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as a downgraded tropical cyclone. the historically destructive storm made landfall for the second time yesterday. this time in south carolina. more than 180,000 residents lost power almost immediately. that number, reported to have grown to nearly half 1 million as the storm has carved its way through the carolinas. of course, nowhere has been more devastated than florida, where ian's wrath after touching down was deadly, as 77 people confirmed dead. homes literally washed away. entire communities, recovering from being nearly submerged. the president, planning to visit the state to ...

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>> director common, i have to ask this. obviously, some communities are better situated than others to deal with the devastation caused by ian. i wonder what care is being taken by fema to ensure they're vulnerable communities, communities of color, get the resources they need in these earlier stages of recovery. because that has not always been the case when we've faced disasters in the past. >> i appreciate your question, reverend sharpton. one of the things that we have done is we've brought more organizations in. so, we are in contact with the coalition all partners, including the national...

Actively engaged in rescue efforts across the southeast right now, director common? >> well, thankfully we've been able to be coordinated closely with all of our state counterparts by having people and commodities prepositioned in conjunction with the state. i would say some of the largest challenges that we are facing and that we know the survivors are facing. one is mental health and emotional spiritual care. i was able to be on the line with doctor -- from the mental health alliance and we were talking about just the sheer shock and trauma that people are experiencing right now. so, we want...