it wants to be seen as a country with white sandy beaches and green credentials. >> now when you think of cartoons, you probably think of superman or other superheroes. but comic strips can also help children understand the complex challenges of our time. sebastian jenal is an illustrator on a mission. he feels strongly about climate change and focuses his work on getting the green message across. >> hello! >> hello! >> i'll sit here. do you know my name? >> Özi's real name is sebastian jenal. the cartoonist is visiting a public school in bonn. >> i thought you'd have short black hair. >> black? what gave you that idea? >> jenal wants to talk to the children about protecting the environment. he hopes to show them that change begins at home with simple things like saving electricity and water and using recycled paper. that's why jenal has created a climate license -- a workbook illustrated with comics. in it, polar bear bo tells bonni the lion how he can save the planet. >> what did you learn? >> at home, gemma checked if electrical devices were switched on when they weren't needed. aft

with beautiful sandy beaches and a rich variety of natural habitats, including grasslands wetlands and woodlands, cape cod is one of the most attractive recreational areas in the nation for both tourists and permanent residents. eichner: i think, in general the cape community is very aware that we live in a sensitive area. people come here because of its natural beauty and because of what it has to offer. and we need to take care of this environment. narrator: in recent years, cape cod has witnessed a large increase in its population. stone: from 1950 to current, the population has gone from about 50,000, 45,000 across cape cod to about 230,000 today. so it's been one of the fastest growing areas in massachusetts. this is census data here showing the increase in population. more recently, the red colors are the areas that are growing fastest. narrator: brian dudley is an environmental engineer. his fieldwork contributes to the understanding of water quality degradation across the cape. dudley: as the population on the cape has increased, we have seen, obviously, a proliferation of deve

the island renowned for its sandy beaches. most of the casualties occurred there.ospital patients were brought outside. even newborn babies judged to be safer in the outdoors. >> the patients themselves wanted to get out. >> it is feared that the country's oldest church could be just one of up to 10 religious sites steeped in history. more than 1000 workers took part in a protest this tuesday from across the country. they are angry about a major restructuring plan that includes job cuts worldwide. the french american company risks disappearing if the finances don't improve soon. that is all for now from the newsroom. >> clear pride in the newsroom. is it a new era for iran and the west? a decade of stalemate, negotiators suddenly seemed to be bargaining in earnest. at the openness tuesday in talks, declaring the nation no longer wants to walk in the dark. the european counterpart responding that we have seen good news coming out of tehran. hot on the heels of a major charm offensive where at one point the chief negotiator was at the united nations in new york. a ph

. >> heidi klume posted this of herself on a sandy beach. >> beautiful shompt but we have to -- shot.ve to talk about the health risks associated with sand and a wet bathing suit. she's sitting around with this all day long, it's a fertile environment for the overgrowth of the wrong types of bacteria. bacterial vaginosis. by the end of the day, she may have a fishy odor and discharge from the environment of the wet bathing suit. i encourage, ladies, after you have gotten out of the beach scene, take those wet drawers off, and put on shorts. try to keep the environment dried. >> you will get buttne from wearing a wet bathing suit too long. >> most of us guys are saying, you know what? leave it alone. >> there's nothing wrong with a little bit of sand. >> i concur. [ laughter ] >> if you are worried about how you look in that new outfit. you may not be worrying about the right thing. how an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction could be hazardous to your that's next! ♪ [ applause ] ♪ >> coming up next. >> we ambush our audience looking for wardrobe malfunctions. >> why does it embarrass you

and here's a sandy beach. there's sand and water down here. this is a helicopter view. and down here is a person drowning. drowning in the water, so the sharks are coming and something like that. now, you're the lifeguard-type up here. and you want to get from here to here in the least time, okay? so, you might say, well, i'll take a straight line path. good idea, or not good idea? begin with n, g. not. not good idea. hc. has the person-- oh, you don't-- well--let me ask you a question, how fast can you go across the sand compared to how fast can you swim? fast enough. how can you move faster, across the sand or swimming? how many of you say, "honey, i'm not so good in the land, but man, you should see me in the water." [laughs] come on, come on, most of us could go faster across the land, yeah? so it might be that you would say, "hey, what i'll do, is i wanna go the shortest distance to the water." so i'll run over here, and then run straight down. do you think that's the shortest time? if you run very, very, very fast and swim very, very, very slow, case to be made, y

