kayla, thank you very much, kayla tausche reporting, joining us now, the fema administrator, deanne criswell she's on the ground in asheville, north carolina as well. dan. thanks so much for joining us. the asheville mayor says her city needs quote, emergency relief right now. what are you seeing on the ground there as you serve? they the damage opportunity to join governor cooper today to do an aerial tour of some of the areas that were impacted and talk to people understand even what they're hearing from neighbors are not hearing and what their biggest concerns are. >> at what we've had recently sources in here since before the storm made landfall, even in florida. and we know that there is still great need. we know that there's a lot of power that's out. we know that the water sister down and we have been moving commodities in, in partnership with the state and moving them out into the communities but we know there's areas we haven't gotten to yet. so we'll continue to get that information of the places that still need critical equipment, critical food and water. we're going to continue t

a joining us now, the fema administrator, deanne criswell, fema, the federal emergency management agency, and deanne thanks very much for joining us. hurricane force winds are already lashing parts of florida what kind of damage and impact are you seeing from your vantage point? >> so wolf right now, we're starting to see some of the impacts, but we are prepared for so much more to happen. we know that there is going to be significant power outages across the path of the storm we also know that there's a lot of tree canopy like in the tallahassee areas, so we expect a significant amount of debris as a result of this storm as well. and so the best thing that people can do right now is to still stay vigilant. listen to their local officials, just like i talked about this morning, we are going to have multiple types of impacts from the storm, multiple risks that people are going to be facing your local officials are going to be able to tell you exactly what the risk is going to be in your area it's really a dangerous situation right now. >> i know you've said it had been a straighter that h

fema administrator deanne criswell joins us for an update on the recovery efforts. thanks for being here. what can you share about the latest death toll from this devastating hurricane? >> hi, good morning, robert. right now i'm here in florida and i believe yesterday as i traveled with the governor to assess damages there, he accounted for 11 deaths here. i would refer to the states for the specific numbers, because they are the ones that are tracking this. what i can tell you is we are getting reports of multiple fatalities across the five states. >> which regions have been hardest hit? >> so this has been, robert, a true multistate event. we have seen -- i have seen, my team on the ground has seen significant impacts in florida, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, and tennessee. i saw the impacts here in florida yesterday. i'm traveling to georgia today so i can see the impacts firsthand there. i'll be in north carolina on monday so i can assess the impacts there. but we're hearing significant infrastructure damage to water systems, communication, roads, cri

fema administrator deanne criswell. thanks for your time. come back soon as the storm continues to barrel to barrel through to florida. appreciate your time today president biden, giving one of his final speeches on the world stage of a warning and a message about the future a cnn special event the vice presidential debate. >> next tuesday at nine meet the jennifer's each planning their future for the chase mobile app hello, new apartment. >> one bank for now for later for life taste. make more of what's yours here on the internet, you can pretend to be anything like an elderly man's bank or an expert former don't trust the unfiltered internet andy has 30 years of experience finding the best pros. >> angie i have active psoriatic arthritis, but with sky rosie to treat my skin and joints, count me in along with clearer skin skies it really helps me move with less joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and entity and is just four doses a year after two starter doses, serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or a lower ability f

is someone who will be very instrumental in implementing all that support fema administrator deanne criswell, administrator. thank you so much for being with us this morning. just tell us what you're seeing at this moment. >> good morning, john. we're getting a lot of reports right now and i think as you know, the storm is still moving and as the storm has passed in some areas, the threat is not gone and while it's still early, we are hearing widespread power outages over 2 million people across georgia don't florida. in fact, like 14 counties that have more than 80% of their counties without power, records, storm surge in areas along the big bend area we're also hearing of multiple road closures due to debris and vehicles that have been stranded in the road. and unfortunately, i do i have some unconfirmed reports fatalities across georgia and florida. we've had all of our search and rescue teams engaged throughout the evening. in fact, we've done over 600 rescues, not just fema and federal resources, but the state and local resources as well in florida alone rescues are ongoing today more t

