fema. -- worked for fema. i was in in florida -- and land in florida --inland in florida. i am between tampa and florida -- orlando and i was surprised to see in a wooded area behind my home, there is a human use -- humongous flood zone. there is no river back there. it must be a low-lying land. i did not see any explanation. there are all sorts of areas in in land florida -- and how frequently are these maps updated and why are there no other designations than the one gear --year left -- -- flood -- our governor said the flooding that took place is the once in a 500 year period. i have a feeling that i am in the zone. guest: we call those maps flood insurance rate maps and the zone is based on areas and it doesn't have to be on a river or lake. it is low-lying areas that exceeds the risk for 1% based on historical data and the reason the zone a is so important, that is where it triggers. there were carter meant -- the requirements -- there is a requirement to purchase flood insurance and it is optional for pe

we can do this by visiting disasterassistance.gov using fema app, or dialing 1-800-621-fema. that's 1-800-621-3362. to start your registration process, to get the assistance and the services that you need. tribes of florida are all eligible for emergency protective measures as well. including search and rescue efforts. before i turn it over to my partners, on the stage, i want to remind everyone that this storm is not over yet. as ken graham has said. and just because the skies are clear does not mean it's safe. water can be electrified, there can be other hazards in there. please stay safe and continue to listen to local officials. whether it's south carolina, florida, georgia, puerto rico, alaska, we'll be there to support those impacted by disasters. we have the resources, we have the resolve and we remain ready to lean forward to continue to help those in florida and elsewhere to jump-start their recovery. thank you and with that i'll turn it over to daniel who will provide our spanish language update. daniel: thank you so much. [speaking foreign language] [speaking forei

many of our fema staff -- our puerto rican. they are working 20 to help people across the island while helping their own families and neighbors as well. i will recognize first responders who have been working round-the-clock and i mean literally. i want to applaud the red cross volunteers who have come as far away as california, louisiana and texas to help however they can and new york not sent -- sent now only a congresswoman but state troopers and emergency responders. you want state the whole time -- you will not stay the whole time? all kidding aside -- the states are home of two of the largest puerto rican populations in the state and the sisters and brothers needed them and they answer the call. i want to recognize the heroism and selflessness across puerto rico and the main story that has been reported is just on. there is another story. what ordinary people dead when the storm hit. the day after the hurricane, community organizations opened a network of kitchens across the island to cook food. folks delivered food to be

fema, and this is what i did when i was at fema and when we were in state, we sent teams into shelterst registering people for assistance and finding out what they needed for housing, and whether or not we needed to provide them assistance and start getting that. this is going to be, people are going to be indifferent phases because we still have people we have not gotten to. there are now people day three who are going where do i go where do i stay? the whole response is still very much in this response phase with lifesaving. as they start pivoting to longer term care. so, basically, if they are somewhere safe that was the first goal. now, the second goal will be, once they are somewhere safe what are they going to need to move to the next stage. for a lot of folks, like we see what the mobile homes and other things that have flooded and wiped out homes, they cannot get back in there and where do they go? the other thing. and this makes it more of a challenge. not something a challenge so much but something we do need to know. a lot of these structures we need to determine who where t

they can register at fema and cash assistance for $700. nearly 200,000 households across puerto rico have received the cash assistance. $700 won't replace what you lost not even close, but it can help take care of some of the basics while you catch your breath. fema has made crisis counselors available, whether you are a survivor or first responder. if you need help, or someone to talk to, people are here for you. the hotline number is 1-800-981-0023. i will say it again. 1-800-981-0023. don't be embarrassed to call. counselors will be standing by. i am grateful for a personnel of fema and other agencies for their hard work. many of our fema staff are from puerto rico, they have been working 24/7 to get help to people across the island. while also scrambling to help their own families and neighbors. i want to recognize the local first responders including the national guard who have been working round-the-clock and i mean it literally. round the clock. i want to applaud the red cross volunteers who have come as far away as california, loui

