flooding is far from over. >> sandra: what are you hearing from local leaders on the ground there? >> well, they are saying it is going to take years to recover. we got a chance to speak yesterday with the mayor here, mitch coleman. he said he was encouraged by the presence visit, what he has done in terms of coordinating federal and state wide with local resources, but he says is going to be a long road. here's what he told us. >> i would like to thank him for expediting the emergency declaration. second, i would ask that he would allow free flow of resources from the federal down to the state. we have a great relationship with the governor, who has been doing an outstanding job keeping you fayetteville and the priority list. hopefully it is those resources from the federal level to the state. i would ask it to make sure that any barriers are removed. >> and the local businesses hope that customer start coming back into coffee shops, they will see