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A lot of people haven't gotten their flood insurance claims processed and now they are trying to get this block grant which we're helping them with. it is taking some time. and so there's a lot of bureaucratic snafus that are out there and we're working with people to get them more help so they can repair and rebuild. >> you talk about bureaucratic snafus. the president is going to be in the area tomorrow visiting the shore. what do you want to say to him to help realize to the people trying to get back to normal? >> well, i think that both the federal and the state government have to do more ...

Surface but the columbia river is desemitiffly turbulent. on sunday it sunk a kayak and strand ad woman near the pilings. here is the emergency call for help. >> my friend went over but able to pull herself up on a piling. so she is okay. she is just wet. >> reporter: the county 911 dispatcher, radeyn grasseth sent a sheriff's rescue boat. then she had an idea. >> i know exactly where that is. decided well, i know some people in the area. >> reporter: in fact her own mother was near the stranded kayaker and grasseth knew her mom could get there more quickly than emergency responders. >> yes, w...

They brought in and excavated mounted auger to drill a deep hole into the sand and viibratory piling to pound into the sand and form a structure and base for the new boardwalk and we spoke to the mayor about it this morning. >> any great journey starts with a first step and this is huge first step for us. this will let people know we can do a project this big and certainly can help you get your home together and get your business together, whatever it might be. >> reporter: 60 pilings in all will be pounded in today alone, heather. they will keep doing 60 a day for the next couple a weeks. mor...

And the flooding at their door steps. governor christie says the jersey shore of so many american child hoods may now be a thing of the past, that the memories we have will be very, very different as they try to rebuild and start again. trace gallagher has an update on that, trace. >> reporter: you know the mayor, megyn of seaside heights doesn't have the heart to go up in a helicopter and view the damage from the air because what he has toured from the ground and the sights that he has seen he says are crippling. if you look at those pictures from the air it truly is disastrous. this is the f...

Share. go to rick leventhal on the ground in point pleasant, new jersey. rick? >> kim, the atlantic ocean is merging with ocean avenue. if you look down here at the intersection, you can see the sea in the street. along with other debris and what appears to be pieces of pilings, street signs. if you look left, you will see the foamy water over the sand dune. it could come down below the flag ripping in the breeze. you can see the size of the waves, frightening at this point. things are going to get worse before they get better. >> kimberly: be safe. fantastic reporting by yourself and the othe...