Parts Of Jersey Shore Cleaning Up Following Powerful Storms

Alecia Reid reports.

EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR HIS TWOTERM VICE-PRESIDENT, OR ANYOTHER CANDIDATE.PARTS OF THE JERSEY SHOREARE CLEANING UP TODAY AFTERPOWERFUL STORMS SWEPT THROUGHYESTERDAY, ALYCIA REID IS INWILDWOOD CAPE MAY COUNTY.HI, ALYCIA.REPORTER: YESTERDAY'S WILDWEATHER WREAKED HAVOC ALONGTHE ENTIRE COASTLINE, BEHINDME, YELLOW TAPE BLOCKS ONE OFTHE ENTRANCES TO THE WILDWOODBOARDWALK.BEHIND THAT IS WHERE YOU CANSEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE.WE'RE NEAR THE CONVENTIONCENTER WHERE PARTS OF THEBOARDWALK RIPPED OUT OF ITSFOUNDATION BETWEEN TAYLOR ANDRIO GRAND.ONE LOCAL TELLS ME HE WAS HOMEYESTERDAY WHEN HE HEARD THEWIND RIPPING ACROSS TOWN, WINDGUSTS UP TO 70 MILES PER HOUR,CAUSED THINGS ON THEBOARDWALK, TO DETACH AND GOFLYING.CREWS HAVE BEEN CLEANING UPALL DAY INCLUDING OVER IN CAPEMAY.PARTS OF THE ROOF AT THEHISTORIC CONGRESS HALL ROLLEDUP AND THEN WENT FLYING,OWNERS SAY THERE WASN'T MUCHSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE DONE TO THE204 YEAR-OLD BUILDING,HOWEVER, WORKSER SPENT THE DAYTRYING TO SECURE PARTS OF THEROOF AS THEY LOOK TO REPLACE AMISSING COLUMN IN THE NEXT FEWDAYS.IT IS HURRICANES, FLOODS,THE CIVIL WAR, FIRES AND IT ISBUILT VERY SOLIDLY.THERE IS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGETO THE FACILITY.OBVIOUSLY WE ARE WORKING AS WESPEAK TO GET THE ROOF WATERTIGHT IN CASE IS THERE RAINSUPPOSEDLY IN THE FORECAST FORTOMORROW BEFORE WORKING TO PUTTHE REPLACE MANY ROOF ON TOPOF THE BUILDING.REPORTER: THANKFULLYBOARDWALK HERE WAS CLOSED ANDSO WAS CONGRESS HALL, SO FARWE'RE HEARING THERE WERE NOREPORTED INJURIES.REPORTING LIVE FROM WILDWOOD,