ellen ratner. thanks for joining us. nice to have you on the set with us. one of those rumors $300 supposed to be offered for spoiled food because people went without power for so long. that is one rumors they are clarifying. do you think fema has done a better response with this disaster as it did to katrina, tammy i ll start with you? i think years have gone by unlike l.a. earthquakes and there is no warning i think what it shows that a bureaucracy is not going to perform well. we knew this was coming. we knew the first weekend they ran out of the water and unprepared. the people of staten island are still living in a disaster area. they pointed to all the money they spent that is accomplishment. they aren t looking at results. so i don t think this is