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By keeping, just keeping the national flood insurance program solvent. thats what that vote was about. 67 members opposed the measure. they were all republican. over half of those no votes supported, yes, supported disaster relief in their own states. think progress compiled the list. among the bold faced names, here he is, paul ryan of wisconsin. you know, he voted no on sandy relief, yet asked for a disaster declaration following a flood in his home state of wisconsin? marsha blackburn of tenn...

The chance to speak with some of the governors in the affected areas. >> fema is about to run out of money and there are some people who say the states should take on more of this role. >> if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, thats even better. >> the final jobs report before the election. >> would there be any incentive to not release it? >> thank you for the laugh amongst all the devastation. i mean it just comes top of mind. >> im not worried at this point about ...

Ground that. is with trop cal force winds and busts up to 50 miles per hour. here in baton rouge. trees and power line goesing down. utility officials saying about 674,000 homes and businesses are with out power across the state of louisiana. and this area has learned the hard way about how difficult it can to get assistance. governor bobby jindel has been urging the federal government for more help. president barack obama sign aid disaster declaration for the state of louisiana providing financ...

Our other big headline on this thursday morning -- paul ryans big night at the republican national convention. the issues the vp candidate addressed and his impact in a live report from tampa. and staying on the political theme -- the big name entertainment acts rallying the all-important latino vote. who is supporting whom, and the impact this could have on the presidential election. some insight from our entertainment insider coming up. >> always interesting, the intersection of hollywood an...

Limited disaster declaration, which will not reimburse the expenses that the state and local governments incur as they prepare for hurricane isaac. >> there are certain declarations that fema can make and others require presidential center. it has move from the regional office to the central office. they have the request. they have not yet acted upon it. but they do have the request. >> reporter: we have video from the tip of the boot of the hurricane. its sitting there. evacuees are being given...

Recently louisiana, alabama, and mississippi. yesterday i approved a disaster declaration for the state of louisiana so they can get the help that they need right away, particularly around some of the evacuations that are taking place. and right now we already have response teams and supplies ready to help communities in the expected path of the storm. as we prepare for isaac to hit i want to encourage all residents of the gulf coast to listen to your local officials, and follow their directions...

Disasters. when were talking about over a third of the country right now under a disaster declaration. that doesnt help anybody. >> michigans -- >> ypt i dont want to see that >> thank you. we appreciate it. >> thanks, luke. the political panel bb here next. were digging deeper in to how the economy is shaping this race. senator john mccain goes after one of his own. but first, the white house soup of the day. roasted red pepper. i like roasted red pepper. i like it in hummus, on my french...

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Confined to sort of coastal counties. youve pretty much got your whole state facing this kind of a problem, right? >> thats true. and because its not the normal flood disaster-type of situation, these are power outages that are affecting peoples lives, we dont have the full force of a disaster emergency declaration. i mean a disaster declaration. we have only an emergency declaration from people a. but they arfema. they are helping with generators. west virginians help each other. family helping...

History has claimed its first life. a body was found inside a chart home in colorado springs. president obama issued a disaster declaration. nearly 350 homes have been destroyed. thousands of people have been forced out with nothing but the clothes on their back. >> our house burned on the night of her birthday. it will definitely be a memorable birthday for her. >> we are sad, of course. we lost a lot of possessions. some are easily replaceable, but some are not. >> what would not be replaceabl...