not just fema. ms. dechalus: the former fema chief michael brown stated in august that he feels the u.s. has not learned from hurricane katrina. do you agree with that assessment? mr. long: i do believe that what i call hazard amnesia is alive and well. we went many years of rebuilding communities after disasters without making them more resilient. now what we have put forward is an outcome recovery. we use what is called section 428 in the stafford act to say we are not just going to rebuild the community back to its predisaster condition. if we are going to spend billions of dollars, we are going to do this right. we are going to factor mitigation into the recovery effort right up front so we are not having to replace blown out infrastructure again and again. you watch states tear down building codes. i may be wrong on this, but it is my understanding that florida, the 2001 building code, which proves effective was stripped down this year before michael hit. we need to start asking the questions as to

a lot of times, you will hear people say fema is screwing something up. that is not fema. they will go, what are they supposed to be doing? there needs to be more education on exactly how these things break out and what their role is versus the state and local role. >> the president in his budget proposal has called for cutting back on some of the programs that fema administers. what is the trump administration's view on how to manage the state and local relationship with the federal government? >> i do not think they truly know at this point. fema is still trying to figure out how what happened in 2017 with the natural disasters that occurred including hurricane irma and maria, the california wildfires, that that does not happen again. is that there needs to be more comedic case in between the local and state levels and how they interact --h fema -- more going forward, what they want to have is more of a cohesive strategy on how to combat some of the challenges that they faced in 2017. >> in the midst of dealing with these natural disasters we have had, the administrator

and fema's role in it? >> basically, continuity of government is making sure that, what fema's role is, is to make sure that the executive branch of government its worst day. can the executive branch of government, regardless of what public, whether it's a health event, whatever it could be, is still in a position to be mission oft its essential and critical functions to the american public. it's a massive job. it requires, you know, the ability to do redundant make sureions and to that the executive branch can work if they've been displaced from a building. a reduction in people, you know, as a result of event or, youh know, you've lost resources to be able to typically do your job. leads the planning efforts and the process to make sure that happens. but the continuity of government responsibility. it's also the responsibility of agencies,management to make sure the governor can talk with the president at any how does thed governor speak with the municipalities and the level ofp at the local government. i

we met with fema and the fine employees from fema. you need to put standards in place and when you issue a directive, make sure that everyone from san juan to the most remote part of the island in your shop no what that new directive means so that we do not shortchange the people of puerto rico. >> the lady is out of time and yields back. the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized . >> i will tell you, mr. long, this is easily the busiest of the three committees. you are one of the most on the ball people. i would like to thank you for the job you are doing. i think some of these people sit back home and watch these hearings i think we kind of have to straighten things out for people back home. you hear this story that 3000 people, first of all i want to talk about, you took this job at the beginning of 2017? you had three hurricanes in 2017. >> i had been in office for two months when the three hurricanes hit, but we had 75 disasters . >> we have had eight landfalling hurricanes, six of them were majors, or to me coming on board, the

fema, the u.s. army corps of engineers and other federal agencies and governments at all levels across the country must take this opportunity to reflect, apply lessons learned and ensure our nation is better prepared for future disasters. tomorrow the 2018 atlantic hurricane season will finally come to a close. in light of the storms that affected the united states this year, this hearing is particularly timely because congress needs to hear from fema and the corps about how their efforts this year were informed by lessons learned from last year. with that, i yield back. mr. gowdy: the gentleman yields the gentleman from maryland is recognized for an opening statement. mr. cummings: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for holding this hearing. last year after devastating hurricanes slammed into puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands, president trump repeatedly touted his administration's response as, "unbelievable, amazing and incredible." unfortunately the facts on the ground felt just the opposite

fema has to find lots to put them and they have to figure out a bunch of stf. so after the fire, people offered churches and ranches and mobile home parks all offered space but more than to have hook ups for utilities, sewage and ater and schools and medica facilities have to be nearby. and they say it takes ti and it could literally take anywhere from a week to four months to assess sites and actually get people in trailers. >> a they're planning to bring in how many total? >> femane assesses the about 2,000. they say that number could gedown but right now there's a little or 2,000 on their way but nobody is in a trailer or an rv yet. >> it's got to be so frustrating i know for people who really need a home right now. is there any type oft shrm recovery housing plan or are people pretty much left to fend for themselves? >> they are fending for themselves but there is sistance available to add on the fema aspect. it's u people to register with them to see if they're eligible to be put up in hotels. a spokesman told me 2400 households are eligible to receive tha

