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to the area since the storm made landfall but the first opportunity for the president to meet with many of the victims and to kind of demonstrate some of the presidential ability here that many people expect in the wake of the natural disasters. meeting with some of the victims, hearing their stories, expressing sorrow for their losses. we did not see a lot of that during the president s first visit to the area. all of this coming just after the president yesterday, his administration sent a request to congress for $7.85 billion in disaster relief aid. that is expected to be just the first in a series of requests that this administration is going to make of congress. to approve billions of dollars in aid for the recovery that are expected to stretch not just months but years into the future. we expect the house of representatives to vote on that measure in the coming week. work starts on tuesday. jeremy diamond, thank you so much. as we continue watching what

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