fema is not first responder. fema should not be primary and only responder. my job to work directly with governors to understand what the response and recovery goals or preparedness goals, mitigation goals are, organize our resources to help that governor achieve those goals. and in texas i do believe that is the model that was played out. that is the model we should be seeking for. the problem particularly is what is complex is housing. as i said i would like to lay out a new vision for housing but it would require granting authorities being given to me to help, from the congress to reorganize. for example, we're not housing experts. we're literally good at doing emergency housing provisions. we're good at sheltering. we're good at blue tarp missions with the army corps of engineers. we're good at transition shelter authority. we put 4.7 million people in hotels, excuse me, 4.7 million nights in hotels has been coordinate the to this point t would take a person over, like 12,000 years to stay in hotel that many nights. let us identify what we're good at. giv

fema is not the enemy. fema, what is your position, would you support an extension of the stafford act language so that it is not only bringing resilience to those things that are considered emergency, which is defined as our water communications and education, but would also extend to other public assistance progress -- projects such as roads and public housing? >> we do fix roads -- >> an amendment to the stafford act which would provide embedding resilience. the resilience you are now going to bring to areas such as power, water, and communications, does not extend to roads and public housing. would you be in favor and support an amendment that addresses the stafford act? >> i am all for resilience. i want to reduce the job, we need to reduce feed at -- fema out of a job. i believe before 420 program, something on the table with the governor, allows for more alternative projects and resilience projects to be built in. the stafford act may allow us to do that. that is a conversation we can have off-line.

just not happening in fema. how did this woman get this huge contract that she couldn't keep, fortunately. we had someone that took it. but how did that happen? >> so there was never through the federal awarded procurement systems that we use government-wide, particularly fema as well, never an alert on the background that this company was not able to perform. to meet ramifications of a contract. let me back up to talk about the magnitude as well when it comes to procurement and contracts. going into 2017 hurricane, we had mres, blue tarps, plastic sheeting, whatever. we had additional contracts to cover the entire country if california to the virgin islands. out of the nearly 2,000 contacts we had, only 3 were cancelled. tribute being one of them. but there was no alert process that went through that said stay way from this company. now of the two companies that defaulted on three contract, two of them no tax-paying dollars went out to. you're correct we spent $225,000 on 50,000 meals that were delivered. not p

fema is not a first responder. fema should not be the primary and only responder. my job is to work to understand what the response and recovery goals or preparedness goals are. organize our resources to help that governor achieve those goals and in texas i do believe that that's the model that was played out and that's the model we should be seeking for. the problem is housing. it would require granting authority from the congress to reorganize. for example, we're not housing experts. we're good at doing emergency housing provisions, we're good at sheltering. blue tarp missions with the army corps of engineers. we put nearly 4.7 million people in hotels 4.7 million nights in hotels has been coordinated to this point. it would take a person 12,000 years to stay in hotels that many nights. give the governors more granting authority to handle the difficult housing issues and then clearly design the hand off between fema and the partnering agencies. streamline what we're responsible for and how we should work together and in some cases the disaster survivor may get 15

according to fema and the u.s. army corps of engineers, this has been the biggest mission to restore in this agency's history. puerto ricans at themselves, what is taking so long? one of my biggest questions will be, how much more resources will many to finish the job? finishg will it take to the last line of help in the center of the island? we still have a lot of towns with less than 40% power. both things are currently under discussion. the restoration should be done by the end of march. we are not talking about having a reliable system. we are talking about the level of destruction defying everyone's expectation. my biggest concern will be here. any part of america spending months with the utilities down, what could happen? you would have a lot of people angry waiting for that kind of response. i think the people of puerto rico are being very patient waiting to receive that kind of help. we know that our ancient infrastructure was in a bad shape before the hurricane. that is the reason i think all members of th

whether fema is announcing a warning over the national alert system.what does that mean for a state? what actions are they asking them to do a? what action is fema doing on behalf of the state and how do we interact and get that down to the level. as the state director and caught in the middle of the federal government and i'm talking about a major catastrophic event. how do you meld those worlds together to save time and get a clear concise message to everyone that is a active so they can take pride that measures to save themselves and their families and their community. >> thank you. again our witnesses are welcome to comment but cybersecurity remains one of the risk to rhode island and most other states. and given the challenges associated with it how with targeting emergency management systems and warning systems affect your ability or the agent's ability to operate? >> i think it's everyone's worst nightmare that we could not use these systems will rely on every day. the cell phone, everyone has one. how we communicate and the question that i've b

