attendance. Demonstrating against antigay laws in russia. Meanwhile, we got a first look at the uniforms that members of team usa will wear at the closing ceremony designed by wal lauren. And this time made in the usa, a promise made and kept by the Clothing Company after the uproar during the london games when much of the teams apparel was made in china. Tonight, the eternal flame, as weve known it for nearly half a century has been restored at arlington natural cemetery. The flame, which of course burns at the site of the grave of jfk, had been operating on a temporary line since april. While belowground infrastructure repairs went on. It is, of course, one of the most visited sites in all of washington, d. C. When we come back, the folks whove learned all over again theres no place like home. Finally here tonight, environmentalists and City Planners have spent the last year looking at what sandy did and where the water went. And a lot of people say dont rebuild in the storm zone, in places like this. Well, thats easy to say. The problem with that is, this is home if youre from breezy point and most wouldnt dream of living anywhere else. We get that part of the story tonight from nbcs stephanie gosk. This is progress, im fine with it. Reporter if the sun is up, breezy point, queens, is reconstructing. I said from day one when the place was still smoldering, the question keep coming up what will you do. I kept saying well be back. Well get through this. Reporter urke, a new york city firefighter didnt evacuate when sandy hit. This is his video. Theres a fire storm. It was essentially like a fire youd see out west. And it literally had grapefruit size, golf ball size, things being ripped off the houses. This is my front porch, my sons play area. Reporter more than 140 houses didnt just burn, they incinerated after electrical wires sparked a fire. This home was here for three generations. For a place that means that much to you emotionally, to have Something Like that happen, what effect does it have on you, your kids, on your family . I think its really heart breaking, but breezy point is a really strong,ry sill yent community and it always has been. Everybody wants to have their community back. Reporter she was the first to start to rebuild. You saw it have an effect on your neighbors . On everybody in breezy point, just the construction is a sign of progress. Reporter just outside the burn zone, the storm surge destroyed hundreds more homes, including the carlsons. Their new house is nearly finished. We all did christmas dinner, if we could have it here, it would be amazing. Yeah, it might be a pizza on the floor. But hopefully itll be here. Reporter when sandy hit, michael jr. Was just 6 months old. All of a sudden you guys are homeless. Yes. Reporter what was that like . Scary at first. Reporter but like many who live in this beachside working class community, leaving was never an option. It was my grandmothers and mothers dream to live here, our dream to always have a house here. Reporter everyone here has faced a mountain of obstacles, whats impressive, brian, is how little they dwell on it. And other suffer with earthquakes and tornadoes. Life goes on. And that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. Thank you for being here with us. Im Brian Williams reporting tonight from breezy point in new york. We hope to see you back tomorrow night in the studio. Good night. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im raj matthai. Im jessica aguirre. We begin with a developing story. Thousands of people gathered today exactly one week after the killing of a 13yearold boy who deputies mistakenly thought was carrying an ak47. Its been an active and vocal day, but as night falls the mood will be reflective. The family of andy lopez is holding a Memorial Service which begins shortly. We have two reports tonight. Nbc bay areas Jodi Hernandez has been with the protesters. We begin with jean at the funeral for this boy. Reporter raj, an emotional crowd is here gathered for andy lopezs funeral. Take a look. You can see this church is full. There are people standing in the doorways, listening, wanting to say goodbye to the 13yearold boy. There are lots of young families here with long faces. The service was scheduled to begin at 5 00, but started around 5 30. A group of young pallbearers and Church Leaders in white robes at Resurrection Parish Church in santa rosa brought the 13yearold bodys inside while a silent crowd watched. Hundreds of people from all over the bay area are here. Many came from an earlier protest demanding justice for protest. Angry a Sonoma County sheriffs deputy shot the teen because he had a toy rifle. People who know the lopez family says its a relief to see so much support. This is very powerful. 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