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Schatz calls for more federal disaster aid for Maui wildfire survivors : Maui Now [Video]
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Schatz calls for more federal disaster aid for Maui wildfire survivors : Maui Now [Video]

With the balance of power in Washington shifting into the hands of Republicans and incoming President Donald Trump, Hawaii Democratic US Sen. Brian Schatz appealed to Senate colleagues to prioritize passage of a disaster aid funding for long-term relief of Maui wildfire survivors.

Barre passes flood resilience plan with next steps for the Granite City [Video]
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Barre passes flood resilience plan with next steps for the Granite City [Video]

MAKES WAVES IN HIS RETURN TO WASHINGTON. ALICE BARR, NBC NEWS, AS THE GRANITE CITY CONTINUES RECOVERING FROM BACK TO BACK YEARS OF DEVASTATING FLOODING, THE BARRE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ITS FLOOD RESILIENCY PLAN TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE DISASTERS. NBC 5’S STEPHEN BIDDIX SPENT THE AFTERNOON IN BARRE. HE JOINS US NOW IN THE NEWSROOM… WITH MORE OF WHAT’S ALL IN THIS PLAN. THE PLAN IS MEANT TO BE A ONE STOP SHOP FOR RESIDENTS… BUT ALSO OFFICIALS TO SEE WHAT PROJECTS THE CITY IS WORKING ON OR HAS PLANNED. FOR EXAMPLE, REMOVING OR RAISING THE BERLIN STREET BRIDGE, RELOCATING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING WHICH CONSTANTLY FLOODS OR UPGRADING THE BARRE AUDITORIUM THAT’S BECOME THE CITIES EMERGENCY LOCATION OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. 17;12;47;20- 17;12;51;18 Teddy JULY 11TH HAS BECOME A DATE THAT many vermonters won’t forget. as THE CITY of barre CONTINUES to recover from the floods city leaders are LOOKING TO BUILD back stronger…BY UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING THE BARRE CITY FLOOD RESILIENCY PLAN. 17;06;33;19- 17;06;46;01 Teddy Waszazack, Ward 2 Councilor IT INCLUDES ITEMS LIKE REMOVING OLD RAILROAD TRESTLES THAT CREATE DEBRIS ISSUES AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING IN THE CITY’S NORTH END, EITHER REMOVING OR MODIFYING FLOOD PRONE BRIDGES LIKE THE ONE ON BERLIN STREET. OR UPGRADING THE BARRE AUDITORIUM WHICH HAS BECOME A FEMA AND STATE EMERGENCY CENTER DURING THE LAST FLOODS. IT LACKS A H- VAC SYSTEM, SHOWERS, AND OTHER THINGS THE CITY WOULD LIKE IF IT’LL CONTINUE TO BE AN EMERGENCY SHELTER OR CENTER. BUT ONE THING city councilors HAVE ALREADY CHECKed OFF their list IS A HYDROLOGY STUDY. 17;12;06;03- 17;12;23;29 OTHER GOOD NEWS… THE CITY just received the STATE funds TO RAISE HOMES IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. it’s something THEY ASKED FOR IN THE last LEGISLATIVE SESSION. 00:03:55:17- 00:04:13:10 Nicolas Storellicastro, Barre City Manager

Property owners encouraged to brace for storm surge this winter [Video]
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Property owners encouraged to brace for storm surge this winter [Video]

OFFICIALS ARE WARNING COASTAL MAINERS TO WATCH OUT FOR STORM SURGE THIS WINTER… AFTER MANY DUNES WERE WASHED AWAY LAST WINTER. THE DUNES HELP BLOCK WATER FROM REACHING PROPERTIES DURING STORMS. JACOB MURPHY IS IN OLD ORCHARD BEACH… ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES NOW VULNERABLE. JACOB, WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE CAN YOU SEE THERE? EVERYTHING TO THE RIGHT OF ME HERE USED TO BE DUNES… READY TO PROTECT PROPERTIES ALONG TOWNS LIKE OLD ORCHARD BEACH – AND THAT’S WHAT IT DID LAST WINTER EXCEPT WHEN THEY WERE WALLOPED BY THOSE TWO BACK-TO-BACK STORMS WE HAD IN DECEMBER. “A GOOD, EIGHT TO TEN FEET OF DUNE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE… AND IT’S GONE.” BETTY PHILLIPS OWNS BEACHFRONT PROPERTY HERE IN OLD ORCHARD BEACH. THIS IS WHAT HER PROPERTY LINE LOOKED BEFORE – AND AFTER – LAST YEARS STORMS… SHOWING JUST HOW MUCH OF THE DUNES HAD BEEN DESTROYED. BETTY PHILLIPS // PROPERTY OWNER 03;45;04 “IF I DIDN’T HAVE ANYTHING HERE, WHAT WOULD THAT DAMAGE HAVE BEEN?” SHE’S RACING TO GET A NEW BARRIER SET UP… IN HOPES THAT THE TOWN WILL EVENTUALLY COME IN AND SUPPLEMENT THE DUNE THAT’S LEFT. BETTY PHILLIPS // PROPERTY OWNER “ONCE I GET THIS, THIS BUILD THE WALL DONE, I’LL FEEL A LOT BETTER. BUT AGAIN, NOTHING’S GOING TO STOP THE WATER IF THERE’S NO DUNE IN FRONT OF IT. YOU REALLY ARE SO UNPROTECTED.” MANY PROPERTY OWNERS WILL FACE A SIMILAR PREDICAMENT THIS WINTER. CHIEF JOHN GILBOY // OLD ORCHARD BEACH FIRE DEPT. 03;36;14 “BUILDINGS DON’T HAVE ANY PROTECTION BUSINESSES, HOMES. SO THAT THEY’RE AT RISK THIS WINTER.” FEMA HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY STABILIZATIONS TO DUNES… BUT FOR MORE LONG- LASTING PROTECTIONS… IT’S UP TO TOWNS TO FIND SOURCES FOR THAT FUNDING. IN THE MEANTIME, OFFICIALS ARE WARNING PROPERTY OWNERS THAT EVEN SMALLER STORMS COULD POSE A RISK TO THEIR PROPERTIES. 03;41;25 “I THINK IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A CONTACT PERSON HERE THAT’S IN TOWN OR LOCALLY IN US, TO COME DOWN AND CHECK THE PROPERTY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU KNOW, IT MADE IT OUT OKAY, OR THIS DAMAGE THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT.” FEMA TELLS ME THAT SOME TOWNS MAY START USING FUNDS TO ADD EMERGENCY STABILIZATION TO DUNES AS EARLY AS THIS SPRING, BUT NOT IN TIME TO PROTECT MAIN

Examining Minneapolis’ police reform efforts more than 4 years after George Floyd’s murder [Video]
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Examining Minneapolis’ police reform efforts more than 4 years after George Floyd’s murder [Video]

In the aftermath of the 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, the city has made drastic changes, including shifting funding from its police department into other services and investing in training and recruitment. Ash-har Quraishi examines the changes and how they have been viewed by the community.