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0 helicopter with the state police to get him on the island and as long as there is communication, we will communicate with him to see what is going on there, the but it is hard to have no word from the island and the people on it. in lafitte, the water is very high, and from the louisiana national guard and others are there doing the search and rescue. they are having to get the boats in and out, and we are sheltering the people at the park playground, and then the state is going to coordinate ...

0 get him to the island and as long as theres communication, well be able to communicate with him and see whats going on there. but its very hard to not have any word from that island and the people on it since that time. in lafite, the water was very high. our first responders, the sheriff, firefighters, louisiana national guard, some coast guard are there doing search and rescue. theyre having to get boats in and out. we are sheltering those people at a playground and then i believe the state ...

Employees who are women, will they be able to work or not? what is the new afghanistan under the taliban? and i spoke to people in provinces where outside of kabul who said they are seeing in their localities young girls not being allowed to go to school, not getting an education, people not being able to work. so i think that is the question. as whatever government ends up taking shape, is what will that look like in terms of the future of afghanistan? going back to the situation at kabul airpo...

Country of people of different backgrounds, a multiracial coalition all marching together saying that voting rights is just as important to fight for in 2021 as it was in 1963. >> secretary castro, given your expertise in housing, i do also want to ask you about the supreme courts decision on the eviction moratorium. i mean, i think most americans, what they are focused on what it comes to the eviction moratorium that the money was allocated but hasnt been spent. for someone like you who has bee...

Actually physically get out into the community. i live in san antonio, im here right now. and this morning there was a town hall or forum that was for utility assistance and rental assistance. and hundreds if not thousands of people showed up to that. but they went out to the people and tried to make it as easy as they could for folks to come in and get their questions answered, get their applications in. these are not only tenants but also landlords. thats important, because some people when th...

Moratorium. i think most americans, what theyre focused on when it comes to the eviction moratorium is this reporting were seeing about how this money was allocated and the majority of it hasnt been spent. for you in that position of position of figuring this out, can you help us understand where things are going wrong, and what needs to be done to make sure that that money gets into the hands of people who need it? >> well, basically the states and localities need to cut their red tape and make...

They could for folks to come and get their questions answered, get their applications in. these are not only tenants, but also landlords. thats important, because some people when they hear about the eviction moratorium, they say these landlords have had to wait too long. these funds are actually available to landlords, ultimately. so only 11% of these funds have gotten distributed. 89% have not. states and localities need to get their act together, cut the red tape, dont wait, but go out into t...

Think the industry is doing enough to combat the spread of covid? when you look at the pictures of people close together, people have had to show proof that they have had a vaccine before they go in or a negative test, do you think thatis negative test, do you think that is enough? i negative test, do you think that is enough?— that is enough? i think it is enough- — that is enough? i think it is enough. what _ that is enough? i think it is enough. what we - that is enough? i think it is eno...

Refashioned this eviction moratorium from the cdc to buy a little bit of time. that hasnt seemed to really jump start the process. so it is a big fail. what should happen now is that congress should take it up, but also states that dont have an eviction moratorium in place should push to get one in place. localities that have the authority under the state charter to -- or state constitution to create their own should do that right now. >> ely, we had audio of the texas speaker of the house sayin...

Was bringing in syrian refugees, there was a lot of push back from various states and locals about refugees coming in to their communities. >> yeah. >> how do you see that situation this time around? is this going to be different? do you anticipate those same kind of pushback and hard feelings? >> we will see. but i will tell you that what we have been working to do is to work closely with governors, with localities, with local leaders to give them detailed briefings on what our vetting process ...