Is the fact that it's not as serious, perhaps with no fatalities, does that weigh into whether emergency funding or a declaration of emergency at the state level will be provided? No, that provision really is the federal government. Hopefully their help will be not. Hopefully that their help will be needed. Clearly, there's lots of damage, but the good news is there's no damage as it relates to human life, and that's important. (02:04–02:09)
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