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Look to the left of beachcomber, that s gone. you look to the right of the beachcomber that s gone. beachcomber was spared, they had a good springer system, they did the right thing. reporter: you guys are strong enough to do this over again? absolutely. there is no alternative, without getting our doors open, without getting this rebuilt this is how everyone makes their living. reporter: mr. mayor, we appreciate your time. martha, we ll spend the rest of this day going up and down the jersey shore and showing you how the different towns are coping with the aftermath of hurricane sandy. martha: they re jersey strong. they re an incredible people in the community, rick. we ll watch you throughout the day. thanks for being there. reporter: thank you. bill: a lot of people are just not happy with what they have been given. moments away from a news conference. top republican lawmakers as we learn the white house was fully aware that millions of americans would lose their insuranc ....
Rebuilding process yet again, martha. martha: unbelievable that fire swept in there in september, not quite a year after the storm first hit a year ago today. where do they go from here, rick? how are things going to really go now for that area? reporter: well i want to bring in the mayor of seaside heights, william acres. thanks for being with us, mr. mayor. we see a lot of devastation yet again here. you re faced with another rebuilding project. where do you go from here? fortunately we re in much better shape this time. the first time around nobody had any idea what to do. this was the first experience for everybody. this is much simpler. this is smaller scale. all the plans are in place. we know what to do. we know where to get the lumber. we know how to do this. unfortunately we re seasoned. reporter: some of businesses like the beachcomber here is still open despite being surrounded by devastation yet so many other businesses burned to the ground. no rhyme or reason. ....
There a long time and you have very famous place there. when you say that people have no choice but to rebuild again, i mean, is there anybody that you have come across who says, you know what? one year we get knocked out with the storm, then the fire, forget about it, i m leaving? that s not me. that s not the beachcomber way. we re survivors. trace: i apologize for the delay on the phone. witnesses say we re watching video of it now witnesses say they have never seen a fire move so quickly through this area. did you see this and what was your impression of the flames? i was down here when it first started. started at 3:00 at the very south end of the boardwalk and i was watching from the beach because the smoke was blowing in our direction and the wind was blowing in our direction, and today the wind is blowing in the ....