sam killy is with the regional state of new york. >> we just heard chris christie, the amount of damage and the number of people in need is really unthinkable. tell us what you think you're facing right now. >> this has been a devastating storm for us and it hit one of the most populous areas in the country. there were 11,000 people staying in 258 shelters across 16 different states and of course, a lot of that damage is right here in new york. we're getting reports as the sun has come out of more and more communities that have been impacted. we know that the amount of people we have in our shelters is going triple and sadly, there have been people's lives that have been taken in this storm. our hearts are with them as we sit here and help our neighbors because this will be a long response for us. >> we heard from governor christie that there's a need for food as well as for shelter and give us an idea of what your priorities are. >> right now our priority is making sure that people are already in their shelters. if people can stay safely in their homes we ask them to do that and to kee