fema has to find lots to put them and they hutve to figure a bunch of stuff. so after the fire,op p offered churches and ranches and mobile home park all offered space but more than to have hook ups for utilities, sewage and water and schools a medical facilities have to be nearby. and they say it takes time and it could literally take anywhere from a week to four months to assess sites and actually get people in trailers. >> and they're planning to bring in how many >> fema assesses they need about 2,000. they say that number cou gedown but right now there's a little over 2,000 on their way but nobody is in a trailer or an rv yet. >> it's got to be so frustrating i know for ople who really need a home right now. is there any type of short term recovery housing plan or are people pretty much left to fend for themselves? >> they are fending for themselves but there is assistance aavailable on the fema aspect. it's urging people to register with em to see if they're eligible to be put up in hotels. a spokesman told me 2400 households areeligible to receive that

homes thatome mobile there being provided by fema. whas the update on that? >> i spoke to fema's spokesman, brad pierce, and have been more than 80 trailers sitting there and more on their way to california. >> why are they just sitting there? >> that's good question. fema has to find lots to put them and they have to figure out a bunch of stuff. so after the fire, peoplefe ed churches and ranches and mobile home parksll offered space but more than to have hook ups for utilities, sege and water and schools and medical facilities have to be nearby. and they say it takes time and it could literally take anywhere from a week to four months to assess sites and actually get people in trailers. >> and they're planning to bring in how many total? >> femassesses they need about 2,000. they say that number could n gedut right now there's a little over 2,000 on their way but body is in trailer or an rv yet. >> it's got to be so frustrating i know for people who really need aome right now. is there any type of short term recovery housing plan or are people pretty much l

i fully believe a bigger fema is not the answer. it's a community approach that has to be put into play to properly prepare but also recovered. ,t starts with prepared culture citizens being financially resilient, properly insured, and neighbor helping neighbor all the way up to a strong management program, strong state-level program, and putting fema in a position to support for the big event, not the run-of-the-mill everyday disaster that we deal with. long newsmakers with brock sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. coming up this weekend on book tv, on sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards, citizens united president david bossi and former trump campaign manager corey lewandowski discuss their book trump's enemies, how the deep state is undermining the enemy. >> i don't want to be a conspiracy theorist, but we refer to these people as the november nightclub, meaning they became a fan of president trump the day after he got elected. they didn't support him during the campaign and likely didn't found anhim, but t

many received letters from fema saying they don't qualify for benefits. fema officials say they're aware of this problem, they're telling people don't give up. >> take a good close look at this letter, and find out why they are being deemed ineligible at this time. it could be for any number of reasons, they may not have all of the required paperwork or perhaps they have been referred to another agency depending on what type of damage has been done to their residents. >>> now -- residence. >>> fema is asking victims to go to the disaster centers or go to fema directly to have the situation evaluated. >>> shipment of food supplies will go to butte county to help victims of the camp fire. fruits and vegetables were packed up, and normally that food would stay in the bay area, but organizers same the need up north is greater this year. >> for people who have lost their homes, you know, pretty much everything that they own, this little bit, you know can go a long way. >>> other bay area food banks have also sent groceries to fire victims, the holidays are an

so now is the perfect moment to say to fema, what do we have to do to reinvent our fema, where the word emergency means something? in terms of food and water, if you are not able to deliver immediately, when there is need, you are failing the american people. so we need to reinvest the -- reinvent the lessons learned from maria, that somehow they were applied in north carolina, to make sure that katrina, that everybody said would never happen again, well, maria happened, and we were not ready. we need to learn to be ready. rachel: there was a long dispute over the death toll in this hurricane. i mean the government in puerto rico pegged it at 64, i think, was the number, 63, 64 and it stuck there since last december. jose: 16 when president trump was first on the island. rachel: just in august, the government amended that numberer to close to 3,000 dead in the first six months after the hurricane. president trump just recently said that despite that death toll, that the federal response to the hurricane in puerto rico was an unsung success. jose: yes. rachel: if granted five minutes of

