these alerts are then sent to fema. when fema receives an overt it validates as from an authorized entity before forwarding it to in turn send the alert out by television radio and mobile phones in the affected areas. the federal communications commission regulates between those sending the messages and the communications companies that deliver the messages to us. ensuring that people get the information theyeyve need and as are credible is an ongoing process that is fundamental that messages must be credible. messages sent like the hawaii ballistic missile alert to run the risk of undermining the entire alert system by undermining people's confidence. while we do not want to prevent authorized officials from indicating alerts when they see fit we mustten ensure that such officials are better trained. they are additional improvements we can undertake as well. for example there's no question the national weather service watch and warning system saves lives but it can also be enhanced. that is why it includes provisions i

military, fema and dhs. we provide all the emergency communications for the american red cross and salvation army. to quote former fema administrator craig few gate, quote, as much as we think we are indicates technology, things break. seeing how amateur radio in a disaster in a crisis often times is the one thing that was still up and run, a ham transmitting can mean the difference between life and death. end quote. amateur radio operators are included in emergency operations plans in every state of the union. the role played by ham in disasters was in full display in fall of 2017 which saw four major hurricanes make landfall in the united states and its territories. these caused significant damage to florida, texas, puerto rico, and the virgin islands. in advance of, during, and in the aftermath of each one trained radio operators using radio stations in their homes and portable radio facilities responded in large numbers. they reported critical weather to the national weather service and the national hurr

military, fema and dhs. we provide all the emergency communications for the american red cross and salvation army. razz much as we think we are so he 50 indicate with the technology, things break. seeing how amateur radio in a disaster in a crisis often times is the one thing that was still up and run, a ham transmitting can mean the difference between life and death. end quote. amateur radio operators are included in emergency operations plans in every state of the union. the role played by ham in disasters was in full display in fall of 2017 which saw four major hurricanes make landfall in the united states and its territories. these caused significant damage to florida, texas, puerto rico, and the virgin islands. in advance of, during, and in the aftermath of each one trained radio operators using radio stations in their homes and portable radio facilities responded in large numbers. they reported critical weather to the national weather service and the national hurricane center. they drained dozen of the

at 8:30 a.m., they called fema and on the second attempt they reached a fema office employee. after 452nd all agreed that the correction met the criteria. at 8:31 a.m., the deputy chief logged into the agency's software and create a correction messages for the emergency alert systems. at 8:45 a.m., 38 minutes after the false alert the agency issued a correction over the two alerting systems. based on our investigation we believe accomplish of human error and in adequate safeguards contributed to this false alert. with respect to human error due to miscommunication between the supervisor the drill was run without super vision. other agencies stress the importance of proper supervision and conducting it without proper supervision would not be tolerated. they initiated the drill by playing a recording that did deviated from the script that include the phrase, this is not a drill. finally the warning officer failed to recognize this was an exercise even though the other warning officers understood it was not real emergency. with respect to inadequate safeguards there were no proce

these alerts are sent to fema. fema received the alert and validates that it is from an authorized entity before forwarding it to the broadcasters mobile phone provider who in turn cellular out on television, radio and mobile homes in the affected areas. communications commission regulates interface between sending the messages in a communication companies that deliver the messages to us. ensuring that people get the information they need and if alerts are credible, the recipients is an ongoing process but it is fundamental that messages must be credit. messages sent are like the hallway ballistic missile alert on the risk of undermining the alert system by reducing people's confidence in alerts. while we do not want to prevent unauthorized officials from communicating alerts whenthey see fit, you must ensure that such officials are better trained . there are additional improvements we can undertake, for example there is no question the national weather service is watch and warning system they fly but it can be. th

>> a lot of the steps seem to be fema's responsibility. is that not accurate? now the stakeholder roundtable was a possibility that his fema has responsibility. aside from the communications perspective it did get out under the companies themselves. it is not our responsibility. >> with that perspective. >> that what we have said in the presentation and what i have said in my testimony is that all the stakeholders involved need to do their part to address these types of issues. the sec is simply performing its part so it has in the past and been to those stakeholders for lessons learned we have also taken into account the state and local governments and fema in terms of policies that we adopt. >> there is a stakeholder advisory committee created that fema operates so they have the authority for convening that as they see fit. it is only 18 months old. that's right they have a committee dealing with their system. >> one last question. the supervisor of this entire project was at home at the time? you logged into the system to create the false alert and was at ho

