it's time for fema to do so. this bill requires fema to submit a report on how it plans to address the disaster work force issues. their continuing inconsistent guidance and keep appropriate records. i urge my colleagues to support this bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. barletta: mr. speaker, i wish to yield five minutes to the gentlewoman from missouri, mrs. hartzler. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from missouri is recognized for five minutes. mrs. hartzler: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to ask all my colleagues for their support of h.r. 1117, the fema relief improvement act, which will require the federal emergency management agency, or fema, to refocus their efforts on the core of their mission which is helping people recover from grave loss in the aftermath of a natural disaster. in august of 2013, as the chairman, the ranking member mentioned, th

what they want is help. >> the president ordered fema to help. fema spent lots of money.en nbc's anchors noticed that the private recovery work was much more efficient. there's fema and then there's the faith based fema. >> if you wait for the government you will be in for an awful long wait. >> sam porter is one harry has been talking about. >> the logo. >> he's the leader of oklahoma baptist disaster relief. >> volunteers got bull dosers and cleared tornado debris from more than a thousand homes. >> i have been to disasters all over the world tsunamis earthquakes hurricanes any time there's a storm or any kind of destruction anywhere we are on it immediately. >> fema often takes forever. you government lovers are always talking about fixing government. it never gets fixed. the response to that should not be to throw up our hand and say fema is a copy it and doesn't do anything. >> you need a central agency to coordinate. >> you don't. you just need some americans who care. >> they brut in bob katz and bulldozers and went to work. >> within days the baptists gave them a

which means a lot of people depending on fema are being misinformed. if it's happening on rhode island, it's happening everywhere. a number of other states, that have cross states show that the fema model are a failure. we very asked them to recreate the model they cannot. so when aim forced to look at homes like this going in the water that family had for generations, like i said, this isn't funny. it's bad enough when this body won't pay attention for body climate and its hitting home, my home state. then when we have to quantify the information because fema has it wrong, that's significant. my time has expired. i thank you for hosting this and allowing this to come forward. this is not your army core problem, this is a fema problem, i want to make sure you know and take home how badly their mapping fairs against -- i conclude. thank you. >> senator rounds. >> thank you, mr. chairman. general seminight. thank you for your service. we appreciate what you do on regular basis. i want to talk about i'm from south dakota and we have missouri river which c

rates if you're in a fema flood zone you'll pay a higher plan in fema they're like folsom not in the flood zone not subject to flooding if open waterways if so a draft fema flood zone have been created for san francisco and just been released our moral port property their hugging the infringes of the city where the waterways are so if you're experiencing flooding inland you're not ♪ fema flood zone the promotes are steel affordable for people that are not in designated flood zones like a loophole in that if you're a renter and want to insure our content only not the structure but the content the premiums are at $37 a year in you're a property owner and want to insure the structure and contents the premiums start at the 1 and $44 a year not like quarter insurance that is subsidized bus nationwide fema wants to get a lot of customers outside of flood zone; right? to help pay for their program they have low premiums out u outside of that so we as san franciscans been but you know when we have flood vulnerable areas outside of the fema flood zones we are eligible for significant discount

>> it was in the wind that set up that grant program with fema. that has not been funded, and the first thing that has to happen when they are this funded is that fema needs to put together experts nationwide to put together standards for dams, for designed construction and operation of maintenance, and then with that in mind they can set up the criteria for which dams they can fund and which work is done appropriately, and we need the national standards and the program needs to be funded and that is the one to be passed in december, and this jour first crack to get it funded in this round of funding. >> thank you. and back to general, in funding of the spillways that lake oroville had and further highlight the risk associated with dams and although the federal role in the dam repairs has been focused on the federal facilities and the state dam safety program, some have argued for the increased federal role in the nonfederal dam safety and rehabilitation, and following up on what i was asking mr. carson, the -- but in particular, passing legislati

fema models are a failure. when we've asked fema to re-create its modeling they can't go back and re-create the models, which is another very strong sign of a failure in the process. so when i forced a look at homes like this going into the water, families in some cases that have for generations, even passed on and on, like i said, this isn't funny. it's bad enough with this body will pay any attention to climate change for reasons that i won't go into here, and it's hitting home this week in my home state, but then went when we have to try to quantify the damage and we don't get information because fema's and has it wrong, that is very significant. my time is expired. i want to emphasize mr. larson point. i thank you, chairman frozen this and like it to bring it forward. in general, is it not your army corps problem. this is a fema problem but to the extent they interact him so much of this coastal stuff i want to make sure you know and take home how badly their mapping fares against a professional assessment

