john mills from fema, thank— one-on-one. john mills from fema, thank you _ one-on-one.lls from i fema, thank you for being with us. this is now the deadliest wildfire united states has seen in over a century. with that 02 has been reaping as to whether there will be a visit from president biden. they say there is not a timeline as of yet, and he doesn't want to detract from the delicate, sensitive recovery operation.- recovery operation. helena humphrey _ recovery operation. helena humphrey and _ recovery operation. helena humphrey and maui. - recovery operation. helena | humphrey and maui. thank recovery operation. helena - humphrey and maui. thank you. let's go to our breaking story we are following from georgia. the grand jury handed ten indictments there, judge robert burnie. not sure of ten of those indictments relate to the trump investigation. we are waiting to get more out of the courthouse, but it's run several hours over its usual sitting time, it's handed ten indictments to thejudge sitting time, it's handed ten indictments to the judge there and will bring t

fema has has confirmed they are staying at these hotels. biden is giving fire victims $700 while fema officials sleep at luxury resorts. were these the only hotels available? we understand it is a small island and it is chaotic. "the five" star resorts 45 minutes away were not the only options. fema officials could stay at the days inn for $250 a night. rooms are still available there. days inn is in a bad spot. it doesn't have the aromatherapy sessions. it seems to make sense. if fema wanted to respect the taxpayer, expedia shows plenty of air b&bs for less than $200 a night. when did fema develop this taste for the finer things in life? the administrator is complaining they don't have enough money. >> we are watching the fund closely. our estimates state we may have a depletion of our fund now. we will move some of our recovery projects and delay them until the next fiscal year. >> fema has a $25 billion budget. they are saying female is close to running out of funds? they will have to delay operations if congress doesn't send them billio

but to send the head of fema to be with us, you get to nteet— of fema to be with us, you get to meetead of the smatt— to meet in person, the head of the small business association, these _ the small business association, these are — the small business association, these are individuals that can describe _ these are individuals that can describe to you what we can do to help — describe to you what we can do to help recover, to help heal the community. i will get into that— the community. i will get into that in— the community. i will get into that in a — the community. i will get into that in a moment. you are all wondering _ that in a moment. you are all wondering what we saw on the ground — wondering what we saw on the ground today, there are more fit allergies. the chief will unpack— fit allergies. the chief will unpack this a bit more, what they— unpack this a bit more, what they have _ unpack this a bit more, what they have been seeing, studying —— —— more fatalities. there have— —— —— more fatalities. there have been— —— —— more fatalities. there have been 89 fatalities. we want

i encourage anyone that has not registered for fema assistance to contact 321-fema to get into the system and start the process. we also have over 300 personnel on the ground. [indiscernible] the response and recovery efforts in hawaii are going to be a foal government response. we rely on the expertise of dozens of our partner agencies to make sure we have the right resources to support the recovery needs for the area and to make sure we are successful in finding leave to survivors. we also are making sure we get all of the appropriate information out to survivors. we want to make sure that our outreach and messaging is culturally responsive and to make sure we get messaging out to people so they know what is available to them. we have been on the ground since day one. we have an office here on a wahoo that is staffed with personnel working side-by-side with the state of hawaii every day. we were able to quickly integrate in with the governors team. our regional administrator was already on the ground for pre-existing meeting so he was able to connect with the governor. and our federal p

caller: fema takes -- reporter: fema takes a backseat to things like this, why is it the small state,oes hawaii have the staffing and expertise to lead a recovery effort of this magnitude? ms. jean-pierre: we actually have --ms. criswell: we have personnel to help maintain their capacity but we also recognize that this is a large event for them. they are a small state. they have asked for existence -- assistance, cal oes ascending one of their management teams to embed with maui management to give them the capacity and some of the relief they need and help develop the structure to maintain the longer-term response. reporter: the state of leadership of the recovery effort, will they put it to fema? ms. criswell: we want to be able to support them and we will be able to support them throughout the recovery process. reporter: yesterday we heard from the president wh said he was hopingo to visit soon. an announcement was made today. he did not want to be disruptive. can talk about what the president will see? what efforts are being undertaken to make sure the visit is not disrupting the e