renee: can you describe the impact of not having fema help?he says for him, it feels like it will be the same because there are other people who are much worse than him and have gotten aid and they are still not fully recovered and there in a worse state. economically.rt saying he spent many of his savings recovering. doing the work himself. renee: we go around the corner and me an immigrant from el salvador who moved back into her house not long after it suffered heavy flooding from harvey. she lives there with her husband, to relatives, and her children. her daughter has special needs. joslin said fema helped pay for hotel room but the family had to move back into the house before it was repaired. we then came back to the house the way it was. much of an kept getting sick a lot because my baby girl suffers from asthma and her lungs do not work optimally. my eight-year-old son also has asthma. i had to bring them to the doctor very often. even gave me letters to take the fema because he says our house was not livable. i spoke with fema and th

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i serve on fema's ipaus subcommittee of the nac. on behalf of save the children thank you for this opportunity to really highlight the needs of children and the lessons learned across all three disasters. i would be remiss if i didn't thank ranking member thompson, congressman donovan, congressman payne for your leadership in introducing and helping pass the homeland security act for children through the house. this legislation will go a long way to help children had emergencies and hopefully fill some of the fans i will highlight today. so save the children has been working more than 100 years to support children in crises and emergencies in the u.s. and around the world, through our on the groundwork, during the three hurricanes, we have identified critical gaps. we keep seeing these gaps again and again in emergencies. and we seek to partner with confess to help really close these gaps to better support children. the three hurricanes as we heard had a massive impact on infrastructure but it had a massive, even greater impact on c

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people did not want the military food that fema was distributing.t of people tried it decided to just go back to things they were able to get in those days. amy: when we went to puerto rico right after the storm, we stayed in this dark house in san juan with no electricity, right next hotel, it was a little bed and breakfast. completely solar powered. amazing. and then all of the neighbors were saying, hey, we want to get solarsolar power -- a power, too. i want to ask naomi, about 80% is from fossil fuels imported, no domestic supply of well, gas, and coal, all of these fuels imported as well as i missed entirely puerto rico is reliant on food imports, despite what you are both describing right here. we wrap up, and i want to ask you both this question, do you see a completely new grid being discussed? instead we're hearing talk of privatization, which, frankly, is linked to this crypto currency mania also because if you are thinking about relocating your business to puerto rico, you want to make sure you have access to your data, which is intimate

that is fema in the immediate rescue. i want to put it in that term. rushing in, dealing with the immediate rescue, folks on the ground coming in, shelters. then long-term recovery. which is what i'm seeing in northeast houston, cashmere gardens, and a number of other pockets of my community. people are still suffering. what is your thought about that? that would be really on the second phase of where the governor is now. people are in hotels. they need housing. people's housing are still in bad condition. what do you think about structuring along with some amendments on the staff, i realize that, but that there is a bifurcation so we know when we are in the federal long-term recovery period. >> well we can't agree more it isn't happening fast enough. what administrator long said earlier about grant with the state, i think it has potential to make things go more quickly with one caveat, which is it would have to free the state up from all of the compliance issues that are 2 cfr and other stafford act requirements. and you know this congresswoman, but w

. >> reporter: johnson's family received $5,000 from fema. it was enough to fix their roof and cars so they could drive to work. do you think people realize that it's still this bad? >> i think people have forgotten about it. >> reporter: fema has paid $13.1 billion to survivors of harvey. have you ever responded to anything like that? >> there has been nothing like this. that's what makes this event so complex. >> reporter: fema says it can only do so much. for families without flood insurance, it will take years to rebuild. >> you're looking at a government entity to try to make you whoacialg it's going to be a strong-- long, drawn-out recovery. >> a special soup, mexican soup. >> reporter: petra cervantes can't afford flood insurance. she slept in a tent for three months after harvey, and still uses her hose to wash dishes. how long have you been cooking out here? >> oh, since harvey. >> reporter: do you think your house will be ready before the next hurricane season? >> mayba-- maybe by july. >> reporter: by july. do you think the rest of