people have been getting a pre-good deal on flood insurance they buy through fema. they do not want to give up that t c-span.org. we are going to talk about hurricane recovery efforts and servings storm damage. you are watching c-span. >> we are working to get power back on and we also have a bridge situation as well as the bridge in pine island, we are airlifting lineman on to both islands to serve the damage and plan for restoration. i was in the area today, and you go through with a helicopter, and you see damage, but it does not do justice until you are on the ground and you see utility pole sawed in half, massive power lines everywhere, massive amounts of debris. it is a significant effort, but our view is we must do it as soon as possible. charlotte estimates school restoration very soon. we have been looking at 375 internet devices that elon musk provided. they reposition satellites, and we now have internet at all the pods and eoc's in key places. also throughout the community. our department of transportation has cleared 5000 miles of roadway. when it was s

i'm very supportive of fema. my experience with fema when i was governor is they did their job. they were a good partner. they're not lead agency, they were a support agency and they acted like that when i was governor. >> but the disaster modeling firms have, you know, scale of damage here from $30 billion up to $100 billion. how much money is it that you think you need to go ask congress for? >> we're going to find out hopefully, most things are covered by insurance. that's what you hope. now, florida has had a problem the last few years with their property insurance market, so hopefully the insurance companies will be able to cover a lot of that. >> but not flooding. >> the way this has worked -- when i was governor -- yeah, you're absolutely right. so, that's one of the issues. florida has been a significant donor state to floodin. unfortunately, there's many people that don't have flood insurance because they didn't know you needed to buy flood insurance or it's gotten too expensive. we need to have insurance products that work and people can afford. that's one thing i try

reporter: thank you for bringing fema with you. we're seeing flooding that people are reporting similar to hurricane matthew out here in st john's county. and i know a lot of people felt it took a while to get fema relief last time in hurricane matthew. for the citizens of st johns county, what are we looking at, and can you give us any sort of timeline or can the fema folks give us any sort of timeline on when people can start expecting that fema relief here? gov. desantis: i'll let the administrator speak, i will just say obviously there's conversations about declaring this county available for individual assistance that has not been done yet. so hopefully it will. and then at that point the the individuals will come and get assistance. >> yes. so exactly there is right now 13 counties that have been declared for individual assistance. they should register now for assistance. they can do that by going to disasterassistance.gov. they can use our fema app again as i've been out here today with the governor and we have teams all ove

i want to thank support, fema for being on the ground and being very supportive. in this response we are cutting through the bureaucracy and red tape. that's from local government, state gott all the way up to the president so we appreciate the team effort. this is something that -- these storms come, they're on the horizon, you kind of project, it could be really bad. oftentimes it doesn't necessarily get to that level. this was the full monty. the storm surge that came through here melt the highest expectations and you've seen what significant damage that can do so i remember just thankful that everyone's banded together. we have a lot of work to do here but the spirit of the people of this state and southwest florida has been phenomenal. when i'm meeting with people that have lost everything that are 85, 90 years old in shellers and all they can do is thank the red cross, fema, the state for all the support. they are thankful that they had so many people that are there supporting and you only get there if it's a team effort. mr. president, welcome to florida. w

people have been getting a pre-good deal on flood insurance they buy through fema.hey do not want to give up that t c-span.org. we are going to talk about hurricane recovery efforts and servings storm damage. you are watching c-span. >> we are working to get power back on and we also have a bridge situation as well as the bridge in pine island, we are airlifting lineman on to both islands to serve the damage and plan for restoration. i was in the area today, and you

fema. -- worked for fema.lorida -- and land in florida --inland in florida. i am between tampa and florida -- orlando and i was surprised to see in a wooded area behind my home, there is a human use -- humongous flood zone. there is no river back there. it must be a low-lying land. i did not see any explanation. there are all sorts of areas in in land florida -- and how frequently are these maps updated and why are there no other designations than the one gear --year left -- -- flood -- our governor said the flooding that took place is the once in a 500 year period. i have a feeling that i am in the zone. guest: we call those maps flood insurance rate maps and the zone is based on areas and it doesn't have to be on a river or lake. it is low-lying areas that exceeds the risk for 1% based on historical data and the reason the zone a is so important, that is where it triggers. there were carter meant -- the requirements -- there is a requirement to purchase flood insurance and it is optional for people outside o

