>> the numbers, mika, of what happened with hurricane sandy, just so frightening. the number of people killed, staggering. you look at the amount of property loss, the jobs lost. not only immediately after the storm, but the impact for some time to come and you, once again, see what we saw down in the south during hurricane katrina. just a slow response from the federal government. you look at those shots of willie out there. six months later and i know, mike barnicle, you're shocked by the fact that the government is still just -- i mean, i know the government can only do so much. but with billions of dollars that have been focused on this effort, the recovery is just so damn small and slow. not only there, but here along the jersey coastline. >> it's been six months. you can see the burden of recovery as you drive through asbury park where we are today