FEMA CLOSELY MONITORING STORMS AND THEIR DAMAGE IN MOORE, OK, AND **

HOMELAND SECURITY SECY JANET NAPOLITANO COORDINATING WITH OK GOV MARY **

OBAMA ADMIN URGES ALL THOSE IN AFFECTED AREAS TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTION OF **

FALLIN HAS DEPLOYED 80 NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS TO ASSIST WITH SEARCH-AND- **

COMMUNICATION SNARLED BY THE STORM, AS LANDLINES AND CELL PHONE TOWERS WERE **

THE DEVASTATION FROM THE TORNADO WAS SO MASSIVE THAT IT WILL TAKE TIME TO **

AUTHORITIES ADD LIVE POWER LINES AND OPEN GAS LINES IN THE MOORE AREA POSE **

OK GOV MARY FALLIN (R) SAYS "HEARTS ARE BROKEN" FOR PARENTS WONDERING ABOUT **

FALLIN SAYS A COMMUNICATIONS CENTER HAS BEEN SET UP AT A CHURCH IN MOORE **

SHE ALSO COMMENDED RESPONDERS FOR WORKING AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN TO SORT **

FALLIN ALSO SPOKE WITH PRES OBAMA, WHO OFFERED THE NATION'S HELP AND GAVE **

A CITY IN MISSOURI SENDS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM TO TORNADO-RAVAGED **

A JOPLIN CITY OFFICIAL SAYS THE COMMUNITY REMEMBERS THE HELP IT RECEIVED **

THE TEAM OF A DOZEN OR SO POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS WILL HELP PINPOINT AREAS **

FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO DONATE: REDCROSS.ORG/OKC **

ALL PATIENTS AND STAFF "AMAZINGLY" SURVIVE TORNADO HIT AT SMALL OKLAHOMA **

MOORE MEDICAL CENTER WAS "PRETTY MUCH DESTROYED" BY MONDAY'S MASSIVE **

SOME OF THE HOSPITAL'S 30 PATIENTS WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER FACILITIES **

AT LEAST 51 PEOPLE CONFIRMED DEAD AFTER HUGE TORNADO HITS OKLAHOMA CITY **

THE DEATH TOLL INCLUDES AT LEAST 20 CHILDREN **

MONDAY'S TWISTER DEVASTATED THE TOWN OF MOORE, A COMMUNITY OF ROUGHLY 40, **

French v. California champagne controversy on Capitol Hill for the inauguration luncheon – -no, I am not kidding (read FNC’s Chad Pergram’s note below)

Maybe instead of fighting over champagne, they should figure out the debt ceiling problem? See Chad’s email below:

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Urgent: Joint Congressional Inaugural Committee says inauguration lunch champagne doesn’t violate law

 

Per Pergram-Capitol Hill

 

The champagane lobby expressed outrage earlier that the “California champagne” being served at the inauguration lunch at the Capitol after President Obama is sworn-in should not be called that…since it’s from California and not from the Champagne region of France.

 

But the Joint Inaugural Committee says the

Champagne Bureau, a lobbying organization is wrong.

 

The bottles will be labeled “Korbel Natural, Special Inaugural Cuvée Champagne, California.”

 

The committee says that does not violate the law as a 2006 agreement allows such sparkling wines from California to be classified as such, even if they are not from the Champagne region of France.

 

What matters is the label on the bottle. And the committee says that meets the terms of the accord.

 

Statement below.

 

“The Champagne Lobby should have a glass of their own product and relax. We are proud to be serving American Champagne at the Inauguration, and its location of origin will be appropriately displayed on the label and the menu in accordance with the law, and international treaties.” – Matt House, spokesman, Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

 

Chad Pergram

FOX News

Senior Producer for Capitol Hill









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