in 2013 when there was a government shutdown, fema had to for low its nonessential staff. what impact would a shutdown have as lawmakers have considerations about whether to fund the government have on fema's ability to care for those in maui and florida? ms. criswell: we want to take account to what our personnel are doing and how we are using our personnel to serve these events. a government shutdown does not impact our personnel through the disaster relief fund. they are able to continue supporting all the lifesaving efforts that continue to go on. our other staff also can designate our emergency essential personnel to support any lifesaving efforts. we have plans in place, as we have gone through this before, on how we would staff our agency to continue to support the efforts. reporter: if i could follow up on the critical needs assistance provided to those in maui, $700 to individuals. given the cost of living in hawaii and specifically the lahaina community, are there any efforts being made to try to raise that cap, that $700 figure to those who are there? ms. criswe

this is fema's hotel program. and this will allow them to move from shelters into pre-identified hotels or motels temporarily as they develop their long-term housing strategies. that -- this is in coordination with the governor, as he has also stood up a program to provide airbnb rooms or other hotel rooms to support residents. and we will be working in close coordination with each other to make sure that everyone finds a temporary solution as they begin to develop their plans for rebuilding. we're also focused on getting funds into people's hands so we can help with some of their critical urgent needs. this is called critical needs assistance. and it provides $700 initially to provide food, water, first aid, medical supplies -- other, just, critical needs that they need right now. this is in addition to what they will also be able to be eligible for in cash assistance for the loss of their homes or the loss of their personal property. so, i encourage anybody who has not registered for fema assistance yet to go to

it fema disasterassistance. gov. it fema can disasterassistance.gov. assist with home of repair and replacement another non—essential personal property losses, keep any receipts you incur, also referring you to small business. there is a lot of damage to business in the small business association not only working with businesses but also individuals. we encourage all the survivors to also begin to reach out to your insurance companies, start that process. as you start individual assistance process. in addition to that individual assistance programme, we provide support for public entities and certain essential nonprofits. a lot of significant damage to hospitals, those kind of things and we can help with the rebuilding of those. notjust rebuilding of those. notjust rebuilding but we want to build better and more resilient, make sure they are hardened against future threat, whether fires or hurricane �*s or tsunamis or other events. our last programmes are mitigation programme. 15% of all the funding will be spent year and put aside to help with some of

what are the fema teams able to get done in one day? how much more?y are working about 12 hours a day. we're doubling the number of search dogs with our fema urban search teams. the number will be 40 search dogs. because of the weather and some of the arduous conditions there, we want the dogs to be effective of course. that's what the urban task force leader was telling me yesterday when i was with them in lahaina which was with them in one of the very hard hit areas along front street. they're working as quickly as possible but keeping in mind the seriousness of what has happened around them and that human remains are in the area. so we're working very closely with maui county to work quickly but also very respectfully and very somberly at the request of local officials. >> the governor had said when you walk through that ash, you're not just walking through the remains of buildings, you're walking through the remains of family members, loved ones, hawaiians. >> reporter: one of the things that strikes you is how fast the fire moved and how people j

but i am impressed with what fema has done.as been on the ground, gotten ashe clearly understandse devastation. she has taken a hands-on approach. there are over 300 workers. there are search and rescue people, probably 50 to 60 people dealing with those who have lost their homes. they understand what has happened. housing is going to be an issue. fema does have a program in place where they will put people in hotels and motels. they will make sure that they have a place to stay and are taken care of and are warm. they are moving tens of thousands of cots. probably 75,000 or 100,000 allocations of water. it is tough, but i am pleased to see that fema has moved quickly. you are working -- the ground. the department of agriculture is there. the administration has taken his work seriously. they will do whatever they can to get people back on their feet, but it will be a long road. >> an investigation has been opened and why warning sirens felt price hawaii did not sound. you begin your career in firefighting. do you think more cou