the family is using money from fema to move from motel to motel. there'no plae'qud negotia >> rtedirectthe hoauthy of bunt. >> there might be a thousand units that were available. all of those units are spoken for now. >> reporter: california was already facing a housing shortage of almost a million and a half units. with the loss of tens of thousands of homes to wildfires, the state is simply unable to absorb new homeowners. the mayor says this disaster could triple the number of homeless people in his county to 6,000. >> we're playing musical chairs with housing. it talks someone to move out of a unit to secure a unit. so everyone is just waiting. >> what do you do in a situation like this? >> the difficulty is finding viable alternatives, bringing in fema manufactured housing units, finding family or friends to live with. >> reporter: fema has approved and plans to bring in 1300 temporary homes. but mayor says rebuilding paradise will likely take 10 to line for brewster and her daughters. >> every child needs stability. it makes me feel like a f

reliance on fema's maps can be. this map is fema's map, relative to mean sea level for a 100-year storm i hitting charlestown, rhe island. the worst flooding for the homes that surround ninigret pond looks to be around 14 feet, around this area here. this map shows crmc's predictions for the same area for the same storm. it projects homes in this same area may see closer to 20 feet of floodwaters, which means fema's map is underestimating flood risk by six feet, and it's not just errors in rhode island. rice university and texas a&m found that fema map flops only captured about 25% of the damage that from the storms that hit hughes houston. 25%. according to the "houston chronicle," more than 25% of homes damaged by hurricane harvey were not listed in any flood risk areas. they were not required to have any flood insurance or meet any flood-mitigation build building. and congress continues to support these maps. in families are forced to endure the repeated damage and destruction of their homes and taxpayers are mad

same with our fema add marcher -- administrator who'san been a busy man, let's face it, brock long. did a conference call with me, senator murkowski, congressman young. and i do also want to thank my senate colleagues. you know, a lot of the press likes to report, hey, we're always battling, we're always fighting. i don't think that's true,ay by thes way. it's actually not true. yeah, on serb things we have principled -- on certain things we have t principled difference. but a lot of action here it's bipartisan, and the relationships matter. i had within just a few hour, few hours several of my colleagues, democrats, republicans, calling, texting, e-mailing. hey, dan, we heard about alaska. we're seeing these images on tv. we got your back. we're praying forwe you. and that means a lot. you know, i was talking to senator pat leahy, senator from vermont, democrat from vermont, this morning about this very issue. and he's seen a lot here in the senate. he's been in the senate for a long time. over four decades. and you knowad what he said to ? it's important to remember on these kind

bringing in fema manufactured housing units. finding family or friends to live with. >> reporter: fema has approved roughly $27 million in housing grants for campfire survivors and plans to bring in 1300 temporary homes. but mayer says rebuilding paradise will likely take ten to 20 years, an unthinkable timeline for brewster and her daughters. >> i think that every child needs a little bit of stability. when there's no stability it makes me feel like a little bit of a failure that i couldn't find something fast enough. i can't live in motels forever. i'm hoping that something comes together. >> reporter: jamie yuccas, cbs news, chico, california. >>> coming up later on "cbs this morning," carter evans shows us a new mask that can help firefigh and in our series a "more perfect union," seniors who volunteer their time for the kids who need it most. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday, i'm brook silva-braga. have a good day. and, joel, have a great retirement. day. and, joel, have a great retirement. >>> this is kpix 5 n

bringing in fema manufacture erred housing units, finding family or friends to live with. >> fema has approved roughly 27 million in housing grants for camp fire survivors. and plans to bring if 1300 temporary homes. but mayer says rebuilding paradise will likely take ten to 20 years. an unthinkable time line for brewster and her daughters. >> i think that every child needs a little bit of stability, and i feel like a failure that i couldn't find something fases enough. >> i can't live in mot he'll forever. i'm hoping something coming to. jaim yea yuccas, chico, california. >> the massive manhunt for an escaped prisoner is over in california. authorities say 21 year 08d shall om mendoza was caught in a fast food restaurant in san will youist obispo. on wednesday he reportedly fled a minimum security job at san quentin prison and is suspected of stealing a vehicle from a female driver. mendoza had been serving five years for car jacking. a ldker was killed after a lion wildlife conserve tore in burlington, north carolina. this is video of the lion from earlier this year. officials say

