they don t know where they are. and those who have lost someone, there s no words for the pain of losing someone. a lot of us know it. reporter: announcing the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of all emergency work for the next 30 days. to all the families here, keep the faith. we re going to get this done, i promise you. no one s walking away. we re in this for the long haul. reporter: david, people are racing to cover up what s left of their homes with blue tarps as a new threat looms. we could see heavy rain, up to three inches through saturday, that will only add to the misery here. david? certainly don t need this. elwyn lopez again tonight. elwyn, thank you. in the meantime, we turn now to the major new developments on covid tonight. how quickly this new variant is now spreading, now in at least 36 states. dr. anthony fauci said daying the boosters are working against this new variant so far. the washington national cathedral marking the deaths of more tha
do. the government will cover 100% of the cost, 100% of the cost for the first 30 days from all the emergency work. every cost the federal government will take care of. includes debris removal, cost of overtime and law enforcement, emergency services personnel and shelter. that will get you through. by the way, i want to thank your wife. she started a toy drive for this part of the state. make sure how many come here. i ve taking credit for something i have nothing to do with. how would you? tell them what you have so far. as of this morning, we think that we have around 20,000 gifts donated and three more days to go. 20,000 gifts. no kids will go to sleep without a gift. god love you. we also need to recognize the people that suffered mental and
norah. president biden said natural disasters have cost the country nearly $100 billion this year alone. and this is the fifth time since taking office that he s been called on to comfort families in a disaster zone. president biden made his after o outbreak left at least 71 people dead and more than 100 missing across the state. as the president walked among the ruins, he stopped and shook hands with angie wilson, who was sifting through her mother s damaged office building, looking for the only family photo of her grandfather. he wanted to know how we felt about the entire situation. reporter: the president then traveled here to dawson springs, where he praised the relief efforts, promising more federal resources and money. the government s going to cover 100% of the cost, 100% of the cost for the first 30 days, for all the emergency work from clearing everything to every single cost. reporter: pat and fill abruise lost their sister-in-law
costs for the first 30 days for all the emergency work, clearing everything to every single cost, the federal government is going to take care of. that includes debris removal, cost of overtime of law enforcement, emergency service personnel, and shelter. thank you. and that will get you through. and by the way, i want to thank your wife. she started a toy drive for this part of the state to make sure how many come here. i am taking credit for something i have nothing to do with. tell them what you have got so far. as of this morning, we think we have about 20,000 gifts donated and we have got three more days to go. 20,000 gifts. so no kid is going to get to sleep wherever they get to sleep tonight without a gift. god love you, like, we also need to recognize that people suffered memg and emotional injuries. the costs of this sometimes are unseen and unknown. you know, people talk about
100% of the cost for the first 30 days for all the emergency work from clearing everything, to every single cost the federal government is going to take care of. and includes debris removal, cost of overtime in law enforcement, emergency service personnel and shelter. and that will get you through. and by the way, i want to thank your wife. she started a toy drive for this part of the state to make sure how many come here. i am taking credit for something i have nothing to do with. how could you? tell them what you ve got so far. as of this morning we think that we have around 20,000 gifts donated, and we ve got three more days to go. 20,000 gifts. no kid is going to go to sleep wherever they get to sleep without a gift. god love you. and look, we also need to recognize the people who have suffered mental and emotional injuries. the cost of this sometimes are unseen and unknown. you know, people talk about