dealership for several years. >> my name is jim renacci. have lived and worked in the community for 25 years. >> suarez: renacci says losing his dealership-- closed by g.m. during the federal government- managed restructuring of the auto giant-- fueled his desire to run for congress. right after a bipartisan prayer service, representative renacci talked about his seat in the enormous freshman class. you're part of the largest freshman class in recent memory. one out of every five members is a freshman. so, is this time around going to be different? you guys are not going to wait your turn and sit in the corner. >> well, the interesting thing, it's going to be tough to get to know everybody's name. that's the first big challenge. but we're doing that little by little. and you're right-- we want to get started. the people have sent us here for a reason, and we're all looking forward to getting started. >> suarez: what is that reason? why did you do the big task of running, and why are you here now? what did you come to do? >> well, of course,

. >> lehrer: tomorrow night, we'll report on freshman republican jim renacci of ohio's arrival in washington. >> woodruff: more than five months after floods swamped pakistan, the process of recovery is barely beginning. we have a report from sindh province by special correspondent fred de sam lazaro. >> reporter: vast swaths of pakistan's southern sindh province remain inundated, in some places under ten feet of water. half a million of families are still in tent camps. an occasional farmer can be seen sewing the land, but the land is nowhere near ready to grow food, says the government's top advisor on water and agriculture issues. >> the ability of the land to absorb the water is not there any more. it's not a sponge any more, the sponge is full, plus we're in the winter so the evaporation is not that great. >> reporter: kamal majidulla says its just one of the challenges that will slow the recovery from floods that blanketed almost all corners of pakistan. a lack of international aid is another, which he blames on a distorted image of pakistan as a refuge for terrorists. >> we needed ten