walmart officials had passed on their urgent request for fuel to fema. according to "the washington post," the emergency agency did nothing for days. it's unclear how much food was lost or if ultimately fema did send the fuel. it'ot agcy's handlingf the ofhat rricane. host: narrator: 20 million people live here at the mouth of the yangtze river, in shanghai, the city that is the pulse of china's economy. ♪ music david sutton: this is the most dynamic place i've ever lived. and it could be the model for the world or it could be a disaster. narrator: shanghai is to china what new york is to america. a symbol of success and a warning about the price that may have to be paid. professor geoffrey heal: china isn't just an economic super power these days, it's a green house gas super power too. china has now overtaken the u.s. as the principle producer

fema? fema? >> a and he goes no. and she just goes oh.t that desperation is just -- and here is the thing. when we talk about tourism in puerto rico that is important. i was talking to my friend jeffrey wright and he's down there in puerto rico and i said what are you doing down there? he said i'm taking my hard earnearn dollars and going on -- >> and is that what everybody should do. go on vacation. >> you are americans and you don't need your passport and use u.s. dollars. it is a beautiful island. >> there are communities. and samantha bee made a t-shirt company on the island to invest. and when reporters do coverage, hopefully local talent could be employed to provide opportunities and skillsets. to we have talent and opportunities and experience and we would hope the opportunities are created. >> ramon, tell us what we can do? >> i think supporting again like organizations like hard 911 and "today" i'm brave. we went down there and shot a documentary highlighting this apresent is program where we are working with locals and teaching

no puedo estar conforme con el trabajo del cuerpo de ingenieros ni fema.idades locales, como el de chicago que estarÁ con nosotros este fin de semana. esta historia se repite en muchos municipios de la isla, lo que contrasta con los datos oficiales del gobierno que revelan que 93% de la poblaciÓn tiene energÍa elÉctrica, 98% tiene agua y 98% de las comunicaciones funcionan. con la nueva Época de huracanesa la vista, indican que estÁn revisando los protocolos de respuesta, pero indicÓ que marÍa dejÓ en evidencia el trato desigual de el gobierno hacia la isla. patricia: en medio de las quejas por la falta de electricidad en algunas zonas, la autoridad de energÍa elÉctrica de puerto rico anunciÓ la designación de un nuevo director ejecutivo. la meta es restablecer el 90% del servicio. enrique: votÓ por unanimidad a permitir que el pÚblico tenga acceso a los vÍdeos grabados por las cÁmaras corporales de los oficiales y de las patrullas. el material estarÁ disponible al pÚblico 45 dÍas despuÉs de la grabaciÓn y dijo que la medida es un paso importante para obte

. >> johnson's family received $5,000 from fema. their roof, and cars so they could drive to work. >> do you think people realize it is still this bad? >> i think people have forgotten about it. >> fema paid $13.1 billion to survivors of harvey. >> have you ever responded to anything like that? >> there has been nothing like this. makes this complex. >> fema says it can only do so much. for families without flood insurance it will take years to rebuild. >> you are looking at a government entity to try to make you whole. it's going to be a strong, long, drawn out recovery. >> special mexican soup. >> this woman can't afford flood insurance. she slept in a tent for three months after harvey, and still uses her hose to wash dishes. >> how long have you been cooking out here? >> ooh, since harvey. >> do you think your house will be ready before the next ho hurricane season? >> maybe by july. >> do you think the rest of the country realizes how bad it is six months after? >> no. no. >> what do you want them to know? >> we need help. texa

president donald trump, vice president pence, members of the cabinet and fema administrator law showed their commitment to texas before it made landfall. they continued it show commitment to the state today. congress deserves her deepest gratitude. within days of harvey's dissipation and permit texans had only begun to understand the magnitude of devastation could congress to quickly for needed financial assistance to quickly begin the rebuilding process. the hardware continue to the passage of additional appropriation bills that would help recover and rebuild. i would be a proud texan if i didn't pay particular things to chairman mccall, congresswoman jackson lee in the entire texas delegation have been true champions for their constituents and for all texans. thank you. next, but missionary couple lessons we have learned. the first lesson is a disaster recovery could be substantially improved by drastically cutting regulations and red tape at all levels of government. when it comes to disaster response, we must be outcome focused, not process oriented. rest assured texas has done his

