jacob soberoff, and garrett we will start with you. we have a surge in migrant children. there is a scarcity of shelter beds. what will fema s assistance mean for the situation now at the border? well, fema is the federal government s emergency logistics experts. that s why they show up after hurricanes and natural disasters. their goal is to try to alleviate the overcrowding situation. the border patrol stations here and at hhs shelters that are limited in how much they can take. so they re hoping to expeditiously move the minors. while that s going on you talk about the political battle here. they re trying to lay all of this at the feet of the biden administration, and they give important context that i got from veronica escobar last night, look at what she told me. part of why ibristle at the terms that there is a crisis at the border is because they want to ignore what is causing it. the real crisis is what is happening in the northern triangle. and what happens to t
doing. and it s not going to be easy. some places we may not be able to rebuild. some places it s going to be much more expensive to rebuild. i think this is where the federal government really has to work with the states on how do we pay for this so we don t create haves an have notes and create a situation where people are displaced because of lack of affordable housing and have to leave communities and we lose our workforce. that is an important point. craig, 30 seconds left with you. if these disasters continue at this pace, will fema be able to keep up? you know, fema will will keep going. it s not just fema. it s our states and federal partners. but the cost to the taxpayers continues to go up. yeah. and the infrastructure bill will help reduce future losses but this is not going away. we appreciate your time today. thank you so much. thanks for having me. still ahead, as the u.s. surpasses 40 million covid-19 cases, a new possibly vaccine
missouri as their hospitals started to fill. a doctor on in texas is hoping his governor will request one because they have erected tents outside of the hospital for potential patients there. what else will this administration, will fema be doing to help these communities, these hospitals that are facing the surges? fema has been helping with this crisis since it started. we have been providing a will the of resources and staffing to support state and local jurisdictions as they have been experiencing the various surges. where we re at now, the biggest thing we re doing is supporting our vaccine mission. so important we get everybody vaccinated. we re doing that with mobile vaccine units as well as setting up vaccination clinics when we open up a recovery center. we re doing that in michigan now. we did that in louisiana earlier this year.
a harvard study now indicates a lack of power after maria is partly to blame for more than 4,600 deaths, far more than puerto rico s official death toll of 64. will this be enough? you know, yes. for fema s part, it s showing off this warehouse full of disaster relief supplies. the plan for the next disaster compared to maria preparations to have seven times more water and meals. six times more generators. eight times more tarps all on the island before the next hurricane. the agency admits it s learned some lessons. will fema be ready for a f t faster response in a hurricane hits? absolutely. no doubt. reporter: for those taking matters into their own hands any sign of recovery is a victory. you get a little emotional. oh, yeah. you know how long i don t see the light in my house?
to have seven times more water and meals, six times more generator, eight times more tarps. all on the island before the next hurricane. the agency admits it has learned some lessons. will fema be ready for a faster response if a hurricane is no doubt. no doubt. ru reporter: but for those here taking matters into their own hands, any sign of recovery is a victory. you get a little emotional. oh, yeah. you know how long that i don t see the light on in my house? nine months. nine months. and now another hurricane could be around the corner for the next season. yes. i guess i got to do it again, my hand again with the people. reporter: the hope here is that power returns before the next storm. and i talked to seven mayors