Pakistan has sought support from Washington to unlock a stalled International Monetary Fund programme that would release $1.1 billion to its strained economy as the country rebuilds after last. | January 26, 2023
joe biden reaffirmed the federal government s commitment to supporting california as it recovers and rebuilds. veronica miracle has more on the story. reporter: president biden spent the day touring storm ravaged santa cruz county including spending the better part of an hour here where a pier has been essentially ripped in half and local businesses that rely heavily on local tourism have been impacted. the nine atmospheric rivers have battered the state but the central coast was hit especially hard and president biden wanted to come here, he said, to see the damage himself and also to assess what more the federal government can do to help the state of california. the now this comes after last night the president and the federal government authorized additional disaster assistance to the state. that s on top of a major disaster declaration that happened on saturday. right now there are more than 500 fema personnel on the ground
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