one of them, craig fugate, is the administrator of the federal emergency management agency, fema. him a short while ago. mr. fugate, thank you for joining us. we knew that you flew over the region today in a helicopter. tell us what you saw. >> well, you saw an area about 6.5-7 miles long and probably about a half to three quarters of a mile wide. a pretty even destruction. this is kind of what we're seeing in these tornadoes this year. not a lot of minor damage. just an area that is just devastated. homes destroyed, flated ened, buildings destroyed. just really concentrated area of damage as you move through this town of joplin. >> ifill: we know that the numbers keep changing on the number of dead, injured and missing. can you give us an update on the latest you know. >> again, i was with the governor. at that time they were getting reports of 118. but search-and-rescue still ongoing. they had a save earlier today. they're not giving up hope. but they are still looking for people that are missinging. we are going into some of the heavy-hit areas where there was apartment complex

. >> brown: then, fema chief craig fugate updates the recovery efforts, after deadly tornadoes and flooding ravaged the south and midwest. >> woodruff: from libya, alex thompson of independent television news has the story of an aid ship that defied a deadly attack to rescue migrant workers and refugees. >> to get in and get out of misurata port involves congregating around 1500 people in the middle of a shelling zone for anything up to five or six hours. it is not an easy call. >> brown: and paul solman has a conversation with the academy award-winning director of "inside job"-- a documentary on the financial crisis, economics professors and conflicts of interest. >> unfortunately, this issue is now pervasive in american academia and in my view, it's a grave threat to the independence of academic research in the university system. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: in 1968, as whaling continued worldwide, the first recordings of humpback songs were released. ( whale singing ) public reaction led to international b

craig fugate administrator of the federal administration agency known as fema. he was appointed on may 13th, 2009. to serve as administrator based on the carrier in emergency management. he will discuss fema's short-term and long-term goals for the enhanced use of social media tools, and i know the director has come off the road and has been down many places but we do have a timing system that within five meds on the opening pretend testimony put in the record. mr. fugate? >> thank you mr. senator and senator brown. we need to understand it is another jewel in our toolbox. it is by no means the only way which we need to communicate with the public both in morning, alerting situations and also communicating with them. previously we've had the ability to communicate at the public with aretas radio, tv, web pages and even billboards going across where the tornadoes struck in search of the bills and other things, but our ability to communicate with the public and have to we conversations. we oftentimes have taken the approach in government of creating systems people

to senator claire mccaskill who's been here and congressman billy long, mayor woolston, to craig fugateet a lot of attention, but he heads up fema, our emergency response at the federal level. he's been going from us the tus joplin and everywhere in between tirelessly doing outstanding work. we're grateful for him. gale mcgovern, the president of the national red cross who has contributed mightily to the rebuilding efforts here. most of all to the family and friends of all those who have been lost and all those who have been affected. today we gather to celebrate the lives of those we've lost to the storm here in joplin and across the midwest, to keep in our prayers those still missing, to mourn with their families, to stand together during that time of pain and trial. and as reverend brown alluded to, the question that weighs on us at a time like this is why. why our town, why our home, why my son or husband or wife or sister or friend, why. we do not have the capacity to answer. we can't know when a terrible storm will strike or where or the severity of the devastation that it may cau

craig fugate, who's probably been the busiest man in the federal government over the last few monthseen on the ground since the day after this happened. and he's helping coordinate with an outstanding team of state and local officials. we're going to do everything we can to continue whatever search & rescue remains. we're doing everything we can to make sure that folks get the shelter that they need, the support that they need, we're working with the governor to make sure we cut through any red tape that's necessary with respect to rebuilding here. and then we're going to have a tough long slough. but what i've been telling every family that i've about met here, is we're going to be here long after the cameras leave. we're not going to stop until joplin is fully back on its feet. so to all the volunteers who are helping out, one of the things that's been incredible is to see how many people from out of state have dprirch -- driven as far away as texas, nearby as illinois. firefighters, ordinary sid extends. it's an example of what spirit is all about. that gives us a lot of encourage

