A POSITIVE OUTLOOK CONSIDERING
WHERE WE COULD HAVE BEEN.
WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON
EVERYTHING.
Reporter: WE HAVE U.S.
SENATOR MARCO RUBIO JOINING US
ON THE PHONE.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT KIND OF
FEDERAL HELP AVAILABLE TO US
EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T THINK THE
SYSTEM WILL DO AS MUCH DAMAGE
AS..
I WAS TALKING TO THE
GOVERNOR ABOUT THAT EARLIER
TODAY.
THERE IS A THRESHOLD AMOUNT
THAT VARIES EVERY YEAR.
WE MAY NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD
AMOUNT.
PART OF IT IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT
THAT HAS UNDERTAKING COSTS
ALREADY TO PREPARE FOR THE
STORM.
WE WILL WORK HARD TO GET THOSE
LIMITS WAIVED.
OTHERWISE THERE WILL BE
DISCOURAGING GOVERNMENTS IN THE
FUTURE.
THERE WILL BE INDIVIDUALS THE
MAN OTHERWISE.
THE ONE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE
HAS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT IS EACH
EROSION.
WE WON'T HAVE A CLEAR
ASSESSMENT ON THAT FOR A COUPLE
OF DAYS.
THAT DOESN'T NORMALLY FALL
UNDER FEMA BUT IT COULD BE
UNDER ANY DISASTER RELIEF
EFFORT.
IN ESSENCE WE DON'T WANT TO LET
THE MONEY GO TO WASTE.
THERE IS A LOT TO DO HERE IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS ONCE THIS
PASSES. WE WILL HAVE A BETTER
SENSE THAN ABOUT WHAT KIND OF
HELP WE NEED IN WASHINGTON.
SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH
SO MANY STORMS BEING IN MIAMI
SO LONG AND AS U.S. SENATOR
EACH EROSION IS SOMETHING WE
END UP TALKING ABOUT.
WHAT IS THE NOURISHMENT PROCESS
LIKE?
WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT
THIS WITH TOURISM AND OUR
ECONOMY PLANNING ON HEALTHY
BEACHES.
THEY HAVE GOTTEN BETTER
ACTUALLY.
ONE OF THE METHODS THEY NOW USES
DUMPING THE SAND OUT IN THE
OCEAN AND THAT THE SURF RING IT
IN OVERTIME AND EVERY NURSE IS
THAT WAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
STRATEGIES.
IT WILL BE AN ONGOING THING FOR
US AS THE STORMS COME IN AND
NOW.
SOME OF THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN
RE-NOURISHED AND OTHERS ARE IN
THE PROCESS ARE ABOUT TO
UNDERGO THAT.
WE HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE EXACTLY
HOW MUCH NOURISHMENT IS
NECESSARY.
IT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS WE HAVE
TO UNDERTAKE.
WILL NATURALLY HAPPEN OVER
TIME?
YOU DON'T WANNA LOSE 15 TOURIST
SEASONS.
IT'S KEY TO THE ECONOMY AND THE
STATE.
CERTAINLY GOING INTO THE WINTER
MONTHS IT BECOMES PEAK SEASON
FOR MANY OF THESE AREAS.
I KNOW WE ARE FOCUSED ON
FLORIDA BUT IF I COULD ASK
ABOUT THE BAHAMAS.
WE HAVE BEEN GETTING SO MANY
MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE ASKING
WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP.
HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT
EFFORTS OF WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO?
I JUST HUNG UP WITH THE
AMBASSADOR FROM THE BAHAMAS WHO
JUST LANDED IN MIAMI FROM
WASHINGTON.
THERE IS A COUPLE OF THINGS TO
KEEP IN MIND.
WE HAVE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS
WITH THE BAHAMAS.
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THEM YEAR-
ROUND.
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THEM.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THE
COAST GUARD IS THERE NOW.
THEY ARE EVACUATING AND HELPING
MOVE INJURED PATIENTS.
UNTIL WE GET THE ALL CLEAR
WE'RE NOT GONNA SEND MORE
PLANES AND SHIPS OVER THERE TO
BE ABLE TO TO PROCESS.
IT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S GREAT
PEOPLE ARE GENEROUS CUMMINGS
BOARD.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE
COORDINATED WITH BOHEMIAN
GOVERNMENT.
YOU CAN'T JUST SHOW UP WITH
THIS STEP HAS TO BE DISTRIBUTED
TO THE RIGHT PLACES.
THE GOVERNMENT IS SETTING THAT
UP NOW.
THE COAST GUARD AND U.S.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL ASSIST
TO THAT.
IT'S GREAT WE ARE COLLECTING
ALL OF THIS.
WE ARTICULATE THE RIGHT STUFF
AND GET IT IN THE HANDS OF THE
RIGHT PEOPLE WHO COULD GET IT
TO THE BAHAMAS AND DISTRIBUTED
TO THEIR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON I
JUST HUNG UP THE PHONE A MINUTE
AGO WITH THE A MASTER
AMBASSADOR.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO
TALK TO US.
AS AN OFFICIAL MAN WHO'S BEEN
THROUGH HURRICANES BEFORE WE
KNOW YOU ARE AWARE OF HOW TO
PROCEED.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING IN.
THAT'S THE KEY IS LEARNING FROM
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THE PAST
WHETHER MARIA OR PUERTO RICO.
WE ADAPT TO THE BAHAMAS EVEN
THOUGH THEY'RE NOT COMMON WHAT
THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS.
PERFECT TIMING BECAUSE HE
SAID HE JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE.
WE ARE GETTING MESSAGES FROM
PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT EFFORTS
THEY KNOW OF THAT ARE UNDERWAY.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EXACTLY