the mangled wreckage of joplin high school. the once proud home of the eagles a daily reminder of the incredibly destructive force of the storm. but the school has also come to stand for hope. and what hard work and good will could bring this city in the future. that hope begins here, just two days after the storm with more than half of joplin's classrooms wiped out, superintendent c.j.huff made a promise that the school would start on time in the fall. and it did. with the new joplin high in an abandoned department store. >> it became a rallying point for the community. we a lot conversations about how we could make that happen. we got everybody intensely focused on a fwol. >> brown: you set a high bar and the whole community is watching. >> and an entire nation was watching. >> brown: it's a temporary space but one designed as a blueprint for what a high-tech educational experience could be here. it didn't hurt that each student was given a new laptop computer, a gift from the government to the united arab emirates. >> we've

during debt bait on the rule on this measure, joplin, missouri, was mentioned quite often. but i would mention that there is an emergency as far as tuscaloosa, alabama's, concerned and iowa is concerned, cairo, illinois, is concerned, springfield, massachusetts, certainly joplin, missouri. mr. visclosky: smithfield, mississippi, states like vermont , subsequent to the rains and floods of this spring we've had earthquake, we've had wildfires, we've had hurricanes. the current need of the army corps is about $2.257 billion so the first observation i would make is the offsets that are set aside in this bill are certainly inadequate to cover that amount. but there is a further emergency in this country and that is the fact that as of august of this year there were $13,967 -- 13,967,000 americans without work. in the year 2000, 8% of the people who live in a great state of indiana were living in poverty. today 16% of the people in the state of indiana are living in poverty. and for those we represent who are working today for one hour's worth of their labor, they're making 53 ce

but look what happened to joplin, missouri. this beautiful town in missouri almost wiped off the map by a tornado. so what do you tell the people who survive the next day? sorry, congress has to meet and debate. we'll get back to you. of course not. we stand up and help people. scores of volunteers, hundreds of volunteers who come from the re cross and so many other agencies and all of the first responders. government don't say we'll see if the federal government helps pay for this before we get in and provide life-saving efforts. they do it. anticipating that we'll stand with them. now congressman cantor of virginia decides that there should be a new approach. we need congress to get together and debate before we help people who are victims of disasters. that's a serious mistake. we've got to stand by people whether they live in red states or blue state whether they are democrats, republicans, independents. we stand by one another, and that is critically important. let me say to the senator fm louisiana, i think the thing that

not go to joplin. hope the people in the rest of the country, represented by some here on both sides of the aisle, are going to say we're not going to step up to the plate. america has always stood up for disaster relief. always. because we're one nation. and we all have known that when god-given disasters, way beyond the power of mankind, come, no single community can take care of it themselves. that's why the federal government has traditionally stepped in. and regarded it as an emergency and we've stepped in. we haven't had strings attached or conditions or we'll put it in this bill, we'll give you this much now and see what you need later. nuh-uh. fema has done such a wonderful job. but they're basically out of money. right now in missouri, none of the relief work continues, despite the deaf nation in joplin, because they only have money left to deal with the immediate emergency of lee and of irene that hit new york state. and the fema workers are doing great, the people -- the volunteers that i sa

would help joplin. over $12,000 was raised that night for joplin music students. we want to thank you for helping kids who want to play. like the song says, don't know much about history, but you know the children in america aren't getting the basics on some of the most important period in our country's history? when we come back, how your children can learn our history. to huckabee. [applause] >> mike: according to a recent nationwide test. american opportunity soos are less proficient in history tn any other school. for example. the major of fourth graders don't know why abraham lincoln was an important figure in american history. another survey in oklahoma said 75 percent of the high schools can't name the first president of the united states. i have been a part of the project learn our history. and joining me is the ceo. >> thank you. >> mike: i indicate that i am a part of this. i was so taken by what you wanted to do. i got involved with this and never intended to be controversial and we'll talk about that in a moment. it fascinates me. you were a successful

