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Rob: for defense, 679 $7 billion for this defense department, $170 billion for health and education, human services, labor and things like that. defense is the big one and entitlements get a lot of money as well. it is interesting as you said. republicans are watching the budget, they have become very comfortable letting the national debt rise to the $21 trillion range. >> if you follow agencies like the peterson agency, the peterson foundation, you will see a constant reminder of the ticking clock and how high it is and republicans used to complain about obama, spending and adding to the debt...

Because the coastal shelf is shallow, we are expecting to see 25 to 30-foot seas closer to the coast because of the shallow. shallow doesn't get as high as 83 that you heard at the center. i guess that was reported yesterday. >> reid hawkins from the national weather service in wilmington, north carolina. stay safe. keep us posted. >> thank you. >> hurricane florence as the potential to be the most expensive to hit the united states. nearly 759,000 homes in the carolinas and virginia are in the dangerous path of the storm. that is early analysis from core logic. more than $170 billion to rebui...

Compassion. in america. that no matter who you were or politics people came together to help. and we had crowd source rescue want to facilitate the rescue and volunteering. >> thank you so much. >> busy 24 hours. and he's right. i covered hurricanes before when i ask why didn't you leave, the answer many times is i have no place to go and no money. >> it might sound cheesy. at a time when the country is divided, it was incredible to see last year during irma. and harvey. people coming together and helping. >> this has potential to be one of the most expensive to hit the united states. 759,000 ...

The hurricane. first responders, law enforcement and fema. they are all ready and we are getting tremendous accolades from politicians and the people. we are ready. this is going to be one of the biggest ones to ever hit our country. >> as part of the federal government's response to florence, centers for disease control and prevention opened its emergency operations center in atlanta overnight. hurricane florence has the potential to be the most expensive to hit the united states. 759,000 homes in the carolinas and virginia are in the dangerous path of the storm. according to preliminary an...

Dangerous storm. according to early analysis. from core logic. worst case more than $170 billion to rebuild. 62 billion more than hurricane katrina in 2005. that storm cost at least 108 billion. in property damage. that has the dubious honor of the costliest in u.s. history. however the cost projections were made before the storm was downgraded. the impact remains a mystery here. these forecasts will change a lot. as we go through the next few days. insurance companies are bracing for a hit if a major loss happens. investors will hesitate before -- prices could skyrocket for consumers. >> spea...