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>> in terms of the infrastructure that you're talking about and the idea that the new york subway system was christened 108 years ago and the george washington bridge in 1931, we were not thinking of a world in which the banks of the rivers that straddled new york city came up over the banks, weren't thinking of a world with frequent extreme weather. does there need to be a major rethink, a major re-imagining of the infrastructure that makes new york city possible? >> look, i think, my answer is definitely, yes. you know, i don't accept anymore, rachel, that this is once in a lifetime. i said ...

Out this elaborate subway system. outside of manhattan it's basically loss of power because of downed power lines from trees with the high winds. but a very high percentage of people without power. 90% on long island. 50%, 60% in westchester, suburban counties outside of new york city. so we have our hands full. we're making good progress. as you said in your introduction, things are getting better. but, you know, it's not to have power three or four days, the density of new york, it's tough. >> in terms of the infrastructure that you're talking about and the idea that the new york subway syst...

100,000 residency spots through medicare. cut it severely. and, we are paying the price, now. because, now is when the residents are coming out and weren't thinking of the fact we have an aging population, taking care of more and more people with higher technology and there has been 30 million more people added to the united states... none of this was anticipated. >> why would congress do that? were they thinking of cost controls in 1997? >> sure you recall they tried to balance the budget and it was about making it look good, rather than looking at real problems. now, it is fine they made the...

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Here that i talked to about the prospect of really saving their jobs. we heard from bernie sanders earlier today in an op-ed in "the washington post," very harsh criticism of this. saying that trump has signaled to every corporation in america that they can threaten to offshore jobs in exchange for business-friendly tax benefits and incentives. even corporations that weren't thinking of off-shoring jobs re-evaluating their stance. the statement saying they are getting business incentives from the state. that could be in the form of tax breaks or business opportunities. we're not exactly sure. ...