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would help joplin. over $12,000 was raised that night for joplin music students. we want to thank you for helping kids who want to play. like the song says, don't know much about history, but you know the children in america aren't getting the basics on some of the most important period in our country's history? when we come back, how your children can learn our history. development of natural , whether it can be done safely and responsibly. at exxonmobil we know the answer is yes. when we design any well, the groundwater's protected by multiple layers of steel and cement. most wells are over a mile and a half deep so there's a tremendous amount of protective rock between the fracking operation and the groundwater. natural gas is critical to our future. at exxonmobil we recognize the challenges and how important it is to do this right. with less chronic low back pain. imagine living your life with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a non-narcotic treatment that's fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskele

looking at the iconic photos of jenny's joplin b.b. king and jimi hendrix you know where you saw the first rolling stone magazine popularize a new standard a music journalist bringing a closer to the audience and people looking at us from the covers and pages appear natural as if they were captured truly in the moment this casual style of photography helped bring the magazine fame and fortune and mashes groundbreaking reputation and now the man who was behind the camera all this time is on the screen today. hello mr wall and welcome to the show thank you very much my first time in russia my first time i love this place first time a russian t.v. i have for definitely first i reckon. i read that you'd began your career when you did your milk tree service in the u.s. believes that is that true for you started taking pictures like from behind the wall which was just created that was in the sixty's when i was in the fifty's that would. you took those pictures through leisure for fun or was it part of you of your service maybe you did some s

, over $12,000 was raised for joplin music students and we want to thank you for helping kids who wantlike the song said, don't know much about history. do you know that the children in america aren't getting the most important points in our country's history? when we come back, how your children can learn our history. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the most legroom per dollar of any car in america. the all-new nissan versa sedan from $10,990. innovation sized. innovation for all. [ grandpa ] relationships are the basis of everything. [ grandma ] relationships are life... if you don't have that thing that fills your heart and your soul, you're missing that part of your life that just fulfills you. ♪ [ male announcer ] for us at humana, relationships matter too. the better we know you, the better we can help you choose the right medicare plan. that's why humana agents sit down with you to figure out your medicare options. and we have nurses you can call anytime, even at 3 a.m. because when you're on the right humana medicare plan and taking good care of yourself, then you can be there for the p

it killed 160 people in joplin and hundreds more were hurt. >>> in less than two hours, the president is kicking off two days of meetings at the united nations, allison? >> reporter: that's right. he will be looking to tout the progress but there is another big issue over shadowing the talks at the united nations. mahmoud ahmadinejad is asking them to grant palestinians full statehood but it will likely be vetoed by the united states. secretary of state hillary rodham clinton has expressed concern, it will over mind lasting agreements with israel. >> we believe in pressing the point, the only way with state shuckses through negotiations. >> president barack obama is using his work to rise man any a -- raise money for his campaign. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> president barack obama will be in the bay area on sunday. the president is making a return trip. they dined with private leaders at a home in woodside and this time the president will appear at the home of somebody else. >>> we have breaking news just coming in from georgia where a p

he wanted to to raise a million dollars a billion dollars to pay for joplin he wanted to cut a billion and a half from the green car program from the from green transportation and now he's saying to cut global warming disasters we have to cut programs from the e.p.a. to cut global warming he's also proposing cutting first responder programs that are paid for by fema to pay for fema what am i missing here you're missing i mean is it what is wrong with eric cantor he was wrong in two thousand and four and he's right now there's absolutely nothing wrong with the idea of cutting spending to make these payments today for a real national disaster which clearly i mean there genius experience some real difficult times with an earthquake and with the the hurricane because nothing wrong with cutting spending we waste all over the because spending all day long isn't the whole point of the federal government having the ability to borrow or earn or generate surpluses so the. during times of crisis it can spend money in order to deal with those prices this ingenuous crisis people would we have the m

this one in joplin, missouri, the town that was nearly wiped off the map by that huge tornado back in may. the high school football team hosted their first home game i i the stadium that was the only part of that high school that actually survived the twister. >> amazing. 10,000 fans were there to support them, cramming into the facility built for just 4,500. although the joplin eagles fell to the visiting team it was still a triumph to have started the season at all. >> absolutely. a moment of silence in honor of the victims but that town is coming bacac good to see. >> absolutely. >> we'll be back with more after this. >> we'll be back with more after this. are you ready for your check-up? i'm so ready. [ female announcer ] prepare to ace your check-up. fight plaque and gingivitis and invigorate your way to better dental check-ups. crest pro-health invigorating clean rinse. >>> welcome back, everybody. life is about back to normal across the southwest, an area plunged into darkness last thursday. >> questions remain over how one power employeeeenocked out power to millions. abc's da

