tonight. the major story the clean up from this. the governor just held a news conference as he toured the damage here. and he said there are multiple communities in vermont that are still ice late. they're still trying to get into. they're not putting a damage total on this. they're not announcing how many businesses or homes are impacted. today is the day they're totaling up that number. the governor did say they're vermont we will do everything to rebuild because we are resilient. he was accompanied by members of the congressional delegation who will be helping the governor request more aid from the federal government. fema in here in a very big way. >> i wonder what people are saying to you. do you feel they were sufficiently warned about the impact in their state? >> reporter: well, i talked to a couple of shop owners and a former selectman from the city here. they knew irene was coming and they knew they would get heavy rain. he said he said he left church and it was a moderate downpour. then all of a sudden the heavens