engineers. fuel trucks. so generators can be gassed up on site. my administration is also providing financial assistance to help families and individuals right away. many families are scrambling to pay bills. right now to fill up their gas tank, to put food on the table. they can register at fema cash assistance for $700 to cover the essentials for a little while. so far nearly 200,000 households across puerto rico received this cash assistance. $700 won t replace what you lost, not even close, but it can help take care of some of the little basics while you catch your breath and get back on your feet. and fema made crisis counsellors available. whether you re a survivor or first responder. if you need help or just someone to talk to, people are here for you. the hotline number is
doctor, good to have you with us. this number is changing because the goal here is that it is easier, right? it is easier for people to seek help in the moment. what else will this change? yeah, thanks for having me this morning. i think aside from improving the availability of the hotline number, i think that it will actually expand access to urgent crisis services to many who otherwise would not know what the phone number is and who to call when they are experiencing acute crisis. so some people may end up calling 911. we ve done plenty of stories, right, about how police departments are overwhelmed, this may not be what they are trained for. will this alleviate some of that as well and perhaps bring people to a source that is better prepared to help with what they
hotline on your screen. it is just three digits, 988. the old, longer federal hotline number will also still remain active. rich: gillian turner in washington, thank you. congressional efforts to ease the microchip shortage are falling short. those microchips are used in everything, from the car as you drive to the phone in your hands. while lawmakers agree with the need to make more chips, democrats and republicans are at odds over how to do that. as china tries to dominate the market, chad pergram is on capitol hill tonight to tell us if there is any chance for a compromise. good evening. there is worry that china s dominance of the market poses a national security threat to the u.s. that is why there is a push to bolster chip production. there is ability to not only disrupt it at an inopportune time but there is also a way of getting inside the facilities,