Cutting down trees to keep them from causing power outages is the dumbest thing I have ever heard!! Bury the power lines, put them in the ground. Let the trees live to do their job and clean the air. Yes the system needs a major overhaul but use your brains.

I agree with Mike2254 if you are going to rebuild rebuild right with power lines place under the ground. It is an overall safer way to do it.

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I think tonight shows was one sided. Yes, I feel for the families who are suffering but families has to remember that police officers, government officials (all levels), and other agencies will not be at every individuals home and business right away. There is not enough personel to do that. I know its hard but you must remain patience. I hope the reporters are providing the people they interview a list of resources that they can turn to.

I just have to say....my prayers to all families affected by Sandy...but thank you so very, very much for bringing back Ann Curry. She is such an awesome reporter...glad someone finally realized what they lost!!!

Welcome Back Ann.....you've been missed!!!!!

I feel for the families and am happy to support recovery, but find it so interesting the national media coverage for this storm and the total lack of coverage for Tropical Storm Allison that hit Houston and Hurricane Ike. We recovered, and we did it without the national media attention! My family was w/o power after Ike for a week, and friends were w/o power for two weeks, and where was the media then? No where to be found...

I completely understand the frustration and pain of the people in Staten Island. When Hurricane Ike came thru in 2008, we lost our home that was completely paid for. Everyone told us to get registered for FEMA. We did that, but because we had insurance no assistance was available except a loan that stated it could be sold to someone else and interest rates were not guaranteed. Not really an option. The insurance company gave us about 1/3 of what the house was insured for. They refused to give us anything else so our only option was to purchase another home and take on a mortgage again. FEMA is pretty much useless to those of us who try to be financially responsible and pay our own way. The only people they really help are the people who are already on government assistance. Or the people who just don't bother to purchase insurance because it is more important to them to have their beer and ciggarettes. Our home was located about 125 miles from where Ike came ashore. We had no storm surge, but the storm ripped the roof and ceiling completely off one side of our house and lifted the roof up allowing rain to freely flow into the entire house. I don't know why the red cross and salvation army are not there for those people in Staten Island. It is very scary to suddenly find yourself homeless. We were extremely fortunate to be able to purchase another home. But there were many who could not do that and some to this day have blue tarps on their homes because either the insurance did not pay or FEMA didn't pay or they used the FEMA monies for other things. What ever happened to accountability. These people in Staten Island are hurting. If I had the resources, I would be there right now helping them. My thoughts and prayers are with them and everyone who was affected by Sandy.

What a sad contrast! When we have seen survivors of tornadoes in the midwest and south, they are typically grateful and recognize that being alive is what's important. You have shown us a bunch of whining demanding people mourning the loss of their pictures and (wah) the ice cream store. Your point seems to be that FEMA is not doing all it should. In the process you have presented a most unflattering image of residents of New Jersey and Long Island. Surely you could find some real people. I know they are not all wimps.

I was disappointed in tonight's show...let me explain. I'm sure that all the resources and folks working for those resources, FEMA, Red Cross, power companies, police, fire, etc. are doing their very best to respond where they are needed. I am also sure that with a disaster of this magnitude with so many needing assistance it is not reasonable to think every person needing help could see that help coming with the first 48 hours. Resources are spread thin and getting those resources to affected areas has been difficult. To do a story that criticizes those resources for not being everywhere NOW, was in bad taste. Using affected folks who are suffering to let them vent rather than encouraging them to understand help is coming would have been more helpful to both the viewer and the folks that were interviewed and so obviously in shock. I am sure no one believes folks are not doing their very best to take care of everyone. Love your show Brian but your approach on this one took me by surprise.

Whether it was Hurricane Katrina or Sandy, when lives and homes are lost it is never easy. The government needs to take care of the people. I want to comment however on comments made that Sandy was a worst storm than Katrina. While Sandy was a larger storm, it was not a Katrina. The Gulf Coast is still rebuilding and people are still displaced. Hurricane Katrina was a category 3 hurricane, 8/29/2005, 1,833 deaths, 1.2 million housing units damaged, estimated cost $148 billion and insured losses $48.7 billion, and in addition people were shot and mistreated trying to escape the flooding, compared to Sandy, post tropical cyclone, 10/29/12, 200 deaths, 305 housing units damaged, estimated cost $$71 billion and insured losses $16 billion. These are the facts, so let's not forget the Katrina victims.