i voted against a larger bill because it included things that were not sandy superstorm related. to remember the supplemental appropriations for emergencies are in exception. not the standard way congress appropriates money. there was always an opportunity to come back behind that after the money was depleted to do more so that is the thought here. we are not going to compare ourselves to anybody else, we're just going to do -- we might get chairman mcauliffe, he understands better than i do, explain different categories of benefit whether community or individual to quantify the type individuals or qualify for.ill >> there is individual assistance, which by declaring in a disaster area these individuals are eligible for. then there is property damage and rebuilding and clearing the assistswill which fema with and becomes part of a as well. insurance is already in place. the first coverage. team up provides for the backstop, if you will, for people who do not currently have insurance to pay for these losses. want to get the debris cleared. get people back itheir homes. that will t

i voted against a larger bill because it included things that were not sandy superstorm related. it is important to remember the supplemental appropriations for emergencies are an exception. not the standard way congress appropriates money. there was always an opportunity to come back behind that after the money was depleted to do more so that is the thout here. we are not going to compare ourselves to anybody else, we're just going to do -- we might get chairman mcauliffe, he understands better than i do, certainly, to explain different categories of benefit whether community or individual to quantify the type individuals or communities will qualify for. >> there is individual assistance, ich by declaring in a disaster area these individuals are eligible for. then there is property damage and rebuilding and clearing the debris which fema assists with and becomes part of a as well. insurance is already in place. that is the first coverage. team up provides for the backstop, if you will, for people who do not currently have insurance to pay for these losses. finally, we want to ge

in the aftermath of hurricane sandy, or superstorm sandy in 2012, congress spent over three months debating a $50.5 billion package for federal aid. conservative lawmakers, both texas senators and every texas republican but one, ultimately voted against the bill. why? well, senator ted cruz from texas said there was too much pork in the bill. money unrelated to sandy. paul ryan and others insisted the emergency spending be offset by budget cuts elsewhere. now, ryan's office has been shy about asking for offset this time around, but cruz doubled down on his claim this week saying two-thirds of the money in that bill was unrelated to san day. take a listen. >> the problem with that particular bill, it became a $50 billion bill filled with unrelated pork. two-thirds of the bill had knock nothing to do with san day. >> problem. that's not true. the "washington post" gave cruz three pinocchios. you want a second source? go to the report by the congressional research service, okay? you'll see it all laid out there, virtually all of the money was earmarked for sandy-related damage, up and down the

i know during hurricane sandy, superstorm sandy, this became an issue.re were some republicans in texas opposed to that funding, and now many of those members of congress would like to see help come in as quickly as possible, and i know at that time you were one of those republicans opposed to that emergency funding. what is your sense of it now? is your perspective different now, now that you're seeing this happening in your home state? >> well, jim, it's not accurate there was republicans opposed to hurricane funding. every republican including texas republicans agreed that hurricane funding is an important and critical role for the federal government, and that hurricane sandy, a great many people were hurting from it. now, there were a number of us concerned that that particular bill became a $50 billion bill filled with pork and unrelates spending that wasn't hurricane relief. it was simply local members of congress spending on their pet projects and two-thirds of what was spent in that bill had little or nothing to do with hurricane sandy. of course

superstorm sandy in october of 2012 was $20 billion.he earthquake in california $20 billion in 2004, and hurricane ike $14 billion. we will talk more about the cost therecovery effort with former fema director during the bush administration, michael brown. also taxpayers face the biggest share of the bill expected to top $50 billion. as we talk with you about your experience paying taxes, that is the headline. $10 billion is the estimated bill taxpayers face for repairs. the forecast of damage to cars is $4 billion cost of a hurricane harvey. they note that in insurance companies may not make residential flood layouts, but they are facing multibillion-dollar claims on policies. standard car policies do cover flood damage. at as muchis put as $4 billion. back to our conversation with you. your experience paying for taxes as president trump calls on lawmakers in washington to see what he says is a once in a generation opportunity. houston, texas making under $150,000. $50,000, well under. 20% should not get a tax cut. $22 trillion in debt

a huge debris pile, a couple of weeks, not days, weeks after superstorm sandy hit the east coast. that was a huge pile of debris that fox news covered. liz macdonald was doing live shot after live shot in queens and beginning to start tons and tons of trash. waste management will be at the helm of houston following tropical storm harvey. joining us ceo jim fish. mr. fish, you are there? >> i'm here, yes. liz: thank you for joining us, you are houston based. get to the heart of the matter, how are the employees and how is everybody for the moment? >> well, our employees are at the top of the list in terms of our concerns. we've been in the process of tracking everybody down through our management team and we feel comfortable that with very few extensions, we know the status of our employees, we have 200 employees displaced, so we have a fund set up to help them financially, and from there move to the business in the early stage and the second stage to help with the cleanup you. >> for the difficult position that often electrical workers and doctors find themselves in, in the wake o

