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You that last year was an unprecedented year. three storms, back-to-back. the fema administrator himself brock long, said that the agency was strapped and they needed additional support. they didnt just say this in press, you know, briefings, they put out an after action report where fema criticized themselves and the fema administrator called for the preparation of a culture of preparedness. when we talk about that, what were talking about is better enabling communities to get ready for things....

Its very important that they follow the evacuation warnings that have been issued. were expecting anywhere from 10 to 12 feet on the latest forecast of a storm surge, and that is deadly. youre not going to be able to outrun it or outdrive it. and so its very important that while people still have time, even tonight and with the daylight hours tomorrow morning, that if they have not yet followed evacuation instructions, that they do so. services may not be available to them if they call 911. ther...

A moment of emergency. >> donald trump has sought to remove himself from decisions that he doesnt necessarily want to get involved in the nuts and boel boel bolts of disaster relief, but then he wants to take the credit. contrast what he said about puerto rico to what fema itself said. they released an after action report. they had underestimated the needs for water, for food in puerto rico in the aftermath. but hes not doing anything to reassure the public that we realize the mistakes and are m...

>> well, that is taken way out of context. we have the national qualification system, and term qualified. we have never thrown anybody unqualified at the emergency management, and these guys are qualified. for example, there may be a qualification to be a public information officer, and i am not trained as a pio, and yet i am sitting in front of you doing an interview. so that term is being taken out. but this is what is important about the gao. and the gao report lines up well with the very ope...

Person, remember john mccain. he failed a not but he never quit and the reason were talking about him today and the reason im crying is because he was successful. in spite of his failures. for family and friends, that after action report would say a relationship with maverick brought joy and difficulty. both were your constant companion. he was a difficult man. he could be tough. but the joy that you received from being with him will sustain you for a lifetime. and i am so lucky to have been in ...

Bottom, not fifth. thank you very much, john. h humiliation and affection were constant companion. the more he humiliated you the more he liked you. in that regard, i was well served. to my colleagues, thank you again so much for what you have done. the only way i know to put this in words that maybe john can relate to is that after a military operations over, after a mission is complete, the pilots come back and debrief. if theres a military operation, after action report. i thought to myself, ...

His door and interviewed him, but they could not have taken any steps based on what we know now to take the weapon away. >> no criminal record. >> he had no criminal record. we understand from the fbi that they undertook a series of database checks. what that means is they looked at their own systems, their own internal databases. his name would not have turned up unless he had prior contact with law enforcement, prior contact with the fbi. if he didnt, he wouldnt have been in those databases. >...

Students. i have heard some of my colleagues may have been killed and i wont know until the names come out. >> i am so glad you are safe and able to protect your students. the kids are lucky to have them as your teacher. thank you for talking to us. >> thank you. >> all the latest now. jim, you used to lead an fbi s.w.a.t. team. just in terms of what we know so far, what stands out to you. >> takes me back to april 1999. one of the biggest thing that law enforcement does after an incident like t...

After action report. they always look to see what was missed, were there signs? i think social media is going to play a big part in this, certainly, his mental health. we dont have a full picture of his mental health here because, obviously, theres privacy laws. hes alive. he did not die here. they are dealing with a legal case. theres a lot we dont know about him, and police really, besides saying that he posted disturbing messages on social media and some of the stuff we have found on our own,...

So i think it will be again. a lot of leadership has to come from the white house. and i think that started last night, with the president saying $1.5 trillion, lets get it done. >> dana: let me ask you before i let you go, sir. you know there was that terrible accident this morning with amtrak. you used to be the secretary of transportation. in an after action report after something like this, what would the secretary of transportation really want to know about what happened? >> well, why will ...