bringing in fema-manufactured housing units, finding family or friends to live with. >> reporter: fema has approved roughly $27 million in housing grants for camp fire survivors and plans to bring in 1300 temporary homes. but mayor says rebuilding paradise will likely take ten to 20 years. an unthinkable time line for brewster and her daughters. >> i think that every child needs a little bit of stability. there's no stability and it makes me feel a bit of a failure i couldn't find something fast enough. >> reporter: you're not a failure. >> that i just haven't -- i can't live in hotels forever. i'm hoping that something comes together. i don't know. >> reporter: jamie yuccas, chico, california. >> with layoffs looming, it's been an uneasy holiday season for thousands of general motors workers. recently announced plans to shutdown factories in 2019 are bringing back bitter memories in jamesville, wisconsin, where they planned to close plants years ago. what was lost and what lies ahead. >> reporter: slowly, painfully, the one thing that put jamesville, wisconsin on the map is being torn

. >> tonight, fema is working to bring more trailers to the camp fire zone. some people who lost their homes have already been moved to trailers. fema's hoping to place hundreds more housing units at the butte county fairgrounds. there are more than 700 families in need of direct housing assistance. some people say they're receiving letters stating they're ineligible for benefits. fema is telling them not to give up. >> they may not have all of the required paperwork. or perhaps they have been referred to another agency. depending on what type of damage has been done to their residence. >> in the wake of the camp fire, pg&e is proposing more investments to reduce wildfire risk. the utility wants to install stronger and more resilient power poles and covered power lines and install new high definition cameras in high fire threat areas. >> a flight that started in sacramento had to turn around midtrip because somebody left a heart behind. you heard that right. a heart. after leaving sacramento on sunday, the southwest flight landed in seattle and then was conti

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then after fema approves it, it goes to mayor and board of supervisors for final approval. thank you very much. i look forward to any questions. >> thank you. is there any public comment on this item? seeing none. commissioner gilman. >> commissioner gilman: thank you for the report. i don't have any questions. >> thank you for the report. no questions. >> first of all, i want to say i enjoyed the report. i like the collaboration and intelligence that was used to put this together. you said a couple things that hit home to me. it is about leadership. my grandmother said if you ain't leading, you are just walking. clearly you guys are leading right now. one thing that stood out. we won't be here but the younger generation labe here. the average age in this city is 27 years old. we have a lot of responsibility to think about the generations behind us and get it out front. we have over 30 million tourists each year in our city. they need to know it is a city that is safe and interactive and out front. on this climate change what happened with the fires and it was just so bad e

the president offered disaster support from fema, federal funding allowed his plans to tear down the elevator embarcadero freeway and replace it with the tree-lined waterfront, a controversial project at the time. >> our city recovered quickly because of the cooperation of the federal government under president bush. >> reporter: speaker of the house nancy pelosi tweeted this picture calling bush a wonderful man. incoming governor gavin newsom said he exemplified public service through decency, civility and honor. in a statement, governor jerry brown set our thoughts are with the bush family tonight, america has lost a true public servant. >> alyssa harrington with ktvu fox 2 news. >> leaders from around the ghts the bush family today, president clinton said he will remember his friendship with mr. bush as one of life's greatest gifts. president obama called him a patriot and humble servant. the german chancellor offered words about the legacy mr. bush leaves behind. >> he is one of the fathers of -- we will never forget that. >> president george hw bush had the distinction of being

as i saw today, the state and feds, fema, everybody is here. this is a beautiful place, even surrounded by ashes. and we have such a sense of how strong this community is. and just know that we're with you. [applause] thank you. as the woman in the video was saying, [laughter], there really is no better learning than to be part of an actual response. and so while the benefit obviously, the humanitarian action that we do to help is so critical, we are -- we have doubled the benefit by bringing that back here and the people of san francisco best from that, too, as we build our capacity and our bench. i'm grateful to the mayor, that one of the directives, directive 4, i believe, is going to really help us move toward putting these multidisciplinary teams together so we will be more ready and can go when needed. and unfortunately, in california, i'm afraid those opportunities are not going to be few and far between. so one of the -- when i was there last friday, the animal care and control function was still going strong. it was probably the bigges

