it's throughout north carolina. a lot of places like in mississippi, alabama basically anywhere that had poultry processing, manufacturing, a lot of those kinds of different industries that were actively seeking out these groups. so i'm going to tell you a little bit about one of these folks. so joanna sandoval was one of the many latinos who moved to dalton in the 1980s. she was born to mexican parents in the united states, and she up in michigan and came to dalton after graduating from college in the 1980s. this she wasn't able to find work despite. her ability to speak both english and spanish fluently in her college education. she felt she was blocked from these jobs because she was latino when she arrived in 1980, she was only part of a small community of latinos, maybe about 100 and most of them were poor. few english and many were undocumented. seeing the members of the community who needed service, she partnered with the local church to help residents with immigration. the group continued to grow and began t

for "eye on america," dave malkoff, in newland, north carolina. >> maurice: this week, north carolinars in recovery aid right now so, as he put it, people can get their lives back together. in tomorrow's "eye on america," we update the story of sonya massey, the black woman shot to death by a white deputy in springfield, illinois, after she called 911 for help. the cbs news investigation since massey's death turned up dozens of cases of alleged misconduct by the sheriff's office. john and i will be back in a moment with the story of a legendary world war ii flyer. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: this portion of the "cbs evening news" is sponsored by breztri. visit us at breztri.com. at bre. i noticed things changed. breztri gave me better breathing starting within 5 minutes. it also reduced flare-ups. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler... for sudden breathing problems. it is not for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. don't take breztri more than prescribed. breztri may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call yo

for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent, mr. speaker, to deterioration the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor one of my constituents, representative dean art of the north carolina general assembly. for going above and beyond and putting his life on the line for a fellow north carolinian just this week. mr. harris: on monday night, representative art found himself in a position of seeing something that just looked concerning. during a road trip, he noticed smoke coming from a roadside mobile home. being moved in his heart to turn around and stop, representative art discovered a woman in a wheelchair trying to escape her burning home. so what did representative art do? he took his public service to a whole new level, rescuing her from the flaming house and saving the woman's life. not everyone would have the courage to step up and get engaged but representative art clearly has a hero's hea

what's happening in north carolina, by contrast, should concern all americans. any judge operating in an independent and fair manner would maximize the chance that all of north carolinians ballots are counted, and ensure that the electoral results reflect the decision of the state's citizens, end quote. joining us now is allison riggs, associate justice of the north carolina supreme court. justice riggs, thank you for being with us tonight. tell me where where this stands right now. it was quite remarkable that the former attorney general would, would, would make sure that the country understood how serious a matter this is. >> ali, thank. >> you. >> for having me. >> and thank you for the opportunity to let your viewers know. >> let people. >> across this. >> country know. >> what's at stake. >> here in. north carolina. >> this is a judicial. >> race in. >> in one single state. >> i can understand why. >> people might. >> not. given what else is going. >> on in the world, in the. >> world, be panicked about this. >> just yet. but this is what we see. >> being e

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i think that was president clinton and you are from north carolina, i am from north carolina. i know what nafta did to our well-paid, highly skilled labor force particularly in the furniture industry, which is what we had to deal with in the 10th district. folks are now just getting back to the income and quality of life they lost 25 years ago due to nafta, but you hit on a broader topic, which is president trump is kind of his own enigma. i think you have to look at the number of votes he received versus the number of votes that republicans received in congress. he received over 77 million popular votes and congress only received 74.6. i think we have to be understanding that folks across this country did not necessarily vote for republicans. they voted for president trump and his policies, so to some extent that that might cut through the partisan court you were talking about, i think people should pay attention to those numbers. host: janet joins us from new york city, democrats line. caller: three points. he talks about he is on this committee that deals with the budget fo