i supported the help in superstorm sandy. i believe that was the right thing to do. this is what the government is for -- the security of people. my hope is that we will be able to provide the necessary funding. i'm not talking about being extravagant. i'm not talking about adding things to a bill such as border a border wall. i want to see a bill that's going to talk about helping people without hurting other people and without getting into petty politics about some jingle of who's going to pay for the wall. that is beyond the pale. this is serious business and we ought to keep it as such. host: as we get into that relief bill and when you get up to capitol hill, th do you have a ballpark figure in your mind of what you're going to need? guest: i can tell you this. i was in louisiana after katrina. i saw the devastation in the lower ninth ward. i saw where the levees breached. i saw the streets and the cars that were turned over and how homes had literally been moved from their slabs by virtue of the force of nature, the water. i have some sense of what the damages

this october marks five years since superstorm sandy rolled through the city. developing now.. people in clovis, new mexico, are shaken up this morning .. after a deadly shooting inside a public library. witnesses say a man walked in yesterday afternoon, and started firing shots. he fatally shot two women, and wounded four other people. one of the witnesses spoke to reporters about how he was able to escape. police quickly arrived, and the shooter surrendered. there's still no shooter surrendered. there's still no word on a motive, or if the gunman had any connection to his victims. another story developing at this hour.. the expulsion of 18 american university students. they were allegedly involved in an underground group that the school has banned for years. jay korff has more. a rare world war two b-17 bomber is touring the country.. and it's area. the plane is named the "madras maiden." abc-seven's tim barber got a chance to ride in it. he is far lighter than the plane's original cargo. during world war two, the plane typically carried eight or ten bombs-- each weighing abo

that would surpass the $60 billion for superstorm sandy and the sum from hurricane katrina. but that climatologists saying we're seeing so many of these superstorms, though it's been several years since sandy and 12 years since katrina, you study this stuff at accuweather, do we expect to see more of these storms frequently? >> that's a good question. when you look at any individual storm, in terms of the impact, you're really looking at all the risk factors that are there. in this particular situation, we're talking about the houston metro area. which is certainly an area that has very little elevation. it's really surrounded by water, and we're talking about the ability for those to be risk factors as well as -- >> i mean environmentally, are the conditions there that we will see more of these storms? >> that is certainly a possibility, as we, as we head into the future. and, again, not only just the environmental conditions, but also the impact as well and the risk factors based upon inea and other factors. >> and john, you know, houston is starting to finally see the wate

problems with superstorm sandy. there was all kinds of the things tacked on.ve to realize congress is out of touch. that's why he's the president. we wanted somebody with business experience. this is perfect for what people in harvey's wake need. a man with business experience who knows how to make thing work. but he also knows throwing money at something doesn't solve the problem. spending smartly does. and keep the corruption at a low as well. cheryl: that's why he is there. charlie, great to have you both here. we have a lot more coming up. there are growing conflicts for robert mueller's russia pros. with the special counsel working with one of trump's biggest adversaries. ♪ it's time for the biggest sale of the year with the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you effortlessly comfortable. and snoring.... does your bed do that? the new 360 smart bed is part of our biggest sale of the year where all beds are on sale. and right now save 50% on the labor day limited edition bed, plus 36 mo

he was one of those who didn't support the final bill for superstorm sandy funding. lot of focus on those votes. here's a story from the burlington times out of new jersey. we will be talking about it more in the coming days as that package comes together. what is expected to be in their. -- to be in there. we will talk about it as it develops. want to get your reaction to the devastation, the recovery efforts. more rain expected for the houston area. derek in houston. good morning. how are you doing? caller: i am doing great. wife and me had to flee houston. host: how was getting to dallas? did you have any help in that effort? caller: we are staying in a hotel. we didn't have no help at all. we are try to find out who is want to pay for this room because we have been paying for room since we have been down here for the days. today we've got to pay for the room and nobody is helping us. austin.y is in everybody's helping people from houston. the hotels, the restaurants, everybody's helping them. nobody is helping in dallas. host: if you had a question for the mayor

