that was the fema we had during katrina and rita was a fema that didn't work. it has gotten a little bit better but a lot of the rules and i want to be clear because i want the mayor to understand the at lot of the rules fema is operating under are rules set-up by this united states congress. that act is a colossal mess. when i got here, i took my memories of katrina and rita and in introduced a fema reform act. it has not seen the light of the day because it has not been a priority. i would hope both sides come together especially after south carolina and west virginia and the other disasters fema has to respond to so we can make things make sense. i think you have to give the fema administrator the ability to weigh the provisions of the stafford act. it makes no sense we spend $60-$80,000 to bring in a trailer when that money could make that homeowner whole. but we can't because the stafford act says we cannot put any money into permanent housing. that is not a fema problem. that is a congress problem. and let me just take a moment to thank the president for

and we learned a very valuable lesson, and that was the fema we had during katrina and rita was a fema that just didn't work, i translated to make any sense. it's gotten a little bit better a lot of the rules, and i just want to be clear about this, because of what the mayors to understand a lot of the rules that fema is operating under our rules that are set up by this united states congress. and that stafford act, which is just a colossal mess, is our stafford act. and when i got here, when i was elected i took my memories of katrina and rita and introduced a fema reform act which has not seen the light of day because it just has not been a priority. so i would hope that both sides can come together, especially after south carolina, west virginia, and all of the other disasters that fema has to respond to so that we can make things make sense. and i think that you have to give a fema administrator the ability to waive the provisions of the stafford act when there is -- two-way -- was a different way that could create substantial savings but it makes no sense to me that we would spend

one of my fema friends showed up, i need a block of 10 rooms and a hotel to bring some fema folks. i wish i had 10 rooms to give you or a hotel. i had nine. all of them are under water. where have you been? did you not pay attention and want a block of 10 rooms. that's how broken the city system is. no compassion and no common sense. mayor, i need a place, i need 15,000 square feet of air conditioned space. i wish i had 15,000 feet of air conditioned space that i would give you. set up in the parking lot and find you a spot. no, mayor, it's too hot outside. yes, sir, it is. but there is one young guy, mark wilson, him and i got together last week and in a matter of 48 hours made the right contact got a d.r.c. and made one call to the storm manager and one phone call to headquarters, done. you do have some good people. but the system is positively broken. no sense, no common sense and very little compassion when you have been on the street. >> they had days, weeks, months for some of the response to the homes in new orleans. they don't have that in livingston parish, because people

>> there's not. >> there are no fema -- where are all the fema personnel staying? >> stay throughout the impacted areas. >> in a tent? >> most of them are in a hotel. most of our staff are staying in new orleans or lafayette. >> where are their meals coming from? >> excuse me where their meals come from? >> where do their meals come from? >> from the local community. >> who pays for that? >> they receive a per deem. >> okay. so, we have, we have hotels that are set up, let's keep in mind, hotel rooms are not available for general public. pretty much all the hotels are booked. so we have fema personnel staying in hotels. they get a per deem for their meals that are covered. all their stuff is set. those guys are taken care of. that is not a worry that they have. let me tell you about conversations with livingston parish sheriff. and ascension parish sheriff jeff wiley. their deputies are peeling off left and right because they don't have stability. these are the law enforcement community that are foundational to the recovery of these communities. their deputies are

letter from fema. "fema concurs with selective's final decision, and no further administrative review can be provided through this appeal process." they sided with the insurance company. >> sullivan: what did you do? >> i hired an attorney. there was nothing to do. like i say, i'm 51 years old. i've never sued anyone in my life, and my back was against the wall because i knew something was wrong here. >> sullivan: to understand quinn's fight with the insurance company, i had to journey deep into the complex world of flood coverage. the search took me to new orleans, and a high-stakes legal battle. hi, are you john? >> hello. >> sullivan: laura sullivan. nice to meet you. >> very nice to meet you as well. >> sullivan: john houghtaling is a bit of a new orleans legend, a plaintiff's attorney with a taste for french antiques. >> so it's restored just like at the time. >> sullivan: he made millions for his clients and for himself, taking on the insurance companies after katrina. >> insurance policies, even

fema's visit came as a request from the state. they toured buildings and businesses in bremer floyd and butler counties today. they assessed damage done to places like vt industries who had to knock out nearly 4 feet of drywall due to the flooding. take vo fema officials spoke with some homeowners, took pictures, and measured how high the flood waters got in some places. this is the these areas will need federal assistance . they will come back to look at roads and bridges next week governor branstad will take the information gathered from fema to decide if he will put in a request for federal help. 39:17"we're certainly trying to look at everything that we possibly can. we're not looking at every single house that's been damaged so it's important for people to understand if we didn't come by or you didn't see us at your house don't worry about it. that doesn't preclude them from getting assistance" phil fema will tour flood damage in buchanan, blackhawk, and delaware counties tomorrow. in clarksville phil reed kcrg tv-9 news. iow

