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president ever be criminally charged, is expected to be arraigned on tuesday afternoon, according to sources. now his attorneys tell nbc news that there will be no plea deal. but keep in mind. trump and his team still don't know exactly what the charges are. the indictment is still sealed. sources do tell cnn that it involves more than 30 counts related to business fraud. remember the new york grand jury has been investigating trump's role in that alleged cover up that $130,000 payment to silence adult film star stormy daniels during the 2016 campaign. daniel's alleged affair with trump, which he has denied. his ex fixer and attorney, michael cohen was convicted on campaign finance violations for coordinating the payment, which he said donald trump ordered him to do, cohen says the indictment shows that no one is above the law. this is also about that. whatever laws that sent me to prison. should send him to
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prison. we're all supposed to be looked at in the eyes of the law. the same right lady justice wears the blindfold. if that crime done was enough for me to be charged. find convicted and sent to prison. why am i any different than donald trump? but trump and republicans continue to label the prosecution by new york d a alvin bragg as a political persecution. today the secret service met with new york officials to discuss security measures for trump's court appearance. cnn's paula reid is outside the criminal courthouse in lower manhattan. so paula, what do we know about what will transpire on tuesday? will be on it on tuesday, weeks back that former president trump will arrive here at court for his arraignment. there is an effort here to treat him just like any other defendant, so he'll go through a variation on the usual process, which is expected to include fingerprinting, a mug
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shot and an appearance before a judge. this is also when the charges are expected to be unsealed because right now, even the former president's attorneys don't know exactly what he has been charged with. and what we're told he intends to fully participate in cooperate in the initial appearance in the arrangement were also told that following this court hearing his lawyers intend to fight. they said that they are going to file a motion to dismiss other motions, possibly as well. their goal is to kill this case before it ever sees trial. i am a convicted felon. i am just part . and paula michael cohen, who you just saw a blip of there. he responded to the critics who say that he's a poor star witness since he's a felon who has been convicted essentially of lying. they say he can't be trusted. what was his response? it was
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interesting to see once again michael cohen doing media interviews because we know this is not something that prosecutors appreciate. he is a key witness in their case and look, he is a complicated person . he clearly has a personal grudge against the former president. he has been convicted of nine different felonies. but he argues that this case does not rely solely on him. there were also documents that will support this case. but at this point we don't know the charges. or these alleged documents, but again, a key witness in a trial of this significance going out and talking about the case to the media is not going to sit well with prosecutors. by contrast, attorney robert costello, who was of course, the one defense team witness, who went before the grand jury last night after this indictment, he declined to comment, saying, look, i'm likely to be a witness. in this case. i can't be out there talking about it. all right. paula reed. thank you so much. from where we expect trump on tuesday in manhattan, we now go to where trump is
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right now his estate near west palm beach, florida, where we find cnn's leyla santiago, not far from mar-a-lago so little, what is the former president doing today? and when do we expect that he's going to leave for new york? do you understand that he remains at mar-a-lago just right behind me, and that it will be monday when he is expected to travel to new york in preparation for that arraignment on tuesday. now here we really haven't seen much out of the norm outside. the walls of mar-a-lago have seen some protesters come out in support of the former president. but just in the last few hours want to read to you this on instagram post by his daughter, ivanka trump that says i love my father. i love my country today. i am paying for both. i appreciate the voices across the political spectrum expressing support and concern now, one of his attorneys said that you should expect his legal team. to file some motions to dismiss here. listen. i would think. in
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very short order, you'll see a motion to dismiss or several motions to dismiss talking about this kind of impossible theory of stacking a federal crime into a state misdemeanor statute of limitations issues and very importantly, the intent to defraud. that's an element of these false recordkeeping charges. that's just not present here. and he says he doesn't know the exact timing on when you might see that, but you know, timing also interesting here in terms of when we will see any sort of movement point sort of insight that might let us know what the next move will be from the former president again expected to stay here over the weekend and leave monday. but we're not exactly sure what that will look like or exactly at what point monday. that will be forced fiona we know you'll keep an eye on it for us. leyla santiago from close to mar-a-lago, thank you so much. joining us now cnn legal analyst and former federal prosecutor elliot williams, a former boston