. >> estamos aquÍ porque 62% de las aplicaciones de los puertorriqueÑos han sido denegadas por fema,trabajadores y unos 200 mil huyeron. >> ahora vamos con la sÚplica que grabÓ una escort venezolana desesperada por salvar su vida, el asesino no tuvo piedad, el cuerpo de la joven apareciÓ despuÉs, las autoridades narcoÁ este clima. >> sabÍa que su vida estaba en peligro que sus verdugos podrÍan asesinarla despuÉs de la golpiza que le dieron. >> me dieron como diez puntadas en la cabeza y el brazo lo tengo fracturado. >> kevin segÚn una hipÓtesis le habla abrÍan gonzÁlez, con quien sostuvo una relaciÓn amorosa que ella terminÓ le pide en el video que le de tiempo para irse. >> espÉrate que se me pase un poquito para movilizarme. >> la joven se anunciaba en internet zona de divas pero las suplicas grabadas en octubre pasado no funcionaron, en febrero la encontraron sin vida con huellas de violaciÓn, torturas y con el rostro quemado, no fue la Única, karen tambiÉn fue asesinada en un hotel, el presunto homicida es el mismo gonzÁlez, una compaÑera de las dos jÓvenes por telÉfono y bajo an

she went from shelter to motel to a fema trailer. she knows other residents still in single rooms or their cars. their homes did not burn. they may be uninhabitable. they are not gone. insurance varies among owners.>>> i have a 91-year-old disabled neighbor paying $1000 a month for a place he cannot live in. and he cannot cash out of.. some of the elderly have become -- begun protesting. holding signs with messages like senior lives matter. cynthia heard about journeys in and is donating first proceeds of her $20 poetry book to the part survivors who are struggling. it is titled hope arises. rediscovering beauty after the fires.>> these are our parents and grandparents. we need to protect them.>> reporter: the site will be redeveloped not as a mobile home park but to include affordable senior housing. former residents wonder will it be affordable enough. >>> thank you for joining us on this monday night.>> have a good night. we will be back tomorrow with more. you will be there bright and early in the morning beginning at 4 am. ♪ ♪ h

and fema approved individual assistance reached nearly $142 million in the first week and a half.illion approved for puerto rico. in a statement to politico, brock long said we provided puerto rico the same if not more support as we have for all presidentially declared disasters across the nation but an optimal response cannot rely on fema's efforts alone. >>> let's get a check on your weather now with bill karins. you are tracking some storms in the south particularly in texas. >> yeah, san antonio, 2 inches of rain in the last three hours. flash flood warnings have been issued and new thunderstorms are about to move in. 32 million people are at risk of flash flooding from west virginia, social ohio riguthern through houston. and the maroon colors is where we have the flash flood warnings. and you can see this strip of rain just extends up from dallas/ft. worth, little rock and now heading up into the southern ohio valley. here is the wos ofrst of it. this is austin with an active line of thunderstorms to the south. these are the cloud to ground lightning strikes. san antonio, no

she went from shelter to motel to a fema trailer.n single rooms or their cars. their homes did not burn. they might be uninhabitable but they are not gone. insurance varies among owners.>>> i have a 91-year-old disabled neighbor paying $1000 a month for a place he cannot live in. and cannot cash out of. it is something that i feel passionately about. the man should've gotten a trailer before me.>> reporter: some the locked out italy have become -- begun processing. loading signs with messages like senior lives matter.>>> our pictures are not found anywhere. that is not my bid or my chair.>> reporter: she heard about journeys in and is donating first proceeds of her $20 poetry book to the park survivor struggling. titled hope rises. rediscovering beauty after the fires.>>> these are our parents and grandparents. we need to protect them. it is a community thing. not just a government thing.>>>>> reporter: for all who survived at the senior park it is an adjustment to know their community is never coming back. affordable senior housing

