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That will make more resources available through the long-term recovery for disaster survivors. >> is there anything about the fact that in your mind it should have been done 24 hours ago and may not be done until later today or tomorrow if not at all? but does that make a difference in terms of health? if it's a 24 or 48 hour difference? >> no, it doesn't impact the initial safety efforts. the emergency declarations let the first responders know that they have federal support and financial support and these others that have been deployed but this is going to be a long-term recovery and and it'...

Friday. we've seen a lot of stall and a little bit of a jig to the south. emergency declarations have been enforced in georgia, south carolina, north carolina, virginia, maryland, and the district of columbia. we are continuing extended coverage. we'll be right back after this break with another hour. put you. so you don't die waiting. upmc does more living-donor liver transplants than any other center in the nation. find out more and get out of line today. no mathere are over 10,000 allstate agents riding sweep. call one today. are you in good hands?

Well over 100,000 people displaced meaning they've left their homes and can't return. put that in perspective. there are about 44,000 in houston and the gulf of texas in the storm that they had. so this is two or three times bigger than that. >> bill: wow. what can the government do to people there now or for people? >> i've been doing this for 25 years and i can tell you this without question. the federal and state response and preparation to this point has far exceeded anything i've seen in my previous 25 years. fema is pre-positioning of equipment. coordination with the states, the early de...

Thank you. we'll check back with you of course. joining us now is the fema administrator brock long. mr. long, thanks so much for being here with us. i know you've been monitoring obviously all of the latest reports. so what's causing you the biggest concern at this hour? >> well, right now i just hope that people are heeding the warnings that were placed by south carolina, north carolina and eventually virginia today in regards to evacuation. the president quickly approved the emergency declarations yesterday, last night, for -- to help us basically support the life safety evacuation moveme...

>> sandra: fox news alert at the top of a new hour, millions of americans are bracing for what is likely to be a catastrophic event on the southeastern coast of the united states. hurricane florence. threatening to hit the u.s. as a category 4 storm at this point. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom." i'm sandra smith. >> bill: nice to be with you today september 11th. we won't forget about it but get more news in while we can. four states making emergency declarations ahead of the storm's expected landfall late thursday, early friday morning. we'll watch and see the way it wiggle bet...