it's on three acres with grand lawns that sweep down to a sandy beach.000 square feet on four levels with grand porches to take in the views. it was built in 1903 and restored about 25 years ago and will probably get a face lift from its new owner kevin wendell, a tv and entertainment executive. one of his new neighbors pop star taylor swift who bought a house for $17 million this year. her purchase has brought more attention to watch hill along with buyers moving from the hamptons. while many residents preferred to stay off the new money radar, their homes are rising in value. lori, the agent with lila dellman who listed the home say people complain until they want to sell their house. >> that is absolutely beautiful. got the swift factor as well. >> and so interesting how one person can change a profile of a community. before, nobody had heard of watch hill and now everybody is -- she generated so much media attention. >> must be examples where one person has changed a community for the worse as well, right? >> maybe. but in this case the locals say it

sandy hit a year ago. >> we're right by a beach.o when the water came in, it was like a tsunami coming through our house. >> the water came so fast we had to just get out of there. >> i was like, are we going to lone our lives? >> my name is john and i'm nine years older. >> i'm courtney. >> i'm naomi. >> i'm kevin, and i'm 15 years old. >> reporter: seven children from five families who all suffered through super storm sandy when it hit staten island one year ago. >> my dad was screaming out the window at the firemen. my lizard was in a box. my bird was in a box. my dog was ready, they never came. >> well, i was in the hotel that night, and my brother and my father had stayed home, so we were split. so we couldn't get in touch with them. so we thought they had died. [ sobbing ] >> when the storm passed, what did you think the next day? >> that i was safe with my family. >> and that's all that mattered? >> every was okay, thank god, but yeah, like, we didn't expect this to happen at all. >> i really didn't care about anything else,

beach time. even diseaps point -- sandy point. that is, for sure, beach weather.our beach forecast for the maryland beaches will be in the mid-80s tomorrow. ocean city will run cooler than this on air temps. the ocean water temps up to 71. the bay water temp around 73 and beginning to warm up again after cooling off last week. now it's back in the 70s. temperatures in the mid-80s, certainly unseasonable. it will be close to records, and the owed numbers are 67 in the harbor. that summer like humidity. by the way, we think those numbers crank up on the south, southeast breeze pushing 7 -- 0-- 70. we'll stay dry. looking ahead, i think tomorrow uneventful day for us, just hazy and hot again. the weather begins to brew to our west toward the middle of the weekend. this line, this frontal boundary will begin to march in our direction into sunday night or beginning to arrive on monday and also beginning to catch some heavy moisture out of the south which will come from karen. karen is looking like she will not make category one strength. just a few things working again

here on the sandy beach, you might get lucky and spot an elusive creature called the crab.crab -- ghostmost have a yellow tint that blends in with the sand, but some are bright red. they are known for their habits of disappearing into burrows. >> when it is very hot in the the they will retreat to burrow. when it is very cold as well, they will stay in there for a period of time. the coast crab's eyes set on stocks above its head. this helps it detect predators coming on every direction. it threatened, it will simply vanish, like a ghost. the woodpecker may not be the biggest creature in the world, but it packs a powerful punch. into birds can hammer trees at a rate of 20 times per second. each stripe generates a forc of up to 1200 g's. times there than 10 force a human experiences in a high-speed car crash. most of the woodpecker's power comes from its feet. >> most birds have three toes in front, one in the back. woodpeckers have two in the front, two in the back, so as they thrust their head back and forth against a tree, they have better grip. >> and that is not all. woodpeckers hav

sandy. rockaway beach, most of those clinics still have in the reopened.nternational aid organization is now stepping in to fill gap. benedict moran reports. >> so in this room what else do we need? >> dr. amber featherstone is stocking up. it's a routine procedure for doctors of the world, an operation that works in major areas of the world. but this is the part of new york called the rockaways. >> the doctors haven't been able to rurp for one reason or another. their files were washed away and can't provide the services they were before. >> though much of the city has come back this area 20 miles from the financial hundred is struggling. >> this is home to about 130,000 people. during the storm much of the area was flooded. electricity and public transportation was cut off forcing many businesses like health care providers to shut down and some of the repairs are still ongoing. 57-year-old howard cohen walked 26 blocked to the clinic. he and his mother live in the rockaways. >> for those who are seniors or about to be one there is a rise especially of de

they come to enjoy our blue oceans and sandy beaches. they come to visit our breathtaking national parks and wildlife refuges. they also come to learn and pay respect at our historical attractions like pearl harbor. last year hawaii welcomed over eight million visitors. a record number. combined, these visitors spent $42 million per day, $5 million of it support state and local government activities that benefit our communities. in 2012, about 20% of our state's gross domestic product was generated by tourism. that economic activity supports 175,000 jobs in hawaii. due to our location in the center of the pacific ocean, hawaii's tourism industry relies on critical government services to keep people moving and commerce flowing. these include the work done by our air traffic controllers, our customs and t.s.a. personnel and agricultural inspectors. and many of these workers are on the job, but they are not getting paid right now. thanks to them, our transportation systems are operating safely and effectively. as a result, visitors are stil

