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now it's my pleasure to turn it over to administrator deanne criswell of fema. administrator criswell: thank you, mr. secretary. i would first like to, again, begin by thanking the president for being here in fema's national response coordination center. this is the heartbeat of what we do right here. this is where we bring the federal family together. these are some amazing public servants. i'd also like to thank the president for signing the crew act earlier this morning. mr. president, behind us here are dedicated public servants from across the federal family. behind us are the dedicated public servants who have been working tirelessly, day in and day out, to get help to those who need us most. these are the dedicated public servants who have put the needs of others before their own. and these are the public servants that we count on to respond to america's worst day. this is what the full force of the federal family looks like, right here behind me. i'd like to recognize every single person here, as well as those on the ground in florida and those supportin

amna: that is fema administrators deanne criswell joining us. we wish you and your team all the best of luck with some difficult days ahead. thank you. deanne: thank you very much, amna. ♪ amna: in the day's other news, pro-russian officials in occupied regions of ukraine formally asked to become part of russia after they held illegal referenda. moscow promised a quick response. meanwhile, the u.s. announced another $1.1 billion in assistance to ukraine, including more advanced rocket systems. the european union is warning it will retaliate against attacks on its energy networks. that's after explosions damaged two pipelines in the baltic sea , nord stream 1 in nord stream 2, that transport russian natural gas to europe. the've been allegations that russia sabotaged the lines over europe's support for ukraine. russia today called the claims stupid, but nmark said it's a serious accusation. >> it's an attack on european infrastructure, and something we should respond commonly to. i don't know what game moscow is playing, but what we are focusin

amna: that is fema administrators deanne criswell joining us. we wish you and your team all the best of luck with some difficult days ahead. thank you. deanne: thank you very much, amna. ♪ amna: in the day's other news, pro-russian officials in occupied regions of ukraine formally asked to become part of russia after they held illegal referenda. moscow promised a quick response. meanwhile, the u.s. announced another $1.1 billion in assistance to ukraine, including more advanced rocket systems. the european union is warning it will retaliate against attacks on its energy networks. that's ter explosions damaged two pipelines in the baltic sea , nord stream 1 in nord stream 2, that transport russian natural gas to europe. there've been allegations that russia sabotaged the lines over europe's support for ukraine. russia today called the claims stupid, but denmark said it's a serious accusation. >> it's an attack onuropean infrastructure, and something we should respond commonly to. i don't know what game moscow is playing, but what we are focusin

fema administrator deanne criswell says the high water is a major concern, but they have the resources available in are ready for when the storm passes. we have the right teams and we have the right resources in place and ready to meet the changes are that the needs of those that we're charged to serve. so far the federal government has sent more than 3 million meals and leaders of water, hundreds of ambulances, generators and more than 100,000 gallons of fuel. florida governor ron desantis says he's thankful for the help. this is a really, really significant effort. a county level state federal that's really been impressive to see president biden also issued a warning to fuel companies. >> to not raise gasoline prices or price gouge. the american people reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> and chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins the table now. you've been doing this. they want to date you, but for many decades, where does this one, you know, kind of rank in the in the force that came on within the flooding. yeah. pretty amazing how extremely powerful was never hurricane

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fema administrator deanne criswell says the high water is a major concern, but they have the resources available and are ready for when the storm passes. we have the right teams and we have the right resources in place and ready to meet the changes are the needs of those that we're charged to serve. so far the federal government has sent more than 3 million meals and leaders of water, hundreds of ambulances, generators and more than 100,000 gallons of fuel. florida governor ron desantis says he's thankful for the help. this is a really, really significant effort. a county level state federal that's really been impressive to see. president biden also issued a warning to fuel companies to not raise gasoline prices or price gouge. the american people. >> reporting in washington, i'm basil, john. lawrence is back. lawrence, i know you're fascinated by extreme weather. so you've been watching the hurricane with great interest. yeah, you know, it's one of those you hate to see people get injured. you hate to see the damage. >> but there's a certain fascination what nature can do and really j

