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Helicopter including water, food and medical equipment. here is the president. >> we have numerous helicopters and we are sending some people to give them a hand. they need a big hand because what is going on is incredible. few people have seen anything like that. >> reporter: florida senators asking the administration waive or suspend certain visa requirements for affected citizens in the commonwealth of the bahamas who have relatives in the united states with whom they can reside. as the process of rebuilding their lives begin. it is going to be a long process, we are talking years. this is ...

And all that debris. john roberts works with us, what is the latest on the power outages. >> reporter: today, the weather improved dramatically. the sun was out for a matter of hours. most of the snow, at least in downtown atlanta is gone. now to restore the power for tens of thousands of people. 205,000 people in the state of georgia, 95,000 people in the carolinas, knocking the tree branches down, they took down the power lines. governor nathan deal has dispatched strike teams to the hardest hit areas, strike teams with chain saws. a lot of them in southern atlanta. out east of augusta, whic...

His miraculous escape. this was the family resort in the hardest hit part of the city right on the edge of the sea. he takes me through the shattered shell, the mayor and 14 others were here when high ends struck. >> another concrete wall there. >> the surge devastated the building, 6-inch-thick concrete walls were smashed like tissue paper he says. >> suddenly boom, the door blank. blasted open, water gushed in. >> as the waters rose, seven took their chances outside while the mayor and the rest climbed into the ceiling space. >> the water was going up. so we had to go all the way in there wh...

Machines in other polling places which won't affect the town on election night. i'm being told that most of the states are in tact. >> all right. michael kennedy, cape may county. it does sound like the hardest hit part is in new jersey. everybody is going to try to figure out how to make this election happen on tuesday. good luck and good luck with the cleanup in getting this election forward. >> thanks, you too. >> the romney campaign argued that the president's firewall is burning in the midwest but is there evidence to back it up? former republican senator mel martinez is a romney supporte...

Jonathan, you saw it close up. what a heart-breaking picture. just stunning, shep. the worst hit part of breezy point is a half mile to my right here. cops for very good reason are not allowing anything other than emergency vehicles to get down there. a while ago we did hike through what are still badly flooded streets. and this is what we found. take a look. >> it is a breath-taking scene. it is just not what you expect to sees a a result of a hurricane or any kind of storm. scores of homes, burned to the ground right here as you can see plainly in front of you. members of the fire department...