Texas floods ‘much bigger disaster’ than what most Americans think: GEM founder

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Central Texas families affected by recent floods are receiving assistance from a variety of volunteer groups, including Florida-based nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission. Its founder, Michael Capponi, joins “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” to discuss what the organization is doing. “It’s a much bigger disaster than what most of America thinks, I believe,” Capponi says. He stresses how many areas are “stripped” of homes and trees due to the floods.

Elizabeth Vargas Reports

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