politics is broken. and it is if you re looking at washington. but as the great speaker of the house tip o neill liked to say, world politics is local and at that local level, there is a revolution brewing. it s what scholars call a metropolitan revolution. cities and counties across the country are getting over political dwivides, revitalizin america. look at mayor boomburg s ambitious plans for applied sciences, rahm emanuel intra structure truss in chicago, denver s transit system or the $7 billion in public and private investments that transformed oklahoma city. the metropolitan revolution is a much needed reminder that america often works from the bottom up. so when you despair about washington, turn your gaze at a town or city or state that s getting is right.
let s discuss this in the lightning rooooouuuunnnddd. lightning round. there you have it. is it more of a business move or is it coke really serious about fighting obesity? i don t know what pr person told them this was a good move. everybody knows consuming calories makes you heavier. there is nothing new here. to say we are talking to scientists to tell us how to reduce these, that s ridiculous. just don t drink the cola. however, having said that, don t get between me and my 16 ounce. you heard it here. gerri willis says talking to scientists is ridiculous. is this all boomburg s fault 1234 who is consuming con suiting coca-cola. it is like the guy who made the dawment tree? who are those who dibts know
has the registration edge there. jon: it looks like a tie at this moment. julian walker, in virginia there, thank you. thank you. jenna: i just followed julian on twitter. i don t think anyone knows the state as well as julian. it will be a very important state to watch, we are glad to have reporters on the ground that will give us great insight. you ll hear from them on our program as well. back to super storm sandy mayor boomburg is holding a news conference right now. he says the death toll in new york city alone is up to at least 37. that restoring power in this city is going to take some time. in the meantime we re continuing to watch the economic impact. we talked a little bit about this with peter morisi an economist and what it means nationally. there is new information about insurance claims and what you need tow know if you re affected by sandy or any other natural disaster. where did you come from? the lower east side. no power down there? no power, no cellphone se
been in those homes their whole lives. it s very sad, total devastation out there. as i mentioned this was an intense storm. i think people took it for granted. too many people stayed. i think it s a decision that they ve come to regret but thankfully there hasn t been that many lives lost in this and we are just thankful to the good lord for that. the homes we can replace. we will rebuild rockaway and rebuild it better than ever. martha: you re absolutely correct about that. the incredible spirit of new yorkers are at work and they will rebuild. we are grateful to those folks who helped them and saved their lives. we ll hear a lot more stories about that area what s continue through the journey of covering hurricane sand deal. we are still waiting to hear from mayor boomburg. he will be speaking moments away. connecticut governor dan malloy is also giving an update on the situation. there were reports last night of very tough situations in connecticut as well. we will try to find ou