. >> at my direction, fema administrator craig fugate, and deputy administrator rich sore reno have traveled to missouri to make sure our federal government is working hand-in-hand with state and federal officials to give them the help they need. and on sunday, i myself will travel to missouri to talk with folks who have been affected, to talk to local officials about our response effort, and hopefully to pray with folks and give them whatever assurance and comfort i can that the entire country is going to be behind them. >> we are also keeping a close watch on the historic floods from the mississippi river snaking through louisiana. backwater flooding is now forcing residents in butte larose, louisiana to evacuate. mandatory evacuations in butte larose that were put on hold are being reinstated right now. that order applies to -- included the media, as well. most of the residents have already evacuated, but still some insist on riding out the flood. >>> analysis by a research firm estimates the amount needed to divert, could flood more than 20,000 homes and cost more than $2.2 billion in da

craig fugate thanks so much for joining us. also mr. mayor, thank you for your time. best of luck.and prayers are with all of you as you begin the very, very hard work of picking up the pieces. thanks so much to both of you. 25 minutes past the hour. and with its virtualinstrument, sensuous leather interior and modern design, jaguar has once again raised the bar. learn more at jaguarperforms.com. than the bmw 7-series or mercedes s-class... making the decision to own a jaguar just as rational as it is emotional. learn more at jaguarperforms.com. >>> 28 minutes past the hour. to london where president obama is on a state visit right now as we speak, getting the royal welcome from the queen at buckingham palace. looking at live pictures right now. this is the second stop on the president's four-nation, six-day tour of europe. >> after the formal greeting by the queen, they're expected to have lunch at the buckingham palace gardens, known as the queen's backyard. prince william and his new bride catherine will be part of the royal greeting party. no word on whether the president will

. >> craig fugate who runs the federal emergency management administration, fema.secretary of agriculture, tom vilsack, former governor, as is secretary napolitano. secretary shaun donovan of hoood. and karen mills, administrator of the small business association. i want to turn this over to mayor kennedy, mayor of smithville. mayor? >> thank you. again, governor, welcome to smithville. twice this week the governor has been with us. we welcome him back every time. on behalf of the town of the smithville i would like to just take this opportunity to welcome you, madam secretary and to welcome the other secretaries. ag, small business, hud. welcome to smithville. we're a small town. we good folks. and i just wanted to tell you how honored and privileged we are here in our town to have y'all in our community. who am i supposed to turn it back over to? at this time, again, just thank you for coming. we're going to be in some meetings to discuss. but thank you for being here. at this time i'm going to turn the podium on to the president of the board of supervisors of mo

mayor wolfston, to craig fugate. he heads up fema, our emergency response. he has been going from tuscaloosa to joplin, tirelessly. gayle mcgovern. the president of the national red cross, which has contributed to rebuilding effortshere. here. most of all, to the family and friends of all those who have been lost all those affected. today, we gather to celebrate the lives of those we have lost in the storms in joplin and across the midwest. to keep in our prayer is, those still missing. to mourn with their families, to stand together during this time of pain and trial. alluded to,brown the question that weighs on us at a time like this is why? why our town. why our tomes? homes? why my son or husband or wife or sister or friend? why? we do not have the capacity to answer. we can't know when a terrible storm will strike or where or the severity of the devastation that it may cause. we're't an't know why tested with the loss of a loved one or the loss of a home where we have lived a lifetime. these things are beyond our power to control. but that does not mean

our next witness is craig fugate a former director of the division for emergency management. in 2009 as we all know the natural disasters which struck the southern part of the country in the last several weeks he has been there directing the operations and a great distinction and employees to recognize the gentleman for finance. ranking member thompson, members of the committee i serve as the administrator of fema but also in full disclosure when one of the 34 million people the right restaurants that. i write of the metro. i read the mature to go shopping and oftentimes my wife and i use amtrak to go home to florida. some of the customers of the full disclosure might benefit from a secure mass transit system. my partner here in the tsa and the administrator john pistole, we work with the local and the providers of mass transit throughout the country, and we look at this as a team effort. our job at fema is to support the dhs overall efforts and the safety security nation in a broad array of prepared programs and today the focus is on the transportation security grant program

. >> seem not to administrator, craig fugate talked about twitter to talk about disaster response. he spoke at the subway and committee on disaster recovery. other witnesses include shona brown, google.org senior vice president as most medications officers from the american red cross and the arkansas department of emergency management. arkansas senator, mark prior chairs the committee. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> i want to welcome everyone to the subcommittee. i went to thank you all for being here envelop her witness is. i also want to thank senator brown for being here today service in the slot. it may be temporary, but we certainly appreciate you and all your doing. it's been a pleasure working junior staff on this hearing. let me start by just saying that we have two panels today, very qualified witnesses. they certainly want to thank direct your fugate for being here. his time is very precious and he's been generous with his time and always helpful to this committee and said he may be helpful to the senate. thank you two other witnesses as well, although once involved i

we'll look forward to seeing him. >> director craig fugate of fema is here.e was here earlier this week doing earthquake. >> ironically, i gave a graduation speech where the shelter is for the red cross is 36 hours ago. it's a tremendous tragedy. >> governor nixon, thanks for joining us. >>> got a really nice day ahead. the temperatures are going climb from the 50s into the 70s. 45 in santa rosa turning over to low to mid-70s later on today. mild in oakland and san francisco right on the water. upper 60s forecasted for you. 70s. this is the last day as we head through tomorrow temps evolve five to eight degrees on average. a little rain to get through tomorrow. thank you very much after almost three years casey anthony finally goeses on trial today. she stands accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee. kerry sanders wanders w there we story first broke. he's at the courthouse this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. over the last three years there has been anxiety, sadness, tieas and now today the real lives courthouse drama moved into

