with that, administrator criswell will provide an update regarding the federal response. deanne, over to you. thank you for joining us. administrator criswell: yeah, absolutely. good morning, karine. i just want to make sure first that you can hear me okay. sec. jean-pierre: wait -- could -- i think we need to turn it up, guys. you want to try one more time, administrator? administrator criswell: yep. does this sound any better? sec. jean-pierre: much better. thank you. the floor is yours. administrator criswell: all right. thank you very much. and good morning, everybody. as you just heard, i did arrive here on the ground very early saturday morning at the direction of the president. and it gave me the opportunity to spend two full days -- one full day with governor green and the second full day with my staff, as well as members of the governor's staff -- to get a true understanding of what the impact is here on the ground. i met with some of our federal officials that have been deployed. and i also had an opportunity to talk to survivors and hear from them -- really some harro

joining me now is the fema administrator, deanne criswell . how dangerous will this storm be? >> hurricane hilary is going to be a serious impact and threat to southern california, so what i encourage everybody to do is take the storm seriously . listen to your local officials, if they are asking you to evacuate or stay in place, they will have the best information that you need to protect you and your family. we are in close coronation with the governor's team and we have staff that are in california all the time, embedded in th e office, we have staff that are working with them side-by-side, california is a very capable state with a lot of resources. but we have also moved in additional resources just in case it exceeds capability so we could quickly come in and support, if asked. i think the biggest thing is people need to take the storm serious, listen to their local officials and they need to make sure they are not putting themselves in harms way as the storm passes through. >> we really aren't used to seeing hurricanes on the side of the country. this is the first ever t

deanne criswell, the fema administrator joins me now.back on the program. i know you know that the frustration level in maui about emergency resources is very high and escalating. is that frustration fair, and is fema able to do enough to alleviate it? >> yeah, chris, thanks for giving me an opportunity to talk about this. you know, i just came back from spending a few days on the ground there, and i think, you know, the one thing that people need to remember is that the impact of this community is traumatic, right? they have lost everything, and we're still in an active search mission to make sure that we can identify everybody who isn't accounted for, and so i understand the level of frustration of just wanting to be able to get back in and see some of the area. but we also need to make sure that we are going through the area very respectfully and try to identify everybody, but also making sure that it's safe for people to go back in there. at some point in the future we'll be able to do that, and so we have personnel on the ground. we

fema administrator deanne criswell said idalia could significantly raise water levels off the floridaanne criswell: this storm is very strong and is expected to strengthen to a major hurricane by the time it makes landfall, due to high surface temperatures in the gulf of mexico. this means heavy winds, high winds, heavy rain, and a forecasted 12-foot storm surge in some of the areas along the western coast. amna: st. petersburg mayor ken welch urged caution, especially in areas hard hit by hurricane ian less than a year ago. mayor welch: folks shouldn't relax until the storm is well past us. maybe folks north of the area see that track and think it is safe, and we know from ian that is not the case. amna: it's a lesson learned at great cost in new orleans, where today, they marked 18 years since hurricane "katrina" blasted ashore, devastating parts of the city and surrounding communities and killing more than 1800 people. to update us on the latest with hurricane idalia and how it is advancing, i'm joined by jamie rhome, the deputy director of the national hurricane center. jamie, wel

>> let me be clear, congress has got to step up and pass a clean supplemental and get deanne criswelle administrator of fema, the money she needs. she needs all the tools in her toolbox to handle not just idalia, not just maui. people don't realize how busy fema is across this country from any day. right now fema is operating over 3 different joint field offices with state and local partners to manage roughly 75 different disasters. many disasters don't make the news, but fema has people spread out across this country, and fema has got to do -- and they do a great job of estimating how much money is going to be needed each quarter of fiscal year. the most recent estimate is $2 billion or more is what we would need to fix -- effect recovery across the country, and that was before maui. it's very frustrating. disasters should not be political. fema should not be political, and congress needs to get the job done and give deanne criswell the tools she needs. >> of course the supplemental up against also just a wide ranging spending bill. it could be a political fight ahead when congress r