fema provided free housing to families who lost their homes in the fire.leave by next wednesday or start paying rent at market rate for some units, that cost would be $1,200 a month. >> some guy came by and made us sign a letter stating that we either pay rent or leave. it kind of sucks. >> fema says its main goal is to help fire victims return to long-term housing so they can move on with their lives. >>> a man and two teenagers are charmed with murder. police say 24-year-old doss was driving a honda minivan near the exit when someone fired several shots. he died and the woman in the vehicle was injured. she is expected to cover. the suspect's car was found in richmond less than an hour after the shooting. investigators says it appears that doss and the woman were targeted. prosecutors will ask for the teenagers to be tried as adults. >>> good samaritans and firefighters rescued a man whose car plunged into the water last night. the uricases on a pedestrian walkway. the witness went into the water to try to pull out the driver. firefighters then arrived a

i believe the process works such as that the governor makes a request to fema, fema puts it through theprocess. i'm not aware of what the request is or where it stand in the process and refer you back to fema on that. >> this is actually -- separate from fema. this is long term -- [ inaudible ] >> i know that the budget just presented allows for substantial funding for humanitarian assistance including disaster, refugee program funding in priority areas, i think at this point the budget process has just kicked off and we will now you know begin the process of working with congress on watching them draft a budget and talk about our priorities an where we go forward. the president will have a full budget out in may and would be a appropriate time to do that but i would refer you back to the governor at this point and figure out where that stands in the process. >> can you say with certainty that paul manafort never encouraged the campaign to take on more pro-russia issues? >> there's nothing to suggest that was the case. >> on nunes from what you know about what he has said so far, is the

whenever they deployed, they deploy with four of these fema certified search teams. so they put great value in this resource. it takes those teams 40-72 hours to reach us to assist us. having this valuable resource here at home will help to about trapped victims of better chance of survival after earthquake or incident. closing my thank you for knowledge in our efforts today. certainly i cannot discern the today's beginning of the canine gradual further the pride, help our handlers for the hard work and accomplishment. thank you very much. >> i like to take a quick moment to thank capt. peter gross for the work he's done to get the program off and running to get the program where we are and i can't thank you enough for what he's done and the members themselves for the commitment been shown to this program. at this time like to ask chief to come down to present the badges to the handlers. >> on behalf of all the numbers about san francisco hardbound we are happy to give you badges to your canines indefinitely in appreciation for your efforts above going above and beyo

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fema discovered wasn't big enough ask didn't even tour. the state put the flood in perspective. >> we have residents impacted here and across the entire state for all the snowstorms january and february and even as far back as december. >> city officials seemed skeptical about getting help. >> the impact as far as the numbers, it is rather small. >> for now, they're focusing on more immediate situations. for now, it announced the swhelt about 200 residents being run by nonprofit homes first. one priority, residents' health. 15 people got food pies ong high with others complained of illnesses. >> we're lucky enough to have them on site every friday. then we can transport them immediately to a doctor's office or the hospital. >> we'red the state tour in this area is wrapping up for the day. it will continue tomorrow at one of the city's flooded mobile home parks. live in san jose. >> thank you. >> our investigative unit continues to expose what happened with this flood. we have received more e-mails that showed the water district had plans t

juntar fondos la oficina de manejo de la casa blanca quiere quitarle 14% a la guardia costera y a fema es final hasta que el congreso diga don que viene el dinero >>> segÚn algunos especialistas el costo aproximado para construir el muro fronterizo entre mÉxico y estados unidos podrÍa ser de 20 mil millones de dÓlares o quizÁs mas. el presupuesto para la construcciÓn del muro que enviarÁ el presidente trump al congreso federal a finales de este mes podrÍa afectar programas que se encarga a proteger seguridad nacional como fema. >>> tenemos que sacar o organizaciones que a hacen su trabajo y no se me hace gusto >>> mientras tanto el seÑor manuel nos dice que quisiera ver que el dinero del contribuyente se gaste en servicios que benefician a la comunidad y no en muros >>> gasta dinero, hagan un hospital aquÍ para los veteranos. >>> el presidente donald trump no sabÍa cÓmo iba a pagar el muro cuando lo prometiÓ >>> vÍctor hugo rodriguezs noticias telemundo. >>> las amenazas del gobierno federal de cortar fondos a las ciudades santuarios no han sido suficientes para muchas alcaldÍas que in