and fema has accepted a lot more ways -- those are the people that fema will help first. >> and these disasters, i want to talk about the grants that you discussed. people who qualify can get a maximum of two payments of $37,900 per family. one payment is for home repairs, the other payment is for lost property. but if you are a family, craig, that has lost everything, $75,000 really may not be enough. so should folks have a mindset that they won't be getting everything replaced? should people start lowering their expectations here? and what other help can people in florida, south carolina, north carolina, puerto rico expect? >> simone, you bring up a great point. we've dealt with this before. a lot of this is flood damage, people didn't have flood insurance, so they don't have any coverage. fema was not designed by congress to start the recovery. that's why historically, we've had to go back to congress and -- for community blocked grant program for disasters. if you go back to 2016, flooding in louisiana, we go back to flooding in texas. that was one of the funds that was made avail

pointed out there are multiple streams of funding headed to fema to help them rebuild. we want to bring in gabe guiterrez who is live for us in puerto rico and interesting that the president acknowledged the climate crisis connection, and acknowledged the reality that there will be more hurricanes to come. listen in. >> yes, that's exactly right, hallie. the president making that point. really highlighting the climate crisis. and that is one of the most -- the ones that loom the largest, right, as we move forward, and as this island recovers, how do you rebuild this power grid in a sustainable fashion? and it will be no doubt very expensive. the focus will need to be on renewable energy. the biden administration obviously argues that. but something else that struck me, this was a president that as he has done before, really tried to hit the role of consoler in chief, and certainly after his predecessor, who came here following hurricane maria, had a contentious relationship with local officials and of course, the enduring image of former president trump's visit to the i

, you have to remember, fema support the states. a lot of the things are seen as supplies getting, out -- fema's providing supplies to the state. the other thing is, it's, certain rescue teams. both the ones at the state, has the one that fema's sudden from other states, they're going out. they have animal rescue. teams the sick as change of hurricane katrina. we go get people out, we don't leave their pets behind. if it's safe to get their pets. this is ongoing. i think people thought, well once we've got good weather, then world going to move into recovery. we stood at the flood going on, that's impacted communities. >> yeah, many folks in florida remain without some of the basics as we sit here right now and have this conversation, publicly drinking water. as well as electricity. you heard that report mentioned a couple minutes ago about the hospitals racing to move patients, even from -- before the water systems are fixed. what needs to happen right now, craig, to help expedite providing those basic necessities? >> well, if you

they have no access to fema funds, et cetera. there are a whole lot of people there that are really on their own right now. lieutenant general honor a and dasha burns, thank you for being with us this morning. >>> president biden and first lady jill biden will depart for puerto rico. national correspondent gabe gutierrez joining us from ponce, puerto rico and josh letterman. gabe, they are still grappling with the damage left behind from fiona. what is the president going to see today? >> reporter: hi there, jose. good morning. i just heard something you said, talking about tens of thousands of linemen being pre-positioned to deal with the disaster there. as you know, jose, much more difficult to get those types of resources to this island in the middle of the caribbean. as you can see behind me right now, there is an urgent effort to try and get power to the remaining 8% of this island, its customers that still do not have power. we are in a neighborhood still without power more than two weeks after hurricane fiona. the hardest

we work with fema and the good people here. don't give up on us.e "outfront". debris is what the state is trying to manage as well. we understand that. there are a professionals for that. it is getting the right number in the right place. even today we are reallocating things. the state was. like i say, i don't want to get too long winded. i understand we see this not unlike the emergencies we have had the last five years. so hang in there. help is coming or is there. we have to get you to the right access point. >> right. >> we have redoubled staff in coordination with the state to make sure someone is there who isn't just compassionate but can execute on your issues and understand your unique circumstance. >> sure. i know that one month has felt like one year. deputy federal accord that itting officer for female's hurricane ian recovery, we thank you for your time. >> thank you very much. take care. >>> we'll be right back. i even get cha-ching when i ♪ sing ♪ ♪ home e decor ♪ ♪ clothes ♪ ♪ electronics ♪ and mirrors. [ding] i can shop at over 3,5

