The WNBA, the latest to bite announcing a new partnership between the Golden State Valkyries and J Vineyards and Winery. We spoke earlier about that partnership with Women's Basketball Hall of Famer Sue Bird and the director, the estate director of J Vineyards, Nicole Hitchcock. For us at J Vineyards and Winery.We are female, founded, female led, and we really have this legacy of female leadership in the wine industry and even beyond. And so we found a like minded partner in the Golden State Valkyries who r ...

Joining me now, Jeremy Edwards, former FEMA deputy director of public affairs. Jeremy, uh, DHS Secretary Christy Gnome denies there was any delay in providing resources. As someone who has been behind the scenes, who knows how things operate on the ground.What did you see in FEMA's response. Yeah, I think and and thank you for having me um on the show today. I think what I saw in FEMA's response is a break from a typical process that has previously allowed the agency to lean forward in events like this.And ...

FEMA Response Concerns - Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns about the federal response to the Texas flooding, questioning the impact of administration cuts to FEMA and the National Weather Service [1] - The response in Texas is criticized, with claims that FEMA didn't show up with swift water rescue crews for 72 hours, a deviation from past practices [4] - There are reports of over 20% of FEMA's workforce being forced out, and key positions, like the Florida regional administrator, remaining empty [5] FEMA Reform and Current State - FEMA needed reform to be faster, but the current administration broke it, potentially intentionally, by appointing an interim administrator with zero emergency management experience [7][8] - The changes have made FEMA slower and less efficient, potentially costing lives and disproportionately hurting red states that rely on FEMA for disaster relief [9] - The reimbursement process has slowed down, impacting cities' and counties' ability to make decisions and clean up after disasters [9][10] Congressional Action and Hurricane Season Preparedness - Congress could have done more in the past eight months to address the issues at FEMA, but the damage has already been done [13] - Members of Congress from states like Louisiana should push the White House to get FEMA ready, expedite declarations, and preposition resources [14][15] - FEMA needs to revert to its established playbook for hurricane season, and members of Congress should speak up publicly about the need for preparedness [15][16]

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Because as the sun rises over central Texas today, residents are still grieving the loss of at least 120 people across six counties after storms surged through the region nearly one week ago. A desperate search by air, water, land, and even horseback continues at this hour as officials say more than 170 people are still missing. That number includes five campers and one counselor from the beloved Camp Mystic, where more heartbreaking stories of loss are revealed with each passing day.They include 8-year-old ...

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We all know and love cars, right. They're practical, convenient, and something many of us rely on daily. By a show of hands, who here drives a car.Okay. Now, have you ever stopped to think about how incredibly useful windshield wipers are. I know it might seem like a random thing to consider, but it's one of those features you don't truly appreciate until it's gone.because without them you'd sort of look like this. Not very safe, right. Funny thing is they weren't always a built-in feature.In fact, they wer ...

How soon do you want to see FEMA eliminated. And what's your message to the governors about how much more an expense is going to fall to states. Well, it's not going to be so much the states.We're going to give out less money. We're going to give it out directly. It'll be from the president's office.We'll have somebody here. Uh could be Homeland Security, but we're going to give it out through a a method where it's given out. As an example, I just gave out 71 million dollars to a certain state.They were loo ...

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