and the fema head deanne criswell also outlines her response to the natural disasters in hawaii and the.s. southeast. later, we preview "books that shaped america" with a look at "the common law," by former supreme court justice oliver wendell holmes. up next, president biden announces an additional $95 million in aid for wildfire relief efforts in maui from the bipartisan infrastructure fund. the president also discusses his administration's response to hurricane idalia in florida and other states affected. pres. biden: folks, thanks for being here. earlier today, i made a point to speak to all the governors, most likely to be impacted by this storm. i spoke to governor desantis several times, governor cooper, about the impact of the storm that made landfall at 7:45 this morning as a category three hurricane. and it's moved over land and it's now shift over to category one but it is still very dangerous with winds up to 75 miles an hour. and the impacts this storm are being felt throughout the southeast, even as it moves up the eastern coast of the united states affecting georgia, sout

. >> fema administrator deanne criswell addressed reporters during a white house press briefing regarding hurricane idalia making landfall in florida. she also announced that the biden administration is supplying over 1500 federal agents to georgia, florida, and the carolinas to help with support efforts. >> good afternoon, everyone. i want to apologize for the late start. the administrator was leaving with the president, so we wanted to make sure we had her with us before she came out, given the day. good afternoon, everyone. this morning, hurricane idalia made landfall in florida. our administration is prepared to support any needs that may arrive as italia florida and into georgia. personnel and resources from across the federal government are ready to assist. later today, the american people will hear directly from the president. he will speak about our efforts to respond to hurricane idalia and our ongoing commitment to helping the residents of maui recover after the tragic wildfires earlier this month as well. before i turn it over to the fema administrator for an update, we want to

let's get an update right now from the fema administrator deanne criswell.long do you think it'll take to complete this search? >> thank you, wolf. i had an opportunity to get a full brief from our urban search and rescue teams that are on the ground in maui. while we're 87% complete, where we find ourselves today is in an area that now requires some heavy equipment to go through the last bit of structures that have been burned to go in there and make sure that we are doing a thorough job and accounting for everybody that may have been perished in this fire. we still expect several more days for these teams to continue to go through this area. but, again, we're doing it very deliberately to make sure that we cover every square inch. as we continue to work with the community and with the local officials, we already have everybody out of noncongregate sheltering. they're in a hotel or in an airbnb or staying with family and friends. and we have a joint task force that's made up of the state and supported by the american red cross to talk through what these lon

. >> next, from the white house, fema administrator deanne criswell briefed reporters on recovery effortsnd emergency response operations in maui. she talked about an upcoming visit by president biden. she said the president, fema and the federal family will be there to support the people of hawaii as long as we are needed. -- first as the president said yesterday, we are praying for those who lost so much, lost loved ones, their community, their businesses, their households. we are incredibly thankful to the first responders and be very brief firefighters who are on the frontline are dealing with a response and recovery effort. we announced the president and this lady will be traveling to why you on monday to meet with first responders, survivors and federal, state and local officials. since the onset of the horrific fires in maui, dozens of federal departments and agencies have been working with state and local partners on the ground to assess and provide resources and personnel support response on the ground. last thursday, within hours of receiving they were west, -- receiving the req

hawaii governor josh green surveyed the damage with fema head deanne criswell and warned that the number will grow. he said the search for bodies will take time. >> we have to go with caution. there are heavy metals there. there are toxic states where the houses have come down and the businesses have come down. the recommendations are to avoid those structures because they can still fall on people. and we've lost too much life already. john: the maui chief of police said that so far only 3% of the burned area has been searched. he said the pace should pick up as more help arrives. amid the search for the dead, there are tales of survival and trauma. one family escaped the flames by jumping into the ocean and staying there for 5 hours. as survivors told of their ordeals, the pain of not being able to save others was evident. >> i saw one friend dead on the ground like a piece of charcoal, like pompeii almost, just dead. i mean, there's nothing you could do. it was that fast. john: to help the some 4,500 people who need shelter, officials said that so far they've secured 500 hotel rooms. i

