>> how will you respond to fema? do you expect to ask congress for additional aid for north carolina and california? >> be direct. in other words, the aid will go through us. so rather than going through fema, it will go through us. and i think maybe this is a good place to start, because and in all fairness to the governor and all fairness to everybody else, fema was not on the ball. and we're going to turn it all around. yes. >> a lot of americans think that this is symbolic of what your campaign was all about. america first, putting your priorities to americans, even going to california, where their policies might have been one of the biggest reasons why they've had these problems. but you're putting the american people first. your thoughts on that? >> we are. thank you. i like that question. boy. i want more questions like that. that's even a statement. thank you very much. he's a good man, that guy. and he's also a very professional reporter. i have to say. thank you very much. yeah. we're putting america first.

they don't need fema to come in. >> what is the role for mr. whatley? in fema outside of fema? >> president trump: i envision an important role for him. any role he wants. he's a capable guy. michael whatley, a very capable guy and he's friends and works with these guys. keeps them elected, right. they have to do a good job otherwise no matter how good michael is it's not going to work. they've done an amazing job. you're lucky, you have great congressmen here and woman, and woman, by the way, very powerful woman. and they're going to do a great job. they'll do it together and work together and we'll supply what they need as they need it. we'll coordinate that and we'll immediately get the army corps, michael, because you need roads built. we're talking about the bridge. we're talking about roads and things. we got to get them built, all right. thank you all very much. thank you very much. >> john: president trump in swannanoa, north carolina, devastated horribly by the rains from hurricane helene. listening to personal stories of hardship and grief and pledging that his admini

probably less fema. fema just hasn't done the job. and we are looking at the whole concept of fema. i like the concept when north carolina gets hit, the governor takes care of it. when florida gets hit, the governor takes care of it meaning the state takes care of it. to have a group of people come in from an area that don't even know where they are going in order to solve immediately a problem is something that never worked for me. but this is probably one of the best examples of it not working. and there has been some others like in louisiana, etc. so we will be doing something on fema that i think most people agree. i would like to see the states take care of disasters. let the state take care of the tornadoes and the hurricanes and all of the other things that happen and i think you will find it a lot less expensive and do it for less than half and you will get a lot quicker response. so that seems to be the recommendation but we'll be making that recommendation over the next couple of weeks. we will go to the site now and we are going to figure out a plan for really demolition

>> what did you say about fema, getting rid of it? can you say more on getting rid of fema? president trump: fema has been a very big disappointment and cost a tremendous amount of money and it's very bureaucratic and very slow. other than that we're very happy with them, ok. and i think when there's a problem with the state, the problem should be taken care of by the state. that's what we have the states for, they take care of problems. the governor can handle things very quickly. and i also noticed when they come, they end up in arguments, they're fighting all the time over who does what. it's just not a good system. this system is so beautifully designed over 250 years approximate. but it's been designed very well and we'll leave it that way. when north carolina, south carolina, florida, tennessee, when everybody knows the governor of tennessee, everybody. do you know everybody here pretty much? right over the hill. >> here to help the people in this region, including tennessee and the people of applachia are grateful you are here and haven't forgotten. there are other di

fema under fire. president trump slamming the federal agency. >> while claiming. >> he's got a plan to clean up the mess left by multiple natural disasters in states like north carolina and california. his idea let the states fend for themselves. plus, confirm or deny. with the fate of pete hegseth still in doubt just hours before the senate votes on whether to make him the next secretary of defense. what are republicans doing to get him over the finish line? and it's like christmas for conspiracy theorists. president trump promising to release files on the assassinations of jfk, bobby kennedy and martin luther king, information that's been unavailable to the public for more than half a century. a lot to get to on this friday. but we start with president trump using a tour of disaster zones as an opportunity to attack federal first responders and float plans to change the way fema operates, or even pull the plug on the agency altogether after he says. >> they. >> quote, let the country down. the presi

