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remain flooded five days after the storm hit. the death toll now at 87. relief efforts also under way. but theyre just barely making a dent for the thousands of people who have seen their homes damaged or destroyed and their lives changed forever. >> ive lost everything. everything. my life savings. my tools, everything. >> you hope for the best. >> yeah. but its the worst. all the way to the ceilings. ceiling fans are down, walls gone. a half foot of mud everywhere. . >> nobody could ...

Deciding whether to stay or go? >> i think thats just nervous energy probably, saying things like that on twitter. but im confident and i do think fema is fully focused. i think the governors, who are in these storms, they are the principal leaders in storm responses. not the president. what happens inside those states by constitution goes to the senior elected official and theyre in charge of what happens in those states. and from what ive seen, those governors are on it. they are mobilizing th...

Now its heck of a job but dont blame out of power folks or patience with northeasterners. millions are without power. this storm that wreaked havoc on region is about to unleash voter backlash at the polls. steve, what do you think? >> reporter: its interesting a tale of two storm responses. i thought president obama was very strong in the first 48 hours. it appeared that everything was going well. that this was being dealt with very confidently and getting relief to the people that neededed. yo...