administrator deanne criswell is heading to mississippi tomorrow, and we spoke with her earlier and asked what's being done by the federal government. >> our focus right now for fema is handling the immediate needs that jackson, mississippi has. and right i know that's making sure that they have safe water to drink and that we are bringing in the resources that can do some temporary repairs to restore the water pressure to the city. >> even with that water pressure coming back, residents are being told to shower with their mouth closed. in some cases, the water is brown. it's dirty. how can this be happening in a major city in america?ely agic situation that we find ourselves right in. how are we going to make sure that this doesn't happen again and bring in the right resource, the rights experts that are going to define a plan to help repair this critical piece of infrastructure and help the community of jackson, mississippi, get back to where it needs to be. >> more than 80% of jackson's residents are black. has there been a lack of investment in communities of color? and is this the pr

fema administrator deanne criswell says there's already excellent communication with local leaders and governor desantis. and our focus is on the current life. safety needs that need to be met. >> we're going to lean and we're not going away to provide assistance. florida governor ron desantis says more than 2 million people have followed the recommendation to evacuate. we appreciate everything everybody has been doing across the board across the state of florida to step up when we have these things that bear down on us with fema teams already set up in the sunshine state and more on standby, florida senator rick scott urges everyone to take this seriously. watch the news. evacuate. if you told evacuate, be prepared. >> now president biden approved an emergency declaration for 24 counties in florida. additionally, fema says that they have more than 100,000 gallons of fuel ready to use after the storm reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john. >> basil, some of these people there have homes that can withstand really strong hurricanes. but you have 2, and a half million people in the

fema administrator deanne criswell is expected to travel to the sunshine state today to check on response efforts. and we know that the next few days are going to be difficult. >> we have some very complex problems that we're going to have to solve. >> and governor desantis again expressed his thanks for the federal effort. the response and just the way people have has been very, very impressive. we understand this is just the beginning. >> and lawmakers on capitol hill say they pledge to do everything in their power to help florida recover as well. and president biden says he also plans to travel to puerto rico adding to his commitment to their recovery reporting in washington, reshad hudson, back to you. >> all right. well, coming up next on the kron, morning news, it's not only more expensive to fill up at the pump soon. it's going to be more citizen to charge up your tesla warning or how much you might have the spin at the charger will be right back after the break. well, we've been reporting that gas prices are going up, but it also looks like tesla owners. >> going to have to pay mo

fema administrator deanne criswell says the deployed teams will not stop fema and our partners across the federal, state and local levels. >> remain ready and prepared to help these communities in their greatest time of the florida governor ron desantis expressed thanks for the federal effort. the response and just the way people have there's been very, very impressive. we understand this is just the beginning. the storm is expected to re strengthen to a category one hurricane. >> and then head to south carolina, south carolina senator lindsey graham says his state is ready reporting in washington. i'm basil, john f and back here in the bay area, pleasant hill. police have announced the capture of the second inmate. >> who escaped from a contra costa detention center a little earlier this month last night. 28 year-old jorge garcia has was arrested when police pulled him over for driving a vehicle without a license plate. after a search of that vehicle, officers found 6 pounds of marijuana, multiple shaved keys and drug paraphernalia at the time. this community refused to tell police h

administrator deanne criswell is heading to mississippi tomorrow, and we spoke to her earlier and asked, what's being done by the federal government? >> our focus right now for fema is handling the immediate needs that jackson, mississippi, has. and right now, that's making sure that they have safe water to drink, and that we are bringing in the resources that can do some temporary repairs to restore the water pressure to the city. >> o'donnell: even with that water pressure coming back, residents are being told to shower with their mouth closed. in some cases, the water is brown, it's dirty. how can this be happening in a major city in america? >> it's an absolutely tragic situation that we find ourselves right in. how are we going to make sure that this doesn't happen again, and bring in the right resources, the right experts, that are going to define a plan to help repair this critical piece of infrastructure, and help the community of jackson, mississippi, get back to where it needs to be. >> o'donnell: more than 80% of jackson's residents are black. has there been a lack of investm

