And towns all across the northeast. It is no longer a hurricane, but it is a disaster. Take a look at this brand new video as the roof of a shed is completely ripped away. This was during the height of the storm as it barreled into Point Pleasant beach, new jersey. Thats one of the many spots along the jersey shore waking up to a mess this morning. First, more amazing video. From water the fire, 50 homes are destroyed as flames tore through breezy point section of new york city. Firefighters were unable to use water from hydrants so they had to get water out of the ocean. Serious damage in rhode island where the wind and waves destroyed homes and washed out streets. Lets go back to new jersey, two dozen evacuees were forced to flee emergency shelters in Atlantic City after the power failed. Sandy made landfall in Atlantic City just after 8 clox p. M. Last night. Here is heavy flooding, it was all across the resort town. A 50foot section of the boardwalk was completely lost in the super
Also, the controversy over u. N. Ambassador susan rice calling the assault spontaneous back in september has reached a boiling point. Yesterday, president obama, in his first News Conference since reelection, exploded at republican fingerpointing over rice. If senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. But for them to go after the u. N. Ambassador, who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had receive d, and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. Earlier, senators mccain and graham slammed rice, vowing to stop her rumored nomination as secretary of state. I dont trust her, and the reason i dont trust her is because i think she knew better and if she didnt know better, she shouldnt be the voice of america. We will do whatever is necessary to block the nomination. Well, back to petraeus, the wall street journal reports he was already at odds with his boss, National Intel
Intelligence committee hearing. General petraeus is not expected to talk about his personal indiscretions that ended his cia career last week. Instead, hell be discussing details in the deadly attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya that resulted in the death of Christopher Stevens and three others. Also, the controversy over u. N. Ambassador susan rice calling the assault spontaneous in september reached a boiling point. Yesterday president obama and his first News Conference since reelection exploded at republicans finger pointing over rice. If senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. But for them to go after the u. N. Ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence she had received and besmir much her reputation is outrageous. Earlier, senators mccain and graham slammed rice vowing to stop her rumored nomination as secretary of state. I dont trust her. And the r
Petraeus is expected to testify in a closed door Senate Intelligence committee hearing. General petraeus is not expected to discuss his personal indiscretions that ended his career last week. Instead, hell be talking about details on the deadly attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya. The controversy over u. N. Ambassador susan rice calling the assault spontaneous back in september has reached a boiling point. Yesterday president obama in his first News Conference since reelection exploded at republican finger pointing over rice. If senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me, but for them to go after the u. N. Ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received and to besmirch her reputation is outrageous. Earlier sense tore mccain and graham vowed to stop her confirmation. I dont trust her. The reason i dont trust her. Is i think she knew better. We
Chuck todd is traveling with the president. Chuck, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, lynn. Its safe to say the events in gaza have overtaken or overshadowed what the president has been working on here in southeast asia. I can tell you this, last night the president was on the phone until 2 30 in the morning, first with egyptians president morsi and then israeli Prime Minister netanyahu. Then back on the phone with morsi. The reason there, obviously talking to netanyahu trying to get a sense of what it would take to prevent him from doing the Ground Invasion into gaza. The talks with morsi are about, this is the egyptian leader, has the direct contact with hamas. Neither United States or israel has that. The decision to send secretary clinton, im told by white house aide, is neither an acknowledgment that things are close, nor do they feel as if things are stuck. Theyre hoping her presence, first in israel and then in the west bank meeting with the palestinian authority, then