let me begin with you. what did the president learn about the situation that he did not know before he arrived there today? >> well, we really wanted president biden to come see what families were going through on the ground since last wednesday. i also want to thank my friend, senator jessica ramos. she's literally been on the ground feeding families, helping to cart out garbage and clean out the water every single day. and he saw people cry. he saw people's emotions. but no one complained. they were tough from the little kids to the seniors. and we wanted to show him that we need investment. we need to make sure that we are getting programs and access to the fema money as soon as possible. >> senator ramos, many of us feel that we know new york city well, but i don't think any of us anticipated that that kind of death by flooding was even possible.