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Earthquake, so many of the roads were destroyed and come back to some degree, weve been back there together. and driving along on asphalt and all of a sudden, a section of road that hasnt been paved and full of holes, because of the earthquake and it hasnt been fixed. the hatian people are hard working people and they need an opportunity, they need a chance. >> is there an educational system? are there stop lights, are there fire department, any of those things? >> well, occasionally youll see a...

Roads were destroyed and come back to some degree, weve been back there together. and driving along on asphalt and all of a sudden, a section of road that hasnt been paved and full of holes, because of the earthquake and it hasnt been fixed. the hatian people are hard working people and they need an opportunity, they need a chance. >> is there an educational system? are there stop lights, are there fire department, any of those things? >> well, occasionally youll see a policeman maybe directing ...

Roads were destroyed and come back to some degree, weve been back there together. and driving along on asphalt and all of a sudden, a section of road that hasnt been paved and full of holes, because of the earthquake and it hasnt been fixed. the hatian people are hard working people and they need an opportunity, they need a chance. >> is there an educational system? are there stop lights, are there fire department, any of those things? >> well, occasionally youll see a policeman maybe directing ...

Handling those big crowds. crowd control and everything else. stop lights. >> brian: people dying of thirst other runners on mile 13. here is gatorade, power bar. >> steve: putting the interest of tens of thousands of runners ahead of 8 million people but he did apparently the light went on in his head and even though i think virtually every other politician in new york city said its a dumb idea, he said the show should not go on. do you think they would have run the new orleans marathon the wee...

As a terrorist as he tries t well, this, of course, has been a week like no well, this, of course, has been a week like no other. hurricane sandy dealt a terrible and deadly blow to the most densely populated stretch of the entire country. >> there is still a long way to go, but looking back, we can already see signs of recovery. here are some sights and sounds of this very memorable week. >> the scene in atlantic city is unbelievable. you know, we were on the boardwalk and we could hardly m...

Damage. mike tobin is in cleveland tonight. whats going on with the great lakes, mike? >> well, you know, shep, at this moment the winds seemed to have really calmed down and seem to just be getting calmer. at the peak of the storm they equalled that of a weak hurricane. the coast guard says the coast of lake erie really got it the worst. out here just about every dock sustained some damage. 30 boats sank in the harbor. another 25 boats are missing in england. power lines and take out big sectio...

Something right down there by pier 17. >> reporter: every one of the skyscrapers are without power. theyre just dark. there is no street lights. there is no stop lights. in fact, the only lights are the headlights of the con ed trucks frantically trying to restore power. as they work through the night, which may be fitting for a city that never sleeps. im juju chang in manhattan. >> wow. what a view on the destruction. oh, amazing piece. president obama visits new jersey later today to see the...

Manhattan i was struck by all of the tree limbs that are down, the scaffolding is down. there is debris everywhere and once you get below 34th street it is dark because that is where the power is out in lower manhattan. more than a quarter million people there are without power this morning and it has yet to be restored. that means there are no stop lights. the stores cant open and there are no lights in peoples home, so thats another challenge. i can also tell you that what shocked people was t...

I got the folks at the seaside heights police department, fire department and dpw to rescue me and patch my tire. i got to give a shout-out to nose folks because they really saved me. theres no goodyear or firestone store around to help me today. i guarantee you that. standing out in those winds 40 miles an hour, 45 miles an hour on the boardwalk with the spray and the sand and the saltwater stinging in your face was a very gruesome experience. one i would not recommend to anybody. we thought ab...

Time. and obviously, that uses up your gas as it is. >> reporter: the storms knocked down trees, blocking an amtrak train, stranding passengers for more than 20 hours in west virginia before they were picked up by buses saturday night, all adding to the frustration and continuing fallout of fridays storm. >> well, we had always thought about taking a train ride, and decided this was a good time to try it. ive marked that off my bucket list now. >> that was nbc news white house correspondent kris...