residents facing long lines at fema help centers, some waiting hours to try to get help. joining us now is the deputy field coordinating officer for fema. tom, so good to see you. so what is the priority for fema in florida right now some when folks stand in the line, what can they expect in terms of help or guidance? >> our main priority is two pronged right now. complete arrest of the response operations that we've had ongoing coordination with state and local efforts that have gone very, very well in a very short period of time. as we -- and con current with that is to see to the needs of those who are most impacted and most needy.the needs of those who are most impacted and most needy. so working through those as we complete our response activities and we'll continue to focus all of our efforts on addressing the needs of those folks that need us the most. >> so can you help me envision, you know, how you address the needs? say i'm someone who i just lost my home, i have no oceanpossess right now, i have children, we're hungry. help me understand what will happen most

fema is built for this. situation and every disaster is absolutely unique. and we really focus on making sure we are providing the state with what they need. and we'll be there as long as it takes. >> leilani, thank you for being with us. >>> kim kardashian charged by the sec. you're watching "chris jansing reports" only on msnbc. "chris jsiag reports" only on msnbc (bridget vo) with thyroid eye disease... i hid from the camera. and i wanted to hide from the world. for years, i thought my t.e.d was beyond help... ...but then i asked my doctor about tepezza. (vo) tepezza is the only medicine that treats t.e.d. at the source not just the symptoms. in a clinical study, more than 8 out of 10 patients taking tepezza had less eye bulging. tepezza is an infusion. patients taking tepezza may have infusion reactions. tell your doctor right away if you experience high blood pressure, fast heartbeat, shortness of breath or muscle pain. before getting tepezza, tell your doctor if you have diabetes, ibd, or are pregnant,

fema realizes they can't get to people to service flood insurance. they're on the line people that have flood insurance that have losses to start applying to get partial assistance knowing they may not be able to get back to their homes or inspector to get out there for full settlement and start the process to get them some assistance. other insurance companies do similar things. so company by company. but fema at least on the national flood insurance program is encouraging people to go ahead and start filing and they're prepared to take the information and start providing some partial assistance to people. >> okay. craig, thank you very much for that information. we're sorry to cut you off. president biden is in puerto rico now speaking about the federal aid there. >> -- community and they're going to make such a big difference as puerto rico rebuilds. thank you, governor, for your partnership as we work together to rebuild puerto rico. and i mean rebuild it all and in a resilient way when storms come again we don't have the damage they caused befor

it was finally 15 years before those fema claims were closed. i have no idea how long this is going to take but it's going to be a long, long time rebuilding process. griff: congressman, i want to ask you, it anticipates that the federal state coordination has been quite well, what is your assessment of the federal response? congressman: i think it's been good so far. we have been prepared for this. unfortunately this is not the first time it's been through here and we learn every time and we try to do -- we do a lot of drills, a lot of disaster preparedness. really it's -- it's the part that's going to come along after this. it's the rebuilding that takes not just months but years and the biggest challenge we have is just the length of time and getting the funds to people who need them, we just need to make sure we cut down the red tape as much as we can and help the people who are hurting right now. griff: you mentioned funds. you voted against the cr which would bring, of course, funding for things like fema in response to the storm, why did

they are fema run. there is also that coordination between the state, the state government and also the private sector. and you can see some of the lines that is showing up on screen right there. that's the main line that you're seeing into this disaster recovery center. that's for folks to go and speak to fema. many of them not knowing what they're going to say or what they need to have when they speak to those fema representatives, but they're saying that's been their only way to get the connection to fema, and some of them are still having connectivity issues and not able to go on a computer, they don't have television, many still don't have electricity, so this is their way to start that process of figuring out how to take those next steps and that recovery process. one thing that you're also seeing at this center, you have private insurers here, many people are telling me that before you file that fema claim, you need to go and file a claim with your private insurance, that's something that fema as

they can do that at its disaster assistance.com, or by calling one 800 621 fema.t's the thing to do right now. fema will be setting up disaster recovery centers in those impacted areas, so that they will have folks on the ground to. >> let me check out some sets we got from the new york times, in which florida counties whose residents were told to evacuate, then, just over 18% of homes have coverage through the national flood insurance program. i mean, how is a lack of flood insurance impact rebuilding efforts? the aftermath of a storm like this, do more residents typically go out and purchase flood insurance for the future? >> yeah, that's right. so, flood insurance is required in the areas that have the highest risk of flooding. but that is a double edged sword because if you don't have that requirement, you might think, oh, i don't have a risk for flooding. the reality is, most people have some risk of flooding at their homes. so, it's very important. flooding is not included as part of your homeowner spine, so you have to get that supplemental flood insurance