fema administrator deanne criswell says they will help with search and rescue. we know we're going to have to get out there in check and make sure that everybody is okay and to help with recovery efforts. so far the federal government has sent more than 3 million meals and leaders of water. hundreds of ambulances, generators and more than 100,000 gallons of fuel. florida governor ron desantis says he appreciates the help of this is a really, really significant effort. a county level state federal that's really been impressive to see. and the white house is urging oil and gas companies not to use this moment to raise gas prices because they say that major refineries shouldn't be impacted by the storm. >> reporting in washington, reshad hudson, back to you. >> all right. thank you for that update. richaun coming up next in the fall morning, news financial relief could be coming to some california in soon. what we know about the timelines on the relief checks just after the break. we'll be right back. ♪strutting your way into my heart♪ ♪take your hat off make

governor desantis: and joining us is fema administrator deanne criswell. administrator criswell: it's important for me to come into a community after an event like this. so i can get an idea what the impacts are. you see a lot of the images on the news but there's nothing that replaces being able to see and talk to people and hear what they're going through. i'll tell you some of the things i heard throughout the day today was how the neighbors are helping neighbors. they're really jumping in and helping each other out. we just heard a great story here but we heard that across the state today. and the absolute heroic efforts that the first responders put forward in the first few days. i just want to thank all of them for everything that they've done. as you heard the governor say with different programs that are available for individual assistance with fema, president biden did sign the initial disaster declaration late wednesday night. that authorized nine counties for individual assistance. thursday, early afternoon, i believe, we added four more countie

now it's my pleasure to turn over to administrator deann criswell of fema that was alexandra nicholas my. your carry a homeland security director. he was following on from yes, president j bud just missed. but he had already said that a board that the a hurricane in could be the deadliest in florida's history. and of course, remember that the storm hit the states as one of the strongest and decades certainly. and it knocked up powder on 2000000 people. dummy, huge quantities of water, thousands of people trapped in their homes, are just wicked scenes here at the federal emergency management agency as they lay out their plans to help in the wake of this devastating arcanum storm. still head hearing out 0. yes, vice president visits a south career offer is northern neighbor launches mistletoe, and deposed may molly dying? so she is sentenced in yet another case. ah with it's feeling more comfortable around the gulf states. hi everyone. so the winds have shifted around. they're now coming out of the northwest. really say we go in for a closer look. so when the wind is out of the north no

administrator deanne criswell is heading to mississippi tomorrow and we spoke to her earlier and asked what's being done by the federal government? >> our focus right now for fema is handling the immediate needs that jackson, mississippi has. is it and right now, that's making sure that they have safe water to drink, and that we are bringing in the resources that can do some temporary repairs to restore the water pressure to the city. >> o'donnell: even with that water pressure coming back, residents are being told to shower with their mouth closed. in some cases, the water is brown. it's dirty. how can this be happening in a major city in america? >> it's an absolutely tragic situation that we find ourselves right in. how are we going to make sure that this doesn't happen again and bring in the right resources, the right experts that are going to define a plan to help repair this critical piece of infrastructure and help the community of jackson, mississippi, get back to where it needs to be. >> o'donnell: more than 80% of jackson's residents are black. has there been a lack of invest

. >> and deanne criswell, we appreciate her coming down and fema's responsiveness to this and thank you very much and thank you for being here. you had people immediately descend onto the scene particularly in southwest florida. there's light rescue, making sure that people are okay, following up on any type of calls, and there's been really a herculean effort and there's also the assessment, okay, what's been damaged that's going to impact the entire community and the power is an issue. there are people working, i think that lee and charlotte have about 15% restored and there's more to be restored likely in the relatively near future and some that's going to require some rebuild, so the utilities, fp and l is down there and they're prepared to do that. the other, lee county has asked for support from. they had a water main break for their county water reutility, that mean the county does not have water at this point and you need that to be able to function in society. they've requested support from fema and then we, fema was able to provide the army corps of engineers and they were on

