Someone in our mountains dies every night because of no shelter or warmth! With all the money being sent to other countries. $1 billion this week to Africa - it’s shameful and cruel and it’s very deliberate!!!
Whats bad is when the tiny homes built by Amish for the hurricane victims were not allowed to be used because of "code issues". Its a roof over their heads! 100% better than freezing in tents!
I live here. What people are not understanding is that NC government is extremely corrupt. The county commissioners all in bed with the developers. That was 100% about taking land and driving people away for the developers. It's similar to all the aid that was stolen by sheriffs and other government folks. Our government is a sham here.
Amen to that! Total bull 💩 for the Amish built tiny homes to be unacceptable by the local government. Those people obviously still had a home to go to. 😡
Put the FEMA employees out in Tents in North Carolina & See how fast they distributed the trailers so they can go home themselves. SHAMEFUL what FEMA is doing. FEMA is just an arm to the banks. After the hurricane they went door to door in my community and handed out flyers about how the home owners could get "low interest loans"!!!!! YEP...FEMA works for the BANKS. Its a con game. FEMA has a HUGE budge and obvioulsy never gives out the money just like the Red Cross which is another con. Instead the FEMA employee sit in a heated office then go home to a heated home with a bathroom & kitchen.
Which would you rather sleep in, a tent with no utilities, or a trailer with no utilities? Can the government not find a way to temporarily circumvent the rules in an emergency?!
@@mayLibertyprevail1a Hayward ( not sure about the spelling ) Co closed their emergency shelters , claiming they were no longer needed ~ BUT ~ if there were any residents that needed shelter ~ they would reopen them ! WHAT THE HECK ????????
RVs are sitting on sales lots all over the country. The economy has been so bad that there is a surplus everywhere. There is no excuse for this. Billions to other countries.
North Carolina General Assembly is meeting TODAY DEC 5TH THURSDAY. You need to be all over this. Codes need to be RELAXED yesterday so structures can be put on property to help freezing human beings and animals.
Honestly they should just put up what they want, and are able to and defend it with the AA. What are they gonna do then? Nothing because Trump got in and they won't want that press.
@@peppernc429the only way that would be acceptable to me as if she was denied any severance pay and she had to pay back all the money she's been paid for a job she hasn't done
Not accepting any apologies from Fema or any other state or federal agencies. These agencies should have been aware of and been prepared to give any assistance that was needed by anyone affected by this storm. Neighbors, volunteers and non profit groups are the ones that have been there from day one helping these people. Very disappointed in state and federal government agencies on their response to help these people in a time of such great need.
FEMA is not allowed to do anything if that county tells them to keep out and that has happened all over WNC. Federal agencies have to be requested, NOT turned away. Ya'll are clueless when it comes to federal rules.
Those temporary homes should have been in transit the day the hurricane hit the Appalachian Mountains. They knew that day how bad it was going to be! To be so incompetent on running a disaster relief agency with government funding is not excuseable! Our tax dollars that fund this should be spent for the benefit of the survivors not on FEMA administration operations. That should have already been taken care of. As for Fema workers staying in trailers that should never be done until all the survivors are out of tents. Let the Fema workers survive in tents, mayber they would work faster!
Agree 💯 percent with you. The reality is, FEMA people had hotel rooms and rooms at bed and breakfast places. Police officers that volunteered also had accommodations while locals were out in the cold ❄️🥶❄️ It's the strangest thing I have ever witnessed.
@@JudyGoodwin-l9b eastern KY went through a flood episode a couple of years back. My daughter and her church went to the disaster area to find pallets of water sitting in the middle of main street. Bridges and roads washed out, people trapped without supplies on the other side. They used mountain climbing gear to lower supplies to the begourges and haul them up the other side. It was locals and volunteers outside of the area that helped the people. Fema denied everyone money in that area saying they were in a flood plain and would not be covered in the future! They got away with it then and they are going to do it again in the Helene disaster area! Your tax money to Fema only helps the administration and the people they hire to tell people in need NO.
@@patriciabock4299 Sounds about right....geezzz. It's really pathetic that American taxpayers are treated like 💩. Our government truly couldn't care less about human beings. We are ripped off while billions of dollars go to other countries. Biden is in Africa making a fool of himself ( as usual ) while giving more American taxpayer dollars to aid foreign countries. It is a travesty. Such immoral behavior that we as Americans have had to endure. It's almost unbelievable but I see it happening on a daily basis.
@@JudyGoodwin-l9b that is so horrific! I am having anger issues with this. If I was to meet someone in FEMA I do not think it would turn out well! Our citizens should never be treated this way after going through such a devastating disaster! I have been sharing videos and contacting Senators and Congressmen to get this straightened out asap! They are suppose to use oversight into these matters!
Apologies aren't getting the homes where they need to be, what seems to be the hold up? These citizens taxes where took on demand , why aren't the houses being set?
Because they're lazy and so incompetent they have no idea what they're doing! I think they literally hire people with zero experience or skill who have to be given directions on how to do the simplest tasks! Vacuous bureaucrats whose "job is done" when they fill out a form, no follow up, no communication, no oversight. They assume things happen because they filled out a form. 😫😫 Also CORRUPTION!
