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Unfortunately this is not what people are drawn to. katie? >> there's also issues with the fema flood maps, they weren't up to date, adequately conveying who was in a flood zone and who was not. that federal flood insurance program you were talking about, severely under funded. they are not charging what they need to pay out the claims that have arisen in the past few years. kerry sanders, thank you so much. fascinating interview, i hope the water does not reach that gentleman's home. >> as we look at more images of people being rescued. we know an estimated 30,000 people have been displaced b...

>> this has -- who is going to be subject to a background check? >> now we can -- >> also, somebody who is a sell are as a private citizen or if i'm going to sell it to you, i have to get a background check on you. >> thanks for being here. happy new year's to you both. you're already in sometimes square. enjoy the festivities. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >> happy new year, dies guys. leland, thank you. well, some homeowners shelling out big bucks for flood insurance they don't really need. all because of fema flood maps with the agency even admits contains errors. anita, with some...

>> 75% of the 2,800 homes on breezy point were flooded. 350 were totally destroyed. 135 of those burned to the ground during an epic fire in the midst of the storm. >> the second house floated into my house and pancake. >> reporter: billions of federal build it back dollars are in limbo. new york city painstakingly vetting applications to make sure the money is well spent. >> please be patient. >> reporter: yet patience is wearing thin. this is what's left of danielle sullivan's home. his mortgage is $200,000. he thinks it will take another 200,000 to rebuild. >> you don't know who's getting w...

Standards, because what we saw in new jersey was in a town like man man manniloke who had beautiful city, but they had no dunes and old homes under old codes, so we had to bring the codes up to the towns to deal with the new reality, and that is that the homes have to be much improved to be in the areas. so you have to do that. third, you have to work with fema on the flood maps and the updating of the flood maps, and then see how much you have to raze existing houses. what you will see in the new jersey shore if you have been there, when you come back in another couple of years, most homes wi...

Insurance coverage has changed for thousands of homes across the northeast. affecting monthly payments and force something folks to rebuild parts of their houses. it's all because the feds propose new nationwide flood maps after the superstorm. shannon has details of that and all the troubles along with it. shannon? >> the federal emergency management agency, or fema, was already in the process of studying flood maps in the region affected by sandy when the storm rolled in. in the wake of the storm, fema released new guidelines, advisory base flood elevation maps. that tells residents and home...