fema is 33,000 to $36,000. the average is $6,000. >> reporter: and that is hardly enough to rebuild a totally damaged ouy, adam wner, abc action news. >> if you want debris removed from your property, put it by the curb. you ha to sort it into four different piles. road, fire hydrants or mailboxes. >>> we're learning that the power is finally back on in every area of pinellas county tonight. mariner's cove was left in the dark for the last six days because of damaged electrical equipment. >> this is about people's livelihoods. they know the people who live here don't have a lot of money. they don't have fabulous was beeen the county electriwe spector and the mobile home park fixing the problem. >>> the trail currentl to the public because of de bee from tropical storm hermine. parkans arworking to get it completely cleaned up. >>> new tonight, citrus county asking people to be patient when it comes to storm debris clean-up there. the county declaration of emergency which would clear the way for fe funding for t

fema is coming out to tour all of this but help may not provide immediate relief. 0. >> i would say by my barn there's at least a it smells awful. she and many other homeowners feel they have nowhere left to turn. >> people are to the point where we don't know what to do anymore. >> some people are hoping the federal emergency management or fema will help those without insurance rebuild. they will be touring the damage this week but pasco county says don't expect a big pay out. >> i want to set the expectation for everyone in this community that fema is not coming out handing out red cross debit cards and things. >>> the average pay out is $6,000. they are anxious to give fema to give this area a federal disaster declaration. >> we'll be able to elevate homes that continually flood. >> homeowners like carol are looking for a new place to live. >> i have no money to get back in there so i have to move on. >> she says she isn't counting on fema home. >>> this all comes as pasco county is urging homeowners to clear storm and trash debris from their homes. they're picking it upstarting on

and that was that the fema we had during katrina and rita was a fema that just didn't work, a fema that didn't make any sense. it's gotten a little bit better. but a lot of the rules, and i just want to be clear about this, because i want the mayors to understand that a lot of the rules that fema are operating under are rules that are set up by this united states congress. and that stafford act, which is just a colossal mess, is our stafford act. and when i got here, and i was elected, i took my memories of katrina and rita and introduced the fema reform act, which has not seen the light of day. because it just has not been a priority. i would hope that both sides can come together, especially after south carolina, west virginia, and all of the other disasters that fema has to respond to, so that we can make things make sense. i think that you have to give the fema administrator the ability to weigh the provisions of the stafford act when there is a different way that could create substantial savings. it makes no sense to me that we would spend $60,000 to $80,000 to bring in a trailer w

fema employees and personnel were on the grownlsdz. they were setting up incident support bases to provide supply, coordinating with state and local officials, and supporting first responders and rescue efforts. fema also set up discovery disaster recovery centers to assist residents seeking federal aid to get back on their feet in the aftermath of this storm. one of the first fema employees on the ground there more than a month ago was a fellow named husto hernandez. his picture is right here. husto goes by the name teto, is a team leader of the east two national incident math assistance team -- management assistance team with 28 years of experience with fema. he leads his team in immediate response efforts to natural and manmade disasters whenever ndz -- and wherever they occur. they're experts in disaster response specializing in operations and logistics and planning and recovery. they put their experience to use by supporting state and local officials as they work through the most trying of situations. the members of teto's team sa

today fema will be in clarksville. i want to stress they have not yet said whether or not they will help with cleanup. today.. they are simply here to look at the damage. looking around... it's clear clarksville needs help. take a look at this video. you can see the debris just piling up. around 150 homes are dealing with water damage... some people can't even return to their properties yet. the debris site at the city maintenance site near the water tower is still open daily if you need to use it. also... the city just l started pumping water in basements out into the we've got you covered live in clarksville... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. clarksville is asking people to please only of one load of laundry a day right now so the sewer system does not back up. fema is also warning people all over eastern iowa to be careful when they go back to check on their home. fema wants people to keep an carbon monoxide poisoning is a concern. so is the threat of being electrocuted -- from stepping in water where live electric wir

the fema crew will check out damage in buchanan, black hawk, and delaware counties next. tonight on t-v nine news at six, these fema people will the presidential election is officially underway in iowa. early voting started today in the state. today, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton made a stop in des moines. she talked about helping middle class families through different initiatives like reducing the cost of childcare. she also commented on flooding in eastern iowa. "i talked with the mayor, i talked with city council members so. they hope that they will not have the flooding. they took a lot of good precautionary measures. " " i am so fortunate to be president we are going to have a big infrastructure program and we are going to help prevent flooding in places like cedar rapids." yesterday republican donald trump spoke in council bluffs. while there, trump said it was "very good" that former presidential federal investigators are trying to figure out what caused a transit train to crash into a busy station this morning in new jersey. the crash in hobok