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police commissioner, ed davis and cnn senior political analyst ron brownstein. thank you so much for being with us on this historic day as we're covering a former president who has been indicted elliott as we're breaking down, and still there's a lot we don't know. this indictment is under seal. sources say there about 30 charges affiliated with it, given that what do you make of what trump's attorney said this morning that he expects grounds for dismissal at any moment. grounds for dismissal on what basis he like. everybody else should wait and see what actually appears in the indictment now look based on what he appeared to be saying that the idea of stacking one crime into another, it's a relatively straightforward new york state statute that allows for the charging of a misdemeanor and possibly elevating that to a felony. if that misdemeanor were used to aid in the commission of a crime , no one has seen what any misdemeanor er zor felonies
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being talked about the context of the president. maybe are so you know, i think it's a little premature to even be talking about that then on the statute of limitations point that he has raised if a defendant in new york is not present for extended period of time from the time of the commission of the offense, the statute of limitations is paused. so i just you know he's sort of confusing the public on matters that simply we do not know about and frankly, i would urge as a former prosecutor, people to wait. see what everything says. and then start fighting the legal fights. but that is a cart. that is very much ahead of the horse right here. and i don't think there's any doubt that tuesday is likely to be a circus in manhattan because trump initially when he predicted that he was going to be arrested, he called for protests. you have counter protesters, spectators. obviously the press is going to be there. it's going to be a challenge for law enforcement to secure not just the courthouse, but the surrounding area, right?
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that's correct, boris. good afternoon. you know, this is in many ways of fairly straightforward crowd control situation, something that the nypd does every day, and there's no other police department in the world better at that than than the than the nypd. they have the barricades up. they have horses. they have thousands of officers they can devote to it. and so it's straight forward in that respect, but it is anything but routine in two areas. one is the rhetoric around this, the statements that are being made to vilify the prosecutor and even to call into question the legal system really does affect the rule of law and in the government's ability to maintain control, and then the other complicating factor. i've worked in that building. um that is a very, very difficult area. it's tight and there are a number of government offices. their city hall is right there. the police department one police plaza is two blocks away the
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federal courthouse, so there's a lot to be concerned about in this particular incident. as a new york resident. i just want to pick up on that, ed because well court in general, all other cases be going on as normal. i mean, you've got people arriving for jury duty for other cases. how is that all going to work down there? they will try to maintain uh, normal operations, but depending on the intelligence that they get on on who's going to show up and how many people are going to show up and the angst of the crowd, the temperament of the crowd. they will have to make decisions on the fly, so i'm sure they're trying to keep things normal. but it all depends on on what happens. and run over to you. i mean, we've crossed the rubicon in terms of what normal politics entails with donald trump so many times, and this is just another moment where you step back and recognize we're witnessing history. absolutely
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slightly different nautical medical metaphor. i mean, we are certainly in uncharted waters, but we are not really that far from shore compared to how far we may ultimately get. i mean, this is the first time a former president has been indicted. it is a huge historical moment. but for donald trump, it maybe just won the opening bill of what may be a series of potential indictments over the course of this year from federal investigators from the georgia investigation. eventually even further charges in new york, um having to do with the financial , other financial matters, and so what we saw in this initial reaction was virtually the entire republican party going to defcon five and, you know, preemptively declaring this invalid a hit job coming, you know, a politically motivated witch hunt. um they may have to do this three more times before anyone action. early votes, and
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you do wonder while there is a rallying around the flag effect for trump in the polls of the republican primary initially ultimately does the cumulative weight of all of this eventually way even on republican voters to say nothing of the swing voters who will decide the 2024 election. at least for now. trump is campaigning actively on this news. and on this indictment, elliot, let me get you to respond to what joe tacopina, the former president's attorney, said on the today show this morning, and he was talking about this as a business filing that was misfiled as a legal expense and sort of suggesting that there was nothing to see here because it was only filed internally within the company organization and that no third parties were involved. didn't go to the i r s. this didn't go to any insurance companies that he didn't try to file any expenses from this if that can be proven then can the former president be vindicated? you know, i think
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once again, he's attempting to litigate a case that has been that has gone to a grand jury that found some basis beyond a reasonable part of me. not being there is probable cause to establish that that that crimes were committed there now. i mean , i think what he's doing is attempting to minimize for the public the seriousness of number one, the record keeping violation the law. it is clear that one an individual cannot or business cannot misrepresent how it keeps its books as a means of evading tax or or campaign finance laws or otherwise and again, it's simply makes sense to wait and see what the charges are, and then responded them directly, but but i think you know, what is attempting to do is say that well, you know, we were accused of breaking the law here. but what we did really wasn't that serious, so it's not really breaking the law, and that's simply not how criminal charges work. ron you mentioned
