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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano on efforts to restore power to everyone on Long Island.
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Its fury in the northeast and -- still don't have power well you're you're angry but as you just got your power back and are dealing with.
Hundreds is not thousands of dollars and spoiled food and goods and that sort of stuff to say nothing up.
Destructs into your home as a result of that -- going out.
You're not feeling very much in love with your power company in Nassau county New York -- so angry that a lot of them are saying you know what.
The hell -- them.
The government should just take over bring the military and anyone but these bozos -- us right now is a fellow who is proposing just that.
Ed and I got a as the Nasser county executive of Long Island Serbs -- -- have you explained what you want to see happen.
-- the power company here -- failed the people in Nassau County.
We have over 80000 people without power it's day eleven here and -- -- it's thought of value we need logistical support.
To support the managerial structure of our utility.
Well we have -- work and they in 1916 hour shifts they're just not getting anywhere without the logistical support from the top.
Right now it Long Island power authority services you write like as it's known.
Now you body -- -- concern in.
I always enjoy your comments in the press when I see -- because they're pretty direct I admire that and what are they say anyway after that I mean today just say you know.
We're overwhelmed we can't do this what what.
Here's the problem the communication has been pour its promise have to promise -- deadline missed deadline after deadline.
We are at a loss at.
The ability to provide our citizens with accurate information.
When will they get their power.
How do they get their power do they need electrical inspections.
Every day it changes.
It needs a complete structure from -- top.
So we can have a military -- system to deliver.
The information accurately concisely to our residence.
I think it would be any any different though right now if we had.
Competition and other words if it's light that -- there a lot of other.
Businesses that could compete with like and other words that they're there and and and made the best survived and made -- that's -- for you -- alternative if one doesn't.
Right now your contingent orgasm I in New Jersey -- -- -- two players are on one or two players that we should broaden.
The field a little bit.
Well I'm sure that's going to be explored as Governor Cuomo has promised a full investigation as to what the heck is going on with that power company.
But right now -- we need boots on the ground here to begin.
Advising our residents exactly how to get their -- -- and if they're not gonna get the power on they need to have that information so they can make.
Wife safety choices when these people are sheltering in place they're living in.
Forty what degree temperatures in their homes the despair is -- my heart's broken I'm sick to my stomach.
When I visit these people and -- just see how their suffering in place with the hope there elect its gonna go on and each day it doesn't happen.
Tomorrow will worked very closely -- thank you very much rooted in the time.