billion dollars was on top of the 5 billion needed for disaster including tornados that leveed much of joplinouri. >>> bge restored power to all customers affected by irene. 750,000 customers were in the dark because of irene compared to 790,000 following is bell in september 2003. >>> big clean up is underway in north georgia in addition to the tornado watch and warnings posted, much of the atlanta area was under a flash flood warning. we showed you video from the storms pushing through atlanta. it's our turn, the hour by hour forecast, flash flood watch, low 60s. i'm jealous of anyone who gets to run in this stuff. we will stay mid-60s. dropping off this afternoon as the rain gets steadier and heavier. plan accordingly for the kids. the remnants of lee pushing itself up from the deep south, few days of rain, holding off katia off of the coast. see the slug of moisture rolling back in. on the cooler end, we will stay on the less severe end. computer models projecting 11 inches in southwest pa, versus 3 inches on the portions of the delmarra, severe weather, southeast virginia. moderate to he

what officials are learning about the tornado warning system in hard hit joplin, missouri. >> and isce on trial? why government seismologist are accused of manslaughter. another half hour of news i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. doesn't cover my kid's pediatrician. which is not cool. she was so fantastic. she had this sock puppet that she would use to explain exactly what she was doing and why she was doing it. i just wish there was someone to explain to me how i'm going to find another doctor like that. [ male announcer ] we know a good doctor is hard to find. we have some of the largest networks in california so you can choose one that's right for you. blue shield. i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it.

a report is being prepared on the released on the devastating joplin tornado. >> caption colorado, llcncolorado.com >>> good morning, breaking news from iran where two american hikers have reportedly just been released on bail ayman ago after more than two years in custody. we'll get the latest

gives $3.7 billion to fema to provide disaster relief after so many natural disasters, including the joplin, missouri tornado, fema coffers are almost empty. while republicans don't object to the money, they are insists on -- insisting on spending cuts to offset this. >> because of the horrible weather we've had over the past several weeks, we've all agreed to add emergency fund that we didn't originally plan. >> reporter: tea party-backed house republicans say they are trying to deliver on the promises. >> we promised -- we were promised $100 billion the first year. didn't get anywhere near that. >> reporter: the congressional setup shows the -- >> we ought not play politics with those affect bide the disasterrers -- disasters. >> reporter: the federal government runs out of money by friday. fema could be out of money next week. in washington, kraig bpswell -- craig boswell, fox news. >>> and we want to take you back to moffett field. allie rasmus is live from that location. allie? >> reporter: well, the presidential motorcade just pulled up about three minutes ago. you can see the preside

certainly a huge game in joplin. we're rooting for the entire town. >>> back to don in tampa, getting ready for the first ever tea party debate. >> just in time, susan, because that's it for us here. i'm don lemon, live in tampa, florida. see you back here an hour from now. "the situation room" with mr. wolf blitzer begins right now. >>> a decade after 9/11, america is once again on alert. stepped up security in new york and washington, d.c., as authorities investigate a possible al qaeda terror plot tied to the anniversary. >>> desperate hours aboard air force one, circling over america, trying to find a safe place for president bush to land on 9/11. my interview with the pilot of air force one, he flew that critical mission. >>> president obama's new jobs plan, certain to be a hot topic when the republican hopefuls gather here in tampa. for monday night's presidential debate co-hosted by cnn and the tea party express. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're

tornadoes in joplin were significant. i have mentioned on the floor before of the senate that i have lived close to joplin. it was in my congressional district for 14 years. i had an office there. i'm probably as familiar with joplin as anybody that doesn't live there or hasn't lived there. as i went to the scene of this tornado, mr. president, the devastation made a city that i was very familiar with, at least a half-mile path, six miles across that city, virtually unrecognizable by me or the local police officer that was driving me around. we couldn't -- there were no street signs left. every block looked like the block on either side of it. an incredible amount of devastation. there were 141 people killed either at the time of the tornado or who within a few days of the tornado died as a result of the injuries. 900 people were injured. a hospital that was destroyed that will cost about about $500 million to replace. the high school was destroyed. the vo tech school was destroyed, 500 commercial properties. 8,000 apartm

