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Involved in the deal. nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. they dont want to budge. the question is will the president use this and declare a national state of emergency. fox has learned and confirmed that the trump administration is laying the groundwork to do just that they have contacted the army corps of engineers to look into disaster spending to the tune of $13.9 billion and say lets start using that, perhaps, lay the ground work to start using that. the disaster relief to build the wall. steve...

Out within hours -- again. but it is possible this time that the drama could end with a shutdown averted. there is a big new budget bill making its wau -- its way through congress with something for both sides. and there is. over the next two years it would add $131 billion in domestic spending and $165 billion in military spending and $90 million in disaster spending. it could pass the senate but face a tougher road in the house but if it makes it through, it is exposing serious divisions in bo...

And fema has been gutted from that task. and now we see the effects. >> this is stats that come from a political science journal article, disaster spending since 1988, the amount of money that the u.s. spent on disaster relief has increased 13 times while the amount of spending on disaster preparedness has been flat. >> or reduced. >> or reduced. what we have is the perverse political incentive, what happens politically if theres a politician and theres a disaster, youre on the news every day do...

Joy, we played that tape yesterday and on the -- in advance of hurricane sandy. a lot of questions about what the role of the federal government is in american life and at a time of need like this. mitt romney was asked about those statements a few moments ago at his campaign event in ohio. apparently asked by five different reporters if he had anything to clarify vis-a-vis his position on fema and had no answer. >> might not want to talk about it because who likes fema, florida loves fema and f...

this "american morning." good morning. >> zogood morning alina. >> its early. >> it is early. >> not so early for you. >> always great to have you here. >> carol is off, christine is off. >> thats right. >> weve got you back, which is fantastic. >> weve got a really serious situation going on in texas. >> its -- it seems to be getting worse although in some parts getting a little more control over it. these raging wildfires were telling you about sweeping across the country right now...

Offset the cuts? i mean, even tom delay called for immediate disaster spending after hurricane katrina. >> we do. there needs(tn be no question that were going to step up as a country to meet the needs of the folks in joplin, in alabama, you name it. where these disasters hit, you know, we expect that to happen. what happens to{ our communities, when it happens across this country, people need to than that national help is going to come that people are going to stand up for them. >> congressman,...

But when you talk about cutting clean energy programs versus cutting subsidies for big oil, lets have that debate here in washington. but lets not have that on the backs of the people in joplin. we have a rich history in this country of standing up for folks when theyre -- when they are at their worst in a natural disaster but folks in missouri, we know how to come together. this country is going to come together and were going to be sure their needs are met and weve seen such an outpouring down...

Economist, alan krueger to chair the council of economic advisors. >> even as we deal with the crisis of the moment the great ongoing challenge as a nation remains how to get the economy growing faster. >> the size 06 an economic boost will depend how much extra money victims get from the insurance company, government, state local and federal and whether they divert existing spending on cars, vacations and other goods and services to rebuil rebuilding. some republicans say any new disaster spend...