i'm grateful fema did. we put 453 trucks on the streets, and loaders, on the streets everyday for receive se. everyday. i'm thankful to san antonio, austin, dallas and other cities where we entered into mutual aid agreements. they allowed us to bring their trucks in. where fema said it would take us until christmas to pick up the debris in the first wave because people were literally dumping out their homes. it was not vegetative debris, it was their homes. we got it done by mid october. we moved ahead of schedule. but that's because we were able to bring on additional contractors to meet the demand. i asked governors to have landfills open past 7:00. i stayed at the management center for several days and night answers in that, just like a room like this, it wasn't just my directors but people from the energy company. the private sectors.just my dir from the energy company. the private sectors.a room liket my directors but people from the energy company. the private sectors.room like t my directors but peop

fema comes down, they bring resources. they have to be distributed. the local governments of trying to clean up thety and protect the citizen is. you need an organization. we started key strong.org now, which will have all the contacts to all the faith-based units, all the volunteers and update that during hurricane season coming so when these people call they want to call the mayor. we're major league company. we want to send down supplies. we want to help your community. well, i don't have anyplace for it to go, so we need to be able to pass that on to a reputable organization that can take those and distribute it right at the local level, right at the citizens level. so that's important. it seems kind of simple when you look at the big picture, but in your recovery, that's very, very important because you get things clean up, you get things operating, but people still -- grocery stores need to open, the hospital needs to open. we had to get a mobile operating unit down before we could even get our first responders out, fixing power lines and also a

at 8:30 a.m., the agency called fema and on its second attempt to reach fema reached a fema program management office employee. after 45 seconds, all on the call agreed the correction met the criteria for use of the civil emergency message event code. at 8:31 a.m., the deputy chief of the hawaii emergency management agency's telecommunications branch logged into the agency's alert origination software and created correction messages for the emergency alert and wireless emergency alert systems. at 8:45 a.m., 38 minutes after the false alert, the agency issued a correction over the two alerting systems. based on our investigation to date, the bureau believes that a combination of human error and inadequate safe forwards contributed to this false alert. with respect to human error, due to a miscommunication between the midnight shift supervisor and day shift supervisor, the drill was run without sufficient supervision. in speaking with the bureau, other emergency management agencies stressed the importance of proper drill supervision and the conducting a drill without supervision would not be tol

they are supposed to be run by fema. if they are not occurring, that's a question you should ask them on what's happening. there's best practices, outreach, all of that she talked about at the beginning part of the horse were seems be the backend of the horse. so -- [inaudible] >> but so the front end of the part is the fema portion i wish i get at. the idea that she is put forward i think already in statute. if they're not being done sufficient that for congress to look at where are the folks to examine, in my opinion. [inaudible] >> commissioners come what you see as your next role, next steps for enabling telehealth innovations? >> so we have some funding issues with got to work through your in my opinion we have to do with the cap that we reach on rural healthcare. that is being examined by the commission now. i've highlight of my viewpoints and the good work being done in alaska and i want to see that being -- don't want to see that being trampled on but i'm cognizant of what the budget implications are for raising

lisa: denham is supporting a bill to move more fema dollars towards a new tactical approach. rep. denham: making sure that building structures are up to a standard whether that's for areas or for fire damage or earthquakes in california. so there's building standards are a big part of it but we're getting bipartisan support. lisa: i mean it sounds like there's a little movement there's a little headway but it's still a work in progress. rep. denham: congress never moves quick enough. but having our bill in the senate now i think looks very positive. lisa: just this week president trump declared a major disaster in california, opening up federal funding for emergency work, hazard reduction, and fire recovery. that is great in the short term, but does nothing to address consistent, stabilized funding for the forest service to both prevent and protect americans from fire. that change still must come from congress. for "full measure," i'm lisa fletcher. sharyl: next on "full measure," the pentagon has a long history of black budgets and outrageous spending. remember the $640 toilet se

front i am glad fema has responded to members of congress who ask they accept applications for relief from nonprofit like houses of worship that were affected in this is a picture of one of the synagogues i attended in houston texas which shows theto devastation the synagogue experience.. the rabbi asked please go back to washington to see on a nonsectarian basis if we can get fema to expand the relief efforts to respond to houses of worship any of which use their facilities or volunteer for community meetings. it is good to know the churches and synagogues and houses of worship can't guess at sort of relief. the united orthodox synagogue in houston that i visited after harvey i saw this firsthand and had that discussion with the rabbi. the other issue is budget caps. another issue held hostage by the unrelated immigration issue known as daca. in conversations regarding the budgetel caps this is the spending level for the current fiscal year. at last from october 1 through september 301. that we are well into the fiscal year. it is january. you're already on continuing resolution is s

