hello again. thank you for joining me again. i m fredricka whitfield. russia said it will suspend its participation in the grain export deal with ukraine. ukraine s foreign minister telling russia to stop its hunger games . nic robertson is in kyiv. nic, what s the significance of this move? reporter: this is very significant. russia says it has suspended the deal for an indefinite period. this was a deal that was struck by the u.n., two parallel deals, one with ukraine and one with russia, at the end of july. and it was struck because, since russia invaded ukraine, all the grain that ukraine produces, and it produces a lot for the world, was stuck in its ports on the black sea, piling up, nowhere to go. and the third world countries this grain was destined for desperately short of food. the prices were going up. after the deal was struck, the anticipation was about 20 million tons of grain could be shipped out of ukraine to these third world and other countries. now, wh
FEMA is helping hurricane Ian survivors find housing through their multifamily lease and repair program. The program works has an agreement for FEMA to fix damaged multi-units as long as they allow su
It’s been three and a half months since Hurricane Ian made landfall near Sanibel Island and swept across the state causing an estimated $50 to 65 billion dollars in insured damages and killing more than 100 people just here in Florida. While many people moved quickly to seek assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the storm hit, for anyone who has still not filed a claim, the deadline is tomorrow…Thursday, January 12th. Homeowners and renters have until 11:59 tomorrow night to file a claim for property loss, or damage to property, from Hurricane Ian.
fema cut them in a check in three days. if you don t have insurance you seem to get more than if you do have insurance. reporter: she s relying on volunteers to help clean up the house she moved into 30 years ago. you re starting over with everything in your life. 95% of my stuff is gone. you have nowhere to turn as far as a guide to what you re supposed to do. so when folks say it s been too slow, what is your answer to that? things take time. i feel confident our carriers are going to do what they came here to do, and that s insure and make people whole again and make it as less painful as possible. carlos suarez, thank you so much. rob patterson is the deputy federal coordinating officer for hurricane ian recovery. so good to see you. you have heard in some of the people in this piece. people who didn t have insurance seemed to be getting assistance