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COVERAGE OF NOW TROPICAL STORM

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HELENE, WHICH IS CAUSING

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CATASTROPHIC FLOODING ACROSS THE

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SOUTH.

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RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE FIVE

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CONFIRMED DEATHS, OVER 4 MILLION

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PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER AS THE

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STORM CHURNS OVER FLORIDA.

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JOINING US NOW, CRAIG FUGATE,

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CHIEF RESILIENCE OFFICER AT ONE

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CONCERN.

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CRAIG, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH

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US THIS MORNING.

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TALK TO US ABOUT THIS STORM, CAT

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4, A LOT OF RAIN, A LOT OF WATER

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AND CERTAINLY, OF COURSE, CAT 4,

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A LOT OF WIND.

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WHAT -- HOW DO YOU SEE THIS

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STORM?

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>> PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST

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FORECASTED MAJOR HURRICANES IN

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MODERN HISTORY.

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NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER,

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WEATHER SERVICE, WERE VERY CLEAR

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ABOUT THIS WAS WHAT WAS GOING TO

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HAPPEN.

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THE HURRICANE, YOU KNOW, WAS

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FORECASTED TO STRENGTHEN.

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AND REACH A MAJOR CATEGORY.

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SO, YOU KNOW, FROM THE

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STANDPOINT OF THE WEATHER

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SERVICE GIVING US ALL THE

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INFORMATION THEY COULD, I DON’T

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THINK THEY COULD HAVE DONE

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BETTER.

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BUT A GOOD FORECAST DOESN’T MEAN

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WE’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE

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CATASTROPHIC IMPACTS.

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THIS IS MULTISTATE, THIS WILL --

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IT IS STILL ONGOING.

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I’M SITTING IN GAINESVILLE,

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WHERE I HAVE THE SOUND OF

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CHAINSAWS GOING, NO POWER, NO

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INTERNET AND WE WERE ON THE GOOD

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SIDE.

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WE DIDN’T HAVE THAT MUCH, BUT WE

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JUST LOST A LOT OF TREES.

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AND THIS WILL BE ACROSS THE

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WHOLE REGION AS WE START TO

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RECOVER.

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>> CRAIG, WHAT ARE PEOPLE’S

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LIVES GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE

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NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WEEKS, I

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GUESS EVEN MONTHS FOR SOME,

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RIGHT?

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>> YEAH, I MEAN, AS POWER COMES

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ON, I THINK A LOT OF AREAS WILL

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START TO STABILIZE.

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MOST OF THE DAMAGE THAT I’M

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HEARING AND SEEING OUTSIDE OF

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THE COASTAL AREAS ARE TREES

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COMING DOWN.

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FLOOD DAMAGE, YOU KNOW, THEY’LL

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GET IN THERE, PARTICULARLY DOWN

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IN TAMPA BAY AND ALONG THE

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COASTAL COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW,

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SOME OF IT WAS DESTROYED, BUT A

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LOT OF IT YOU WON’T KNOW UNTIL

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YOU GET IN THERE AND SEE HOW

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MUCH WATER THEY GOT.

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BUT THE BIG STORY IS THE INLAND

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IMPACTS WELL AWAY FROM THE COAST

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THAT OCCURRED ALL THE WAY INTO

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GEORGIA AND NOW THE FLOODING UP

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IN THE CAROLINAS AND STUFF.

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I THINK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IT

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ISN’T OVER YET.

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AND FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE FOR

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SOUTH CAROLINA, THERE IS LOST

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POWER, GEORGIA, POWER GETS BACK

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ON, THAT’S 90% OF THE RESPONSE

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AND THEN YOU CAN FOCUS ON

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CLEANING UP AND WHAT REPAIRS

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NEED TO BE MADE.

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>> WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE

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FOR FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN

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AFFECTED BY THE WIND, THE WATER,

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THE SURGE?

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>> RIGHT NOW, JUST THE EMERGENCY

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SERVICES, RED CROSS AND THE

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OTHER VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS.

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THE GOVERNORS GET A SENSE AND

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SEND THE REQUEST IN, I’M PRETTY

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SURE FEMA WILL BE RECOMMENDED TO

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THE PRESIDENT FOR ASSISTANCE.

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ONCE THAT GETS TURNED ON, A LOT

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OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY

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ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE

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WHO DIDN’T HAVE INSURANCE, WHICH

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I EXPECT WITH FLOODING WE HAVE A

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LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE

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INSURANCE FOR THAT.

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>> AND, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED

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ABOUT THIS, CRAIG, FOREVER, BUT

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THERE ARE NO DOUBT PEOPLE

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IMPACTED THAT DON’T SPEAK

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ENGLISH AS THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE,

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THAT MAY HAVE DIFFERENT

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IMMIGRATION STATUSES.

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WHAT RESOURCES DO THEY HAVE

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ACCESS TO, HOW CAN THEY GET SOME

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OF THAT ASSISTANCE?

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>> FEMA WILL BRING IN LANGUAGE

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INTERPRETERS WORKING WITH BOTH

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PEOPLE THAT ENGLISH ISN’T THEIR

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FIRST LANGUAGE, INCLUDING PEOPLE

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THAT ARE HARD OF HEARING AND

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DEAF.

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SO I THINK FEMA, WE LEARNED THAT

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YOU GOT TO PREPARE FOR THE

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COMMUNITIES YOU SERVE, NOT WHAT

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FITS YOUR PLAN.

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FOR UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS, THIS

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IS THE HARD ONE, CONGRESS HAS

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BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT FEMA CANNOT

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PROVIDE DIRECT FINANCIAL

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ASSISTANCE.

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WE CAN PROVIDE EMERGENCY

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SERVICES.

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THERE HAS NEVER BEEN -- WE CAN’T

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GET WATER, FOOD OR EMERGENCY

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SHELTER TO FOLKS, BUT THE

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TRADITIONAL WE’RE GOING TO GIVE

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YOU FUNDING TO REBUILD, THAT’S

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PROHIBITED.

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AND THAT’S WHY WE WORK VERY

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CLOSELY WITH OUR CHARITABLE

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ORGANIZATIONS.

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CATHOLIC CHARITIES AND RED CROSS

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AND SALVATION ARMY AND THE WHOLE

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WORLD OUT THERE OF THE VOLUNTEER

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AGENCIES.

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AND WE KIND OF DO A TRIAGE.

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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DOES

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EXIST, HOWEVER, IS AS LONG AS

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ONE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY IS A

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U.S. CITIZEN, EVEN IF THAT’S A

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BABY BORN IN THE U.S., THEY CAN

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APPLY ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE

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FAMILY.

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SO, YOU KNOW, YOU AND I KNOW

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THIS, WE WORKED THESE ISSUES