we were talking to the nassa uconn executive being the western part of long island. he said they are just beginning assessments and he believes that the damage costs will run to easily millions and millions of county in nassau county alone. so they begin the process of trying to see how much damage is done. these residents begin the process of coming back looking into their homes and seeing how much damage is done. it's hard to believe that a lot of people haven't suffered a great deal of damage. there are a bunch of people looking to see has gone on. they seem to be smiling in general. a lot of them have taken a long walk and in the last 45 minutes and they have been caught by the outer band. message from officials, if you don't need to leave your home, please don't. stay inside. wait until this thing is completely gone. >> shep: jonathan, this is exactly as predicted. you watch the last loop of the radar. you don't see it on this particular picture. this is why officials said please stay home. god knows let's hope nobody gets hurt after all the flooding. somebody t