fema. your new governor, it's not his fault. he's brand new. to the whole situation. but we are going to work together with the governor. we are going to work together with the senators. we are going to work a lot with your congressmen. especially the three in the area. and michael whatley. and i'd like to put michael in charge of making sure everything goes well. and franklin graham has been unbelievable. we made a big contribution to franklin. and we'll continue to do so. i have been hearing nothing but praise for the job that samaritans has done with franklin. we appreciate it. where is franklin? he's around here someplace. good looking guy. he's always been a good looking guy. his father was a good looking guy, too. we loved his father, right? i saw his father in the latter years. i said, well, doesn't have long to go. he was having a hard time. he lived about three or four years after that. they say it was good stock. he had the ultimate good stock. i want to thank you, frankly. you ha

rid of fema. the lead starts. >> right now from the battered towns. >> in north. >> carolina to the. >> burned out. >> neighborhoods in. >> southern california. >> president trump. >> is touring. >> damage on both coasts. >> today. >> but he's also. >> suggesting he might. >> end the federal emergency. management agency or fema. >> the. >> agency in charge of not only disaster response. but disaster rebuilding. what might this mean for. >> the. >> devastated communities. >> already struggling. >> to get back on their feet? >> plus. >> the white. >> house says it is now using. >> military aircraft. for deportation flights, sending. dozens of migrants back to guatemala today. this comes as the military. >> announces the first group. >> of active duty. >> forces deployed. to the us-mexico. >> border. >> and in. >> just a matter of hours, four more hostages are expected to return to israel from gaza. larry sabato karina elle reeve, naama levy and daniella gilboa. are set to be part of the latest round

, or maybe getting rid of fema. i think, frankly, fema is not good. >> thousands of households impacted by that storm have been helped by fema's transitional sheltering assistance programs, but many are left homeless by the disaster. some say the process has been confusing and stressful. cnn's meena duerson reports is another. >> spot to. >> you. >> and i do some schoolwork and eat. got our second. >> bathroom slash closet. yes, yes. right now, this hotel room is home for meghan and her daughters. in september, the house they just moved into flooded in hurricane helene. and they bounced from shelter to shelter until a fema housing voucher came through. >> we stayed at la quinta there for a couple of weeks, and then they said they didn't. >> have any. >> more vacancies for us, so. >> we had. >> to move over to the. >> comfort suites and. >> then that hotel decided to not participate in the voucher program any longer. >> they've lived in this hotel for the past month, but her voucher is set to expire on february 7th.

rid of fema. i think, frankly, fema is not good. >> he's talking about maybe getting rid of fema. fema is not good. obviously you disagree. what's your response? >> i think it's important to have a conversation about really understanding what fema does, right. fema is the agency that comes in, and one helps coordinate the entire federal family to help support the immediate response to these disasters. you know, when we see urban search and rescue teams come in, whether that's the fema teams that are made up of state and locals, or it's from the department of defense, whether it's from fish and wildlife, you know, we bring them in and we bring them in because we're sitting side by side with the state emergency managers, and they're telling us what their needs are, or we bring in the army corps of engineers to immediately start to stabilize the water system, which they did in north carolina. and so who is going to coordinate this federal family if you don't have fema? because they don't just show up

in fema is ready to rock. they haven't done the job because they were not really told to do the job by biden. i guess biden was thinking about other things, wasn't he? but they were not told. what the past administration did to north carolina is a disgrace. so, i just want to wish you all well. i was here right after the event and i couldn't believe it. i have never seen anything like it. i have seen a lot of bad things, but i have never seen anything like it. it is an honor to meet the people behind me. it is an honor to be with our congressional delegation and some of the other politicians in the area and it is an honor to have michael watley at my side. maybe we would not be standing here as president if he wasn't him and lara, lara trump were unbelievable as the head of the republican. he happens to come from a place called north carolina so i said, michael, fix it. [laughter] so, good luck. good luck, and we will supply what you need. you know that. thank you. thank you all very much. thank you very much.