fema created a program that provided 30 families who lost their homes in that fire. fema now says they must leave by wednesday, next wednesday or start paying rent at market rate. for some units the cost will be $1200 a month. >> some guy came by and made us sign a letter that we pay rent or leave so kind of sucks. >> fema says it's main goal is to help fire victims return to long term housing so they can move on with their lives. >>> now to antioch where part of manzanit way is back open. they don't know where it came from. the environmental protection agency was called in to help clean it up. no shelter in place order was issued. this is the third time mercury contamination has been found in that area since december. >> some of the bay area's largest water district are now considering raising water rates for customers. >> despite all the rain we've had a price hike is necessary. >> phoenix lake in morin county a reservoir that's not only full but spilling over. that's a sight seldom seen the past few drought years. still the morin municipal water district is consid

the chamber worked on three bills including one requiring fema to report to congress on its plans for assisting those by a disaster. tomorrow in the house on a disapproval

and fema by 11%.e department of homeland security estimates at building a wall will cost nearly $22 billion and it takes more than three years to complete. present chart maintains that it will cost less and can be built more quickly. meghan mccain, i don't think it could be any more clear to any of us how important national security is to you. what do you think about this trade-off, at least in the draft proposal that says we will cut 12%, 14%, 11% in these very big free agencies for this trade-off? >> meghan: if i could come up with anything that i would want spending cut less, i don't like i could. it makes us more safe to create a border to give us more safe. i think they have to find the money someplace else, i thought mexico is going to pay for it. those of a campaign. but if they start taking money away from fema, there will be riots everywhere. >> brian: a couple of things, number one, we've heard him say it would cost 15 billion to do it. it's done. you can temporarily pay for things, but numb

and i would refer you back to fema on that. >> this is actually -- this is separate from fema. long-term part. >> okay. so i know that the budget that was just presented allowed for substantial funding for assistance, including disaster, refugee program funding and priority areas. i think at this point the budget process has just kicked off, and we will now, you know, begin the process of working with congress watching them draft a budget and talk about our priorities. the president will have a full budget out in may and so that will be an appropriate time to do that. but i would refer you back to the governor at this point and figure out where that stands in the process. cecilia. >> can you say today with certainty that paul manafort never tried to pressure or encourage the campaign to take on a more pro russia position on any issues? >> no that i'm aware of. i can't. but there's nothing that suggestions that that was the case. >> and from what you know about what he has said so far, are you -- is the white house viewing this in any way as vindication on the president's wireta

the big part of that typically comes from fema, the federal emergency management agency. earlier when the president met with his cabinet he said he talked to homeland security about fema being able to jump in and help if this storm was a lot worse than predicted. they deal with emergency needs, health needs, medical needs and things like that. they send in disaster teams as necessary. hopefully we won't get to that point, but this was president trump in his first local big weather emergency bringing in the local officials to try to make sure they were all on later mayor bowser said she was invited back to talk about how they operate and what happens when washington and the federal government and d.c. team up in emergencies like these, how do they make decisions that affect the entire region. so bottom line, they seem to be on the same page, the president thinks we're prepared for what may happen today and of course the aftermath. >> we shall see as the day wears on. tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. thank you. >>> if there is enough snow today, many of you could b

i think it's the wrong direction. >> stuart: michael brown, former fema director.g us. do remember, varney and company on the fox business network tomorrow, 9:00 a.m. eastern all the way until noon. that's it from me for now. "the five" is next. >> greg: i am greg gutfeld with kimberly guilfoyle, bob beckel, eric bolling, and dana perino, "the five" ." at a dinner with the press, the ambassador from afghanistan was asked about donald trump. he said he was warned to keep it short when talking to mr. trump because of his short attention span. when they did finally speak, he was delightfully shocked. donald trump asked three questions that president obama never did. one, how can you win and his fight against terror? two, what do you need

