{"id":109827,"date":"2024-10-03T07:27:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T00:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109827"},"modified":"2024-10-03T07:27:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T00:27:53","slug":"harris-and-biden-surveyed-hurricane-damage-in-2-swing-states-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109827","title":{"rendered":"Harris and Biden surveyed hurricane damage in 2 swing states : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-26096\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 3840;&#10;        --source-height: 2560;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3840x2560+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2Fc4%2Fbe13f6ab45a897f370c687a35c75%2Fgettyimages-2175467608.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3840x2560+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2Fc4%2Fbe13f6ab45a897f370c687a35c75%2Fgettyimages-2175467608.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3840x2560+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2Fc4%2Fbe13f6ab45a897f370c687a35c75%2Fgettyimages-2175467608.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3840x2560+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2Fc4%2Fbe13f6ab45a897f370c687a35c75%2Fgettyimages-2175467608.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3840x2560+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2Fc4%2Fbe13f6ab45a897f370c687a35c75%2Fgettyimages-2175467608.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Vice President Harris consoles a woman as she toured damage from Hurricane Helene in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3840x2560+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffe%2Fc4%2Fbe13f6ab45a897f370c687a35c75%2Fgettyimages-2175467608.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Vice President Harris consoles a woman as she toured damage from Hurricane Helene in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Brendan Smialowski\/AFP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Brendan Smialowski\/AFP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>AUGUSTA, Ga. \u2014 Vice President Harris took a pause from the campaign trail on Wednesday to visit a neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Helene where more than half of residents don&#8217;t have power and many don&#8217;t have running water, consoling a woman who she said had lost her husband.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5136749-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5134991\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/01\/nx-s1-5134991\/missing-people-helene\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset 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type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1376+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2Fc1%2Fe29789ba4aa9b5e173330f2ce099%2Fgettyimages-2175096723.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1376+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2Fc1%2Fe29789ba4aa9b5e173330f2ce099%2Fgettyimages-2175096723.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1376+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2Fc1%2Fe29789ba4aa9b5e173330f2ce099%2Fgettyimages-2175096723.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1376+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2Fc1%2Fe29789ba4aa9b5e173330f2ce099%2Fgettyimages-2175096723.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/5504x5504+1376+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2Fc1%2Fe29789ba4aa9b5e173330f2ce099%2Fgettyimages-2175096723.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"In this photo, Tony J. Daniel is holding a case of bottled water and is handing out bottles through the open back window of a yellow SUV in Old Fort, N.C., in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sunday.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5136749-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is real pain and trauma that has resulted because of this hurricane,\u201d Harris said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, President Biden spent about an hour flying over Asheville, N.C., by helicopter. \u201cYou can see homes that are moved, clearly, from one side of the river, down the river to another side,\u201d he said. \u201cCommunities like Chimney Rock are reduced to piles of wood and debris.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-26099\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 6000;&#10;        --source-height: 4000;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F34%2Fe3d654904f1ea690fbcc8687c17f%2Fgettyimages-2175482207.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F34%2Fe3d654904f1ea690fbcc8687c17f%2Fgettyimages-2175482207.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F34%2Fe3d654904f1ea690fbcc8687c17f%2Fgettyimages-2175482207.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F34%2Fe3d654904f1ea690fbcc8687c17f%2Fgettyimages-2175482207.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F34%2Fe3d654904f1ea690fbcc8687c17f%2Fgettyimages-2175482207.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F34%2Fe3d654904f1ea690fbcc8687c17f%2Fgettyimages-2175482207.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F34%2Fe3d654904f1ea690fbcc8687c17f%2Fgettyimages-2175482207.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F34%2Fe3d654904f1ea690fbcc8687c17f%2Fgettyimages-2175482207.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F34%2Fe3d654904f1ea690fbcc8687c17f%2Fgettyimages-2175482207.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6b%2F34%2Fe3d654904f1ea690fbcc8687c17f%2Fgettyimages-2175482207.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Vice President Harris speaks about damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2, 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Vice President Harris speaks about damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Bendan Smialowski\/AFP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Bendan Smialowski\/AFP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Biden and Harris are trying to reassure residents hurt by the massive storm that the federal government will help the region recover. Making good on that promise is a critical test for the administration in this election year, particularly in the swing states of North Carolina and Georgia, where Biden and Harris visited. <\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5136749-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5135564\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/10\/01\/nx-s1-5135564\/north-carolina-helene-voting\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/01\\\/nx-s1-5135564\\\/north-carolina-helene-voting&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3941x3941+908+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F6b%2Fd94a6dcc42168eec851ef9dcfca6%2Fgettyimages-2175137968.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3941x3941+908+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F6b%2Fd94a6dcc42168eec851ef9dcfca6%2Fgettyimages-2175137968.