Well call this hearing to order. Today we are welcoming the administrator of the federal Emergency Management agency, mr. Brock long. Were here to talk about response to recovery to hurricane irma, maria and harvey and the wild fires. Thank you for being here. I want to thank you and the thousands of dedicated fema personnel who have deployed and who continue to work tirelessly to help communities and families get back on their feet in the wake of in every instance of these devastating events. Congress has passed two emergency sup lementals which have provided an additional 26 billion to ensure femas ability to response to immediate aftermath of disasters. Now is the time to shift focus from response to recovery. And while some of these efforts are already underway, theres still a very long road ahead. Today we look forward to hearing from you on how this third supplemental request, 23. 5 billion will enable communities to start down the long path of longterm recovery. Mr. Long, please
Brock long. Here to discuss response of recovery to hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria as well as the wildfires that spread across california. Administrator, thank you very much for being here and for joining us. The magnitude of the disaster activity that were experiencing this year is basically unprecedent unprecedented. I want to thank you and the thousands of dedicated fema personnel who have deployed and who continue to work tirelessly to help communities and families get back on their feet in the wake in every instance of these devastating events. Congress has passed two emergency supplementals which have provided an additional 26 billion to ensure femas ability to respond to immediate aftermath of the disasters. Now its designed to shift focus from response to recovery. And while some of these efforts are already under way theres still a very long road ahead. Today we look forward to hearing from you on how this third supplemental request, 23. 5 billion, would enable the communi
Minutes. Well, well call this hearing to order. Today we are welcoming the administrator of the federal Emergency Management agency, mr. Brock long. Here to discuss response of recovery to hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria as well as the wildfires that spread across california. Administrator, thank you very much for being here and for joining us. The magnitude of the disaster activity that were experiencing this year is basically unprecedent unprecedented. I want to thank you and the thousands of dedicated fema personnel who have deployed and who continue to work tirelessly to help communities and families get back on their feet in the wake in every instance of these devastating events. Congress has passed two emergency supplementals which have provided an additional 26 billion to ensure femas ability to respond to immediate aftermath of the disasters. Now its designed to shift focus from response to recovery. And while some of these efforts are already under way theres still a very l
Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Well also be speaking to clare pooley a mother of three whos casual drinking turned into a serious habit. Shes here to talk about giving up alcohol and the support shes had from other women in the same situation. So wed love to hear from you if this is something youve got experience of. Use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. A huge fire is blazing at Nottingham Railway station. Nottinghamshire fire and rescue say theyre dealing with a large incident with five fire engines at the scene. The station has been evacuated. East midland trains say all trains through the station are cancelled and they expect disruptions. On the line its our reporter healy compton, bring us up to date with the latest you have about this fire . Every street around nottingham train station is closed at the moment, find me there are 11 fire trucks that you can see and bearing in mind this is just th
Balconies using bedsheets. Tonight, the death toll climbing. Scare on the street. Dozens running for safety when an outofcontrol driver jumps the sidewalk. And, grab and go. No wallet, no checkout lines, no waiting. The store of the future, opening tomorrow. And good evening. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. Im tom llamas. We begin with the Government Shutdown battle. At this hour, the Senate Working towards a 1 00 a. M. Vote to reopen the federal government, and once again, a lastminute scramble for votes under way. President trump at the white house tweeting republicans should use the Nuclear Option, ending the rule requiring 60 votes to pass. Chuck schumer urging the president to seal the deal. Schumer even offering to agree to fund the president s wall in exchange for immigration reform. 800,000 Government Employees right now in limbo. Heres david wright. This is surreal. I thought we would avoid the mess we find ourselves in today. Reporter tonight, on capitol hill, a showdow