. >> fema needs to declare a disaster. they have not done that yet. until they do, the fema money is not available for the folks who need it here. i have been on the phone with them all day. they're still in response mode. assuming they declare disaster, here is what you need right there. don't worry. if you didn't have enough time to copy all of that down, all of the information will be on give them a call and tell them to declare a disaster. they will ask you for your social security number, insurance information, bank ing anaccounting information. that's so they can send money and deposit into your account if you qualify. damage description. you have to if you qualify, they will send an inspector out to your home ask do a home inspection. if you meet all of the requirements, they will send you a check by mail or direct posit. they will also send you a tter with instructions on how to spend the monebecause there are some restrins. so ere's the bottom line tonight. finally fema cannot provide money to individuals for losses already covered by insuran

. >> fema steps in to help for hurricane hermine, but is it enough? why homeowners and business owners might not get all the help their need. >>> catching up on all the college football, all the local teams in action and an amazing performance by the usfs. >>> and i've been looking on the latest in the tropics. there's a system here, just off to the north of hispaniola that's no chance of development but, spaghetti models are bringing it right across in our area. what that means for our forecast over the next seven days, coming >>> welcome back, the time 6:10. >>> major authorities are looking at major damage in two places hit by hurricane hermine. >> but those looking for a payout from fema are awaiting a rude awakening. >> reporter: a trip to karen's home shows nothing but water. >> i would say by my barn, up to my knees. >> reporter: her home has at >> it smells awful. >> reporter: she and homeowners like her feel they have nowhere left to turn. >> people are just to the point where we don't know what to do anymore. >> reporter: some people are hop

outdated fema flood maps stop them from getting more coverage. a native american tribe in north dakota is protesting a pipeline as a judge temporarily halts construction on one stretch. the judge is set to make the final decision on friday. a man has admitted to the sexual abuse and murder of an 11 year old minnesota boy nearly 30 years ago. a plea deal means he won't serve any time in jail for the murder. dubuque city council has approved thousands of city traffic stops. the police department asked for the study. you're watching kcrg-tv9. now, from your 24 hour news source, this is kcrg-tv9 news morning news. first, meteorologis t kaj o'mara has your first occasional showers and storms will be scattered around the area today. any storms that form will be capable of torrential rainfall rates, and a quick 1-2" of rain is likely in many areas. over the northern half, isolated rain amounts of 4-5" are also possible. should this area rivers likely rising into the weekend. thursday continues to look dry with more storms possible on friday. this weeken

kcrg-tv9 has reached out to fema to find out why spillville's maps are outdated. training guidelines during their investigation into a substitute teacher's relationship with a student. mary beth haglin admitted having a sexual relationship with a washington high school student. she's charged with sexual exploitation by a school employee. the district says then- principal dr. ralph plagman didn't handle investigations appropriately this past february and april. plagman says he made the wrong call from trusting the wrong people. that allowed haglin to continue teaching. plagman, along johnson, resigned last month. iowa city school district students are heading back to class today. the heat forced the school district to let students out early yesterday for the second time this school year. classrooms like this one inside west high school can get as hot as 90 degrees during the day. the school's principal says kids have been getting sick inside the hot and humid rooms. "we would always prefer to have them in class, you know for the full amount of time, but i have to r

sunday morning, representatives with fema canvassed the county. assessing the damage, trying to determine if a federal disaster declaration will be made. but even if it is, the county's emergency services director warns residents, it won't be like winning the lottery. >> the average payout from fema to a homeowner is only $6,000 per household. it is not a lot of money. it is not an home. if they get every bit that fema can give them, it's between 33 and $36,000. >> reporter: what the declaration could do is open doors for the county, that could benefit homeowners in the long hall. >> it will start allowing us to work more quickly. to acquire properties that could get storage capacity for storm water in their neighborhoods. >> reporter: lashley is thankful for any bit of help. >> it would be nice, because the trailer is too old for the insurance company to cover it. it falls on me. i have to demolish the trailer and clean the property up myself. >> reporter: pasco county residents will have to wait until later this week to see if they will receive

