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This weekend that 13 of the 41 contaminated superfund sites in texas were flooded and are now experiencing possible damage as a result of the hurricane. when will the epa inspect all 13 of these sites? >> well, the epa has been very aggressive about being involved in this. they are working on some of them already, as you probably have noted. they have restraints on their ability to check out some of them just simply because of the water. but they are prepared to go in as quickly as possible. >> ...

This weekend that 13 of the 41 contaminated superfund sites in texas were flooded, and are now experiencing possible damage result of the hurricanes. when will the epa inspect all 13 of the sites. the epa has been aggressive, working on some of them already. they have restraints simply because of the water. >> what threat do you think it poses, in all honesty of public health to your citizens. this is a multitude. listen, people, as they begin the cleanup process, they begin to realize as the wa...

Is back in high gear. watch. six days after the storm and the sun is shining and the water is rising. imagine, if you will, five days after the storm someone comes to your house and says you have to evacuate. thats whats happening in several neighborhoods around the area. these are all vulnerable to the reservoirs. the water keeps flowing over. if you dont let enough water out you have the possibility of the dam bursting and then everybody gets flooding so they let enough out that only certain n...

Situation like this they take so many medications they may not remember all the medications they are taking. when a flood wipes them all out they may not know what they need to take to stay alive. >> there are hundreds of thousands of people who take daily medication for a multitude of reasons. we need to focus on patients who need dialysis and oxygen because without them they will die within 48 hours but a lot of patients or a lot of people take medications and dont know the names of them and e...

Five texans who didnt have flood insurance? how are they going to get to use that money? are they capped out on the $30,000 fema money? >> well, part of it, of course, will be from the fema appropriations that can be made. we are working through all the different possibilities. one thing thats worked so well in this response is working with all the cabinet members. i have got to tell you i think i have worked with every single cabinet member, almost all of them, for example, linda mcmahon who is...

Will be moved to? we remember the fields of trailers that people lived in four months after katrina. what is the plan there? >> we are trying to get folks out of their flooded homes into those concrete shelters. from there, well move them either to hotels or they will sometimes go with friends or family and will work with them with transportation assistance. we provide what we call rental assistance under the individual assistance program, where he will provide them additional monies so that the...

We have created several multiage agency staging areas throughout the city involving federal and state agencies and a multitude of other local agencies. the mayor addressed the flooding in the king wood area. we have approximately 529 calls holding. and we have responded to almost 2,000 calls for service in this operational period. just on a side note we have nearly 200 officers who homes have been damaged some extent and 47 facilities. were tracking 200 plus high water locations and transstar is...

Uncertainty in this forecast but the storm is basically stalling out over the state of texas, which means rain bands will continue to come in periodically for multiple days. what we want citizens to know is, one, stay safe, shelter in place. do not play in the flooded waters, drive in the floodwaters, its very dangerous. you know, if you look behind me, the national response coordination center that fema operates ensures a unified message. we realize that were going to be facing not only environ...

But a partnership, as you can see behind me, within the federal government as well. we have a multitude of agencies, and its my job to coordinate those agencies in a uniform measure and put it down to the incident command level ultimately to help our state and local partners. >> neil: you mention katrina before, and there was the surprise of water levees that couldnt handle the sudden surge of water, there is also expected to be a 15-foot surge of water from this particular storm. i dont know wh...

I think hes certainly been clear about how he feels about nafta and making sure that we get the best deal for the american people. hes committed to that. well see how the negotiations go and then go from there. thanks so much, guys. >> all right, there we have it. sarah huckabee sanders addressing a multitude of issues. lets just begin, though, with that first question on the ak i acrimony between the republican leaders and the president. she was asked about the acrimony and she said, the relati...