can see in front of the municipal building, there s still a great deal of melting that still has to take place. and behind me is a pear tree, and you can see the damage caused by this storm. what happened is, as you can see, the tree still has leaves, we are told at this time of the year, the trees here still have 50 to 80 percent of their leaves in tact, the snow adhered to the trees, the weight was too great and this tree like thousands of others simply collapsed, the branches collapsed like twigs, often taking with them power lines, and that s why we have now millions of people throughout the northeast that do not have power. one of them is with us, maureen finkelstein, she lives close to here, you re frustrated and angry. when are the lights going to come back on, what have you been told? we haven t been told anything. there s nobody giving us answers. the phones are busy, nobody is answering. our electric went out saturday afternoon, we have a generator that s keeping
reporter: at times the visit had the feeling of a pep rally. with enormous crowds lining the streets of lower manhattan to catch a glimpse of the presidential motorcade. that was in sharp contrast to the president s solemn visit to the 9/11 memorial plaza where he laid a wreath at a pear tree that survived the devastation at ground zero. i just wa thank you and i gave him a prayer card of my dad because i wanted to thank him for what he did. reporter: at one of the first precincts to respond to the world trade centers, the president signed god bless in the police log. there will still be threats out there. you re still going to be called to take courageous actions to remain vigilant. reporter: the commander in chief also met in private with 60 family members 9/1 >was a vig mome ou he was awesome. reporter: in washington, vice president joe biden also met with family members and survivors of the 9/11 attack and laid a wreath at the pentagon for those who died there. now th
memorial area, which is going to be dedicated in just a few months on september 11th. and 100 feet from where we re standing right now is where president obama is going to be laying a wreath. there s what they call the survivor tree or surviving tree. it s a pear tree that was on this site on 9/11, was damaged but taken to another location, nursed back to health, and has been brought back to ground zero for planting. just a remarkable testament to the changes that we have seen on this site and to the new life that s going to be born here as well. that s where president obama is going to be laying the wreath shortly. all of that, of course, we ll bring to you live. we ll be right back. ocid most calcium supplemts.
michael bloomberg says the president s visit will give the city, the nation a chance for justice also for reflection. we want to give you a rundown of how things will happen today. the president expected to arrive in new york city around 10:40, then he ll visit firehouse 54. at about 1:20 he s expected to arrive here at the memorial for the wreath laying ceremony. that will be taking place here once again. they ll be laying that wreath at the surviving tree, a pear tree that was recovered here at the site after the towers fell. at 1:50 that s when he s expected to have a meeting with first responders and 9/11 family members. i say some because not all the family members are invited. we want to give you a perspective of some who will be invited. first jim riches. he lost his son jimmy. he was a firefighter. he was invited. he ll be meeting with the president. bob hughes and his wife elaine,
take a look at this, called a christmas price index, this group out there, pnc wealth management putting this together for 27 years and this interactive thing way pop-up book shows you how much it would cost to get every single thing on the entire list, for example, starting off with the partridge in a pear tree finding this year $162, a little bit more than last year. it is one interesting way to look at the economy, what s going on. a video goes along with this. take a look at the clip. this year your true love will be paying a bit more for two turtle doves, the cost gone up 78.6% to an even $100. bon jur, sounds like the french hens are carrying on in the hen house. see if you can get the birds to come out of their home. no wonder they re making so much noise, the cost of three french hens is up to $150. there you go. i ll show you the total when