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>> oh. so i guess you know why i'm here. i need to purchase something. >> a bridge? >> no. >> i wanted to buy some weed. >> what? >> grass, weed? >> what makes you think we would have weed? >> in order to run an american city, you need a mayor who is book smart and street smart. you need city council that's at least street smart. most american cities have a lot of street smart politicians. they know how to read people. they know who do favors for and crank the political machine into action. newark, new jersey is a perfect example. it's the biggest city in new jersey. right outside of...

From its hub in newark. that has tremendous repercussions for travelers across the country. all of this is caused by remnants of hurricane ida which, of course, first pummelled louisiana this week. it's been moving up towards the northeast. the damage so severe in some of those coastal communities in louisiana. they've almost been wiped off the map. these are new pictures that you're seeing here from new jersey. we also have new pictures this morning from louisiana that shows the devastation there. but joining me now, we want to begin in newark, new jersey, on the phone is the mayor of newark,...

Often. it's becoming difficult for our infrastructure to withstand this thing. obviously you need resources, or money and folks having property damage. you're going to need help from the government. you're talking about resiliency in the cities like newark and places like that, how to withstand some of these weather events. this is a discussion that needs to happen more frequently, a national discussion that needs to take place because these events are becoming more and more severe and more and more frequent in order for us to save lives in our community and prevent some of this stuff, we're g...