mortgage companies won't release checks or fema or the federal government not moving fast enough. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a shake-up at the f.b.i. today, as its second-in command, deputy director andrew mccabe, steps down. he's come under fire from president trump, and his decision to speed up his retirement raises new questions. mr. trump did not respond when asked about mccabe today. and white house spokesperson sarah huckabee sanders insisted the president had nothing to do with mccabe's departure. >> th

with that, let me say i'm appreciative of fema, fema region nine, bob and the homeland security secretary is here visiting today. with that let me -- happy to introduce secretary nelson of homeland security. >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for -- thank you for being here. today is -- it was mentioned i toured some of the neighborhoods affected and some areas devastated by the fires you have experienced here. it was important for me to come out myself and see the damage and have the opportunity to learn from the folks here what their needs are. i met with state, local -- i met with survivors and it was a privilege to be here with the heroic men and women combatting the fires since early fall. they faced the impact of these fires and we're proud of and grateful for the dedicated service of our first responders. as firefighters from across the country work to contain the blaze, fema worked with the state of california and mark to approve fire assistant grants and fighting fires is expensive and hard work and dangerous work, but these grants help offset the cost and allow and provide f

we went on and we pulled every fema region did this to see if they would be interest in fema funded positions that work within the the state to do things to work on our program's public is not sort of thing. but if that interested buyer, committed to moving forward to providing better support closer to the state and fed it back at region headquarters to ensure we are providing more capability at enhancing the partnership that we have today. finally, to close, another thing to think about obviously we've been through. at times it's incredibly busy and i do want a standard. talk about hurricanes in many respects as an agency, but in the end have some pride in the fact that there was a tremendous amount of collaboration that came together pretty effectively in support of those hurricanes and subsequently the california wildfires. having sat through the daily briefings we have been watching everything from the state perspective to the federal coordinating officer through the emergency support across the board in the house article around the room and talk about what we need to do to support surviv

the agency called fema and on the second attempt to reach a reached a employee and after a 45 seconds all on the call agreed the correction met the criteria for use of the civil emergency message. 8:31 p.m. the deputy chief of the hawaii emergency management public mitigation branch logged into the agencies alert origination software created correction messages for the emergency alert and systems. at 8:45 a.m. 38 minutes after the false alert the agency issued a correction over the two alerting systems and based on our investigation to date the bureau believes that a combination of human error and inadequate safeguards contributed to this false alert. with respect to human error due to a miscommunication between the midnight shift supervisor and dayshift supervisor the drill was run without sufficient supervision. speaking with the bureau other emergency management agencies stressed the importance of proper drill supervision and conducting a drill without proper supervision would not be tolerated. further the midnight shift supervisor initiated the drill by playing a recording that de

mortgage companies won't release checks or fema or the federal government not moving fast enough. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160ye ars. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> babbel. a language app that teaches real-life conversations in a new language. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping uild immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: and individuals. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. rsd by contributions to your pbs station from vieike you. thank you. >> woodruff: a shake-up at t f.b.i. today, as its second-in command, deputy director andrew mcca, steps down. he's come under fire from president trump, and his decision tspeed up his retirement raises new questions. mr. trump did not respond when asked about mccabe today. and white house spesperson sarah huckabee sanders insisted the president had nothing to do th mccabe's departure. >> the president wasn't part

carrying out fema's assistance program. why have fema and h.u.d. not reached an agreement? secretary nielsen: with respect to housing? we were -- a couple reasons. one we have some requests that might come through the supplemental or when the budget gets passed. some of it is money that needs to be able to implement its program. generally speaking the rules and roles between the departments are very clear. they are in the national disaster recovery framework and they are spelled out there in terms of the transitional period between response moving through to recovery. senator blumenthal: they have to enter into an interagency agreement. it's customary for your agency and h.u.d. to do so where more than three months after the hurricane, and there is no such agreement here, i hope that you will reach and agreement because so far only 350,000 of the one million applications for assistance in individual disaster relief have been approved by fema. and h.u.d. could be a really important partner, correct? secretary nielsen: happy to look into that. senator blumenthal: would you le

