Christie commends the emergency response team and also the one million people who evacuated in an quick, orderly and calm fashion.
People in shelters had a positive attitude and were thankful to have a comfortable and safe place to go.
Proud of the people in his state.
In the process of touring areas and assessing the damage.
Christie:
Damage not as bad as feared.
Extraordinary business losses (tourism). Not known whether shore will be open for business over Labor Day.
Billions of dollars of property and business losses.
Opening roads down south at 1 PM.
Northern part of state - damage mostly due to downed trees and power lines. Inland flooding may cause evacuations.
Priority - get power back up so businesses can open.
Christie plans to be at the shore a lot next week to send the message that the shore is open for business and it’s safe to go there.