msnbc   |  November 04, 2012

Long gas lines continue in N.J.

Gas lines continue to stretch onto highways as New Jerseyans try to get back to normal following Sandy. NBC's Richard Lui reports.

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>>> of hurricane sandy, today janet napolitano will travel to meet with new jersey state officials. long lines continue at gas stations as the state enters his second day of rationing. richard lui is live for us. how about this rationing system? is it actually working?

>> reporter: it is so far. good day to you. they haven't seen a rationing system in this since gerald ford in the 1970s . it's really simple. on an even day, even-numbered license plates can come and get gasoline. on norm people with odd number license plates , that's when you get gas. what is in question for some is what if you have a gas canister. this is what happened earlier today.

>> call the cop. why are you shutting it off?

>> you got to give me gas.

>> reporter: that was a conflict earlier here. the gas station owners that wasst that's up to them whether they'd allow canisters to be filled. it's a tough choice. there's a million people right now that don't have electricity in the state. they use that gas to run that. the line here, about an hour and a half. three people who had odd-numbered license plates got kicked out by the police. back to you.

>> okay. thank you very much.