following hurricane helene the monster storm that swept through the south from fema administrator deanne criswell. it's all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >>> good morning. i'm robert costa. margaret is preparing for tuesday's vice presidential debate. that could be the last time this season that national candidates face off in person and with just over a month until election day the spotlight is now on how the next administration will deal with challenges across the board. coming up we'll deal with the aftermath of hurricane helene, but we begin with mounting fears in the middle east. our imtiaz tyab reports from lebanon. >> reporter: in this just released hezbollah video, the apparent burial shroud of hassan nasrallah endescribed in arabic with words he was martyred on the way to jerusalem. as grief grips supporters of the anas nated leader following the confirmation of his death. many wept as they stood amid the concrete and twisted metal led by massive burning busting bombs led to target the figure. nasrallah, who had been in hiding for years, was ultimately no match for israel's military

over the weekend at the president's direction, fema administrator deanne criswell traveled to floridan saturday , to georgia on sunday, and today she is in north carolina accompanying governor cooper in surveying impacts to the affected communities in western north carolina. the president has asked deanne criswell to remain in asheville, north carolina, given how acute the situation is on the ground there and he will receive an update from her this afternoon and from governor cooper in addition to the press conference that the administrator and the governor will hold today. also, as the president said earlier today, he is committed to traveling to impacted areas later this week as soon as his presence will not disrupt vital emergency response operations. so i want to walk you through what happens as we are facing a hurricane predicted to have the kind of impacts that helene has had. first of all, what we do before a storm. as helene was developing in the gulf, the president directed fema to preposition specialized capabilities across the region deploying incident management assistance

the monster storm that swept through the south from fema administrator deanne criswell.t is all just ahead on "face the nation." ♪ >>> good morning, i'm robert costa. margaret is preparing for tuesday's vice presidential debate that could be last time this season that national candidates face off in person. and with just over a month until election day, the spotlight is now on how the next administration will deal with challenges across the board. coming up, we'll look at the aftermath of hurricane helene. but we begin with mounting fears of an all out war in the middle east. our imtiaz tyab reports from lebanon. >> reporter: in this just released hezbollah video, the burial shroud of hassan nasrallah. as grief gripped supporters of the hezbollah leader, many went among they stood amid the bunker busting bombs used to tower the targeting figure. but nasrallah has no match for israel's military might or its breathtaking intelligence capabilities after israeli forces found and assassinated him at a time of sky high tensions. on the streets of tau ran, more sorrow. hezbolla

. >> we're listening here to the fema administrator, deanne criswell. she is giving an update on hurricane helene, which is intensifying and which is huge. it is now on the verge of becoming a category three. it is barreling towards the southeastern us and she is warning so much of the storm surge that we are expecting already seen tropical storm conditions as we are looking towards this landfall that is expected here in the coming hours, but already there are parts of florida we're seeing it here underwater as these conditions are battering the coast, the national weather service is warning breaching of the bay. >> i was over there maybe about an hour ago and you could see that some of the water because of the rough seas and the strong winds have started to push that water over the barrier out here from a fishing pier. and so that is contributing all of this water that's being pushed to the end of the block where we are i can tell you that this part of pinellas county is under a mandatory evacuation order. and in fact, emergency officials really gave t

the water is what kills people as fema administrator deanne criswell plans to travel into florida. >>'s urging those in leans path to get out, if told to do so. there's still time >> to you don't have to go far. you just to get out of where the a major storm surge going to crystal warns the storm surge could hit 20 feet in florida. >> the highest of recent hurricanes, the water in price from storms significant. criswell says flash floods and power outages will also hit many other states. but fema is ready to respond with crews already strategically staged nearby. and i want people to know there's no limitation to our ability to come in and help from the agency had to dip into its immediate needs funding earlier this year to make sure it had enough money for a storm like this. and criswell says recovery projects could see more delays if congress doesn't pass a full budget later this year without a supplemental will find ourselves an immediate needs funding probably early next in the meantime, krystal says more help is available to people who need it. most, including a new serious needs

state response to hurricane helene prior to his landfall in florida with fema's administration deanne criswell discussing the storms path and. [inaudible]. 's questions on president biden his meeting with ukrainian president vladimir zelevinsky and the israel hamas war. [background sounds]. >> hi everybody and good afternoon. [background sounds]. >> okay, so the president has been briefed on hurricane helene and then his direction, administration officials are in contact with the local and estate counterparts to ensure that they have everything they need. this week the president approved emergency disaster declaration requests the governors of florida, north carolina and georgia. and under lock federal resources to reach unlock additional resources to help lycÉe's response to the storm. in the entire binary administration, the stand ready to provide further assistance and practice states as needed we continue to urge the residence especially those who have been instructed to evacuate need warnings local officials and with that i have here the fema administrator and thank you so much for being