deanne criswell talked about this, warned about this, the rescues that they're prepared to make.hey have 500 urban rescue teams that are out there, but it's dangerous. it's heroic work. don't wade or drive is what she said. talk about the fact that the biggest danger, the most number of fatalities in situations like this is always about the water. >> yeah, it's quite incredible, too, chris because we see this over and over again in major disasters and especially in hurricane situations where people don't leave in a timely way. and they're left when the storm hits, and it really hits hard, it sometimes is impossible for the first responders to even get to them without endangering their own lives. so a lot of reason why people resist evacuating, for example. one is they may not be anticipating how severe the storm is going to be. the second thing is that some people are not able to leave. older people, which we have a lot of of course in florida in general, it may be very difficult to leave. some people are nervous about leaving their possessions behind, and of course there's the b

with me now is fema administrator deanne criswell.k you so much for being with us. we're talking to our correspondents up and down the coast who are seeing some of this storm surge firsthand. what's your area of greatest concern? >> good morning, john. you know, i think our biggest area of concern right now is as this storm is moving inland, making sure that those people who did not choose to evacuate that we have our search and rescue teams ready to support the state's already, you know, really capable search and rescue teams that they have to go in and help support and help anybody that was stuck in harm's way. right. so that is our focus this morning of making sure that anybody that was left in this area and needs help, that we can get in there. but i think my other concern, as you mentioned, as the storm continues to move inland that the people in the path of this storm in georgia, in south carolina, that they still need to take this very serious. even with a category 2 that brings excessive winds with you it's also bringing rain.

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deanne criswell says the federal government is surging help to hawaii. right now they're setting up shelters and providing funding for first aid and food. this is going to be a long-term recovery operation. >> we have the resources we need today as we continue to identify what the needs are will continue warrant. senator mazie hirono told cnn she's happy with the federal response so far. we are in a period shock and loss. >> what i can see g-men agencies are there but says she expects bipartisan support from congress for further funding to help her home state recover. it is not going to be. >> overnight by any means it will take years. this is an entire town that has burned to the ground. >> and the estimated cost of the damage in hawaii is about 6 billion dollars in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> and there are ways that you can help affected residents in hawaii. the international longshore and warehouse union, local chapter he's collecting supplies in san francisco through the end of this week. they are accepting donations to load onto a 40 foot cont

fema administrator deanne criswell arrived in hawaii over the weekend and toured the damage. she says the coming days and weeks will be difficult as soldiers continue to comb through burned out areas of maui. more than 250 personnel were deployed by fema to assist hawaii residents. >> nothing can prepare you for what i saw during my time here. nothing can prepare them for the emotional toll of the impact that this severe event has taken on them. as you heard, i have been in continuous communication with the president since these fires started. >> they are working with the american red cross and maui county to continue supporting six shelters that are providing food, water, and hygiene kits to survivors. fema says the agency does have enough money to provide what is needed in hawaii right now. however, congress may need to appropriate even more funds for the state in the future. >>> one of the many notable people on the ground helping out the people of maui, oprah winfrey, who owns a home on maui. she's been bringing supplies and emotional support to those who have little to n

we'll get an update on the federal response from fema director deanne criswell and ask her how the agencyumber of natural disasters. >>> plus, with coronavirus cases on the rise former fda commissioner dr. scott gottlieb will tell us what we need to know about the arsenal of fall vaccines to fight covid, the flu and rsv. >>> will wednesday's republican primary debate give any of the candidates the boost they need to come close to competing with the former president? our cbs news poll has insights into what the voters are looking for and how that field is shaping up. it's all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >>> good morning. welcome to "face the nation." >>> as we come on the air, hilary is a weakened category 1 hurricane nearing landfall. we begin this morning with meteorologist kelly cas from our partners at the weather channel. >> good morning, margaret. hilary no longer a major hurricane, but it's still a major threat when it comes to its impacts, first for the baja of california into mexico, but eventually working its way up into southern california packing some winds of at least 5

