President Trump tours Lake Okeechobee\, Herbert Hoover Dike

ATTENTION TO PROTECTINGPARADISE -- AND OUR WATER.THE PRESIDENT WAS JOINED BYOTHER FLORIDA LEADERS AS HETOURED LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THEAGING HERBERT HOOVER DIKE.PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE ISCOMMITTED TO FUNDING REPAIRSTO THE DIKE.

IT'S IMPORTANT TOPROTECTING NEARBY COMMUNITIESAND PREVENTING HARMFUL ALGAEBLOOMS.IF THE WATER LEVEL IS TOOHIGH, IT PUTS PRESSURE ON THEDIKE... UNTIL REPAIRS ARE DONEAND THE DIKE CAN HANDLE ACERTAIN WATER LEVEL, THE ARMYCORPS OF ENGINEERS WILLRELEASE WATER FROM LAKEOKEECHOBEE AND INTO THE SAINTLUCIE RIVER.

THE WATER THENFLOWS THROUGH THE ST.

LUCIELOCKS..

AND INTO PLACES LIKEPALM CITY AND STUART.TONIGHT WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGEON THE SIGNIFANCE OF PRESIDENTTRUMP'S VISIT... WE START OFFWITH WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'sMICHAEL WILLIAMS.<<President trump welcomed andechoed praise from republicanlawmakers.

(Nat) "We aremaking it stronger.." WithFlorida governor R.

Desantisand an all star congressionaldelegation in tow- Pres.

Trumpfocused on his fast trackedtimeline -now 2022 instead of2025 -to finish repairs on the80 plus year old HH disurrounding Lake O..

It's a1.6 b dollar job and some ofthat repair work served as hbackdrop today Sot It's agreat project for Florida TheHealth of the lake, farmingtowns here, the Everglades andcoastal communities beset byAlgal crises.... all go hain hand.

Sot Governor RonDesantis (R) Florida Our statelegislature ... and watequality ... These Republicanlawmakers recently criticizedthe president for axingEverglades restoratispending from 200 million to63 million dollars next year.not a word about that beforethe ca