. >> well it's a nice weekend to be at the beach. sandy is in for spencer tonight. cold by any stretch but a little bit kichlt a little bit on the cool side. 50's along the coast. by the time we head into sunday 50's long gone and bring up to the 60's at the coast. that's a sign of the changes that are coming for the second half of your weekend we hng on to the low clouds for the time being coast side at least through tomorrow afternoon then the changes will happen from our emeryville camera. we are looking towards the eastern span of the bay bridge. lights sutro tower and low includes out there. visibility okay. 51 in san francisco. mid 50's. oakland san jose. los gatos 53. cooling off to 50 in half man bay right now and exploring camera looking towards the ferry building there. nice writ now. santa rosa 49 degrees. same thing with nap a.chill in the air already settling in. novato 46 degree degrees. still pretty comfortable around concord fairfield livermore in the 50' 50's. golden gate bridge camera no fog right now but certainly clouds at the coast overnight ton

beach, new jersey. the restaurant i know was destroyed by sandy. you also took 15 people into your home after sandy hit, right. >> we did. we took 15 people. >> you expanded your family in a big way. >> we have a big family. katie: are you going to be able to rebuild the restaurant or stick with the relocation? >> the relocation is temporary. we will not be staying there. the rebuild is still unknown. >> we wish you all the best. everyone in the audience. i think you all have been through so much. you know we are here. we have each other. r friends at trump are inviting everyone in the audience today to stay for two days so you can get much needed r&r. it doesn't make up for what you veteran through but hopefully it makes things a bit easier. up next we follow up with a sandy survivor who is on a mission to find animals a home. we are going to see how she is doing today. that is right after this. katie: welcome back. finally bobbi worked for more than 40 years to start her own animal shelt or long island. her dream came true when she started bobbi

. >> reporter: other parts in new york hit hard by sandy, including long beach, just finished rebuilding its boardwalk. but oakwood beach is still a ghost town. the neighborhood's 188 homes were flooded. most are still boarded up, empty or demolished. all but five homeowners accepted a state buyout. and one man who lives nearby says he also wants to move. >> within 45 minutes it was completely flooded. just don't want to live here no more. it's going to happen again. >> reporter: so much work left to be done across new york and at ellis island, which is open for tours. won't be fully restored until mex may at the earliest. tomorrow we'll take you to the jersey shore which was devastated by hurricane sandy one year ago. and many towns very much still a struggle to rebuild. bret. >> live at liberty state park. rick, thank you. we invite you to take part in tonight's panel discussion. if you have not yet participated in our sr bing polls, take a moment, go to our home page foxnews.com/specialreport. it's your chance to sit on the panel, provide instant feedback to what the panelists are say

beach is holding a ceremony at the spot of her old restaurant on the bay. it's called lights of hope, a chance for the community to remember and reflect on sandy one year laterthen move on as one. bret. >> live in union beach, rick, thank you. >>> consumer confidence dropped sharply this month to its lowest level since april. experts blame the government shutdown. stocks were up today, the dow actually gained 111 to close at another record high. the s&p 500 added ten to also close at a new high mark. the nasdaq finished ahead 12. as if republicans don't already have enough problems with president obama, they are preparing for another fight, this one over judges. correspondent shannon breem is here with details. good evening, shannon. what court are we talking about? and what do we expect is going to get so heated? >> the problem is this is the d.c. circuit court. what's important is the key appeals court for looking at federal regulations, things like epa and irs. something that looks at administrative axz that goes around congress. so it's a real check on administrative power. this is the court that looked at the nlrb recess appointments and found them unco

rick back in the jersey shore where sandy left so many beach towns unrecognizable. >> how are they doingis town was trashed. respiratory here on the beach the boardwalk was ripped to shreds. now it is left it bear. we saw the boats they had we saw several feets of sand they we met the mayor george dempsey there. it is a work in progress. it is. our goal to get the beach open for the public and visitors. we succeeded 100 percent. they nice here and you had one demolished. >> and you ride by, it looks like a great house and if you were to see the damage done next day it is gone. you can basketball it was a year. we are working like the devil to get caughtument people may have wanted to come here but there were not rental properties. and so tough times then and now. and bit of a struggle moving forward. this is where they go this past summer. thank you, rick. >> that's my hometown in new jersey where rick is. i haven't been able to go back to where it is. i am happy it is coming back now. our best. >> hurricane force winds battling upper. check out the video from denmark. the storm killed m