dan: that is fema administrator deanne criswell speaking today.eat disabled -- he disabled them. this got us thinking today. do our systems work here? how prepared are we? the answer depends on where you are in the bay area. in san francisco, sirens were disabled in 2019 because they were vulnerable to cyber security threats. in berkeley, solar powered sirens are being installed and can be activated on the fly. if you are looking for more, we are compiling all of our coverage and stories from the maui wildfires and silent recovery. you can find it by the abc 7 bay area news app. ama: what was supposed to be the largest san jose city walk out for workers has been pushed forward. it will not happen after positive movement at the bargaining table. unions say the city is offering a better deal. workers have been told to show up to work but where their teal solidarity shirts. >> we are not at liberty to disclose any terms at this point. more to come tomorrow. although if that information will be available to you at some point tomorrow. ama: some of the

dan: that is fema administrator deanne criswell speaking today.ov says he heat disabled -- he disabled them. this got us thinking today. do our systems work here? how prepared are we? the answer depends on where you are in the bay area. in san francisco, sirens were disabled in 2019 because they were vulnerable to cyber security threats. in berkeley, solar powered sirens are being installed and can be activated on the fly. if you are looking for more, we are compiling all of our coverage and stories from the maui wildfires and silent recovery. you can find it by the abc 7 bay area news app. ama: what was supposed to be the largest san jose city walk out for workers has been pushed forward. it will not happen after positive movement at the bargaining table. unions say the city is offering a better deal. workers have been told to show up to work but where their teal solidarity shirts. >> we are not at liberty to disclose any terms at this point. more to come tomorrow. although if that information will be available to you at some point tomorrow. ama:

federal government is assisting hawaii and preparing for the next disaster we were joined by deanne criswell. good morning to you. >> good morning, margaret. >> the president told americans he has put fema on standby to deal with any impact from hurricane hilary. what are you preparing for at this point? >> margaret, it's a really good question. hurricane hilary is going to produce some really significant impacts to southern california. we have a team that is embedded in california in the state and several staff, one of our offices is in california, so we had a lot of staff already on the ground. we are moving in some additional resources to make sure that we can support anything that california might need, but they're a very capable state as well and they have a lot of resources. if it does exceed what their capability is we're going to have additional search and rescue teams and commodities to support anything they might ask for. >> i know you will be traveling with president biden to hawaii. what is it that you think he needs to see firsthand? >> you know, i think the biggest thing that t

next, deanne criswell gives an update on the deadly wildfires in hawaii during today's white house briefing. that is followed by 2024 republican presidential candidates speaking at the iowa state fair in the morning. and later janet yellen talks about the state of the u.s. economy. now, karine jean-pierre and deanne criswell reach us on the wildfires on now -- on maui, one of the deadliest in u.s. history.

fema administrator deanne criswell spoke to reporters at the white house today. >> we have sent moresonnel as well as more cadaver dogs to come into the area. they are working in conjunction with the maui fire department and the sheriff's office to make sure we are doing this in a very methodical way, but one that is also very respectful of the community to make sure that we find everybody. >> the fires started last tuesday when strong winds from a distant hurricane gusted across the island. once the blazes started, they spread quickly expanding roughly one mile every minute. flames engulfed the historic town of lahaina, without warning. some had to jump into the ocean for safety. they got stuck in traffic and she had to make an impossible decision. >> i look to my left and i'm literally right next to this car where this grandmother is yelling for help. and she's just telling me, please help me i have a baby. and i just, you know, at that time i'm like, what do i do? >> her husband helped their kids and the grandmother , while she took the baby. >> i grabbed her. she was sitting on a

