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>> monday night after the storm people were coming in with no socks. no shoes. they were in desperate need. their house were destroyed. they were crying. >> reporter: that was nornlings staten island borough president furious over the lack of response from the federal government and the red cross. staten island is the site of some of the worst storm devastation. people are cold, hungry, and they have no place to go. and it happens to be the starting points of the big new york city marathon and there is growing outrage over new york's controversial decision to go forward with the race. they dec...

Just watch it again. i was there four years ago -- when the crowd was -- just watch it ... [♪] that magic ... alan, is that magic still with us? >> not to that extent. over the course of any president comes into office with a great deal of hope. any new president is going to come in and people will believe -- here is a great new opportunity for us. you will face a number of problems over four years. we are coming out of storm he had to deal with. >> there is no doubt the enthusiasm has greatly diminished. his popularity has taingd. the trajectory has been incredible. >> mitt romney is a guy ...

Can you guarantee the safety of the trees? megyn: what about the hotels? the mayor said this is an economic benefit. but the hotel owners are saying we are already full. full of new yorkers. we don't need the external people coming in. >> the original reports were the people in the hotels who were di storm, they were going to be moved out because of the runners and the staff needed to be moved in because they had reservations. i hear some of the hotels are saying we are going to take care of these people and you will have to fend for yourself. fema needs -- president obama is taking a victory ...

Cheryl casone. >> how dare they. megyn: you run in this race. >> this one of the premiere marathons in the world. the staging area is on staten island. for three hours you will have this massive party of marathoners, whoever made it to town. 40 thousand expected. and some runners their flights were canceled. they are not even here. you can't tell me the race to recover and charitable donations is worth having a massive party on staten island next to where children were just killed in a storm. this is horrific and a complete mistake by the mayor. back in 2001 i was not in new york. but they wai...

Those hurt by the storm, not running the race. back to you. megyn: that is becoming a bigger and bigger controversy. we'll talk about it in our next hour. david lee miller, thank you. panic is setting in over wide-spread gas shortages. lines like this extending for miles at pumps all over new york and new jersey. many stations are closed, but for those lucky enough to reach a pump they are waiting hours to fill up. folks are going in the middle of the night and they are still having to wait for hours. despite all of this new york city still going ahead with the annual marathon as you heard dav...