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THIS, WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED. CREWS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ARE STILL WORKING TO RESTORE POWER FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AFTER HELENES DEVASTATION THERE. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS 93 NORTH CAROLINIANS DIED FROM THAT STORM. BUNCOMBE COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST COUNT, WITH DEATH TOLL 42 PEOPLE. BUT BUNCOMBE COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE KEEPING THEIR OWN DATA. THEY SAY THERE ARE MORE THAN 70 DEATHS IN THAT COUNTY ALONE. SO THE TOTAL FOR OUR STATE COULD BE HIGHER. AGAIN, WERE TRYING TO CONFIRM THOSE NUMBERS OF THOSE DEATHS IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR WE KNOW WERE STUDENTS. THATS ACCORDING TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS. THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS NOT CONFIRMED WHICH SCHOOLS THEY ATTENDED. HE SAYS HIS STAFF ARE MAKING DIRECT CONTACT WITH MORE THAN 22,000 STUDENTS, BUT THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO REACH ABOUT 20 MORE. THE DISTRICT RESUMES CLASSES TOMORROW. WE ARE TOLD ALL SCHOOLS HAVE POWER, BUT ONLY 13 OUT OF 45 SCHOOLS HAVE WATER. SMALL BUSINESSES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ARE EXPECTED TO BE SHUT DOWN FOR A WHILE, ESPECIALLY IMPACTING OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES. REX HODGE REPORTS ON GOVERNOR ROY COOPERS PLANS TO ASSIST THEM. GOVERNOR ROY COOPER SAYS SMALL BUSINESSES ARE PIVOTAL TO THE STATE. IT IS CERTAINLY THE BACKBONE OF THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMY. HELENE ARRIVED AS AN UNINVITED PATRON TO THE PISGAH FISH CAMP RESTAURANT IN PISGAH FOREST, FLOODING IT OUT AND CLOSING IT DOWN FOR NOW. WERE GOING TO BE DOWN FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT WEVE NOT LOST EVERYTHING. OWNER MIKE HAWKINS IS AWARE OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THERES LOW INTEREST LOANS RIGHT NOW FOR BUSINESSES THAT THEY CAN ACCESS, AND THERE ARE SBA LOANS. WE KNOW THAT, BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS SUCH AN UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN THAT. I WANT TO WORK IN A BIPARTISAN WAY WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WITH CONGRESS, TO TRY TO COME UP WITH SOME KIND OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. HAWKINS UNDERSTANDS THE CONCEPT. CAN WE SET UP ON A STATEWIDE BASIS? CAN WE SET UP SOMETHING SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE PANDEMIC WITH PPE LOANS THAT THEN MIGHT BE FORGIVEN UNDER CERTAIN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS? HAWKINS, ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT HIS STAFF CURRENTLY OUT OF WORK UNEMPLOYMENT. THERES ALSO DISASTER, UNEMPLOYMENT TO COVER THAT, BUT ITS STILL A REAL DISRUPTION. THE GOVERNOR ALSO TOURING PISGAH LABORATORIES A FEW MILES AWAY. WE MAKE ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS. THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER OVERFLOWING FROM ACROSS THIS FIELD AND GETTING THREE FEET DEEP INSIDE THE FACILITY. WHAT COULD BE SALVAGED, DRYING OUT IN THE SUN. SITE MANAGER DANNY BAILEY WELCOMES THE FINANCIAL AID IDEAS FROM THE GOVERNOR. ALL THAT SOUNDS GOOD. YEAH, BUT WHEN YOURE LOOKING AT THIS MUCH LOSS, ANYTHING IS A HELP. PISGAH LABORATORIES WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW SPECIFIC RULES. WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, OTHER REGULATORY ISSUES THAT WELL HAVE TO ADDRESS. YOU KNOW, WITH OTHER AGENCIES. BUT BAILEY REMAINS OPTIMISTIC. I THINK WE CAN GET THINGS BACK UP AND HER 43 EMPLOYEES ARE STILL WORKING. THEYVE JUST HAD TO WEAR A LOT OF DIFFERENT HATS. HAWKINS ALSO COMMITTED TO GETTING HIS FAMILY TRADITION RESTAURANT BACK ON THE MENU. REX HODGE REPORTING THERE. HAWKINS SAYS HES KEEPING HIS FINGERS CROSSED HE WILL BE OPEN. HELL BE ABLE TO REOPEN THE PISGAH FISH CAMP BY CHRISTMAS. MEANTIME, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS APPROVED. $441 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR THOSE HELENE SURVIVORS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE NEARLY 350 MILLION GOING TOWARDS REBUILDING FOR NORTH CAROLINA. FEMA HAS APPROVED MORE THAN $79 MILLION IN ASSISTANCE FOR MORE THAN 62,000 HOUSEHOLDS. ITS LEADERS ALSO SAY 92% OF CELL SERVICE HAS BEEN RESTORED, AND SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM