Staten Island's Hurricane Sandy Damage Sheds Light On Complicated Political Battle

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Staten Island's Hurricane Sandy Damage Sheds Light On

Complicated Political Battle

A representative of the Salvation Army walks past homes destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in BreezyPoint, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. The beachfront neighborhood heavy populated by

firefighters and police officers was devastated during the storm when a fire pushed by Sandy'sraging winds destroyed 100 or more homes and buildings. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

John Okeefe walks on the beach as a rollercoaster that once sat on the Funtown Pier in SeasideHeights, N.J., rests in the ocean on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 after the pier was washed away bysuperstorm Sandy which made landfall Monday evening.

A National Guard humvee travels through high water to check the area after the effects of HurricaneSandy Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday,caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and

businesses. (Alex Brandon, AP)

Water is pumped on to the street in lower Manhattan in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012.The New York region is replacing a rail network built over a century with a patchwork constructedday-by-day to move its 8 million people again as it struggles back to life after Hurricane Sandy.

People walk by a destroyed section of the Rockaway boardwalk in the heavily damaged Rockawaysection of Queens after the historic boardwalk was washed away during Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 31,2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. With the death toll currently at 55 and millions ofhomes and businesses without power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from the affects of

floods, fires and power outages brought on by Hurricane Sandy. JFK airport in New York andNewark airport in New Jersey expect to resume flights on Wednesday morning and the New YorkStock Exchange commenced trading after being closed for two days.

Commuters cross New York's Brooklyn Bridge, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. The floodwaters thatpoured into New York's deepest subway tunnels may pose the biggest obstacle to the city's recoveryfrom the worst natural disaster in the transit system's 108-year history.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 08: Alex Vila, 2, carries a box of cereal after visiting an aid station forpeople affected by Superstorm Sandy on November 8, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York

City. Household supplies and groceries were distributed to Red Hook neighborhood residents byCatholic Charities at the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary church. Meanwhile a nor'easter stormplunged temperatures to below freezing, bringing more misery to many Red Hook residents stillwithout power, heat nor running water in their public housing apartments. (Photo by JohnMoore/Getty Images)

Boats and docks damaged by Hurricane Sandy are seen at the Mansion Marinia on the shores of theGreat Kills community November 7, 2012 on Staten Island, New York. New York Mayor MichaelBloomberg on Tuesday announced a limited evacuation of some neighborhoods ahead of harshweather barreling toward a city still recovering from superstorm Sandy. The national weather

service forecast heavy rain and likely snow on Wednesday and Thursday, accompanied by gale forcewinds gusting as high as 43 mph (69 kmh). Though barely half the strength of Sandy, the autumnstorm will lash already damaged buildings and bring lower temperatures for tens of thousands ofpeople still struggling without electricity. Bloomberg told a news conference that parks and beaches


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would close. The worst-hit patches of waterfront neighborhoods, including Rockaways in the Queensborough, and in Staten Island, were being asked to evacuate again. AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards(Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

LONG BRANCH, NJ - NOVEMBER 08: Debris from Superstorm Sandy is seen on a beach November8, 2012 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Meanwhile a nor'easter storm plunged temperatures to belowfreezing, bringing more misery to many residents throughout New York and New Jersey still withoutpower. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

OCEANSIDE, NY - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) James Vouloukos and William Ferris sort through donatedclothes at a site maintained by the Town of Hempstead in cooperation with FEMA at Oceanside Parkduring in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy on November 9, 2012 in Oceanside, New York. New

York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has said that the economic loss and damage to homes and businessescaused by Sandy could total $33 billion in New York, according to published reports. (Photo byBruce Bennett/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: New York sanitation department workers watch as a hearse

arrives with a casket carrying the bodies of two brothers killed during Superstorm Sandy for afuneral at the St. Rose of Lima Catholic church on November 9, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough ofNew York City. Brandon Moore, 2, and Connor Moore, 4, were swept away from the arms of theirmother Glenda Moore as she fled Superstorm Sandy floodwaters in New York's Staten Islandborough to seek safety with family in Brooklyn. She is married to New York Sanitation workerDamian Moore, and dozens of workers and officials from the sanitation department attended thefuneral ceremony. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

ISLAND PARK, NY - NOVEMBER 09: (L-R) Residents Paul and Donald Zezulinski and their dog'Plywood' of Island Park show their appreciation to first responders during their clean up efforts in

the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy on November 9, 2012 in Island Park, New York. New York Gov.Andrew M. Cuomo has said that the economic loss and damage to homes and business caused bySandy could total $33 billion in New York, according to published reports. (Photo by BruceBennett/Getty Images)

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, people stand next to a house collapsed fromSuperstorm Sandy in East Haven, Conn. While Connecticut was spared the destruction seen in New

York and New Jersey, many communities along the shoreline, including some of the wealthiest townsin America, were struggling with one of the most severe storms in generations. (AP Photo/JessicaHill, File)

Meg Dolan holds her dog "Nellie" during Sunday mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church inBreezy Point, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. With overnighttemperatures sinking into the 30s and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses still withoutelectricity six days after Sandy howled through, people piled on layers of clothes, and New York Cityofficials handed out blankets and urged victims to go to overnight shelters or daytime warmingcenters. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Ginny Flanagan, right, and her sister go through photographs and mementos that were recoveredfrom Flanagan's flooded bungalow in Breezy Point, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov.

4, 2012, in New York. The beachfront enclave heavy populated by firefighters and police officers wasdevastated during the storm when a fire pushed by Sandy's raging winds destroyed 100 or morehomes and buildings. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)


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Runner Jonathan who would have run the ING New York City Marathon, spend the afternoonvolunteering by unloading and organizing emergency supplies near Midland Beach as New Yorkrecovers from Hurricane Sandy on November 4, 2012 in Staten Island, New York. AFP PHOTO /Mehdi Taamallah (Photo credit should read MEHDI TAAMALLAH/AFP/Getty Images)

A woman with her groceries passes a group of National Guardsmen as they march up 1st Avenuetowards the 69th Regiment Armory, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in New York. National Guardsmenremain in Manhattan as the city begins to move towards normalcy following Superstorm Sandyearlier in the week. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

Patrons on foot carrying gas canisters line up for gasoline at a Hess station in the New Dorp sectionof the Staten Island borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. Those on foot reported waits upto 40 minutes while motorists lined up for two hours as Staten Islanders fueled up to run theirgenerators and automobiles in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Eileen AJ Connelly)

Girls hold hands during Sunday mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Breezy Point, in thewake of Superstorm Sandy, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, in New York. With overnight temperatures

sinking into the 30s and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses still without electricity sixdays after Sandy howled through, people piled on layers of clothes, and New York City officialshanded out blankets and urged victims to go to overnight shelters or daytime warming centers. (APPhoto/Kathy Willens)

Many streets in the Silver Lake section of Belmar, N.J., remain underwater Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012,Neighbors and volunteers clean out homes Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in Belmar, N.J., five days afterthe storm surge by superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Ben Nukols)

Water from superstorm Sandy is pumped from a flooded basement of an office building near New

York's Battery Park, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012. The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandyslammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 96people in the United States. The cost of the storm could exceed $18 billion in New York alone. (APPhoto/Richard Drew)

Cars that were uprighted and submerged by Superstorm Sandy remain at the entrance of asubterranean parking garage in New York's Financial District, as the water is pumped out, Friday,Nov. 2, 2012. . The cost of the storm could exceed $18 billion in New York alone. (AP Photo/RichardDrew)

The National Guard 827th Engineer Company helps hand out MREs to Lower Manhattan residents atthe Alfred Smith Playground on Friday Nov. 2, 2012. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)


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water pumps depend on to keep bearing sump oil clean.