joining me now is fema administrator deanne criswell. administrator criswell, thank you for joining us tonight. of course, i have to start with the situation in jackson, mississippi. right now, roughly 150,000 mostly black residents are headed into their second week without clean water after a crucial treatment plant failed last month. president biden has since issued an emergency declaration. and is meeting with civil rights leaders on friday. we talked about it with him extensively. certainly moving as firmly as he can. fema now authorized to coordinate relief efforts in the region. what is fema doing first and foremost to ease the suffering in jackson? i said seven days, but seven days with no clean water, what is the biggest danger facing jackson residents amid this water crisis? >> good evening, reverend sharpton, thank you very much for having me on to talk about this really important topic today. the president, as you mentioned, did authorize an emergency declaration. it really gives fema now the ability to do a few things. first

so fema administrator deanne criswell is in jackson, mississippi today to assess the ongoing emergency response operations. she will be joined by infrastructure coordinator mitch landrieu and other federal officials. i know she will be providing an update from the ground a little bit later today, fema, e.p.a. and the u.s. army corps of engineers continue to deploy personnel to support the state's emergency response and identify longer term solutions to improve the infrastructure as far as water distribution goes. i know some folks have questions about that, fema has a number of personnel on site in the state emergency operations center and is coordinating with the mississippi, the emergency management team to ensure that everyone has access to water. as you know, the president took immediate action to approve the governor's emergency declaration request and directed his team to surge assistance to mississippi, the president and the vice president both spoke with the mayor of jackson this week and that's the update of where we are. again, we are determined to continue to provide all of

joining us now from fema headquarters in washington is fema administrator deanne criswell. thank you so much for joining us. we know it's a busy and stressful time for you. can you give us a current update on where things stand? >> yeah, good morning, michael. what i'm hearing through the night is that this has been just a catastrophic storm and it's left significant damage in its path and we know that there are hundreds of thousands of people that have been impacted by this and my heart really goes out to all of them right now. today our priority is saving lives. we know again that there's been a number of people that have been impacted that might be trapped. we're hearing reports of people that have been calling 911 through the night. our teams were supporting the state through the night to prioritize the areas and our search and rescue teams have been out since 4:00 this morning. teams that we had put in place well in advance of the storm to make sure they could get in there as soon as it was safe to go start saving lives. we're still very focused on what's happening on

amid the crisis, fema administrator deanne criswell traveled there just as another attempt to restore water failed. joining me is a senior fellow at the brookings institution's metropolitan policy program and author of "know your price: valuing black lives and property in america's black cities." the perfect person to talk to this morning. thank you, andre, for doing this. first off, i just got back from mississippi, jackson, yesterday, or thursday. and, you know, it was just astounding to see people struggling for the most basic human thing, drinking water. we all know this has been decades in the making. this is happening once again in a majority black city. i believe the population of jackson is 40% black, a quarter of that population living in poverty. we saw this happening in another majority black city, flint, in 2014. how much does race have to do with this? >> as we know, race and racism plays a lot in where we live, our land use policy, and ultimately our utilities. now, in an ideal sense, infrastructure is shared. it serves as the foundation for economic development for heal

criswell, with loss of life and may be upsetting numbers to hear for lots of people. and also reports from the fema administrator, that they are prepared for the possibility of thousands of displaced people. long-term displaced people. i think this is only just the beginning, brianna. >> yeah. the recovery is going to take months and months in some of these areas, we certainly expect. >>> this morning, more than 2 million florida residents are waking up without power that's a number that included sarasota residents including the city's mayor. mayor erik arroyo joins us now. mayor, can you give us a number, with the sense of fatalities, have you heard about your area? >> no, and the number one priority remains the safety of our residents in sarasota. we have 200 or so incidents of downed trees and power lines and a phone number will be provided to our residents on social media to report that. the barriers are still closed off. water is back on the barrier islands. we shut them down before the hurricane hit. and the next phase is to make sure the water infrastructure is

