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Update on how you are now preparing for the latest threat and that is rain that is going to be coming in and the new threat becomes possible mudslides? >> yes, we've been working with this for quite a while. california office of emergency services along with other state agencies and federal agencies have been up in that area doing mitigation efforts to reduce the impact of a heavy rain in that area not only to protect the watershed but protect properties that are still may be remains there. we feel fairly confident the mitigation efforts will be successful and the latest forecast the rain may ...

Since we've been here, it's only continued to rise. you can see this house here, the water is almost up to the -- or it's at the top step, almost at the door really. it's also completely covering the swimming pool in the backyard. this house over here, the red one, it will likely be flooded as well before this is all said and done. that is because this area has already gotten 13 1/2 inches of rain. there might be a little more still to come before the day is done. but really, erica, it is all of that rain from all of those other places that is funneling down into these watersheds. the local ri...

Republicans get very angry tonight, and this is -- and all commentators are right. to john unanimous's point, the texas delegation is larger than the freedom caucus delegation. but, listen, i fought those fights and it was the conservatives in the house who fought against mitigation efforts, who fought against funding for climate changes. it's those very conservatives from texas who are now going to be asking for help. while we are careful in our politics coming out of houston, the reality going into september and a budget fight is there's going to be a lot of political hypocrisy. at the end o...

Building codes that are enforced. so there's an opportunity there to look at those lessons learned that we learned in andrew and katrina and other hurricanes, and go back and do those mitigation efforts. right now, we're spending 14 times more money on the disaster site as opposed to the pre disaster site. it's certainly not sustainable with the cost of katrina, sandy and this storm coming in. the costs go up and up. we have to sart doing something on pre disaster side to make sure that when the storms do come in -- and they are going to come in -- that our homes and buildings and offices and ...

Joining us. >> as a faa investigator i want to say that if we are divulging some secrets, but if the seek security is so weak that we have to rely on the communication between the pilots and the crew and then it is seekcret. it is archaic thought to believe that it is controlled by the secrets. it is not. safety is controlled by the mitigation efforts of events from occur, and they are strong and public and anyone can look them up. there are some secrets, of course, and as a federal agent, and federal aviation inspector for several years, we are trained or on that and very well and thank you f...