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Return new jersey to normalcy as quickly as possible. that is what people expect of us now. >> back on the campaign trail the gpresident echoe eed govern christie in wisconsin. >> there are no good mornidemoc republicans. fellow american peoples, leaders working to fix what is broken. neighbors helping neighbors and communities rallies to rebuild. a spirit that says, in the end we are all in this together that we rise or fall as one nation as one people. >> as for where the recovery stands tonig...

After the storm. wnbc here in new york reports that around 50,000 utility workers are descenting on the region from as far away as california and canada. authorities say that the storm killed 94 people in the united states. here in new york, the latest count by city officials indicates now 37 deaths, 19 of those on staten island alone. the red cross today century spons units to the hardest hit areas to distribute water. fema officials arrived there today with food and supplied. governor christie...

Worst storms ever to hit this country. the death toll now stands at 94. there are still 4.6 million homes and businesses without power. and the new estimate for economic damage to say nothing of all the property damage is $50 billion. "the new york times" reporting the storm could shave half a percentage point off the countrys gdp. for most of the northeast, its now a recovery mission. and yesterday california military planes were loaded with utility vehicles ready to be shipped into new york. a...

Associate editor of "the washington post" and msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson. thanks for being on board with us. thanks for coming in. i know youve been working around the clock. we are days away from the presidential election, and were days out from hurricane sandy, one of the worst storms ever to hit this country. the death toll now stands at 94. there are still 4.6 million homes and businesses without power. the new estimate for economic damage, to say nothing of all the property da...

New york mayor, new yorks three major airports reopened. this was the first flight to land at laguardia since the storm hit. cars lined up for miles along the new jersey highway to get gasoline. governor chris christie says officials requested emergency supplies of gasoline and fuel from the federal government. there have been 92 reported deaths related to this storm in the united states. the department of energy says more than 4 million customers still have no power. nearly 2 million of those h...

All gets back to protecting union jobs. you have a pecking order in this country where environmentalists and unions, their interests come before saving lives and helping other americans. >> eric: this has been running around the internet, ive gotten this four or five times on my twitter feed. i just cant believe it. i just cant believe that they would turn away help because they were nonunion. this doesnt make any sense. >> i got to tell you something. >> eric: if thats a problem, chris christie...

On long island we found this crew working 16-hour days, their own homes without electricity, repairing a downed line for powerless residents. >> i saw the trucks down the street. i said, i hope theyre coming my way. >> reporter: the crew was, and moments later, lights came on for the first time since monday. >> oh, yeah. >> yay! >> we just got our lights back. thank you, lord. >> reporter: these workers you see here, they are replacing some utility poles that were blown over by the storm. it is ...

Millions without power and then new york, staten island where at least 90 people were killed. the situation is particularly grim and residents are still cold, hungry, without power and supplies. they now feel a profound sense of loss and are getting increasingly angry. >> every person on this block lost everything. >> we want people to know we are hurting down here and we need help. >> i think we are not getting the attention because we are a working class neighborhood and kind of just like fend...

Technicians but close to a thousand people from other states, utility workers and contractors on the ground here helping us to get power restored. martha: were there lessons learned from irene same time last year that might help this time? >> we did take a number of steps as a result of irene. we are tightly coordinating our efforts with the office of emergency management, with local officials, were using social media to reach out to customers and let them know whatee we are doing. we also spent...

>> yes. >> how are ohioans responding to this false attack by romney and ryan? >> thats what is interesting to me. i come from these people. i come from utility workers and auto plant workers and steel workers. i think romney thinks that the people that i come from are stupid. but ive been traveling all over the state. i was in three different towns today and ive been at a lot of packed halls with auto workers and people who supply the auto industry. youre talking about 800,000 jobs in auto-rela...