what a great place north carolina is. i love north carolina.e won that thing three times and won the primaries and the elections and we won it. my daughter-in-law, laura, is so mental. she comes from north carolina. she did such a great job. they love her in the state. but we've had great luck there and i reciprocate. and it had been virtually destroyed, the whole state, hurricane helene. a heavy water hurricane and lakes were built where it was dry. and many lost everything they owned, hundreds of people dead. fema under biden was a disaster. they essentially weren't even there. they had been abandoned by their government. and seeing their friends and neighbors swept away and die. saw many of them. one of those i met was a pastor named ramona knicks. very good woman. her congregation is small but just purchased a brand-new, beautiful church. she said people asked her, what are you going to do with this big building? such a good, beautiful situation to be in and then came the hurricane. and she looked at them and said only god knows. just one w

in north carolina, senator tillis will be our top target. he nearly won in 2020 and with the right candidate we will win this race. if you look at the north carolina map, we are up the next two cycles. if we spend a lot of time building the grassroots and doing early outreach and building up campaign headquarters, we can win two seats out of north carolina. believe it! there are a number of states that can be in play depending on the environment. these are some red states -- don't get nervous -- it matters who runs, who gets primary, it matters the dynamic of a midterm election against trump. remember 2006. those dynamics helped us flood -- we had more than 40 seats that cycle we won. texas has been in a single digit in recent elections. alaska and kentucky recently elected democrats to statewide offices. if they have elected a governor or a house member that has the whole state, it means they will elect a democrat statewide. we just need the right candidate at the right moment to window seats. we also have two special elections so we will h

anita: well, to asheville, north carolina, or chs kristi noem is getting a firsthand look at recovery efforts after hurricane helene devastated the area last year. and later, the doj putting the colleges on notice, leo terrell on the new anti-semitism task force coming up next. eck in t0 it's 2:55. i know. is this what he's doing now? as your host, i have some rules. first, no showers longer than 5 minutes. this isn't a spa. no games. no fun. yes, coach. (♪) meanwhile, at a vrbo... when other vacation rentals make you share your turf with a host, try one you have all to yourself. oh, it's cold outside. time to protect your vehicle from winter's wrath. of course, the hot sun can be tough on vehicles too. you need weathertech. laser measured floorliners and cargo liner will shield the carpeting from sand and snow. for your interior, there's seat protector and sunshade. plus, mud flaps and bumpstep for the exterior. impactliner, with shock absorbing rings, safeguards your truck bed from costly damage. order american made products at wt.com surf's up! >> homeland security secretary kristi

with north carolina it went here.ed one lawyers working for them and they didn't play games in north carolina. michael whatley has done an unbelievable job and he worked with laura so well. she comes from that state. they have done an incredible job so thank you. incredible. we will give you plenty of money to get the job done. he could do anything. he's a talented person. there's nothing more important because we have to win in two and four years. thank you, michael. incredible. [applause] really amazing. i wanted to save that for leadership because i say it all the time but leadership knows what i'm talking about and it's incredible. the two of you as a team, unbelievable. our administration will also be working to implement the make it in america plan. i focused on the border more than anything else. a lot of people said the biggest thing was inflation and the economy and maybe the border was third. i thought it was first because i thought people could understand you cannot have people pouring in from all over the

transportation secretary sean duffy said to be in western north carolina monday to survey damaged helenesed to i-40. >> all right, madison. i was in north carolina yesterday with the john locke foundation and we were talking about this chatting with folks, it's night and day, the difference between this administration and the last one when it comes to this region and's north carolina, a huge failure hunter biden and president trump set the tone himself by going there major officials from one end of the is going there and the results are reflecting that so a turnaround thank goodness for the people that region who need a lot of help these months later. state was not the only one, she traveled down to guantÁnamo bay. 30,000 illegal migrants could eventually be detained at that facility. the second flight carrying what are called the most dangerous criminal migrants arrived at the base thursday. she detailed some of the crimes the specific migrants omitted including homicide, aggravated robbery and intent to commit homicide, weapons trafficking, distribution of dangerous drugs, assault, imp

