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Anticipating a natural disaster was something that craig was a master at. i don't know brock long, but his reputation was generally good. now, at the presidential political level, and i'll include the cabinet level in this, it's important to promptly consider disaster declarations, emergency declarations, put them in place, put the federal funding in place, but really to show empathy and to show the american public in the face of a disaster that the u.s. government cares. and showing up, simply showing up in a disaster situation, which i did a number of times and i was in office, can go a long...

So coordinating the prepositioning of resources, anticipating a natural disaster was something that craig was a master at. i don't know brock long, but his reputation was generally good. now, at the presidential political level, and i'll include the cabinet level in this, it's important to promptly consider disaster declarations, emergency declarations, put them in place, put the federal funding in place, but really to show empathy and to show the american public in the face of a disaster that the u.s. government cares. and showing up, simply showing up in a disaster situation, which i did a n...

River, people around the river. they expect it to crest at 17 feet above flood level, which is five feet-- more than five feet before where matthew crested two years ago. we're going to continue to see inland flooding for days. waters will continue to rise. they've issued a disaster declaration, fema has, for a number of counties in north carolina, i believe eight or nine. harnett has not yet been designated as a disaster area, but i was talking with fema this morning and they are continuing to examine the counties. they're putting personnel in there to evaluate and i've been assured there wil...

Thursday night all along the coast. tropical force winds could be felt as soon as tomorrow afternoon. at this point, over a million americans are under mandatory evacuation orders. the president has approved disaster declarations overnight for north and south carolina. fema officials are urging all residents to heed every single warning. let me go to the director of the national hurricane center, one of the most important people we can hear from at a time like this. they're saying potentially a cat five in a matter of hours. is it expected to stay that strong until it reaches land? >> we have ...

Is a blow to democrats who argued the republican drawn maps prevented fair and effective representation. the second case in maryland where republicans challenged a map drawn by democrats. the lower courts did not act improperly. okay. ahead, disaster declarations in two michigan counties ravaged by floods that left sinkholes and widespread damage. look at these pictures. more next. you won't see these folks at the post office