In 1989 to 80 during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. In recent years, significant disaster aid was provided outside the fema Disaster Assistance programs. These charts show how aid programs outside fema have grown. In fact, for Hurricane Sandy, there was less fema assistance from the department of housing and urban development or the department of transportation. We found these additional disaster aid programs dont have the same requirements and restrictions as the fema assistance. Fema assistance is tied to actual disaster damage and is for individuals, governmental entities or certain nonprofits performing governmentlike functions. Fema only spends money on eligible items for eligible applicants, no matter how much money fema receives. Fema mitigation funds must be used on cost and official projects to ensure the federal investment is a wise one. Fema makes every effort to get money in the hands of applicants as fast as possible to enable rapid recovery from disaster impacts. From the sandy
The 114th congress, i stated that my top Emergency Management priority was pursuing life saving and cost reducing disaster legislation and launching a Public Policy debate about the costs of disasters in terms of both the loss of property and human life. We follow that hearing with several round tables to help us understand what disasters cost this country, who pays those costs and whether the problem is Getting Better or worse. Early last year, Ranking Member carson and i introduced the fema format to call for the First Comprehensive assessment of disaster cost and losses in over 20 years. We also wanted to reform several Disaster Assistance programs to make them more efficient. If february, the house passed the fema legislation and we hope the senate will take up hr1471 and pass it soon. The purpose of todays hearing is to discuss what we have learned so far and begin exploring potential solutions, particularly the principals that should be driving those solutions. While there are si
You guys, thank you so much. Thank you so much. Hello. It is try day friday, august 16th, 2013. And happy birthday, Kathie Lee Gifford i always remember its the day that elvis died. And now i know how he feels. Look, weve been building to this day no, weve been building to this moment when you turn 60. Yeah . Okay, just drinking. Oh, this could be fun. Were going to take one final look at the countdown calendar. Oh, where are my boobs today . And yes. All right. So well take a little stroll down memory lane so we can have a look at how things were with you. This was your birth announcement we dug up out of the archives. The pride of the epsteins starring the glamorous kathryn lee, august 16th. You dont have to in paris. I told you i wasnt lying. Produced by leon and joan epstein. Heres you and your mom right after you were born. Yeah. Oh. And this is you when you were a few months old. Oh, my god, ive never seen that. Thats my real hair color. And finally with the family photo. That wa
Again ask the question, are we alone today, friday, august 16th, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie along side natalie morales. Al is having fun today. Hes at the iowa state fair. Well check in with him in a few minutes. Hes missing a great concert on our plaza. We just asked the question, are we alone today . Not on the plaza. A lot of cowboy boots in that crowd. Luke bryan is here in our 8 30 half hour. Looking forward to that. Also ahead, 16yearold Hannah Anderson made her first public appearance. She did it last night since the abduction ordeal. More on that return coming up. First, the calls on nationwide marches today. Nbcs Richard Engel is in cairo. Once again, richard, good morning. Reporter good morning. I am now under a bridge in cairo with several protesters. They have been shot at by a Police Station