Some trains are back up and running into Grand Central following shutdowns in the aftermath ofSuperstorm Sandy. Subway train service in the city is back in a limited capacity, but with much oflower Manhattan still with out power, trains are not running there and busses are replacing them.

A roller coaster sits in the Atlantic Ocean after the Fun Town pier it sat on was destroyed bySuperstorm Sandy on Nov. 1, 2012 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. With the death toll continuing torise and millions of homes and businesses without power, the U.S. east coast is attempting torecover from the effects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Superstorm Sandy.


Phillip Melly charges the phones of Hurricane Sandy victims at Kimlau Square in Lower Manhattanon Friday Nov. 2, 2012. The generators used were brought in by AT&T to help out the residents ofLower Manhattan in New York City who currently have no power. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)

United City Ice Cube Company workers who refer to themselves as "Icemen" take in a shipment ofice into their 45th and 10th ave. store on Friday Nov. 2, 2012. The workers who asked not to beidentified by name said there had been a run on ice purchases due to Hurricane Sandy and theywere stocking up in anticipation of more demand in the coming days. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)

The power outage in Lower Manhattan due to Hurricane Sandy has created a gauntlet of dangerousstreet intersections as can be seen by this car accident at the Houston and Varick Street crossing onFriday Nov. 2, 2012. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)

The power outage in Lower Manhattan due to Hurricane Sandy has created a gauntlet of dangerousstreet intersections as can be seen by this car accident at the Houston and Varick Street crossing onFriday Nov. 2, 2012. (Damon Dahlen, AOL)

Pedestrians fill up on water at a drinking station that had been setup at the corner of Centre andCanal Streets in Chinatown on Friday Nov. 2, 2012. The stations use water from fire hydrants andhave been erected due to the blackout caused by Hurricane Sandy in Lower Manhattan. (DamonDahlen, AOL)

A pedestrian looks through discarded food near a supermarket located at Henry and Market Streets

in Chinatown New York on Friday Nov. 2, 2012.

People wait in line for fuel at a Shell Oil station on Nov. 1, 2012 in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The USdeath toll from Hurricane Sandy rose to at least 85 as New York reported a major jump in fatalitiescaused by Monday's storm. Fuel shortages led to long lines of cars at gasoline stations in manystates and the country faced a storm bill of tens of billions of dollars.

Commuters ride the F train Nov. 1, 2012 in New York City. Limited public transit has returned toNew York. With the death toll continuing to rise and millions of homes and businesses withoutpower, the U.S. east coast is attempting to recover from the effects of floods, fires and power

outages brought on by Superstorm Sandy.

A gas station displays a "No Gas" sign on November 1, 2012 in Toms River, New Jersey. With thedeath toll continuing to rise and millions of homes and businesses without power, the U.S. east coast


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is attempting to recover from the effects of floods, fires and power outages brought on bySuperstorm Sandy.

Cars wait in line for fuel at a Gulf gas station on Nov.1, 2012 in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The US deathtoll from Hurricane Sandy rose to at least 85 as New York reported a major jump in fatalities causedby Monday's storm. Fuel shortages led to long lines of cars at gasoline stations in many states andthe country faced a storm bill of tens of billions of dollars.

New Yorkers wait in traffic as they head into Manhattan from Brooklyn as the city continues torecover from superstorm Sandy on Nov.1, 2012, in New York, United States. Limited public transithas returned to New York and most major bridges have reopened but will require three occupants inthe vehicle to pass. With the death toll currently over 70 and millions of homes and businesseswithout power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from the effects of floods, fires and poweroutages brought on by superstorm Sandy.

Mud and debris liiter a street on Nov.1, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Hurricane victims continue torecover from Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall along the New Jersey shore, and left parts of the

state and the surrounding area flooded and without power.

Firefighters shoot water into a building in the 1200 block of 4th St., NE, near the recently openedUnion Market, after responding to a blaze that broke out around 9pm Wednesday night.

Debris lies on the boardwalk in front of the Casino Pier, which was partially destroyed bySuperstorm Sandy on Nov.1, 2012 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. With the death toll continuing torise and millions of homes and businesses without power, the U.S. east coast is attempting torecover from the effects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Superstorm Sandy.

LONG BEACH, NY - NOVEMBER 09: A man walks past a destroyed section of the boardwalk at thebase of Lincoln Boulevard as Long Islanders continue their clean up efforts in the aftermath ofSuperstorm Sandy on November 9, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. New York Gov. Andrew M.Cuomo has said that the economic loss and damage to homes and business caused by Sandy couldtotal $33 billion in New York, according to published reports. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

A New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer looks over flood waters at the entrance to theBrooklyn Battery tunnel in New York, U.S., on Nov. 1, 2012. The New York region is replacing a railnetwork built over a century with a patchwork constructed day-by-day to move its 8 million peopleagain as it struggles back to life after Hurricane Sandy.

Residents charge their cell phones and computers on the East River esplanade in New York, U.S., onNov. 1, 2012. The New York region is replacing a rail network built over a century with a patchworkconstructed day-by-day to move its 8 million people again as it struggles back to life after HurricaneSandy.

An American flag flies in front of a home damaged by Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 1, 2012 in TomsRiver, New Jersey. With the death toll continuing to rise and millions of homes and businesseswithout power, the U.S. east coast is attempting to recover from the effects of floods, fires andpower outages brought on by superstorm Sandy.

A woman leaves an Exxon gas station which was out of gas on Nov. 1, 2012 in North Bergen, NewJersey. The US death toll from Hurricane Sandy rose to at least 85 as New York reported a majorjump in fatalities caused by Monday's storm. Fuel shortages led to long lines of cars at gasoline


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stations in many states and the country faced a storm bill of tens of billions of dollars.

People board the NY Waterways ferry with the Manhattan skyline in the background Nov.1, 2012 inHoboken, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall along the New Jersey shore, left partsof the state and the surrounding area without power including much of lower Manhattan south of34th Street.

Joseph Leader, Metropolitan Tranportation Authority Vice President and Chief Maintenance Officer,shines a flashlight on standing water inside the South Ferry 1 train station in New York, N.Y.,Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. The floodwaters that poured into New

York's deepest subway tunnels may pose the biggest obstacle to the city's recovery from the worstnatural disaster in the transit system's 108-year history.

People exit a Metro-North train arriving in Grand Central Terminal during the morning rush on Nov.1, 2012 in New York City. Some trains are back up and running into Grand Central followingshutdowns in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Subway train service in the city is back in alimited capacity, but with much of lower Manhattan still with out power, trains are not running there

and busses are replacing them.

Pedestrians look over a fence at a pile of boats flooded inland at the Varuna Boat Club on Oct. 31,2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, causedmultiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses.

Damage is viewed in the Rockaway neighborhood where the historic boardwalk was washed awayduring Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 31, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. With the deathtoll currently at 55 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast isattempting to recover from the affects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Hurricane

Sandy. JFK airport in New York and Newark airport in centrifugal pump partsNew Jersey expect toresume flights on Wednesday morning and the New York Stock Exchange commenced trading afterbeing closed for two days.

A damaged car is shown in the wake of superstorm Sandy, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in AtlanticCity, N.J. Sandy was being blamed for at least six deaths across the state plus power outages that attheir peak Monday affected 2.7 million residential and commercial customers.