followed by andrew, $24 billion, adjusted for inflation, superstorm sandy, $20 billion. texas specifically, this hurricane compared to 2008 ike and 2005 rita. in terms of property coverage in the state, this is according to insurance information institute, names to look at all state, state farm, farmers among the biggest underwriters of homeowners, travelers and aig also have consumers, but some of the biggest underwriters of commercial, covering everything from office buildings and stores to refineries, pipelines, and also manufacturing facilities that are down there. i spoke to a number of the companies over the weekend they have crews, multiple claim centers. some cases, this will be interesting, they're staged in the region, claims are starting to come in going to be inside travelers catastrophe management center seeing it up close and personal. you mention flooding this storm is hovering, causing historic flooding. that's going to be the biggest issue here, thing to keep in mind with that, not private sector insurers that cover flood insurance and issue flood insura

the rush to prepare for sandy is on. and superstormhit the u.s. as a category-two storm. still left tremendous damage. >> we've never seen this. unprecedented. >> the 2012 hurricane affected 24 states, killed 72 people in the u.s., and cost $65 billion in damages, making it the second-costliest weather disaster after hurricane katrina. how have we managed to dodge a bullet until now? the general consensus in the weather community -- pure luck. that lucky streak now has come to an end. this point. even though harvey is weakening, we're still forecasting about 40 inches of rain. that could lead to proerdbreaking flooding. guys -- record-breaking flooding. guys? >> thks. more canov >>> still much more coverage ahead. hi. oh, hi! welcome to the neighborhood. i brought you this pie to see if you're weird. wow, that smells intrusive. it is. did you want to come in, maybe snoop around a bit? that's why i'm here. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? ooh, i smell onions! the citi® double cash card does. only citi lets you earn

lawmakers in texas had overwhelmingly opposed the $50 million aid package in the aftermath of superstorm sandy. which devastated parts of the northeast. some republican lawmakers in new york and new jersey reminded them of that decision. said they will still support harvey aid. ted cruz and john rn no because of unrelated spending attached to sandy package. >>> well, many are waiting to see what the funding package will be from harvey. let's get an update from from on the ground in houston. lana zak is there in the rain. it looks like it's not really letting up. what's the latest? >> it really is not. good morning, kendis and diane. some parts of harris county has three feet of rain. that's record breaking, certainly. it's all the more concerning when you realize that the water doesn't stay stationary. it pools. it has been pooling in reservoirs, bayous, levees here in houston and the gulf coast. they are oversaturated. we saw that on the first day of the tropical storm. as a result today, many -- yesterday, rather, two of the reservoirs had to have planned releases of the water there. that af

he helped lead the response to superstorm sandy.at to have you with us this morning. let's talk a little bit about from the perspective of administrators trying to help with the relief efforts, the priorities for fema at this stage, how would you evaluate the response so far from the federal government coordinating among all these agencies? >> they're still in the save lives stage. there are still a lot of active rescues going on. that's the priority. at the same time they're starting to lean forward to look and see what can be done next, looking to see how we can look the asheltering, getting the masses of people that need sheltering. the main focus is still on saving lives. especially in the houston area with all the rain and the flooding that's continuing. >> richard, right now it's seemed as if fema has a emergency response fund of $3.8 billion. that seems like a lot of money. the damage from harvey, it is really expected to be in the tens of billions of dollars. they're going to need a lot more money than that $3.8 billion. wha

the cost, nearly $27 billion. >> the rush to prepare for sandy is on. >> reporter: and superstorm sandythe u.s. as a category 2 storm, still left tremendous damage. >> we've never seen this. this is unprecedented. >> reporter: the 2012 hurricane affected 24 states, killed 72 people in the u.s. and cost $65 billion in damages. making it the second costliest weather disaster after hurricane katrina. so how have we managed to dodge a bullet until now? the general consensus in the weather community -- pure luck. but that lucky streak now has come to an end. and now it is going to take more than luck going forward because even though harvey is weakening and will eventually weaken to a tropical storm, it's the rain that's going to cause so much damage now and the coastal flooding combined with up to 40 inches of rain in some areas, the worst could still be yet to come. >> dylan dreyer for us this morning. we'll come back to you in a bit. let's go back now to morgan radford. she's in the orange room and has been keeping her eye on social med ya this morning. >> that's interesting. i always fin

the program coming after hurricane katrina and superstorm sandy as well. we want to get your thoughts on the future of that program in the wake of harvey. guest: there's going to have to be some looking into it. there's going to be a big bill to be paid and this is a program that is already in the red. the new york times editorial calls for reform of the program. will have to look at this not only to make sure that it is afford to so we can help people in future disasters. host: that would have to comforted quickly. the program is set to expire at the end of september. one more thing on the list for congress. dawn in texas. good morning. good morning. i'm just got a couple comments. lived when they had freed up town.own -- rita in a the governor back then, perry, evacuated. you didn't have any choice. they said evacuated.