obviously fema does not operate that way. florida cfo jeff atwaters' office is investigating allegations of fraud. reports suggest that people are posing as federal officials and they're demanding 150 bucks, to help residents fill out the fema claims. so again, state, local officials want to remind you, don't give out any personal information or money without verifying the identity of the person who is asking for it. government officials carry official identification as to insurance company representatives. if they do not have that, either walk away or just hang up the phone. these scammers are also asking for personal information like again, don't give that away, either. don't be a victim. do the research first and again, it's almost a week since hurricane hermine pounded the state of florida. we saw some of that damage here in pasco, hernando and citrus county and even now, you can see there's plenty of flooded streets and folks are waking up this morning still picking up pieces from that storm. we'll continue talking about

fema wants people to keep an eye on possible health hazards. carbon monoxide poisoning is a concern. so is the threat of being electrocuted -- from stepping in water where live electric wires have fallen. plus -- they're telling people to make sure they keep cuts and a better look at the damage. they've been visiting neighborhoods in plainfield, waverly, and janesville. they haven't been able to get in touch with every person affected by flooding. they're asking you to call the waverly shell rock united way so they can get information from you - which they need to pass along to iowa homeland security. all of that will if you need financial help -- they can get the ball best we've seen that all over eastern iowa this week. unfortunately, it can also bring out the worst in others. days after the river left the north cedar community underwater in cedar falls -- the living water church was filled with supplies. people bringing in donations and flood victims collecting what they need. however some of the people taking supplies -- haven't been flood

. >> we were able to speak he to fema here. officials told me they were on the ground before the rain even started but added that the federal government should be the last line of defense, not the first. >> in most disasters they are local. they are handled by the individual folks, handled by >> congressman john fleming says a group called the kagan navy did just that. >> it was a group of people that pulled out their boats and they had a internet communication system. >> according to fema it's come a long way. >> what grade would you give fema for the response this time around. >> we learn from every event and we will learn from that event as well. >> the whole reason for fema strongest. >> we have literally more than 100,000 people that are living in more than 30 inches of rain and fema is able to put up a dozen temporary housing structures. are you kidding me? this is a pathetic response. >> in washington, i'm kristine. >>> next on the news at 9:00, high school basketball team's choice of apparel. >> and they will bring you

, obviously fema does not operate that way so do not fall for it. florida cfo is investigating allegations of fraud across the state of florida. reports suggesting people posing as federal officials and then demanding cash, as much as $150 to help residents fill out fema claims, not the case. that's not supposed to happen. so again, state and local officials want to remind you, information or money without verifying the identity of the person who is asking for it. government officials carry official identification as do insurance company representatives. if they don't have it, walk away or just hang up the phone. these scammers are also asking for personal information like social security numbers. so again, if they do not have that identification number, if they don't have the proper i.d., don't fall for that scam no matter where you're living the state of florida. pasco, hernando, citrus, big bend area, make sure they have the proper identification before you give them any information at all and remember, you don't have to give fema money to fill o

fema will continue to see if additional designations will be added to this declaration. within the next hour, the city will allow people who live or work in the evacuation zone from flood 2016 to get back within that area. but the flood evacuation zone won't open for the general public until 7 a-m tomorrow. until then, the city is asking people who don't need to be downtown to stay away so large equipment can get in for clean-up. the city wants to make sure everyone can thoroughly clean up this weekend. they're keeping the city services center on 15th avenue southwest open this weekend. staff will be on hand from 8 a-m to 5 p-m both saturday and sunday. people whose property related questions. all fees for flood permits are waived. and remember, if you need to have your power or gas service turned back on, here's how you can contact the utilities. alliant energy is 1-800-255-4268. mid american energy is 1- 888-427-5632. crews are working to finish the tear down of all the hesco barriers blocking bridge en the work done by today. because of that, police check points will

fema is coming out to tour all of this but help may not provide immediate relief. 0. >> i would say by my barn there's at least a it smells awful. she and many other homeowners feel they have nowhere left to turn. >> people are to the point where we don't know what to do anymore. >> some people are hoping the federal emergency management or fema will help those without insurance rebuild. they will be touring the damage this week but pasco county says don't expect a big pay out. >> i want to set the expectation for everyone in this community that fema is not coming out handing out red cross debit cards and things.

