joseph. great to have you back with us on the show. it s been a thank you okay, let s talk about this. i want to play something that we ve heard from the prime minister of the bahamas as we now see just horrible images coming in from there. we know the death toll continues to rise. here s what he says. many have not heed my warning, many have remained behind and still there are individuals in the area who still refused to leave. i can only say to them that i hope this is not the last time they will hear my voice. shannon: james, how worried are you now about folks here in the states along the southeastern coast, about them heeding the warnings that they are hearing when there is still uncertainty about the track? first and foremost, shannon, i thoughts and prayers to everyone impacted in the bahamas. they were really impacted severely by dorian and continue to be, but that s my concern now
it could possibly be. everyone pretty much waiting to see how bad the damage from dorian is actually going to be. shannon, your last guest just said, it could be pretty bad especially georgia and heading into south carolina area, even in the virginia area. shannon: even the areas that don t get a direct hit. there are significant concerns along that path. thank you. as millions brace for dorian s wrath, can the unpredictable hurricane make another course change quickly our special coverage of hurricane dorian continues next.
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
up, there are now five states issuing emergency declarations from florida to virginia. the next move is critical. for dorian and you, that s the message from fema. joined by fema administrator james joseph. good to have you back on the show. thank you, shannon. shannon: let s talk about this. something i want to hear from the prime minister of the bahamas as we see horrible images coming in from there. we know the death toll continues to rise. here s what he said. many have heed our warning. many have remained behind. still they are appeals to me. i can only to say to them that i hope that this is not the last time they will hear my word. shannon: how worried are you for folks in the states on the southeastern coast with them heeding the warnings they are hearing when there is still