are they getting the help that they need in realtime from fema. >> the line for fema aid were blocks and blocks long when i was in puerto rico. people are starting to figure out or have already figured out what the mechanism is to make that happen in terms of moving to florida, you may be doing it on your own. when you are in hotels, you are in touch with fema aid. >> the governor ordered a review of every death on the island since maria hit and the officia. what does it mean exactly? >> one of the things that the new york times was able to show on the 20th of october, the death rate shot through the roof. a much higher rate the next of 60 or so days. the government of puerto rico was denying that was a problem, they were saying it was a coincidence and that it was a natural death. many of those deaths are natural deaths, they are natural deaths that occurred because there is no electricity in people's home or oxygen plants. now the government is going back one by one through the heart attacks and the diabetes to see if there were factors related to the hurricane that led to those pe

i want to pay tribute to the first responders, the corps of engineers and fema workers, as well as the connecticut national guard who are on the ground serving and sacrificing for their fellow americans. they lack the support they need in resources and commitment from the administration, as well as from this congress. it has denied them in resources and support because of a lack of well, not a lack of money. schools still are shuttered. students have been denied the privilege to continue their education. system of thee island is still in shambles. care is still struggling to recover because of the lack of electricity. office simply cannot be run without electricity, nor can manufacturing plants be operated without a reliable source of power. and in restoring power, the providedengineers has for generators and places where merly, there was power. generators are a temporary source of power. transmission is still down in many parts of the country. to add insult to injury, puerto rico is stuck with the tax as a result of the actions of this congress and the administration. a tax imposed on

they all have the fema tarps on them, and they're everywhere. there's so many people still without a roof. >> for us, this journey is personal. our parents were born and raised in puerto rico. >> i've always felt a strong tie to it. it's like when something happened to puerto rico, it happened to me. it was important for us to follow up and come down here and see with our own eyes how things were going, what else we could do, where the help was needed. >> one of the areas where help is most needed, power. officials say about 50% of puerto ricans are still without electricity. that loud, constant hum of generators that are powering so many houses that still don't have electricity. >> puerto rico is part of america. everyone you see that's an american citizen. it's an important fact and it cannot be overlooked. >> from the moment the storm hit, jennifer and alex have been fighting for the island. >> tonight we are here as one voice. >> wanting to help however they could. ♪ >> jennifer and alex rallied other performers and friends to host a speci

had fema training. in this case, fema is investigating what happened to prevent it from happening again. now the current emergency alert system has been in place since 2012. experts we talked to said better training and more controls can fix these, use. and it is fortunate that we know of these problems because of a false alarm. and instead of a failure during an actual event. growing up, a lot of people judged me because of the way i look. "i thought all asians were good at math." "you all look the same to me." "no, where are you really from?" "9/11 was your fault." "how do you see out of such small eyes?" "go back to your country." i guess i wish that people knew... we are not all the same. we are not all the same. we are not all the same. >>> we turn now to a disturbing story that is emerging out of southern california tonight. a husband and wife are accused of locking up their 13 children in awful conditions, some malnourished. one, authorities say was able to get out. and summon help. daniel nottin

they all have the fema tarps on them, and they're everywhere. there's so many people still without a roof. >> for us, this journey is personal. our parents were born and raised in puerto rico. >> i've always felt a strong tie to it. it's like when something happened to puerto rico, it happened to me. it was important for us to follow up and come down here and see with our own eyes how things were going, what else we could do, where the help was needed. >> one of the areas where help is most needed, power. officials say about 50% of puerto ricans are still without electricity. that loud, constant hum of generators that are powering so many houses that still don't have electricity. >> puerto rico is part of america. everyone you american citizen. it's an important fact and it cannot be overlooked. >> from the moment the storm hit, jennifer and alex have been fighting for the island. >> tonight we are here as one voice. >> wanting to help however they could. ♪ >> jennifer and alex rallied other performers and friends to host a special concert cal

since fema denied santos extension request the family will have to check out tuesday. >> right now, i'm practically in the streets. >> reporter: fema said the program is temporary and the requests for extensions are decided on case by case basis. >> if they decide to stay in pennsylvania they've become new pennsylvanians and we have to see what social nets are available in our community to serve them. >> having a bed or a warm place to stay in. >> reporter: for your kids? >> yeah. especially for my kids. >> reporter: santos tells me he will continue looking for ways to help keep his family off the streets. those looking for help in applying for fema or appealing the decision, there will be a free legal clinic this saturday at a college in philadelphia. >>> gray skies blanket much of the region but that didn't stop people from getting out. these people didn't let the sunshine keep them inside. >>> a look at the ben franklin park way, heeding advice to stay inside. nbc10 meteorologist krystal joins us. >> we have the first alert for the entire region for accumulating snow. >> this is inte