Thank you WBTV and stay on this. We sued FEMA in Florida after Milton. The danger now is hypothermia for those who are still suffering. Keep putting these stories out here, we care...
Operation Helo has been delivering campers for at least 6 weeks, fema should learn a lesson! If you WANT to make it happen, it will happen. They have no skin in the game
FEMA has issued an apology, but as a Black North Carolinan from central North Carolina, my primary criticism lies in their inadequate handling of natural disaster situations. While I appreciate that they sent supplies to those in Western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene, I question the assistance provided to victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and what about Helene victims passed 2 months ago who had increased fatalities on mountains and areas who they loss. It is particularly concerning that they allocated over $125 million to immigrants and Biden and Harris send 3 billions to Ukraine, while neglecting to support Americans who lost their homes during the hurricanes, including Helene and Milton. This disparity is disheartening, and I believe that an apology at this stage is far too late to rectify their past shortcomings. Furthermore, their neglect has had devastating consequences, contributing to the tragic loss of 200 lives in the Appalachian Mountains. This situation is profoundly emotional and tragic for the families and survivors impacted. I sincerely hope they find peace and a path to recovery.
@Jilla0559 how will they get to Fema when their cars are destroyed by the Helene. Their neighbors are the same situation lost everything even vehicle. Some roads are washed out. Obviously you haven't seen true footage from the people who were victims.
@@Jilla0559 Fema does pay the immigrants. It's out of a different account. Either way you look at it our wonderful government worries about everyone else except it's own citizens. I just seen yesterday that Biden signed off on "I think" a billion dollars to parts of Africa for their people that's been affected by things. I'm all for helping everyone worldwide but our tax money should pay for our emergencies first and foremost.😢
Father in Heaven you see how people are treating ppl in need and you know the truth in every heart ! Your will SHALL be done ! In your beloved Son's name. Amen !
People are freezing to death and they're worried about stupid Regulations These trailers should have been delivered months ago! Right in Indiana and southern michigan, there sits hundreds of trailers on lots That could have been Purchased and sent to North Carolina and western tennessee!!!
But billions to massacre families in Gaza also desperately starving & trying to survive in tents 💔. World Central Kitchen among the 1st to bring water tankers in WNC, and Gaza where their volunteers were massacred... and Jill Biden created a traffic jam visiting for a photo opp, just like t rump. Neither helped in tangible ways.
They gave some $950.00 to families to start with. Then if we wanted to donate money, they wanted us to give the donation to FEMA . Why would we when they gave our FEMA money to illegals . Just more to illegals. One whole small town on Tennessee side they say is gone. Erwin ..
Thanks to Claire Kopsky for holding FEMA accountable to do what the taxpayers are paying them to do with her excellent investigative journalism and reporting skills. Keep up the great work.
They should be ashame doing people the way they have done. It didn't stop them for setting up in Michigan. Its colg here in Swannanoa NC and some are still living in tents. If it wasn't for neighboring states helping us here I don't know what we would have done . People in surrounding states brought supplies and bottle water . God Bless them for their help and kindness. FEMA did nothing but tell people lies.
@@dking1362 from what I witnessed, FEMA couldn't care less about most people in the mountains of Western NC. While locals are living in tents FEMA people have hotel rooms and Air B&B. I have two denial letters from FEMA and I am living in my truck....I will make things better for myself. The government can take a long walk off a short pier.
@@JudyGoodwin-l9b I have always gotten the feeling that FEMA is doing little, but I am not there so I have tried to be open to the idea that I don't know the complete reality of what is happening there. However, there are just too many anecdotal stories to ignore; it seems that FEMA is truly and completely virtually useless other than small amounts of money and paperwork, which is astounding since that is supposedly what they are all about. I have seen pics of the FEMA "compound"...with people's tents nearby. I am incredibly sorry this is happening to you and admire your grit and determination not to wallow in despair (as you have every reason to do) but found your feisty self and are making your life better DESPITE them. Know that many of your fellow Americans feel so helpless to assist....I have given financially what I can; I don't own or know how to operate heavy machinery; I'm not in great physical shape to help clean. I could serve meals. and/or help care for kids while parents clean up (retired teacher) but clueless with whom to speak about that. Absolutely FURIOUS that all of you are not much further ahead 2 months in and with winter upon us -- shame on FEMA.
In one teeny tiny place in TN hit by Helene, there was 160 homes that need total rebuilding or essential repairs done. I'm following a "cooking channel" that is helping ppl more than FEMA! This agency needs a complete overhaul!
@@arleneaugustahair8393 The Hillbilly Kitchen Becky is an extremely kindhearted woman. She's put us in contact with a local Church and charity that is helping ppl first hand. All in the video descriptions. May God protect her, and all those truly caring for the flood victims. If you know anyone with construction skills.....that's all that is needed to house these displaced families. 🙏🙏🙏
We are all aware that the billions of money requested is graft between politicians because very little help is evident in affected areas. You need to get housing to people who are living in tents and facing freezing temperatures. This needs to be done immediately. These are the taxpayers that fund your salary. Your lack of help crossed the line of incompetence to criminality weeks ago. This is a disgrace. Voters and lawyers will respond appropriately toward deaf politicians and FEMA. You will all be out of work very soon
Gov Cooper wants those people GONE. One way or the other. He said in an interview "not everyone is going to be allowed to rebuild". He wants to FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM NC. Meaning land grab. Thats one of the dangers of socialism. They want what you have.