fema has a $25 billion budget. now, diane, who gets paid 180 grand a year is saying fema is close to running ouayint of t funds and they'll have to delay seerations if congress doesn't immediately send them billions of dollars. >> now, if i were diane and i was trying to cut costs so w thater i wouldn't have to delay emergency operations, i might not have hundreduldn't hs of my employees staying at 1300 dollar a night luxury hotels overlooking a city burned to the ground with toddlers unaccounted for. this entire tragedy was preventable. and now the government's usingmi it as an excuse to dine out in style. ne out the corrupt two lying electric company neglected to clear the highly flammable grass underneath their downed power lines. >> emergency crews refuse to set off the emergency sirenyt because they thought the sirens would confushee people. >> and then the water commissioner wouldn't share the wateter r with the fire comy because water equity means indigenous plants get the water, not fighting fires. pthis co

which means that there will be grants for individuals from fema and support— individuals from fema andall businesses and this isiust— for small businesses and this isiust a — for small businesses and this isjust a small piece of for small businesses and this is just a small piece of what is just a small piece of what is going _ is just a small piece of what is going to be necessary, but the financial aspects of the recovery— the financial aspects of the recovery will help want the loss — recovery will help want the loss of _ recovery will help want the loss of life because all of us will have _ loss of life because all of us will have a loved one here on maui — will have a loved one here on maui that _ will have a loved one here on maui that we know of that lost a house. — maui that we know of that lost a house, but lost a friend. —— that— a house, but lost a friend. —— that lost _ a house, but lost a friend. —— that lost. we talked to many people — that lost. we talked to many people today not just at the shoulder, which was something to behold — and we appreciate all of— to behold —

you heard him at fema. you have the omb director and legislators reaching out and talking and engaging with congress on a regular level. i am talking about doing their job and making sure the government -- key and vital pieces of programs continue to get funded. that is their job. here and simple. >> i have a question from saudi arabia, the regime said a man who had critical corruption, human rights abuses on social media and we have -- what role does that play when there is speculation that the president could meet with them at the g20 summit? press sec. jean-pierre: human rights remain a pillar of our engagement around the world. we have been consistent about that including our partners with saudi arabia. we don't shy away from raising those concerns whether with saudi arabia or anyone else and that is not going to change. anything specifically on this particular new report, i would refer you to the state department. again, we are aware of this but we will never shy away on talking about human rights, reg

yeah, so, fema and other— carolinas too? yeah, so, fema and other federal— carolinas too?, so, fema and other federal agencies alll and other federal agencies all have federal resources, commodities, supplies that are in florida as well as georgia, south carolina and north carolina so fema is coordinating to the regional office to make sure that they have the resources that they need and the coordination that they need to be able to go in and respond as quickly as possible afterwards. as well as the urban search and rescue teams that are on alert ready to go should they need to be activated to go out to find people that are missing. itruiith people that are missing. with the wildfires _ people that are missing. with the wildfires and _ people that are missing. with the wildfires and the - people that are missing. with the wildfires and the flooding that we have seen recently, you are very expert in this area, are very expert in this area, are you noticing a change in pace and the number of major natural disasters that are hitting the us?— natural disasters that are hitting

fema is running out of dough. been a back and forth as to whether it is up to the challenge and financial challenge here. what do you think? >> the back-and-forth goes like this, three things at play. you have work in the midst of the normal appropriations cycle that has to be done by the end of the federal government's fiscal year end end of september. we have emergency appropriations potentially pretty hurricane and what happens in hawaii with the wildfires, and the third leg of that they could throw a wrench into everything is if somebody in the house tries to tie ukraine funding to emergency funding, there are real germane commitments going on in the house right now. i think of those two things get tied together you have a real problem with fema funding. neil: they say that won't happen but the devil is in the details. there isn't that much time here. i'm told in the past, when fema is out of dough it essentially borrows so that it could provide funds to emergency relief. is that true? >> not just that you wou

