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Dawn Zimmer: “I'm asking for the National Guard to come in. We are desperate for the National Guard to come in. We need their…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2012
I'm asking for the National Guard to come in. We are desperate for the National Guard to come in. We need their specialized equipment to be able to get to our city streets, to be able to safely get to people and to be able to evacuate those that absolutely need to be evacuated.
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Dawn Zimmer
New Jersey

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Mayor Zimmer expresses the urgent need for National Guard assistance in Hoboken due to severe flooding.

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