staff in contemand reporting on the two most powerful women in washington. speaker nancy pelosi and vice president kamala harris facing giant questions about their future roles. we begin with the urgent to-do list by eight savaged by 15 tornadoes n.kentucky alone, the governor says 64 people are confirmed dead and sadly that number is most likely to grow. the angst range from five months to 86 years old. six of the kentucky victims are chirp. one official likening this devastation to something you would see in a war zone. our kitchen here, you can see it, and the windows is believe out of it, and, i mean, stuff just crazy, and back bedroom. this is a bedroom right here. it was. rescue crews are still hoping to find survivors and the federal government rushing in emergency workers in addition to food, medical supplies and temporary shelter. president biden with speak in just a few moments about the federal response. mayfield, kentucky is one. places hardest hit by is t
To the landlord, they listened to the news and i mentioned this international community, john, and language has been a barrier for police. communication has been difficult and that s something that they will focus on today. they will also keep going through the debris and clearing it out making sure that there s no one that s left behind. john. thank you, as you continue to track the devastation there. let s go to the white house now. the president is having a briefing on this and we ll hear from him any moment. jeff zeleny there. what do we expect to hear? president biden pore the last hour or so has been meeting in the oval office with homeland security alejandro mayorkas, on scene yesterday in kentucky. a firsthand briefing is being delivered to the president about the needs that kentucky will need over the many months to could. housing is a central issue as well as other efforts, but the white house is taking this, of course, very seriously. the president over the weekend said
Whatever they need when they need, it when they need it. neighboring known to me. we ll get it to them as rapidly, as rapidly as we can, and that s what we re doing here in kentucky. we re going to have to go beyond what is available to the federal government. fema can come up with a lot of housing restoration. not a lot of $35 moments. he can find hotel rooms and places were people can say but we ll work with lots of the governors. mr. president, what do you believe your open advice threat can do for the people affected by there, and what are you most concerned about with the long-term problems, housing, recovery? what do you worry about the
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We re going to get this done. we re going to be there as long as it takes to help, and the combination of state, federal and volunteer organizations and do everything from eventually not only clear the debris but provide the necessary means to move and get schools reopened and making sure that homes are able to be rebuilt, et cetera, so there s a lot, a lot that needs to be done, and it s mostly kentucky here but not only kentucky and so that s i just want to let you know that s what they are doing. i haven t decided where they are going yet and i m working on what i indicated to the government when we talked about this two days ago is that i don t want to be in the way. there s a lot going on and when a president shows up there s a long tail to follow, an awful lot of folks and i don t want to do anything other than be value added, but i want you to know that this administration has made it clear to every governor