the federal emergency management agency's leader deanne criswell was on the ground to inspect the damage the state's flood protection infrastructure paid off. >> the amount of money invested in resilience has really made a difference, from the power outages to the number of homes saved. stephanie: in morgan city, francine ripped roots from the ground. governor landry said at the storm's peak, 450,000 people were without power. >> at first it wasn't bad at all. but once the winds picked up and the rain started to lift, it got a little rough, especially with two little kids inside. they went to crying, they went to screaming. and i was like, oh, man. stephanie: today, residents surveyed the damage and started cleaning up the mess. >> i'm a ride around, see who needs help. that's what you kind of do in things like this. help the elder, help the young folks. help anybody out. stephanie: francine weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through mississippi today. it will continue to lose steam as it approaches arkansas, missouri, and tennessee. for the “pbs news hour,” i'm stephanie sy

. >> the water is what kills people as fema admenistrator deanne criswell plans to travel into floridaurging those in leans path to get out, if told to do so. there's still time >> to you don't have to go far. you just to get out of where the a major storm surge going to crystal warns the storm surge could hit 20 feet in florida. >> the highest of recent hurricanes, the water in price from storms significant chris wallace as flash floods and power outages will also hit many other states. but fema is ready to respond with crews already strategically staged nearby. and i want people to know that that there's no limitation to our ability to come in and help them. the agency had to dip into its immediate needs funding earlier this year to make sure it had enough money for a storm like this. and criswell says recovery projects could see more delays if congress doesn't pass a full budget later this year without a supplemental will find ourselves an immediate needs funding probably early next in the meantime, krystal says more help is available to people who need it. most, including a new ser

seen anything like that since i've lived here federal emergency management agency administrator deanne criswell is on the ground in florida saturday, surveying the destruction the agency says it deployed more than eight he'd hundred staff to support states affected by helene and their distribution centers are fully stocked in keaton beach, florida. i'm ivan rodriguez reporting the owners of the nfl's carolina panthers are pledging $3 million to hurricane relief efforts. david and nicole temper foundation in partnership with the panthers and charlotte fc announce the commitment on saturday. the money will go to help people across the carolinas. the panthers said on the team website that the funds will go to food banks and panel countries local community foundations and other agencies providing services many residents of southwestern mexico had to be evacuated from their homes on saturday as the remnants of hurricane john continued to pound the region, the storm originally a category three hurricane weakened, but then returned as a category one. now it's no longer considered an act of storm, but

. >> we just got word that the fema administrator, deanne criswell briefed the president on the story. keith turi, thank you so much for being with us. good luck in the days and hours ahead. >>> up next on ana cabrera reports, more breaking news from new york city this hour where former president trump just met with ukraine's president zelenskyy. what we are learning about that meeting. >>> plus, the new york city mayor set to be arraigned at noon on charges of bribery and fraud. will he continue to lead the nation's largest city? 's larges? what tractor supply customers experience is personalized service. made possible by t-mobile for business. with t-mobile's reliable 5g business internet. employees get the information they need instantly. this is how business goes further with t-mobile for business. power e*trade's easy-to-use tools, like dynamic charting and risk-reward analysis, help make trading feel effortless. and its customizable scans with social sentiment help you find and unlock opportunities in the market. e*trade from morgan stanley with powerful, easy-to-use tools, powe

deanne criswell, fema administrator: take the storm seriously. hurricane helene's path, you need to listen to your local officials. if they tell you to evacuate, please do so. geoff: more than 40 million people in florida, georgia and south carolina are under hurricane and tropical storm warnings. mandatory evacuations have been ordered for at least 20 florida counties. an army of thousands of utility workers have been staged across the state, ready to restore power. tallahassee mayor john dailey, whose city is in helene's projected path, gave a dire warning. >> if our community remains central in helene's path, as forecasted, we will see unprecedented damage like nothing we have ever experienced before as a community. geoff: floridians moved quickly all across the state, filling sandbags and shuttering up their homes and businesses. >> i got a bad feeling about this one. we have never taken that direct hit. geoff: other families aren't hunkering down. they're getting out, pets and all, heading to where it's safer. some of them in florida's big b