>> so fema administrator, the u.s.he small business administrator and over 250 fema personnel have been on the ground for the past few days working directly with the state. in the initial response fema provided urban search and rescue capability, emergency communications resources as well as food, water and shelter items to ensure those who are impacted had everything they needed. as we worked through the recovery operations, the most critical point that we want to stress is getting people registered. we have over 3,000 people who have registered so far and we want to encourage anyone who has been impacted by this to register for fema assistance using our number 1-800-621-3362. they can also use disaster assistance or fema app. we want people to register with the red cross at 1-080-733-2767. this registration will allow people to start that process of recovery. >> meaning they can get funds, start getting some help in dealing with this disaster. i do want to talk to you about fema, in the past it has been criticized fo

fema is quick to provide 55,000 meals, 75,000 liters of water, beds, 10,000 blankets. were going to help remove debris, repair roads, restore power. additionally the department of housing and urban development is working with the state to make sure survivors can move from emergency settlers into temporary housing and have a permanent place to call home as well. small business administration is making low-interest federal disaster loans available to hawaiian businesses. many of them we see burned to the ground. homeowners and renters and nonprofits. if you need help this at the fema disaster recovery center at maui college or go to disaster assistance.gov. disaster assistance.gov. today i have appointed bob fenton, where are you, bob? i've appointed bob fenton as our chief federal response courting a reform maui to lead a long-term recovery work. he is one of the nation's most experienced disaster response and recovery experts in america. and directing him to make sure the community does everything, has everything the federal government can offer to heal and rebuild as

and, in a practicalway, how does fema manage a i how does fema manage a situation like this?h, it will move on and expected to hit georgia and the carolinas too. you may guess, so, fema and otherfederal agencies too. you may guess, so, fema and other federal agencies all have resources, people, commodities, supplies that are in florida. as well as georgia, south carolina, north carolina so fema is coordinating to the regional office to make sure that they have the resources that they have the resources that they have the resources that they need and the coordination that they need to be able to go in and respond as quickly as possible afterwards. as well as urban search and rescue teams that are on alert, ready to go, should they need to be to go out and find people that are missing. with the wildfires and the flooding that we have seen recently, you are an expert in this area, you know see a change in pace and the number of major natural disasters that ahead in the us? yes, right now it feels like we're getting bombarded every day with a new disaster, when you look at all of

but a former fema coordinator told me today if that happens fema will temporarily dip into another account so people will not stop receiving the help that they need. >> in terms of temporary house figure it is apartments or air b. n. b., hotel rooms, that will continue. if it is search and rescue, that will continue f. it is reimbursing states for costs associated with this disaster it will continue. wildfires break out, fema will continue to fund different costs if it is air tankers or ground crews or sheltering. that will all continue without question. the question comes in when you talk about the federal government. a lot of the employees f not all of the employees that work the disasters are paid from the disaster relief fund. there has to be a message conveyed to them everything will be fine, you will be paid. that is an important message. >> president biden asked congress for $12 billion to replenish that relief fund. >>> all right, it could be another day of hazy skies tomorrow. air quality advisory extended because of two wildfires burning close to the oregon border right now. a go

we'll have the fema administrator with us here shortly. she's currently in the oval office briefing the president. so as soon as she gets out, she'll join us. so a couple of things at the top and then we'll get going. so in today's bilateral meeting, president biden and president chavez of costa rica will continue to deepen the strong relationship between our two countries. costa rica has been a regional leader. they are a strong democracy with a thriving economy and leading by example on migration management. costa rica is an endorsing country on the los angeles declaration on migration and protection and has led the way in offering protections and legal pathways to vulnerable populations. during their meeting, president biden and president chavez will discuss how we can continue to expand and strengthen these legal pathways as an alternative to irregular migration. the two leaders will also discuss how they can continue to work together to strengthen economic ties and build inclusive and resilient economies by developing supply chains an

they register for assistance to help understand what's eligible under fema fema's programs again, designed to help jumpstart that recovery process. it won't cover all of their needs and we'll work with our faith based partners as well as some of the philanthropy organizations that have been giving funding to the state. so we can make sure that everybody has their cases managed in a way that helps them meet any of the unmet needs that they have. >> and on your coordination with state officials. and you said, when we talked to you earlier in the week that you've been encouraging them to really make their requests early to try and think about what they're going to need in a week, two weeks, three weeks, you know, given how understandably overwhelmed they are. do you feel they have the ability to do that to be able to think that far in advance, you know, to see what they're going to need a little bit further down the road, you can provide those resources. >> and i think part of what we have done as we embedded our teams in as we help them, think about what their potential needs are going to be

