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good morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. welcome to our viewers watching us in the u.s. and around the world, as we continue to follow a category 1 storm, hurricane irene, that is threatening about 20% of the u.s. population. some 65 million people in its path. it has been hammering north carolina with heavy rains and fierce winds for past several hours. it was just a couple of hours ago that it officially made landfall in north carolina. more than 200,000 people are without power as we speak, and the path of destruction is spreading as this storm continues to move north. major nort...

We're still in the response phase. we have a lot of resources out on the field and but we have also begun to execute damage assessments. we sent teams out the door this morning at 7:30 and deployed them down range so they can begin the process of determining what types of damages we have and also what types of programs that we may be eligible for. >> and sir, we -- are talking about bertie county, one in particular that it appears there were at least 14 deaths. give our viewers of idea who might not know, maybe we can get a map up here in a moment as well. give them an idea of what part of the...

With rescue components. we've also mobilized five regional response teams for hazardous materials. we've got things like law enforcement, fire, chainsaw teams, emergency medical services, department v transportation and forestry out there currently delivering tarps and water to our citizens. so the way we would look at it is if we're eligible for a disaster program and the recovery phase but as far as the response phase, i think we're able to hold the line pretty well at the local and state level. >> one more thing i want to ask here, sir. something you may not have heard about. we were just g...

>> yeah. and so, they're here, they're all still here, working hard, you know. and this is their sixth day of working without going home. yet, they're still smiling, still happy, and i think they represent the best of policing in this country and in the free world as the american police officers and the houston police officers on top of that. >> we've been through the last several days after harvey. talk to us about the next couple days, weeks, months. it's going to be a lot of work, and you guys know that. >> yes, we do. but the truth is, we're still in the response phase. we still have some ...

Volunteers is standing behind them for this long-term recovery. >> greg fugate is the administrator of the federal emergency management agency. fema is on ground in south carolina and staging hundreds of tractor trailers packed with flood relief and supplies. thank you for joining us yet again and of course during this tragic situation in south carolina. we know that your thoughts are with the folks there but, craig, talk to us about the staging and how you get the supplies to these people as quickly as possible. >> well, what you're hearing is best response is really neighbors helping neighbo...