the states and local officials take that on, they are the first responders in this situation and they know how they need to stagger those evacuation times and zones. so what we do is we work very closely with the governor s offices and their state emergency management agencies to preidentify what they may need and where we can stage those. outside of harm s way. should they requested, then we can provide. shannon: there have been a lot of political questions in recent days over whether you have the assets, the funding, the things that you need. what can you tell the american people about that? i can tell you where 100% committed to supporting all the states that could be impacted by this. as you look at the room behind me, about 100 federal employees around-the-clock from different agencies working in support of those teams that are already on the ground and out in the field. we have the resources we need and we are going to continue to support the states in the southeast that cou
declare their message loud and clear. what has to happen, dana, at all levels, if you re the ceo of a company because the kavanaugh situation has got people yelling and screaming at each other who were just next to each other s offices. ceos need to calm it down. the business leaders are important. our religious leaders should be calming this down and offering respect for others. and our political leaders need to realize at the end they re going to be out and no one is going to remember them. i saw george mitchell the other day. he was a fine leader. he could be partisan but he was a fine leader. but no one remembers who he is. so our leaders need to be bigger than themselves. i was there at a time what i saw leaders who could embrace and make sure it wasn t a win/loss situation. you re talking about the midterms. we are one month away from the midterms. president trump stacked up some
the white house has been in contact with governor s offices and local authorities in guam, the northern mariana islands, puerto rico, the u.s. virgin islands, florida, south and north carolina, virginia, west virginia, maryland, delaware, new jersey and new york just on saturday morning. lines of communication remain open in the federal government remains ready to assess. these tropical storms and hurricanes are very dangerous and we encourage anyone in the path to keep the warnings of state and local officials who have expertise and knowledge of their communities to provide the best on ground information. lastly, weeks, extend our deepest condolences to the family of agent colin johnson. he served his country honorably first as a marine and then in the secret service. many of you know him and he was larger-than-life literally. great friend, father, husband and member of the secret service. men and women in the secret service are among the most honorable and dedicated
process started tonight. he hasn t had a chance to make a single visit to any senator s offices yet, we haven t had hearings yet. this is a great nominee. going to be very, very hard to oppose. so don t filibuster this nominee, they didn t even know who it was yet. sean: new mexico one what about the schedule? the senators got a lot going on, big fights over approving the president s candidate well, want to fight over everything these days, but a fight worth having, we intend to win. bret: elaine chao, your wife, now confirmed as transportation secretary. congratulations, i assume they senate minority leader voted against her. you would have to ask him about that. he said she would dance about the extreme vetting.