Obama to Sandy Victims: "We Will Do Everything We Can"

US President Barack Obama orders federal agencies to "lean forward" to help restore power to millions of people impacted by Sandy.

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7 months ago

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ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) President Barack Obama said on Tuesday (Oct. 30) the federal government would do all it could to help local authorities cope with damage caused by the massive storm Sandy. The president, speaking at the national headquarters of the American Red Cross, said the storm, which slammed into some of the most densely populated areas of the eastern United States on Monday, was "not yet over" and that there were still risks. Obama will travel to New Jersey on Wednesday to view damage caused by massive storm Sandy