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EDM Tuesday Briefing: Obama Calls For Gun Restrictions, Oregon Standoff Continues, Water Emergency in MI

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Emergency and disaster management Tuesday Briefing for January 5, 2016: President Obama is set to unveil new actions aimed at reducing gun violence in the U.S., the FBI seeks a peaceful resolution to the Oregon standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and Michigan considers making an official emergency declaration due to contaminated water in Flint.

  1. In the wake of the influx of mass shootings in the U.S. in recent years, President Obama is set to [link url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-to-unveil-new-gun-restrictions-slams-congress-for-inaction/2016/01/04/81d539e8-b2fb-11e5-a842-0feb51d1d124_story.html” title=”unveil a series of new executive actions aimed at reducing gun violence“] yesterday. Key points in the actions include [link url=”http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/05/us/politics/obama-says-he-will-act-on-gun-control-in-coming-days.html?_r=0″ title=”expanding background checks“] and [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/04/obama-executive-actions-on-guns/78269442/” title=”focusing on unlicensed dealers“].
  2. The FBI is seeking a [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-militia-idUSKBN0UI1DC20160105″ title=”peaceful resolution to the situation“] in Oregon, as militiamen are in the third day of their takeover of the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, OR. The anti-government group is occupying the wildlife refuge [link url=”http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/01/04/oregon-wildlife-refuge-takeover/78249068/” title=”in protest of government land management in the West“]. The FBI is leading the response to the developing situation, although the [link url=”http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/sheriff_to_oregon_militants_go.html” title=”Oregon State Sheriff’s Association, Oregon State Police and other police from around the state“] are also involved.

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  3. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder in considering making [link url=”http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2016/01/04/snyder-flint-emergency-lead-water/78274734/” title=”an official declaration of emergency for Flint“] due to contaminated water. Flint Mayor Karen Weaver [link url=”http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/12/16/459983352/michigan-mayor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-lead-levels” title=”declared a State Of Emergency“] in December over elevated lead levels in city water. Weaver termed it a “man-made disaster” that occurred after Flint left the Detroit water system in the spring of 2014 and [link url=”http://www.cbsnews.com/news/flint-mayor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-contaminated-water/” title=”began taking water from the Flint River to save money“]. Even with an emergency declaration, though, Michigan [link url=”http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2016/01/04/snyder-flint-emergency-lead-water/78274734/” title=”could have issues securing federal aid“] for the water issues.
  4. The recent floods in Missouri and Illinois that came as a result of an overflowing Mississippi River [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/key-numbers-historic-illinois-missouri-flooding-36087911″ title=”produced some staggering numbers“] in both storm severity and in relief efforts: at least 25 people dead, up to 14 inches of rain in a three-day period, eight record river crests, 12 counties declared disaster areas, thousands evacuated from their homes, and more than a million sandbags laid.

  5. Arizona state and federal emergency officials are [link url=”http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/state-federal-emergency-officials-prepare-for-el-nio” title=”preparing for El Niño“] after the first El Niño-related storm hit the area yesterday. Flood control officials are on high alert and are actively monitoring water level checkpoints in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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  6. California is also [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/california-braces-series-el-nino-storms-36082608″ title=”bracing for a series of El Niño storms“] after the National Weather Service forecasted widespread precipitation through the week. Up to 15 inches of rain could fall in the next 16 days in northern parts of the state, with higher elevations getting significant snow. Up to 2 feet of snow expected could fall in the Sierra Nevada Range in the same timespan. Experts are predicting that this could be [link url=”http://www.sacbee.com/news/weather/article52940750.html” title=”one of the strongest El Niño winters ever“].

  7. Recovery in underway in India after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the northeastern part of the country, leaving [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/03/asia/india-earthquake/” title=”at least 6 people dead and at least 79 more injured“]. Some power facilities suffered damage during the quake. [link url=”http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/northeast-earthquake-ndrf-teams-rushed-to-imphal-home-minister-rajnath-singh-takes-stock/” title=”Rescue officials and doctors“] have been rushed to the affected areas.
  8. A [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/latest-workers-return-site-san-bernardino-attack-36080309″ title=”memorial ceremony for the victims in the San Bernardino terror shooting“] drew more than 3,000 mourners, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The city of San Bernardino recently revealed that it [link url=”http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-1215-sb-terror-costs-20151215-story.html” title=”incurred up to $1 million in unforeseen expenses“] in relation to the shootings. The majority of the costs came from extended police officer shifts and emergency response to leads that proved unhelpful to the investigation.

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