what did you find at the fema distribution center today?t inside and register for fema assistance. this site in lee county where we went they are processing about 1,000 people a day and fema tells me more than 70,000 people here in lee county registered for disaster assistance. these people have lost everything. they are relying on fema to figure out how to get some help and to rebuild their lives. we met one couple there in their 60s. they barely survived this storm. the water was five feet high in their neighborhood. they swam through it to survive and now they came to fema to try and get some money and figure out how to rebuild. here's what they told me. was the storm scary? >> oh, my god, the storm was so scary. we tried to leave. water started pushing our truck backwards and filling with water. the last thing i said to my son before we got out of the truck was -- he was trying to get to us with the bigger truck and couldn't get there and he said mom, i'm sorry, i have to go back home. i can't help you. i said i love you. i'll be okay.

mike: deputy fema administrator eric hooks, grateful for your time.y you are, thank you so much. >> thank you. mike: turning to war raging in ukraine, ukraine's formal application to fast track efforts to join nato, for more joining us live member of ukrainian parliament alexandra sasha, become, sasha. >> thank you. mike: so you were just here in washington. what was your message to lawmakers in the united states congress and what did you hear back from them? >> we had really good meetings with the minority leaders, with the majority leaders and our key message was please help us with more weapons. unfortunately we do receive the weapons but we normally receive them 3 months later than we actually need id. so we do receive but so far received only 16 of those and we need at least to double this amount to -- i'm sorry, i will not be diplomatic here to keep russian assets. you see what putin is doing. he has called mobilization and hundreds of thousands of people coming to fight in the battlefield and our response has to be really tough. the ukrainian a

life in sanibel is going to change in the interim. >> and how is fema doing? is florida getting everything they need from the biden administration? >> fema, they've all been great. the federal response has been positive as it has been in the past. we're grateful for that. fema, the primary responder, the incident command is in the state, the state steps up. the state tells fema we need that or that. that's the process we're working through right now. it's an extraordinary mobilization of the army corps, the coast guard, virtually every federal asset that's available not just through fema, and then the individual assistance piece, many people will need that individual assistance, they'll need it because they'll need some place to live and small businesses that no longer exist that will need help from the sba. >> you and senator rick scott have already said that congress will need to step up, allocate money for this relief effort, not surprising. back in 2013 you voted against the relief bill for hurricane -- for superstorm sandy, you said it included extraneous

joining us now with more is fema administrator deanne criswell. thank you for being with us.ts look like at this point in time? >> good morning, jose. thanks so much for having me on today. we are just about 30 days post hurricane ian maing landfall. we have federal partners on the ground supporting the recovery efforts. our first days was focused on life-saving efforts and stabilizing. there's been tremendous work that has been done already to stabilize the electricity grid. now we are looking at what is that recovery going to look like to support the people, families impacted and who lost their homes. really the devastation is quite remarkable as to how much people have lost as a result of hurricane ian. >> yeah. when you look at -- and i've been looking through some of the documents that you all have. when you look at some of the numbers that you all have been, you know, sending to florida and i'm just more than 1.65 billion in total aid, providing housing to eligible in charlotte, collier, lee, sarasota counties. how about folks, for example, we were there just a month ag

you'll have fema dollars, hud dollars. i'm sure you're going to also need private organizations to step up as well to rebuild these communities. former fema director craig fugate, appreciate your time this morning. thank you very much. >>> for more information about how you can help victims of hurricane ian, go to cnn.com/impact. >>> while ian has moved north, some states are still facing a flood advisory. let's bring in cnn meteorologist brittany wrritz. >> across the new england coastline over 15 million people are impacted by coastal flooding. we're talking wave heights over 8 feet. the center of the cell still located in virginia. we have a lot of flooding potential here across west virginia and southern pennsylvania, even d.c. dealing with heavier rain this morning. the bulk of the rain still off in the atlantic, maybe a few showers left over for philly, back into new york. some of these areas are still dealing with coastal flood advisories. yes, a few of them are starting to expire along the new jersey coastline whic