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3941x3941+908+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F6b%2Fd94a6dcc42168eec851ef9dcfca6%2Fgettyimages-2175137968.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3941x3941+908+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F6b%2Fd94a6dcc42168eec851ef9dcfca6%2Fgettyimages-2175137968.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3941x3941+908+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F6b%2Fd94a6dcc42168eec851ef9dcfca6%2Fgettyimages-2175137968.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3941x3941+908+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F6b%2Fd94a6dcc42168eec851ef9dcfca6%2Fgettyimages-2175137968.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3941x3941+908+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F6b%2Fd94a6dcc42168eec851ef9dcfca6%2Fgettyimages-2175137968.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/3941x3941+908+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F6b%2Fd94a6dcc42168eec851ef9dcfca6%2Fgettyimages-2175137968.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"A helicopter lands in a yard near Black Mountain, N.C., in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Monday. The photo shows trees standing in the background and debris from fallen trees in the foreground.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5136749-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>But Biden said it wasn&#8217;t about politics. \u201cAt a moment like this, we put politics aside \u2014 at least, we should put it all aside, and we have, here,\u201d Biden said at a briefing at an emergency operations center in Raleigh, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no Democrats, Republicans \u2014 only Americans \u2014 and our job is to help as many people as we can, as quickly as we can, and as thoroughly as we can,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-26100\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 8064;&#10;        --source-height: 5264;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8064x5264+0+0\/resize\/400\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F84%2F7824999640069ec15e4c18241e00%2Fgettyimages-2175476574.jpg 400w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8064x5264+0+0\/resize\/600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F84%2F7824999640069ec15e4c18241e00%2Fgettyimages-2175476574.jpg 600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8064x5264+0+0\/resize\/800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F84%2F7824999640069ec15e4c18241e00%2Fgettyimages-2175476574.jpg 800w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8064x5264+0+0\/resize\/900\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F84%2F7824999640069ec15e4c18241e00%2Fgettyimages-2175476574.jpg 900w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8064x5264+0+0\/resize\/1200\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F84%2F7824999640069ec15e4c18241e00%2Fgettyimages-2175476574.jpg 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8064x5264+0+0\/resize\/1600\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F84%2F7824999640069ec15e4c18241e00%2Fgettyimages-2175476574.jpg 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8064x5264+0+0\/resize\/1800\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F84%2F7824999640069ec15e4c18241e00%2Fgettyimages-2175476574.jpg 1800w\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/8064x5264+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F84%2F7824999640069ec15e4c18241e00%2Fgettyimages-2175476574.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1300px) 763px, (min-width: 1025px) calc(100vw - 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Roy Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>He also directed up to 1,000 active-duty soldiers to be deployed to help the North Carolina National Guard deliver food, water and medicine.<\/p>\n<p>In Georgia, Harris said the federal government would cover 100% of the costs of debris removal and emergency protective measures for three months for the state, as requested by its Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. 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The death toll from powerful storm Helene, which battered the southeastern United States, has climbed to at least 155, authorities said on October 1. (Photo by Mandel NGAN \/ AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN\/AFP via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                President Biden surveyed storm damage on Marine One near Asheville, N.C. on Oct. 2.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Mandel Ngan\/AFP<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Mandel Ngan\/AFP<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The White House also announced that Biden had authorized 100% of the costs of debris removal and emergency protective measures for three months for Florida \u2014 a state he plans to visit on Thursday.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Biden will also make a stop on Thursday in Valdosta, Ga. 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496px), (min-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 171px), calc(100vw - 30px)\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4001+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2F43%2F8f22a0d343bbab8d164b6016f729%2Fgettyimages-2175710057.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/6000x4001+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2F43%2F8f22a0d343bbab8d164b6016f729%2Fgettyimages-2175710057.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Former President Donald Trump visitsa furniture store damaged during Hurricane Helene in Valdosta, Ga., on Sept. 30.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                Former President Donald Trump visitsa furniture store damaged during Hurricane Helene in Valdosta, Ga., on Sept. 30.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>As you know, our country is in the final weeks of a hard-fought national election. But in a time like this, when a crisis hits, when our fellow citizens cry out in need, none of that matters. We&#8217;re not talking about politics now. 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Kemp had not been able to reach Biden. \u201cHe\u2019s been calling the president, hasn\u2019t been able to get him. But they\u2019ll come through, I\u2019m sure,\u201d Trump said. Biden later that day angrily criticized Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe&#8217;s lying, and the governor told him he was lying,\u201d Biden said, noting he had spoken with Kemp. \u201cI don&#8217;t know why he [Trump] does this. And the reason I get so angry about it \u2014 I don&#8217;t care about what he says about me, but I care what he communicates to the people that are in need. He implies that we&#8217;re not doing everything possible. 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