a political standpoint, if she wanted to talk about fema, you can do that.iate thing before a storm like, this our prayers are with those in the path of stella or whatever the storm is. not basically trying to put kind of a political play out there. even if her tweet was not meant to, you know, suggest president trump is going to do a bad job, the fact that she put it out there shows she's playing politics with it. >> ashley, i guess you don't like this tweet from donna brazile. >> absolutely not. how bad to wish a terrible disaster on the american people. she's undermining the hundreds of americans that work to provide public aid and safety, to keep the roads clear. she's taking a dig at them and the families. this is not a laughing matter and not something to be taken lightly. i'd like to remind you in 2016 was president obama couldn't be bothered from golfing, president trump and mike pence were in louisiana dealing with the flood that claimed 13 lives. that's the kind of presidency i'm glad we have. >> stuart: it seems a little witch that donna brazile p

fema and the federal government are ready to assist.hey are literally waiting by the phones and ready to go. everybody should listen to their state or local officials who will be providing regular storm updates. take that advice very seriously. this cabinet is here to serve and protect the american people. that's what we're doing. more so than anybody would understand. the folks in this room have done an amazing job, whether it's security or anything else. i want to thank general mattis, i want to thank -- who is now secretary mattis, general kelly, who is now secretary kelly. they've done outstanding work. you see what has happened. all you have to do is watch. big difference. unfortunately, not all of our cabinet members could join us. we have four empty seats, which is a terrible thing. because the senate democrats are continuing to obstruct the confirmation of our nominees for the department of labor, the department of agriculture, the director of national intelligence and the united states trade representatives. somebody that i wan

to be clear, the legislation does not require fema's national exercise program to focus exclusively on terrorist threats, but rather seeks to ensure that fema continues to develop exercises that are responsive to threats as they may emerge. the bill also requires the secretary of homeland security to carry out exercises related to terrorists threats domestically and abroad. h.r. 1302 was passed unanimously and approved by the homeland security committee earlier this month and the full house last -- in the last congress, july 2016. i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves his time. the gentlelady from arizona is recognized. ms. mcsally: mr. speaker, i have no other speakers. if the gentleman from california has no other speakers, i'm prepared close after the gentleman does. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. correa: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. madam speaker, 1302 is a commonsense legislatio

the president has been briefed by homeland security adviser and the acting fema administrator on femaations. he directed inner government staff to remain in contact with governors and mayors in the path of the storm. he directed as fema administrator to lean forward and be prepared to help states should they require federal assistance. we urge everyone to listen to state and local leaders and public safety officials to follow their warning and closure notice. they are the best source of information during that storm. with that, i'd be glad to take your questions. john? >> sean, come back to the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york who was asked to resign along with 45 other u.s. attorneys. the president seemed to indicate not too long ago he wanted him to stay on in that job and he was asked to resign like the others. he says he was fired on saturday when he refused to resign. did the president change his mind about keeping him on or was it only for a finite period of time? >> i'm going to refer you to the department of justice on that. this is a standard operating proc

coast guard or fema or t.s.a. is only going to make us less secure. need i say any more about these proposals to pay for some of these other things like a wall by slashing these kind of budgets? mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: thank you, mr. president. along with the presiding officer, i have the distinction of serving on the senate foreign relations committee, i'm the ranking democrat of that committee, and there are many areas of challenge for our national security. and we could talk about what we think is the greatest threat to the united states national security, and unfortunately, mr. president, there are a lot of candidates. one could certainly be china. china has been very provocative in the china seas. raising concern about maintaining maritime security, which is so critically important to world commerce, so clearly china could be a candidate. or north korea could be a candidate. you know in north korea, they have a nuclear capacity. we know that their go

. >> i have spoken with my homeland security advisor, the fema administrator, to make certain the federalvernment is providing assistance waiting by the phones. >> reporter: i don't have good snow day news, they do not have a snow day, and option to telework if that is possible. abby: i like the hat. clayton:millions of people will lose their health insurance. abby: the replacement plan taking its biggest challenge yet, the budget committee. clayton:ed henrynation's capita healthcare showdown lose lots of spin yesterday. >> reporter: this is a blow to president trump and house republican leaders in efforts to repeal and replace obamacare. the congressional budget office is the independent umpire but the numbers are not good as headline suggest, president trump is fighting back, listen to the numbers, 40 million people will be uninsured by 2018 if the bill moves forward, total number of uninsured am a 24 million by 2026 increase largely by lifting mandates from the obama administration, premiums increased by 15% to 20% but drop 10% under the current market value meaning preemies have been