i want to pay tribute to the first responders, the corps of engineers, and fema workers as well as the national guard from connecticut and elsewhere who are on the ground serving in sacrifice for their fellow americans. they lack the support they need in resources and commitment from the administration and from this congress. it has been denied them in resources and support because of a lack of will, not a lack of money. schools still, many of them are shuddered and students have been denied the privilege to continue their education. the health care system of the island is still in shambles. primary care is struggling to recover because of the lack of electricity. a doctor's office simply cannot be run without electricity. nor can manufacturing plants be operated without a reliable source of power. and in restoring power, the corps of engineers has provided for generators in the places where formerly there were plants actually producing. generators are a temporary source of power, not a reliable, permanent source. transmission is still down in many parts of the country. and to add insu

they all have the fema tarps on them, and they're everywhere. there's so many people still without a roof. >> reporter: for us this journey is personal. our parents were born and raised in puerto rico. >> i've always felt a strong tie to it. it's like when something happened to puerto rico, it happened to me. it was important for us to follow up and come down here and see with our own eyes how things were going, what else we could do, where the help was needed. >> reporter: one of the areas where help is most needed, power. officials say about 50% of puerto ricans are still without electricity. that loud, constant hum of generators that are powering so many houses that still don't have electricity. >> puerto rico is part of america. everyone you see that's an american citizen. it's an important fact and it cannot be overlooked. >> reporter: from the moment the storm hit jennifer and alex have been fighting for the island. >> tonight we are here as one voice. >> reporter: wanting to help however they could. ♪ let's get loud jennifer and alex ra

fema says it plans to end food and water shipments today because private supplies are available. it will that continue to provide assistance to agencies and organizations working in more outlying areas. some on the island though believe it's too soon to end the deliveries given that a third of residents still lack electricity and in some places running water. >>> utility trucks from our area are on their way to puerto rico to help try to get the lights back on. "action news" was at peco's berwyn service center yesterday. the trucks will arrive by barge with the line men flying out in a couple of weeks. >> the eagles will hit the practice field in minnesota today with four days to go until the super bowl. quarterback nick foles is playing for his teammates for his fans here in philadelphia and for someone else who keeps him motivated his daughter lily who was born in june. >> everything. that's the most important thing. when i get to -- when i think about this journey and everything i get home and i -- i get to see her. i get to see my wife and i see her and my wife like in her li

han habido dificultades en la informaciÓn que reciben de fema. reportera: estÁn organizando una clÍnica legal gratuita para ayudar a esas personas. >> ayudar a esas personas a que consigan un sitio donde vivir. asistencia temporal para ellos. los tienen puestos en hoteles. deben darle un ayuda a largo plazo. tambiÉn estamos tratando de abocar por ellos. reportera: la ayuda para estos damnificados en la ciudad es crÍtica. el tiempo en los hogares temporales estÁ por expirar. si nos hace algo, esta persona quedarÁn en la calle. >> tenemos una vivienda luego de tres aÑos de espera. ahora mismo que se cumpla este mes, no sÉ qué vamos a hacer. reportera: se llevarÁ a cabo en la iglesia. el Último dÍa es el 20 de marzo. quienes han sido rechazados, tienen 20 dÍas para apelar su caso. >> una oportunidad para poder comenzar. nos vamos a desarrollar y nos vamos a beneficiar. vamos a beneficiar esta comunidad. ilia: personas que descienden este taller, tendrÁn que comunicarse con la organizaciÓn. puede llamar o enviar un correo electrÓnico

frustrated because they haven't received the temporary housing assistance that they need and although fema the federal emergency management agency continues to marshall the full extent of its resources to help some people for various reasons many people are still living in motels and as i said even tents. it's completely unacceptable in the united states of america especially while the house of representatives has acted to produce a disaster bill but it's held hostage in the united states senate. this isn't a democratic issue or a republican issue. this is something we should all clamoring to solve, problem we should be clamoring to solve it not only clamoring we shouldv be acting to vote on that disaster relief. today stories like these are why we need to move additional disaster funds or disaster relief without delay. it's not just texas as i said. floridians in its puerto ricans and people living in the virgin islands and the wildfire ravaged parts of california as well. the senate has been dragging its feet long enough. the longer we wait the more people forget. i remember when the pre

