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President Trump says he might get rid of FEMA. The lead starts right now.

From the battered towns in North Carolina to the burned out neighborhoods in Southern California, President Trump is touring damage on both

coasts today, but he's also suggesting he might end the Federal Emergency Management Agency or

FEMA, the agency in charge of not only disaster response,

but disaster rebuilding. What might this mean for the devastated communities already struggling

to get back on their feet? Plus, the White House says it is now using military aircraft for deportation

flight, sending dozens of migrants back to Guatemala today. This comes as the military announces

the first group of active duty forces deployed

to the U.S.-Mexico border.

And in just a matter of hours, four more hostages

are expected to return to Israel from Gaza.

Liri al-Bag, Karina Ariyev, Nama Levy, and Daniela Gilboa are set to be part of the latest round of hostage for prisoner exchanges.

Our teams are positioned across the region ahead of the swap.

Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tepper. We start this hour with our politics lead and the politicization of federal disaster aid.

Today, in his first presidential trip outside Washington since his inauguration, President Trump visited disaster-stricken North Carolina,

where the impacts of the massive flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene are still being felt roughly four months later.

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