. >> joining us is our administrator, deanne criswell. >> we're going to break away now that florida governor ron desantis has stopped talking, and he was joined, obviously, by other officials updating the public on the devastation brought on their state by that powerful hurricane, ian. next we'rere going to go to a hard-hit flolorida county wheret least ten pepeople have been killed and there's's only one hospital t that is operarationa. that hospital is regrettably unable to accept any new patients. we'll talk to them next. dards, with a lifetime guarantee. bath fitter. it just fits. visit bathfitter.com to book your free consultation. moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin. despite treatment it disrupts my skin with itch. it disrupts my skin with rash. but now, i can disrupt eczema with rinvoq. rinvoq is not a steroid, topical, or injection. it's one pill, once a day, that's effective without topical steroids. many taking rinvoq saw clear or almost-clear skin while some saw up to 100% clear skin. plus, they felt fast itch relief some as early as 2 days. that's rinvoq rel

. >> we just heard from deanne criswell as they look at this life-threatening storm. they're talking about the number of personnel they're moving to florida. they have a fema headquarters set up in miami as well as 128,000 gallons of fuel. they have 2500 red cross personnel going to the state of florida to act as first responders. more of the numbers here, 350 personnel from the army corps of engineers. we understand other federal law enforcement like cbp will be in that area as well as the -- they're getting ready to put out 300 ambulances and medical teams, 3.5 million liters of water and 3.7 million meals. they're preparing for a life-threatening storm and we understand from the national weather service director that it's really the water they're concerned about there and he says really anyone in the state of florida is in the crosshairs. he emphasized it's not just people on the coast, that they also are expecting damage and life-threatening conditions even inland. and so this is all an effort from administrators and officials here in washington to try to get the

president biden created state of merging to help the city get a quickly in the head of fema, deanne criswell, visited the city on friday. here to discuss is lieutenant general russell honorÉ, he was commander of the joint task force that responded to hurricane katrina. general, thank you for joining us. you played a key role in the response to the twin disasters of hurricanes katrina and rita in 2005. what does that experience tell you about what's happening right now in jackson in what must be done to in this water crisis. >> while number one, keep people alive and keep them healthy. they have the right person in there in terms of fema administration, and at the request of the governor, they have a quick turnaround any presidential declaration which opens in top federal government to do everything they can to provide safe drinking water for the immediate needs, then to find some sort of fix to the water supply systems so that people have safe water. most of us look at clean drinking water as a human right, but much of our water systems if we're going back decades needed to be repaired in r

i want to play for you quickly if i can, craig, deanne criswell has been in contact with the president, talking about assistance when it comes to recovery. let's hear her. >> right now there are 13 counties that have been designated for individual assistance but we will add more. as we continue to do assessments and it hasn't been safe to go into the neighborhoods, we will continue to add more counties so individual can apply for assistance through fema. >> jose diaz-balart has been on the ground speaking to folks afraid of being overlooked when it comes to assistance, rebuilding and recovery. what do people need to know with this process? >> the first thing is, if they're in the areas of impact, again, what they're talking about is adding some of the hours outside of the impact area, saint augustine, those will get added. if you didn't have insurance and you need help -- again, i think people are going to need either short-term or long-term housing assistance which fema can start providing. it's the process of once we're going rescue is the same time people can -- long-term rebuilding

fema administrator deanne criswell says there's already excellent communication with local leaders and governor desantis. and our focus is on the current life. safety needs that need to be met. >> we're going to lean and we're not going to wait to provide assistance. florida governor ron desantis says more than 2 million people have followed the recommendation to evacuate. we appreciate everything everybody has been doing across the board across the state of florida. >> i have to step up when we have these things that bear down on us with fema teams already set up in the sunshine state and more on standby. >> florida senator rick scott urges everyone to take this seriously. i watch the news. evacuate. if you told evacuate, be prepared. >> president biden approved an emergency declaration for 24 counties. and fema says more than 100,000 gallons of fuel are ready to be used after the storm reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> so let's see right now where hurricane ian is heading poor west coast of florida. they're just about to get hammered is going super dangerous. they're incre