now say they will be against the >> general paul lozano is six scheduled to visit our eyes cool in joplin at missouri with that's because they had turned a shopping center into a school this is video of some of the damage when it level schools damaged tenenbaum and thousands of buildings government officials wanted to come by to praise the community rebuilding efforts >> time now 6:21 a.m. let the fog full u.n. it is fog by the coast and hugging the bay. we're still looking at a hot temperatures why a program note to tell about what we have the blue angels fleet week special coming up on saturday at the upper eight we will be right backpack [ cow mooing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] there's no need to produce foods yourself to be sure they're 100% natural. ♪ now there's open nature foods from safeway. no preservatives, no artificial anything. all within budget. a wide choice of natural foods that meet your high standards. ♪ open nature. only at safeway. open nature. i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it.

government in charge of weather forecasting and tracking came out with their final report on the joplin tornado and the lessons learned. 162 people died in that storm. among the findings here, people delayed taking shelter because of previous false alarms and because they wanted to know more. and then when it came, the feds now admit the warning should have been worded differently. it should have been more urgent and, perhaps, in plain english. dr. greg forbes, the severe weather specialist at the weather channel says warnings aside, there needs to be renewed emphasis on fortified tornado shelters in these areas. >>> we have some new math to share with you tonight on a subject that infuriates everybody forced to travel by air. the fees in addition to ticket prices, in some cases that the airlines are even charging you for a free ticket booked with frequent flyer miles. our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: if you feel like you're getting nickelled and dimed every time you fly, it turns out it's a lot more than pocket change. >> blankets, pillows, everything. it's beco

i mentioned joplin, missouri as just one example. no matter how often we wish for a crystal ball, the process of guessing how much money we'll need for natural disasters isn't perfect. we try, but this has been a very, very devastating year. each year, congress estimates how much it will cost this country to recover from inevitable storms, wildfires and floods and then reacts to what mother nature sends our way. now is the time to react. it's time to show americans as we did in the wake of september 11 that when disaster strikes the federal government will be there to help rebuild. these are very hard, personal issues. here in virginia, a suburb of washington, a 12-year-old boy was out watching it rain. he was swept off his back step and he's dead. scores of people have been killed just with lee and irene. it's time for republicans to prove this congress, for one of the first times they're willing to put politics aside for the good of the american people. fema is an issue that is bipartisan in nature. those storms don't just hit demo

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midwest, no less than five operas of tornadoes in april and may, the worst killing 141 people in joplin, missouri. flooding the mississippi and missouri rivers. the ongoing drought and heat wave has caused $5 billion so far. hurricane eye ring cost at least 7 billion. the government will release its august stand but summer to dazzle of and is expected to be the warmest, record. cities from newark to amaryllis texas set all-time high temperature records. in some cases records going back to the '30s. the bottom line, this year's extreme record has killed more than 700 americans and cost more than $35 billion in damage. >> we have a programming change to tell you about. on friday nbc is hearing the giants' game so kron 4 blair nbc programming. beginning at 8:00 p.m. will have back-to-back episodes of the show friends of benefits and a two-hour special of dateline and 9:00 p.m. followed by the kron 4 news at 11:00 p.m.. we're back with more news to come. hon >> >> i have a hot debate online tech deal to tell you about. ricin is that in one day on one sale ends at midnight. get the world's f

the national weather service today put out its report on that tornado that leveled joplin, missouri,n may, and it found that the majority of the city's residents ignored the first warning siren. many had grown used to hearing false alarms. less than half an hour after that first siren, the tornado tore the town apart leaving 162 people dead. the hard truth about meth. in-your-face ads that are turning teens away from this highly addictive drug. that's next. >> pelley: an f.b.i. report out this week says the number of arrests for drug abuse last year came to more than million and a half. methamphetamine is among the most dangerous drugs and ben tracy has a remarkable story tonight about how montana is fighting meth with an ad campaign. it's tough to watch and that's the point. >> they're happy, that's for sure. >> reporter: for more than five years, wendy macker has fought an enemy more powerful than anything she's ever known. >> it takes every bit of nurturing that they might have inside of themselves and just rips it out. it makes them feel like they're worth nothing. >> reporter: s