they've applied to fema and oal for that money. they're hoping cal oaf can cover those costs. >> if i am somebody who is at the flee market and that's my business and i've lost all my inventory i'm essentially a small business that's been wiped out. >> now a lot of the homes in this neighborhood center are yellow tagged but we have seen some residents coming back in the last week or so cleaning up their apartments. one lady we saw was setting out some of our shoes and personal belongings to dry on the fence out here. but the small business administration is involved. some of the tourists are touring the affected neighborhoods today. there have been more than $6 million raised in private donations to help the flood victims and according to city representatives about a million of that has been issued to the sacred heart non profits to help flood victims and on sunday about $5,000 worth of checks were issued to help with rent relief and any other basic needs. back to you guys. >> and of course san jose city leaders were criticized for

fema quickly decided it wasn't big enough and didn't tour today.the state put the flood in perspective. >> we have residents impacted here, impacted across the entire state for all of the storms that have hit us through january and february and as far back as december. >> the reality is from the start and federal level, the number of people impacted is rather small. >> reporter: today the seven tree shelter with 200 residents is being run by nonprofit home first. one priority resident's health. 15 people got food poisoning recently while others complain of illnesses. >> we're lucky to have backpack medicine on site every friday. but then we can transport them immediately to the doctor's office or the hospital. >> i don't see any help. >> reporter: do you think you'll get any in. >> i guess. i hope so. >> reporter: the evaluation tour will continue tomorrow. one of san jose's flooded mobile home parks. no timetable yet on when a decision on the emergency funds will be made. live in san jose, robert handa, nbc bay area news. >>> now or investigative

fema will be visiting homes and businesses to try to get a better glimpse at the damage left behind. back good morning. >> fema and emergency services, both agencies in town to tour neighborhoods like rock springs, neighborhoods damaged by flooding from two weeks ago. they will continue today and tomorrow. the city of san jose's initial estimate is the flooding cost $23 million to public property. many residents complained they were not given enough. >> i felt the city did as much as they could. some people had a good idea the day before that there was going to be a flood. but they didn't november us. of. >> no question if we had more staff there would be more to do, better preparation. there's no question we could do better. >> the assistant city manager had to fill in. they were so short staffed the county had to assist with its own eoc workers. they have hired an eoc director who is to start next week. bob redell, today any bay. >>> go to nbcbayarea.com to watch the report on the coyote creek. >>> peninsula leaders are reportedly getting close to approving new restrictions to limi

fema are in san jose this week. they're supposed to be visiting homes and businesses in the affected areas today and tomorrow to assess the damage so they can determine what state and federal emergency funds san jose could get from all of this. the city has already submitted a preliminary report on the damage to santa clara county officials. that report estimates more than 500 homes in san jose were damaged by the flooding, with 140 of those homes sustaining major damage. as of sunday night, there were still about 180 people staying in a community shelter because they had nowhere else to go. the community has raised more than $6 million in private funds through the silicon valley foundation to help the flood victims. but san jose is also seeking state and federal emergency funds, which, again, is why representatives from the agencies will be getting a look at the damage and the flood aftermath for themselves later today. back out here live, this residential neighborhood is near felan and center. we don't see a lot o

the president has been briefed by his homeland security adviser in the acting fema administrator on storm preparations. he has directed his inner government of staff to remain in contact with governors and mayors in the path of the storm and directing femaed administrar to lean forward and help states should they require federal assistance. we enurge everyone to listen to state and local leader answer public safety officials to follow their warning and closure notice. they are the best source of information during that storm. with that i'm glad to take your questions. john? >> if i could come back to the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york preet bharar asked to resign along with 45 other u.s. attorneys. the president it seemed to indicate not too long ago that he wanted mr. bharara to stay on in that job, he was asked to, he was fired on saturday. did the president decide to keep him on or a finite period of time? >> i'll refer you to the department of justice. this is a standard operating procedure to ask for the resignation and a good chunk of them had already submitted