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the response from republicans sort of circling the wagons around on donald trump. generally speaking, um, i'm curious to get your response to president biden's take on all of this. he was asked at least three separate times when he was leaving the white house today, headed to mississippi to meet with the victims of the recent tornadoes there about the indictment, and he said, flat out, no comment. i'm not going to talk about donald trump's indictment. um what do you think about biden simply stepping aside and not winging on this at all? and i think that's what you're going to see boris on all of these potential indictments and investigations. i mean, the president has both in a substantive way, tried to keep his distance from the justice department and their decisions. but also politically, he understands that what donald trump wants is to frame this as a partisan fight and that biden does not want to contribute to that he wants to have this remains squarely in the legal system. and you know what? outside of kind of the fox
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distortion field or or news? bubble that is, in fact where a majority of americans seem to be in polls. i mean, people may have different opinions about the validity of any individual case, but by and large in the polling that's come out. most americans say it is appropriate that no one is above the law, and most americans have said that they believe these inquiries are fair and not a witch hunt. and you know that there is this potential that you get this in part because so many republican elected officials are saying this is legitimate that you get a rally. being around him in a republican primary and simultaneously him continuing to take on water to go back to that metaphor that we can see him in a general election. and that is what republicans i think are pointing themselves toward if they don't allow for any possibility that the system needs to be allowed to work its will and to determine innocence or guilt. and a lot of what
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happens tuesday. centers are on around how the former president wants to see this go down because, as you mentioned, i mean, this could be something where the former president could come in and out. get his mug shot, get fingerprinted and go through his arraignment, which we're hearing from care, a scandal. there's a dry run for today and then be back on his way to florida. what happens, though, if he wants to be seen publicly invisibly down there, we know that it had been reported that authorities wanted did this all happen today, but the secret service said they needed time to prepare. yes. my colleagues and i have been discussing this of the secret service is a very difficult job here. their their mission is to make the former president as safe as possible. and i know from working with them extensively that they want to do it in this low key away as possible. but what do they do when they have someone in charge ? who wants to do just the opposite? who wants to have photos out there? who wants to be seen in handcuffs? who wants
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to make a circus out of this? it's going to be a very interesting negotiation session between the secret service and the former president in between the secret service and the officials in new york as to how this is going to go down, and that's really something that we're all waiting to see how it's going to play out. yeah we are all waiting to see how it's going to play out a bit of an understatement. they read and elliot and ron thank you all so much for the time. appreciate your perspective. thank you guys. unsurprisingly there's outrage on the right, with some republicans, calling the indictment of donald trump outrageous and an abuse of power. meantime the manhattan district attorney's offices once again, slamming house republicans over their ongoing efforts to intervene in the hush money investigation. you're going to hear the response from his office when we come back. late blades blades. they're
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, destroying everything in its path, killing 26 people. president biden there speaking with a young child, as you see, he was near governor tate reeves just a moment ago, and we are anticipating a statement from the president in the next few minutes, which we will bring to you live bianna president there with the first lady spending quite a bit of time, but this one family obviously you see their homes completely decimated behind them just gives you a sense of the power. of the storm and the tornado that went through the area. as you mentioned boris will get down to mississippi when the president speaks just momentarily. but meantime, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are reacting to the news that the former president is being indicted for criminal campaign finance violations. let's get you to capitol hill now and cnn's melanie's and nona, who is there for us, melanie let's start with trump's republican allies in congress. what's the messaging from them today? well republicans are really racing to
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defend the former president, even as they don't know the full scope of charges that he is facing at speaker kevin mccarthy tweeted that they are going to use their majority to hold alvin bragg accountable. he also called this an unprecedented abuse of power. jim jordan, a key committee chair, called it outrageous. marty taylor green, another key trump ally, said she's actually going to go to new york city and tuesday to protest this indictment. and then senator lindsey graham, also a key committee member, a key trump ally. he has been particularly aggressive in his response. take a listen. this is legal voodoo. you got a misdemeanor that's been made of felony. nobody in the history of new york city has ever been prosecuted under this theory, except for donald j. trump. this case will follow, like a cheap suit under legal scrutiny. give the president some money to fight this bull. this is going to destroy america. we're going to fight back at the ballot box.