president, fema has stopped work in joplin, missouri. people were there working for $9 an hour just putting things back in a semblance of order. that work has stopped. fema has had now to look at the places that are impacted right now. they're still trying to get the water out of some of the places because of lee and trying to restore immediate damage because of irene. we have to do something to replenish that money. i was happy to see some of the statements from one of the republican leaders in the house yesterday in effect changing his position on all this has to be paid for. we have, as we speak, mr. president, we're spending billions and billions of dollars every week in iraq and afghanistan. i understand that. but that's all unpaid for. unpaid for. certainly couldn't woo do something to -- couldn't we do something to help the american people that's an emergency and figure out some other way in the future to look forward to other disasters. we try to prefund what we think disasters are going to be. these are acts of god. that's what

this is missouri, this is joplin, missouri, just earlier this year. it's just a third of the city was literally destroyed by a group of tornadoes that came through. and some of the weather specialists, mr. president, said they had never clocked winds with this speed and power in the entire time they have been recording this data. they said they believe that some of the winds exceeded 300 miles an hour. this is horrifying. for those of us that shudder at category four and category five hurricanes which can blow up to 150 miles an hour, the idea of 300-mile an hour winds is just beyond our comprehension, but that's just what happened in joplin, missouri. then here we have the outer banks of north carolina. it's just heart breaking to see the water come up, yes, on barrier islands, but we have many barrier islands where people are trying to live safely. people live on islands all over the world. you know, when the water rises, everybody doesn't just pick up and leave the island forever. you build higher, you build stronger. you use your engineering and y

programs one for one female was up and it was like you know ok how are we going to pay for the damage in joplin missouri and vermont the response from from eric cantor and john boehner was cut out the program but backstops green cars it was reduced by one hundred million which is an infinitesimal amount of the of the ninety nine percent you're talking about the isn't that is that i get it it's a big deal if we are to get interest in this spending in fema we have to offset it somewhere so here was the proposal and also did i raising taxes offset a whole host of ways but certainly one of them should be looking at reducing some of the program but but why do you want to give part of a billion dollars a day to a country that publishes books that they send all over the world saying that jews eat literally use the blood of muslims in. sarah. he's and and openly has advocated in the past the destruction of the united states and now the evidence is coming out increasingly had some clear role in funding nine eleven why do you want to continue that so i'm hearing you say drill drill drill drill i'm saying

in joplin, missouri, fema is basically broke and the money has now been shifted to irene and lee. emergencies are happening as we speak. they have withdrawn the long-term help joplin, missouri is planning on, rebuilding schools and communities. so they have stepped out of there. we need to get this relief funding to the american people as quickly as we can and we are going to do that. i'm going to bring a free-standing bill and have a chance to vote on. some of my republican colleagues are trying to -- i was going to say something that was vulgar and i'm not going to do that -- of trying to cater to the tea party by holding up relief efforts. for example, representative cantor suggested we should hold up disaster relief to meet the tea party's demands. fortunately, all republicans don't agree and i bet most of them don't. governor christie stepped forward and said that's not the right way to go and the governor of virginia said that's not the right way to go. keep in mind as we are having this little precedent, we have thousands of troops in iraq. tens of thousands of troops in af

joplin, missouri took a hard punch. most deadly trike strike in the u.s. since 1950.lions were sent to help them. and fema is concerned to having enough mon tow help it through september. craig fugate said the agency will have to postpone projects for prevous disaster clean up that are not approved yet. they are still eligible to apply for funds but not start new permanent work such as permanent construction repairing damages from those tornados going into september being the peak part of hurricane season and hurricane irene. we didn't want to get to the point where we would not have the fun toz continue to support the previous impacted survivors. >> the obama administration will likely have to ask congress for more money to fund fema through the end of year. with the economy so tight that may not be an easy sale. eric canter said we'll find the money if there is need. but they are not unlimited and what we always said we off set that. meaning spending cuts somewhere else and that iseting up another battle on the hill for this fall. a cold front will clash with the wa