. >>> after superstorm sandy two top lawmakers from texas voted against a crucial emergency relief backage. those same lawmakers are asking for -- new jersey governor was asking if he thinks they are hypocrites? >> absolutely. sure. the congressional members in texas are hypocrites. >> the package was ultimately voted on and approved after sandy. christie said he will urge new jersey lawmakers to approve aid for texas. >>> houston's two major airports remain closed. the faa says the george bush airport will be shut down until thursday. that's getting people from getting home. the native and her daughter came to our area for a birthday party before the storm hit. she has no idea what is happening to her house or her friends and has no idea when she will be able to return to the houston suburb where she lives. roads in the neighborhood are flooded and homes already torn apart. >> it's never been as bad. never been flooded in my neighborhood. had no idea we would not be able to get back. >> the family is looking on the bright side. so far they have heard of few injuries in their hometown and

. >> we saw that with superstorm sandy, although probably not as great an extent because of the refining capabilities and gasoline prices. what kn impact economic impact do you think arise in gasoline prices might have? we talked to the chief economist with gas buddy last night and he suggested maybe up to a 15%, 15 cent move in gasoline prices. >> we could see a significant sprik in gasoline pr significant permanent damage, that should quickly come down. so i don't think that should be a huge problem for consumers. certainly consumers are paying more, that means they have less money to spend on other goods and services, so depending on how long it lasts, it could be a prop. >> all right, gus, thank y >>> the world's most powerful central bankers are meeting in jackson hole. while rates, she had a warning for washington and a push to roll back financial regulations. steve liesman has more. >> by the president of the european central bank and governor of the bank of japan, janet yellen took what might be her last stroll. her term is up in january while has said she's under consideration f

the governor of texas says the disaster region is far larger than that of hurricane katrina or superstorm sandy. one-third of the houston area now submerged. the full scope of the catastrophe revealed as the sun came out today for the first time over the city. first responders and volunteers are going door to door in small boat boats, evacuating people trapped by the floods. the city's police chief says there has been 60,000 to 70,000 calls for help. fema has called for volunteers to save houses when those waters finally recede. 14,000 texas guard troops have been activated and the governor says 10,000 more are on the way from other states. we'll hear from flood advisers and local officials and correspondents and guests standing by with full coverage of the breaking news. >>> take a look right now. these are live pictures. a cnn exclusive, our martin savage on this navy helicopter here which is flying search and rescue missions over beaumont, texas. right there, one of those lucky enough to be saved aboard that helicopter right now. crews from on board that helicopter, the people you're seeing

five years after superstorm sandy, some homeowners in new york and new jersey are still waiting for insurance checks from that storm. >> they're going to have thousands of people to help. there's going to be a wait. >> reporter: even just one inch of water can cost more than $20,000 in damage. tonight many victims are only just learning homeowners insurance does not cover a flood created by mother nature. it's only covered by a federal government flood insurance program. and that program runs out of money at the end of next month, unless congress takes action. >> i feel so sorry for these people. unfortunately, a lot of them are going to have to struggle with getting their full claims paid. they shouldn't have to. fema should step in and help them right now. >> reporter: to make matters worse here in texas, there's a filing deadline this friday. after that, a new state law goes into effect that may make it more difficult to challenge an insurance company estimate of what a homeowner is owed. kerry sanders, nbc news, quaro, texas. >>> up next here tonight, we go along on an urgent search-and-r

the same with superstorm sandy. one of the things that it might do is put public pressure on congress to step up and put more funding towards the crisis. there is a second law, governing this, that is the public health emergencies act. that one would look to the health and human services secretary under president trump -- tom price, former congressman from georgia. he would be empowered to make an emergency declaration of his own and that would free up more funding -- a more limited fund. the ploy the public health service corps, something advocates are pointing towards. , training,re workers into some of the states that have been hard hit. as well, under the public health emergencies act you might see changes related to medicare and medicaid. tom price has broad jurisdiction there, he could use programs to make bigger changes with restrictions around addiction treatment and that sort of thing. host: erin mershon talking about a national emergency for the opium crisis. if you want to call in in this segment, a speci