. >> fema and the office of emergency services met with first responders. she said more help is on the way. including fire management assistance grants which will help with debris removal and repair damage infrastructure. she calls this one of the largest debris clean-up missions in history. >> fighting fires is expensive work. this helped provide the funding. >> they lost their fountain grove hole. they want them to know the biggest need is housing. >> this entire community is gone. with house thing shortage to begin with, there is nowhere for them to go. ? faster response. more immediate housing. moving forward with permits to do new builds. >> he says people can apply for fema grants to rebuild their homes. most people can't wait. >> i talked to people daily. they have bounced around. they do plan to rebuild. >>> pg & e would no longer be allowed to pass off fines to its customers under a bill formed today. it is being investigated for the north bay wildfires. they are seeking permission to increase rates even if found at fault. >>> tonight an east bay f

. >> fema relief programs will continue to work in the aftermath of the wildfires. members of the u.s. army corps of engineers will be on hand to carry away tons of ash and debris. >>> two schools damaged in the october fires will reopen this morning: cardinal newman high school has been holding classes at four churches in the areas. 22 portables were brought in to temporarily replace the buildings lost in the flames. >> this is a tremendous testing, difficult time. in the end, it's also something we have learned a great deal from and we are stronger for it it. >>> now for a live look outside. we have 880 there on the right, wet roads. then the richmond bridge, all those rain drops on the left. >> be careful out there. we'll show you where the rain is coming down really heavy: looking at the roadway here, you can see the ponding on the bottom of the screen where the headlights are. look how much rain is coming down. i'll show you the satellite and radar, what that looks like. these areas of dark green, that's what we're seeing. that's definitely going to impact driv

fema will continue to distribute aid for the foreseeable future. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalist and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. vonnie: it is noon in new york and 5:00 p.m. in london. i am vonnie quinn. shery: i am shery ahn. welcome to bloomberg markets. ♪ shery: from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, here are the top stories. television,st watch did president trump strike the right chord in his first state of the union address. we will break down the speech. janet yellen prepares to step aside as she hands the baton to jay powell, what to expect from her final meeting at the helm of the central bank. for tech earnings with facebook kicking things off later today. we will discuss what investors are watching. vonnie: all that straight to come. julie hyman is with us halfway into the trading day. after the bloodbath yesterday, may be an overstatement, how were earnings? >> relative basis, it was a bloodbath because of tepid action over the past year. the rebo

fema should have been working with the states. they should have been working with them to say how are we going to do it. what are we going to say. when he first knew about it should have come on and said no, there is a mistake. but let me tell you we are building missile defenses to be able to deal with that. he should've taken this as an opportunity. we just had pictures of a little girl about a shelter. this is stunning. and i'm sure there was a lot of fear. there was so many questions as to what do we do for example they ran to the lobby and employees at the hotel were crying and scared. they needed to be comforted what do we need to do to get this up and running now. fema has to be working with it states to talk about these deals and give it that way. we have the duck and cover drills. we knew what we were supposed to do. a couple of years ago if this have happened there would not be much attention. the fact that it's happening now we are heating up with a nuclear rhetoric. the nuclear rhetoric. i do get makes it imperative th

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carrying out fema's assistance program. why have fema and h.u.d. not reached an agreement? secretary nielsen: with respect to housing? we were -- a couple reasons. one we have some requests that might come through the supplemental or when the budget gets passed. some of it is money that needs to be able to implement its program. generally speaking the rules and roles between the departments are very clear. they are in the national disaster recovery framework and they are spelled out there in terms of the transitional period between response moving through to recovery. senator blumenthal: they have to enter into an interagency agreement. it's customary for your agency and h.u.d. to do so where more than three months after the hurricane, and there is no such agreement here, i hope that you will reach and agreement because so far only 350,000 of the one million applications for assistance in individual disaster relief have been approved by fema. and h.u.d. could be a really important partner, correct? secretary nielsen: happy to look into that. senator blumenthal: would you ag

fema has struck back saying, that fema approval was not required to send retraction message. the hawaiian emergency management agency possesses the authority without intervention or approval from fema. is that true? >> that's true. it is hawaii's fault, plain and simple. david: they are trying to deflect blame to the feds. >> exactly. david: how can we prevent it from happening again? >> you need a two-man concept, if you put out anything like you need two-men to agree. like the nuclear weapons, we have two-man concept it is that simple. david: you believe one guy was responsible for pushing one button to set off this alert? >> i do. david: wow, very interesting. general, we have to leave it at that, general thomas mcinerney great to have you here. >> thanks, david. appreciate it. melissa: a fortune hanging in plain sight. how one forgotten treasure turned into a million dollar payday for two brothers. >> while cnbc is on tape, we're open for business. you need to buy a car and you want to get an excellent price you'd think with all these options it would be easy. but with te

