nothing. according to al, an upriver dam put in a few years ago to alleviate flooding causes more headache. it did what it was supposed to do for the people with the money on the other side of the dam. on this end we are not rich so they don t care too much. this week, the new jersey governor toured stricken areas and declared a state of emergency. i understand you are frustrated and that for some folks this is the fourth time in six years this is occurring. we are not ignoring it. why stay here? when it is not flooded it is beautiful. why do people stay in hawaii when there is hurricanes and tornadoes, you know. because it is beautiful when it is not and it is not that often. unfortunately, lately it is. craig joins us live. i m surprised, brother, i see the water that the electricity is still on behind you. yeah, it is. and i m just glad that i have
nothing. according to al, an upriver dam put in a few years ago to alleviate flooding causes more headache. it did what it was supposed to do for the people with the money on the other side of the dam. on this end we are not rich so they don t care too much. this week, the new jersey governor toured stricken areas and declared a state of emergency. i understand you are frustrated and that for some folks this is the fourth time in six years this is occurring. we are not ignoring it. why stay here? when it is not flooded it is beautiful. why do people stay in hawaii when there is hurricanes and tornadoes, you know. because it is beautiful when it is not and it is not that often. unfortunately, lately it is. craig joins us live. i m surprised, brother, i see the water that the electricity is still on behind you. yeah, it is. and i m just glad that i have
new jersey. this porch is pretty much underwater and so is the house. let s take a look inside. inth is the watch ever and dryer up on a couple of chairs. another big freezer. they do what they can to preserve their belongings but as the water continues to rise even these things are at risk. according to the national weather service, 2 to 4-inches of rain has been dumped on flood plagued communities in new jersey, leaving more than 4500 homes and weary residents without power. has lived here for the past 20 years. in terms of history, how bad is this one? this is probably the second worst equal to last year. last year we had it which they tell me was 18 inches lower than 84. i was not here for 84 but that was a big one. you would see the water down like i say probably 8-10 feet less and would go around the back of the island and across
the front of the island and it would be a beautiful location. it as beautiful location i m sure. i love living on the water. everyone loves living on the water. but do you get sick of the flooding? well, probably this year more than any other time because it has been so close. this is three times in five years. tony gave me the opportunity to tour the swollen and still rising river in al s boat. struggling against the swift current we viewed house after house devastated by water. give me an idea of the kind of havoc water like this causes to your home. you are contractor and you know technically what is does. basically from four feet down you have to remove everything. kitchen cabinets get ripped out. we don t use sheet rock, we use marine plywood and paneling over it. definitely don t do wall to wall carpeting. the politicians all say we are going to fix it and they do
this porch is pretty much underwater and so is the house. let s take a look inside. inth is the watch ever and dryer up on a couple of chairs. another big freezer. they do what they can to preserve their belongings but as the water continues to rise even these things are at risk. according to the national weather service, 2 to 4-inches of rain has been dumped on flood plagued communities in new jersey, leaving more than 4500 homes and weary residents without power. has lived here for the past 20 years. in terms of history, how bad is this one? this is probably the second worst equal to last year. last year we had it which they tell me was 18 inches lower than 84. i was not here for 84 but that was a big one. you would see the water down like i say probably 8-10 feet less and would go around the back of the island and across