being in such tight quarters. reporter: look around the small west virginia town of clandenan. it s without a school. joe manchin is blocking it. this neighbor lost safe access to their home after the bridge was rusted out. someone dialed 911 could not come across this bridge. they d be afraid they couldn t make it. the bridge might collapse. reporter: this bridge is connie richards lifeline to everyday life including medical care. you just keep moving along and pray you get to the other side. reporter: but even in the face of severe weather and its costly destruction, neither raider nor richard blame climate change. i m not buying into the whole climate change thing. reporter: so if somebody said in order to make sure a flood like this never hits your community again, we need to get