fema wants people to keep an eye on possible health hazards. carbon monoxide poisoning is a concern. plus -- they're telling people to away from contaminated water -- so they don't get infected. -anchors adlib about flooding and aerial view -we're taking a look at the city of cedar falls from the air with our kwwl drone -people dealing with a lot of -talk about how high the water is -can we see any houses flooded? -people walking around? let's go to storm track seven chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg now for your first forecast. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: the sky remains mostly clear through the night with patchy fog possible late. clouds increase early friday morning and it remains cloudy through the day. a sprinkle or spotty light shower is possible toward evening. clouds this weekend keep high temperatures highs into the low-mid 70s. storm track 7 chief meteorologist mark schnackenberg from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. se

we're checking with fema and will bring you the response as to why spillville's maps are so outdated and what's next. cedar rapids schools say administrators didn't follow training guidelines teacher's relationship with a student. mary beth haglin admitted having a sexual relationship with a washington high school student, while teaching as a substitute last school year. prosecutors have charged her with sexual exploitation by a school employee. the district says then- principal ralph plagman didn't handle investigations appropriately this past february and april. plagman admitted making the wrong call then by trusting the haglin to continue teaching. he - along with activities director mike johnson - resigned last month. dubuque is moving forward with hiring an outside group to make sure police officers aren't using racial profiling. tonight, the city council approved spending 30- thousand dollars for st. ambrose university to conduct a study. the police department says it doesn't think officers unfairly target african americans, but this study will add more to increase the minimum

fema wants people to keep an eye on possible health hazards. carbon monoxide poisoning is a concern. so is the threat of being electrocuted -- from stepping in water where live electric wires have fallen. a disaster like this can be heartbreaking, uplifting and maddening all at the same time. here's an example of something cedar falls -- the living water church was filled with supplies. people bringing in donations and flood victims collecting what they need. however some of the people taking supplies -- haven't been flood victims. one family even using fake tears to sell their lie. "and that is one of the hardest parts about this, you can't gage. . .i would never tell someone no to this help. we have had a few people who have taken things when their home didn't get flooded." but as we've shared many times this week -- there are many more stories of others who step in to help those in need. despite flooding - the mayor's annual fun run in waterloo goes on. here's a picture sent to us from a viewer. you're seeing about one thousand fourth grader

damage estimates have inse today officials with fema visited pasco county to help assess the damage and determine whether or not a federal disaster declaration will be made. news channel 8's mary mcguire got a firsthand look at the devastation. >> reporter: hurricane hermine ripped through pasco county and left a gigantic bill. >> this is the most costly storm we've had in pasco county. >> reporter: 23 residences were them was jeffrey's who lived with his son and two grandchildren in this trailer. >> she saw the tree and said it looked like slow motion as it fell down. >> reporter: it was declared a total loss after a tree fell on it in the middle of those storms and he has now moved across the street to live with his girlfriend. >> now you look at and you're going, why me? >> reporter: officials with with fema traveled across the county to assess the damage in or not a federal disaster declaration will be made. with that declaration comes financial assistance that is needed but it won't be the answer to all of the problems hermine caused. >> the average payout from fema is only $6000 p

fema wants people to keep an eye on possible health hazards. carbon monoxide poisoning is a concern. so is the threat of being electrocuted -- from stepping in water where live electric wires have fallen. plus -- they're telling people to make sure they keep cuts and scapes away from contaminated water -- so they don't get infected. in bremer county -- crews are getting a better look at the damage. they've been visiting they haven't been able to get in touch with every person affected by flooding. they're asking you to call the waverly shell rock united way so they can get information from you - which they need to pass along to iowa homeland security. all of that will if you need financial help -- they can get the ball rolling. a disaster can bring out the best in people. we've seen that all over eastern iowa this week. out the worst in others. days after the river left the north cedar community underwater in cedar falls -- the living water church was filled with supplies. people bringing in donations and flood victims collecting what they need

. >>> in pasco county fema crews got a firsthand look at the damage caused by hermine. fema crews toured dozens of homes this weekend, they need to verify the county's damage money could be handed out. and flood victims need to document repair work that is done. there should be emergency funding available quickly estimates now at $111 million. >> the average number is $6,000 a household. not a lot of money. it's not an insurance gap. if they get every bit that fema can give them it's between $33,000 and $36,000, again it won't fix a destroyed home. >> we should know by the end of qualify for the funding. debris pickup in pasco county starts today. >>> doctors are working to stabilize a 7-year-old boy found at the bottom of a miami hotel swimming pool sunday night. firefighters say that child didn't have a pulse when they found him. they did manage to revive him but they lost his pulse for a second time on the way to the hospital. it's not clear who was supposed to be watching that young boy. >>> the bay area marked the 9/11 anniversary with an emotional service at the c