with the guys in north carolina where the flood took over but he never mentioned that those people should return back their own homes and yet he is supporting trump to not allow the palestinians to return home. and the last thing is they have elon musk access to the u.s. treasury while trump is doing all these distractions to keep people off of them coming in through the back door of the u.s. treasury while distracted on other things. what about the price of eggs, gas. eggs, none on the shelf. when is america going to wake up and understand that all of this is a fraud? host: john is up next in alabama, democrats line. caller: i would like to talk about the 2024 election, and it was mass voter suppression that took place on that election. there is a documentary out called "vigilante, inc.." the creator was on the thom hartmann show and i watched the video, and the mass voter suppression is done now with computers. they have not over 5 million people from voting, people who had been voting for 20 or so years in their address hasn't changed in when they went down to vote, the vote was challe

what a great place north carolina is. we love north carolina.t thing three times we won the primaries, elections, we won it and my daughter-in-law, lara, so incredible. she comes from north carolina. she did such a great job. they love her in the state. we have had great luck there and i reciprocate. and it had been virtually destroyed, the whole state, this hurricane helene, a heavy water hurricane. water like nobody has ever seen. lakes were built in areas that were always dry. people lost everything they owned, numerous people, many people dead. fema under biden was a disaster. they were almost not even -- they essentially weren't even there. they had been abandoned by their government and seeing their friends and neighbors swept away and die, many of them. one of those i met was a pastor named ramona knicks, her congregation is small but just purchased a brand-new beautiful church. she said people asked her what are you going to do with this big building? it was such a good, beautiful situation to be in. then came the hurricane and she looke

palestine, ohio, for border victims like laken riley and hurricane helene vector-borne times in north carolina? la wild fire victims? where are they? democrats care more about wasting your tax money to stay in power than taking care of you. president trump turned disables on democrats and we've got this too. coming up, steve forbes here with his reaction and we've got this news coming up, we've got names of top democrats and and this story. >> it's everybody, every elected major and every elected governor and city councilman, you would think they'd want want their community safe. >> cleaning up doj and heard tom homan speak about it. they're going after blue sanctuary cities that will not keep their citizens safe. going after da alvin brag and their biased cases against president trump. and fraternal order of police is joe gamaldi fired and you happen he'll have more to go. >> we're supporting them to defend themselves against aggression. >> donald trump, if he were president, putin would be sitting in kyiv. >> we're supporting ukraine's ability to defend itself against russia's unprovoked agg

kevin: thank you so much, madison scar peep kno -- scarpino for us in wen north carolina. >>> meantimea community north of boston mourning a small business owner allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant. the suspect reportedly freed under catch and release during the biden administration. in this tragic news comes as the president sends hundreds more troops to the southern border. correspondent c.b. cotton has the latest from new york. >> reporter: hi, kevin. yeah, the associated press reports that it's learned from a u.s. official who spoke on the condition of anonymity that the pentagon will be sending more active duty troops to the u.s. border, growing the show of force there to 3600 active troops. meanwhile, the administration's mass deportation plan continues to unfold inside the country, and border czar tom homan if told fox just this week there will be consequences for anyone who tries to stop the ongoing i.c.e. raids we've been watching play out in some of the nation's largest cities. >> they may find themselves in a pair of handcuffs very soon. so working with doj to get som

he's not going to leave western north carolina januaries high and cry, and we're going to finish thiseporter: he also says that the biggest long-term issue is the damaged infrastructure there. i can tell you from being on the ground, rich, several times post the hurricane, some roads look like they're completely split in half. but we do know that transportation secretary sean duffy is set to be there on monday to survey some of the damage. back to you. rich: madison scarpino, thank you. >>> coming up, a look at the unprecedented curt or measures in new orleans ahead of the -- security measures in new orleans ahead of the super bowl. ♪ [cheers and applause] measure. >> -- going to have multiple tactical teams, undercover officers, and what what we're going to do is spread them out not only in the dome, but also the exterior with of the dome and the french quarter and the cbd. so they'll be responsible for different geographical areas, and their duties will be responding to those areas. rich: security is tight in new orleans this weekend for the super bowl including in the skies around