spending on the transportation security administration, tsa and fema would get slashed by $9 billion.e trump promise today build the southern wall and you have to have a way to pay for that. how would you expect things to change at tsa as a result of budget cut that is we are expecting to be announced this week? >> well, if those budget cuts were sustained, the challenge is what happens at the borders whether the wall is there or not and if, in fact, the wall was even built, the extension to the gulf of california on the west and gulf of mexico to the east is provinces where the coast guard is the principal law enforcement and national security agency to deal with what goes on there. at the moment, the coast guard, for example, is -- is intercepting at sea some 200 tons of drugs every year, 600 -- i'm sorry, 6,000 illegal my grants are collected at sea before they reach the borders. to take away the capability to make constructive progress in the very areas that you're looking to sustain makes little sense if you're cutting the agencies that are actually doing that. as it relates to n

guard's budget, $9.1 billion, and an 11% cut to the tsa budget, $7.6 billion, and an 11% cut to the fema budget, $6.7 billion, which funds the federal emergency response to tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes. critics say the cuts could weaken safeguards at airports and on our coastal borders while working to secure the southern border. those are the highlights. it's beautiful. was it a hard place to get to? (laughs) it wasn't too bad. with the chase mobile app, jimmy chin can master depositing his hard earned checks in a snap. easy to use chase technology for whatever you're trying to master. from a facebook friend might have you wondering, can you still be friends? will their politics force a change in status? soledad: facebook and google were roundly criticized for fake news reports on their sites that were shared during the election cycle by many of their 2 billion users. a pew research center survey found one in four americans sharing fake news stories via social media. facebook has gone live with a new flagging system that tags fake news stories with the label "disputed." users

guard's budget, $9.1 billion, and an 11% cut to the tsa budget, $7.6 billion, and an 11% cut to the fema budget, $6.7 billion, which funds the federal emergency response to tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes. critics say the cuts could weaken safeguards at airports and on our coastal borders wle working to secure the southern border. those are the highlights. from a facebook friend might have you wondering, can you still be friends? will their politics force a change in status? soledad: facebook and google were roundly criticized for fake news reports on their sites that were shared during the election cycle by many of their 2 billion users. a pew research center survey found one in four americans sharing fake news stories via social media. facebook has gone live with a new flagging system that tags fake news stories with the label "disputed." users flagging articles click the upper right-hand corner of a post. those articles will be sent to a third-party fact-checking organization, and if the article fails the test, it's flagged but not removed. users will get linked to websites tha

fema's estimates, however, fall alarmingly short, we have discovered, for coastal communities like rhode island's as the fema studies rely on outdated data and incomplete models, which means that people along america's coast relying on these models can be lulled into a false sense of comfort if their home falls outside one of fema's high-risk zones but in actuality is in harm's way. so rhode island officials are out right now trying to educate everyone living and working along our state's coast about the flooding dangers that are fueled by climate change. it's not just state officials. insurance and mortgage companies are starting to take these changes into account, and even the government-backed mortgage giant freddie mac is girding for broad housing losses from climate-driven flooding. let me quote them. the economic losses and social disruption may happen gradually, freddie mac says on its website. but they're likely to be greater in total than those experienced in the housing crisis and great recession. think about that. that's a pretty serious business if you're saying that the hous

the city said the scale of this disaster does not meet fema ps threshold. san jose's deputy city manager does not expect cal oes to come anywhere near covering the entire $50 million damage estimate. >> i think it would be a difficult case for us to get the amount of money we requested. i feel we're getting good cooperation, collaboration with the folks on the ground. they're understanding what's going on. but they also have rules and regulations that they have to follow and that puts us at a disadvantage because it doesn't quite take into account that even though this is a relatively few numbers, h many people were really affected by this. >> i'm so frustrated because i'm 70 years old woman, and to face -- to face with that flood disaster is terrible, horrible. >> reporter: cal oes is expected [ inaudible ] >> new information this morning, i'll tell you all about it coming up in business and tech. >> and we are seeing a mix of sun and clouds. look at this shot overlook being mt. diablo. 55 degrees now. there is a system sitting off the pacific northwest th

fema and the federal government are ready to assist.hey are literally waiting by the phones and ready to go. everyone should listen to their state or local officials who will be providing regular storm updates. take that advice very seriously. this cabinet is here to serve and protect the american people and that's what we're doing. even more so than anybody would understand. folks in this room have done an amazing job, whether it's security or anything else. i want to thank general mattis. i want to thank -- who is now secretary mattis. i want to thank general kelly who is now secretary kelly. they have done outstanding work. you see what's happening, all you have to do is just watch, big difference. unfortunately not all of our cabinet members could join us. we have four empty seats, which is a terrible thing, because the senate democrats are continuing to obstruct the confirmation of our nominees who are at the department of labor, the department of agriculture, the director of national intelligence, and the united states trade repre