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. >> after sandy, we were all here during superstorm sandy, part of city lost power. and i remember the feeling, you would go there you could feel that thin line between civilization and things are cohesive and we're all in this together versus every man for himself. so i think in emergency situations like this, you have to be tough minded, and willing to use the laws to make sure you don't tip that balance that chaos and lawlessness. >> story of texas beside massive heartbreaking tragedy is robustness of civil society there we've all been worried about, are people too isolateed and -- depend on government. kennedy: are they too angry. >> this shows when push comes to shove they are there and they are still knabe oaror -- neighbors, and community. >> and the nation i would say, has said what can we do. i was in louisiana after katrina, a lot of rita and katrina victims went to texas found refuge there, i feel like when you see the kay yu cajun ny coming in, it is we have your back this time. kennedy: a complying of the circle. >> live that cajun navy, we should send t

. >> then there was superstorm sandy, the second costliest at $75 billion. a lot of sandy damage, though, is still being repaired to this day as we know very well in the new york area. and that's nearly five years later. >> joe gleason is a photographer with ktrk and went live from his house as the waters rose, like any good newsman would do. >> he went for this live shot. i'm sure he didn't want to be there for that live shot. his whole family was eventually rescued. >> we actually started moving things upstairs about 5:00. and then probably about 5:15, the water started coming through, and so at that point, we kind of just said, okay, let's just get, you know, the most important things. pets. kids. and go on back upstairs. >> here's before picture. this is what it looks like normally. and then you see it today or so. never before have we seen it this high. >> so many of you have been watching throughout the last, i don't know, 12, 15 hours and heard the story about abc 13 sports producer joe gleason and his family. we showed you inside his house at san fil

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in the united states we have had all of these events such as superstorm sandy, things of that nature. so, it is still a divisive issue. still a lot of republicans and conservatives who are skeptical of the scientific consensus, but obviously, there are others including marcia who are very adamant that something is to be addressed. host: you can read more from niall stanage, on the hill.com. he is a columnist there. thank you, sir, for your time. niall stanage: thank you. host: we will take a bracket and when we come back we are joined by the former fema director, .chael brown later on, afghan ambassador to the united states,hamdullah about thes us to talk white house strategy for the conflict in afghanistan. we will be right back. been "voices from the asking attendees at the conference in boston, what is the most important issue to your state? >> what of the biggest issues that is facing maryland, is the issue -- the problem of juvenile justice. maryland,at state of we have over 50 of our youth that are incarcerated for life without the possibility of parole. i am going to be working

in fact if we hit 40 billion it would be the third costly its hurricane behind katrina and superstorm sandy to give you an idea. i will tell you the national hurricane center nailed this for the forecast, both in the track this was what the track was as of thursday morning, made landfall around five to 10 miles from where we thought it would go across. that is impressive. also as far as the strength goes this year also we have new satellite imagery from a new satellite that launched that was the image right before landfall of the center of it and we also can get an idea of how the storm formed so quickly went from just a tropical depression about three days ago to a cat 4 storm and if you look at this it's getting going but having difficulty. we had in its strengthening increasing its strength storm right there as it made landfall we haven't seen anything like this anywhere in the u.s. in a very long time probably since hurricane hugo, haven't seen a category 4 storm in texas since 1961 and now that the storm is inland there's high pressure off towards the west of it that is going to get it

we are paying off superstorm sandy. i think the rebuild should require flood mitigation in these economic areas like they do in amsterdam. it costs too much. i would like to hear your comments about that. guest: thank you for the compliment about being competent yet a republican. republicans can be competent on occasion. even though i am a conservative free-market republican, i still believe in local state governments, and they have the ability and moral and legal obligation to look at their communities and say what kind of building codes do we need? if you live in california, washington, oregon, or that newman dread -- or the new madrid fault, it is proper to require that your building codes say that if you're going to build in the area where we are prone to earthquakes, when you do new construction, we are going to require you meet these standards. if you're going to, and and redo a building, then you have to meet these requirements. i think that is good economic sense. that is why we have federalism in this country.

estimating the storm could cost, certainly not as much perhaps as hurricane katrina did, or superstorms sandyut after this storm. when you talk about figures that big, it has a knock—on effect on the economy and that's where you get to the idea that the federal rate is lower to try to stimulate the economy and give it time to recover. that will bring some growth back to the area, all the construction required when the water recedes. thank you for speaking to us. australia is in the grips of a national orange shortage and some drinks manufacturers are having to import from abroad because there isn't enough home—grown fruit. hywel griffith has the details. groan under the south australian sun, these trees might look laden with oranges, but however fast they are picked, there's not to go round. shoppers are warned they can no longer expect theirjuice to be made with australian oranges, which is confusing where then seems to be plenty and shops. jeff says growers have been hit with a perfect storm. 0ver have been hit with a perfect storm. over the years production costs have gone up and so few ha