. >> fema sigue ayudando en extensiones. yo sÉ que cada caso es diferente. ahora parece distante para ellos. en nueva york, blanca rosa vilches, univisiÓn. jorge: increÍble que seis meses despuÉs los efectos de marÍa se sientan y que nadie quiera irse de su casa. todo esta gente tuvo que irse de su casa. ilia: la gente estÁ mal en su casa y tambiÉn en este refugio. no pudieron quedarse a reconstruir su isla. jorge: exactamente. con esos --ellos nos vamos. buenas noches. ilia: buenas noches. locutor: ahora estÁ usted bien informado. "noticiero univisiÓn", tu gente, tu voz. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Úrsula: [grita] ernestina: [llora] ya me lo mataron. me mataron a mi hija. ya me la mataron. gaspar: tienes que estar bien, tienes que estar bien. enfermera: lo están esperando. valenzuela: gracias. ernestina: ahí está el doctor. gaspar: ¿doctor valenzuela? valenzuela: sí, señor. gaspar: nos informaron que usted está atendiendo a nuestra hija. valenzuela: sí, así es. ernestina: por favor, dígame cómo está mi hija. tovar:

sometimes fema claims can take 10 years to be completed. the rem fire many years ago now is still being reimbursed to this day. we have to face a budget problem in our current fiscal year. this is not additional funds. it is a transfer from salaries and training savings into the overtime budget line. so this $1.2 million represents that need. >> it is going to be years before the check is in the mail? >> that's correct. likely. unknown but likely. >> the action you need from us to approve this so you can go to the board of supervisors? >> that's correct. >> you can ask for questions. >> i didn't know we did that. that is good to know. the board of supervisor board bs know this is place for fires. >> they will not be surprised. >> the purpose is so they are not surprised. they were aware of the mutual aid? we had to do this by a certain time so they are not surprised. >> we are not going to exceed the overtime budget as a result of this at this time. the chief has been reported on over time to date. the numbers look very good. as we approach

chained and shackle and all going to fema camps where there's 1.5 million people already there. there was a character at santa rosa city council and gave a statement the fires would begin in california after the full moon. and i am now telling you it's been commanded from on high the first of two earthquakes will be felt within the breadth of full moon and make feel 1989 feel like a walk in the park and one will take down the bay bridge. with the most powerful people and country in the planet run by lawyers. i say we reach higher and start acting like americans instead of taking everything and reacting to everything. people are not thinking or looking things up. the fbi person said they'll know when they look it up. we've been lied to about everything especially about our power and why is it we've not been told and not been sufficiently bold to strike the system into submission. why are we submitting when they're just leeches and parasites and we are all the power. we are the power of the ports, of the students, of the truckers, of the farm workers of everything. have we forgott

officials say fema never responded.ongressional democrats sent a letter today to the house oversight chairman requesting he subpoena homeland security to produce documents related to the hurricane response. fema says nearly half of the 1,800 generators given out are still in use today. >> the bad news is it was tragic, okay? the good news is we had a chance to build it back the right way. >> how long will you guys be here? >> as long as it takes. five to ten years is not outside the realm of the possible. >> more than 100,000 people on the island are still without power. >>> santa clara county judge aaron persky is taking another step to try to stop the recall effort against him. lawyers for persky appealed before the -- appealered, rathe bfore the appeals court in santa fe. they argue that since persky is a state officer, the secretary of state's office, not the santa clara registrar's office, should hve jurisdiction. recall organizers say persky is just stalling. >> we feel that judge persky's intention is to confuse

officials say fema never responded.congressional democrats sent a letter today to the house oversight chairman requesting he subpoena homeland security to produce documents related to the hurricane response. fema says nearly half of the 1,800 generators given out are still in use today. >> the bad news is it was tragic, okay? the good news is we had a chance to build it back the right way. >> how long will you guys be here? >> as long as it takes. five to ten years is not outside the realm of the possible. >> more than 100,000 people on the island are still without power. >>> santa clara county judge aaron persky is taking another step to try to stop the recall effort against him. lawyers for persky appealed before the -- appealered, rathe bfore the appeals court in santa fe. they argue that since persky is a state officer, the secretary of state's office, not the santa clara registrar's office, should hve jurisdiction. recall organizers say persky is just stalling. >> we feel that judge persky's intention is to confuse