A worker picks up debris outside of the damaged Tatiana Grill on the Brighton Beach boardwalk, onOct. 31, 2012, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday,

caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes andbusinesses.

A man walks down a street as workers clear debris from superstorm Sandy in Atlantic City, N.J., onOct. 31, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted masstransit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses.

Bill Schmith, right, gets help from his son-in-law Jeff Aiello as he works to salvage belongings fromhis heavily damaged home in Babylon Village, N.Y., in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy,Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (Jason DeCrow, AP)

A worker uses a backhoe to move sand near a boardwalk that was destroyed by superstorm Sandy inAtlantic City, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, causedmultiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses.
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Damage is viewed in the Rockaway neighborhood where the historic boardwalk was washed awayduring Hurricane Sandy on Oct.31, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. With the deathtoll currently at 55 and millions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast isattempting to recover from the affects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by HurricaneSandy. JFK airport in New York and Newark airport in New Jersey expect to resume flights onWednesday morning and the New York Stock Exchange commenced trading after being closed fortwo days.

An abandoned police car is viewed on the heavily damaged beach in the Rockaway section ofBrooklyn are all that remain after the historic boardwalk was washed away during Hurricane Sandyon Oct. 31, 2012 in the Queens borough of New York City. With the death toll currently at 55 andmillions of homes and businesses without power, the US east coast is attempting to recover from theaffects of floods, fires and power outages brought on by Hurricane Sandy. JFK airport in New Yorkand Newark airport in New Jersey expect to resume flights on Wednesday morning and the New

York Stock Exchange commenced trading after being closed for two days.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on

Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Stocks advanced as U.S. equity markets resumed trading for the firsttime this week after Hurricane Sandy.

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on Oct. 31, 2012. Traffic issnarled, subways out of commission, streets flooded and power out in many parts of the city, but theNew York Stock Exchange opened without hitch Wednesday after an historic two-day shutdown,courtesy of superstorm Sandy.

People line up to buy supplies at an Ace Hardware running a power generator October 31, 2012 inHoboken, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy which made landfall along the New Jersey shore, has left

parts of the state and the surrounding area flooded and without power.

Blaine Badick and her fiancee Andrew Grapsas cross a flooded street with their dog while leavingtheir home Oct. 31, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy which made landfall along theNew Jersey shore, has left parts of the state and the surrounding area flooded and without power.

Members of the National Guard stand ready with large trucks used to pluck people from high waterin Hoboken, N.J. on Oct. 31, 2012 in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Parts of the city are still coveredin standing water, trapping some residents in their homes. (Craig Ruttle, AP)

Members of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) search for stranded residents as they navigatethrough flood waters on Hylan Boulevard in the Staten Island borough of New York, U.S., onTuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. New York City officials spent the day grappling with the damage fromSandy, the Atlantic superstorm that killed 10 people, sparked a fire that destroyed 111 homes inQueens, flooded tunnels of the biggest U.S. transit system and left more than 750,000 customerswithout power.

People wait in line to fill containers with fuel at a Shell gas station Oct. 30, 2012 in Edison, NewJersey. Hurricane Sandy which hit New York and New Jersey left much of Bergen County floodedand without power.

People gather inside Dorian Gray Tap and Grill during a power outage following Hurricane Sandy,Oct. 30, 2012 in the East Village neighborhood of New York City. The storm has claimed at least 40lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard


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leaving millions of people without power. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a'major disaster' for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City.

Clouds hang over the darkened lower Manhattan skyline at night in New York, U.S., on Tuesday,Oct. 30, 2012. New York City officials spent the day grappling with the damage from Sandy, the

Atlantic superstorm that killed 10 people, sparked a fire that destroyed 111 homes in Queens,flooded tunnels of the biggest U.S. transit system and left more than 750,000 customers withoutpower.

The twisted remains of a Hudson River marina are seen across from New York City as a result ofsuperstorm Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ.

A resident walks through flood water and past a stalled ambulance in the aftermath of superstormSandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ.

Cars sit in flood water as a result of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ.

A yacht washes up on the waterfront of the Hudson River as a result of superstorm Sandy onTuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ.

A downed tree and power lines block Rt. 261 in Calvert County just south of Chesapeake Beach onTuesday morning in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, in Chesapeake Beach, MD, on Oct. 30, 2012.

A lone arriving passenger walks onto the Reagan National Airport Metro platform just after Metroreopened the system this after noon after Hurricane Sandy in Arlington VA, Oct. 30, 2012.

People in New York's Tribeca neighborhood, without power because of superstorm Sandy, wait for a

chance to charge their mobile phones on an available generator setup on a sidewalk, Tuesday, Oct.30, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transitand cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

People take photos at water filling the Bowling Green subway station in Battery Park in New York onOctober 30, 2012 as New Yorkers cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The storm left largeparts of New York City without power and transportation. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

North Carolina 12 is buckled from pounding surf leading into Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, N.C. onTuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. People on North Carolina's Outer Banks are facing some flooding and

damage from Hurricane Sandy, but emergency management officials say it could have been worse.North Carolina Transportation Department spokeswoman Greer Beaty said the highway was closedTuesday until crews inspect the road. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley)

Foundations and pilings are all that remain of brick buildings and a boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J.,Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, after they were destroyed when a powerful storm that started out asHurricane Sandy made landfall on the East Coast on Monday night. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FARMINGDALE, NY - OCTOBER 30: Timothy Henggeler, Logistics Specialist with FEMA speaks withNew York guard members at Republic Airport in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30,2012 in Farmingdale, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the UnitedStates, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack


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Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the U.S. east coast, includingNew York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

A firefighter works to contain a fire that destroyed over 50 homes during Hurricane Sandy on Oct.30, 2012 in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. At least 33 peoplewere reported killed in the United States by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United Stateshave awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was hitespecially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city.(Spencer Platt, Getty Images)

Pleasure boats pile up 30 yards or more from the waters edge in the wake of Hurricane Sandy,Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen, N.J. The storm's high winds andthe high astronomical tide paired up to rip the boats away from their dock and deposit them onshore. (AP Photo/Peter Hermann, III)

A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012in Hoboken, NJ. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

OCEAN CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Residents survey the damage after Hurricane Sandy on October30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastlinebringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reported killed in theUnited States as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencing widespread poweroutages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Jason Locke sweeps water and mud from his parents' home in Westport, Mass., Tuesday, Oct. 30,2012. Many homeowners who suffered losses because of flooding from Hurricane Sandy are likely tofind themselves out of luck. Standard homeowners policies don't cover flooding damage, and the

vast majority of homeowners don't have flood insurance.Yet it's likely that many Northeasternerswill purchase it in coming months, hoping they'll be covered the next time around, at a costaveraging around $600 a year. (AP Photo/The Standard Times, Peter Pereira)

The tailend of a SUV is perched on top of a postal mailbox in the aftermath of floods from HurricaneSandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Coney Island, N.Y. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday,caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes andbusinesses. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

HUNTINGTON, NY - OCTOBER 30: Power lines rest at a 45 degree angle on Clinton Avenue in the

aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Huntington, New York. The storm has claimedat least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the

Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' forlarge areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

A flood damaged vehicle is surrounded by debris in Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, N.C. on Tuesday, Oct.30, 2012. People on North Carolina's Outer Banks are facing some flooding and damage fromHurricane Sandy, but emergency management officials say it could have been worse. (AP Photo/The

Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley)

A police officer watch as a passerby look into a store through a damaged security grate, in theaftermath of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, on Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island, N.Y.Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cutpower to more than 6 million homes and businesses.(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)