. >> a tornado in joplin, or a hurricane that swept the seaboard, we come together as a country and makehe help they need. >> hurricane irene has caused $7 billion. the joplin tornado killed and caused some $2 billion in damage. >>> right now a wildfire is burning southeast of austin texas. in the past 20 minutes we've learned it has destroyed about 300 homes and it is moving quickly. this comes after another wildfire in eastern texas killed a woman and her 18-month- old daughter trapped in their home. firefighters say the high winds caused by tropical storm lee made this the fastest moving fire they've ever seen. they say the fire quickly consumed a row of houses. the woman and highway daughter were inside one of those homes and were unable to -- the woman and her daughter were inside one of those homes and were unable to escape in time. >>> this is video from a fire in north texas. this burning train tressel is located in navarro county. firefighters say at least five fires -- five fires were reported burning in this area. at least eight structures were dedestroyed. and there were evac

>> joplin, missouri. >> a town we were just in. how is joplin doing?ing better than when we were there. >> a lot better. and plenty of great spirits. it's incredible. >> we remember the folks there because they were amazing to us. let's get to the boards. one or two things to talk about. we're looking at raleigh. tvd is the station that tells us everything about raleigh. tvd is the station that tells us all we want to know about raleigh. 92 degree today. then, dropping to maybe 60 degrees the next day. it is rare for you to lose 30 degrees in temperature that quickly. we're about to do it with this cold front. look at raleigh going g down in the 60s. so will a lot of places on the eastern seaboard. boston, 78 today, d.c. and new york are also on the warm side today, but >> and we're live in times square. lara? >> thank you, sam. great crowd out there. >>> here's a look at what we have coming up on the "gma morning menu." when looking in the mirror, you can't look away. you're obsessed with your appearance. it's taken to an extreme. well' talk about tha

the joplin tornado killed 160 people and caused $2 billion in damage. >>> now families of those 5 area bay fishermen in the sea area of cortez will not stop searching. the sonar search ended with no sign of that missing boat. the missing men, five of them from the bay area, have not been seen since july 3rd when their boat capsized. they came talking about the search efforts. >> this is not done for us, there is a lot of closure we need, we need to fine the boat to bring our loved ones home if we can. >> they also received a fundraising check from she have visit and -- chevies and the family said they will use the money for another sonar search. >>> they are causing a debate about police policy. 48-year-old christopher was walking to soccer practice last month with his family. garcia was driving without a license and a police officer pulled him over for speeding a few days earlier. that officer could have impounded the car because garcia did not have a valid license. >>> several officers and government buildings will be closed. government offices and schools will be closed today. post

center, japan, joplin, missouri, and haiti. >> in haiti, on our fourth day there we made contact with a 10-year-old girl. we would ask her to acknowledge us with a tap and around the six or seventh hour she stopped tapping. >> finding live people is our goal. but providing hope for the onlooker and a place to begin work for the firefighter. those are many-fold objectives. >>> you can learn more at cnn heroes.com and facebook and twitter pages. that's it for us. >>> i'm zain vergee at cnn in london, here are the top stories right now. a large convoy of libyan military vehicles, several hundred by one account has passed into niger, according to reports from several news agencies. it borders on libya and algeria. officials in niger are saying the head of moammar gadhafi security forces entered the country on sunday but there's no official word who may be traveling in this latest convoy. >>> anti-gadhafi rebels have vowed to take control. rebels told cnn just a few minutes ago they've resumed negotiations with tribal leaders on the surrender of bani walid. the international committee of t

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who would ever have thought a year ago that a relatively small community, joplin, missouri, would be hit by almost 300-mile an hour winds, and the winds didn't just whip through, they roiled around for such a time that they basically destroyed that town. there are many other examples of what has happened with being unable to determine what would happen in the future. suffice it to say, we provided funds last week here in the senate to help americans whose lives have been devastated by floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes, and other natural calamities. we passed a bipartisan bill granting fema and other agencies that help disaster victims need, an additional $6.9 billion. that's probably not enough. frankly, madam president, after the committee did their work, reported the bill out of some $6 billion, i asked the different subcommittees to find out what additionally was needed. they came back with another -- another $3 billion. we pared that down because we wanted to keep within the agreement we had in the deficit reduction act which set that at $7 billion and we were slightly under that