you toured the area yesterday with fema, i understand.u know when the fires will be out, and where are we in this recovery? >> well, you know, we walked trough the streets of lahaina yesterday, and i can tell you it was absolutely heartbreaking, shocking, surreal. to actually walk those streets and to still see fires smoldering in the distance, to see cars literally melted into puddles that have hardened over on the road, xs on ild aboutings and cars to say that it has been searched for signs of casualties or even life, we are not at a point where we can see a time frame in terms of when people will be allowed back into the area. but i feel the anger and the angst that people want to go home, everyone wants to go home. there are so many of our friends and family that never left, and that's what we have to remember. we are trying to respectfully make sure that every person unaccounted for right now, we are praying for their safety that they're in shelters. but we know that too many are in buildings. the director was talking about the cadav

fema is sunporting _ you been able to get in? fema is supporting maui _ you been able to get in?maui council- you been able to get in? fema is supporting maui council and | is supporting maui council and the state _ is supporting maui council and the state in a support role. the — the state in a support role. the state _ the state in a support role. the state is in charge. we can respond — the state is in charge. we can respond to— the state is in charge. we can respond to requests from the states— respond to requests from the states we brought in generators, food, water, cots, blanket. — generators, food, water, cots, blanket. a _ generators, food, water, cots, blanket, a lot of suppliers to help— blanket, a lot of suppliers to help make sure that these shelters don't run out of supplies. shelters don't run out of sunplies-_ shelters don't run out of su--lies.~ . , , supplies. what else is needed now? what — supplies. what else is needed now? what are _ supplies. what else is needed now? what are the _ supplies. what else is needed| now? what are the immediate challenges, immedi

important to go to fema, of course, for all of what fema is doing. important to make the push from the president's point of view about funding. you're right, the partnership he has had with mitch mcconnell is critically important. funding begins in the house, so that puts a lot of pressure on speaker mccarthy, and the president has been very careful in all of his public statements to be supportive of his ability to work with the speaker. at the same time, we heard the president talk about hoping there's enough maturity to recognize the seriousness of the potential for a government shut down. i believe october 1 is the deadline that we're looking at. that's the government's fiscal year. a lot packed in there. he was also asked if he would be meeting with chinese president xi jinping when the president goes to the g20, hosted by india, that is next week, sort of the second -- beginning of the second week of september. he said he hopes that xi will attend, and on mitch mcconnell, interesting, i was struck by the fact that the president is doing what cer

fema's involvement will go on for a long time.hen there was a government shutdown, fema had to fur long it's nonessential staff right now. what potential impact would a government shutdown have on fema's ability to care for those in both maui and in florida? >> i mean, we always want to take account to what our personnel are doing and how we're using our personnel to support these events. a government shutdown does not impact our personnel that are funded through the disaster relief fund. they're able to continue operating all of the immediate efforts that continue to go on and we also for our other staff, can designate our emergency essential personnel to support any life-saving efforts. and so we have plans in place as we have gone through this before on how we would staff our agency to continue to support those efforts. >> reporter: if i can follow-up about the assistance that was provided to those in maui. $700 in payments. given the cost of living in the lahaina community, is anything being done right now to try to raise that

fema's disaster relief fund, which as of this morning has a balance of $3.4 billion. so today i am directing the implementation of immediate needs funding. this means that fema will prioritize available funding for critical response efforts to idalia, the maui fires, and any other extreme weather events that may come our way without interruption, while continuing to meet the immediate needs of survivors for the remaining weeks of the fiscal year. i want to repeat, we are prioritizing funding for idalia, for the maui fires, and any other extreme weather events that are coming our way without interruption. and i want to stress that while immediate needs funding will ensure we can continue to respond to disasters, it is not a permanent solution. congress must work with us on the supplemental request that the administration has made on behalf of fema, and you are going to hear more from me on that soon. my primary responsibility at fema is to ensure that we are always postured to respond to any disaster and to provide the life saving and life sustaining support when neede

