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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR 'THIS WEEK' ON JANUARY 24, 2016 and it will be updated.

MARTHA RADDATZ, HOST: And as Rob told earlier, New York City got hit much harder then first expected.

Mayor Bill de Blasio joins us.

Welcome, Mr. Mayor.

Glad to see you out there in the thick of it, as well.

You know, you didn't expect this much snow, so what are the challenges this morning?

MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO (D), NEW YORK CITY: Well, Martha, we've ended up with the second largest amount of snow in the history of this city, going back a century and a half. And you're right, the original estimates were for half that much.

But I have to say, our city workers did an amazing job and the people of New York City -- they get credit, too.

They heeded the travel ban we put in place, which allowed our sanitation workers to get out clear the streets and our first responders to move around.

So things in most of the city are pretty good now.

We still have some areas that we have to do a lot more work on. But we've come through it pretty well.

RADDATZ: So how long do you think New York City will feel the effects?

That snow could be there for a long, long time, those giant piles?

DE BLASIO: Well, yes. I think today is going to be a very intense clean up day. And I have to emphasize people are going to have to stay off the streets. There's not a travel ban anymore, but the smart thing to do is stay off the streets as far as sanitation workers can do their job

I think tomorrow is going to be pretty good. We think we'll be broadly up and running again at the city tomorrow.

You're right, the snow pile is going to be with us for awhile, but I think we'll be in good shape in the next 24 hours.

RADDATZ: Well, that's good news for everybody up there, and everybody here.

I want to ask you a quick question about one of your city's famous residents, as long as I have you here. Listen to what Donald Trump said about...

DE BLASIO: Which one, Martha?

RADDATZ: I know you have a lot of them, but you'll recognize this one. Listen to what Donald Trump said about his candidacy yesterday.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

DONALD TRUMP, 2016 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK, like incredible.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

RADDATZ: Got any reaction to that, mayor?

DE BLASIO: It's incredibly insensitive. We had a moment in our nation's history we're talking about how to deal with the scourge of gun violence. And for someone who says he wants to be president to say that, it shows he's just not presidential.

And it's incredibly arrogate, too, for him to suggest that his voters will be with him no matter what he does.

You know, this is another indicator that Donald Trump is not ready for primetime.

RADDATZ: And the reaction to the possibility that former mayor Michael Bloomberg, another New York billionaire, might get into the race.

DE BLASIO: Well, I respect my predecessor for sure. But two things, I'd say. One, my candidate is Hillary Clinton, and I really believe she will be the next president of the United States.

And the second thing is, I don't think the people of this country want to give more power to billionaires at this point. I think that's what this election increasingly is about, how do we address income inequality? How do we restore the Middle Class? I don't think most Americans think that billionaires are the ones who are going to help give us a more fair economy.

RADDATZ: OK, thanks very much for joining us, Mayor de Blasio. We'll let you get back to work in your city. Thanks very much

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