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HUNTINGTON STATION, NY - OCTOBER 30: A sporting goods and camping store displays it'smessage to residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in HuntingtonStation, New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and hascaused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama hasdeclared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New YorkCity. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Nicholas Rodriguez looks over a section of the destroyed boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., Tuesday,Oct. 30, 2012, not far from where a powerful storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy madelandfall the night before. Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday withoutelectricity, but the full extent of the damage in New Jersey, where the storm roared ashore Mondaynight with hurricane force, was unclear. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

People walk on North Carolina 12 away from the buckling of the highway, pounded by surf, leadinginto Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, N.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. People on North Carolina's OuterBanks are facing some flooding and damage from Hurricane Sandy, but emergency managementofficials say it could have been worse. North Carolina Transportation Department spokeswoman

Greer Beaty said the highway was closed Tuesday until crews inspect the road. (AP Photo/TheVirginian-Pilot, Steve Earley)

A huge tree split apart and fell over the front yard and fence of a home on Carpenter Avenue in theaftermath of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday, Oct., 30, 2012, in Sea Cliff, N.Y. (AP Photo/KathyKmonicek)

Olivia Loesner, 16, hugs her uncle, Little Ferry Deputy Fire Chief John Ruff, after she was broughtfrom her flooded home in a boat in Little Ferry, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in the wake ofsuperstorm Sandy. At right carrying pets, is her mother, Janice Loesner. (Craig Ruttle, AP)

Waves pound a lighthouse on the shores of Lake Erie Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, near Cleveland. Highwinds spinning off the edge of superstorm Sandy took a vicious swipe at northeast Ohio earlyTuesday, uprooting trees, cutting power to hundreds of thousands, closing schools and floodingparts of major commuter arteries that run along Lake Erie. (Tony Dejak, AP)

OCEAN CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: Streets remain flooded after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringingheavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reported killed in the UnitedStates as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencing widespread power

outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

A log rests on a vehicle damaged by superstorm Sandy at Breezy Point in the New York City boroughof Queens, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. The fire destroyed between 80 and 100 housesMonday night in the flooded neighborhood. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

OCEAN CITY, MD - OCTOBER 30: People participate in metal detecting at the beach after HurricaneSandy hit the region October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, Maryland. The storm has claimed at least 33lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard.U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the U.S.

east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in partsof the city. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

FARMINGDALE, NY - OCTOBER 30: (L-R) Mike Cassidy and Warren Connolly work to clear trees


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from Secatouge Avenue in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Farmingdale,New York. The storm has claimed at least a few dozen lives in the United States, and has causedmassive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declaredthe situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photoby Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

PLAINVIEW, NY - OCTOBER 30: Motorists wind their way up Manetto Hill Road in the aftermath ofHurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Plainview, New York. The storm has claimed at least a fewdozen lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlanticseaboard. U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areasof the U.S. east coast, including New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

OCEAN CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 30: A picnic table sits on a sand covered road after Hurricane Sandyon October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jerseycoastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters. At least two dozen people were reportedkilled in the United States as millions of people in the eastern United States are experiencingwidespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Two women shop for groceries by flashlight in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York, Tuesday, Oct.30, 2012. ConEd cut power Moday to some neighborhoods served by underground lines as theadvancing storm surge from Hurricane Sandy threatened to flood substations. Floodwaters later ledto explosions that disabled a substation in Lower Manhattan, cutting power tens of thousands ofcustomers south of 39th Street. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Sea water floods the Ground Zero construction site, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandycontinued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools andfinancial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds

and soaking rain. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: Residents walk on a street covered in beach sand due to floodingfrom Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least33 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard.U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the U.S.east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in partsof the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

A man looks down at water filling the Bowling Green subway station in Battery Park in New York on

October 30, 2012 as New Yorkers cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The storm left largeparts of New York City without power and transportation. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

LONG BEACH, NY - OCTOBER 30: A section of an old boardwalk is seen destroyed by flooding fromHurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Long Beach, New York. The storm has claimed at least 33lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding across much of the Atlantic seaboard.U.S. President Barack Obama has declared the situation a 'major disaster' for large areas of the U.S.east coast, including New York City, with widespread power outages and significant flooding in partsof the city. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Michael Brown, left, and Enos Jones, with Ocean City, fill a truck with debris as they clean theboardwalk after the effects of Hurricane Sandy Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Ocean City, Md. Sandy,the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut powerto more than 6 million homes and businesses.(Alex Brandon, AP)


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A man cleans up the remains of his food store damaged by Hurricane Sandy, in New York's SouthStreet Seaport, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. New York City awakened Tuesday to a flooded subwaysystem, shuttered financial markets and hundreds of thousands of people without power a day aftera wall of seawater and high winds slammed into the city, destroying buildings and flooding tunnels.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Members of the Saint Joseph's University crew team pull a damaged boat from the Schuylkill river inthe wake of superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Philadelphia. A one-two punch of rain andhigh wind from a monster hybrid storm that started out as a. Many installed pumps were not initiallyspecified for their present function. Often, a line in a plant changes and the pump that started outproviding cooling fluid to an injection molding machine is now asked to transfer oil from a rail car toa tank. All too often, this leads to numerous problems for the pump and the factory. Pumps operatewhere the pump curve crosses the system curve. When you relocate a pump from one system toanother, this means that the system curve is different. This new system may cause the pump tooperate away from its best efficiency point, leading to vibration and other component failures thatare simply symptoms of a mis-matched pump and system.hurricane battered Pennsylvania, leavingmore than a million customers without power as officials began assessing the damage Tuesday. (AP

Photo/Matt Slocum)

Workers clear debris outside the Consolidated Edison power sub-station on 14th Street, Tuesday,Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy marched slowly inland, leaving millions without poweror mass transit, with huge swatches of the nation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New Yorkwas among the hardest hit, with its financial heart in Lower Manhattan shuttered for a second dayand seawater cascading into the still-gaping construction pit at the World Trade Center (AP Photo/

John Minchillo)

An ambulance is stuck in over a foot of snow off of Highway 33 West, near Belington, W.Va. on

Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Belington, W.Va. Superstorm Sandy buried parts of West Virginia undermore than a foot of snow on Tuesday, cutting power to at least 264,000 customers and closingdozens of roads. At least one death was reported. The storm not only hit higher elevations hard aspredicted, communities in lower elevations got much more than the dusting of snow forecasters hadfirst thought from a dangerous system that also brought significant rainfall, high wind gusts andsmall-stream flooding. (Robert Ray, AP)

North Carolina 12 is buckled from pounding surf leading into Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, N.C. onTuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. People on North Carolina's Outer Banks are facing some flooding anddamage from Hurricane Sandy, but emergency management officials say it could have been worse.