fema has been down there. and what donald trump said is that he wants to now get rid of that federal agency. i want to play what he said and then talk to you on the other side. jeff. >> we're looking at the whole concept of fema. i like, frankly, the concept when north carolina gets hit, the governor takes care of it. when florida gets hit, the governor takes care of it, meaning the state takes care of it. they have a group of people come in from an area that don't even know where they're going. in order to solve immediately. a problem is something that never worked for me. i'd like to see the states take care of disasters. >> jeff well, well, look, the state's taking care of a disaster. >> that may be one thing, but states obviously cannot afford to take care of him themselves. but, dana. what? this is the bigger picture. here is just one more example of in the trump administration, the dismantling of government agencies. i mean, this has long been a discussion by many conservatives. it was in the very pages

he is talking now about getting rid of fema or making big changes at fema.s somebody who was involved in fema during the first trump administration. the interesting thing about this is that there are other fema administrators who say that, yeah, the agency does need to be reformed. and yeah, maybe states should take a bigger part, a bigger role in it. craig. fugate. fugate, fugate, fugate is one of those folks. can you explain to me? i mean, if you were to make changes at fema, what would you do? >> well, i think, katie, one of the first things is there's just a big misunderstanding of what fema's role is and what fema does. you know, when i listen to some of the comments from earlier today about we should just give the states money, that it's their job. well, that is what fema does, right? we reimburse states for the costs that they incur when a presidential disaster declaration has been given. and so if you don't have fema, how is that level of coordination going to be done? and the other big piece of what we do is we coordinate all of the federal family.

or maybe get rid of fema.ays room for improvement. but it needs to start with the conversation with governors and state directors on what they have troubles with. so we can hear from them to better understand how you would make changes. >> bret: i mean this executive order is a commission to study that, josh. but he's talking about maybe block granting to local and state governments instead of having federal officials go to areas they don't know and start a whole federal bureaucracy every time there is a disaster. >> yeah, bret, like any federal bureaucracy, fema has been unwieldy and inefficient and political scandals too about how it discriminated against trump homes and trump supporters, people who had trump signs in their homes. so there is a lot of scandal. there is a lot of controversy at fema, and federal government is very inefficient. i do think there is going to be a lot of resistance both in some of the communities and capitol hill to dramatically changing the role of fema man it would make sense to

we have been doing battling with our insurance and fema. we did have proper insurance, flood insurance and homeowners insurance. since we had proper insurance fema hasn't been able to assist us with a whole lot of things and having issues with trying to get some payout for our insurance in a timely manner. and had to do mold mitigation on our home which is extremely expensive in order to get our payout. to me that wasn't acceptable. [indiscernible] >> not so much. -- [indiscernible] >> i'm hoping so. and we need assistance with that. we reached -- >> what is the name of our insurance company. >> north carolina farm bureau. that's what we are after here. [indiscernible conversation] >> in my case they sent out a third party adjuster and ended up firing. he gave us a quote for much higher estimate and then he got let go. got fired and brought in another third party adjuster to low ball us. the flood insurance is so there were leaks in the home but the adjusters and we lost some of our personal property and came in the second story living spac

what they've done with fema is so bad.is a whole other discussion because all it does is complicate everything. fema has not done their job for the last four years. i would rather see the states take care of their own problems. >> bret: what about that suggestion? i know you are thinking about a proposal to possibly restructure the way fema works. >> bret, listen, unfortunately fema is immersed in a terrible bureaucratic process. response and recovery is way too complex. 90 different recovery programs that local governments have to navigate their way through. they don't under established what they are entitled to and putting it together and use it in a manner to properly respond, recover and rebuild. i think what i would suggest to the president is put together a presidential commission to not only reform -- holistically reform fema but the entire profession of emergency management. the profession has been pi piec piecemealed together. there were several bills to revise fem yachlt it is like strapping new parts to a rusty

un programa de fema.fondos que ya pagÓ el seguro y tiene muchos programas que lasa personas pueden solicitar asistencia. entonces si estÁn solicitando asistencia porque tienen seguro de la casa para reparaciones o reemplazar la casa, necesitamos ver lo que va a pagar el seguro. pero tengan en cuenta que tambiÉn tenemos muchos programas a los cuales puede que sean elegibles. >> y bueno, tambiÉn otra pregunta importante para las familias mixtas. sabemos que tambiÉn podrÍa haber cobertura. cÓmo funcionarÍa eso? >> mira, nosotros pedimos que cualquier persona en esa casa que sufriÓ daÑos someta la solicitud de asistencia por desastre de fema, aunque sea un menor, aunque sea un hijo que de la familia. no necesariamente el padre, la madre, el jefe de familia. pero cualquier persona que vivÍa en esa casa que tenga los documentos necesarios para someter la solicitud, lo haga y nosotros estamos listos para atenderles al uno 800 6213362. la opciÓn nÚmero dos los lleva con un representante en espaÑol daniel llarguÉs