and disaster recovery efforts continue in north carolina months after hurricane helene. it looked like he literally dropped a bomb. how a small nonprofit is coming to the rescue. those stories right now on matter of fact. buying a home is the largest financial decision many people will make, but it's getting harder and harder to do. last year, first time homebuyers made up just 24% of the market. that's the smallest share since the national association of realtors began collecting data in 1981. it's not just mortgage rates driving up costs out of state. investment firms have been buying up properties to rent, and with supply already low, that demand has sent costs soaring. that's been the case in milwaukee, wisconsin, in 2022. our correspondent dan lieberman traveled there to see how the nonprofit acts housing was hoping to level the playing field for local residents. two years later, he checks back in. they're out here like wolves. desziree tyson has watched in recent years as out of state investors bought up homes throughout her milwaukee neighborhood. so when the hous

i think that was president clinton and you are from north carolina, i am from north carolina.now what nafta did to our well-paid, highly skilled labor force particularly in the furniture industry, which is what we had to deal with in the 10th district. folks are now just getting back to the income and quality of life they lost 25 years ago due to nafta, but you hit on a broader topic, which is president trump is kind of his own enigma. i think you have to look at the number of votes he received versus the number of votes that republicans received in congress. he received over 77 million popular votes and congress only received 74.6. i think we have to be understanding that folks across this country did not necessarily vote for republicans. they voted for president trump and his policies, so to some extent that that might cut through the partisan court you were talking about, i think people should pay attention to those numbers. host: janet joins us from new york city, democrats line. caller: three points. he talks about he is on this committee that deals with the budget for ev

foushee: a native of north carolina and a distinguished military graduate from university north carolina at chapel hill, she excelled in every aspect of her military career. from her rigorous flight training to her role as a white house social aide, her dedication to excellence, coupled with her remarkable leadership skills, earned her the respect and admiration of her peers and superiors alike. during her service, captain lobach was awarded several honors including the army commendation medal, army achievement medal, national defense service medal, and army service ribbon. she was a dedicated officer with a bright future and her service to our country will not be forgotten. i offer my deepest condolences to captain lobach's family and loved ones and all those affected by this devastating national tragedy. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to mourn the loss of charles tap lynn hall jr. who unfortunately passed away this week at the age of 74. mr. hall attended unive

. >> dhs secretary kristi noem is visiting north carolina to visit the devastation left by hurricane. >> hello, rich. we're hearing from secretary noem at this moment and she's been speaking with officials and fema's new acting administrator and she says that she has learned about the resilience of people seeing the devastation in western north carolina firsthand, but says the number one goal is getting their advice about how the federal response could have been better and can be better going forward. listen. >> the previous administration failed in many areas and we're going to learn from that and do better. the city of asheville went for almost two months without water and fema failed to answer nearly half of the calls from people that were asking for assistance. >> she's also looking into potential political targeting from fema and she also says that a lot of people were ignored by fema when they were kicked out of temporary housing. again, she's also with fema's acting administrator cameron hamilton right now. kristi noem says that president trump set up a task force that will go

harris, north carolina. rep. harris: yes, sir. thank you, mr. chairman, and to all of our witnesses. thank you all for your participation today in this hearing, and i have had the opportunity to review your testimonies, and ms. neily, i was taken in your testimony that you mentioned a threat of foreign adversaries posed to our students. we know from reports from watchdog organizations like yours that foreign funding is an issue at the k-12 to 12 level and in higher education because of the lack of accountability. -- lack of accountability and transparency, this is likely just the tip of the iceberg of what we know. for example, this committee worked with a select committee on the ccp and found that nearly two dozen universities across the country had specialized joint research partnerships with china involving sensitive military technology. i'm particularly shocked by the lack of caution our schools have when partnering with our greatest foreign adversaries such as the chinese communist party. in fact, all of this led me to introduce the no cont

