significant damage and we want them to have the resources in place to deal with that damage quickly and professionally. i'm going to declare a state emergency declaration for long island, new york city, westchester, hudson valley, and the capital district region. as the storm hits long island and moves north, and moves north right along the state line is the current track, and that's why you'll see it go right up north on the northern side, on the eastern boundary. and that's westchester, hudson valley, capital district. again, we're hoping that it misses new york city proper, but we're also keeping our eye on that. i spoke with the white house. the president is willing to sign