we are not happy with fema.atives appear to have great representatives here. chuck edwards who is it someplace where is chuck? >> right here. >> thank you. virginia foxx, a power. she is a power. don't ever have her as your enemy. it is not good. pat harrigan. good job, pat. addison mcdowell. these guys were just here. they are doing a fantastic job. thank you very much. mark harris, thank you. brad, thank you. gregg murphy, fantastic guy, my friend for a long time now. and the rnc chairman michael whatley, who as i said brought us to a great victory with lara. the chairman of the party. the whole republican -- i took michael whatley from north carolina because he did the best job, and i put him in charge of everything. the job they did together was incredible. last september, hurricane helene became one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern american history. rainfall ran two -- lethal levels, unprecedented devastation throughout western north carolina and many other states, as you note. it's our responsi

walk us through what fema actually does. tom, fema basically. does the job of helping communities when they cannot handle things. >> themselves. >> when it's just too much. you mentioned a minute ago, katrina over here. katrina, in 2005 that cost $201 billion, according to federal agents. >> to deal with that. >> 160 billion. >> for. >> hurricane harvey back. in 2017. >> and now. an unknown. >> amount for the los angeles fires under the proposal. >> of donald. >> trump. >> the. >> red states of alabama and louisiana, for example, they would have had to pay that by themselves. there may be other ways around it, but. >> what has happened. >> in recent years and what has helped spur this, is the fact that spending, as we've had bigger disasters, more costly disasters, some of this may be from climate change. also, a lot of it has to do with many of these are hurricane disasters. and we have built and built and built for decades in coastal areas. so there's a lot more damage being. done by these storms. wolf. tom, let's talk a little bit about some

, or maybe getting rid of fema. i think, frankly, fema is not good. i think when you have a problem like this, i think you want to go. and whether it's a democrat or republican governor, you want to use your state to fix it and not waste time calling fema. >> let's get some perspective now from former fema administrator craig fugate. he runs craig fugate consulting. sir, thanks so much for being with us. obviously, trump has been critical of fema, suggesting he may get rid of the agency altogether. what would that mean for places impacted by disasters? >> well, you know, i've seen this before. after hurricane katrina, congress was going to abolish fema and reorganize it. um, prior to katrina. homeland security had actually taken fema apart, and it failed its mission. so i think, um, we've seen this before. the functions have to be done. how you do it is key. my recommendation is the president wants to reform fema is get his new fema administrator confirmed and give them direction to make those reforms. >> do you thi

>> fema just hasn't done the job. and we're looking at the whole concept of fema. i like, frankly, the concept when north carolina gets hit, the governor takes care of it. when florida gets hit, the governor takes care of it. meaning the state takes care of. it. >> then there is this from the republican house speaker, mike johnson. >> so i have some expertise with fema. i'm from louisiana. we're a disaster prone state, as is florida. and we have a lot of experience with that. and in my experience, it is very often the case that local workers, people who are, you know, working through fema, do a pretty good job. but often it's the leadership at the top that can affect the outcome of how a disaster is handled. there's been a lot of frustration, of course, over the last four years with how fema has been handled. >> another state that has been hit hard by natural, natural disasters and has been on the receiving end of federal disaster assistance. the state of kentucky. the state has needed 12 major disaster declarations s