>> well, for what i see through twitter, through the messages of the governors, fema, i see we have a good game. i think the lessons from last year, i think, we're seeing the learning curve. and at least, i see that the intentions are there. even president trump said that the federal government is going to be putting its full weight behind it, and they're not going to spare any money. this is very different from what happened a year ago, that at one moment, even president trump was saying, "puerto rico is costing us a fortune. people, the federal government is going to go broke." everything has changed. now everybody seems he's ready to make sure that this hurricane will be taken care of. >> so, let me just refer back to hurricane maria and puerto rico and president trump, because just this week, he actually said that fema and his administration had really done a good job in puerto rico. let's just listen to him from the oval office. >> the job that fema and law enforcement and everybody did, working along with the governor in puerto rico, i think, was tremendous. i think that puerto

like disaster relief from fema and put it into homeland security. my name is christina easley and i'm an author. my book is about how disaster survivors survive various fema disasters. do you think the president should have taken money from the disaster relief people and given it to homeland security? >> i am from washington dc though i really from illinois. no one wants to be from washington dc. i am about to do something you are not supposed to do if you live in washington dc which is to say i don't know. i wish i did but i will be interested in reading perhaps your book and learn more. thank you very much. >> good afternoon. i want to say first as a comment, a personal point privilege to meet you, i have seen you on rachel maddow several times and you are kind of my historian right now. >> the fact that you are here. >> my question was when you decided yes, i am going to put together this book, did you think it would take a decade to finish? >> the publisher told you to ask that, right? 10 or 11 years, no. great question. i thought it would take

and, in a case like the camp fire, there are contractors and fema folks working there, they will continue to work but there are contractors that are part and parcel to that. after a period of time, there is going to be an effect. no question. when we say nonessential, for instance, the largest department for civilian employees is the department of veterans affairs. those folks may not receive their benefit. after serving the country, being injured, and out for a time during the shutdown, they are not going to get benefits. >> obviously, you used to work for the federal government as a coordinator for fema and have been through an extensive shutdown that happened under president obama. talk to me about what this does potentially to the morale of all of these hundreds of thousands of federal employees. >> this just comes at a very difficult time if you think about it. most federal employees, they don't make a lot of money. they do it out of kindness and service to their country. but when you're in a position where most of them retire by putting money into a thrift savings account and throug

many have received letters from fema saying they don't qualify for benefits. game officials are aware of the problem urging people not to give up. >> take a good, close look at this letter. and find out why they are being deemed ineligible at this time. could be for any number of reasons they may not have all the required paperwork or perhapsanother agency depending what type of damage has been done to their residence. >> fema recommends they visit centers in the area or call fema directly. >>> supplies will go from the bay area to butte county to help survivors of the camp fire. volunteers packed up fruits, vegetables and other groceries yesterday. normally this food would go to those in need in san francisco or marin but the food will be loaded on a truck and delivered to a distribution point in chico this weekend. organizers predict 12 and a half tons of food will be donated, other bay area food banks have also sent groceries off to fire victims. >>> some residents getting ready for an evacuation drill this weekend part of the city of moraga's effort to res

last week fema said 600 workers on the front lines in paradise will stay on the job. that's because they're paid from a fund that is not affected by the shutdown. so fema recovery efforts would continue. but some administration workers are not on the job. some lawmakers say thas how the shutdown is slowing down recovery efforts. >> the administrative details that keep the engine going, that keep people out in the field able to do their work on the essential personnel, basically the emergency personnel and police officers, all of the back office is shut down. it is a serious problem. >> some of the services fema is providing fire victims including finding temporary housing and filing insurance claims. >>> a death row inmate at san quint may have a chance for freedom thanks to a dna test kevin cooper was convicted of the murders of four people in los angeles in 1983. it's a case that's drawn national attention. two days ago the governor ordered new dna testing on some pieces of evidence including a hatchet and a t-shirt. cooper's lawyers believe investigators tampered w