the rush to prepare for sandy is on. and superstormdy, not considered to be a major hurricane because it hit the u.s. as a category-two storm. still left tremendous damage. >> we've never seen this. unprecedented. >> the 2012 hurricane affected 24 states, killed 72 people in the u.s., and cost $65 billion in damages, making it the second-costliest weather disaster after hurricane katrina. how have we managed to dodge a bullet until now? the general consensus in the weather community -- pure luck. that lucky streak now has come to an end. and it is going to take more than luck, unfortunately, at this point. even though harvey is weakening, we're still forecasting about 40 inches of rain. that could lead to proerdbreaking flooding. guys -- record-breaking flooding. guys? >> thks. more canov >>> still much more coverage ahead. hi. oh, hi! welcome to the neighborhood. i brought you this pie to see if you're weird. wow, that smells intrusive. it is. did you want to come in, maybe snoop around a bit? that's why i'm here. wouldn't it be great

. >> most republican relief bill for superstorm sandy. it wasn't back then either but he certainly did and already a lot of lawmakers from the northeast who suffered after superstorm sandy and had to wait more than 60 days for congress to pony up the money has said we acknowledge and know about the hypocrisy that may play out here, we're not going to hold that against them. we're going to support it but they're certainly going to get called out for it. >> and the last time they insisted on cuts to offset the funding for sandy. are they going to do that this time as well? >> the irony with that is there isn't much more that the federal government can cut at this point. a lot of agencies including some that will have roles to play in the coming weeks here are down to their bare bones so it may now be conservatives are going to have to hold their nose and vote for this and let the government slip into a little more debt. >> do you think this somehow ties the hands of the president? there was also this expectation he was going to unveil his po

they said that was ridiculous, but when superstorm sandy came from the atlantic, it crossed ocean watersthat were 9 degrees fahrenheit warmer than normal. and it became very powerful, very broad, filled with moisture, and the world trade center site flooded many years ahead of predictions. >> those were gore's thoughts about the earth's climate. what does he have to say about the political climate in america today? he doesn't hold back there either, when we come back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ twith choices like the classicr. crab lover's dream and new favorites like dueling crab legs with dungeness and snow crab. it's happening right now right here at crabfest. red lobster. now this is seafood. ♪ you think you've seen everything? ♪ let's talk about that... when you get here. ♪ the u.s. virgin islands her long day as anne. hair stylist starts with shoulder pain when... hey joanne, want to trade the all day relief of 2 aleve with 6 tylenol? give up my 2 aleve for 6 tylenol? no thanks. for me... it's aleve. >>> why are america's politics so broken? is there a single cause? are there solutions? former vice

we look at fema in charge of the national flood insurance program during katrina and superstorm sandyer 2,200 cases ended up in federal court because families were under paid or not paid at all. it's unacceptable. connell: rebuilding will be such a massive operation after this. >> i don't think the federal government is the only people to rebuild. that's when we feet non-profits and the amazing sense of communities working together to get things done. ned: governor abbott gave the trump administration an a plus on its preparation and handling of this crisis. the thing i would add as we move past this, donald trump is going to have to deal with the issue when congress comes back into session in regards to the harvey relief bill. he's going to require that they bring a clean harvey relief bill in front of him. the fact of the other is, donald trump -- the fact of the matter is, donald trump needs to call out the gop assistant and say you are not going to put your pet projects in front of the people of houston. connell: that's a good discussion. we'll come back to it and talk about north

headlines from the new york daily news from over the despite opposing superstorm sandy relief funding." greg is in -- caller: i am wondering if the politicians are listening. what about the american people? people complain about the president but you want to know something, the reason he got into office was because the last president and the presidents before forgot about the american people. they are so worried about political parties. i am wondering when we are going to get back to the people. from what you have seen in the past couple days, how is your faith in the american people right now? caller: i think the american people are great. i think they are being held back by the parties. the parties are so worried about what they want they are forgetting the people who vote them into office. call thank you for the from bismarck. politicalhts on how this hurricane harvey response gets in the next couple days? this: we have already seen response become politicized from the outset. people criticizing the president for going to camp david during the middle of the response. criticizing th