fema's hotel program. and this will allow them to move from shelters into preidentified hotels and motels temporarily as they develop long-term housing strategies. this is in coordination with the governor as he has stood up a program to provide airbnb rooms or other hotel rooms to support residents and working in close coordination to make sure everyone finds a temporary solution as they begin to develop their plans for rebuilding. and getting funds into people's hands so help with some of their critical urgent needs. this is called critical needs assistance, provides $700 to provide food, water, first aid, medical supplies, other critical needs they need right now. this is in addition to what they will also be able to be eligible for and cash assistance for the loss of their homes, or the loss of their personal property. so i encourage anybody who has not registered for fema assistance yet to go to disaster assistance.gov or contact fema to get into the system and start the process. we also have over 300

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she has and fema have positioned people from fema in florida but also in georgia, south carolina anda because this is a big storm that is going to be moving through those states with flood risks in those areas. and it was interesting to hear her warn about how that warmer ocean water that we have seen in the gulf this year is really expected to rev up this particular hurricane, south florida last month maybe setting a world record. triple-digit water. that's right. over 100 degrees on two different days. this is really seriously a concern that it could be fueling this hurricane idalia that we are watching. so we are going to continue to keep our eye on the situation there with this storm. obviously it is pretty serious there as it has just come over the western side of cuba and now has its sights set on florida. we'll continue to watch this. we'll continue to get more information. and we'll be back in just a moment. we handcraft every stearns & foster® using the finest materials, like indulgent memory foam, and ultra-conforming innersprings, for a beautiful mattress, and indescscriba

it is endless but fema is on a mission to rescue, recover, and lena. tonight on nightly news, traveling along with fema to get a closer look at the hardest hit area. >> you have seen the devastation and you can see what mother nature can do. i am just going to ask that you take this story back and talk about the amazing people on this island and how they will get through all this. >> a very compelling interview there. coming up at 6:30. continued coverage from inside the burn zone and what they found on the store and what still needs to be done. >> reporter: >>> respite people, rescuing animals. a mission to help animals displaced by the wildfires. the animal rescue using drones with infrared technology to pick up animal heat signals and pinpoint their location. they are looking for cats, birds and once they have found the animals, they will provide care and reunite them with their families. the team says that the drones can fly in the rain so storms will not be an issue. the biggest challenge is going to be the heat. >> temperatures dropping into the

life. 1, i spoke with an administrator at fema.ill hopefully be on the island today to assess the situation. they are focused on taking care of the initial needs of the disaster survivors. the ones who have lost everything and have nowhere to go. we will concentrate on a life-sustaining mission and that will start to transform into more interim housing that you have to start taking care of as far as long-term recovery. with my experience with wildfires, this recovery will take many years. unfortunately, lahaina will be searching for a new normal in the future. >> is this situation made all the more challenging because of how physically isolated maui and hawaii is? >> absolutely. not only is it over 3600 miles away from the united states mainland, but once you have burned up a lot of the infrastructure, there is nothing left to really kickstart recovery with. unfortunately, a lot of the citizens will be displaced for a very long time. what will take place after the initial search and rescue mission is you are dealing with a massive

fema, - approached? yes. that's a very good question. fema, i- approached? yes. to with stand future disasters. mitigation is very important. so as they go to rebuild — are there things that they can do that would prevent these damages to happen in the future? we know a lot of what was lost is very old historical buildings. but when they go back to rebuild things and starting from scratch — build things that are not only as much fireproof as possible, but also looking at the ocean and the hurricanes. as we know, hurricane dora played a role in this. so, how those things can be brought in. and looking to the future so that these types of damages — whatever you can prevent — are minimised effects in the future. you'll want to do that. �* in the future. you'll want to do that-— do that. ok, we'll leave it there for— do that. ok, we'll leave it there for the _ do that. ok, we'll leave it there for the moment. . do that. ok, we'll leave it. there for the moment. thank do that. ok, we'll leave it - there for the moment. thank you forjoining us. for the latest informati

