From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Is Superstorm Sandy a wake-up call?

Hello again, I'm Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says an old infrastructure is now at risk from new weather patterns.

He wants to prepare for the next one.

Scientists say it's about time.

Should beach houses become things of the past?

Should low-lying city pavement be turned into sponges to accommodate flooding?

Also on today's program, another issue not being discussed by Obama and Romney, the first

decade of income stagnation since the Great Depression. Will the new generation of plutocrats

help restore the American dream or pull up the drawbridge.

First, here's the news.

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Program Fund.

Hello again, Warman.

I'll need back with To the Point.

One lesson from Superstorm Sandy, low-lying urban centers are vulnerable to the consequences

of climate change.

What will it take to prepare for the next one?

We'll talk about that today.

Later on, income stagnation is a real threat to the American dream.

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