fema needs to go where the people are. not many people can come find fema.that process, because a lot of this assistance can be turned on pretty quickly. they have also changed a lot of their policies, if you remember previously, there was a lot of issues about, you know, people who couldn't prove a lived there. or renters, that you, know they didn't have the documents. or they lost their drivers license. or, you know, got passed out from generation to generation. didn't have proof of all. that fema addressed a lot of this last year. so they've enhanced their policies. they are also trying to make sure that distribution is based upon need, getting help to the people. so they have done a lot to change how they have been approaching individual assistance. now they will be implementing it on a large scale. >> well, let's look ahead, craig, if we, can for a moment. i spoke with me last hour. but as we look ahead to rebuilding, every storm that we have seems worse than the last, he's significant storms. they are hitting areas that are the most vulnerable, low lyi

funcionario de fema nos cuenta que los inmigrantes sin papeles no tienen todas las puertas. >>> aquí>>> guillermo quiroz pasamos contigo. >>> platicando precisamente de los huracanes la situación se complica en algunos lugares y algunos países porque las situaciones de no ayuda para nada y no es uno sino que son varios sistemas, precisamente en méxico. vemos cómo en el golfo de méxico continúa formándose este sistema tropical llamado (nombre en inglés) y que tiene cambios drásticos en su movimiento que va hacia el norte se trague el pronóstico vaya haciael sur, entrando hacia lo que es centroamérica, pero ahora gira un poco más hacia lo que es el istmo de tehuantepec. esta zona se encuentra por circulación siendo saturada, ocasionando grandes les laá deslaves. al momento se espera que esto tenga cambios desde tabasco puerto de veracruz. vamos a estar pendientes en oaxaca, y lo que sucede allá. también el pronóstico en esta región del mar caribe donde pueden formarse estas zonas tropicales como depresiones y nuevamente volver a ser huracanes y volver nuevamente a las zonas afectadas,

what are fema officials really focusing on? >> sure, as you heard, it's still a search-and-rescue mission. they're still going through the debris, trying to find survivors and then finding the deceased as well. that's the primary folk right now. the other primary focus is getting power and sewage restored to those areas. people can't begin to recover until those basic services are in place. giving people the ability to actually, you know, make things happen back when they get home. but the focus right now is still on that search-and-rescue operation. >> how difficult is it to organize and also collaborate with all of the various entities that are helping with these search-and-rescue efforts? >> that's actually one of the core strengths of fema. if you go and see the national response center here in washington, d.c., you have entities from all different parts of government, d.o.d., department of emergency, the red cross, and they really are coordinating these efforts. you have a large national search and rescue presence. you hav

thousands of people are lining up waiting for hours to get fema assistance.andy k is in florida where she spoke with some people desperate for help. what did you find out from the human distribution center today? >> reporter: we found long lines, about a 4 1/2 hour wait to read register. they are processing about 1000 people a day. fema tells me more than 70 people here have registered for disaster assistance. these people have lost everything. they are relying on fema to figure out how to get help and rebuild their lives. we met one couple in their 60s, they barely survived the storm. the water was five feet high in their neighborhood. they swam through it to survive. they came to fema to try to get some money and rebuild. here is what they told me. was the storm scary? >> the storm was so scary. we try to leave. water started pushing our truck backwards and filling with water. the last thing i said to my son was he was trying to get to us with the bigger truck, and he said i'm sorry, i have to go back home. i cannot help you. he says i love you and i will b

additionally we've deployed more than 1,200 personnel from fema.u.s. coast guard, the department of energy, the epa, that includes search and rescue, teams to assist survivors and power restoration experts. power is now back as you pointed out, governor, 92% of the island. water is back to 95% of the island. thanks in part to the dedicated ibw workers and support staff. now we have to get to 100%. here at this facility, you can see the generators from fema and the army corps of engineers that were transporting to places that still don't have power. they're paired with fuel trucks so generators can be gassed up on site. my administration is helping individuals and families right away. many families are scrambling to pay their bills right now to fill up their gas tank, to put food on the table. they can register at fema, cash assistance for $700 to help cover the essentials for a little while. so far nearly 200,000 households across puerto rico have received this cash assistance. $700 won't replace what you lost, not even close but it can help take c