one country and where one party of the country gets affected, whether it's, you know, a tornado in joplinne that affects the eastern seaboard, then we come together as one country and we make sure that everybody gets the help that they need. >> and this is going to touch off another big spending battle here in washington. where will those billions come from or will it simply be tacked on to the debt? and all of this as tropical storm lee now downgraded to a tropical depression hits the gulf and hurricane katia churns her way closer to the east coast. back to you guys. >> doug lazader, thank you. >> our concern about more of that rain coming up, that depression moving up through this area could be more rain in this area. looking at flash flood warnings and everything. maria watching all the weather. >> that's right. we are looking at more rain in the forecast. that's really the big story with lee. it really was not a wind event or hurricane event, just a tropical storm when it made landfall across the area, across louisiana and brought in torrential rainfall. there were reports yesterday o

there was andy warhol, gregory, janis joplin. you can go down the list. >> s shepherd. alan ginsberg. >> charlie: tell a story aboualan ginsberg. yowanto go to the automat and get something to eat. you had ju enough money to buy it. >> yes. i was in hornet and iad $.55 to buy a sandwich back then. i put the money in the machine and i had an old overcoat and my cap on. they jacked up the price and i was devastated because i was so hungry and i hear this foal he say can i help you. and i turn around and it's alan ginsberg and i was, i didn't say a word. i was too amazed but alan nsberg was standing in front of me and i just nodded and he paid for my sandwich and a coffee and we sat down and he's talking away about walt whitman and i'm eating. finally i said i'm from south jersey and walt whitman's buried in camden. and he looked at me and said are you a girl? it was just like i thought oh, there goes the sandwich. but guess. thatas my meeting. he gave me the sandwich. we parted friends and alan of course became one of my great teachers. so you never know how you're going

. >> when one part of the country gets affected, whether it's a tornado in joplin, missouri or a hurricane that affects the eastern seaboard, then we come together as one country and make sure that everybody gets the help they need. the last thing that residents here at paterson or residents of vermont or upstate new york need is washington politics getting in the way of us making sure that we are doing what we can to help communities that have been badly affected. i want to thank federal and state and local officials working around the clock to respond to this crisis. we know it could have been worse but we should not underestimate the heart ache that's gone through a lot of these communities and affecting a lot of families. we want to make sure we're there to help and i'll make sure even after the cameras are gone and attention is somewhere else that fema and federal officials continue to work with our local officials to make sure we're doing the right thing. thank you very much, everybody. >> president obama with governor chris christie by his side. governor christie of new jersey, the

who feel like the money that's going to go to irene might come from efforts to with of disaster in joplin and elsewhere. i don't think the republicans over all are in a good spot right now. i don't think the president is either. after the debt ceiling, and numbers went down for each side and republicans looked like they were willing to blow things up to get their ideological way. i think for eric cantor to come out and say aha, we have another way of playing this same game, is not going to help with independent voters or people in those states who may need assistance. let me say, michael steele is exactly right. this is not the first thing that should come out of his mouth when people are still picking up the pieces. >> let me be fair to congressman cantor by sharing what his spokesman said. he went on the defense when asked about requesting aid back in '04. quote -- the national debt was at the time under $8 trillion and 8.67 try wrong which nancy pelosi became speaker. today the debt assistants at 14.625, mean that while democrats controlled the purse string, the national debt literally

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when there is a joplin. when there is a god forbid another 9/11 or something lick that, they will be there. they will be helping. >> bill: hiring experts in various -- -- >> -- political expert. >> bill: good. earlier this week. >> earlier this week. >> bill: republicans on msnbc, that never happens, right? >> big event. and then they actually debated and what did you take away from that debate? >> that i don't like very many of them. >> bill: you don't? >> i don't like very many of them. i took away that mitt romney doesn't understand what a ponzi scheme is because clearly social security is a ponzi scheme. >> bill: you sympathize with governor perry on that. >> yeah. >> bill: i wasn't offended by that either because they did take the money, the federal government, that was supposed to be earmarked for social security and spent it on other things. >> it's a pyramid scheme. >> they say they are going to reimburse it. >> i know. so the labor unions with their -- you know, with their pyramid diseem as well. th