of fundamentally reforming and overhauling fema, or maybe getting rid of fema.hink, frankly, fema is not good. i think when you have a problem like this, i think you want to go. and whether it's a democrat or a republican governor, you want to use your state to fix it and not waste time calling fema. >> so, so many questions here with that statement. first of all, state and local agencies actually are the first line of defense in terms of helping citizens. if fema comes in after that fact and fema is still on the ground here, and there's no question there are critics on all sides of how fema has done its work in this broad devastation of hurricane helene, largely with housing vouchers and the like. but there are also true signs of need here. there was a woman who was holding up a sign as the president's motorcade went by that said, fema helped me. so people clearly are in need of help. and the president himself is, of course, busy at work trying to remake the entire federal government. and that's what this is all about. this was actually discussed in a project 2

fema hasn't done the job. and we are looking at the whole concept of fema. i like the concept when north carolina gets hit, the governor takes care of it. when florida gets hit, the governor takes care of it. meaning the state takes care of it. to have a group of people come in from an area that don't even know where they are going in order to solve immediately a problem is something that never worked for me. but this is probably one of the best examples of it not working. and there's been some others like in louisiana, etc. we are going to be doing something on fema that i think most people agree. i'd like to see the states take care of disasters. let the state take care of the tornadoes and the hurricanes and all of the other things that happen. and i think you are going to find it a lot less expensive. you'll do it for less than half. and are you going to get a lot quicker response. that seems to be the recommendation. we'll be making that recommendation over the next couple of weeks. we are going to go to

rid of fema. i think, frankly, fema is not good. fema has been a very big disappointment. >> later today, the president heading to. >> the wildfire zone in california, where. >> governor newsom has. >> said that he'll be on the. >> tarmac to greet him on. >> arrival, even though he has not been. >> hearing from the white house about. >> the trip. >> immigration raids. >> put several. >> major cities. >> on. >> edge, as. >> a federal judge in seattle. >> put a. >> temporary hold. on the. president's attempt to. >> limit birthright citizenship. >> calling it blatantly unconstitutional. >> plus. >> defense secretary. >> nominee pete hegseth is. >> up for a final. confirmation vote tonight. >> no sign yet. >> that the opponents. >> can get. >> two more republican senators to vote. >> against him, which would. >> sink his nomination. >> and hamas. >> announcing the names. >> of the four. >> israeli women who will be released. >> from. >> gaza tomorrow. this is the. >> second group. >> as a tense cease.

fema is incompetently run. you should spend the money on schools rather than giving money to bureaucracy. it takes you so much longer -- >> i want to thank fema for helping our people. pres. trump: i am a builder. fema has a standard that is so slow they want permit on permit on permit and then they want permits on top of that. if you use fema, you will be here for a long time. i'm saying get the city and state to give you immediate 24 hour permits. these people that are going to build their own homes will get them built fast. how many of the people -- what are people going to do for financing? percentagewise how many people can build a home where they don't have to go out and get funding? some people will not be able to rebuild their home. they have a beautiful home but don't have cash. what are people looking to do in that case? you will have a big percentage -- what will they do? go ahead. >> without their help they will only get $43,000 from the federal government even if they have -- >> you did something w

frankly fema is not good. fema turned out to be a disaster. i think we are going to recommend fema go away. >> reporter: proposing the white house send relief directly to states and give more control to the governors. the president doesn't have the power to shut down fema and will need congress to give him the power to remake or get rid of any agency. fema makes the argument they support states and has a breath of expertise in how to respond most states do not have. >> i mean if there is one reason we are one nation under god it is to deal with disasters. no. we should not get rid of it. >> reporter: the president landing in l.a. to visit the wildfire zone there. after repeatedly attacking california's democratic leaders over the response to the disaster and hours after detailing a pair of demands before offering more federal aid to the state. >> i want to see two things in los angeles, voter id, and i want to see the water be released and come down in to los angeles and throughout the state. >> reporter: othe