fema only reimburses for uninsured losses.ore and more without insurance, more governments without insurance. it increases the tax bill for you and me. and this is increasing. so, again, congress -- i am not worried about fema running out of money. but i think we need to be concerned as a nation that if we are not investing more in buying down our risk and making investments for the future, not past events, as taxpayers we will continue to pay the bill. >> yeah. of course, the hope is that congress will pass the supplemental funding bill to help with natural disasters. lastly, craig, tomorrow president biden will be visiting maui. obviously, to take a firsthand look at the devastation there from the wildfires. i know you know what it's like to deal with criticism during or after a disaster. and we've heard from a lot of maui residents, you know, who have been frustrated, emotional, angry. they have felt forgotten by the federal government and neglected. do you think this trip comes a bit late? >> no. again, they were close wit

. >>> fema administrator, brock long. and what the type of help that it can provide on day one after the storm. those folks in pinellas county with whom i was just speaking. say tomorrow, what can fema do to help the residents there? >> well, fema has been pretty involved the last few days, you know, prepositioning teams in equipment, commodity, and various locations. what they have done over the last 48 hours is move those teams to air force base, positions in atlanta, they have people in columbia, for example, they don't want to be in the path of the storm, but they want to be able to move in very quickly after the fact to support the governor and the state of florida's efforts to help manage the disaster, and you know, response is really a team sport. all fema is there to come in and help the states overcome gaps or take on missions that the state and local governments don't have the capacity to do at this point. >> what about residents who have lost everything or certainly returning or not be able to return to uninhab

fema said they are moving out. fema sent us a statement saying this.onnel including hundreds of search and rescue teams and supports to state and local governments. fema negotiated government rates at the lowest possible costs for staff temporarily staying in hotels. as we transition into recovery staff will no longer stay there. they will move to more affordable responder lodging as they fulfill our commitment to support maui. the government rate? we didn't know what that meant. the government rate means government employees have to stay somewhere, the hotel has to give them a slight discount. fema is saying they had to stay at 5 star hotels. we know that's not true. either way, we hope they can find other sensitive accommodations for under $1,000 a night. pray for the missing men, women and children. >> your favorite moment of last night's debate. >> to hug me like obama. >> do you think chris christie should have hugged obama? >> absolutely not. of the thingsu d is that many students who struggle are missing important foundational knowledge. learnin

and fema spokesperson john mills joins us now from hawaii.o, john, i don't know if you were able to hear bill, but the death toll now standing at 111. we've seen reports more than 1,000 people still missing. as noted it's now been ten days since the fire. most people by now have had access to some cellphone service. based on what you and your teams are seeing are you bracing for what could be a profoundly unthinkable death toll? >> brianna, good to be with you. i think your correspondent bill weir captured the tone very well. a lot of things are taking place here, and unfortunately the fema urban search and rescue teams that are searching for those who are still unaccounted for don't have a lot of good news in terms of finding survivors. they're working really hard. we have doubled the number of search dogs, so now 40 or more working in that area. but as has been reported, it's a challenging environment to work. so we're working very closely with maui county officials and also state emergency management on this very challenging task while als

download the fema app is one way to do so.unity is going to be having those conversations with local government officials, with county officials, and so we continue to develop tools and resources and look forward to working across our entire national coalition of partners, and including the national voluntary organizations act of disasters to ensure that we are planning for the risk and hazards for today, but making sure that there will be more climate resilience in the future. >> we saw the fires burning in canada, blanketing parts of the east coast. then it's the devastation out of maui from the wildfires, and now we are seeing massive wildfires in washington state. meanwhile, experts in washington say that wildfire seasons are starting earlier and ending later. even lasting into october. that is the dynamic of these shifts. what threats to these environmental problems posed in these areas? how could it impact other regions of the country? >> unfortunately, red brand, we see risks unfamiliar to many communities and many diff