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we're not going to give in. how does this end? sean trump wins in court and he wins the election. that's how this wins. and i am told that trump has actually been calling up some of his key allies and capitol hill trying to shore up support, telling them he plans on fighting those charges that includes lindsey graham, as well as at least a phonic. she is a member of leadership. she has been the highest ranking house republican to endorse trump for his 2024 presidential bid, but we should point out here that there has been some notable silence in some corners of the gop, particularly in the senate. both mitch mcconnell and john thune, the number one and number two senate republicans have yet to weigh in. so really, this whole episode continues to show that there are still lingering divisions over trump inside the party. quite stunning to see how emotional lindsey graham got there and pretty interesting that he's campaigning and fundraising for a billionaire with fox viewers. we also know melanie that the house republicans want the d a alvin bragg to come talk to them.
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we've been reporting on this for a few days. now, where does this stand? yeah trio of house committee chairman. they had given a deadline of today to respond to a request for both documents and testimony from alvin bragg. the district attorney's office did respond today. they did provide a few documents, but they are pushing back hard on the gop s response and their effort to intervene in this ongoing criminal probe. i want to read you part of the statement from the manhattan district attorney's office, they wrote. committee chairman. you could use the statue of your office to denounce his attacks and urged respect for the fairness of our justice system and for the work of the impartial grand jury. instead you and many of your colleagues have chosen to collaborate with mr trump's efforts to vilify and denigrate the integrity of elected state prosecutors and trial judges and made unfounded allegations that the office's investigation conducted vehement , independent grand jury of average citizens serving new york state. is politically motivated. so it is unclear at this point what the next steps
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are whether republicans are going to try to issue a subpoena unclear whether even something like that would hold up in court. but we have reached out to the relevant committees and we are still waiting to hear back. alright melanie's are known to do let us know if you hear anything. thank you. so as we know to just a moment ago any minute president biden is set to speak after serving the damage in rolling fork, mississippi and speaking to residents there. we're going to bring you his remarks life. ever better disruption hits your supply chain andnd writer. make sure you're ever delivering freight brokerage to transportation management capacity and dedicated trucks and drivers. i'm brianary. and today we're talking about the bgest misconceptionhere is about with ted coons, the project manager for renewal by anderson to talk about it. one of the big
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mississippi and at any moment we were expecting to hear from the president. he is there, meeting with local officials and residents touring the deadly aftermath of last week's powerful ef four tornado that touched down and just devastated that area. there. you see him with the first lady just talking to residents there. at least 21 people died in the threat is not over right now. parts of the mississippi valley are under a level five risk for severe storms. if you can believe that that is the highest level, that means that the area could once again see potentially violent tornadoes over the next several hours. people hard hit last week are being told to be prepared once again. horrible cnn white house reporter brasil alvarez is following the president in the town of rolling fork. so, priscilla, what can we expect to hear from him in just a few minutes? what we can expect him to reaffirm his commitment and the federal government's commitment to getting resources
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to this region. as you can see, he is behind me. he is meeting with residents as he has surveyed the damage. he has been speaking to those who have been impacted and really, you can't overstate the devastation in this community buildings, homes completely leveled. trucks and vehicles turned over on their side. so that is what president biden is seeing and talking to the residents who have been affected. i spoke with some of them this morning. they said. they're grateful that he is here. they're getting the help and resources they need. but that is what we're going to be hearing in his remarks today, some of what he will announce includes the federal government covering the full cost of state emergency measures that includes removing debris shelter operations, as well as paying overtime to first responders. will also be opening disaster. recovery centers. and all of this comes on the heels of a briefing that he had moments ago with federal and state officials. he again will be pledging to stay on the ground and get these recovery efforts up and running for a community
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that, as you can see around me has been devastated, and he that he is hearing from firsthand. remember, this is a moment where the president where president biden really serves as consoler in chief, and he has slowly taken his time to get to the podium. to hear from folks. of course, though, bianna and boris this comes against the backdrop of the historic indictment of former president president donald trump, now president biden has declined to comment on the matter that is in line with the strategy has taken over the course of his presidency to not weighed in on ongoing legal cases and more so focused on the issues that have a tangible effect on americans. that's his focus today. that's what we'll be hearing. moron is the recovery. brianna boris, and as we said, we'll bring you his comments as soon as they begin, priscilla. thank you. for more on today's major tornado threat once again for the area. let's bring in cnn meteorologist chad myers. so chad show us the area we're talking about and god forbid, could it be around the