North Carolina Transportation Department spokeswoman Greer Beaty said the highway was closedTuesday until crews inspect the road. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley)

Carol Mason mops her flooded floor with towels after returning to her home in Atlantic City, N.J.,Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Many homeowners who suffered losses because of flooding from HurricaneSandy are likely to find themselves out of luck. Standard homeowners policies don't cover floodingdamage, and the vast majority of homeowners don't have flood insurance. Yet it's likely that manyNortheasterners will purchase it in coming months, hoping they'll be covered the next time around,at a cost averaging around $600 a year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A street and business are flooded as a result of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 inHoboken, NJ. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

A house is inundated by flood water as Hurricane Sandy approaches, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in


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Center Moriches, N.Y. Many homeowners who suffered losses because of flooding from HurricaneSandy are likely to find themselves out of luck. Standard homeowners policies don't cover floodingdamage, and the vast majority of homeowners don't have flood insurance. Yet it's likely that manyNortheasterners will purchase it in coming months, hoping they'll be covered the next time around,at a cost averaging around $600 a year. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Lower Manhattan goes dark during superstorm Sandy, on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, as seen from theBrooklyn Heights promenade in the Brooklyn borough of New York. One World Trade Center,background center, remains brightly lit. Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forcedthe shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, andthreatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The space shuttle Enterprise is draped with cloth that had protected it before Superstorm Sandypassed though, leaving the spacecraft shrouded on the deck of the Intrepid Sea, Air & SpaceMuseum, at its dock on the Hudson River in New York, Tuesday, Oct, 30, 2012. Sandy, the stormwhich was downgraded from a hurricane just before making landfall, caused multiple fatalities,halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Peter

Morgan)

Onlookers take photographs of two cars that collided during flooding outside the ConsolidatedEdison power sub-station on 14th Street, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandymarched slowly inland, leaving millions without power or mass transit, with huge swatches of thenation's largest city unusually vacant and dark. New York was among the hardest hit, with itsfinancial heart in Lower Manhattan shuttered for a second day and seawater cascading into the still-gaping construction pit at the World Trade Center (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

Medical workers assist a patient into an ambulance during an evacuation of New York University's

Tisch Hospital, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. The New York City hospital is moving out morethan 200 patients after its backup generator failed when the power was knocked out by asuperstorm. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)

Sveinn Storm pumps water out of his flooded Storm Bros. Ice Cream Factory store in downtownAnnapolis, Md. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. High tide sweptover the banks of the city dock, flooding lower Annapolis stores. (AP Photo/Blake Sell)

Boats are piled onto each other after hybrid storm Sandy wash them off their stands, Tuesday, Oct.30, 2012, in Brick, N.J. Sandy, which was downgraded from a Hurricane just before making landfall

in New Jersey, left millions without power. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Damage caused by a fire at Breezy Point is shown Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. A firedepartment spokesman says more than 190 firefighters are at the blaze in the Breezy Point section.Fire officials say the blaze was reported around 11 p.m. Monday in an area flooded by thesuperstorm that began sweeping through earlier. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Consolidated Edision trucks are submerged on 14th Street near the ConEd power plant, Monday,Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Sandy knocked out power to at least 3.1 million people, and New York'smain utility said large sections of Manhattan had been plunged into darkness by the storm, with

250,000 customers without power as water pressed into the island from three sides, flooding railyards, subway tracks, tunnels and roads. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

A National Guard vehicle drives through the flooded Metropolitan Trailer Park in Moonachie, N.J.,


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Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in the wake of superstorm Sandy. Sandy arrived along the East Coast andmorphed into a huge and problematic system, putting more than 7.5 million homes and businesses inthe dark and causing a number of deaths. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Andrea Grolon walks through waist-deep water in the Metropolitan Trailer Park in Moonachie, N.J.on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Grolon, a resident of the trailer park, was wading through oil coveredwater to help others get to rescue vehicles in the wake of superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle

The Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial sits in flood waters in downtown Annapolis, Md., Tuesday,Oct. 30, 2012, after the superstorm and the remnants of Hurricane Sandy passed through Annapolis.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Glenn Heartley works on his car in a creek in Chincoteague, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Heartleyand his wife were swept off the road into a shallow creek when superstorm Sandy struck the areaMonday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Andrea Grolon walks through waist-deep water in the Metropolitan Trailer Park in Moonachie, N.J.

on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Grolon, a resident of the trailer park, was wading through oil coveredwater to help others get to rescue vehicles in the wake of superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle



A tree felled by Hurricane Sandy, crushes a car in New York's FInancial District, Tuesday, Oct. 30,

2012. New York City awakened Tuesday to a flooded subway system, shuttered financial marketsand hundreds of thousands of people without power a day after a wall of seawater and high windsslammed into the city, destroying buildings and flooding tunnels. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

This photo provided by MTA Bridges and Tunnels shows floodwaters at Metro-North Railroad'sCroton-Harmon station, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. Sandy, the storm which was downgraded from a hurricane just before makinglandfall, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homesand businesses. (AP Photo/ MTA Bridges and Tunnels) MANDATORY CREDIT

Ken Esposito, left, helps neighbor and homeowner Rob Hoxie, sandbag his beachfront home beforehigh tide in Milford, Conn., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Superstorm Sandy made landfall Monday, andcaused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes andbusinesses. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Milford Fire Department Capt. Christopher Waiksnoris checks for residents during anotherevacuation due to high tide in Milford, Conn., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Superstorm Sandy madelandfall Monday, and caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

This photo provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York shows aboat resting on the tracks at Metro-North's Ossining Station in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy onTuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Ossining,N.Y. Sandy, the storm which was downgraded from a hurricane

just before making landfall, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more


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than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the Stateof New York) MANDATORY CREDIT

This photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, submergedin the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C.,Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. The Coast Guard rescued 14 of the 16 crew members by helicopter. Hourslater, rescuers found one of the missing crew members, but she was unresponsive. They are stillsearching for the captain. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski)

Streets are flooded under the Manhattan Bridge in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, N.Y., Monday,Oct. 29, 2012.Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the storm forced the shutdown of masstransit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening adangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

People brace against a gust from Hurricane Sandy in Brooklyn's Dumbo neighborhood Monday, Oct.29, 2012, in New York. Residents of the neighborhood were ordered to evacuate because of thestorm surge expected from the hurricane. Authorities warned that New York City and Long Islandcould get the worst of the storm surge: an 11-foot onslaught of seawater that could swamp lowerareas of the city.

Sand and debris covers the streets near the water in Atlantic City, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.

Sandy, the storm which was downgraded from a hurricane just before making landfall, causedmultiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wind-blown mist from the Hudson River along with driving rain in West New York, N.J. fills the airMonday, Oct. 29, 2012 as Hurricane Sandy lashed the East Coast. The Manhattan borough of New

York is in the background.

People wade and paddle down a flooded street as Hurricane Sandy approaches, Monday, Oct. 29,2012, in Lindenhurst, N.Y. Gaining speed and power through the day, the storm knocked outelectricity to more than 1 million people and figured to upend life for tens of millions more.

A dog looks out from an open window as its owner takes pictures from a car parked near the seawallin Scituate, Mass. Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, as the

storm forced the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residentsfleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.

The number 1 subway train station is blocked by sandbags at Battery Park in New York Monday,


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Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastalresidents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/MelEvans)

Waves crash over the bow of a tug boat as it passes near the Statue of Liberty in New York Monday,Oct. 29, 2012 as rough water as the result of Hurricane Sandy churned the waters of New YorkHarbor. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit,schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix ofhigh winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: People take pictures on the Rockaway Beach Boulevard asHurricane Sandy begins to affect the area on October 29, 2012 in the Queens borough of New YorkCity. The storm, which threatens 50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected tobring days of rain, high winds and possibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomoannounced the closure of all New York City's bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sundayevening. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: Dark clouds are seen over the skyline of Manhattan as as HurricaneSandy begins to affect the area on October 29, 2012 in New York City. The storm, which threatens50 million people in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds andpossibly heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York Citywill bus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. (Photo by Spencer Platt/GettyImages)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: People walk across the Brooklyn Bridge as Hurricane Sandy beginsto affect the area on October 29, 2012 in New York City. The storm, which threatens 50 millionpeople in the eastern third of the U.S., is expected to bring days of rain, high winds and possibly

heavy snow. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the closure of all New York City willbus, subway and commuter rail service as of Sunday evening. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: The closed New York Stock Exchange is barricaded with sand bagsduring the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York City. The core of Sandy'sforce is supposed to hit the New York area Monday night. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: A man watches the waves in New York Harbor from Battery Parkduring the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York City. The core of Sandy'sforce is supposed to hit the New York area Monday night. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: A wave crashes over the hull of a tugboat in New York Harborduring the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York City. The core of Sandy'sforce is supposed to hit the New York area Monday night. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 29: A man walks past a barricaded subway entrance near Battery Parkduring the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012 in New York City. The core of Sandy'sforce is supposed to hit the New York area Monday night. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