, or maybe getting rid of fema. i think, frankly, fema is not good. >> with more and more climate change fueled natural disasters, like the deadly wildfires in california and the hurricane damage in north carolina. fema is having to respond to year-round catastrophes with limited resources and funding. the agency's disaster fund has actually run out of money ten times since 2001. last year, it was completely depleted even before hurricanes helene and milton ravaged florida and north carolina. but the president can't simply get rid of fema. that requires congressional approval. joining us now, the former administrator for fema, deanne criswell, thanks so much for being here with us. we really appreciate it. i know you've said that president trump's comments yesterday could have a chilling effect on emergency response. tell us more about that. >> hi. >> good afternoon jessica. >> you know. >> one of the things that i. just think is. really important. >> to continue to. >> have. >> a. >> conversation about is really un

with fema. i spoke on our programme on thursday to a former fema administrator, because donald trump had come out this past week slamming the california governor, gavin newsom, saying, you know, this is essentially his fault. and he also slammed joe biden, the current president, saying he's left me with no morning in fema. and i talked to the former former fema administrator, craig fugate, about that. and he said, ok, that's not essentially entirely true. there was a big funding crunch for fema at the end of 2024. president biden did pass more funding for fema, but he said, look, we are kind of reaching the end of our rope in turns of funding. so it will need to be stocked up because the number of disasters being faced. and i wasjust thinking about the fact that, you know, we've again seen this clash setting up between a blue day governor, gavin newsom, and possibly donald trump, who has in the past threatened to cut federal disaster funding to california. one of the big issues that he's talked

there was a big funding crunch for fema at the end of 2024.id pass more funding for fema, but he said, look, we are kind of reaching the end of our rope in turns of funding." so it'll need to be stocked up because the number of disasters being faced. and i wasjust thinking about the fact that we've again seen this clash setting up between a blue day day governor, gavin newsom, and possibly donald trump, who has in the past threatened to cut federal disaster funding to california. one of the big issues that he's talked about is the fact that the north of california is water rich. that the north of california is water rich, the south needs more water. and there is actually it was interesting. there's a small fish that is in protected waters in the end the north, in a delta there that donald trump says is some worthless fish. some worthless fish, and that's why farmers in the south are not getting water. all of this to say — this could be another clash then between gavin newsom and donald trump, but also between what he deems as blue states and h

and vice president harris and i are about to meet with secretary mayorkas, fema administrator fema regional administrator, , regional administrator, and the chief of u.s. forest service. i want to share an update on where things stand now. over the past few weeks state and local firefighters have been able to prevent the largest fires from moving into new areas. in other words, they're able to contain the fires. 14% containment in the pacific palisades have been contained. 33% in the fire in pasadena. 95% of sumo, and the fire in ventura has been 100% contained. that is progress. that said, it was a heartbreaking weekend for a lot of people in los angeles. ash was raining down like snow. homes burned to the ground. thousands of those homes are gone, and we learned we lost more of our fellow americans. so let's say again to the people of los angeles, we're with you, we're with you, and you know, although the federal government is going to cover 100% of the cost for the next 180 days for things like firefighter overtime pay, debris removal, temporary shelters, it's going to cost tens of billi

why does he want to get rid of fema?dvantageous to get rid of fema. i think he has a base that thinks fema has failed. i think there are a lot of people in this country that are under the misunderstanding that this the federal emergency prevention agency, rather than management agency, you know, they think they expect fema is going to stop hurricanes and wildfires rather than basically being a funnel for the resources of the federal government to assist people in need. all of that said, the president may set up some sort of task force, some sort of commission to review it. he has already predetermined the outcome, as he said today, that he wants to get rid of fema. the question is, what comes up in its place, if anything? and it sounds from what he's saying, that he thinks the states should be on their own. so, for example, if a hurricane hits louisiana or western north carolina, it's up to north carolina or louisiana to do all of its emergency management to get people to safety, to start to rebuild all of the things tha

fema messed that up, too.ld go, and i guarantee you he is going to take it apart. >> shannon: the people that train derailment in ohio were waiting for months and months and months. every time it sounds like the white house, the president biden today go. present trump even when he wasn't president has made a name for showing up for some of these places, in georgia, as welcome after helene while he was on the campaign trail, and hearing from those people today was really heartbreaking and it was powerful. >> harold: there is no doubt. good to be with you this afternoon. as i tried to share yesterday, president trump is a different kind of president. there is a lack of conventionality to him, a lack of orthodoxy to him that is really good, in some ways, and i think part of what he said today come i couldn't agree with more -- i don't know if i would get rid of fema but i interpreted him he wants to reform fema. when you think about it, the whole organization, fema, is organized around responding to something tha