he says the problem isn't fema funding.ld have acted with more urgency and taken charge of the utility company. immediately firing those who weren't doing their jobs. reporter: on tuesday, the governor appointed a new head of preppa, the power utility widely blamed for failing infrastructure. 5,000 businesses are closed and expected to never reopen. johnny ramos, president of a manufacturing company says time is running out. >> i cannot sit down and wait for the government. i have to move. rick: u.s. treasury secretary steve mnuchin met with puerto rico's governor to discuss terms for a $2 billion loan that they did secure, but important to remember in all of this that puerto ricoians are u.s. citizens, they pay federal taxes and six months later, obviously frustration on the island. rick? rick: bryan llenas, thank you very much. reporter: of course. rick: they punched their ticket to the final four, and chicago's loyola ramblers are hoping the team's secret weapon can give them another fantastic finish. are they going to m

the first item number 3 is a fiscal year 16 fema grant in the amount of $786,000 for the purchase of equipment, the purchase of thermal images for all department fire engines and for stress unit resource and our stress unit assist members with mental health issues. that is the first grant. the second grant is a fiscal year 16 fema fire prevention safety grant for the funding for resources in the amount of $215,000 for resources for the department's youth fire center prevention intervention program under our bureau fire prevention. the program identifies, educates, prefers youth at risk for fire-setting behavior. this grant funds one position to be dedicated full time to this program. i'm happy to answer any questions on that. >> thank you, supervisor fewer has a question. >> yes, thank you, very much. how many youth do you actually interact with in this program? >> so it's kind of a joint project. we work closely with police department, district attorney office and school department. i can get formal stats. we work closely to outreach with schools. >> it's just outreach to identify?

. >> fema is still sending aid to puerto rico but the recovery is slow. today in washington, d.c.rally right in front of fema's offices with protesters demanding action and aid for puerto rico. >>> the time is 7:52. a new report is out that ranks all 30 major league ballparks. coming up at 8:00, we will show you where at&t park and the coliseum are on the list. >>> plus, avoiding a high-speed chase without giving up the chase. coming up, more on a new crime fighting tool that officials are looking at closely in berkeley. >> welcome back to mornings on 2. it is 7:55. nasa scientists say there is a good chance that an astroid could hit the ups. but don't worry just yet. it could probably hit us in the year 2135. that gives scientists plenty of time to figure out how to keep earth safe. nasa is looking for ways to reroute the astroid if possible. that includes steering it away from earth. another possible, detonating a nuclear de voice that would push the astroid away. scientists put the odds of an actual collision at 1 to 2700. even if it turns out to not be a real threat, it is a g

now i want to turn this over to fema director rick flynn for a further update on the state and local responses. rick. >> thank you, governor and good morning. again, governor wolf is heavily engaged in what we do and always is in keeping in contact. one of things we did in preparation for this storm is start at 10:00 yesterday morning and activated a coordination center. that gave us time to do the plaining efforts and coordination efforts with all of the counties affected. as the governor pointed out, our significant concern has been those folks that are still in a disaster survivor mode, if you will, because they've had no power. and that is obviously up in the northeast and specifically in pike county. we've been working very closely with them. as the governor mentioned, plenty of resources, in fact our management team support there functioning right now working with the counts ties and working to help disaster survivors. but the comwealth center activated yesterday the penndot area command came in also at the same time. then we activated the full comwealth response coordination c

many of them are now living at the seminole county fairgrounds in rv's owned by fema. others are now living in their cars because their homes were burned in the fire -- word burned in the fire but they still aren't allowed on the property. >> there's no space to move them. a lot of the them are too old. they can't be moved. so the poor people there are between a rock and a hard place. >> i have a neighbor who's still paying $8000 a month. so it's something that i feel passionate about. >> there are plans to build affordable housing at the mobile home site but many of the people who live there are retired and say they won't be able to afford it on their fixed income. people living at the for -- fairgrounds have a time limit to live there. >>> businesses are still ingesting having fewer people in the neighborhood, which means for your company -- customers. >> reporter: dinner crowds are not what they used to be. >> wiis to have a lot of customers who would come and have dinner. >> reporter: several small food shops are hurting. >> since my business depends on delivery --