a checked in with a woman who lost everything in the camp fire - she says the resources fema is offering have helped a lot. ( sara ) many residents are now returning to paradise only to find piles of ash where their homes used to stand. reporter karma dickerson tells us how students in sacramento hope making a small gesture with a lot of love will help ease the pain for those who survived the camp fire. natsit's a simple projectnats just a broken down two by four natstrimmednatsprepped natsand assemblednat- now we need to add thee hardware clothplus a screen and natssome screwsnats but the woodshop team at magnolia intermediate school are hoping the sifting boxes they've made will be a meaningful tool for helping victims of the camp fire rebuild their lives. 16:44-grace pratt/eight grader- in the ashes of their homes they will be able to grab the sifters and sift through stuff to find heirlooms, rings, necklaces, anything that hasn't melted in the fire.shop teacher phil richardson got the idea from his wife13:31 i thought it would be a good project for our wood shop kids.he launched a fu

live on c-span, starting january 3. >> our guest on "newsmakers" this week is the administrator of fema, brock long. he has had a career in emergencies response management on the state and federal level. he was sworn in january 17 and has had quite a year with his , agency with two category five hurricanes and one of the biggest wildfires in history. a category seven earthquake. lots of calls for your folks to go into action. let me introduce you to the reporters who will be asking questions. ron nixon covers homeland security for the new york times. camila dechalus is cq roll call's homeland security and immigration reporter. mr. nixon, you are up first.

i think the first thing for o get registered with fema, the federal emergency management agency, as the ability to participate in all of their programs is predicated upon y so the first advice we give to people is reach out, get signed up with fema, and see which of the programs you potentially qualify for. >> now, most of the people up there were not business owners, but a bunch of them you guides spending a l a lot o on that. you talk about business interruption. are small business owners ready for this change in their lives? >> most people aren't. homeowners, renters, small business owners are similarly positioned. the hope is, is that by resourc seeing the types of resources that are available to small business owners from the small business administration, for renti renters as well as homeowners, you can make a material difference. >> the temporary housing seems to be a big deal to me. we tend to think how do we get all of the money back for our home through insurance, and yet you've got to live for months, years before that's even the deal. >> yeah. this is a recovery that is goin

but many victims say they have received letters from fema that they have been denied benefits. they didn't fill out the form correctly. >> they may not have all of the required paperwork or perhaps they have been referred to another agency. depending on what types of damage has been done to their residents. >> fema is urging victims to give them a call or visit a recovery center to have those situations evaluated. >>. >>> the man hunt is over in france. police say the gunman was hiding near a warehouse in the city of str strasbourg. he opened fire on wednesday at a popular christmas market killing three people and wounding many more. police have detained his parents and two of his brothers. >>> president trump is pushing back hard on allegations that he is involved in crimes to which his personal attorney. the president slamming the russia investigation as a witch hunt. michael cohen is going to prison for crimes he said he committed at the president's direction. cohen admitted directing payments to two women claiming to have had affairs with mr. trump. da david pecker now says

what do we have to do to reinvent fema, where the word emergency mean something? in terms of food and water if you are not able to deliver immediately, you are failing the american people. we need to reinvent the lessons learned from area to make sure -- to learn from maria, to make we learn to be ready. disputeere is a long over the death toll. the government in puerto rico said 64 and it stuck there. chef jose: 16 when president trump was first on the island. host: in august the government amended that number to close to 3000 deaths in the first six months after the hurricane. president trump recently said despite that death toll, the federal response to the hurricane in puerto rico was an unsung success. if granted five minutes of the president's time, what would you like to convey to him about what happened? leadership, 51% is empathy. if you do not show empathy, you cannot be a leader. [applause] you can be right and you can be left. the number of 3000 dead, probably more. not on thehey were hands of president trump directly. he cannot do anything about the h

meantime, fema trailers arrived today in butte county to serve as temporary housing for some of the camp fire ivs. brewries around the country are showing their support for camp fire sciee called resilience ipa. hundreds have signed on. they say brewers wanted to help. >> it's a tragedy what's going on. what has happened down there with the fire. >> it's amazing what type of call to arms kind of that someone like that comes out and says we need help. >> sales will go to did victims of camp fire. students are planning a walkout for monday. the bay area news group report the teachers are updated with contract negotiations. they plan to walk to city hall where they hope to speak to the mayor. the walkout is not sanctioned by the union. the teachers have been without a contract for about two years now. pg & e is replacing a leaning power pole in pacifica. this shows the crews beginning to repair the pole. it comes after a story. phoneallhe ells us she got the construction and a possible outage after our report aired. >> i got a call yesterday from senator jerry hill's office saying they had