the record of fema is in good.ecord that they have their heading for dissolution quickly. >> 1 of the other executive orders was about releasing information on various assassinations. rfk jfk he said their families and american people deserve transparency and truth. he citizen natural -- natural interest to release without delay. there is a bit of a process going through documentation. >> i am a historian by training and from that perspective of just an observer there is no politics in this peer at the american people realize they want to get to the bottom of this and it's also what's driving a lot of americans especially young people in the so-called new right to try to figure what's going on with aliens in outer space. it seems to this middle-aged guy a bit of an esoteric interest that's the alien thing. it's not esoteric to understand why very important americans were assassinated but also importantly why did the federal government including some senior people in the previous republican administration block them

the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling fema or maybe getting rate of fema -- rid of femak when you have a problem like this, i think you want to go -- whether it is a democrat or republican governor, you want to use your state to fix it and not waste time. >> joining me now is our north america correspondent in california. gary, let's start with what we are expecting from the president once he does land in los angeles. >> we know he's going to be graded by the governor gavin newsom and they are not the best of friends. they have called one another names. they have clashed at various news over, the way the fires have been handled. the president blames him and other democrats for not putting out the fire sooner and specifically blames them for not diverting water from the north of the state down to metropolitan areas like l.a. and southern california. they say there is plenty of water, there was not a problem with that and are repeating -- competing concerns of water in this state over farming, environmentalism and urban development. he will get a tour of the palisades area

why does he want to get rid of fema?hinks it's politically advantageous to get rid of fema. i think he has a base that thinks fema has failed. i think there are a lot of people in this country that are under the misunderstanding that this is the federal emergency prevention agency, rather than management agency. you know, they they expect fema is going to stop hurricanes and wildfires rather than basically being a funnel for the resources of the federal government to assist people in need. all of that said, the president may set up some sort of task force, some sort of commission to review it. he has already predetermined the outcome, as he said today, that he wants to get rid of fema. the question is, what comes up in its place, if anything? and it sounds from what he's saying, that he thinks the states should be on their own. so, for example, if a hurricane hits louisiana or western north carolina, it's up to north carolina or louisiana to do all of its emergency management, to get people to safety, to start to rebuild

the record of fema is not good.they continue the record they have, they're heading for dissolution very quickly. >> when the other executive orders was about releasing information various varies assassinations. rfk, jfk, reverend martin luther king junior. he said their families and the american people deserve transparency and truth. he said it's in the national interest to finally release all the records related to these assassinations without delay this a bit of a process going for the documentation, who thanks we will learn anything new? >> i do i am a historian by training pay from that perspective from the perspective of an observer there's no politics in this for the american people realize they want to get to the bottom of this is driving a lot of americans, especially young people on the so-called new right to figure out what's going on with aliens in outer space. it seems this middle age guy and itit's not esoteric to figure ot why. porton americans were assassinate but also very importantly, why did the fe

in relation to the first remarks _ fema lately. in relation to the first remarks but _ fema lately.ks but he said before he travelled to north carolina, already a big difference between donald trump and joe biden and how much donald trump is engaging with the media and giving so many time, his time overfor questions. and he has said that he is not very happy with fema, to be it's time to get rid of it. he mentioned putting in charge an individual called michael whatley, who is very close with, chairman of the republican party and is from north carolina himself and donald trump puts a lot of trusts in him, having run his campaign with 1538 00:16:31,261 --> 0

i mean, i don't know it, but there's got to be. >> fema told us. fema told us they're still here. know, if you have been affected by this storm and you haven't received aid to keep applying. but locals here say that this is really an issue where people are slipping through the cracks because of the slow machine of bureaucracy. and what's ultimately bad communication. >> jake meena duerson in boone, north carolina, thank you so much. they were pardoned by president trump earlier this week, but some of the january 6th rioters may not escape the law. after all, how? that's next. >> i've got good. >> news and. >> i've got bad news. what do you want first? the bad. the news is newsy. even more. >> than ever. >> what's the good news? >> we're doing another season of have i got news for. >> you. >> have i got news for you returns february 15th on cnn. >> greatness hurts, but sometimes you gotta put. >> on. >> your game face. >> that's why tylenol provides fast, effective pain relief. that's tylenol, that's care without limits. my moderate to severe crohn's symptoms kept me out of the pic