still very much fema says in lifesaving and stablization, they are beginning the actual extent of damage, infrastructure in florida, it's going to be in the billions. this was told to reporters on air force one. biden has stayed in regular communication with the governor, desantis, throughout this crisis. the federal government obviously pledging to do what it takes to help these people out. it came down to basic needs, bret, with people being without power, without water for quite some time. here we are several days after this storm hit and there are people struggling in that state. >> bret: fort myers beach, essentially erased a lot of that community. we watch them walking, nate, we will check in with you on the ground. go ahead. >> good afternoon, bret. about five minutes ago the motorcade passed by right here. you see the bridge, the other side of that is what governor desantis has called ground 0. just to the right of the bridge is fisherman's wharf where the meeting will take place with local, state and federal officials. fema administrator will also be there.enter you mentioned ea

i haven't herald from fema.ema's obviously done a couple of conferences, but we gave another $2.3 billion to ukraine -- rachel: thank you. >> -- why aren't we focused on americans? if you add that up, that's over $50 billion we've given to ukraine when americans are literally stranded in their homes right now. why don't we focus on americans, floridians and the people who have been catastrophically impacted by each. that should be the federal response right now. thankfully, we have local government on the ground doing what they need to do, a state government that's doing what they need to do, we have 42,000 linemen that are putting power back into these homes, but it's going to take months in parts of my district where they have power back, it's going to take more weeks before water is in all these areas. so right now is search and rescue but, quite frankly, we should be focused on america and not ukraine and all these other issues. rachel: thank you, congressman, for bringing that very important point up. reall

and it will just be, you will have to be with the fema flood maps. your structure will have to be somewhere probably from 7 to 10 feet off the ground if you want to live there. and that will be a cost of business if you want to live in that place, in order to ensure that storm surge, which can be so deadly, it's not going to kill you, hurt you, or destroyed your assets. >> yeah jimmy, how confident are you that those who suffered are going to get the financial aid that they need after filing insurance claims? because about a dozen florida -based insurance companies, they've shut down in the past couple years. six of whom were listed as bankrupt this year. >> so, a number of factors i want you to consider. we saw this after michael. samaritans come in within days. the predators, they come in with an hour's. so, the challenge that often happen is that you have these unscrupulous contractors, unscrupulous public adjusters. they will start to complicate those claims. they will take people and take advantage of them while they are so vulnerable, with no c

fema's mission is to look out for certainly the community.s the mission of the usfa to check in on our first responders. and as you all 2340e v know they nature is to respond in spite of their own families being in peril, in spite of their own health and safety many times. so we are here to check on them, to make sure that they have the health and safety needs they have, the basic human needs that they need while they are continuing to respond in the aftermath and the ongoing chaos and the risk that's ka late even now has hurricane ian has moved on. one of those is their behavior health impact, so we're making sure they have behavior health sources that they're checking in with them periodically as well. we'll continue to monitor those resources. >> i also want to acknowledge the tremendous assistance we have received from the federal emergency management agency. all of you know that orange county was also recently declared one of the eligible areas for full fema reimbursement. what that means for us here within our community is that it provi

>> they're the folks that fema is geared for. fema is not your first step, but insurance agent.ple that didn't have flood insurance or underinsured, that's where the federal government, your tax dollars are designed to help people begin recovery. not designed to make them whole. but it is the initial assistance they need. as they look at what long-term recovery looks at and other assistance may be needed for long-term recovery. >> all right. former fema administrator, fred fugate, thanks for the expertise. we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >>> coming up, vladimir putin's brazen move, signs a decree annexing four parts of ukraine. the largest land grab b in euro since world war ii. we're following the desperate situation here in southwest florida. you can't take your eyes off of the unfolding situation in ukraine. we'll talk about that next. i'll pick this one up. i earn 3% cash back on dining including takeout with chase freedom unlimited. so, it's not a problem at all. you guys aren't gonna give me the fake bill fight? c'mon, kev. you're earning 3% cash back. humor me.