. >>> survivors of superstorm sandy lighting up the beach along the jersey shore. hundreds of people hundreds of lights in the sky, each a symbol that union beach will come back stronger than ever one year after the storm. >> you will see homes that are being rebuilt. but the shame of it is, they really need a lot more help than they've been given. and it's very sad. it's very sad. but they are strong and they live up to their name. >> in a statement, president obama said last year has been a reminder of the strength and resilience of the american people. >> and they need a little patience as well, more patience. let's get a check of your midweek. indira petersons is here. >> it's mild, especially in the northeast. temperatures below normal as a cold front swept through. boston, 55. providence about 57. it's a little chilled. these are going to be your highs. they are below normal. the system is going to be making its way across the country really throughout the week and it will have a severe component to it. that's something that we're going to be watching. keep i

sandy. they lit candles and sang songs in union beach, new jersey. remembering when sandy crashed ashore last year. the region wasn't prepared for a storm of that magnitude. sandy was blamed for more than 180 deaths in the u- s.including 68 in new york and 71 in new jersey. the storm caused an estimated 65-billion-dollars in damages. coastal residents in the northeast are marking a somber milestone. the one year anniversary of hurricane sandy. >>james:many state courts have failed to report the mentally ill to state justice officials, undermining efforts to take guns away from potentially dangerous owners. the audit found that many courts were not aware of the reporting requirements. the courts collectively failed to report at least 2,300 mental health determinations over a three-year period. other courts reported only some of the required information. some took up to seven days to report. auditors say state law should be changed to require reporting within 24 hours. and the state could gain tens of millions of dollars annually in federal reimbursemen

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sandy anniversary? they were fund raising, raising money in the new york area. amazing. senator mcconnell was at a greenwich, connecticut, beachator coburn, he was the headliner for the young republicans gala last night. they refused to give money when the needed it most, but have no problem taking it on the eve of the anniversary. that takes some nerve. in the words of governor christie, shame on you. joining me now are mismi shell cottle and and dana milbank. thank you for your time tonight. they were against aid. now on the eve of the anniversary, they're fund raising in the new york area. your reaction? >> well, it's not surprising. especially if you're in a tough race like mitch mcconnell is. you always go with your hand out to the new york area because that's where the money is. so, you know, at this point it's a by gones be bygones situation. >> you still have houses in new jersey and far areas of new york. it's not over. and what they did in many ways was something that people that have had the rest of their lives altered and the families who lost lives, dana, cannot just act like it's just something that can be forgot

epic storm surge, 8 to 10 feet, fueled in part because sandy hit during a full moon, meaning even higher tides than normal. duns and wider beachesre our best defense but today much of the shore is just as vulnerable. >> are we more protected or better off if sandy were to hit now? >> right now it's tough. the area with the most damage we still haven't gotten to yet. >> reporter: some of the reason, it took congress almost a year to release relief funds. out of 48 billion dollars in relief, today only $5.2 billion has been spent. >> can it happen again, i think the answer is obvious that yes. >> definitely. >> reporter: it's so wild to be up close to a home like this that looks like sandy could have happened yesterday. right next door one of those plowed lots. behind it a completely knew home, all levels of recovery. it's not just weeks or months but years to come back from a storm like andy. let's go to amy row bach. she's in hard hit breezy point. >> reporter: ginger, this was one of the hardest hit areas along the eastern sea poord. residents not only had to deal with high winds and flood waters but also a tremendous fire. sin

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maybe the foreclosures in newark or some place like that and the new constructions along the beach or hurricane sandy took it out, or similar stories in other states, but simply on a state level the states that are in that circle are states like oregon on, nevada, new york, maine, states that have judicial foreclosure systems, system of have this regulatory impediment to clearing the foreclosure inventory out of the court system and being delivered back into the market, yet high levels of new construction. are witnessing a negative effect of the judicial and other regulatory holdups to the system? in nevada, there was a new law that put restraints on foreclosures. in comparison, i would say new jersey, illinois, states with high foreclosure rates would not seem the same level of new construction. so again i'm not saying these are bubbles, but i'm saying if one were to look for a bubble like the title of alex's conference, you might want to start looking at some of the individual communities in these states. with that, thanks. >> mark. >> thanks, alex, thanks for inviting me back to this symposium aga

beaches. a natural defense in the face of rising sea levels. >> i think we have to look at the future that sandy will happen again and again along our coast. the rest of the coast is not immune to this type of devastation. >> reporter: higher has become a common mantra here. liz homer has rebuilt her flood-damaged home 14 feet above sea level. >> i just knew if we were going to stay here and feel a sense of security, i knew there was no other option than to do that. >> reporter: a sense of security that eludes thousands who are still trying to find their way home. there is so much focus on what government has and has not delivered. but brian, let's keep in mind at the height of this there were more than 400 charities and volunteer organizations helping people get back on their feet. many of them are still on the job tonight. >> lester holt not far to our south tonight on the shore there. and back to where we are, breezy point, so named for a good reason. a beautiful spot. a tiny enclave of homes from bungalows to larger homes. new yorkers always called this with a wink the irish riviera. it is h