president trump touring disaster zones, signaling he's open to eliminating fema. and the israeli hostages held by hamas just hours away from being released. >>> first, four days after president trump signed his executive order, the trump administration now using military c-17s to airlift migrants out of the country. new images of migrants in restraints. and 1,500 u.s. troops begin their deployment to the southern border. more than 500 undocumented migrants arrested in multiple cities over the last 24 hours, including new york and boston. martha raddatz one on one with border czar tom holman, his blunt warning about what's to come. >>> president trump touring disaster areas in north carolina and california, meeting with hurricane and wildfire victims. governor gavin newsom, a frequent target of the president, greeting him on the tarmac. trump saying he's open to possibly getting rid of fema while threatening to withhold aid to millions in california. rachel scott in the fire zone. >>> the late-night confirmation vote for president trump's pick to run the defense de

probably less fema because fema just hasn't done the job. we're looking at the whole concept of fema. i like frankly the concept when north carolina gets hit, the governor takes care of it. when florida gets hit, the governor takes care of it. meaning the state takes care of it. to have a group of people coming from an area that don't know where they're going to solve immediately a problem is something that never worked for me this. is probably one of the best examples of it not working. there's been some others like in louisiana et cetera. so we're going to be doing something on fema that i think most people agree. i'd like to see the states take care of disasters. let the state take care of the tornadoes and the hurricanes and all of the other things that happened, and i think you'll find it a lot less expensive and do it for less than half, and you'll get a lot quicker response. that seems to be the recommendation, but we'll be making that recommendation over the next couple of weeks. we're going to go to the site now and figure out a pla

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president trump said this week on fox that a shakeup for fema is ahead. >> fema has not done their jobast four years. i had fema working really well. we had hurricanes in florida. we had alabama tornadoes, but, unless you have certain types of leadership it gets in the way. fema is going to be a whole big discussion shortly i would rather see the states take care of their own problems. >> conditioning aid is a controversial proposal. historically congress has passed supplemental disaster funding on a bipartisan basis. and biden's fema chief of staff warned that picking winners and losers would erode public trust in the federal government. but california's fires are going to be the most expensive disaster in american history. and president trump threatened to withhold help if the state doesn't amend its water and forest management policies. governor gavin newsom says he is going to meet trump on the tarmac this afternoon, when he heads there after his stop in north carolina. a lot of relationships in the trump world. a lot of relationships. of of trust. i communicate with a lot of the f

with that, i will turn it over to the fema administrator iswell. the four is yours. admin.swell: thank you. good afternoon, everybody. i just want to start by telling everybody that has been impacted by these devastating fires that my heart is with each and everyone of you. i know you continue to face these fires as they work to bring them under control and this will probably unfortunately be a life-changing event for so many of you, but fema is here with our federal family to help you through this recovery process. we will continue to support the state and local jurisdictions, the local first responders as they continue to try to contain this fire and eventually extinguish this fire. i arrived on the ground yesterday at the direction of the president. i had an opportunity to meet with governor newsom and mayor bass. we discussed what the immediate needs were as well as begin the conversation about what the recovery needs are going to be. the governor, the mayor and i had an opportunity to also brief the president and the vice president about what their needs are going to b

everyone is connected into the fema system. we have, you know, we have one large organization on the ground that everyone else, all the agencies are able to get information out to. but the truth is, is that people should be following the news. people should be in contact with their local governments, the state and the federal government is on the ground communicating directly with people that are impacted. and so anything that we can do to get folks help, we're trying to do, and i have to also say thank you. there are thousands of la regional businesses and volunteers right now that are collecting food, water, baby formula. the red cross is on the ground. it's just heroic work that we're just incredibly grateful for. >> congressman robert garcia, i know it's you're exhausted, but i know that i'm grateful for you to join us, to give us this information. and i know that the folks there in california are also grateful. thanks for being here with us and getting us started today. i appreciate it. thanks, katie, and we'll be thanks,