It’s been two months and now it’s cold in the Carolina mountains. Families are living in unsecured damaged homes or tents. If congressmen were put out of their homes, you can be sure they’d be in luxury hotels the same day.
Wow! They're sorry? That must mean a lot to those people who are struggling. NO EXCUSES. The government helps illegal in a timely way. They demonstrate repeatedly the priorities of this administration.
You're dreaming. If t rump actually wanted to help, he could have already. All he did was create traffic, make hard working people late for work & got a stupid french fry pin. Small local businesses have been feeding people, even when there was no power. Not McDonald's & greed based chains. Get real & refer to previous storm response. He didn't even toss paper towels to clean up after the floods.
So, if I heard correctly, the FEMA spokeswoman issued an apology to people waiting on a promised trailer - people who lost everything and are in the cold with no place to live - for giving them a delivery timeline, and pro using not to do that in the future, and she smiled as she said it. WTHeck... Was that a parody skit? You are sorry you gave them a time frame and to soare YOURSELF from being called out, you won't do that anymore? Are you for real lady? You need to be fired. I can't even with these people..... 🤬
Exactly! Not an apology for not getting much needed housing to people freezing in tents! Just an apology that their timeline was wrong and vowing to not make any more timelines. Typical big government.
Unacceptable!! There's way more than 46 victims freezing in tents. They still don't have stuff together after 2 months time. Sorry doesn't cut it. They need a serious oversight & require accountability. Unbelievable incompetency!
Too little too late! Apologies don’t keep you warm when it’s cold or dry when it rains or snows! Absolutely unacceptable!! Those responsible would have made sure THEY had shelter if their home was destroyed!
Thank you for this real coverage of what’s going on with a critical lens. I think it’s appalling that FMA‘s solution is to just not make any commitments or keep any timelines despite the fact that the timelines are of the essence for people planning what their next steps are. It’s really outrageous and unacceptable.
Thank you for holding them accountable. : "Emergency Management" should be taken out of their name. When people are out in the cold, they can't wait for months of red tape to be gone through. That's not an Emergency response. They only seem to be respondng in certain areas too.
Right? It’s disgusting. If they can get their 💩 done for themselves they could have simultaneously gotten the people they were actually there to help the same thing!!! They brought in a damn tornado shelter for themselves while the people actually affected are in tents or sheds etc…. Unfreaking believable!!!!
All American citizens that do not use their campers should donate the unused campers ,to these needed areas. So many campers sit empty for years. Also donate all those storage sheds that you have been paying on for years and don't even know what is in them any more.
Absolutely...and all of those empty FEMA trailers being withheld due to government employee incompetence and bureaucratic red tape should be delivered IMMEDIATELY !! After all, these folks paid their taxes...and most were denied the $750 scraps they offered. It's a travesty !!
FEMA has been blocking people trying to help in NC. It’s not only they aren’t doing their jobs they are keeping other from helping these people. And FEMA wants all money sent to them. Let’s take them permanently out of equation. Also getting blocked by officials for trailers being brought in and it’s not about their safety like officials say it’s about their laws. The governments don’t want trailers because they can’t be charged as much in taxes being mobile.
Thank you You Tube for placing the information in the little blue boxes on the bottom of the videos... But I have one small issue with it... When I went to college for the 2nd time (the first time was before Google and Wiki), I was told by my professors that Wikipedia was not an acceptable source to use as a reference for information... Neither was it to be considered as a credible, scholarly source of information... I hope this helps in your efforts to spread the truth...
They have repeatedly lied to me and now they are apologized for that lie. That don't get kids out of the cold. I hope WBTV stays on this so people can see how bad things are 😢
The United States citizens will NEVER FORGET the profound amount of abandonment that the victims of Western North Carolina have received from the government agency of FEMA. NEVER FORGET!
McDowell Old Fort and our forgotten in the hills and mountains. We will be back with a mission. Nothing else matters now to a lot of people. Nothing will ever be the same again not just here but in the world over. It’s the best and worst time to be alive it seems. God bless America!
This doesn't look like an oversight or a miscalculation. I saw video of FEMA in an area just hanging out and doing nothing before they eventually left. There appears to be a deliberate effort to slow walk this task. It's going to take more than an apology to convince people that you exist to help Americans.
those people in FEMA are the worst human beings you could ever imagine... they literally DENIED the donation of mini shacks and mini shades that volunteers had it ready to just ship to the flood victims that lost everything and was sleeping in a thin tent. In record breaking cold weather. Those people in FEMA should be criminally charged
In Mississippi too, they are being sold on lots fully furnished FEMA trailers and the guy could not tell me why, in Florida there are hundreds sitting empty not yet moved after Ian two years ago! It’s a total disgrace! Look up RUclips videos of fema trailers for sale!
We need to hold these people accountable. We can give billions to other countries but we can only give American citizens 750 dollars POSSIBLY and can only give them a trailer to keep them warm EVENTUALLY! these people have failed the American people but im sure they wont get fired since they arent like us little people.
