RUSH TRANSCRIPT Chris Well ░░░░░░░░ you so much administrator ░░░░░░░░ coming on You guys ░░░░░░░░ a lot in your ░░░░░░░░ today What is your ░░░░░░░░ of how hurricane of ░░░░░░░░ with the governor today ░░░░░░░░ well as his team ░░░░░░░░ then give the president ░░░░░░░░ update on what we ░░░░░░░░ seeing and I think ░░░░░░░░ we know for sure ░░░░░░░░ we avoid it That ░░░░░░░░ case scenario that we ░░░░░░░░ planning for And but ░░░░░░░░ fact that they prepared ░░░░░░░░ the worst really made ░░░░░░░░ that they were able ░░░░░░░░ respond to to the ░░░░░░░░ that this that they ░░░░░░░░ experience in the biggest ░░░░░░░░ Right now are the ░░░░░░░░ that I m have ░░░░░░░░ reported across the state ░░░░░░░░ think the last number ░░░░░░░░ had was 30 Eight ░░░░░░░░ tornadoes I m in ░░░░░░░░ biggest storm surge I ░░░░░░░░ certainly in a sarasota ░░░░░░░░ but not as much ░░░░░░░░ I the catastrophic storm ░░░░░░░░ that they were predicting ░░░░░░░░ but still a significant ░░░░░░░░ They re out right ░░░░░░░░ doing assessments The state ░░░░░░░░ in We pre positioned ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ in and help the ░░░░░░░░ with whatever they need ░░░░░░░░ of that pre positioning ░░░░░░░░ in it when you ░░░░░░░░ that was some of ░░░░░░░░ preposition and kind of ░░░░░░░░ in general for first ░░░░░░░░ was at tropicana field ░░░░░░░░ of the Tampa Bay ░░░░░░░░ that s the stadium ░░░░░░░░ and the roof was ░░░░░░░░ ripped off as we ░░░░░░░░ that was one of ░░░░░░░░ effects in saint petersburg ░░░░░░░░ it impossible for for ░░░░░░░░ first responders and will ░░░░░░░░ all who are gonna ░░░░░░░░ there to do that ░░░░░░░░ do you do What ░░░░░░░░ you do with all ░░░░░░░░ that now and or ░░░░░░░░ did that impact State ░░░░░░░░ that as a typical ░░░░░░░░ that they do stage ░░░░░░░░ to support response but ░░░░░░░░ also know what the ░░░░░░░░ level is that it ░░░░░░░░ rated for and when ░░░░░░░░ storm shifted and they ░░░░░░░░ the increased squids that ░░░░░░░░ re gonna go over ░░░░░░░░ they just move them ░░░░░░░░ some of their other ░░░░░░░░ areas around the area ░░░░░░░░ it impact of the ░░░░░░░░ here for the first ░░░░░░░░ and I think the ░░░░░░░░ important thing is they ░░░░░░░░ that it was in ░░░░░░░░ path that was gonna ░░░░░░░░ what it was right ░░░░░░░░ they moved all of ░░░░░░░░ responders to safety The ░░░░░░░░ got them got them ░░░░░░░░ of that danger So ░░░░░░░░ does it mean now ░░░░░░░░ re talking now as ░░░░░░░░ moves off shore that ░░░░░░░░ now are dealing with ░░░░░░░░ aftermath and the impacts ░░░░░░░░ destruction from two major ░░░░░░░░ in two weeks now ░░░░░░░░ knew had a moment ░░░░░░░░ kind of taken assessment ░░░░░░░░ what this is going ░░░░░░░░ mean for FEMA resources ░░░░░░░░ the long term Now ░░░░░░░░ you see what milton ░░░░░░░░ done Fact that the ░░░░░░░░ case scenario was not ░░░░░░░░ here in Florida I ░░░░░░░░ that means that there ░░░░░░░░ not doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ there s not gonna ░░░░░░░░ impact and resources needed ░░░░░░░░ to the level that ░░░░░░░░ we could have needed ░░░░░░░░ ve done multiple catastrophic ░░░░░░░░ just like this in ░░░░░░░░ past That s why ░░░░░░░░ have a layered approach ░░░░░░░░ our snappy and we ░░░░░░░░ for this and so ░░░░░░░░ had looped resources from ░░░░░░░░ of our non life ░░░░░░░░ open operations to be ░░░░░░░░ to support what was ░░░░░░░░ potentially be needed here ░░░░░░░░ milton and now we ░░░░░░░░ gonna continue to work ░░░░░░░░ the state and to ░░░░░░░░ me not just the ░░░░░░░░ kane response and recovery ░░░░░░░░ but now melted We ░░░░░░░░ had a thousand people ░░░░░░░░ the state support even ░░░░░░░░ lean as well as ░░░░░░░░ other disasters E and ░░░░░░░░ idea that they had ░░░░░░░░ previous years and so ░░░░░░░░ ll see if we ░░░░░░░░ to bring anything in ░░░░░░░░ to what we already ░░░░░░░░ to support now with ░░░░░░░░ see or are it ░░░░░░░░ last time we spoke ░░░░░░░░ in the week Things ░░░░░░░░ FEMA has been forced ░░░░░░░░ fight against as misinformation ░░░░░░░░ regard to false rumors ░░░░░░░░ spread and that had ░░░░░░░░ do with hurricane helene ░░░░░░░░ in the and the ░░░░░░░░ of that it s ░░░░░░░░ on but dutch are ░░░░░░░░ see do know Are ░░░░░░░░ team s seeing that ░░░░░░░░ of misinformation contain to ░░░░░░░░ with regard to any ░░░░░░░░ with the after vet ░░░░░░░░ the impacts of hurricane ░░░░░░░░ like a What is ░░░░░░░░ would you say is ░░░░░░░░ of the status report ░░░░░░░░ your that battle You ░░░░░░░░ have been needing to ░░░░░░░░ against this misinformation Hurricane ░░░░░░░░ the I we ve ░░░░░░░░ such great support from ░░░░░░░░ and congressional members local ░░░░░░░░ really helping to push ░░░░░░░░ on that It s ░░░░░░░░ and we did see ░░░░░░░░ decrease even though there ░░░░░░░░ still some voices out ░░░░░░░░ that were were still ░░░░░░░░ to spread These lies ░░░░░░░░ is really unfortunate and ░░░░░░░░ a distraction to to ░░░░░░░░ ability to support the ░░░░░░░░ office with what they ░░░░░░░░ doing and I have ░░░░░░░░ had any reports yet ░░░░░░░░ any increase in misinformation ░░░░░░░░ a result from milton ░░░░░░░░ but I do have ░░░░░░░░ team that watches this ░░░░░░░░ and and if we ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ out there would be ░░░░░░░░ in our messaging The ░░░░░░░░ dispel these You very ░░░░░░░░ good luck today and ░░░░░░░░ far beyond when it ░░░░░░░░ to