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Before harvey hit, fema was reacting to disasters across the nation in many states you folks represent, and now in addition to those major disaster declarations, we were also responding to fire management assistance grants due to fires taking place. while there are many improvements to be made to ensure that the whole community response and that the asset management system continues to grow in a positive way, i do recognize there are many challenges ahead, particularly when it comes to california, texas, florida as well as the virgin islands and puerto rico. cleaning roads, fixing roads, getting rid of debris is also a major mission. there is 3.5 cubic yards of debris in puerto rico alone. communication and cell service is something else. i believe we re up to about 85%, for example, on puerto rico. retail industry is back up to about 90%. ....
He fought back. gabby giffords, also shot and they head, fought back and recovered bravely. we talked about 9/11, the anniversary of the people who stormed the cockpit. harvey, people wrestling other people out of the water. you see the fighting american spirit and it inspires people. it inspires you to come together as a fellow american. these moments are so few and far between. we were united after 9/11 for a while. iraq tore us apart. the scalise shooting. a couple moments ago, we had a moment where we reflected about our rhetoric. that s gone, especially after charlottesville. then harvey hit and we looked at the texas resilience. now we are talking about the divisiveness of the kneelers. people need to recognize this country is much stronger when we are together are not divided. kimberly: the message of unity, healthy discussion and debate. ....
Hurricane harvey hit texas, it was the first major disaster test for president trump. and now hurricane irma. and no one has said whether he passed the test. ed: you and i were talking about this before harvey hit. two storms, this has never happened in natural disaster response history. you and i were talking about stories like this. august 25, the stakes could be exceedingly high. few events test the administration and have such political risk. nobody has come back and said the president did pretty good. it s anti-trump almost everything. when he does a good job, they can t say that was a pretty good job. that what make the legitimate criticism of the mistakes he ....
The media were unanimous before hurricane harvey hit texas, it was the first major disaster test for president trump. and now hurricane irma. and no one has said whether he passed the test. ed: you and i were talking about this before harvey hit. two storms, this has never happened in natural disaster response history. you and i were talking about stories like this. august 25, the stakes could be exceedingly high. few events test the administration and have such political risk. nobody has come back and said the president did pretty good. it s anti-trump almost everything. when he does a good job, they can t say that was a pretty good job. that what make the legitimate criticism of the mistakes he ....
Condominium. he wrapped his belongings in plastic before getting to higher ground just in case his windows are blown out. smart move there. fema also has been active launching an app that shows weather alerts, how you should prepare, where the shelters are and where you can share your disaster photos. they want to see all this from you. fema also launched a rumor control page on its web site to help people navigate some of the misinformation and scams that are out there. unfortunately, there s a lot of them. the governor of florida tweeting out emergency messages as well, and comcast also using social media to announce free wi-fi hot spots. of course, we saw social media play such a big role in texas after harvey hit as people tweeted out messages for help when the 911 system was overwhelmed. we also would like to see your photos, send them to us through twitter, and you can go to my handle as well,@lauraingle. leland: we will be watching for those, see how folks are hunkering down for ....