An apology doesn't cut it. FEMA needs to be disbanded, and all Helene survivors in that area need to be exempted from all Government regulations and taxes for the next 5 years.
In the E.Tenn & WNC mountains, it's below freezing and snowing. The US government and fema have completely dropped the ball. Millions of dollars to Ukraine and almost nothing for American citizens in dire immediate need !
I think this is great, but they do need to move faster! I am wondering why other areas didn't get these, like Lahaina. Anyone with kids though, needs to be in warmth, and should be put into a hotel even if it is a ways away from their property, just so they don't freeze to death!
We need a FEMA that can do the job not the failure we currently have seen. They need to be investigated and our countrymen need our help. It’s our tax dollars we should have say in where they go. They should not be going to support enemy countries nor should they be going to illegal immigrants.
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FEMA needs a total overhaul. It's snowing in NC for God sake! People are in tents
trump is their Boss.
Someone in our mountains dies every night because of no shelter or warmth! With all the money being sent to other countries. $1 billion this week to Africa - it’s shameful and cruel and it’s very deliberate!!!
@@CGH250That money is to help their government enforce fuel restrictions on poor farmers.
@@francismarion6400I don’t care WHAT it’s for! People in OUR country need help and the United States citizens need to come first EVERYTIME!!!!!!!!
The Democrats are still in charge. They don't care about Americans
They don’t need an apology. They need those trailers. Now!
They needed them 2 months ago
Yep, and yep.
Exactly 100% True
Whats bad is when the tiny homes built by Amish for the hurricane victims were not allowed to be used because of "code issues". Its a roof over their heads! 100% better than freezing in tents!
I live here. What people are not understanding is that NC government is extremely corrupt. The county commissioners all in bed with the developers. That was 100% about taking land and driving people away for the developers. It's similar to all the aid that was stolen by sheriffs and other government folks. Our government is a sham here.
Amen to that! Total bull 💩 for the Amish built tiny homes to be unacceptable by the local government. Those people obviously still had a home to go to. 😡
How Dehumanizing to slap these people suffering in the aftermath of Historic Flooding.
The BS has to end.
Our local/federal governments are so incompetent.
I’m sorry doesn’t cover it when your freezing !! Put them outside and see how fast they are delivered!!!!!
They CAN'T deliver them until there are utilities. That can't be done by FEMA.
Put the FEMA employees out in Tents in North Carolina & See how fast they distributed the trailers so they can go home themselves.
SHAMEFUL what FEMA is doing. FEMA is just an arm to the banks. After the hurricane they went door to door in my community and handed out flyers about how the home owners could get "low interest loans"!!!!! YEP...FEMA works for the BANKS. Its a con game. FEMA has a HUGE budge and obvioulsy never gives out the money just like the Red Cross which is another con.
Instead the FEMA employee sit in a heated office then go home to a heated home with a bathroom & kitchen.
Which would you rather sleep in, a tent with no utilities, or a trailer with no utilities?
Can the government not find a way to temporarily circumvent the rules in an emergency?!
@@mayLibertyprevail1a Hayward ( not sure about the spelling ) Co closed their emergency shelters , claiming they were no longer needed ~ BUT ~ if there were any residents that needed shelter ~ they would reopen them ! WHAT THE HECK ????????
@@POWER-LINKS Stop taking up for them, they have "generators" for them
Do NOT let up folks. Hold them accountable. KEEP FILMING TO SEE IF FEMA MAKES GOOD ON THEIR "STATEMENT."
I agree
They have NEVER made good on statements in their entire history. The real help came from Americans not FEMA morons!
EVERY PERSON THAT IS WRITING ON THIS VIDEO NEEDS TO CALL EVERY RERPRESENTATIVE DAILY!!!
Michigan here and irate. About to put the gas to get there and back on the new credit card and tongue lash Buncombe County.
@@jolie1327 You are right.
Too little too late, FEMA. Action is what was needed two months, ago. No apology would have been necessary, now.
💯%.
What's even sicker is that it's not a real apology.
Incompetence!!!
@@janiceggg185 planned, not incompetent. 😡🔥
@@janiceggg185
Or malice!
Apology NOT accepted. People are suffering!!
Hold them ALL accountable--as well as ALL politicians who were responsible to take care of these people....
RVs are sitting on sales lots all over the country. The economy has been so bad that there is a surplus everywhere. There is no excuse for this.
Billions to other countries.
The Amish would have had all of them housed by now!¡!!!
Thank you! That's what I understood. I was doubting my memory. Thanks again.
God bless them for trying to help NC♥️ they def know how to build a structure
And a better quality too!
They had no higher priority. An apology warms no one.
North Carolina General Assembly is meeting TODAY DEC 5TH THURSDAY. You need to be all over this. Codes need to be RELAXED yesterday so structures can be put on property to help freezing human beings and animals.
The general assembly is just writing laws to give themselves more power and calling it Helene relief.
Keep every elected official on every level accountable.
Is it possible to broadcast that on RUclips so everyone can see what's happening
The codes need to be temporarily suspended. Come May reinstate them.
Honestly they should just put up what they want, and are able to and defend it with the AA. What are they gonna do then? Nothing because Trump got in and they won't want that press.
They don’t deliver on their promises yet the Director of FEMA shows up for the phot ops.