the federal emergency management agency administrator deanne criswell will travel to the state to meet that federal disaster assistance has been made available to supplement local recovery efforts. california is sending search and rescue teams to help recovery efforts — that's according to the state's governor, gavin newsom. and california officials do have a lot of experience in dealing with such blazes, including the 2018 camp fire that killed 85 people. and the main airport in maui has turned into an unofficial emergency shelter. an estimated 11,000 people are being flown out to other hawaiian islands or the us mainland. as you can see, that has led to scenes like this. the crowds have been calm but anxious as people try to fly to safer places. this is all happening as the extent of the devastation becomes clearer as our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports. much of the hawaiian island of maui is now scorched earth. a pilot can hardly believe what he's seeing. oh, my gosh! look at the harbour! this looks like baghdad or something. the historic town of lahaina barely exist

deanne criswell, from the federal emergency management agency, described the current situation as activebe honest with everyone. this is also going to be a very long and hard recovery but our federal, state and local partners are working around the clock to help all of those have been impacted by this disaster. we will be there to support them throughout this recovery process. i know in the present troubles, he's going to be able to bring hope and speak the governor and the state's first lady and talk to survivors and hear their stories is that level of hope that i think is going to be a really positive impact for this community. our north america correspondent john sudworth sent us this update from hawaii. there's been some criticism, of course, over the speed of the national government response to this disaster. so it will be welcome news here on maui that the president and the first lady are coming here. i'm in the community, we are some distance away from the devastated town, but nonetheless, you can see from these destroyed homes and businesses the power of the weather event that th

deanne criswell, thank you. >> it is important to hear from the administrator right now. and others said it is going to be taking years to recover. we heard from one business owner who says that she is simply in shock from what she sees. >> it looks like a bomb went off. there is nothing left. the entire village has been turned into rubble. it is a devastating sight to see. >> joining us right now is another maui resident, lafena davis, and you told my producer that your home is among those that has been lost in the fire. how are you doinging? >> you know, it has been a long couple of days. i'm exhausted. i have been able to rest a little bit. it is 5:00 a.m. when we vac waited late yesterday. so, yeah, it is an extremely traumatic experience, and there's a lot of, a lot of emotion and trauma that is going to have to be dealt with for the whole community. >> yeah, you are with family now, and how is your family? >> i am temporarily with my family, but we had to split up, and we had animals to house, so, yeah, we are shooken up. and we are just kind of feeling like we are

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advisor sherwood-randall: the president heard from deanne criswell when she briefed him on the telephone. the greatest concern is flooding and the impact on people's homes and businesses. it doesn't look what -- from aerial surveillance that there has been widespread destruction of many buildings. some homes and businesses have been armed but principally it looks like it is about flooding in areas that are low-lying, where there was storm surge in that band, the big band in florida --bend in florida so that is likely the area we will -- that we will have to invest any the most -- in the most. press sec. jean-pierre: please come back. a couple things at the top and we will get started. as you know, in march, president biden signed a piece -- an executive order -- as possible within existing law. as a result of that is negative order that the president signed and also the bipartisan safer communities act, the department of justice is taking life-saving action to reduce the number of guns sold without background checks and keep them out of the hands of criminals and this action that a major

. >> the head of fema, the federal emergency management agency, deanne criswell, is heading down to visitlorida. what do you need most from the federal government right now? >> well, we have a really good relationship with fema. myself and deanne have talked quite a bit. what we'll probably be talking about right now is the issues around the disaster relief fund, how is that going to impact this particular disaster, what are the projections what are we looking at as far as that goes? that's first and foremost on a lot of people's minds here. second thing we're talking about and we'll work through is is there any cost share? that's a presidential decision. and we'll obviously draft up our paper paperwork. third thing, right sizing the response resources here and making sure that we -- anybody we can breakaway, we'll breakaway. we'll talk about the actual recovery centers that will be coming into the area, how many disaster recovery centers dosti. what is the format? those are all the things we'll be talking about when she gets here. she's due to land here 6:30 p.m. local time. >> kevin gut