i am committed to serving all who are impacted from north carolina to hawaii. each taxpayer dollar entrusted to the sba should have an economic multiplier effect, delivering capital to grow manufacturing, strengthen rural communities, create jobs, and develop critical technologies like ai and chips. i believe we must continue to empower entrepreneurs from all walks of life including women and veterans. above all, the sba's founding mission needs urgent restoration . empowering small businesses and growing our economy. that's exactly what the america first agenda does by ending inflation, cutting taxes, slashing regulation, and training in waste, fraud, and abuse in government. in the last four years, small businesses have lost ground, affected by inflation and uncertainty that threatens the very existence of main street. president trump's agenda will restore small business economy, marking a return to made in america with a golden era of prosperity and growth. at sba, that means meeting today's dynamic challenges alongside america's entrepreneurs, not by sittin

congresswoman deborah ross from the second congressional district in north carolina. the proud daughter of two parents in their 80's who are doing well now but boy, i -- my heart goes out to people who are providing that care giving to their parents. and i have six nieces and nephews under the age of 30. and when gi to work every day, it's my job to take care of their -- i go to work every day, it's my job to take care of their fuhr. when donald trump was president a candidate for president. he talked about lowering prices over and over and over again. now that he's actually in office, trump is doing anything, he is doing nothing to cut costs for american families. in fact, he's doing the opposite. he even admitted that his tariff plan would cause some pain. he's right about the pain. but he's wrong about how much. trump was forced to back down and he's been backing down a lot lately because we have kept the pressure on. he backed down at the last minute with canada and mexico. but the fight is far from over. trump's war on our closest trading partners threatens to ra

and i want to focus on the example of asheville, north carolina.re are people that have literally been in annex essential fight for their own survival for months now. yet we have an organization, usaid that is giving money -- and because you can pick so many examples, that when i haven't heard anyone take that i want to mention, $425,000, people could use that in nashville. for indonesian coffee companies to become more gender friendly. what does that even mean? and it's just sad that this is going on. thank god trump is going to end it because there are people in america who need that money and need it now. [cheering and applause] >> greg: on impassioned speech from what's his name. >> the new guy running through the streets of new york. >> greg: i think we are quick to hear of all of the good humanitarian things that the usa does and then you peel it back and hear about all of these other things and it makes you wonder was the humanitarian stuff just done so they could do these other things? >> i don't even believe the humanitarian work actually

and she will meet key officials including north carolina senator virginia fox and church edwards.ngs of water restoration and the recovery work. the visit to the region comes after donald trump and his administration officials criticized fema's response to hurricane helena's wide spread destruction after it made landfall in september causing hundreds of fatalities, billions in property damage, north carolina congressman patrick harrigan says it has a long way to go. >> important for people to realize we are closer at the beginning of this recovery than we are to the end. if i was to put it on a scale of 1 to 100, we are probably 10% of the way through the recovery process. one of the key focus points is wrapping everyone at the federal level, what's happening. >> waterways to fully achieve by june 1st. rachel: federal judge blocking layoffs for all usaid's 10,000 person staff, as whistleblowers reveal how usaid went broke and destroyed itself. daniel gars joins us to react. we've been digesting what has been one of the most incredible weeks we have ever seen in government, the dis

flooding devastated western north carolina back in september and visit also comes a mid criticisms overid provided to the community from the biden administration. those are your headlines. kristi noem is taking off running really from, you know, now north carolina where i covered those mountain communities devastated and still need tension. she's coming from gitmo with the migrants and saw her previously on horse back withs border patrol horse patrol unit and very significant and symbolic. rachel: looking good there too. democrats denied entry into the department of education and fight against possible doge funding cuts. that's next. >> what authority can you deny members of congress their oversight law. >> you don't have a business reason to be here.to m >> you do not have authority, sir. es whiter teeth as well as providing 24/7 sensitivity protection. patients are going to love to see sensodyne on the shelf. the tempur-pedic breeze makes sleep feel cool. so, no more sweating all night... or blasting the air conditioning. because the tempur-breeze feels up to 10 degrees cooler, all ni

