this. so it takes the whole government. these disasters, we re funding them kind of a an off thing. congress needs to figure out how we re going to, you know, invest our federal taxpayer dollars so that we re billing stronger communities. we are strengthening our communities through rebuilding. it s not just we ll throw some money at it when it happens. we need to start stlenrengtheni our communities now. billing codes. you must have at least a 2 foot elevation above the base elevation for anything federally funded. that s right. that was something repealed a few weeks ago by the trump administration prior to hurricane harvey hitting. they re now relooking at that thankfully and they re working with folks and fema to try and figure out, you know, what executive orders, what codes can we put in place to make our community stronger. look, everything that fema does is valuable. every pennie helps.
protects teeth from harmful acids, and helps prevent cavities. go beyond brushing with act®. hurricane harvey hitting south texas this hour. it represents the first big test for the trump administration dealing with a major disaster and a world from the federal emergency management agency, fema says it s ready to go. they have food, water and tarps staged at three support bases in both texas and louisiana. and the american red cross is mobilizing shelter supplies. fema is judged by its performance in cases like this and in some cases an entire administration may carry that weight. let s bring in james lee whit.
we ll talk more about what came out of the white house overnight and the timing of those. but next, hurricane harvey hitting the gulf coast of texas and we ll go live to conferenk christi and speak to a storm chaser. ax. taking care of business. beneful grain free is so healthy. oh! farm-raised chicken! that s good chicken. hm!? here come the accents. blueberries and pumpkin. wow. and spinach! that was my favorite bite so far. (avo) new beneful grain free. out with the grain, in with the farm-raised chicken. healthful. flavorful. beneful.
live images this hour of the category three storm, it s been downgraded recently but the storm certainly in effect over the u.s. state of texas. made landfall as category four. hurricane harvey hitting the gulf coast and it won t be clear of the damage until the storm s passing. that ll take several days because the storm is lingering in the area. it s unclear which path it will take. the city manager in rockport area says there is intensive damage in that area already. the u.s. president, donald trump has already approved a disaster decoration. speaking of the u.s. president, donald trump, a political hurricane also hit the warehouse today. the u.s. president has pardonened the former arizona sheriff, joe arpaio.
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