today, fema administrator deanne criswell spoke from the white house. >> given the conditions and ther additional resources, we will have at least 40 canine search teams on the island in addition to hundreds of search and rescue personnel with more on the way. geoff: as coroners begin the process of identifying the dead, officials have called on family members to help, urging relatives of the missing to submit dna samples. authorities have started to notify the victims' next of kin. among the deceased, 79-year old buddy jantoc, 68-year-old franklin trejos, and 60-year-old carole hartley, all longtime residents of lahaina. the wildfires were propelled by high winds from a distant hurricane. what caused them is still under investigation. >> freakin' power line just went down. geoff: as the fires tore through the island, maui resident shane treu recorded smoke billowing outside his house after a utility pole snapped. >> i look. there is a power line right there. shortly after, it was just arching away on the ground, landed right in dry grass, so sparks, and then there was a fire. geoff:

fema administrator deanne criswell to teams are hard at work in hawaii.ederal, state and local partners are working around the clock to help. all of those have been impacted by this disaster. 700 people were deployed by fema to maui to help with search and rescue shelter assistance supplies, distribution and debris. cleanup, fema and the federal family. >> are here to be with you and we will be with you every step of the the search for missing people is presenting many challenges. >> as less than 40% of the burn zone has been searched. fema is sending more search dogs and another 225 relief individuals. the capacity is increasing continuously. >> to make sure that we go to every corner of the disaster site. the president will visit maui on monday and promised to provide all resources necessary help the people and area. he'll it's that level of hope that i think is going to really be a positive impact for this could there has been criticism that federal resources having come quick enough. but chris well says federal teams have been on the ground since day

deanne criswell was speaking about the fema administrator saying you've got this issue where waters areuch warmer. we see two to three celsius, six fahrenheit warmer waters on average. as meteorologists put it here, that is essentially rocket fuel for these hurricanes as they make their way slow moving across the golf, across the atlantic as they then make landfall. all of theseissues they then make landfall. all of these issues that authorities are having to contend with and deal with at the moment. it having to contend with and deal with at the moment.— at the moment. it gives us a good idea of what _ at the moment. it gives us a good idea of what people _ at the moment. it gives us a good idea of what people are _ at the moment. it gives us a good idea of what people are coming i at the moment. it gives us a good i idea of what people are coming back to. thank you very much for that reporting. bringing in our panel, the one thing i am struck by, jack, when i watch that, there are entire communities notjust in florida but are built in flood zones all around the united states who have

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just a few moments ago, fema administrator deanne criswell said fema has distributed more than $8 millionnts on the island, but she reiterated that the disaster relief fund is set to enter the red at the beginning of september unless congress passes more funding. jim? >> you have to imagine the recovery is going to take place over years, not weeks or months. kayla tausche, thanks so much. >>> coming up on "cnn news central" without donald trump on the stage, ron desantis believes he will be the number one target at this week's gop debate. how the florida governor is preparing and we'll head back west as post-tropical cyclone hilary sweeps through and threatens deadly flooding. our fs to always support the people who live and wowork there. because you call these communities home, and d we do too. pnc bank. [a[announcer] carvana has hundreds of thousands of five ststar reviews and counting. to be honest, i thought it was almost too smooth, financing, every step. there were no surprises. well, my monthly payment did come out lower than pected. financing my car with carvana was supesmooth. [a

we heard from deanne criswell, fema's administrator, who said that the disastrous irfund is nearly outf money. it's only august, which means the peak of hurricane season is not even here yet. when you hear that, and it's going to cost about $6 billion, that's what we're hearing in terms of the estimate, in terms of, you know, maui's wildfires and the response there, what could this mean for the future? i mean, are you concerned? >> well, obviously. and, again, when people say it's fema's money, it's not. it's yours. it's the taxpayers' money. seeing more and more of these events. the other thing we are seeing is combined with the insurance crisis. fema only reimburses for uninsured losses. more and more without insurance, more governments without insurance. it increases the tax bill for you and me. and this is increasing. so, again, congress -- i am not worried about fema running out of money. but i think we need to be concerned as a nation that if we are not investing more in buying down our risk and making investments for the future, not past events, as taxpayers we will continue to