fema trailers are being set up at the rolling hills casino in corning in nearby tehama county. twelve spots have been opened up at the casino for these trailers. fema says no current guests at the casino's r-v park will be asked to leave to make room for the trailers. other trailers will be put at the glenn county fairgrounds and sacramento's cal expo. wildfire vi allowed to stay in the trailers for up to 18 months while a more permanent solution can be found. ( darya ) a couple is behind a big donation to a firefighter from paradise whose house was destroyed in the camp fire. the couple donated their refurbished bus to lete sanchez, and her fiancee, nicole jaquez.... the wildfire destroyed their paradise home roughly a month ago. they've been couch surfing and sleeping in their car ever since. sanchez has been fighting wildfires for more than 10 years and it's one of the reasons why the couple wanted to donate the refurbished bus. it was delivered by woody faircloth out of denver. he's been matching donors with survivors who need mobile homes for shelter. <"it's so nice to be

(justine) fema trailers are here to help those displaced by the recent camp fire. these trailers will be set up at the rolling hills casino in corning in nearby tehama county. twelve spots have been opened up at the casino for these trailers. fema says no current guests at the casino's r-v park will be asked to leave to make room for the trailers. other trailers will be put at the glenn county fairgrounds and sacramento's cal expo. wildfire victims will be allowed to stay in the trailers for up to 18 months while a more permanent solution can be found. (justine) evacuation orders have been lifted for more parts of paradise.(jrs) that means survivors of the camp fire that devastated the town can return to what remains of their properties. reporter stephanie lin was with one homeowner who's trying to figure out what to do next. don mokler:"i've seen fires before, but i've never seen any fire as total as this."don mokler returns to the ruins of his paradise home.don mokler: "and there was another bedroom right here. oh i know what this is. it was a metal desk." the fo

. >>> the money approved by fema and where it will go. >>> right now, traffic is getting busier if you are driving through the east shore. we had earlier problems. this is a look at san francisco when we come back. >>> it is cold up north. it looks nice. we will look at the weekend coming up. >>> i want to take you live to the opening bell in new york where the doubt is set to drop about four and appoints. there goes the belt. steve says why? the chinese company was arrested and there is talk about violating trade sanctions. we are also watching a meeting involving oil prices and supplies. the ongoing trade talks between china and the u.s. are at the top of the agenda. >> good morning. thursday morning, i am dave clark. >> thank you for joining us. >> we have some rain today.>> yes. >> we will by the disco. >> southern california, probably has a lot of issues. they are getting the low. we never saw that. a right. how long have you been at one? >> you were the top of the discussion. >> it's all good. i have been here 18 years. >> all right. >> pamela, you been here longer than me. >> a

many received letters from fema saying they don't qualify for benefits. officials say they are aware of the problem and they're telling people don't give up. . >> take a good close look at their letter and find out why they are being deemed ineligible at this time. it could be for any number of reasons. they may not have all the required paperwork or perhaps they have been referred to another agency. depending on what type of damage has been done to their residents. >> fema says fire victims should go back to the disaster recovery center in butte county or call fema directly to have your situation evaluated. >>> the united methodist church suing to get control over the glide memorial church in san francisco. it's located in the tender loin and known for its chairable work. they tried to sever ties with the church rlier this year. in response the church filed a lawsuit seeking financial control over the church. in a statement they call the lawsuit a hostile takeover attempt. >>> people in the east bay getting a lack at a proposed tower that would be bigger