No worries, she is going to be fired!
@@peppernc429the only way that would be acceptable to me as if she was denied any severance pay and she had to pay back all the money she's been paid for a job she hasn't done
blacks always like to be on tv
@@drumhead50 I certainly hope so.
@@margiemurray2147 Dereliction of duty
Not accepting any apologies from Fema or any other state or federal agencies. These agencies should have been aware of and been prepared to give any assistance that was needed by anyone affected by this storm. Neighbors, volunteers and non profit groups are the ones that have been there from day one helping these people. Very disappointed in state and federal government agencies on their response to help these people in a time of such great need.
Tidy summary exactly 😢
Biden too busy pardoning his son
Agree 💯 percent
FEMA should live in tents while providing trailers to the families in need! They are not sorry.
I agree
Exactly but instead they have hotel rooms to go to.
@@JudyGoodwin-l9bthey have a whole guarded compound. The people helping are regular citizens.
@@arleneaugustahair8393Exactly.
FEMA is not allowed to do anything if that county tells them to keep out and that has happened all over WNC. Federal agencies have to be requested, NOT turned away. Ya'll are clueless when it comes to federal rules.
Those temporary homes should have been in transit the day the hurricane hit the Appalachian Mountains. They knew that day how bad it was going to be! To be so incompetent on running a disaster relief agency with government funding is not excuseable! Our tax dollars that fund this should be spent for the benefit of the survivors not on FEMA administration operations. That should have already been taken care of. As for Fema workers staying in trailers that should never be done until all the survivors are out of tents. Let the Fema workers survive in tents, mayber they would work faster!
Agree 💯 percent with you. The reality is, FEMA people had hotel rooms and rooms at bed and breakfast places. Police officers that volunteered also had accommodations while locals were out in the cold ❄️🥶❄️ It's the strangest thing I have ever witnessed.
@@JudyGoodwin-l9b eastern KY went through a flood episode a couple of years back. My daughter and her church went to the disaster area to find pallets of water sitting in the middle of main street. Bridges and roads washed out, people trapped without supplies on the other side. They used mountain climbing gear to lower supplies to the begourges and haul them up the other side. It was locals and volunteers outside of the area that helped the people. Fema denied everyone money in that area saying they were in a flood plain and would not be covered in the future! They got away with it then and they are going to do it again in the Helene disaster area! Your tax money to Fema only helps the administration and the people they hire to tell people in need NO.
@@patriciabock4299 Sounds about right....geezzz. It's really pathetic that American taxpayers are treated like 💩. Our government truly couldn't care less about human beings. We are ripped off while billions of dollars go to other countries. Biden is in Africa making a fool of himself ( as usual ) while giving more American taxpayer dollars to aid foreign countries. It is a travesty. Such immoral behavior that we as Americans have had to endure. It's almost unbelievable but I see it happening on a daily basis.
@@patriciabock4299 also, I have two denial letters from FEMA in my truck. SMH.... mind-blowing
@@JudyGoodwin-l9b that is so horrific! I am having anger issues with this. If I was to meet someone in FEMA I do not think it would turn out well! Our citizens should never be treated this way after going through such a devastating disaster! I have been sharing videos and contacting Senators and Congressmen to get this straightened out asap! They are suppose to use oversight into these matters!
Apologies aren't getting the homes where they need to be, what seems to be the hold up? These citizens taxes where took on demand , why aren't the houses being set?
Right these people have kids and they need help right now
Can't heat the tent with apologies.
@@oleradiodudea.m.4735exactly 💯
Because they're lazy and so incompetent they have no idea what they're doing! I think they literally hire people with zero experience or skill who have to be given directions on how to do the simplest tasks! Vacuous bureaucrats whose "job is done" when they fill out a form, no follow up, no communication, no oversight. They assume things happen because they filled out a form. 😫😫 Also CORRUPTION!
FEMA did not apologize for not delivering the trailers yet, only for not giving a correct timeline.
The timeliness was day one not a few months later
Deliver the trailers now! They need them now!
For every death there will be a penalty to pay. Get your heads out of the sand and help these people now !!!!!!!
Thank you WBTV and stay on this. We sued FEMA in Florida after Milton. The danger now is hypothermia for those who are still suffering. Keep putting these stories out here, we care...
Operation Helo has been delivering campers for at least 6 weeks, fema should learn a lesson! If you WANT to make it happen, it will happen. They have no skin in the game
The national guard pulled out already
Agree just horrible...
@@DR-oy9wcWhen was that?
FIRED
FEMA has issued an apology, but as a Black North Carolinan from central North Carolina, my primary criticism lies in their inadequate handling of natural disaster situations.
While I appreciate that they sent supplies to those in Western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene, I question the assistance provided to victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and what about Helene victims passed 2 months ago who had increased fatalities on mountains and areas who they loss.
It is particularly concerning that they allocated over $125 million to immigrants and Biden and Harris send 3 billions to Ukraine, while neglecting to support Americans who lost their homes during the hurricanes, including Helene and Milton.
This disparity is disheartening, and I believe that an apology at this stage is far too late to rectify their past shortcomings.
Furthermore, their neglect has had devastating consequences, contributing to the tragic loss of 200 lives in the Appalachian Mountains.