sandy flooded nearly the entire coastline with beaches and diewngs driven down by the waves and wind, displaced sand and stone covered roads like here on atlantic avenue in muskwomokit rhode island, houses were forced off their foundations. here we see governor lincoln chafee, a former member of this body, surveying the damage to these homes. president obama granted governor chafee's request for a federal disaster declaration covering four of rhode island's five counties. more than 130,000 rhode islanders lost power, eight cities and towns implemented evacuation actions, nearly a third of all rhode islanders were directly effected one way or another, in a close-knit state like arks nearly everyone was touched. rhode islanders are resilient and we are recovering. over $30 million have been paid out to rhode islanders pour more than ^1,000 federal flood insurance claims. fema has the has approved more than 260 projects for reimbursement. over $12 million has been put toward repairing our state's parks, wildlife refuges and historic sites. individuals and families receive more than $423,

epic storm surge, 8 to 10 feet, fueled in part because sandy hit during a full moon, meaning even higher tides than normal. dunes and wider beaches are our best defense but today much of the shore is just as vulnerable. >> are we more protected or better off if sandy were to hit a week from now? >> right now it would still be rough. the area with the most damage we still haven't gotten to yet. >> reporter: some of the reason, it took congress almost a year to release relief funds. out of nearly $48 billion in relief, today only $5.2 billion has been spent. >> if you want to know can it happen again, i think the answer is obvious, that yes. >> definitely. >> reporter: it's so wild to be up close to a home like this that looks like sandy could have happened yesterday. right next door one of those plowed lots. behind it a completely new home, so all levels of recovery. a reminder, it's not just weeks or months but years to come back from a storm like sandy. let's go to amy robach. she's in hard hit breezy point. >> reporter: ginger, this was one of the hardest hit areas along the eastern seaboard. residents not only had to deal with

sandy slammed ashore one year ago, new york and new jersey coastlines. >> this water following this neighborhood. >> destroying entire communities and pieces of history. when the storm hit, i was in point pleasant beach, new jersey. >> finally hurricane sandy has won, the dune has been destroyed, the ocean is rushing in. >> it's a much different scene today. one year later that sand dune has been replaced by much stronger stone. >> this is pretty strong. >> at the national hurricane center in miami, experts are creating a new storm surge warning system based on what they learned from sandy. >> we don't have a warning for the hazard that kills more people in hurricanes than anything else in that storm surge. we hope to have that by 2015. >> one year later the people here are focused on rebuilding, from tragic scenes like this to triumphant ones like this. a hopeful future from a horrible past. >> i hope and pray we never see a thing like that again. that's all you can do. >> nbc's katy tur went to survey the damage in sea bright, new jersey and is back there today and joins me now. katy, i know so many people are not back in their homes, there's a lot of frustration but what is your report card? >> re

sandy. i look forward to the day we move beyond that. >> reporter: it was a day of community service here in breezy point, and dozens of beach towns in nework and new jersey. sandy was a $60 billion storm, the second most costly in u.s. history. >> the countertops, everything was donated. >> reporter: in far rockaway, new york, single mom, rosa vasquez showed us around a completely renovated home. we met her, when volunteers for habitat for humanity were there remember. >> to have your own home and be able to come home, it's an undescribal feeling. >> reporter: they were working on the beach in seaside, new jersey on the anniversary of the storm that, left a roller coaster under water. part went up in flames last month and has to be fixed again. 26,000 people are still out of their homes in new jersey. >> while the scars are sandy remain, neighborhoods are putting the epic storm in their past. one day, and one year at a time. in breezy point, new york, vinita nair, wjz eyewitness news. >> tonight, coastal towns in new york and new jersey are having candlelight and flashlight vigils to mark the anniversary of the storm. >> the mother of t

we'll head out to the beach to see some of the worst damage that sandy wrought along the jersey shoreand we'll see two different approaches to installing pilings at our project houses. rich: i want to be a pile driver when i grow up. kevin: when everything's said and done, how many piles do you end up with? man: there's going to be about 50 piles for this house. -wow! -yeah. norm: oh, look at this! it's overwhelming. rich: the power of the water is just amazing, isn't it? kevin: what is this community's future? it'll be our house, just ten feet off the ground. norm: look at that. we don't want to go through this ever again. i'm going to rebuild my entire house. kevin: you sound optimistic, but this is not going to be easy. or, on the wall. ready? let's take off. the home depot is proud to support "this old house" and doers everywhere. the home depot is proud to support man! what we need is some elbow grease. [ laughs ] yeah, you can -- are you kidding me? gmc -- lending "this old house" a helping hand since 2002. [ wind howling, bird squawks ] [ thunder crashes, car alarm blares ] whe