employees will keep working, fema working in butte and southern california. >> other services stay open, airport and post office. flights and mail not interrupted. all national parks close immediately. alcatraz island, golden gate national reserve and for a complete list go to abc7news.com. >>> raiders are looking for temporary home before big move to las vegas. it could be at&t park perhaps. nfl team is reportedly in talks with giants but comes with caveats. if the deal is made, three big bay area sports teams would be within a mile of one another. abc7 news reporter unser haasen has more. >>. >> reporter: at&t park has hosted football in the past but some sports analysts say to bring the raiders here could face challenges. could the san francisco giants ballpark be home field? >> raiders should stay in oakland. >> some giants fans don't like the idea. >> i'm surprised that giants have courted the raiders and looks like they're initiating the conversation. >> reporter: host 95.7 "the game" says the giants would welcome the revenue and at&t park the exposure in nfl season. quote," want

fema and state officials will begin operating a mobile disaster recovery center, it will be open from 10:00 to 8:00 today at the contra costa county of public works. >>> in east bay, isis sympathizer will be sentenced in san francisco. video shows 23 year old amar plotting to kill thousands in the bay area. he is facing 33 years in federal prison for isis set up social immediate yay counts. >>> congress and president trump -- media accounts. congress and the president have until the end of the week for the border wall decision. >>> we are getting word of a crash blocking one lane, backing up your drive, slow off of the east shore freeway. see delays across the bay bridge, a stalled vehicle past the metering lights. elsewhere, the east shore freeway is sluggish away from highway 4, pockets of slowing in to richmond. bart delays, 10 minutes on the warm spring line in the richmond and daily city direction. a quick update on 880, 238, traffic is slow. one lane is blocked for a big rig accident. >>> the rain has moved out and we have areas of fog to start off the day. sales force tower cam

(justine) fema trailers are in california to help those displaced by the recent camp fire. these trailers will be set up at the rolling hills casino in corning in nearby tehama county. twelve spots have been opened up at the casino for these trailers. fema says no current guests at the casino's r-v park will be asked to leave to make room for the trailers. other trailers will be put at the glenn county fairgrounds and sacramento's cal expo. wildfire victims will be allowed to stay in the trailers for up to 18 months while a more permanent solution can be found. (justine) evacuation orders have been lifted for paradise, california.(jrs) this week survivors of the wildfire returned to their property. reporter stephanie lin was with one homeowner who's trying to don mokler:"i've seen fires before, but i've never seen any fire as total as this."don mokler returns to the ruins of his paradise home.don mokler: "and there was another bedroom right here. oh i know what this is. it was a metal desk." the fourth visit for the man who lived here for 20 years...the land now incinerated

many have received letters from fema saying they don't qualify for benefits. they are aware of the problem and are urging people not to give up. >>> take a good close look at their letter and find out why they are being deemed in eligible at this time, it could be for any number of reasons, they may not have all of the required paperwork or perhaps they have bending on what type of damage has been done to their residents. >> fema is urging fire victims to visit the disaster centers in butte county or caliphal directly to have their situation evaluated. >>> the needs affected by the devastating it wildfire in butte county are not going away. >>> ktvu's rob roth has the story. >> talk about a bee hive of activity, here at the san francisco march republican food bank, dozens of volunteers were packing up apples and other fruits vegetables and groceries, all of the food would go to those in need locally, most are headed to the fire victims in butte county. >> they're boxing it up so the church can take a box full and take it back to people they're assisting in but

carolina s: hablamos que son 1500 mÉdicos y de la ayuda de las agencias federales como fema y de lade la guardia coster. secretaria de seguridad general dijo que esto era culpa de los padres que hacen enfrentar a sus hijos el peligro de cruzar la frontera. se entiende que es algo muy complicado y hay que estar en sus zapatos. >> aunque trump lleva dos aÑos en el gobierno, reciÉn en esta navidad cumpliÓ con la tradiciÓn de los presidentes de los estados unidos de visitar a las tropas en el extranjero. de forma sorpresiva viajÓ con su esposa a una base de irak en donde advirtiÓ que no puede ser estados unidos el policÍa del mundo. vamos a pasar con pablo gato quien se encuentra en washington. pablo: buenas tardes, siempre que un presidente de los estados unidos visita tropas en zonas de combate es muy bien recibido. es el comandante en jefe y que estÁ enviando a estas personas a una situaciÓn potencialmente de muerte,por lo tanto, ir a verlos es casi una obligaciÓn y siemrpe es muy bien recibido. estos viajes son para felicitarlos por las fiestas, para animarles y demostrarles