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Pamela, actually. and they were part of the construction project at the tappan zee bridge. it was apparently carrying building materials and pilings and the like. apparently the barges had lights on them, but authorities say even with those lights, it was so dark on the water last night, it may have been difficult to see those barges. but as i mentioned, the parents were here, and a short time ago i did have an opportunity to speak to the stepfather of lindsay stewart. listen to what he said -- ...

>> for those of you who have never driven the chesapeake bay bridge, it is a little nerve-racking already. meagan lake wag driving across when she was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. it struck her from behind good going at least 40 miles an hour and pushed her over the bridge 40 feet below, listen. >> my eyes were closed, my mouth filled up with water really fast. i got one scream in. i thought, i would drown. i felt like my whole body was getting filled up with water. and i stopped shaking...

He winds surfs in the water. i dont know if the viewers realize, the runways are surrounded by water in san francisco bay. this individual, he said that he gets out there and wind surfs so, he knows what the end of the run way looks like and he said, as they are coming in, he is looking out the window and he is thinking, wow, we may be coming up short, we are close to the water. that is when he first started to think something was wrong. and indeed the back end of the plane hit the run way. ther...

He winds surfs in the water. i dont know if the viewers realize, the runways are surrounded by water in san francisco bay. this individual, he said that he gets out there and wind surfs so, he knows what the end of the run way looks like and he said, as they are coming in, he is looking out the window and he is thinking, wow, we may be coming up short, we are close to the water. that is when he first started to think something was wrong. and indeed the back end of the plane hit the run way. ther...

It costs about $6 million to $7 million to rebuild this area of the boardwalk. thats actually half of the annual budget of seaside heights, but as one official said to me, this is our lifeline. 75% of our revenue comes from this boardwalk, and so after sandy, rebuilding this area was priority number one. alison? >> let me ask you this, how worried are people about the next massive storm? you know, what mayor bloomberg was talking about? >> reporter: thats right. i mean, we hear all the time that...

A lot of people havent gotten their flood insurance claims processed and now they are trying to get this block grant which were helping them with. it is taking some time. and so theres a lot of bureaucratic snafus that are out there and were working with people to get them more help so they can repair and rebuild. >> you talk about bureaucratic snafus. the president is going to be in the area tomorrow visiting the shore. what do you want to say to him to help realize to the people trying to get ...

Surface but the columbia river is desemitiffly turbulent. on sunday it sunk a kayak and strand ad woman near the pilings. here is the emergency call for help. >> my friend went over but able to pull herself up on a piling. so she is okay. she is just wet. >> reporter: the county 911 dispatcher, radeyn grasseth sent a sheriffs rescue boat. then she had an idea. >> i know exactly where that is. decided well, i know some people in the area. >> reporter: in fact her own mother was near the stranded ...

They brought in and excavated mounted auger to drill a deep hole into the sand and viibratory piling to pound into the sand and form a structure and base for the new boardwalk and we spoke to the mayor about it this morning. >> any great journey starts with a first step and this is huge first step for us. this will let people know we can do a project this big and certainly can help you get your home together and get your business together, whatever it might be. >> reporter: 60 pilings in all wil...

And the flooding at their door steps. governor christie says the jersey shore of so many american child hoods may now be a thing of the past, that the memories we have will be very, very different as they try to rebuild and start again. trace gallagher has an update on that, trace. >> reporter: you know the mayor, megyn of seaside heights doesnt have the heart to go up in a helicopter and view the damage from the air because what he has toured from the ground and the sights that he has seen he s...

Share. go to rick leventhal on the ground in point pleasant, new jersey. rick? >> kim, the atlantic ocean is merging with ocean avenue. if you look down here at the intersection, you can see the sea in the street. along with other debris and what appears to be pieces of pilings, street signs. if you look left, you will see the foamy water over the sand dune. it could come down below the flag ripping in the breeze. you can see the size of the waves, frightening at this point. things are going to ...