sandy brought. john and diana? >> abc's tahman bradley live for us at the jersey shore in ortley beach. thank you. >>> now, to new development in the nsa spy controversy. the head of the senate intelligence committee is calling for a top-to-bottom review of spy operations, following the bombshell revelation of the nsa spying on top world leaders. president obama is also speaking out about the controversy in an exclusive interview with abc news partner, fusion. >> how is it you didn't know about the cell phones being looked at or listened to? and why didn't you know? and who should have told you? >> jim, as i said, i'm not here to talk about classified information. what i am confirming is the fact that we're undergoing a complete review of how our intelligence operates outside of the country. >> there are reports this morning that the administration is ready to ban spying on all leaders of our allies. and spain is now the latest country to accuse the u.s. of monitoring its citizens. >>> and the white house also is scrambling to smooth out the healthcare.gov website. in an interview with

shared their own stories - some expressing their feeling for the first time since sandy hit a year ago. >> we are by a beach. >> it's like a tsunami. >> the water came so fast: seven children from five families suffered through sand, when it hit staten island a year ago. >> dad was screaming for help. he was screaming at the firemen. we were waiting. everything was in the box, the dog was ready. they never came. >> i was in the hotel that night. my brother and my father stayed home. we were split. we couldn't get in touch with them. we thought they had died. >> when the storm passed, what did you think the next day. >> that we were safe. >> and is that all that matters? >> yes. >> everyone was okay. thank god. but, yes. we didn't expect this to happen the an all. >> i didn't care about anything else at my house, and all my stuff. i was happy i was alive at that point. >> alive, yes, but their lives were upside down. >> shares and everything. >> all my toys were gone. >> for most of them rebuilding was rough. >> it seems like it had taken forever to get the house rebuilt. we had to stay in

sandy. i look forward to the day when we move beyond that. >> reporter: it was a day of community service here in breezy point. and dozens of beach towns in new york and new jersey. sandy was a $60 billion storm, the second most costly in u.s. history. >> everything was donated. >> reporter: in far rockaway, new york. single mom, rosa vasquez showed us around her completely renovated home. we met her back in january, when volunteers for habitat for humanity were gutting the place. >> it's overwhelming to know you have your place to go to. and to be able to and home. it's an undescribable feeling. >> reporter: heavy machines were working on the beach in seaside, new jersey, on the anniversary of the storm that left the roller coaster under water. part of it went up in flames last month and had to be fixed again. 26,000 people are still out of their homes in new jersey. >> reporter: while the scars of sandy remain, neighborhoods are putting the epic storm in their past. one day and one year at a time. >> vinita nair, wjz eyewitness news. >> tonight, coastal towns in new york and new jersey are having candlelight and flashlight vigi

could be , maybe theew jersey foreclosures are in newark and new construction is along the beach where hurricane sandy took it out and similar stories and other states. but simply on a state level, the states that are in that circle are states like oregon, nevada, new york, states that have traditional foreclosure systems, systems that have this regulatory impediment to clearing the foreclosure inventory out of the court system and being delivered into the market. you have high levels of new construction. are we now seeing a negative effect of the judicial and other regulatory holdups to the system? in nevada, it was a new law that put additional restraints on foreclosures. in comparison, i would say that states with high foreclosure high foreclosure rates would not see new levels of construction. i'm not saying these are bubbles. but if one to literary quotes to shine a light. your children's story dr. dougal, the doctor who can colts -- who consults there is a combination of a facility unicorn. could talk and eat at the same time without being rude did but the heads did not always agree on which dir

beach, they're still rebuilding. this sand is new. and it's brought in to protect buildings from rising water. there's a lot of signs of progress. but a lot left to do. one year after sandy'st, recovery. and the sea port is open for business, after the storm shut down 75% of the businesses. on long beach, new york, there's a new boardwalk, made of concrete. it's supposed to survive the next storm. >> we made progress over the last year. but that means nothing if you're not one of the people back in their home. >> reporter: many are still rebuilding. still suffering. sandy caused $60 billion in damage. new rules put in place after hurricane katrina to prevent waste and fraud have slowed the flow of funds. residents like patrick, say they're frustrated by paperwork and red tape. >> fill out paperwork. and submit this. submit that. and by the end, they just tell you, you don't qualify for whatever reason. >> reporter: the storm destroyed christine's home in beach haven west. she's building a new one. but the 140,000 insurance payout doesn't cover the cost of construction. she and her husband are making tough choices. >> we're using savings and retirement. >> reporter: today,