we spoke with one family who has to leave their temporary home today because fema denied an extension. their concern about ending up on the streets drives them to tears. >> right now i'm practically on the streets. my wife cries every night. not having a bed or, you know, a warm place to stay -- yeah, especially for my kids. >> fema representative told nbc 10 the transitional shelter program is temporary. requests for extensions are judged on a case by case basis. >>> the christian care health system is getting high honors for u.s. centers for medicare and medicaid services. for the first time in its history the system earned a five-star quality rating for safety, effectiveness and timeliness. >>> that's a celebration months in the making. master sergeant rhonda martin and staff sergeant shar lissa adams were returning home yesterday when they stopped at the wawa and found their families waiting for them. the women spent the last six months serving oversees. the company is sending a years worth of coffee and supplies to their squadrons overseas. >>> eagles fans are going to the dogs.

what fema doesn't do is give the local government the expertise of how to spend the money. so, you saw in puerto rico they hired a company that had two employees in whitefish, montana, to come in. you can't do that. you have to have people who know who to hire and how to manage them. what we did is we went down and day one we brought some medicines from john's hopkins and people and doctors and whatever and then we sent people who worked on hurricane sandy who got with the governor and the governor there with somebody that said, look, i need help. and governor mapp, i think it's m-a-p-p. what do we do? we helped them write contracts. he wa he wanted to hire 25 linemen. we got 1,000 to fly in and did it in a way that would last and that is what is missing when we have these disasters around the world. the world can come together and provide funds, but it's expertise that should you need and management to make sure that the moneys are well spent. that they're spent on the right things and that they're spent so that whatever is fixed stays fixed. >> but why were you able to do

rob williams firsted a vi ed ea ignore fema's foundation. >> if he had gone fema, they would have tore it all out. >> reporter: and then? >> and then he would have been just like all these other lots. waiting. >> reporter: instead, this, construction began the first of january, by may, rob williams says it will all be finished and he'll be on to the next one did you ever get the feeling you were building a symbol? >> yeah, by the amount of traffic coming by every day. >> reporter: everyone amazed by this little house resolutely pushing up from the sodden soot. in coffee park, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >>> president trump is promising a path to citizenship. but there is a caveat, what he wants in exchange for his immigration program. >>> plus alexa, siri, google assistant. >>> and the bears who have a new home at the oakland zoo. >>> there could be a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young people that were brought to this country as children and are now here illegal i. >>> president trump sounding optimistic tick that a bipartisan immigration deal is possible. but he's a

rob williams first advice, ignore fema's cleanup offer. the advantage? >> saving that foundation in my driveway. having excavators crack tg. >> that proved good. >> if he had gone fema, they would have tore it all up. >> then? >> he'd be like all these other lots. waiting. >> instead, this. construction began the first of january, by may rob williams says it will be finished and he'll be on to the next one. >> did you ever get the feeling you were building a symbol? >> yeah. by the amount of traffic coming by every day. >> everyone amazed by this little house resolutely pushing up from the sod and soot at the end of a rainbow. in coffey park, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> certainly good to see that progress. >> wayne knows how to tell a story. that's awesome for sure. you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist mike nicco. >> the pretty dry doppler. a few showers off the north bay coast. those will fade away as they stay pretty much over the ocean the next couple of hours. we're going to start off with

fema is investigating what happened in order to prevent it from happening again. the current emergency alert system has been in place since 2012. experts we talked to said better training and more controls can fix these issues, and it's fortunate we know of these problems because of a false alarm instead of a failure during an actual event. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. >>> on "cbs this morning," we will take you to florida to visit what's billed as america's first solar-powered town, and see how it operates. >>> plus, a record-breaking cold snap along the east coast has left turtles and other retiles in comatose states. we'll meet the people who are bringing them back from near death. >>> and actor john lithgow tells us about his new one-man show called "stories by heart." >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. and i'm michelle griego. time is 4-- here's neda iranpour with a check of weather. a c-h-p officer is recovering this morning... after a car >>> good morning. right now we're t