one of the biggest questions they're getting is where is fema? the county is working on it and it's a process. in citrus county, 1881 structures suffered some type of damage from hurricane hermine. 70 residential homes, 111 mobile we're told initial damage assessment is in the neighborhood of $53 million. so that gives you an idea of what we're looking at. here's a few folks who attended that meeting and the storm's impact on them and county officials on fema's role. >>man: when the electric came back on, that didn't work. i had a little refrigerator, that went out. dryer, that went out. >>man: we expected title through tide wise. it sure did. >>man: there's a process in place. we started that process but it may take time. >>reporter: among the damaged businesses is charlie's fish house. you heard chris there, his family owns that. it's been closed since the storm. they hope to have it up and running again by friday. bottom line still a lot of clean up and recovery to be done here in citrus county. ticking when it comes to fema's arrival. >> peop

outdated fema flood maps stop them from getting more coverage. a native american tribe in north dakota is protesting a pipeline as a judge temporarily halts construction on one stretch. the judge is set to make the final decision on friday. a man has admitted to the sexual abuse and murder of an 11 year old minnesota boy nearly 30 years ago. a plea deal means he won't serve any time in jail for the murder. dubuque city council has approved thousands of

kcrg-tv9 has reached out to fema to find out why spillville's maps are outdated. linn county supervisors passed their minimum wage increase for a second time. today's vote came out 4 for it, and one against it, just like last week. supervisors were supposed to vote yesterday, but delayed it to let the linn county attorney clean up some of the wording in the ordinance. the plan would increase the minimum wage over the next three years, topping out at 10-25 an hour. monday at their regular meeting. investigators in paris say they detained two people after finding their car with canisters filled with gas, near notre dame cathedral. a terrorism investigation is now underway in paris after the discovery sunday morning. the car had its hazard lights on, no license plates and no one inside. investigators found 7 canisters inside, 6 of which had gas. france is cautious after a string of attacks and threats against land algeria-linked extremists used gas canisters filled with nails in attacks in the 90's. "love water, not oil! love water, not oil!" authorities say law enfo

fema representatives will be in ?citrus county to assess storm damage there. the sheriff's office estimates hermine caused almost two million dollars worth of destruction... that's well above the 500-thousand-dol for federal assistance. fema will go street by street... and door by door to see what kind of help is needed. the city of tampa stayed relatively damage-free during hermine. but one thing the city did not escape... was ?potholes! they always seem to get ?worse right after a storm. but city officials did point out this the city says it has repaired about ?thirty potholes a day since hermine. but that's actually a ?low figure. after last summer's storms... the city had to fix nearly ?seventy potholes a day. the city says this time around, the the time is now 4xxx... and heres a look at the top trending stories today and we begin, with a big debut in theaters this weekend. it's a movie featuring an all- star cast... taking on the story of a real-life hero: that's the voice of tom hanks... playing the role of captain chesley "sully" sullenberger. the movi

sunday morning fema reps came knocking. they are touring homes in pasco vying the county's damage numbers -- verified the ssment numbers. so far hermine caused $111 million in damage. 3,000 properties were impacted. 1600 homes had major damage and 23 were destroyed. the rest have smul amounts. damage. paz federal disaster declaration would be nice but home owners still need insurance. >> the average fama pay out is between 33 and $36,000. but for people like jeff every bit counts. >> if i got a bit of help it would be nice. >> reporter: county officials week if they qualify for the gafter declaration. >>> the cdc is warning the government of the consequences if they do not act on zika funding ck, and my weekly ad is folded like this. ready to go... that's how i save a lot at publix. how 'bout you? you know, some people, they shop all over town to save money. i just go to publix, find the signs with the deals and save. when you add it all up... it's a lot. that's how i save at publix. how 'bout you? publix. where shopping is

over the weekend, fema officials touring the damage to figure out whether they'll declare the county a federal disaster area but even if it is, the emergency services director warns folks living there, it won't be like winning the lottery. listen. >> the average payout from fema to a homeowner is only $6,000 it won't pay to fix somebody's home. if they get every bit that fema can give them, it's between 33,000 the to $36,000. >> pasco county leaders are expecting to learn whether a federal disaster declaration will be made late they are week. >>> a suspected car thief shot by tampa police is expected to survive. police tell us the officer pulled over the 20-year-old joel cook for a missing headlight near florida avenue. wh stolen, the driver took off and crashed into a tree. that's when cook backed up on to the officer's car. both officers opened fire, wounding cook. they are now on paid administrative leave. >>> city leaders in orlando vowing to help victims of the pulse nightclub shooting for several more years. the newspaper reports that the city council wants to keep the assistan

