You know, it s multicultural. there s over eight languages spoken there and you know, but it s also, this isn t like a tourist town. this is a working class town where the average income is $30,000. individuals might not have had enough money in their account to buy food so what we re working on right now is getting direct payments with our partners from united way that have dealt with tease things before into those accounts. gift cards. it s all hands on deck. it s scaling. but look, this is something that hawaii has never dealt with. the u.s. has never dealt with and in all honesty, i don t think the world has seen. how can we all continue to help? thank you. so right now, support via cash donations across the board. they ve been stood up in grants. grants have been made to the non-profit agencies through a strictly vetted and fiscally
We chose this location because what you see behind me, those were elevator shafts there and what you see was a new energy efficient, 89 unit, low income housing project. lahaina is a largely working class town where people working here work in the high-end resorts. now, the state needs to help find these landscapers and plumbers and restaurant workers and temporary housing. without them, maui does not work as the tourist mecca that it is. down the street is a tow yard, no a junk yard where every card is now worthless and burnt down to the tires that don t exist. another big question being asked, why didn t officials sound the tsunami alert when high winds knocked down power poles? people were found in huddles
Are people in the homes still, or do they have to leave? reporter: yeah, i mean, listen, there are evacuation orders all over the place. but here some people have decided to stay. a couple of hours ago a kid paddled past me in a kayak and she was pretty upbeat. she said there was some water in the home but, you know, it wasn t too bad. about an hour after that i saw her and her mom leaving carrying their dog. also for about an hour there was a man out here with, you know, a household broom basically trying to just get this water, get the flow moving out of the neighborhood. about 20 minutes ago he just gave up. you know, this is a small farming town, watsonville, southeast of santa cruz, working class town. so far it s had about 6 inches of snow rain, i m sorry.
Flow moving out of the neighborhood. about 20 minutes ago he just gave up. you know, this is a small farming town, watsonville, southeast of santa cruz, working class town. so far it s had about 6 inches of snow rain, i m sorry. some other parts of the state double that. here, anderson, it s not over, not by a long shot. it s going to rain here on and off until the middle of next week, that 11th atmospheric river of the winter is going to bowl through here again monday, tuesday. i mean, it s just so sad to see peoples lives just washed away. i mean there are cars on the road and people are still i mean this road s supposed to be closed but people are trying to go about their business. it s tragic. anderson? unbelievable. nick watt, appreciate it. thank you. jake tapper sits down with
R rrig, i people and we once drove a big r rri digress. here is biden s greatest claim to fame. when cole died, we moved don to delaware to clairmont, delaware which is a working class town. everyone in town was either polish or italian. kayleigh mcenany. we ll get your take on this. number one, the strategy and the priorities. east palestine verses ukraine and the promises of this massive amount of money. remember east palestine was not declared a national disaster area in the beginning. that s right, that disaster