mahalo mehr richard bissen and at this time - bissen and at this time we would like to welcome deanne criswell and i was watching this over the news over the past few days and you can see how tragic it is, it really doesn't put it, you know, into a full picture until you're on the ground and you see the level of devastation that the community has experienced. i have the opportunity today to talk with both the governor and mayor beeson about what their needs work and this is really why i came, we needed to see first—hand what the challenges are going to be —— bissen. talk to the governor and the mayor to the governor and the mayor to hear what their concerns are and what resources they will need as we go forward. but then i also wanted to talk to the people who had been impacted and i had an opportunity to go to the war memorial shelter and talk to those families who have been staying there and i heard their stories, been staying there and i heard theirstories, i heard been staying there and i heard their stories, i heard their harrowing stories of escape, evacuating and evacuating again, a car

fema administrator deanne criswell says the federal government is surging help to hawaii. right now they're setting up shelters and providing funding for first aid and food. this is going to be a long-term recovery operation. >> we have the resources need today we continue to identify what the needs are will continue warrant. senator mazie hirono told cnn she's happy with the federal response so far. we are in a period shock and loss. >> from what i can see, they goldman agencies are there but says she expects bipartisan support from congress for further funding to help her home state recover. it is not going to be overnight by any means it will take years. this is an entire town. >> that has burned to the ground. >> and right now the estimated cost of the damage in hawaii is about 6 billion dollars. just back to you. it's a lot of money or at a question for you because the pentagon is saying that no active duty forces >> are involved in the recovery efforts, even though hawaii is home to some 10,000 active duty military personnel. so why are they making that decision? >>

support ahead of time to protect the people's lives and the state of florida, fema administrator deanne criswell says the federal government will provide all the help that's needed, but fema funds are already stretched thin by previous natural disasters this year, including the maui wildfires. we're monitoring it very closely, right. every day we're looking at what the cost of these storms are. the biden administration warns that storms like this are getting worse and happening more frequently because of the warming climate, they're intensify more rapidly due to elevated heat of the water temperature in the gulf or in the pacific or whether it's in the atlantic. >> the fema administrator also headed down to florida to meet with governor desantis in person. >> in washington, alexandra limon. >> i thought about running for reelection in 20 >> did you hear the question senator running for reelection in 2026? >> for the second time now in a little over a month, kentucky senator mitch mcconnell, the highest ranking republican in the senate suddenly unable to speak at a news conference today, a report

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fema administrator deanne criswell describes one of the many horrific scenes in hawaii. >> as the maui wildfires left a trail of death and destruction behind. we are in a period shock and loss. both hawaii senator mazie hirono in hawaii, congresswoman jill tokuda say the main focus is on search and rescue. we are trying to respectfully make sure that every person unaccounted for right now we're praying for their safety that they're in shelters. but we know that too many are in buildings. president biden called me directly to pledge his support because we know that recovery will be long and the resources will be necessary on cnn state of the union. her oh, no said she is encouraging the president to declare a climate emergency. i think that we very, very much detailed knowledge show that climate change is upon coronal expects there will be bipartisan support for additional funds that will enable us to recover that that recovery is going to take time. the governor said the damages could cost close to 6 billion dollars reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> it's 39 is a time and doc

ahead of time to protect the people's lives and the state of florida, fema administrator deanne criswell says the federal government will provide all the help that's needed, but fema funds are already stretched thin by previous natural disasters this year, including the maui wildfires. so we're monitoring it very closely, right? every day we're looking at what the cost of these storms are. the biden administration warns that storms like this are getting worse and happening more frequently because of the warming climate, they're intensify more rapidly due to elevated heat of the water temperature in the gulf. >> we're in the pacific or whether it's in the atlantic. >> and the fema administrator also headed down to florida today to meet in person with governor desantis live in washington. alexandra limon, alex, thank you. >> and we'll see where the hurricane is going now. kyle is here tracking the storm is still packing a punch. yeah, it is now technically a tropical storm but just barely under that category one status, right? because it just slow down a little bit. this is live in the las

