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secretary of transportation sean duffy is visiting clyde, north carolina to the west of asheville, northa, still reeling and trying to build back after hurricane helene. this was a place where a lot of people lost their homes, lost their school and immediately upon taking office president trump said we will not let these people be forgotten so kristi noem was there. first of all the president went, vance went to the place in virginia and you have kristi noem visiting there last week and now secretary of transportation sean duffy trying to figure out how to deal with i-40. >> bill: vance went to palestine, ohio. they said they wouldn't forget about them. so far that's the case. trump administration now stepping up its showdown with the f.b.i. it is now accusing the bureau of leaking plans for an immigration crackdown in los angeles carried out by ice. david spunt working that story for us. what did you find out, david, from l.a.? >> good to see you, bill. attorney general pam bondi busy on her second week in office dealing with this fallout from the f.b.i. also promising yesterday right h

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and i want to focus on the example of asheville, north carolina. okay. there are people literally that have been in, in, in an existential fight for their own survival for months now. yet we have an organization, usaid, that is giving money. and i like one example. you can pick so many examples. the one i haven't heard anybody pick that i want to mention $425,000. people could use that in that organization in asheville, right, to indonesian coffee companies to become more gender friendly. what the hell does that even mean? yeah, right. and it's just sad that this is going on. thank god trump's going to end it, because there are people in america who need that money and they need it now. >> all right. an impassioned speech from what's his name. >> the nude guy running through the streets of new york. >> you know, dagen, we i think we, we are quick to hear of all the good humanitarian things that usaid does. and then you peel it back and you hear about all of these other things. and it makes you wonder was the humanitarian stuff just done so they could do

provoca que una vivienda se derrumbe en el río vista asheville.ación. escuche en estos momentos en que familias y migrantes enteras viven en suspenso y en espera de noticias que les puedan dar paz sobre su situación en este país. los estafadores están al acecho y la forma más fácil que tienen para contactar a sus víctimas son sus teléfonos celulares y se está usando mucho más en la comunidad hispana que que otras comunidades en los estados unidos. sí, hemos visto ese ataque mayor como 3 veces más. este experto en detección de llamadas fraudulentas explicó que el tema de inmigración es 1 de los más explotados por estafadores a nivel global y que son las comunidades latinas las más vulnerables. pierden casi 500 $ por cada vez que cae una estafa como esta. las estafas que más suelen suceder cuando hay confusión sobre políticas migratorias son en las que impostores se hacen pasar por expertos legales diciendo yo soy un abogado y quiero ayudarte con tu caso o quiero ayudarte con tu situación migratoria y te quiero ayudar con esto y bajo las circunstanc

and i want to focus on the example of asheville, north carolina.re are people that have literally been in annex essential fight for their own survival for months now. yet we have an organization, usaid that is giving money -- and because you can pick so many examples, that when i haven't heard anyone take that i want to mention, $425,000, people could use that in nashville. for indonesian coffee companies to become more gender friendly. what does that even mean? and it's just sad that this is going on. thank god trump is going to end it because there are people in america who need that money and need it now. [cheering and applause] >> greg: on impassioned speech from what's his name. >> the new guy running through the streets of new york. >> greg: i think we are quick to hear of all of the good humanitarian things that the usa does and then you peel it back and hear about all of these other things and it makes you wonder was the humanitarian stuff just done so they could do these other things? >> i don't even believe the humanitarian work actually

homeland security secretary kristi noem heading to asheville, north carolina, today to meet with hurricanevors of hurricane helene. flooding devastated western north carolina back in september and visit also comes a mid criticisms over the aid provided to the community from the biden administration. those are your headlines. kristi noem is taking off running really from, you know, now north carolina where i covered those mountain communities devastated and still need tension. she's coming from gitmo with the migrants and saw her previously on horse back withs border patrol horse patrol unit and very significant and symbolic. rachel: looking good there too. democrats denied entry into the department of education and fight against possible doge funding cuts. that's next. >> what authority can you deny members of congress their oversight law. >> you don't have a business reason to be here.to m >> you do not have authority, sir. es whiter teeth as well as providing 24/7 sensitivity protection. patients are going to love to see sensodyne on the shelf. the tempur-pedic breeze makes sleep feel co

unfortunate," chris distefano is with us. [ cheers and applause ] then later, a singer-songwriter from ashevillebum "manning fireworks," m.j. lenderman. [ cheers and applause ] tomorrow night, justin theroux and antoni porowski will join us with music from sia. so please join us for that. our first guest is an abnormally gifted man who is nominated for best supporting actor at the oscars once again for his work playing folk music legend pete seeger. his movie "a complete unknown" is in theatres now. please welcome edward norton. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how you doing? >> good. >> jimmy: good to see you. does everyone call you edward? because i was thinking about the name edward. i think it might have more variations, nicknames, than any first name. >> you think? >> jimmy: there's ed, eddie -- >> fast eddie. >> jimmy: teddy. yeah, if you want to add other for sure. ned i didn't realize is -- did you know that? >> nope. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: ned is a name for people named edward. you could have been ned norton. [ laughter ] you could still be ned norton if you really want to. >> ned