. >> after superstorm sandy part of the city lost power. you could almost feel that thin shine between civilization and things are cohesive and we are in this together versus every man for himself. so i think in an emergency situation like this you have got to be tough minds and be willing to use the law to the fullest extent to make sure you don't tip that balance into lawlessness. rich: the robustness of civil society there, are people too isolated, too dependent on government. kennedy: are people too angry. are they so divided they can't bridge that. rich: when push comes to shove they are there for each other and they are neighbors and members of a community that pulls together. >> the whole nation i would say has come together and asked what can we do to be useful. i was in louisiana after katrina and a lot of katrina victims and rightand -- and rita victims weo texas and found refuge there. now we have the cajun navy helping out. rich: i love the cajun navy. ken report party panel will return a little bit later. harvey's contaminated

for many people in our area harvey is a reminder of devastation from superstorm sandy. >> afterq survivingjersey natives madet( the me to texas where they are reliving the nightmare ofxd a hurricane. ted greenberg has that part of the story. >> reporter:xd houston under war storm unrelenting. >> it's jfÑiunbiluju((sq that t rain is still coming down. r that's what is just it amazes me that it hasn't stopped. ye1 misery. >> it's reallyÑii] bad and devastating. >> reporter: they moved to houston from new jersey justq>co months after a 60 foot oakçóqe1 toppled on to their house durini hurricane sandy. >>xdq ixd can't believe now we dealing with something like this. ells fortunate that so far her street has been spared from flooding but she knows that could change as harvey continues to bear down on texas. >> you don't know what is coming. weÑi have been getting constant tornadov6vq warnings, flash flo warnings, emergency alerts. i'm trying vov keep calm becaus my >u%ui son picks up on if we're nervousÑi or afraid. >> reporter: stress for survivors of a superstorma5 no part of a community und

. >> both republican senators voted no when it came time for a relief bill for superstorm sandy. is not the time for political sniping. >> right. and it wasn't back then either but he certainly did. already a lot of lawmakers from the northeast who suffered after superstorm sandy and had to wait more than 60 days for congress to pony up the money have said, look, we acknowledge and are aware of the hypocrisy that may play out here from republican lawmakers especially from the south who voted against our aid package and now are going to need it. we're not going to hold that against them. we're going to support it but they're certainly going to get called out for it in the coming day. >> and last time -- ed, sorry, they offset the costs of funding for sandy. will they do that this time as well? >> the irony is that there's not much more that the federal government can cut at this point. agencies that will have roles to play in the coming weeks here are down to their bare bones. it may now be a situation where fiscal conservatives that usually raise these concerns will have to hold

. >> reporter: only one out of five homes impacted by superstorm sandy have flood insurance, and nationwide number is 50% without insurance. the annual cost for flood insurance is about $700 a year. >> people make an assessment on the likelihood that my house will be impacted by a flood. what will it cost to carry the flood insurance for so many years before the flood could happen, and how much will i have put out. >> reporter: without flood insurance, to rebuild you must borrow from the federal small business administration if you qualify to repay the low interest rate loan, or take it out of your own savings. >> the people that must carry flood insurance are those that have a bank loan that live in the designated flood hazard zone. >> you cannot play it too close to your chest. >> once you purchase it there is a 30 day waiting time. the maximum coverage available under the flood policy for the structure is $250,000, and the maximum for personal property is $100,000. >> reporter: building costs often run much are so many insurance companies will sell you an excess flood policy. >> you can

cox automotive did an analysis comparing superstorm sandy to the current tropical storm harvey and they found over 500,000 vehicles will be completely destroyed by the time the storm is all said and done. unbelievable. >> that's why you're seeing these economic impacts. as high as 75 billion approaching that of hurricane katrina 12 years ago yesterday. thank you. >>> as harvey makes landfall again, said to pick up some speed finally and hopefully get out of this area. let's bring in karen mcginnis live this morning in the weather center. good morning. how long will the rain bands continue in houston once they pick up later this morning? >> well, the rain for all intents and purposes except for a few isolated showers has shifted more towards the east and towards the northeast. we're actually waiting for the landfall, but essentially the bulk of the moisture is well to the north and to the east of the center of the system. what is going to happen now is we're going to see a storm surge and very heavy rainfall because today we just saw round after round after round of very heavy rainfall b

we seen the criticisms of obama in zoo superstorm sandy. they can establish the merity, getting ahead of sit not just in politics it's actually saving lives and doing what you are supposed to do. >> that was former fe pa director michael brown who oversaw the response following hurricane katrina. welcome back to hurricane harvey as it unleashes wind in texas, making landfall ten miles northeast of corpus christi with wind speeds of 130 miles an hour. >> while it's bad there, the worse is the yet to come. let's go to our meteorologist for a look at where this storm is headed and the difference at this moment for those who are watching us, are now a category 2. does this meet your expectations? >> a category 2 is weaker than a category 4 it made landfall. that's in perspective. it is on shore, that means the reservoir of warm and tropical air hurricanes feed off is a little less. it's still an impressive storm. we are starting toee the other angles of this storm unfold. i plotted how wide and warm this storm is. so from basically the houston