he says the problem is in fema funding. >> the governor should have acted with more urgency.e taken charge of the utility company. immediately firing those who weren't doing their jobs. >> on tuesday the governor appointed a new head of the bankrupt government on power utility widely blamed for the islands feeling electric infrastructure. 5,000 businesses are now closed and expecting to never reopen. johnny ramos, president of a manufacturing company, says time is running out. >> i cannot sit down and wait for the government. i have to move. >> compounding the crises, puerto rico is bankrupt. tomorrow treasury secretary steve mnuchin will be to the governor here in old san juan to secure the terms for a $2 billion deal. he says he wants to enter taxpayer's interests are met. bret? >> bret: bryan llenas and puerto rico. thank you. up next, terrorist stage or holiday bombing in afghanistan with deadly results. we will have that story and more here on fox. ♪ are defined by the things we share. and the ones we love. who never stop wondering what we'll do or where we'll go next. w

they propose something similar to what homeland security turned into, take fema and add the coast guard, border patrol, other key government agencies that overlap and function and place them to deal with non-state actors in smaller threats. if congress took another look at that, took a look at the smaller approach to this or whether it should be restructured, that would be a good first step. host: cliff is calling on the independent line from maryland. good morning. caller: good morning, c-span. thanks for c-span. the caller from nevada brushed on the tip of the iceberg in my opinion. , thef these institutions department of homeland security, the tsa, and the resulting act,lation, the patriot all of the should be repealed. the invasion of the middle east was based on lies. in the biggest lie of all was 9/11, thank you. one issue that he brings ,p that is worth pointing out the government overreacted to 9/11. i'm not saying 9/11 was not a tragedy, or that it was not worth reacting to. but what we have seen over the last years is the scaling back of a lot of decisions that policymakers ma

last tuesday 71 year-old claire allen was killed in the house fire on that same street fema gave firea install 30,000 smoke alarms, all throughout the city. at 6:00 more than 200 the full prom dress shopping experience. >> "eyewitness news" at the pal center at 17th and brown law firm of coast even, hosted a boutique there they received a chance to buy the perfect, dress, as well as, shoes, and accessories even learn make up application techniques all at no cost. >> i want them to feel good about themselves, and just, something as small as, a nice can chang day their night and make them feel really special. that is what do especially on sp this. >> they look great excited. more than a helped out the young event. >> fantastic. kate bilo here with your update on this impending storm. >> yes, things will start to get downhill very quickly once precipitation gets in it will in the go anywhere until this time tomorrow things may windund four or 5:00 depending where you are tomorrow but could linger longer. lets take you right into what to expect we will start off is ominous in bethlehem wh

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she claims she doesn't qualify for fema dollars because her home is in, quote, "living condition." after maria hit we found roads caked with debris. families forced to make a white-knuckle crossing with only a wire to hold onto. this bridge has now completely collapsed. today, we found a new bridge being built, a sign of recovery. and in the air, the army corps of engineers flying helicopters, lifting power poles across the countryside, and dropping workers on them, trying to restore power to towns like morovis. >> it's the biggest challenge ever as far as devastation to an electrical grid system in the united states. >> reporter: in san juan, life starting to return to normal. tourism slowly coming back, but for maribel and others, the recovery continues. maria caused more than $100 billion in damage, and more than 130,000 people have left this island since. tom? >> eva, thank you. and much more on the ongoing issues in puerto rico tuesday on "good morning america." >>> we turn to the weather. snow in high plains. and storms in the south. in tennessee, powerful thunderstorms. wint

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we need to reform fema and structure fema and the rescue part and recovery part and we need answers and my constituents need answers now regarding the many, many denials that have stopped them from proceeding with their life. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? permission to address the house the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. paulsen: i rise today to congratulate the hockey team on winning the minnesota state championship, first one in school history. win came under alexandria. orono took the lead in the first but the advantage was very short lived. they came back and tied it up. despite outshooting the orono made the winning shot all that more exciting. madam speaker, the student athletes brought home more than just a statewide trophy. they set the example for their classmates because of their work in the classroom and managing other activities. congratulations to the coaches, the players and the parents and ll the fans of the boys' orono hockey team. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lay

the house homeland security committee is considering reducing regulations and whether fema should become a