rubber boots on, geraldo. geraldo: so, you know, before i remember flooding in wayne, new jersey, since high school days. before those houses behind you were even built. why do people i won t ask you why they move there. the gentleman told us it as great view, a great environment when the water is not coming up. but now it is four times in six years. why don t they move? well, they can t move, geraldo, because they can t buy a new house without selling their old house and the problem is, you know, it is one of the reasons that they get upset with some of the publicities. they are literally and figurative linned water. no one is going to buy this home. all of their equity is tied up in homes. a lot of frustration here. geraldo: that is what governor christie and the states in the flood prone regions could do, buy the houses and save money on the
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
rubber boots on, geraldo. geraldo: so, you know, before i remember flooding in wayne, new jersey, since high school days. before those houses behind you were even built. why do people i won t ask you why they move there. the gentleman told us it as great view, a great environment when the water is not coming up. but now it is four times in six years. why don t they move? well, they can t move, geraldo, because they can t buy a new house without selling their old house and the problem is, you know, it is one of the reasons that they get upset with some of the publicities. they are literally and figurative linned water. no one is going to buy this home. all of their equity is tied up in homes. a lot of frustration here. geraldo: that is what governor christie and the states in the flood prone regions could do, buy the houses and save money on the
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
reaction of reactors. that is the big concern if there is a meltdown the radiation intensifying from that accident could cascade and affect the control rooms of the other reactors that are operating there. geraldo: how do people avoid getting sick? first of all, get away as quickly as you possibly can. geraldo: put distance between you. many miles away. the huge evacuation order trying to get people away. some of them weren t even expos. how many millimoles away? i think it is a 20-mile zone right now. the reason is that the smoke looks so scary is actually just vapor, a pressure release. a little bit of radiation be not thought to be particularly dangerous. the o other thing is that heel give you iodine. like you put on cuts. sometimes they put it in water in third world countries. they will give iodine