CAPE MAY, NJ - OCTOBER 29: The Cape May Lighthouse can be seen as heavy surf from Hurricane

Sandy pounds the shoreline on October 29, 2012 in Cape May, New Jersey. Later today the full forceof Hurricane Sandy is expected to hit the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds andfloodwaters. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)


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A pedestrian walks her dog through a working crew as they stack sandbags beside concrete barriersto protect buildings near the World Financial Center in anticipation of massive flooding, Monday,Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. Hurricane Sandy bore down on the Eastern Seaboard's largest citiesMonday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastalresidents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds, soaking rain and a seawater surge

of anywhere from 6 to 11 feet. (John Minchillo, AP)

Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the beach onto the Beach Ave., Monday morning, Oct.29, 2012, in Cape May, N.J., as high tide and Hurricane Sandy begin to arrive. Hurricane Sandycontinued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets,sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain.(Mel Evans, AP)

Residents fill sandbags in Baltimore's Fells Point neighborhood Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 inpreparation for Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the

shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, andthreatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (Alex Dominguez, AP)

A stranded car sits parked along a street near downtown Norfolk, Va., Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. Rainand wind from Hurricane Sandy are hitting the area. (Steve Helber, AP)

Waves wash over the seawall near high tide at Battery Park in New York, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, asHurricane Sandy approaches the East Coast. (Craig Ruttle, AP)

Al Daisey walks in the flood water in front of his home as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East

Coast, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Fenwick Island, Del. Forecasters warned that the New York Cityregion could face the worst of Hurricane Sandy as it bore down on the U.S. East Coast's largestcities Monday, forcing the shutdown of financial markets and mass transit, sending coastal residentsfleeing and threatening high winds, rain and a wall of water up to 11 feet (3.35 meters) tall. It couldendanger up to 50 million people for days. (Alex Brandon, AP)

Sandbags protect an entrance of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. HurricaneSandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financialmarkets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds andsoaking rain. There had been plans to allow electronic trading to go forward on the New York Stock

Exchange but with a storm surge expected to cover parts of lower Manhattan in water, officialsdecided late Sunday that it was too risky to ask any personnel to staff the exchanges. (Richard Drew,AP)


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Mark Palazzolo, owner of a bait and tackle shop on the Manasquan Inlet in Point Pleasant Beach,N.J., sits next to wood he has used to board up his business in previous major storms, Sunday, Oct.28, 2012, in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. Of Hurricane Sandy, he said, "I think this is going to do usin." (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

One-year-old Ever Long and her dog, Bailey, peek out the back door of their boarded house for thecoming storm as some prepare for the approaching Hurricane Sandy, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 in Bay

View Beach, Del. (AP Photo/The Wilmington News-Journal, Suchat Pederson)

Sand is piled into barriers at Coney Island beach in New York Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 as HurricaneSandy approaches. Areas along the Northeast Coast are preparing for a possible flooding as thesuperstorm nears. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Matison Cos, 3, tries to stay warm and dry along the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk as her family cometo see the approaching Hurricane Sandy in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (APPhoto/The News Journal, Suchat Pederson)

Michael Bolick works on the roof of his friend Chris Villarreal's house Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, inSunset Park, N.C. Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy is a couple of hundred miles off the NorthCarolina coast and the center of the storm is expected to be near the mid-Atlantic coast on Mondaynight. The National Hurricane Center said Sunday afternoon that the storm has winds of 75 mph.Hurricane-force winds extend up to 175 miles from the storm's center. (AP Photo/The Star-News, Jeff

Janowski)

Michael Bolick works on the roof of his friend Chris Villarreal's house Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, inSunset Park, N.C. Forecasters say Hurricane Sandy is a couple of hundred miles off the NorthCarolina coast and the center of the storm is expected to be near the mid-Atlantic coast on Monday

night. The National Hurricane Center said Sunday afternoon that the storm has winds of 75 mph.Hurricane-force winds extend up to 175 miles from the storm's center. (AP Photo/The Star-News, Jeff

Janowski)

Red Cross workers set up cots inside the West Philadelphia High School Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 inPhiladelphia. The school is being used as one of the city's shelters for residents as Hurricane Sandymakes its way up the Atlantic on a collision course with two other weather systems that could turn itinto one of the most fearsome storms on record in the U.S. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Inquirer, CharlesFox) PHIX OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NEWARK OUT

Teresa Perez of Buxton, N.C., runs off a sand dune near Cape Hatteras Lighthouse on HatterasIsland Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy works its way north, battering the U.S. EastCoast. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley)

Jessica Ospina, left, and Allison Kane of Virginia Beach, Va., lean into the strong wind and rain offthe Chesapeake Bay near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel in Virginia Beach, vA., as HurricaneSandy works its way north on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, L. ToddSpencer)

High winds blow sea foam onto Jeanette's Pier in Nags Head, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 as wind

and rain from Hurricane Sandy move into the area. Governors from North Carolina, where steadyrains were whipped by gusting winds Saturday night, to Connecticut declared states of emergency.Delaware ordered mandatory evacuations for coastal communities by 8 p.m. Sunday. (APPhoto/Gerry Broome)


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A Hoboken University Medical Center patient is transported into an ambulance during a mandatoryevacuation of all ground floor units in anticipation of incoming Hurricane Sandy, Sunday, Oct. 28,2012, in Hoboken, N.J. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sundayas big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstormthreatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (APPhoto/Julio Cortez)

A road sign warns drivers of weather conditions in downtown Washington, DC October 28, 2012ahead of Hurricane Sandy's landfall. US emergency officials braced for the potentially massiveimpact of a so-called 'Frankenstorm' Sunday as Hurricane Sandy lumbered north in the AtlanticOcean, poised to hit the Eastern Seaboard with torrential rains and gale-force winds. Thesuperstorm was expected to make landfall somewhere between Virginia and Massachusetts earlyTuesday, possibly causing chaos during the frenzied last days of campaigning before the November6 US presidential vote. AFP PHOTO / Eva HAMBACH (Photo credit should read EVAHAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: A sign announcing the temporary closure of the New York subway

system, due to Hurricane Sandy, is seen in the subway prior to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy onOctober 28, 2012 in New York City. New York plans on shutting down the entire public transmitsystem starting at 7PM, Sunday night. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in theCaribbean, is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the mid-atlantic region prepares forthe damage. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: New York City police officers speak with women as they go door todoor in a housing project to take note of which residents are ignoring the mandatory evacuationorder as Hurricane Sandy approaches on October 28, 2012 in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood ofthe Queens borough of New York City. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a

mandatory evacuation on low-lying coastal areas of the city. Sandy, which has already claimed over50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-Atlanticregion. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: New York City police officers go door to door in a housing project totake note of which residents are ignoring the mandatory evacuation order as Hurricane Sandyapproaches on October 28, 2012 in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood of the Queens borough ofNew York City. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a mandatory evacuation onlow-lying coastal areas of the city. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbeanis predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-Atlantic region. (Photo by Allison