it also includes information on what to do to register for fema assistance information. so if you had to go to a local shelter it has up-to-date information was shelters are open to your area and how to get there. it is a vital download it is one simple step family can take today to help repair and take action on that information. >> for more information surge ready -- both on twitter and find the toolkit, weekly theme -- tag. stomach at deadly crash leads to changes on autopilot at how could we hope to approve of a biosafety. stomach this picture is worth 1000 rows. the touching moment , i wbut we've fallen to 41st to teacin teacher pay,lina. 44th in per-student spending, and a lot of us even have to buy school supplies. governor mccrory talks about raising our pay, but he tried to cut education funding to its lowest budget share in over 30 years. like over two thousand other teachers, i'm having to move to another state so i can do what i love and make ends meet. i absolutely love my new york apartment, but the rent is outrageous. good thing geico offers affordable ren

obviously fema does not operate that way. florida cfos jeff atwater's office investigating allegations of fraud across the state of florida. reports suggesting people posing demanding cash as much as 150 bucks to help residents fill out fema claims. state and local officials want to remind everyone don't giver out that personal information. and don't give out money without verifying another dent tee of the person who is asking for it. government officials carry official identification as do insurance company representatives. if they don't have that folks, don't give them your money. don't give them personal information. that's another big thing here. they are asking security number. a lot of people giving that away without knowing for sure who they are speaking with. big no no. that's why again the pasco county sheriff's office wael local law enforcement and state law enforcement reminding folks to make sure the person you are speaking with is either with your insurance company or with fema. do not become a victim. because th

and "fema." the event-- in colorado springs-- brings together members of the private sector with federal agencies to they have-- and can-- "parenter up" to respond to a disaster. in flint, more than 260 organizations and groups are part of the flint recovery group. the red cross director, there, says-- people are still using bottled water for drinking, cooking... even bathing. it's all due to high levels of lead found in the water. he says-- unlike a response to something like a "tornado"-- there's no end in sight for this recovery. the partnership between public and private organizations in michigan had to happen quickly-- in the water crisis. it's a lesson that he says other states-- including colorado-- canar this comes as the city of flint is replacing service this is the second phase of a project to switch out water lines around the city. the expert we spoke to says-- long-term-- flint is planning partnerships that could last for decades. that's because the effects from lead contmination cou

uncertainty is one part of fema not telling the other part what to do. we asked the parish presidents and the mayors to e-mail my office with questions, we will give them to fema. fema will write down the policy and siege are exactly and send it back. regulation andnt law should be interpreted the same way every time. we are working on bringing that certainty to local leaders and the people they represent. >> are you saying you are trying to get some money attached to the resolution this month and do you have any sense as to how much is needed? >> i do not know about the administration although the president did come down and said to support. if you look at the hurricanes that have hit in the past, cumulatively the damage was less than what has happened now. 84,000-85,000 homes today have been substantially damaged. damage. about 150 4000 individual claims for assistance. i imagine it will be proportionate to previous disasters. our governor office is getting those facts and we will be working closely with the governor to make sure we have the informatio

folks there say the clock is ticking for fema's arrival. in pasco county -- the sheriff's office is warning residents against falling for a phone scam.. they say that fema.. and demand a deposit for storm damages. they say not to give out any personal information.. and to call them with any questions.. in hernando and pasco counties... crews are picking up storm debris. but they're also asking homeowners to do their part to make this a smooth process... they ask that all debris be placed on the curb... but avoid blocking fire hydrants, mailboxes and utility boxes. they also debris into categories. make a separate pile for furniture... major appliances... and vegetation such as tree limbs and shrubbery. in efforts to combat the spread of the zika virus.. health officials in south florida are preparing to start spraying insecticide over south beach.. not everyone is happy about the plans though.. miami beach city commissioner "mike grieco" has called for a special meeting today to cancel the aerial spraying. he's called the insecticide a "neu

the city maner says that fema pays for two rounds ofebs. we will do a final cleanu that opportunity to getheirtuff out. >> they say that crews will be out fl forcrrmoow and they say it can't come soon enough for nehbors west of 19 and number of small businesses. >> hopefully when they get started it won't take long. > cash >>nd we also found out tod last week they approved spending up to $1 million to and another reason i'm pulled for this, is finding a fema approved company they approve the area for the disaster relief i'm told that that money will be paid back to the city. >>> thank you. manatee deputies need your help finding a possible witness to a deadly shooting. sharon johnson is not a suspect that she may have information. an unknown gunmen shot and killed the 44-year-o the 11th st. the 11th st. they say that gardner was arguing with someone if you have any information call the man she county sheriff's office. >>> mills cy deputies are charging man with child abuse. they say he let a 13-year-old to drive a car and told them to leave

