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Communication to basically walkie-talkies and a couple of cell phones. what i have seen is an amazing response by the communication industry to start getting in here and building -- rebuilding with temporary towers. we have had an -- at&t has brought in telephones, cell phones that are operational, verizon is putting up temporary towers everywhere, which is going to be essential for us to coordinate and synchronize the response efforts that are taking place. and again, we've had convoys of trucks, of materials, of equipment, of law enforcement, first responders, all pouring in. we've had great...

Private sector back in. getting things back up and running. rotating, pushing forward. that is a conversation for a later date. right now, it is about safety, making sure that we are helping people who may be trapped and pushing fear, doing damage assessments to make sure that we fully understand where we need to coordinate our response efforts. spoke with the president last night from air force one. he remains engaged. we processed another declaration request from the state of georgia. i have personally spoken with governor scott this morning to make sure that there were no shortfalls on our ...

So we understand where we need to coordinate response efforts. spoke with the president last night from air force one. he remains engaged. we, you know, processed another declaration request from state of georgia. i personally have spoke within governor scott as well as governor deal to help them with everything. again, let's reiterate that this system is ongoing. it's still impacting south carolina and north carolina. we ask citizens to remain vigilant. make sure they understand all the warnings that are in place and take this storm seriously as we push forward. so with that, i'm going to pus...

Very strongly. the save our seas act will help address this problem by extending the marine debris program for five additional years. we also are strengthening that up to improve waste management overseas and clean up our nation's water. we will boost the federal government's response to oceans waste by authorizing the national oceanic and atmospheric administration to declare severe marine debris events, which happen all the time. it is incredible. it's incredible. when you look at it, people don't realize it, but all the time we are being inundated by debris from other countries. this legisl...

Able to help with response efforts that they are needed. residents rushed to the stock up on supplies. officials warned of damaging winds, prolonged heavy rainfall, and life-threatening flash flooding. new details tonight on the shocking murder case it's feeling even more outrage over our immigration system and sparking a national conversation on just that. anita vogel is here. good evening. >> good evening, shannon. what started out as a story about a missing young woman in middle america is now front and center in the debate over illegal immigration. the suspect accused of murdering college ...