in delaware, a major beach replenishment project is underway to repair damage from superstorm sandy. ped or sucked off the ocean floor, and sent through pipes or blowers to go back on the beach. the aim is to cover one block a day and be fully finished two and-a-half weeks. a wider beach can reduce storm damage to coastal areas. >>> the only station with weather alert day. w usa 9's first alert weather. >> it's going to be warmer for us. >> it's going to be milder, as we're heading back to work and school for us. temperatures returning to the 60s but at least tonight it's not going to be nearly as cold as what we woke up to this morning. that's good news for all those runners tomorrow at the marine corps marathon. looking at the jefferson memorial on the cam, it is fair clearly out there, but it is a high deck of cloud cover obstructing our view of the moon. it's 54 right now, a little bit of a breeze out of the south-southwest, and the dew point is 30, which is a higher number than yesterday. the atmosphere isn't quite as dry. a couple things playing into the fact that we're not goin

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live state of the art facilities in coney island and the rockaway beach part community devastated by superstorm sandy these are kids from the public schools in the rock away area. it's going to bring jobs and they're going to help the community there. that's something the ymca is announcing there. we'll have all the business news coming up. >> you wanted me to sing that ymca song. >> i wanted you to dance it. >> i will smile and say good morning to you. thank you for joining us here on ktvu morning news. it's tuesday october the 8th 8th i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. let's go over to steve. change in the weather tomorrow steven. >> pamela that is correct. >> you're not going to dance or sing either? >> i like my job, pam. i think it's not a good idea. we have mostly clear skies here, a hint or two of fog. a system is getting closer and it's going to give the north bay partly cloudy skies later on, partly sunny, we start off cold for some, clear skies, cool, cold to mild, some 40s, low 40s, mostly sunny, a little cooler though, but some of these pop-up clouds will be developing over the hills in the

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sharing their stories, some expressing their feelings for the first time since sandy hit one year ago. >> we're right by a beach. when the water came in it was like a tsunami coming through our house. >> the water came through so fast. >> are we going to lose our lives? >> my name is john, and i'm nine years old. >> i'm courtney. >> naomi. >> i'm mattie. >> i'm kevin, and i'm 15 years old. >> reporter: seven children from five families who all suffered through super storm sandy when it hit one year ago. >> my dad was screaming out the window for the firemen. we were waiting and waiting, my lizard was in a box. my dog was ready. they never came. >> we were split, so we couldn't get in touch with them, so we thought they had died. >> we would loss everything. [ sobbing ] >> when the storm passed what did you think the next day? >> that i was safe with my family. >> and that's all that mattered? [ nodding yes ] >> everyone was okay, thank god, but yeah, like, we didn't expect this to happen at all. >> i didn't care about anything else, my house and all my stuff. i was just happy that i was alive. >> reporter: aliv

local communities because it could be in new jersey or places like construction like at the beach where hurricane sandytook it out and similar stories and there are states like oregon and nevada and new york and maine in states that have judicial foreclosures and judicial systems that have this regulatory impediment clearing the foreclosure inventory out of the court system being delivered back to the market, yet high levels of new construction and are we now seeing negative effects of the judicial and regulatory holdups to the system. in nevada, it was a new law with restraints on foreclosures. it is part of the hype foreclosure rate and we have not seen the same level of construction. i'm not saying that these are a bubble, but if one were to look for a bubble like this, you might want to get looking at some of the individual communities. >> thank you, very much. mark? >> thank you for inviting me to this symposium. i want to thank my fellow panelist that we have worked with before and i am looking forward to meeting you guys. so the title of my presentation -- let's try again. a new metaphor. i hesi

sandy. a boardwalk damaged in that storm has just reopened. the 2-mile long boardwalk in long beach, new york is made of sustainable hardwood, concrete and other structurally sound materials. it is supposed to endure the future storms. the new york governor was on hand for yesterday's ribbon cutting. >>> good to see the recovery over there. roberta joins us now with the forecast. >>> remember the weather for halloween last year? >> yeah. >> we will have similar conditions minus the world series parade. >> well, we can't have everything. >> today, what a difference a day makes. good evening, everybody. let's fire it up. live at hi-def dopler radar. in and within our vicintiy. nothing there as of yet. it could change. see all of the clouds right there, moving into the san jose area. sunny skies there but we are overcast in san fran at 56 degrees. clouds are now streaming well inland. and in the 50s yesterday. this is the scene looking out towards livermore and pleasantton. overcast, 60. winds whipping up at 19. it is the gusts up to 26 that makes it a little raw this evening. humidity