he is in pigeon river gorge, north carolina outside of asheville.tch of i-40 behind you washed away. first of all, questions about the department of transportation and what you can do and why you are there. >> so you see i-40 behind me. this is the eastbound lane. it has completely washed away for much of the section between north carolina and tennessee. so our role as the department of transportation is to provide money and expertise to the two departments in north carolina and tennessee to rebuild this important artery that connects people and commerce not just between the states but across the country. we're out here looking at the damage and assessing how much money it will cost to do the rebuild. it will be billions of dollars to rebuild just this stretch of the highway. also as you see it has been washed out through here. it will take rock to fill this back in and build the roadway back up. we can get rock 30 or 40 miles away. it will take a lot of time and money. but the forest service can partner with us and think they're close, about a mile

the city of asheville went for almost two months without water and fema failed to answer nearly halfat were asking for assistance. >> she's also looking into potential political targeting from fema and she also says that a lot of people were ignored by fema when they were kicked out of temporary housing. again, she's also with fema's acting administrator cameron hamilton right now. kristi noem says that president trump set up a task force that will go forward and address how to better improve fema. again, they are still talking right now so more to come on that in later shows, but this visit comes nearly five months after helene hit the region and killed more than 100 people. secretary noem also met and spoke with survivors again, again, getting a firsthand look at the destruction as thousands of families remain homeless. secretary noem's visit comes as president trump and some of his administration is still criticizing fema for its response. during his visit to western north carolina days after his inauguration, the president is considering getting rid of the agency altogether, but

. >> i was supposed to be in asheville the day helene hits and i am still in contact with some folksvisit, and what those folks were describing a "fox & friends" as far as look, sandra, this wasn't five days ago this happened, five weeks, we are coming up on five months since that storm devastated western north carolina, and people still are sleeping in tents? still not having the basic services that they need. now thankfully president trump went there and obviously we have other folks, j.d. vance, as well, where the resources will finally get there but the question is why is it taken so long? so when donald trump says i want to eliminate fema and get power back to the states and localities, am sure folks everywhere from rocco wanted to california and everywhere in between would say that is probably a good idea. >> sandra: some asking have democrats learned nothing him at baker's new column, standing up for the bureaucrats against d.o.g.e., whose idea was it to save chuck schumer and have chuck schumer lead a protest outside the treasury? he asks? picture it, the democrats, one time

dhs secretary on the ground in asheville, north carolina to be with survivors of pelican hurricane heleneght about this ice agents rounding up illegal immigrants with criminal records. border czar tom moment not happy, why he said leaks hurt a large-scale operation in colorado this week they're taking action. texas congressman roger williams is here with more on that. but first comment to cb cotton with more on the latest involving that legal immigrant murder situation and north of boston. good afternoon. >> it is just terrific. we'll get to that in a moment. first i got to talk about this the associated press reports it is learned from a u.s. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity the pentagon will deploy roughly 1500 more active-duty troops this grows aa show of force to 3600 active troops at the southern border. the massive deportation plant continues to unfold inside the country bird border czar tom hellman told fox just this week there will be consequences for anyone who tries to stop the ongoing ice raids we have watching play out in some of the largest cities in the count

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there's an elevated risk of flash flooding from asheville, north carolina, western mountains there, intohat especially if you haven't had rain in some of the places. it's gonna fall quickly. in seattle and surrounding areas, they're under a cold weather advisory. tonight through wednesday morning wind chills could feel as low as 15 to 20 degrees. here's the six to ten day outlook that starts this weekend. much colder in the northern plains and much of the nation will be below average. the only area above average is probably that florida part that's been seeing records. coming up here on gma, we have a lot to get to. our american heart month series. signs and symptoms that all women should know to recognize heart disease. that will be helpful for everybody. also, we are on the road to the oscars this morning. the best actor nominee coleman domingo is here live. your local weather and news are up next. imagine never paying for groceries again. well, what if i can't decide? avocados or tomatoes? why choose? at grocery outlet, you can afford both. and not just the basics. with grocery outlet

that stops now and i think you saw president trump flying down to asheville and western north carolinalfilling the promise he made during the campaign to never forget about western north carolina, naming some very powerful folks in north carolina to oversee and provide oversight to what is happening at the state level and federal level and trying to work secret is asian between emergency management of north carolina that operates at the state level and fema that operates at the federal level and increase that interoperability and make sure funds flow from the federal government to the state government and from the state government to local executors who will make life better. i know you have a lot of infrastructure problems up there in burnsville, so there is a heavy emphasis from president trump on getting engineers up there to fix that now and that will help you guys a lot. host: grace is in virginia, independent line. caller: i wanted to bring attention to something i do not think has been part of the conversation in regards to the recent elon musk actions. i am a federal contractor

people talk about asheville. our most two dozen in western north carolina. an area that covers the landmass roughly the size of massachusetts. we have cdbgr disaster recovery funds have been allocated and quite honestly governor cooper has transition from office but his administration was abysmal and rebuilding funds in getting it out the door. i had complained about this for about as long as he was in office for nearly three different major storms that come to north carolina and we're about to hit the same speed bump in western north carolina. we can't afford to. can i get your commitment to come to north carolina so you can see firsthand what we need to make sure we help those people? >> yes, i yes, i commit to. thank you. >> thank you. with the time you spent, you made a reference to are some people in this committee you made a comment the three. we need to get, we need to flood the zone and get more capital in if were going to address the affordable housing problem. do you think private investment is a bad thing to get capital in the market to fix this p