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