This situation is profoundly emotional and tragic for the families and survivors impacted. I sincerely hope they find peace and a path to recovery.
@Jilla0559 how will they get to Fema when their cars are destroyed by the Helene. Their neighbors are the same situation lost everything even vehicle. Some roads are washed out. Obviously you haven't seen true footage from the people who were victims.
@@Jilla0559illegal immigration is just a symptom of a deeper sickness with the progressive Democrat party.
I agree. Democrats in charge
@@Jilla0559 Fema does pay the immigrants. It's out of a different account. Either way you look at it our wonderful government worries about everyone else except it's own citizens. I just seen yesterday that Biden signed off on "I think" a billion dollars to parts of Africa for their people that's been affected by things. I'm all for helping everyone worldwide but our tax money should pay for our emergencies first and foremost.😢
@Jilla0559 It's totally relevant because FEMA keeps running out of money because it's being given to "immigrants ".
Father in Heaven you see how people are treating ppl in need and you know the truth in every heart !
Your will SHALL be done !
In your beloved Son's name. Amen !
AMEN 🙏🏻
🙏🙏🙏 Amen
People are freezing to death and they're worried about stupid Regulations These trailers should have been delivered months ago! Right in Indiana and southern michigan, there sits hundreds of trailers on lots That could have been Purchased and sent to North Carolina and western tennessee!!!
The tiny homes built by Amish should have been permitted without question
FEMA needs to do better, this is not acceptable 😡
There is no excuse. None. Children and families are shivering in tents.
But billions to massacre families in Gaza also desperately starving & trying to survive in tents 💔.
World Central Kitchen among the 1st to bring water tankers in WNC, and Gaza where their volunteers were massacred... and Jill Biden created a traffic jam visiting for a photo opp, just like t rump. Neither helped in tangible ways.
I cant imagine how cold they are I'm in a house with heat and cold ,this deal makes me very mad 😤
They are earning the hate.
And elderly and handicapped people, too.
3 died 2 nights ago in a tent in 9° weather.
Every news outlet out there that called anyone a liar for saying FEMA wasn't doing much to help the people in NC should be made to apologize also.
They gave some $950.00 to families to start with. Then if we wanted to donate money, they wanted us to give the donation to FEMA . Why would we when they gave our FEMA money to illegals . Just more to illegals. One whole small town on Tennessee side they say is gone. Erwin ..
She is still only saying that "They may get the homes; they may get a good dinner.."
"Maybe" generally me "No".
Thanks to Claire Kopsky for holding FEMA accountable to do what the taxpayers are paying them to do with her excellent investigative journalism and reporting skills. Keep up the great work.
Disgraceful.
Actions speak louder than words FEMA, who cares about your apologies! GET THESE PEOPLE THESE HOMES!!!!
They should be ashame doing people the way they have done. It didn't stop them for setting up in Michigan. Its colg here in Swannanoa NC and some are still living in tents. If it wasn't for neighboring states helping us here I don't know what we would have done . People in surrounding states brought supplies and bottle water . God Bless them for their help and kindness. FEMA did nothing but tell people lies.
Truely Pathetic
Yes
Only 46 homes delivered? Only 500 approved in all of NC? It's been MONTHS! What part of "Emergency" does the agency not get?!
@@dking1362 from what I witnessed, FEMA couldn't care less about most people in the mountains of Western NC. While locals are living in tents FEMA people have hotel rooms and Air B&B. I have two denial letters from FEMA and I am living in my truck....I will make things better for myself. The government can take a long walk off a short pier.
@@JudyGoodwin-l9b I have always gotten the feeling that FEMA is doing little, but I am not there so I have tried to be open to the idea that I don't know the complete reality of what is happening there. However, there are just too many anecdotal stories to ignore; it seems that FEMA is truly and completely virtually useless other than small amounts of money and paperwork, which is astounding since that is supposedly what they are all about. I have seen pics of the FEMA "compound"...with people's tents nearby. I am incredibly sorry this is happening to you and admire your grit and determination not to wallow in despair (as you have every reason to do) but found your feisty self and are making your life better DESPITE them. Know that many of your fellow Americans feel so helpless to assist....I have given financially what I can; I don't own or know how to operate heavy machinery; I'm not in great physical shape to help clean. I could serve meals. and/or help care for kids while parents clean up (retired teacher) but clueless with whom to speak about that. Absolutely FURIOUS that all of you are not much further ahead 2 months in and with winter upon us -- shame on FEMA.
In one teeny tiny place in TN hit by Helene, there was 160 homes that need total rebuilding or essential repairs done. I'm following a "cooking channel" that is helping ppl more than FEMA!
This agency needs a complete overhaul!
@@StarDreamMemorieswhat is the name of the cooking channel?
@@arleneaugustahair8393 The Hillbilly Kitchen
Becky is an extremely kindhearted woman. She's put us in contact with a local Church and charity that is helping ppl first hand. All in the video descriptions. May God protect her, and all those truly caring for the flood victims. If you know anyone with construction skills.....that's all that is needed to house these displaced families. 🙏🙏🙏
We are all aware that the billions of money requested is graft between politicians because very little help is evident in affected areas. You need to get housing to people who are living in tents and facing freezing temperatures. This needs to be done immediately. These are the taxpayers that fund your salary. Your lack of help crossed the line of incompetence to criminality weeks ago. This is a disgrace. Voters and lawyers will respond appropriately toward deaf politicians and FEMA. You will all be out of work very soon
in the 1940s we fought against the nzai's - today they make up 97% of our government !!!
