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the wo woods just yet. ten storm-related deaths after facing an overnight hammering across the peninsula. residents describing what it was like to ride out one of the worst storms to ever hit the u.s. >> i feared for my life. i went across the street, i got sticks and it didn't last enough for the big bad wolf that puffed away. >> i was just scared for my children. >> trace: rescue and recovery efforts underway in numerous cities that have seen historic flooding, fallen trees, downed power lines, and large gaps where a bridge once connected the mainland to the barrier islands. we've ...

-- mike coffman. a lot of republicans speaking, eric canon, my boss. focus on the kids. take care of them first. sounded like a good message. didn't resonate through the party and couldn't get any ledge solution through on immigration by and large and why congress may end up stuck again. >> also, doug, you have harvey funding to deal with. the president's hope for tax reform has to get done. this is, adds another thing to that list. >> go back to the sandy relief package. one of the most controversial things that we dealt with at the tile. remember, chris christie attacking john boehner every ...

Second northeast republican to blast texas republicans who voted against some of the aid for victims of super storm sandy. asked by reporters yesterday if republicans like ted cruz and john cornyn were hypocrites for seeking help, christie said, quote, absolutely j sure. the congressional members in texas were hypocrites, it was just a matter of time. yesterday on msnbc, senator cruz defended his no vote on that sandy relief package. >> i and a number of others emphatically supported hurricane relief for sandy, disaster relief has been a vital federal role for a long time. and it should contin...

Spending which is why that sandy relief package was voted against by a number of senators, a number of congressman, too, and senators from the texas delegation, including ted cruz. the question is do they insist on a spending package for what happened in texas that would include these offsets, because it's very difficult to agree on spending cuts as we know. that's one issue. and it's very possible that this gets wrapped into the negotiations to keep the government open past september 30th. and i can tell you, almost certainly, the funding bill -- funding for the wall will not get approved in ...

It covers a range of things including money for fema to rebuilding transportation and so forth. it has to go back to the senate, but it passed so easily over there, we shouldn't see a problem on that. but it has been a bruising process especially for those republicans from the northeast. chris? >> and that's the reason it's going to remember tonight. thank you so much, kelly o'donnell up on capitol hill. late today i spoke with two congressmen from new york state about the sandy relief package. starting with republican michael grib who represents areas of staten island. >> thank you for joinin...