. >>> joining us now, fema administrator, deanne criswell. what can you tell us as this storm keeps getting bigger? >> good morning. thanks for giving me an opportunity to talk to you today. we've been preparing for this storm since friday when i talked to the governor and heard what his concerns are. as we continued to watch this storm, get more defined and now that we see it moving south, we are confident we have moved the right personnel and the right resources in place to make sure we can respond immediately, especially for those life-saving efforts. we listened to the threat from the storm surge. it's going to be life threatening. anybody that has not evacuated, they need to stay in place and try to get to high ground if the waters start to rise. we're prepared to go in immediately to support the state's efforts in that immediate search and rescue to find anybody that may be impacted or stranded because of the storm. >> do you have an estimate as to how many people did stay behind? there's been urgent notices for people to evacuate, not

fema administrator deanne criswell, thank you very much for the update. i'm sure we'll be talking to you again. a lot coming out of that interview as we're trying to get the information as the sun comes up over southwest florida which just endured an epic hurricane. now we're hearing nine hospitals have no water, and they are concerned about these hospitals and concerned about the potential for the need to evacuate patients if they can get water restore. that's just one snapshot of what the hurricane has left in its wake in one county. lee county, florida, which is taking a big hit from this, many areas in the county under water and a local sheriff saying casualties could be high. we're going to have much more on hurricane ian, including a look at why the cost of the damage could be astronomical. >>> up next, we're going to move to politics real quick, new data revealing how self-distrust and resentment have become the norm among republican voters. that's straight ahead when "morning joe" returns. ers. that's straight eaahd when "morning joe" returns. sub

deanne criswell -- having that up to yesterday, she also spoke yesterday on fema preparations. here are some of what she had to say. >> by the time it reaches the shores of florida, the storm is going to slow down to five miles per hour. this is significant. [inaudible] e i can tell you that our biggest concern as we wait for the storm to make landfall is storm surge. i will note that storm surge is a leading cause of hurricane related fatalities. just in 2018, when hurricane michael impacted the florida panhandle, there were five reported fatalities. if people are told to evacuate by officials, please listen to them. the decision you choose to make might be the decision that -- between life and death. >> more from her today at 10 am eastern. you can watch that on the free c-span now video app and on c-span dot org. stay on top of fema's warnings there. preparations about that hurricane that is bearing down on florida. back to your phone calls. which party do you trust more on medicare and social security? charles in livingston, tennessee is on that line for those older than 65

what the president communicated yesterday and fema administrator deanne criswell who will be in florida today, she and i echoed, is that we're not just here today, we're not just here tomorrow. we're going to be here throughout the recovery period for the weeks, months and years it takes. this is our responsibility. this is our commitment. and it's a commitment that we fulfill through the incredible personnel in this department and throughout the government. >> homeland security secretary, alejandro mayorkas, thank you very much for joining us this morning. >>> let's go to meteorologist michelle grossman now for where the storm is headed. >> it's headed towards south carolina. we'll make that landfall in just a few hours, later on this afternoon. it strengthened back to a cat 1 storm after a tropical storm yesterday. it jumped in the atlantic and now we're looking at 85-mile-per-hour winds. that's the latest on the storm. we expect it to hold that strength as it makes landfall later on today. here is the location, 105 miles south-southeast of charleston. we overlaid the radar and winds

fema administrator deanne criswell is also on the ground in florida today. since before the storm made landfall, president biden has been clear that it is a priority for the entire administration to get those impacted by the storm help that they need. one week ago, the president issued an emergency declaration for florida, which meant we could preposition teams and resources like food, water and generators on the ground. yesterday, the president did the same thing for south carolina in anticipation of the storm hitting there. currently, efforts are focused on saving lives and search and rescue as part of an unprecedented level of coordination with the florida national guard and state and local responders. teams started search and rescue missions before daylight yesterday and are continuing that effort today. by the end of yesterday, they had already saved hundreds of lives and completed thousands of structural assessments, allowing people to safely return to their homes. federal teams are continuing to assess damage and work to restore critical services and