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800,000 still without power. hundreds of thousands are now homeless. >> its just destroyed and its ruined. you have to start all over again. >> as hurricanes worsen, are there some areas where americans shouldnt rebuild? ill speak to fema administrator deanne criswell and florida senators rick scott and marco rubio. upping the ante, ukraine takes back a key city one day after vladimir putin illegally annexs four regions of ukraine and again threatens to go nuclear. >> there are no ch...

The coast or whether its inland along a riverbed or even in tornado alley. people need to understand what their risk is, and we need to make sure as we rebuild, were at least rebuilding with the current building codes that are going to protect and reduce the impacts of these storms. we could see some new construction that withheld very well in some parts of the state, but certainly parts that were destroyed. it takes a combination of things, and people need to make informed decisions about what ...

Informed decisions about what their risk is and if they choose to rebuild there, making sure they do it in a way thats going to reduce their threat. >> and part of understanding risk is understanding whether or not you need flood insurance. only about 18% of people living in the counties under evacuation have that insurance. those decisions are often based on femas flood zone maps. according to the non-profit first street foundation, more than 186,000 homes at risk of flooding arent included in ...

Thousands of Bay Area homeowners will soon get bad news about flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) redrew the flood maps in 2021, meaning homeowners with mortgages will be required to buy flood insurance that they never needed before.

There should not be a skol that doesnt have a generator. theres got to be a new way of thinking and i think its a great opportunity to marry up the need for jobs, for real infrastructure and for federal spending because it matters. its penny wise and pound foolish to spend that dollar after the storm than before it. >> lynn, what would you add to that? >> well, i think hes got a wonderful point. the fact is were not being riz yent. we have to recognize that these risks happen with greater freque...

Christie is telling thousands of homeowners to either change their homes now or face skyrocketing flood insurance rates later. many sandy storm victims say they cant afford any construction now. rick leventhal is live from new jersey now. >> reporter: this is because people ace redrawing its flood zone maps. from some people that could mean a rise in insurance premiums from a thousand a year to 30,000 a years. for those folks it could make more sense to raise your house on stilts or destroy your...

Fema redrawing its flood zone maps for the entire country and the flood insurance subsidies expire this year. that means people who live closer to the water are going to have to pay a lot more into sure their homes, jenna. jenna: right now they hope that there is not another bad storm that comes in,. >> reporter: absolutely, yeah. jenna: wow, what a story. rick, thank you. jon: there was a lot in the news last week about president obama reaching out to republicans, but a statement about the pres...