in 1992, hurricane andrew caused $26 billion in damage. 20 years later, the repairs from superstorm sandyhich claimed nearly 2,000 lives and left more than $108 billion of property damage in its wake. hoping to mitigate the costs, texas families shell out big bucks ahead of harborviewy to protect their homes. generators were a hot commodity in victoria, texas. outside houston, the massey family spent $4,800 on 18,000 pounds of sandbags and plastic, hoping to keep their home dry. >> twice in the last two years. and i just -- i don't want to go through it again. >> reporter: now, there are concerns about price gouging in texas, as well. experts advise that stocking up is a good idea, but no need to totally panic. of course, if you see price gouge, report it to texas authorities. overall, guys, expect to see a major negative economic impact on the region of texas with areas that have been rendered uninhabitable for days, weeks, and probably months. >> all right. jo ling kent. thank you. >>> there's much more of our hurricane coverage of harvey coming up including a look packed with flavor, o

that a whole bunch of texas lawmakers voted against sending financial aid to the victims of superstorm sandyhen they needed it in 2012 and 2013. the why didn't you vote at that time to help sandy victims? >> well at the time, we helped sandy victims. the democrats want the more money. we didn't get the all of the money we needed. and frankly, we did vote. i did vote on the maximum money: unfortunately, it did not pass. >> but explain the street just -- just so we're clear, why didn't you vote for hr 152? that was the identify appropriations act of 2013, that all sorts of texas lawmakers vote the against and you just did not vote. why did you skip that one? >> as i said, i voted on legislation to help the sandy hook victims. >> sandy super storm. >> on many occasions, and sandy super storm voted on many occasions, as we go forward, i am hoping we will not have the kind of conflicts and the diminishing of monies that the texasians do need. that's what's important. the sandy hook vote took many times and my vote was for the max yum amount of money. i can account for those votes and therefore, t

but perhaps there's a stylistic difference here of superstorm sandy fn mill -- stephen miller.hite house, the president are saying they certainly like the way he handled himself before the white house press corps on that day. what are the qualities you suppose that the white house is embracing about stephen miller if, indeed, he is offered a position, elevated position in communications office? >> well, the tension here, the president appreciated some of scaramucci's tactics on television, maybe appreciated his approach in interviews until all of a sudden he didn't. there is this ongoing debate inside the white house between administration officials about what is the right strategy. stephen miller is an ally of steve bannon. steve bannon taking a hard line approach. he's viewed as someone who is very close and instrumental in keeping trump's base with the president, john kelly, on the other hand, seems to want to put in some more traditional structures into the white house, may not want to elevate stephen miller. this would be one of many deb e debatdebat debates kind of going

some, you know, right there in texas who were not big advocates of the same kind of funding for superstorm sandy victims? >> caller: well, i think there will be an appropriations bill specific with harvey and the devastation from corpus to louisiana in dealing with that. what is going to be in that appropriations bill, that relief bill, i do not know. fema is spending money that they have for this purpose. what this bill looks like certainly can't answer. as far as sandy goes, the political issue involved in sandy was, i think most members were supportive of the appropriations for sandy relief. but what happened, when the bill got to the floor, other members of congress tacked on appropriations for things that did not relate to sandy at all and doubled the cost of that bill. i think most members are, were and still are supportive of specific bills of relief that members should not add on other important projects or their pet projects. i think that's going to happen. >> if that were to happen in this package, as it pertains to harvey and other things attached to this relief package, would you sti

that his recovery team will be better than what america witnessed a major hurricane katrina and superstorm sandy. relief. five years you know where you are. texas governor greg abbott praised the trumpet ministration for providing constant support assistance and resources to the state as far back as ten days before the storm hit now the president did make an effort to get ahead of the hurricane signing a disaster declaration for texas friday night as the storm was bearing down on the gulf coast he was also knowledge ing the recovery recovery and rebuilding efforts will be very expensive president trump has promised that congress will move swiftly to authorize disaster relief funds for the state the amount isn't yet known as the region remains in the grips of harvey bracing for more rainfall tonight and tomorrow officials estimate roughly thirty thousand people will be seeing seeking an emergency shelter and four hundred fifty thousand are likely to seek federal aid the president and first lady are also scheduled to visit austin texas where they will tour an emergency operations center and receiv