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Rescue folks deployed in the state. im at ft. bragg now, part of my visit here, im going to visit the fema staging area where a lot of the folks are based. just incredible bravery, incredible sacrifice that folks from all over the countries are coming to help out with. our military, army personnel are out in the communities helping folks, still people being rescued and people still need to heed warnings. were still having communities that need to be evacuated. there was a three-story apartment b...

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Go g goldsboro, both with about 25 trucks full of supplies. these trucks are high-water vehicles. this is something that we take very seriously, but where also take a lot of pride in being able to help the people of the country, spaeshespecially the sf north carolina. >> yeah, and a number of those places weve had reporters stationed, and they certainly need that help. appreciate you joining us with the update. tom mccollum joining us from ft. bragg. i wanted to check in now with miguel marquez,...

In terms of the surrounding areas, is ft. bragg lending assistance at this point? >> weve been doing that ever since and before this even began. ft. bragg is a large staging location for fema. were able to give them a secure location with a large area to park hundreds of trucks and fuel tankers along with generators. it gives them easy access to the highway system right by us. plus, weve been sending out convoys. >> sorry, sir. go ahead. >> yes, i was also saying that weve been pushing out convo...

Erica. >> certainly will. scott mclean with the latest from conway, south carolina. thank you. as we continue to monitor efforts around the carolinas, we also wanted to check in with the folks over at ft. bragg. a public affairs official joins me now. appreciate you taking some time for us today. were not too far away from one another since im in fayetteville here. weve talked a lot in fayetteville about the cape fear river. i know where you are, youre cle keeping a close watch on the little riv...

Used. we have a dual status commander. in north carolina we have a commander that works directly for the state governor within the national guard. but we are also able to have active duty members working directly for him so that were completely in sync with the governors intent. weve done inthat with trucks fm ft. bragg. >> can you describe to us what youre encountering in your rescue operations? >> i sure can. the storm hasnt moved on much, as your team has been reporting very well. its made re...

Area. we have reliable, historical data on what areas would be affected by storm surges and flooding and have already directed the relocation of those personnel and residents away from those vulnerable locations. he added, i give you my personal assurance, we are going to take care of everyone on the base. now, a lot of the marine families were upset because several other military installations across the carolinas and virginia had declared mandatory evacuations which means those families will l...

It provides them with facilities for free. wed have to do all that ourselves. so we would actually lose money if we did what he was -- >> why doesnt he sit down for an interview with you or someone who is going to channel him like that and say, listen, i got to ask you this. >> he mentions it about south korea every time, and every time i patiently try to point out, it would be -- its cheaper to keep them in south korea than it is to keep them in ft. bragg. >> this is from a portion of an op-ed....

More than 1.5 million people are under mandatory evacuation orders, meaning get out. outside of charleston, south carolina, state highway patrol reversed lanes along a busy interstate to help residents move inland as fast as possible. at ft. bragg, more than 80 military helicopters were moved inland and fema started setting up a staging area. tractor-trailers began arriving on monday. >> bill karins, you and i have been through quite a few of these together, i know, my gosh, going back to 2003, ...

You say were not prepared. its hard to be prepared for this sort of thing. what else could we be doing to make sure that we are in a better position after that first phase of the storm hits and when you need to rescue people, when you need to rescue critical infrastructure, keep power on, et cetera? >> no, im embarrassed with those numbers. we measure water a gallon a day for people. weve evacuated over a million. those numbers dont work. thats why they need to try not to be first responders. th...