CNN: What’s Unclear Is Whether Cuts to National Weather Service Impacted How Warnings Were Disseminated

WHITFIELD CNN senior Reporter ░░░░░░░░ Klein is now with ░░░░░░░░ So Betsy you re ░░░░░░░░ with the president who ░░░░░░░░ been spending the weekend ░░░░░░░░ New Jersey What else ░░░░░░░░ you hearing KLEIN Well ░░░░░░░░ the scope and scale ░░░░░░░░ the devastation that we ░░░░░░░░ seeing from our teams ░░░░░░░░ the ground make clear ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ a very challenging response ░░░░░░░░ recovery process that s ░░░░░░░░ to require state local ░░░░░░░░ federal governments to work ░░░░░░░░ closely together So we ░░░░░░░░ starting to get a ░░░░░░░░ of what that federal ░░░░░░░░ is going to look ░░░░░░░░ President Trump saying that ░░░░░░░░ has signed that major ░░░░░░░░ declaration He said in ░░░░░░░░ post to social media ░░░░░░░░ just signed a major ░░░░░░░░ declaration for Kerr County ░░░░░░░░ to ensure that our ░░░░░░░░ first responders immediately have ░░░░░░░░ resources they need These ░░░░░░░░ are enduring an unimaginable ░░░░░░░░ with many lives lost ░░░░░░░░ many still missing The ░░░░░░░░ Administration continues to work ░░░░░░░░ with state and local ░░░░░░░░ Now according to the ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security this ░░░░░░░░ that FEMA the Federal ░░░░░░░░ Management Agency has been ░░░░░░░░ They are going to ░░░░░░░░ with the recovery efforts ░░░░░░░░ they try to rebuild ░░░░░░░░ this community FEMA is ░░░░░░░░ to pay about 75 ░░░░░░░░ the cost of those ░░░░░░░░ efforts as well as ░░░░░░░░ U S Coast Guard ░░░░░░░░ has been on scene ░░░░░░░░ search and rescue efforts ░░░░░░░░ the last several days ░░░░░░░░ are two U S ░░░░░░░░ Guard helicopters along with ░░░░░░░░ fixed wing aircraft with ░░░░░░░░ imaging That of course ░░░░░░░░ such important technology as ░░░░░░░░ look to track any ░░░░░░░░ of movement among all ░░░░░░░░ this debris But state ░░░░░░░░ local leaders in central ░░░░░░░░ have said that so ░░░░░░░░ they are getting what ░░░░░░░░ need from the Trump ░░░░░░░░ Of course we continue ░░░░░░░░ track that But as ░░░░░░░░ track the federal response ░░░░░░░░ this flooding and its ░░░░░░░░ day of recovery efforts ░░░░░░░░ are a couple of ░░░░░░░░ questions to follow here ░░░░░░░░ one is the National ░░░░░░░░ Service This is the ░░░░░░░░ that is responsible for ░░░░░░░░ country s weather forecasting ░░░░░░░░ issued a series of ░░░░░░░░ on Friday in those ░░░░░░░░ early hours saying there ░░░░░░░░ going to be life ░░░░░░░░ flooding Now It s ░░░░░░░░ how many people they ░░░░░░░░ able to reach with ░░░░░░░░ warnings We heard in ░░░░░░░░ news conference that there ░░░░░░░░ some people that didn ░░░░░░░░ even have cell service ░░░░░░░░ they were who were ░░░░░░░░ It s also the ░░░░░░░░ of the night What ░░░░░░░░ also unclear is whether ░░░░░░░░ to this agency impacted ░░░░░░░░ those warnings were disseminated ░░░░░░░░ President Trump here in ░░░░░░░░ Jersey he s expected ░░░░░░░░ leave in the coming ░░░░░░░░ we ll be tracking ░░░░░░░░ he weighs in any ░░░░░░░░ Fredricka.”