OH..... I'M SORRRRY! BS. TAKE CARE OF THOSE PEOPLE IDJUTS. This administration is the worst in American history.
The Omish tried to help. But the government bureaucracy put a stop to that.
Nc governor on his way out and should have been all over this
He needs his pay taken
People in the streets protesting
Cooper is a clueless knothead!!
Gov Cooper wants those people GONE. One way or the other. He said in an interview "not everyone is going to be allowed to rebuild". He wants to FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM NC. Meaning land grab. Thats one of the dangers of socialism. They want what you have.
Gov Cooper is a weak man and this event has proved that fact. He is an embarrassment to NC
I don’t trust them do you????
It’s been two months and now it’s cold in the Carolina mountains. Families are living in unsecured damaged homes or tents. If congressmen were put out of their homes, you can be sure they’d be in luxury hotels the same day.
Wow! They're sorry? That must mean a lot to those people who are struggling. NO EXCUSES. The government helps illegal in a timely way. They demonstrate repeatedly the priorities of this administration.
Maybe FEMA should hire some competent people!
Is it even possible? How long have they been dropping the ball? I think the whole thing needs to be dismantled.
They're NOT INCOMPETENT!
They ARE CORRUPT COMPROMISED & CRIMINAL!
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Maybe FEMA should be dismantled.
@whitebuffalo3023 It WILL be.
TRUMP 2025! 😎❤️🇱🇷🌠
Please keep it going and make it public and things will be good
Fema needs to be run by military
Totally agree
FEMA needs to be dismantled totally. Too much bad in this agency.
Unfortunately no because it take congress and president to use the military. That requires a vote . Each states national guard would be better
@@JS-zb1vv National Guard IS military.
@@mayLibertyprevail1ano you are absolutely wrong.
Were from the Govt. and were here to help you! These divisions of the Fed are going to get an enema come Jan 20
thats not soon enough, crooks
Words said by a Federal Government Suit.
Thank God
You're dreaming. If t rump actually wanted to help, he could have already. All he did was create traffic, make hard working people late for work & got a stupid french fry pin.
Small local businesses have been feeding people, even when there was no power.
Not McDonald's & greed based chains. Get real & refer to previous storm response.
He didn't even toss paper towels to clean up after the floods.
So, if I heard correctly, the FEMA spokeswoman issued an apology to people waiting on a promised trailer - people who lost everything and are in the cold with no place to live - for giving them a delivery timeline, and pro using not to do that in the future, and she smiled as she said it. WTHeck... Was that a parody skit? You are sorry you gave them a time frame and to soare YOURSELF from being called out, you won't do that anymore? Are you for real lady? You need to be fired. I can't even with these people..... 🤬
Exactly! Not an apology for not getting much needed housing to people freezing in tents! Just an apology that their timeline was wrong and vowing to not make any more timelines. Typical big government.
Agreed 💯
"apologizing" for a timeline. Wow. WOW.
There must be accountability for all lives lost due to FEMA incompetence. Consequences, not apologies.
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Unacceptable!! There's way more than 46 victims freezing in tents. They still don't have stuff together after 2 months time. Sorry doesn't cut it. They need a serious oversight & require accountability. Unbelievable incompetency!
Too little too late! Apologies don’t keep you warm when it’s cold or dry when it rains or snows! Absolutely unacceptable!! Those responsible would have made sure THEY had shelter if their home was destroyed!
What a joke they are! An apology is probably all they will ever get! Unacceptable!!!
Thank you for this real coverage of what’s going on with a critical lens. I think it’s appalling that FMA‘s solution is to just not make any commitments or keep any timelines despite the fact that the timelines are of the essence for people planning what their next steps are. It’s really outrageous and unacceptable.
Thank you for holding them accountable. : "Emergency Management" should be taken out of their name. When people are out in the cold, they can't wait for months of red tape to be gone through. That's not an Emergency response. They only seem to be respondng in certain areas too.
APOLOGIES ARE ABSOLUTELY NOT ENOUGH
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Especially empty apologies
Ill bet the trailers they stay in are nice an warm.....................
Right? It’s disgusting. If they can get their 💩 done for themselves they could have simultaneously gotten the people they were actually there to help the same thing!!! They brought in a damn tornado shelter for themselves while the people actually affected are in tents or sheds etc…. Unfreaking believable!!!!
They probably stay in the resorts that laid off workers, many of whom now can't cover rent.
NO! FEMA your apology is not enough!!
They were staging 350 trailers in northern Michigan, and there is not any issues up there. WBTV should ask for those trailers.
All American citizens that do not use their campers should donate the unused campers ,to these needed areas.
So many campers sit empty for years.
Also donate all those storage sheds that you have been paying on for years and don't even know what is in them any more.
Absolutely...and all of those empty FEMA trailers being withheld due to government employee incompetence and bureaucratic red tape should be delivered IMMEDIATELY !! After all, these folks paid their taxes...and most were denied the $750 scraps they offered. It's a travesty !!
