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Hard in florida by irma's wrath was everglades city which remains largely under water at this point. here are images from that community with many homes surrounded by or completely engulfed by water. as of yesterday, the main road in and out of everglades city was still impassable for anything but a big truck or a boat. according to reports there, the water reached as high as 4 or 5 feet at the height of the storm surge. >> and joining us now from hilton head island in south carolina, the mayor of that town, mayor david bennett. mr. mayor, great to have you with us. thank you very much for get...

Having to work on multiple disasters at the same time. there are dozens of federally declared federal disasters every year. some of these can be a flood or a fire that you maybe see coverage on for one day, but those represent months and months of recovery efforts that are done by fema personnel throughout the year. so fema is used to doing that. that said, these are two major disasters. while response efforts are going on with irma right now, there are ongoing recovery efforts with harvey where thor than 600,000 people have registered for federal assistance, and more than $200 million has bee...

Can help to respond to this storm. floridians can go to www.volunte www.volunteerflorida.org to sign up for volunteer opportunities. volunteers make a huge difference in these emergencies and help with shelters and response efforts. your efforts could make the difference a family needs to get through this storm. and we prepare for potential storms all year and irma is no different. every family needs to have a plan. have a disaster preparedness kit and be ready today. do not sit and wait. prepare right now. watch the path assume right now it is going to impact the entire state. for details on ...

Good for people watching. contact your members of congress, let them know you support tax reform, because this is an important agenda to get passed. >> the president talked about the storm in what was really about the victims. he's focused more on the recovery efforts, the response efforts, but he was talking very much on a more compassionate level today because he has had some criticism. do you think it's warranted? >> i think he showed yesterday by being there, he showed that he is committed and compassionate to the people there. governor abbott said, i know having talked with him at length ...

Welcome back, everybody. in our continuing coverage of hurricane harvey, joining us now by the phone. red cross spokesman tony briggs, who is on the ground in austin, texas. tony, obviously the red cross, a major part of the response efforts. the rescue efforts on the ground in texas. how is it -- what does it take really to organize such a massive effort that seems like it's going to be ongoing over the next couple of weeks, months, if not years really? >> you know, it's great to see that we have so many volunteers who are ready to stop everything that they're doing and get on a plane or driv...