Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--October 5, 2016 - 1:36 P.M. EDT
MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. I apologize for keeping you waiting this afternoon.
You all had an opportunity to hear from the President a little bit earlier today who traveled to FEMA and got an update from officials at DHS, including the FEMA Administrator. The President indicated that Hurricane Matthew is a very serious storm and that people should take it seriously. The federal government is certainly undertaking an important effort to prepare for the storm, mobilizing personnel and resources, pre-staging them in strategically valuable locations so that . . .