When you prepare for the consequences of a terrorist situation, you are preparing yourself inevitably for an earthquake, fire or flood. You're looking at the same consequences.

Where there's smoke, there's fire

Certainly their request will be reviewed ... [the governor] can add additional counties if necessary.

We are certainly pleased by the president's actions and look forward to working with FEMA (Federal Emergency management Agency) to get assistance going to the home and business owners hardest hit by the storms.

Right now, we're assessing the full extent of the damage to see if there is enough damage to ask Washington for help. It's not automatic.

That is about the extent of the damage so far. Everybody is getting wet.