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Here are 10 things everyone should have in their vehicle for this winter:

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The climate crisis is requiring all of us to be prepared to respond at any time, especially during high heat and fire weather.

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Floridians usually wait until there's a Cat 3 bearing down to get our acts together, but if you have any big purchases you want to make this week is the time to do it.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- When it comes to preparing for the worst, disaster stockpiles can take up a lot of space. With that in mind, we want to focus on small items that can help in a big way. The key is getting started now. "A lot of times, we are not prepared because we are thinking, Oh, I am going to get prepared whenever hurricane season comes around, but disasters can happen anytime," said Jackie Drake with the American Red Cross. When the lights went out during the winter storm of 2021, ...

There are some significant restrictions, and this is a good time to start planning for how best to take advantage of the program. The main one is that generators are capped at $3,000 and they must be portable. If you were hoping to save $1,000 off the price of a top-of-the-line Generac, you’re out of luck. However, there are some very nice generators you can buy in that range that will see you through most blackouts. One of those to look out for is the Honda EU3000is. It’s only technically ...

Were going to see pouring in over the next number of days and i think its going to be shocking for all of us. >> martha: we wish them the best over the next 6-12 hours all this continues to turn over that area and we hope that were going to get someone on the phone, give us a little bit more insight to whats going on there and we just -- you know, thoughts and prayers, it becomes a hackneyed phrase because it feels like we go there so often, but we certainly are praying for them tonight and we h...

Them. >> republicans as hypocrits? >> you said it, not me. >> adrian, to adrians point, how should we think differently about climate change? if its democrats. taking democrats out of this. if its not enough to do the right thing, its an economics issue of the cost of doing nothing as it relates to climate change. >> theres climate change but theres also just like disaster prep and funding. remember, hes also redirected fema funds to his you know, his quixotic border wall project that you know r...