Joyce/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 28: A New York City police officer speaks to a man as he goes door todoor in a housing project to take note of which residents are ignoring the mandatory evacuationorder as Hurricane Sandy approaches on October 28, 2012 in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood ofthe Queens borough of New York City. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced amandatory evacuation on low-lying coastal areas of the city. Sandy, which has already claimed over50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-Atlanticregion. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

HICKSVILLE, NY - OCTOBER 28: With Hurricane Sandy approaching, the Long Island Railroadannounced the suspension of their service at 7pm on Sunday night, October 28, 2012 in Hicksville,New York. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bringheavy winds and floodwaters as the mid-atlantic region prepares for the damage. (Photo by Bruce


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ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Waves break ahead of Hurricane Sandy on October 28, 2012 inAtlantic City, New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie's emergency declaration is shutting down thecity's casinos and 30,000 residents are being told to evacuate. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

BAYVILLE, NY - OCTOBER 28: As Hurricane Sandy approaches, resident take pictures of theelevated surf on the Long Island Sound on October 28, 2012 in Bayville, New York. Sandy, which hasalready claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters asthe mid-atlantic region prepares for the damage. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

OYSTER BAY, NY - OCTOBER 28: The North Shore Community Church displays a sign alluding toHurricane Sandy on October 28, 2012 in Oyster Bay, New York. Sandy, which has already claimedover 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters as the mid-atlanticregion prepares for the damage. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Sand blows on the beach ahead of Hurricane Sandy on October

28, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie's emergency declaration is shuttingdown the city's casinos and 30,000 residents are being told to evacuate. (Photo by Mario Tama/GettyImages)

MTA Police watch over as the last people are cleared out of Grand Central Station in New YorkOctober 28, 2012 as the MTA has been began an orderly shutdown of commuter rail and subwayservice in preparation for Hurricane Sandy . AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit shouldread TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

A man runs for the last Metro North Train as MTA Police watch over as the last people are cleared

out of Grand Central Station in New York October 28, 2012 as the MTA has been began an orderlyshutdown of commuter rail and subway service in preparation for Hurricane Sandy . AFP PHOTO /TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

HICKSVILLE, NY - OCTOBER 28: With Hurricane Sandy approaching, the Long Island Railroadannounced the suspension of their service at 7pm on Sunday night, October 28, 2012 in Hicksville,New York. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in the Caribbean is predicted to bringheavy winds and floodwaters as the mid-atlantic region prepares for the damage. (Photo by BruceBennett/Getty Images)

Commuters wait for trains under sign on dispay in Grand Central Station in New York October 28,2012 as the MTA has been began an orderly shutdown of commuter rail and subway service inpreparation for Hurricane Sandy. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should readTIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

AT SEA - OCTOBER 28: In this handout satellite image provided by National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Sandy, pictured at 00:15 UTC, churns off the eastcoast on October 28, 2012 in the Atlantic Ocean. Sandy which has already claimed over 50 lives inthe Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-atlantic region. (Photoby NASA via Getty Images)

AT SEA - OCTOBER 28: In this handout satellite image provided by National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration (NOAA), Hurricane Sandy, pictured at 00:15 UTC, churns off the eastcoast on October 28, 2012 in the Atlantic Ocean. Sandy which has already claimed over 50 lives in


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the Caribbean is predicted to bring heavy winds and floodwaters to the mid-atlantic region. (Photoby NASA via Getty Images)

Ocean water rolls over state highway NC 12 in Buxton, N.C., on Hatteras Island at dawn on Sunday,Oct. 28, 2012, as Hurricane Sandy works its way north, battering the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/The

Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley)

Jessica Ospina, left, and Allison Kane of Virginia Beach, Va., lean into the strong wind and rain offthe Chesapeake Bay near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge tunnel in Virginia Beach, vA., as HurricaneSandy works its way north on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, L. ToddSpencer)

Ambulances line up near the Hoboken University Medical Center, where patients were evacuated inanticipation of Hurricane Sandy, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012, in Hoboken, N.J. Tens of thousands ofpeople were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S.Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along themost heavily populated corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Bill Ryan, of Inwood, N.Y., comforts his cat Amy before leaving her at a pet shelter at Mitchell Park'sField House, run by the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management and Pet Safe Coalition onSunday, Oct., 28, 2012, in Uniondale, N.Y. Pet owners could drop of their pets at the shelter andafterwards seek shelter for themselves. before the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Ryan planned to stayat Nassau Community College, one of numerous shelters throughout Nassau County. (APPhoto/Kathy Kmonicek)

A Hoboken University Medical Center patient is transported into an ambulance during a mandatoryevacuation of all ground floor units in anticipation of incoming Hurricane Sandy, Sunday, Oct. 28,

2012, in Hoboken, N.J. Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate coastal areas Sundayas big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced for the onslaught of a superstormthreatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated corridor in the nation. (APPhoto/Julio Cortez)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 28: A loader makes a sand barrier on the beach to help stop stormsurge from approaching Hurricane Sandy on October 28, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. New

Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ordered Atlantic City's 12 casinos to shut down and surrounding stateshave also declared a state of emergency. Sandy, which has already claimed over 50 lives in theCaribbean, is expected to hit the New Jersey coastline sometime on Monday bring heavy winds and

floodwaters. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Floodwaters run over Route 9 near Bay View Beach as residents prepare for the approachingHurricane Sandy, in Bay View Beach, Del., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/The News Journal,Suchat Pederson)

Sand is piled into barriers at Coney Island beach in New York Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 as HurricaneSandy approaches. Areas along the Northeast Coast are preparing for a possible flooding as thesuperstorm nears. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

A car plows through a flooded street in the Ocean View area in Norfolk, VA., Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012.Rain and wind from Hurricane Sandy are hitting the area. Tens of thousands of people were orderedto evacuate coastal areas Sunday as big cities and small towns across the U.S. Northeast braced forthe onslaught of a superstorm threatening some 60 million people along the most heavily populated


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corridor in the nation. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

WILDWOOD, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Workers secure a store front to help minimize wind damage fromapproaching hurricane Sandy, on October 28, 2012 in Wildwood, New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy isexpected to hit the New Jersey coastline sometime on Monday bringing heavy winds andfloodwaters. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama receives a briefing on hurricane Sandy at the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) in Washington on October 28, 2012. On right is FEMA AdministratorCraig Fugate. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages)

DC Water employees fill bags with sand in downtown Washington, DC October 28, 2012 ahead ofHurricane Sandy's landfall as flooding was expected throughout parts of the US capital. USemergency officials braced for the potentially massive impact of a so-called 'Frankenstorm' Sundayas Hurricane Sandy lumbered north in the Atlantic Ocean, poised to hit the Eastern Seaboard withtorrential rains and gale-force winds. The superstorm was expected to make landfall somewhere

between Virginia and Massachusetts early in the week, possibly causing chaos during the frenziedlast days of campaigning before the November 6 US presidential vote. AFP PHOTO / Eva HAMBACH(Photo credit should read EVA HAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images)

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - OCTOBER 28: Sand blows on the beach ahead of Hurricane Sandy on October28, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Governor Chris Christie's emergency declaration is shuttingdown the city's casinos and 30,000 residents are being told to evacuate. (Photo by Mario Tama/GettyImages)

A man walks amid the destruction caused by hurricane Sandy in Cueto, Bayamo, 750 km east of

