the outer banks. that is where mark potter is standing by live for us. what s the latest there? reporter: as you can see, they are in clean up mode here. this is a restaurant, the sunset grill and raw bar. they got hit pretty hard by the storm. they re rebuilding and cleaning up. they say they re going to be back open by wednesday. the goal of everyone in this area is to try to get as many businesses open for labor day to try to recapture some of the tourist trade that they lost here at the very end of their very important summer season. a short time ago we talked with the owner of this restaurant about how the water here from the sound came over and washed over his deck. let s listen to what he had to say. we had our whole dining deck destroyed with the backside of the storm. it wasn t the front side that usually wreaks the havoc. winds took the deck and piled it up against the building. this area here right by his
moment, the surreal moment when the riders on horseback and camel, who we understand work at the giza pyramids nearby, who are upset about the lack of tourist trade because of these protests, that was kind of the spark which reignited things? reporter: absolutely, no question about it. and because they were all standing side by side. maybe something else could have sparked it. right now, i don t know if you can see this, we re seeing hundreds of the activists kind of all migrating across to the eastern side of the square, and periodically they are told basically by some leaders speaking over the loud speaker system to go defend different sides of the square, which i estimate might be a square mile in total with thousands of these activists spread out across it.
the riders on horseback and camel, who we understand work at the giza pyramids nearby, who are allegedly upset about the lack of tourist trade because of these protests, that was kind of the spark which reignited things? reporter: absolutely, no question about it. and because they were all standing side by side. maybe something else could have sparked it. right now, i don t know if you can see this, we re seeing hundreds of the activists kind of all migrating across to the eastern side of the square, and periodically they are told basically by some leaders speaking over the loud speaker system to go defend different sides of the square, which i estimate might be a square mile in total with thousands of these activists spread out across it.
reunited. that s a tough job but the gel we ought to pursue. china has but that s the goal we ought to purr. china has not done that. in in terms of the squeeze, we ve been there. they got nothing. these people are starving, no commerce, no tourist trade. when we go they want our dollars in certain denomination is think so they can counterfeit them, i don t know what it is. the place is dying. that s why china is uniquely in a position to change things. they supply 90% of their energy, huge amount of resources to keep the north koreans on their side of the river. china could change that regime if it wants to. it is not reconciled to a reunited korea. this is going to take time with china. greta: we are up again the clock if they have already built this plant. american government through three administrations has
reunited. that s a tough job but the gel we ought to pursue. china has but that s the goal we ought to purr. china has not done that. in in terms of the squeeze, we ve been there. they got nothing. these people are starving, no commerce, no tourist trade. when we go they want our dollars in certain denomination is think so they can counterfeit them, i don t know what it is. the place is dying. that s why china is uniquely in a position to change things. they supply 90% of their energy, huge amount of resources to keep the north koreans on their side of the river. china could change that regime if it wants to. it is not reconciled to a reunited korea. this is going to take time with china. greta: we are up again the clock if they have already built this plant. american government through three administrations has