think touchdown five, throw a football through a tire. and the president threw five times, got zero for five. chris christie, the governor, got it through in his first toss, won a stuffed bear, gave it to the president. how than for the political bromance? nice, nice! two for christie, zero for the president. they have to play another match. thanks, jess. we ll be back to you as the president starts to speak. the red cross raised $303 million, for the victims of superstorm sandy. seven months later 110 million still unspent. that is because the red cross says it is holding on to money to deal with unforeseen needs of sandy victims. but there are critics, however, who say there is really plenty of need for that money right now. you might remember the red cross changed how it raises money. it no longer pools the money that it raises. it keeps different relief funds separate. and they were supposed to be
reporter: suzanne, for both men, there are political advantages. for chris christie, potential political liability. for the president, a way to demonstrate government when it works. for the last few weeks, we ve seen examples of government dysfunction and in-fighting especially over the last controversies regarding the irs, in particular. now the president can highlight fema, emergency management response organization which by most accounts here in new jersey has done a very good job responding. for the president, a special opportunity to focus on that. for governor christie, he s up for re-election this year. more than anything else, he ll be judged on his response to hurricane sandy. so for him he can highlight the same things. how quickly the boardwalk has reopened. here s a man, we asked him how he feels about progress so far. listen to what he said. being a resident down here, it s pretty amazing what they ve done. i don t know if you ve seen the boardwalk, it s repaired by
special girl, so like i said, the jersey shore s back in business. the work s not over, though. seven months ago i promises you that your country would have your back. i told you we would not quit until the job was done and i meant it. i meant it. craig fugate, the head of fema, he couldn t be here today. i want to thank him and his team for their ongoing work. fema was here before sandy made landfall. they re still here today pop working with the governor s team and task force i set up to support families and communities who still need help. since the storm hit, we ve provided billions of dollars to families and state and local governments across the region, and more is on the way. and even as my team is helping communities recover from the last hurricane season, they re starting to prepare for the next hurricane season, which starts this saturday, because if there s one thing that we ve learned last year it s that when a storm hits, we ve got to be
ready. education, preparation, that s what makes a difference. that s what saves lives. and anyone who wants to make sure they re ready for a hurricane or any other disaster, i want them to visit a website called ready.gov, make a plan. it s never too early. we ve got to remember that rebuilding effor like these aren t measured in weeks or months but measured in years. that s why this past thursday we announced billions of new relief aid for new york and new jersey transit agencies. and that s why the army corporation of engineers is working to restore beaches and strengthen the shore s natural defenses. that s why i joined governor chris tis a christie and representatives, we re going to keep doing what it takes to make it better than before, make it stronger than it was before. make it more resilient than it was before.
and i ve got to say, i ve got to make tough decisions as president but this wasn t one of them. inaudible. i preeb thappreciate that. governor christie and i spent time on the point pleasant boardwalk. i got a chance to see the world s tallest sandcastle being built. we played some touchdown fever. i ve got to say, christie got it in the tire the first try. although i did pay for his throws. i played a little frog bog and governor christie s kids caught me the right technique for in the hammer to get the frogs in the buckets the way i was supposed to. and, of course, i met with folks still rebuilding after sandy. now, we all understand there s