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Throughout puerto rico, and people from the mainland are calling here and we are trying to give them all the information possible. this is the office we will be coordinating support and aid for the island, so i want to, you know, make a call here -- or ask to everybody in america that puerto rico will build up with the support of everybody. during irma, puerto rico was a safe haven for more than 4,000 u.s. citizens stranded on the islands, and after maria we will be in a situation to need the su...

Failed in the way that it totally dismantles the way medicaid is structured and gives so much power back to the states to enact that program. it dismantles the protections for, you know, essential services, things like that, so its not exactly clear to me that it changes anything from a policy perspective from the bill that failed. its just the last dimp effort. its like republican leaders saying are you sure you dont want to repeal obamacare? >> ten days to remake one sixth of the economy and s...

The state an governors. ten governors, five democrats, five republicans opposed the trump care to so called graham cassidy bill and more in favor of a bipartisan negotiation such as that that senator alexander and senator murray are going forward with. second, i just heard our republican colleagues speak. there was a word missing. people. patients. care. all this stuff democrat, republican, governors, washington. how about how this affects the people? millions will lose coverage. no guarantee of...

Essential services would lose it. our republican colleagues dont seem to care about how this affects the average american. thats why trumpcare, the previous trumpcare bills were so unpopular, thats why this bill is so unpopular. and thats why, despite all their efforts, they are struggling, because their own senators know that the public dislikes this bill. the latest version of trumpcare may live under a new name, graham-cassidy, but no matter how many ways they try to dress it up, they try to ...

Essential services would lose it. our republican colleagues dont seem to care about how this affects the average american. thats why trumpcare, the previous bills were so unpopular. thats why this bill is so unpopular and thats why despite all their efforts theyre struggling because their own senators know that the public dislikes this bill. the latest version of trumpcare may live under a new name graham cassidy but no matter how many ways they try to hide it, dress it up, its even more dangero...

Us. they go in and survey this damage and try to make sure everything is safe, lets job one? >> job one is to make sure the search and rescue operations are ongoing, it is important to get an assessment of all the critical infrastructure because one of the things thats most important is to get essential services up and running for people. that includes the ability to move power, water, its very important. >> melissa: another problem is the standing water everywhere. it showed up all over the pla...

Florida that ended up going over to naples. later on today, by 5:00 p.m. the wind will pick up to 100 miles per hour. of course you are prepared for the worst, praying for the very best. what is the worst-case scenario? >> the worst-case scenario weve been talking about is predicting storm surge. it was 10 to 15 feet last night. we dont know until we see it how much damage would be done. thats our biggest concern. >> rightfully so indeed. essential services like medical services, hospitals. are ...

There could be no essential services, hospitals will be closed, police, fire rescue will be impacted severely. >> were showing the roads. they seem to be heavily trafficked right now. what is your observation about whether or not people are heeding the warnings. what are you seeing on the ground in terms of what is in place for you if you stay? it seems like all the stores are out, gas is harder to get than expected. what are you seeing in that regard z well? >> this is going to be a difficult t...

Before but all of our hospitals are ready. we have enough water. we have food for our employees. 12-hour shifts for everybody. people have been taken care of and we have five places where people can come if the where pee can come if the water rises up to the level that they cannot remain in their homes. >> beyond that, i understand that you are going to be staying here overnight with your family. >> yes. >> why is that important for you to do personally? >> well, mayors are no better than people...

Homes once essential services are restored and making those homes habitable again. its hot and humid in texas and mold is going to be a problem. a wide variety of issue as. were counting on fema for temporary housing for folks whose homes have become uninhabitable. were counting on our neighbors to take in their friends and were all working together. that was what im most impressed by. neighbor helping neighbor. >> i hope its not going to be too big a challenge but with what we saw with sandy, i...