what is fema's principal wall -- role?ma provides some assistance through grants to individual citizens that are affected by disasters and mainly to subsequent -- supplement insurance so it is not made to completely rebuild a house that is destroyed or provide all necessary expenses. that is what insurance is for but it is there to supplement people that are not insured or underinsured. that is one thing to citizens and another thing and i think this is why maybe people don't realize is that most of the disaster funding fema provides, which has been hundreds of billions, is provide the state and local counties to rebuild public infrastructure and that is where the most of the public disaster costs are. those are expensive and that is what fema provides because state and local governments don't have the money. fema is the disaster ensure for state and local governments. host: this that aid to states -- does that aid to states, in a form of a branch or a loan to states? -- come in a form of a grant or a loan to states? guest

fema has to be color blind. fema has to provide. >> harris: that was margaret brennan.is her job to further the conversation and say why do you think that is what the vice president meant. then he could say what the words were which he was trying to say and she could go on and have an interview. but she was defending the vice president. if margaret brennan was not to find a vice president i would challenge her and say what were you doing? at that moment? we needed to hear from somebody from a state where nearly 80 people have died because we lost some people in other areas as well as it moved on up the carolina coast but florida had the most death and destruction. here we have a leader in that state, former governor of that state, margaret brennan is going to shut him down rather than saying that is not what she meant, here are her words, her team should have been ready to roll with it. we do that on the focus all the time. let's hear it together and tell me what you think. that's not what she does because it is part of the narrative of if we could just all be silent to

jeremy greenberg of fema we thank you pretty think the folks at fema who are out on the ground with little sleep and hazardous conditions helping americans. jeremy thank you. >> and can have and beyond. arthel: art eric and jeremy thank you. new york city reeling from the shocking murder of a paramedic who was killed in the line of duty. some lawmakers are urging people not to call 911 in certain situations. we will explain coming up. scoutd by simparica trio, and he's in it to win it. simparica trio is the first and only chew with triple protection. oh, fleas and ticks ♪ intestinal worms... wow heartworm disease, no problem with simarica trio. this drug class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions including seizures. use with caution in dogs with a history of these disorders. for winning protection. go with simparica trio. hi, i'm william devane. did you know there's only been two times in american history - two - when the national debt was larger than gross domestic product? world war ii - and right now. that's a deep hole. and i don't know how we'll climb out of it. that'

vera fema south east region.r thank you for being. here craig, i am standing in front of the picture you have seen many, many times. there is no hurricane or tornado in america that does not have a scene like this. of building that is just completely devastated. what happens? i'm always fascinated, i see people coming out of the properties and picking things up and trying to clean up and get a head start before authorities are around, before there are dozers and things like that. what is happening right now that we are not seeing? >> florida's looking at where people are going to stay. i mean, fema, in the state we've been talking about this and, where we gonna house people? people can stay in their cars, they can stay there. they're only so many a hotel motel rooms the can get in the area. they're gonna have to look at temporary housing. and once you get the rescues done, you get the -- sanibel, some of those places, you're gonna have to do more work and get temporary bridges bringing in people by ferries and st

you have entire communities being told reach out to fema.n't get their phones to work. they can't get online to request assistance. one of the things that the fema director said is they have officials on the ground walking around communities with eye pads to try i pads to find these individuals. that's cells on wheels and cells on light towers to increase the broadband access temporarily to allow people to get the resources they need. but obviously, this is a significant challenge, a long-term challenge for this president. and one that the administration says they are going to be committed to for the long-term. >> thank you both very much. >>> donald trump calls on the supreme court, but is it a risk asking justices to intervene in the fight over those records seized from mar-a-lago. you're watching "chris jansing reports," only on msnbc. ing "chg reports," only on msnbc. ♪ what will you do? will you make something better? create something new? our dell technologies advisors can provide you with the tools and expertise you need to bring out

. >>> i want to bring in dan watson, former fema spokesperson.ad of the president's visit there to florida, we want to tick through a couple of things. first and foremost that is the timeline of all this as we're looking at -- we're a week out from where the hurricane made landfall and we're hearing from folks on the ground the mission has now shifted more to recovery. for you, does that track when it comes to the timeline of this storm? >> it does. in many ways now we're entering the most difficult part of a response and recovery phase. what we've seen so far is a robust and coordinated effort between state and local officials supported by federal urban search-and-rescue teams, the coast guard, that's the response phase and the life -- and life and safety operations that we've seen so far. now we're entering recovery. this is going to be about, you know, continuing to get power up, removing debris and then trying to help restore a sense of normalcy for those who are able to get back into their homes and coming up with solutions for those who hav