WATCH LIVE: Hawaii authorities hold a press conference following Saturday's false ballistic missile alarm http://cbsn.ws/2FvxMXU pic.twitter.com/4BRoGSjyGe
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Vern Miyagi, head of Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency: "We spent the last few months trying to get ahead of this threat so we can provide as much notification and preparation time to the public. Today was something that I regret because I accept responsibility for this."pic.twitter.com/Sb7esJu6mQ
Vern Miyagi outlines timeline of messaging mistake during shift change at Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency: "The wrong button was pushed on this test. It went into an actual event versus a test." http://cbsn.ws/2FvxMXU pic.twitter.com/khC14z0qxL
Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency administrator outlines some of the changes in wake of false alarm: "The governor has directed that we hold off any more tests until we get this squared away." http://cbsn.ws/2FvxMXU pic.twitter.com/ALkTrXmrx5
Hawaii Gov. David Ige on notifying public it was a false alarm: "There was no automated way to send a false alarm cancellation we had to initiate a manual process. And that was why it took a while to notify everyone." http://cbsn.ws/2FvxMXU pic.twitter.com/ocZOezQAVo
"It's a screen. It's more like a mouse click. It's a screen -- a test button, and an actual. The wrong button was pushed," Hawaii EMA head Vern Miyagi says of alert system http://cbsn.ws/2FvxMXU pic.twitter.com/1gJZhfvosz
"No one had authorized the use of the siren," Hawaiian Gov. David Ige says, adding that they "will find out" why sirens went off across the state http://cbsn.ws/2FvxMXU pic.twitter.com/eAsGyUFPhR
"The people that went through this will definitely not do this again," Hawaii's EMA administrator says, adding that there will be training so "that this doesn't happen" http://cbsn.ws/2FvxMXU pic.twitter.com/U3WtJlrQoj
Hawaii's EMA administrator details what the public should do when faced with a real attack: "I regret what happened this morning. But it brings this awareness up to speed again of what to expect, and what to do." http://cbsn.ws/2Ddqh9L pic.twitter.com/V48p4vWwg4
You think ? BUT TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE HEADS NEED TO ROLL!
Does lying about what really happened make things better?
That's fake news. Launching now....
This was a set-up by the dems...they will shirk at nothing, no matter how many problems and wasted resouces it causes.
Two people involved in the future and at least one person fired today!
Too bad the person in the WH is it this honorable.
north korea is preparing for winter games..shame
Democrats
Moranic Hawaiian STATE government!! How can such idiots be allowed to easily push a BUTTON during a shift change and during such an important test? Sounds hoaky!
Anyone? Try EVERY SINGLE HUMAN BEING ON EARTH.
Than resign or at least fire the person in charge of the EMA and publicly beg for forgiveness!
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