Havana, on October 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy claimed 11 lives as it tore across Cuba Thursday,leaving a path of destruction in the eastern part of the island, officials in Havana said. AFPPHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)

Fallen palm trees lie on a road after the hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct.25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 stormand headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/FranklinReyes)

Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers cover subway ventilation grates with plywood to help

prevent flooding at South Ferry, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 in New York. People on the Eastern Seaboardare bracing for a rare megastorm that experts said would cause much greater havoc than HurricaneIrene. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

A restaurant worker piles sand bags at the entrance of the business as Hurricane Sandy approachesthe Atlantic Coast, in Ocean City, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Senior hurricane specialist Dan Brown, right, points to a satellite image of Sandy to James Franklin,chief hurricane specialist, in preparation of the 11:00 EDT advisory at the National Hurricane Centerin Miami, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. Early Saturday, the storm was about 335 miles southeast of

Charleston, S.C. Tropical storm warnings were issued for parts of Florida's East Coast, along withparts of coastal North and South Carolina and the Bahamas. Tropical storm watches were issued forcoastal Georgia and parts of South Carolina, along with parts of Florida and Bermuda. Sandy isprojected to hit the Atlantic Coast early Tuesday. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)


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Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in La Plaine, Haiti, as residents of the Port-au-Prince neighbor tried torecover from the aftermath of the storm, which claimed three lives. Hurricane Sandy roared acrossCuba overnight, making landfall as a powerful 115-mph storm. Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince is stillfeeling the ripple effects, with gusty rain continuing as the Sandy makes its way towards theBahamas. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Carl Juste) MAGS OUT

Locals walk across the flooded streets of La Plaine, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, after HurricaneSandy caused flooding and claimed three lives. Hurricane Sandy roared across Cuba overnight,making landfall as a powerful 115-mph storm. Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince is still feeling the rippleeffects, with gusty continuing rain as the Sandy makes its way towards the Bahamas. (AP Photo/TheMiami Herald, Carl Juste) MAGS OUT

A map indicates Hurricane Sandy's position moving through the Bahamas off the east coast ofFlorida on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Hurricane Sandy left 21people dead as it moved through the Caribbean, following a path that could see it blend with awinter storm and reach the U.S. East Coast as a super-storm next week. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

In this image taken by NOAA's GOES East at 2:45 GMT on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, Hurricane Sandy isseen in the center bottom. The hurricane has killed at least 20 people in the Caribbean, and just leftthe Bahamas. It is expected to move north, just off the Eastern Seaboard. When Hurricane Sandybecomes a hybrid weather monster some call "Frankenstorm" it will smack the East Coast harderand wider than last year's damaging Irene, forecasters said Friday. (AP Photo/NOAA)

A UN Peacekeeper stands watch near a bridge washed away by heavy rains from Hurricane SandyOctober 25, 2012 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Hurricane Sandy barreled toward the Bahamas Thursdayas a powerful category two storm, after battering Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba and claiming three livesso far. The US-based National Hurricane Center said the storm was packing winds of up to 105 miles

(165 kilometers) per hour as it moved north, near the top of the category two range on the five-rungSaffir-Simpson wind scale. Forecasters predicted the storm would weaken somewhat over the next48 hours. But Sandy will remain a hurricane as it passes over the Bahamas, according to the NHC's1500 GMT advisory. THONY BELIZAIRE/AFP/Getty Images

Many sweeps the muddy water from his small business in La Plaine, Haiti, as residents try to recoverfrom the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy roared acrossCuba overnight, making landfall as a powerful 115-mph storm. Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince is stillfeeling the ripple effects, with gusty rain continuing as the Sandy makes its way towards theBahamas. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Carl Juste) MAGS OUT

A woman stands at the entrance of her house in front of a fallen palm tree after the passing ofHurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blastedacross eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas aftercausing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.

Fallen trees lie on the street after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba,Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potentCategory 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.(AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

A fallen placard lies on the ground after the passing of Hurricane Sandy in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba,Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potentCategory 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean.


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Caribbean island to Cuba, and a possible threat to Florida. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)

Waves, brought by Hurricane Sandy, crash on a house in the Caribbean Terrace neighborhood ineastern Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavyrain as it headed for landfall near the country's most populous city on a track that would carry itacross the Caribbean island to Cuba, and a possible threat to Florida. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)

Big waves caused by hurricane Sandy along the south coast of Santo Domingo on October 24, 2012.ERIKA SANTELICES/AFP/Getty Images

An overflowed river near Bayamo, 740 km east of Havana, on October 24, 2012 as the residents ofeastern Cuba prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane conditions were expected ineastern Cuba in the evening, with the storm set to pass over the Bahamas Thursday and Friday,according to the NHC, which warned that conditions were 'deteriorating' in Jamaica. STR/AFP/GettyImages)

Dominican school children walk in the flooded streets of Santo Domingo before the arrival of

Hurricane Sandy on October 24, 2012. The category one hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpsonscale was forecast to dump up to 12 inches of rain across Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic,Haiti and eastern Cuba. ERIKA SANTELICES/AFP/Getty Images

Locals ride a motorbike in a flooded street of Santo Domingo before the arrival of Hurricane Sandyon October 24, 2012. The category one hurricane on the five-level Saffir-Simpson scale was forecastto dump up to 12 inches of rain across Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and easternCuba. ERIKA SANTELICES/AFP/Getty Images

The seaside road leading to the international airport is empty as Hurricane Sandy approaches

Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavy rain asit headed for landfall near the country's most populous city on a track that would carry it across theCaribbean island to Cuba, and a possible threat to Florida. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)

The main terminal of the Kingston international airport sits empty as Hurricane Sandy approachesJamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavy rain as it headedfor landfall near the country's most populous city on a track that would carry it across the Caribbeanisland to Cuba, and a possible threat to Florida. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)

MIAMI BEACH, FL - OCTOBER 25: (L-R) William Rath, Julie Rath, Laura Rath and Weera Rath, on

vacation from the Netherlands, walk to the beach as they are buffeted by high winds of the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy on October 25, 2012 in Miami Beach, Florida. After passing over JamaicaHurricane Sandy is expected to hit eastern Cuba and head into the Bahamas today and tomorrow.There is a tropical storm warning in place for coastal Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm BeachCounties and the Atlantic waters off southeast Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

People remove a boat from the water ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy in Manzanillo, Cuba,Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavy rain as it headed forlandfall near the country's most populous city on a track that would carry it across the Caribbeanisland to Cuba, and a possible threat to Florida. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

A man balances a child and umbrella on his bike as it rains during the approach of Hurricane Sandyin Manzanillo, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavy rainas it headed for landfall near the country's most populous city on a track that would carry it across


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the Caribbean island to Cuba, and a possible threat to Florida. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 24: Stephanie Bilyeu walks along the ocean as blustery winds blow throughthe palm trees as the outerbands of Hurricane Sandy are felt on October 24, 2012 in Miami, Florida.

After passing over Jamaica, Sandy is expected to hit eastern Cuba on Wednesday night and into theBahamas Thursday and Friday, a tropcial storm warning was issued for east coast of Florida fromOcean Reef to Sebasian Inlet and a tropical storm watch was extended along the east coast toFlagler Beach. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

A woman wades through flood water brought by Hurricane Sandy as she evacuates her home in theCaribbean Terrace neighborhood of eastern Kingston, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012.Hurricane Sandy pounded Jamaica with heavy rain as it headed for landfall near the country's mostpopulous city on a track that would carry it across the Caribbean island to Cuba, and a possiblethreat to Florida. (AP Phot

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