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north carolina republican congressman afghan war veteran and armed service committee member talks about his legislative priorities and house republicans agenda. tennessee democrat member of the senate judiciary talks about elon musk doge ever. president trump's meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin yahoo. also political echo no correspondent reviewing the use of tariffs to achieve policy goals. c-span washington journal, join the conversation live at seven eastern wednesday morning on c-span, c-spa now or online at c-span.org. >> live wednesdayn c-span. at 10:00 a.m. eastern the house begins work on the bl to permanently classy fentanyl related substances as schedule one drugs. the most restricted level. at 2:00 o'cloc voting on a couple o president trump's nominations including scott turner to serve as housing and urba development secretary and later russell boat nominatn to be white house budget director. on c-span three at 10:00 a.m eastern a house oversight committee hearing looks at ways to increase gernment efficiency and reduce federal spending. these events also stream li

hey, david, and welcome to north carolina. >> david: the bell family.t get to see them every morning, so, it brightens my day. >> he always asks for mama in the morning, and a lot of times she's gone for work. and i just thought one way we could connect is push the doorbell button, and he could leave her a sweet little message. >> david: and tonight here, their message to every parent out there who has to leave for work in the morning. >> if you have to be away from your family for a little while, just know they're always thinking about you, and hopefully that gets you through the day. bye! >> bye! >> david: the messages helping a mom and helping us get through our day, too. i'll see you tomorrow. good night. and we're not in the clear yet. >> that's right. i'm tracking the wet, windy weather. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll let you know how long this level two storm is sticking around. >> i want our kids to feel that same sense of pride that we had growing up. >> san francisco's new mayor follows through on a promise he made the day he was inaugu

north carolina edges stanford 69 to 67. to golf. gorgeous day for the final round of the at&t pebble beach pro-am. rory mcilroy and a three way tie for the lead on number ten. he drains the birdie to open a one shot lead at 17 under par. then he slams the door on the competition on the par five 14th. that falls for an eagle. he would tap in for par on 18. shoots a final round 66 for a two stroke victory at 21 under par. it's his first victory at pebble. to win it one of the cathedrals of golf is really, really cool with it being pebble beach. i had to put that to the back of my mind and just go out there and try to shoot a score, which i was able to. but yeah, really cool to have that walk up 18 and sort of take it all in was was very cool. all right. super bowl next week. today it was the pro bowl for 49 ers playing including kyle juszczyk a fullback is not supposed to make a grab like that. nice catch. yeah it's flag football. maririn cnty native jared goff threw the touchdown pass was also the offensive mvp. tight end george kitt

north carolina. down four with under a minute to go.o'gara cuts the lead down to a bucket with the lay in. she had 22 points and 14 boards. then with time winding down o'gara again for the tie. but this time it is no good. north carolina edges stanford 69 to 67. great to be at the pro bowl. that's even better to win the pro bowl. so i'm happy to take care of business. well juice was taking care of business at the pro bowl. check out this diving touchdown grab. a fullback is not supposed to do that. he got it from marin county native jared goff, who was named the offensive mvp. another 49ers tight end, george kittle, also found the end zone. then the spike. the nfc goes on to win the game 76 to 63. nick bosa didn't play in the flag football game, but he did help the nfc win the tug of war agast the afc. one more basket or one basket ball note. de'aaron fox is reportedly going to be traded to san antonio. the kings in return will get zachavine from l live in new orleans today in preparation for next week's super bowl. but they weren't the