failed to get help from fema when it flooded last year. at 6:00, what they are doing differently this time around. it's an area that experienced waste-deep flooding foowing hermine. at 6:00, why some residents feel they were duped after moving into this pasco county neighborhood. >>> tonight, vessels sitting in the water tting. it hard to get action news. wedamaging r is still rising. flood creep hires near vulnerable homes boss co-counsel tee revealing 1,000 homes and properes are deal withing some kind of flood damage. >> adam weiner tells us what the cotyis doing diffto get hom the help they need >> reporter: touring floodhbhooc county emergency management. it counted over 1,000 homes and properties damaged by the storm so far. up. at least ye we didn't los vehicles in it. >> rs year gerald got his vehicles away from the water before the flooding came. >> you see where the ruffled water is. that's where the lake is supposed to be. >>or repter: but hisome is still in jeopardy. rain from the region continues to stream in, causing the wate

and they proactively offered suggestions to fema and address law enforcement needs. and no progress has been made on that issue either. and after i self-deploy to involved agencies to ground zero and hurricane katrian we engaged in dialogue on how to train regional response teams. where does that program stand today? i don't know. it's been two years we worked on that and it's completely fallen off the map. our boarders are more secure than ever and undocumented individuals continue to illegally enter the homeland. if we don't have border security we do not have national security. i'd like to thank the committee and staff for all of their work and bipartisan and countless bills passed the community with the aim to secure our homeland. i'd hike to thank for his committee and engage us in local law enforcement. greatly appreciated and often not hurt at other levels. i thank the committee and look forward to other questions. >> good morning, chairman mccall and ranking member thompson and members of the committee. it is indeed an honor and a privilege to me to provide t

fema is much, much too -- too much focused on response. well, we are responding to a terrorism attack, we've already failed the american people. we have not to have another office that understands the performance of prevention and the importance of disruption and unfortunately fema despite our efforts as police executives to put more effort in terms of funding for prevention and disruption continues to focus on response. and my response to what is it's too late, not only in terms of the psychological impact on this nation and the economic impact, we've failed at that point. so we really want you to look really hard at how those funds are being distributed and who is responsible for those funds being distributed. the law enforcement leaders position at dhs, the assistant secretary of local law enforcement was established by congress but the position still cannot deliver the results that i think was the vision of congress because it lacks authority, budget and staffing. we hope that you will consider remedying this organization by further di

the fema crew will check out damage in buchanan, black hawk, and delaware counties next. a manchester couple is cleaning up after flooding damaged their business for the eighth time in the last decade. water filled the building last friday. owners dave and cookie cole say they and other business owners hope to talk with city leaders about ways to better protect the downtown area from flooding. until then they say they will have to continue building their own flood protection. "we put plastic down. and sand on that, all the way around the whole building and put the sandbags on top of there. " cole says volunteers helped clean-up and repair damages. bushel and morning. dubuque is closing miller riverview park for the rest of the year because of flooding from the mississippi river. it was supposed to be open until october 23rd. but the city says it doesn't expect water to lower anytime soon. leisure services manager marie ware says this is something campers have come to expect. "marie ware, leisure services manager - the people who are regulars that come to the campground kn

. >>> happening today, officials with fema will visit pasco county to help assess the damage from hurricane hermine. this is necessary after estimates damage have come in around $81 million. >>> the community is joining together to help flood victims there. the pasco county flood support is collecting donations today for those effects. from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., head toe 4126 u.s. 19 in new port ritchey to drop off food and supplies. to volunteer, you can head to wfla.com for a link toe sign up. >>> in -- link to sign up. a bank robber who used a surgeon's mask as a disguise. he's hit one bank twice. deputies tell us he walked in, flashed a gun, demanded cash and took off with the money. investigators believe the same man robbed the same bank on june 24th. anyone with information should call the pinellas county sheriff's office. >>> the travel advisory in a section of miami could be lifted if there are no w of zika in the area. the center for disease control and prevention could stop the advisory on september 19th. in the meantime, crews will continue spraying insecticide for the next two

is to download the fema app. the fema app is available at the apple, itune app store. also, it's available at google play. this app is the swiss army knife of tools in case of a disas take. it has checklists, it has also provides notifications for any weather that might occur in your area. it's a fantastic tool. pga practice. practice. >> i was going to mention, available in english and spanish, as well. >> exactly. that's a great point. i'm glad you mentioned that it's available in both english and spanish because we want as many people as possible to be able to access this information. >> and i know from some of the video here wildfires and flooding always is a concern for us especially during the summer months. it's like you mentioned the prepare ourselves for what could happen. >> yeah. and another thing that we hear from survivors of disasters is that they wish that they had taken the time to put the important documents in a safe place. so documents like insurance, banking information, even social security card, and driver's license, types of ids, those can get lo