>> so fema is still very much here. they are continuing to open disaster recovery centers across the island. the u.s. army corps of engineers are here and they have more than 2,000 people on the ground and are averaging about 800 tarps a day that they are putting on homes. the constant complaint that i am hering on the ground is that people are starting to receive payments and help from fema. it's just not enough to make up for all the damage maria left behind. >> layla with sobering news from puerto rico. thank you for that report. coming up, a royal wedding and a world cup that we will tell you what to watch for in 2018. peac. we had a power outage for five days total. we lost a lot of food. we actually filed a claim with usaa to replace that spoiled food. and we really appreciated that. we're the webber family and we are usaa members for life. ♪ keep it comin' love. if you keep on eating, we'll keep it comin'. all you can eat riblets and tenders at applebee's. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. i wanti did

fema is investigating what happened in order to prevent it from happening again. the current emergency alert system has been in place since 2012. experts we talked to said better training and more controls can fix these issues, and it's fortunate we know of these problems because of a false alarm instead of a failure during an actual event. jan crawford, cbs news, washington. >>> on "cbs this morning," we will take you to florida to visit what's billed as america's first solar-powered town, and see how it operates. >>> plus, a record-breaking cold snap along the east coast has left turtles and other retiles in comatose states. we'll meet the people who are bringing them back from near death. >>> and actor john lithgow tells us about his new one-man show called "stories by heart." >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this tuesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. >> tracking snow. a live look at storm scan shows a system heading our way and katie is tracking the timeen and what you can expect where you live. >> it's horrible. i cannot b

in this case fema is investigating what happened in order to prevent it from happening again. now, the current emergency alert system has has been in place since 2012. experts we talked to said better training and more controls can fix these issues, and it's fortunate that we know of these problems because of a false alarm instead of failure during an actual event. jeff? >> glor: jan crawford, thank you very much. we turn now to a disturbing story that is emerging out of southern california tonight. a husband and wife are accused of locking up their 13 children in awful conditions, some malnourished. one, authorities say, was able to get out and summon help. danielle nottingham is in our los angeles newsroom with more on this. >> reporter: the 17-year-old girl escaped her riverside county home to tell police a harrowing story of how her siblings were tortured by their parents. 56-year-old david allen turpin and his wife 49-year-old louise ann turpin. 12 brothers and sisters were bound with chains and padlocked by their own parents. malnourished and dehydrated, the children, as

in this case fema is investigating what happened in order to prevent it from happening again. now, the current emergency alert system has been in place since 2012. and experts we talked to said better training and more controls can fix these issues, and it's fortunate that we know of these problems because of a false alarm instead of failure during an actual event. jeff? >> glor: jan crawford, thank you very much. now, nearly a week after the mudslides in southern california, the death toll is 20. three people are still missing this evening. jamie yuccas is in santa barbara county. >> reporter: on blocks where the river of mud destroyed homes as people slept, cadaver dogs continued an exhaustive search for the missing. >> they're trying to find people's family members and give them some closure. >> exactly, yeah. the whole community, too. >> this is a tight-knit community. >> reporter: but closure here is a long way away. there's nothing left. the main highway 101 is shut down for 30 miles, turning commutes into 250-mile, four- hour back-road detours. >> i tried to ride my bic

all of whom are supposed to have had fema training. in this case, fema is investigating what happened to prevent it from happening again. now the current emergency alert system has been in place since 2012. experts we talked to said better training and more controls can fix these, use. and it is fortunate that we know of these problems because of a false alarm. and instead of a failure during an actual event. >>> we turn now to a disturbing story that is emerging out of southern california tonight. >>> the mudslide devastated montecito. hope of finding any more survivors in the rubble is fading fast. jamie yuccas reports. >> on blocks where the river of mud destroyed homes as the people slept, cadaver dogs continued an exhaustive search for the missing. >> you are trying to find people's family members. >> yes. >> give them some closure. >> exact low. yeah. the whole community too. >> it's, tight nigt community. >> closure is a long way away. there its nothing left. main highway 101 is shut down for 30 miles. turning commutes into 250

provide you with a detailed time line of that day including the action of the agency to contact media, fema, hpd and others. as you know, i have issued an executive order tasking general hara with conducting a review and to provide me with initial recommendations in 30 days. we will make changes as issues are identified. going forward, i have directed my cabinet, an emergency mana management agency to prepare this effort so everyone will be able to understand what they need to do to keep themselves and their families safe. in closing, let me emphasize improvements to the system have already been implemented to ensure that an event like saturday will not happen again. with that, i am open to tyke questions. >> thank you, governor for agreeing to answer questions. i know that you're on a tight time limitation so we'll open to questions beginning with our committee chairs followed by committee members alternating between house and senate and we hope to conclude this briefing in time for senators to attend their floor session at 11:30 so we'll try to limit questions to one question each and we'