to look at the wildfires later in the week and perhaps to the north carolina as well -- to north carolinain goal here, lee, to roll back the regulations that so strangled businesses and stopped their progression of growth? >> we have to follow our obligations under the law and to make sure that we are following common sense. what is pragmatic. what is what the american people would be charging us for? and what's going on in l.a. right now is the largest wildfire if response in the history of the epa helping to remove has douse -- hazardous merle.. -- material. in waste palestine, we're talking about con tampa nation of land, soil and air -- contamination. this was an example of our vice president proving he has the leadership ability and talent because he went straight there on the ground. as soon as disaster struck, he was the first one in a very high profile manner. and then we saw president trump 19 days after the derailment, unlike president biden who took a whole year to get to east palestine, ohio. so being president present -- present if on the ground is an important leadership tra

host: you're in north carolina, all right. do you welcome the things you've seen him do so far in these first two weeks? caller: on a national basis, yes. i know the first caller, i'm very concerned what's going on, what he's saying. i hope things will get better for him, you know. i don't really know what to say about that. and i wish it could have been on tariffs this morning. host: that's another topic. caroline leavitt was asked whether musk or anyone working with him passed a background check. take a look. reporter: elon musk is a special employee, what kind of clearance does he have. karoline: he's a government employee and has abided by all applicable federal laws. as for his security clearance, not sure. reporter: did he pass a background check? karoline: i don't know but i can check. reporter: you know if anyone on his team have security clearance. karoline: no, i don't but i can check for you. host: amanda in north attleboro, massachusetts. caller: how are you today? host: good. caller: i'm calling because i'm concer

new homeland security secretary kristi noem visited north carolina today to meet with hurricane helenevors and volunteers. she also addressed fema's recovery efforts. fox's madison scarpino explains her comments come as president trump says he is considering eliminating the agency altogether. >> it's been almost five months since helene destroyed parts of western north carolina. and secretary noem got a first hand look at just some of the destruction on saturday. she was later joined by local officials and fema's new acting administrator, cameron hamilton. both secretary noem and hamilton say the goal is to improve the federal response to helene and other disasters. >> i had a chance to witness the firsthand, just the resiliency of this community and the resiliency of people in this state. hurricane helene was one of the worst natural disasters that this country has ever experienced. >> nome and hamilton say fema is dissecting everything to make sure their response to disasters is faster and more efficient. secretary noem also spent the day meeting survivors and getting their advice on

back in north carolina, all phillip could do was wait.was 6:00 am and news of the attack hadn't hit the us yet. i'm trying to imagine the feeling of getting that phone call and being so far away. i think helplessness is a pretty accurate word. you know there's nothing that you can do. i was so worried the girls would just be screaming, like uncontrollably panicking, and drawing attention. kate snow: exactly what katherine was trying to prevent the girls from doing. i just kept telling them to stay little, to stay very quiet. and the kenyan lady that was with portia just kept patting her and soothing her. and gigi just was curled up in a little ball. her breathing was so quiet and so shallow. i just kept rubbing her back and touching her, 'cause i was like, maybe she's hurt and i don't realize it. kate snow: cramped in her hiding spot, she was desperate to reach her boys. after trying and trying, she finally got through again. i was able to send a text and just said, are you ok? and he told me that they were ok, and that they were safe. yo

and i want to focus on the example of asheville, north carolina. okay. there are people literally that have been in, in, in an existential fight for their own survival for months now. yet we have an organization, usaid, that is giving money. and i like one example. you can pick so many examples. the one i haven't heard anybody pick that i want to mention $425,000. people could use that in that organization in asheville, right, to indonesian coffee companies to become more gender friendly. what the hell does that even mean? yeah, right. and it's just sad that this is going on. thank god trump's going to end it, because there are people in america who need that money and they need it now. >> all right. an impassioned speech from what's his name. >> the nude guy running through the streets of new york. >> you know, dagen, we i think we, we are quick to hear of all the good humanitarian things that usaid does. and then you peel it back and you hear about all of these other things. and it makes you wonder was the humanitarian stuff just done so they could do