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Pamela, actually. and they were part of the construction project at the tappan zee bridge. it was apparently carrying building materials and pilings and the like. apparently the barges had lights on them, but authorities say even with those lights, it was so dark on the water last night, it may have been difficult to see those barges. but as i mentioned, the parents were here, and a short time ago i did have an opportunity to speak to the stepfather of lindsay stewart. listen to what he said -- >> just got word 2:30 in the morning. police were over at our house. that's something, a nightmare, ...

>> for those of you who have never driven the chesapeake bay bridge, it is a little nerve-racking already. meagan lake wag driving across when she was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer rig. it struck her from behind good going at least 40 miles an hour and pushed her over the bridge 40 feet below, listen. >> my eyes were closed, my mouth filled up with water really fast. i got one scream in. i thought, i would drown. i felt like my whole body was getting filled up with water. and i stopped shaking and said i don't want to drown. i don't want to die. >> can you imagine? she is buckled in, surroun...

He winds surfs in the water. i don't know if the viewers realize, the runways are surrounded by water in san francisco bay. this individual, he said that he gets out there and wind surfs so, he knows what the end of the run way looks like and he said, as they are coming in, he is looking out the window and he is thinking, wow, we may be coming up short, we are close to the water. that is when he first started to think something was wrong. and indeed the back end of the plane hit the run way. there's wooden pilings at the end, sticking in the water, and that it seemed as though that is what the...

He winds surfs in the water. i don't know if the viewers realize, the runways are surrounded by water in san francisco bay. this individual, he said that he gets out there and wind surfs so, he knows what the end of the run way looks like and he said, as they are coming in, he is looking out the window and he is thinking, wow, we may be coming up short, we are close to the water. that is when he first started to think something was wrong. and indeed the back end of the plane hit the run way. there's wooden pilings at the end, sticking in the water, and that it seemed as though that is what the...

It costs about $6 million to $7 million to rebuild this area of the boardwalk. that's actually half of the annual budget of seaside heights, but as one official said to me, this is our lifeline. 75% of our revenue comes from this boardwalk, and so after sandy, rebuilding this area was priority number one. alison? >> let me ask you this, how worried are people about the next massive storm? you know, what mayor bloomberg was talking about? >> reporter: that's right. i mean, we hear all the time that the storms are only going to get bigger, stronger, more devastating. they have taken some precaut...