this is area, beach community area when sandy struck, people were rescued on kayaks and canoes and surfboardse going throughout the day, covering a one year-anniversary of hurricane sandy. this is community still struggling to get out from under that superstorm. sending it back to you. tracy: lizzie mack, thanks for that. it is a year, right? >> can't believe it. tracy: people are still suffering. ashley: ironically hurricane hitting europe on this very anniversary. >>> today's pending home sales latest less than stellar economic report that may have the fed considering options other than the taper. so what else is in the fed's tool box it hasn't used yet? that's next. tracy: hit the hardwood. a new collaboration has samsung has them shooting for more than three points. we have that story coming up in the tech minute. but you got to take a look at some of today's winners. the biggest being, jcpenney. who would have thought. it reaffirmed that it will have positive comparable store sales, coming out of q3. crazier things have happened i guess. it is up almost 9%. we will be right back. [ male

when the storm hit, i was at point pleasant beach, new jersey. >> finally hurricane sandy has won. dune has been destroyed. the ocean is now rushing in. >> reporter: it's a much different scene today. >> one year later that sand dune has been replaced by much stronger stone. >> reporter: at the national hurricane center in miami experts are creating a new storm surge warning system based on what they learned from sandy. >> we don't have a warning for the hazard that kills more people in hurricanes than anything else and that's storm surge. we hope to have that by 2015. >> reporter: one year later the people here are focused on rebuilding. from tragic scenes like this to triumphant ones like this. >> i hope and pray we never see a thing like that again. that's all that you can do. >> reporter: and matt, the other thing that caused big problems was when sandy hit it wasn't technically a tropical storm so storm warnings and watches were not being issued. that changes now this year. now there are posttropical storm watches and warnings so that something like sandy if it comes won't cau

sandy. they're getting more. $50 million appropriated for dunemaking and beach widening.e talking about that. we have to talk about the big weather. that's the snow. let's go to montana. great falls, montana, a record snowfall of 5.9 inches. it was a mess on the roadways. and the snow's going to continue for some folks and the wind in some places. i want to show you where and how much is going to fall. there will be mountainous towns that get over a foot. an idea to give you, is how it moves. it goes right in. the severe storms will be in the plains as we go through today and tomorrow. >> here it is. that great boardwalk, just all brand-new, right along the jersey shore. we'll have so much more coming up on the one-year anniversary of sandy. >> a beautiful morning. good to see you there, ginger. thank you. >>> coming up, family feud. why a tv superstar, jon cryer, his ex-wife says she needs almost $90,000 a month for their son. >>> and the brand-new recommendations for pediatricians for parents. should you ban the internet, tv, cell phones, video games during meals and be

we'll head out to the beach to see some of the worst damage that sandy wrought along the jersey shore. and we'll see two different approaches to installing pilings at our project houses. rich: i want to be a pile driver when i grow up. kevin: when everything's said and done, how many piles do you end up with? man: there's going to be about 50 piles for this house. -wow! -yeah. norm: oh, look at this! it's overwhelming. rich: the power of the water is just amazing, isn't it? kevin: what is this community's future? it'll be our house, just ten feet off the ground. norm: look at that. we don't want to go through this ever again. i'm going to rebuild my entire house. kevin: you sound optimistic, but this is not going to be easy. or, on the wall. ready? let's take off. the home depot is proud to support "this old house" and doers everywhere. the home depot is proud to support man! what we need is some elbow grease. [ laughs ] yeah, you can -- are you kidding me? gmc -- lending "this old house" a helping hand since 2002. [ wind howling, bird squawks ] [ thunder crashes, car alarm blares ] w

beaches. sending details and panoramic images. the end result will be a close-up virtual reality of every sandy spot. even the remote spots.his should be available in time for next year's spring break planning. pretty cool. >>> looking ahead to your morning drive to work. watch out for rain and mountain snow, from washington and parts of oregon to the southwest montana and western wyoming areas. also expect some slowdowns due to rain along the central gulf coast. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in houston and new orleans. that's due to lightning storms. >>> it could take days before new york city police unravel all of the details behind a shocking case of road rage, even though most of the incident was caught on camera. >> the video shows a group of motorcycle riders surrounding an suv, chasing it. then beating the suv driver after he runs over one of the bikers. so far, the motorcyclists are getting most of the blame. but the injured biker's wife says the suv driver's at fault. >> he is paralyzed from the waist down. his spine was broken in two different places. and there's no hope for that, as well. >> r