If I had one I know I surly would 💔
FEMA has been blocking people trying to help in NC. It’s not only they aren’t doing their jobs they are keeping other from helping these people. And FEMA wants all money sent to them. Let’s take them permanently out of equation. Also getting blocked by officials for trailers being brought in and it’s not about their safety like officials say it’s about their laws. The governments don’t want trailers because they can’t be charged as much in taxes being mobile.
They did. They are not up to code and can't be put in a flood plane. More B.S. red tape!
Thank you You Tube for placing the information in the little blue boxes on the bottom of the videos...
But I have one small issue with it...
When I went to college for the 2nd time (the first time was before Google and Wiki), I was told by my professors that Wikipedia was not an acceptable source to use as a reference for information...
Neither was it to be considered as a credible, scholarly source of information...
I hope this helps in your efforts to spread the truth...
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Apologies won’t keep these people warm
They have repeatedly lied to me and now they are apologized for that lie. That don't get kids out of the cold. I hope WBTV stays on this so people can see how bad things are 😢
I wonder if fox News has had anyone on it
Sorry don't cut it bubba, We need justice for these citizens..😠😳😠😠
Lord Have Mercy Lord Have Mercy. Prayers for my Brothers and Sisters let's get er done Man. Come on Man!!!
There is no excuse for what they have done to the people. All Fema workers should be a shame of what they did. And they should lose their jobs
trump Is their Boss
FEMA needs to get there act together when people are cold and homeless !
It was time for apologies about 6 weeks ago FEMA🤬
This is horrible. Our government has no heart for their own people
They DON'T care about any of us!
To "start" recovery now. ... when the storm was in Sept. 💔 So slow...people are freezing!!!!
Excellent reporting, especially the clarification that 500 homes were delivered... in OTHER storms.
Not this one. So few, so late. 💔
Audit, audit , audit ❗️❗️❗️❗️😡🇺🇸
The United States citizens will NEVER FORGET the profound amount of abandonment that the victims of Western North Carolina have received from the government agency of FEMA. NEVER FORGET!
So sad..😞
McDowell Old Fort and our forgotten in the hills and mountains. We will be back with a mission. Nothing else matters now to a lot of people. Nothing will ever be the same again not just here but in the world over. It’s the best and worst time to be alive it seems. God bless America!
What a shame
We have enough volunteers with trucks to make this happen...
This doesn't look like an oversight or a miscalculation. I saw video of FEMA in an area just hanging out and doing nothing before they eventually left. There appears to be a deliberate effort to slow walk this task. It's going to take more than an apology to convince people that you exist to help Americans.
those people in FEMA are the worst human beings you could ever imagine...
they literally DENIED the donation of mini shacks and mini shades that volunteers had it ready to just ship to the flood victims that lost everything and was sleeping in a thin tent. In record breaking cold weather. Those people in FEMA should be criminally charged
Please take care of this Mr Trump. Another bogus federal agency.
This entire Government establishment should be criminally charged.
No they are sending these to AZ and RESELLING THEM!! THIS IS A TRAILER LAUNDERING OPERATION!!!
Hhmm. More details
More info
O. F F S. 🙄
In Mississippi too, they are being sold on lots fully furnished FEMA trailers and the guy could not tell me why, in Florida there are hundreds sitting empty not yet moved after Ian two years ago! It’s a total disgrace! Look up RUclips videos of fema trailers for sale!
Withholding aid. Should be jailed
No more apologizes close Fema permantley.
That does not help the people freezing too death ‼️😡
Thanksgiving dinner???
Indeed! Thanksgiving was last month!
We need to hold these people accountable. We can give billions to other countries but we can only give American citizens 750 dollars POSSIBLY and can only give them a trailer to keep them warm EVENTUALLY! these people have failed the American people but im sure they wont get fired since they arent like us little people.
Apology not accepted.
There are plenty of folks with the trucks to deliver these. Step aside and let the mountain people take over. This is shameful and ridiculous.
They should have had them over a month ago. This Admin SUKS.
They are just sitting on a lot in Hickory near the airport. They could be on site in 1-2 hours if they would just send them.
An apology doesn't cut it. FEMA needs to be disbanded, and all Helene survivors in that area need to be exempted from all Government regulations and taxes for the next 5 years.
This is what happens when they party the taxpayer's money away like they do.
The citizens should sue FEMA, it’s a shame American citizens had to experience this
We'll see.
ACTIONS Speak Louder than Words!!!!😢
Shame on you FEMA
In the E.Tenn & WNC mountains, it's below freezing and snowing. The US government and fema have completely dropped the ball. Millions of dollars to Ukraine and almost nothing for American citizens in dire immediate need !
B.S. plain and simple…Thank your government
I think this is great, but they do need to move faster! I am wondering why other areas didn't get these, like Lahaina. Anyone with kids though, needs to be in warmth, and should be put into a hotel even if it is a ways away from their property, just so they don't freeze to death!
And "im sorry" matters? Noooooo
We need a FEMA that can do the job not the failure we currently have seen. They need to be investigated and our countrymen need our help. It’s our tax dollars we should have say in where they go. They should not be going to support enemy countries nor should they be going to illegal immigrants.