fema administrator deanne criswell describes one of the many horrific scenes in hawaii as the maui wildfires left a trail of death and destruction behind. we are in a period shock and loss. both hawaii senator mazie hirono in hawaii, congresswoman jill tokuda. >> say the main focus is on search and rescue. we are trying to respectfully make sure that every person unaccounted for right now we're praying for their safety that they're in shelters. but we know that too many are in buildings. president biden called me directly to pledge his support because we know that recovery will be long and the resources will be necessary on cnn state of the union. her oh, no said she is encouraging the president to declare a climate emergency. i think that we believe very much detailed knowledge show that climate change is upon coronal expects there will be bipartisan support for additional funds that will enable us to recover that that recovery is going to take time. the governor said the damages could cost close to 6 billion dollars reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. and dockworkers of the bay area

and it was like a scene from an apocalyptic movie on cbs face the nation, fema administrator deanne criswellescribes one of the many horrific scenes in hawaii as the maui wildfires left a trail of death and destruction behind. we are in a period shock and loss. both hawaii senator mazie hirono and hawaii congresswoman jill tokuda. >> say the main focus is on search and rescue. we are trying to respectfully make sure that every person unaccounted for right now we're praying for their safety that they're in shelters. but we know that too many are in buildings. president biden called me directly to pledge his support because we know that recovery will be long and the resources will be necessary on cnn state of the union. her oh, no said she is encouraging the president to declare a climate emergency. i think that we very, very much detailed knowledge show that climate change is upon us. coronal expects there will be bipartisan support for additional funds that will enable us to recover that that recovery is going to take time. the governor said the damages could cost close to 6 billion dollars

fema administrate deanne criswell spoke about this and the urgent need for more funding over the weekend. here's what she had to say. >> we do anticipate we'll have a shortage of funding at our current spending levels by mid september, and so what we will do is we will continue to push. we will push projects, recovery projects into the next fiscal year, so we always have enough money to support any of the immediate life saving needs. >> and chris, she says that that bill is to the tune of $12 billion. that's how much more money fema needs from congress in mid september if they're going to be able to get through hurricane season and continue not only with their life savings efforts but also recovery, which is so important in some of the devastated areas we're covering today. >> julia ainsley, thank you. >>> still to come, how the state of california is handling the response to this storm, that in 60 seconds. storm, that in 60 seconds let innovation refunds help with your erc tax refund so you can improve your business however you see fit. rosie used part of her refund to build an outdoor

governor of florida ron desantis, and you've heard federal officials and the fema administrator deanne criswellut what's been done in preparation in terms of assets and in terms of what will be able when they can deploy. i think the question and concern that we've heard throughout the morning is when will that actually be, particularly for those who chose to stay? >> reporter: that's the problem is that if you choose to stay you choose to put yourself in danger, then you will have to wait until the emergency services, if you need them, can get to you. that's the risk you're taking. people know that risk. some people don't understand how dangerous the situation is because this particular storm is going to areas that don't normally get hit with something that is this large, this powerful, this much wind, this much rain, and this much storm surge. that is going to be a key factor in whether people make it out of places that are getting a direct hit. they may be used to seeing storms, but it hasn't happened in more than a hundred years in some parts of the west coast of florida. that's why the auth

that is fema chief deann criswell who is worning about the storm surge in florida. touch with governor ron desantis who says he's concerned about evacuations, people taking this storm seriously, taking that storm surge seriously, which in some places could be as high as 10 to 15 feet. and he's concerned about vulnerable populations as well. she has and fema have positioned people from fema in florida but also in georgia, south carolina and north carolina because this is a big storm that is going to be moving through those states with flood risks in those areas. and it was interesting to hear her warn about how that warmer ocean water that we have seen in the gulf this year is really expected to rev up this particular hurricane, south florida last month maybe setting a world record. triple-digit water. that's right. over 100 degrees on two different days. this is really seriously a concern that it could be fueling this hurricane idalia that we are watching. so we are going to continue to keep our eye on the situation there with this storm. obviously it is pretty seri