now, as you said, later today, fema and state officials plan to tour the affected areas.hey did it yesterday. today is day 2 for them. about 200 structures still cannot be entered two weeks after the flood. also, want to mention the governor did ask for federal money to help the victims out. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> roberta has the forecast. >> i had my own international women's day last night. >> you spoke to women. >> they invited me. it was the women's guild of st. raymond's catholic church in dublin. this is them. look at the clock on the wall. what time is it? >> it's hard to see but i'm sure it was late. >> i think it was 8:25 at that time. it was such an enjoyable night, i didn't want to leave. they asked all about kpix 5 and what we do to go out in the community and support the community as they do themselves. love my evening with the women. good morning to all of you and good morning to you. this is our live weather camera looking towards sfo where we have a little finger of fog working its way into the peninsula this morning. visibility down t

. >> i've spoken with my homeland security advisor who has spoken with the acting fema manager to make sure the federal government is ready to provide assistance to the states. >> and indeed it is. the nor easter making its way from the nation's capital all the way to maine. >> all the cars that are coming up piling up. boom. they hit each other and they hit me too. >> meantime travelers are facing long waits and delays and cancellations at airports across the country this morning. >> it's still wintertime. absolutely. so you know it's no surprise. >> reporter: now snowfall is expected throughout the morning with the winter warning in effect until 2:00 p.m. here in the district. >> and lauren, i know you said some of the schools are going to be closed, maybe all of them in that area particularly. what about offices? are a lot of offices closing down to get fewer people on the roads. >> reporter: yeah well in maryland and officials and believe it or not d. c. schools on a two hour delay. >> before you go. what about the cherry blossoms. i love them. how are they affected. >> dave, we ar

whenever they deployed, they deploy with four of these fema certified search teams. so they put great value in this resource. it takes those teams 40-72 hours to reach us to assist us. having this valuable resource here at home will help to about trapped victims of better chance of survival after earthquake or incident. closing my thank you for knowledge in our efforts today. certainly i cannot discern the today's beginning of the canine gradual further the pride, help our handlers for the hard work and accomplishment. thank you very much. >> i like to take a quick moment to thank capt. peter gross for the work he's done to get the program off and running to get the program where we are and i can't thank you enough for what he's done and the members themselves for the commitment been shown to this program. at this time like to ask chief to come down to present the badges to the handlers. >> on behalf of all the numbers about san francisco hardbound we are happy to give you badges to your canines indefinitely in appreciation for your efforts above going above and beyo

today, fema and state workers will tour the areas. this is day two for them.00 structures still cannot be entered two weeks after the flood. the governor has asked for federal money to help these victims. live in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> a horse is doing just fine this morning after a dramatic rescue in the santa cruz mountains. take a look at this. the animal was stuck in a stream near empire grade yesterday a mile off trail. the horse ended up chest deep in mud. rescuers were able to divert some of the water then firm up the sand to free the horse. >> aww, poor horse. we're glad the horse is doing okay, though. >> of course. >> of course. >> i would love to see the horse now. now that they got it all cleaned up. >> looks better. >>> i had my own international women's day last night. >> okay. >> i did. went out and visited the women of the women's guild of saint raymond's in dublin and wanted to give them a big shoutout this morning perhaps give you a look at them. say hello to all of them. they were asking all about you and you and roqui and, um,

that was a huge shock to find out my homeowners insurance didn't cover anything and fema doesn't cover anything. so that's all out of pocket. >> everything is ruined. >> reporter: his sister lost everything, as well. >> their house is like an island. three feet of water all around. >> reporter: the nonprofit sacred heart organization began cutting checks from donors to victims so they can replace belongings. priority is being given to those in shelters in unlivable homes. >> i'm hoping they will learn from this. she believes what this doesn't cover will be the responsibility of the city. >> the city has responsibility. i think the water district has responsibility. >> reporter: meanwhile, thousands of volunteers continue to help with the clean- up effort. more than $6 million has been donated to flood victims to cover their belongings. in san jose, maria medina, kpix 5. >>> the santa clara water district plans to spend $22 million on coyote creek improvements to prevent it from flooding again. it's money they have had for the last 15 years. the project stalled a few years ago. >>> the

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