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hello, everybody. i am randi kaye. we're glad you are with us. we start off with the victims of irene. for those of you who think irene was a dud, well, tell that to the families of the 21 people who died in that storm and the people that lost their homes and the estimated $10 billion price tag is nothing to sneeze at either. irene may not have been as bad as expected in some areas, but worst in others. vermont, much of the state is under water. a short time ago president obama declared a state of emergency making vermont elvauable for disaster relieve. >> it will take time to recove...

Tents and under tarps and in contrast, only 28,000 refugees actually have moved into new homes. all this according to the "new york times." foreign countries have pledged $5.3 billion in aid, but former president bill clinton tells the associated press only 10% of that has actually materialized and most of it has come in the form of debt relief rather than cold hard cash. the u.s. government has only given $30 million of the $1.15 billion it has pledged. legislation approving the remainder of the u.s. funds is tied up in congress. it's not just the rebuilding effort there that needs funding....

How many votes to you need? is it possible? >> oh, boy, are we back to the 60-vote conversation, they can't -- it really would be, yes. they need 60 votes to repeal it and might do it piecemeal and they don't want to say, but if they keep a campaign promise they better repeal it. bill: and one thing was mentioned late yesterday. they could defund the program and i don't know what that means. how do you do that? >> through the appropriations process anything in the bill that would need funds channeled to it, the first thing that comes to mind are subsidies. for anyone who needs it, they could a...