300,000 application, only about a third got funding before the money ran out. the only reason i m not closed at my restaurant right now is we did get we got a grant. it s helped us get through the moment. reporter: in later to congress the independent restaurant coalition along with about 30 mayors are sounding the alarm calling for the rrf to be replenished for the nearly 180,000 applicants who missed out. without it, they say it will be catastrophic. the financial hit to the country is huge when you lose restaurants, to the neighborhood, to the community, and to the job market in general. reporter: in new york city, gotham bar and grill has survived 37 years, but with reservations 80%, managing partner brent senses doesn t know how much longer they will last. it could be the end of january, it could be into march or april. but it s not very long. reporter: a bipartisan restaurant revitalization fund
thompson, mccain and mike huckabee rounded out the field and ron paul pulling up the rear. everything turned on its head. that s why all the pundits said all the people should drop out of the race three months ago. all you needed to do was go back four years to realize that things can change on a dime. still might. it isn t over until it s over. yesterday, they were predicting it could be the worst traffic nightmare in new york city history in the last 10 years. not only were they lighting the tree with an appearance by justin bieber just a block away from us but the president of the united states came with hat in hand asking people for money. and three different fundraisers. he did and they were pricey. let s take a look at the big board and find out how much at one reception for 30 people at a private home, i think the tickets were something like 30,000 dollars a piece. no at jack rosen s house, cocktails were $10,000. at the gotham bar and grill in