i knew that deanne criswell be administrator is on the ground with the governor there are bringing in more national guard helicopters, florida sending helicopters up to the state. a lot of these areas have got to fly supplies and so that's going to be a it will be short-term solution. the big solution is getting more of those roads up and up to you can get the supplies in there. not to mention the areas that are still cut off and i think that's why it's going to be a combination of getting roads open. but also using helicopters to get some of those outlying communities that the roads are just gone so we're hearing from people in north carolina in particular that comms are a big problem. people are entirely cut off from cell service. are you worried that local officials and fema might not have full visibility of the problems. and also that this death toll could jump once we get more cams well, i've i've seen this happened before and tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes, where we need to be careful not to equate people missing or unaccounted for would people who've lost their lives a lot o

now president biden, over the weekend was briefed multiple times by his female administrator, deanne criswell, in a key priority for the biden administration in this moment, is trying to identify and determine how exactly they can ramp up support for those communities, especially individuals who are having a difficult time accessing some of these resources in those isolated communities. yesterday, president biden spoke by phone with georgia governor brian kemp, as well as north carolina governor roy cooper. he's also been in touch with other local officials to hear about what they are seeing on the ground and what exactly they need to help these communities? recovered. now the president has already approved disaster declarations in florida, north carolina, and south carolina. and what those do is it gives survivors and ability to access funds a much more quickly to try to obtain items like food also, a baby formula and other key essential items for so many families in the south southeast, you also have seen more than 33 3,300 federal government personnel deployed to this area to help with res

week i had my team are in constant contact with governors, mayors, and local leaders at a fema deanne criswell is on the ground now and north carolina stay in asheville and i played she reason for the foreseeable future there has been reports of over 100 dead and consequences of the storm, and there are reports about 600 600 people unaccounted for because they can't be contacted. god willing. they're alive but there's no way to contact them again because of the lack of cell phone coverage i've directed my team to provide every every available resources fast as possible to your communities. the rescue recover and to begin rebuilding in addition to fema includes the federal communications commission to help establish communications capability the national guard, the army corps of engineers, and the department of defense are going to provide all the resources at his disposal to rescue and assist in clearing debris and delivery life saving supplies so far. that's over 3,600 personnel deployed. >> that numbers growing by the day. >> i quickly approved requests from governors of florida north caroli

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state response to hurricane helene prior to his landfall in florida with fema's administration deanne criswellng the storms path and. [inaudible]. 's questions on president biden his meeting with ukrainian president vladimir zelevinsky and the israel hamas war. [background sounds].

what kills people as fema administrator deanne criswell plans to travel into florida. >>she's urging those in hurricane helene's path to get out, if told to do so. there's still time >>to move you don't have to go far. you just to get out of where the a major storm surge going to criswell warns the storm surge could hit 20 feet in florida. >>the highest of recent hurricanes water in price from storms taking chris well says flash floods and power outages will also hit many other states. but fema is ready to respond with crews already strategically staged nearby. and i want people to know that there's no limitation to our ability to come in and help them. the agency had to dip into its immediate needs funding earlier this year to make sure it had enough money for a storm like this. and criswell says recovery projects could see more delays if congress doesn't pass a full budget later this year without a supplemental will find ourselves an immediate needs funding probably early next in the meantime, krystal says more help is available to people who need it. most, including

. >> federal emergency management agency administrator deanne criswell is on the ground and florida saturdayit deployed more than 800 staff to support states affected by helene and their distribution centers are fully stocked in keaton beach, florida. >> i'm ivan rodriguez reporting of southwestern mexico had to be evacuated from their homes on saturday as the remnants of hurricane john continued to pound the region, the storm originally a category three hurricane weekend, but then returned as a category one. >> it's no longer considered an act of storm, but its effects are still being felt flooding and landslides have killed at least 22 people responders in acapulco are carrying out rescues by boat, jetski, and helicopter and at least 100 people have been killed and 67 others missing after two days of heavy rain triggered landslides and floods in nepal. that's according to local officials who say schools have been shut for three days now, authorities say students and their parents have faced difficulties as rain is damaged university in school buildings 37 of the deaths have been in the kat