. >> our next witness is craig fugate who was the former verdict of the emergency management and has performed in his current position since may of 2009, and as we all know the natural disasters struck in the last several weeks mr. fugate has been there directing operations with a certain great distinction and i am pleased to recognize for five minutes. >> good morning chairman. i serve as the minister for fema and full disclosure and one of the 4 million people that ride mass transit. most days i want to work but when it is inclement weather or a rise to go shopping oftentimes my wife and i use amtrak to go back, someone of the customers with full disclosure of a benefit from a secure mass transit system. on behalf of sick and trim the public, and my department from tsa, administrator john pistole, we work with the local and providers of mass transit throughout this country and we look at this is a team effort. our job fema is to support the dhs overall efforts and security of the nation in a broad array of grant programs and today the focus is on the transportation security grant p

i also want to thank president obama and fema administrator craig fugate for their swift response and commitment to restoring our state. their words of encouragement to disaster victims helped ease the grief burdening local families. and their work with governor robert bentley, and alabama emergency director, has provided vital assistance during these difficult times. this continued level of federal coordination is critical to ensuring that alabama gets back on its feet as quickly as possible. madam president, i have never in my life seen such devastation to the extent that i saw during my visit to my home state of alabama recently. giant oaks lie flattened and splintered. homes throughout state were demolished leaving thousands homeless and relying on the red cross, the salvation army, and others for shelter. at one point last week over one million alabama res residents we without power. almost a quarter of the state's population. it was gut wrenching to walk through scattered rubble and realize it was once the site of someone's home or someone's business. madam president, the scale

i've dispatched federal emergency management agency administrator craig fugate to alabama to work with state and local officials, and i'll travel christ to alabama -- travel myself to alabama to work with the families who are reeling from this disaster. i want to commend all the men and women working around the clock for the last few days to save the lives of their friends and neighbors and to begin the long work of rebuilding these communities. these police officers, firefighters, emts and other emergency responders are heros, and they have the thanks of a grateful nation, and we pray for their success, and we stand with every american affected by this disaster in the days and weeks to come. now, as we meet our obligations to these americans, we're mindful of our obligation to the safety of all americans, and that's why we're here today. as commander in chief, i have no greater responsibility than the security of the american people and the well being of our courageous men and women in uniform and their families. over the past two years, my administration has done whatever it takes to

missouri, and has instructed the fema director, federal emergency management agency director craig few gate fugate to get there on the ground as quick as possible. brianne in kieler, my colleague, just gave me new information saying air force one is going to leave ireland a few hours early because of some of the volcanic ash spreading around europe, concern about planes potentially being grounded. it happened when we were with the president in asia several months ago and he was moving around. now as well. he'll be leaving ireland a little bit early but we're told his schedule in the united kingdom tomorrow still on schedule as it was but he'll leave ireland a little early. >> that volcano in iceland is certainly causing trouble i guess, even for the president. ed henry for us in ireland, ed, thank you. appreciate it. >> great to see you. >>> prisoners fighting to save their prison? yes, you heard me right. but it's not a board or government they're fighting. it is the mississippi river. behind the scenes with the criminals' fight. next. intellichoice proclaims that lexus has the best overall value

craig few gate doubleday's fugate, appointed on may 13, 2009 to service administrator and based on his career in an emergency management. he would discuss the long-term goals for the enhanced use of social media tools. i know the director of fugate has just come off the road. he has come off the road and may tell us about some of that as well. we will do five minutes on your opening and all of your written testimony will be put into the record. >> it is another tool in our toolbox but it is by no means the only way that we communicate with the public. warnings as well as communicating with them. social media offers a new challenge to us. previously we have had the ability to communicate at the public. whether it is radio, tv, web pages, even billboards going up across much of the southeast, but our ability to communicate with the ability -- with the public and have to wait conversations has always been limited. -- two-way conversations has always been limited. we need to create systems that people adapt how we communicate. we do not always said that how they are communicating. as we se