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same area where these people just suffer the massive tornadoes a few days ago? if that happens, it would be well after dark and likely after midnight, which would be even worse if we do get these storms that can travel that far right now the words i'm really worried about erin, arkansas, not that far from hot springs. also up into iowa storm is beginning to fire all of these lightning bolts just in the past 15 or 20 minutes. this red zone, though you said, where is it? the red zone all the way from northern iowa all the way down now to almost shreveport. those are tornado watches. but inside of those tornado watches our tornado warnings and we have had some storms that have been rotating already this afternoon , and this is early in the day. typically this is four or five o'clock in the heat of the day. these storms are not waiting. there is a storm right there to the west of hot springs that i am very worried about likely travels to the northwest of hot springs proper. but if you are in hot springs, you need to be taking cover right now. right
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now. that's how serious this is. you said. level five level five of five. this isn't like level five of 10. this is the worst we get. these are the biggest threats that we see from davenport's quad cities and then on this side over here, memphis those are two separate areas of high risk where severe storms will fire today. and that severe storms forecast center very concerned about the rotation of some of these likely e f 23 or higher on some of these storms today, and then by tomorrow, they're gone. there could be some severe weather in new york on the residual side of this, but today is going to be a serious day a day to take very seriously a day to make sure that your radio is on your phone is on. you have a way to get the warnings. if you are in the midwest, possibly all the way to chicago, so keep that in mind, millions and millions of people involved here. that is a huge amount of space, a huge area of
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concern i should say, and especially for those folks that were already impacted in mississippi, chad myers, thanks so much for breaking that down for us, as we've been noting president biden is taking a long time and talking to local officials and residents. they're hearing what they have to share with him about what they've endured. at any moment. he is going ahead of the podium and make some remarks as soon as he does, we will bring them to you live. stay with cnn. thank you make this up. this is 2023 2017. we got t to find a little brown. they're dealing with potential armageddon. outside of normal. hbo's over time with bill maher , now on cnn tonight at 11 30 time. i don't like constipation stopd me. grt tasting dokle , chewy fruit bites work naturally with the water in your body and as ttle as 30 minutes, so you can go fast, go gently and go on with life. fruit bites put you comfortably
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this past week, boris we saw the president touring there with the first lady. the images behind them, and that backdrop just speaks for itself, the damage that these storms cause and the impact that it had enough routing so many lives in taking lives as well. greece. yeah it really heartbreaking pictures from rolling for it in the surrounding areas. this was an ef four tornado that touched down and went for about 60 miles, destroying everything in its path, killing some two dozen people. and as we've seen so often, president biden is visiting a community that is dealing with tragedy and loss and acting as consoler in chief and bianna. what i find really notable about this moment is that okay. we can't ignore the history right, donald trump, the former president, indicted reportedly some 30 counts of business fraud. and yet president biden refusing to comment on that he was asked repeatedly before heading to mississippi three separate times
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, saying he will not comment on the indictment. rather, he wants to focus on the folks in rolling fork and with they need and getting and getting them the resources. they need to get back on their feet. to be fair. i believe this is a strategy the administration was planning to take to begin with, regardless of whether the president would be traveling or staying in washington, but as you said, i mean, this is something that is not top of mind, understandably , for residents of rolling fork , mississippi now given what they just endured and the devastation and the amount of resources needed to rebuild this community, we saw the president talking to a family. the young child just standing before their homes. it completely was been had been leveled. and remember, these storms happen in the middle of the night as well, where the most dangerous times for these storms to come through a neighborhood given that most people are at home asleep. yeah and really one of the startling things as chad myers was pointing out only a few minutes ago as we're watching video of president biden speaking to
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families in the area is that the reports of mississippi that are right now under tornado watches. let's listen to bennie thompson, whose at the microphone right now a statement of. commitment on the part of federal, state and local partners. that in fact, help is not just on the way. but help is here. the notion that seven days ago. all the buildings you see. around us. they were. alive vibrant communities of rolling part was made whole. and so in that seven. short days. we come to this. and we now have to fix it and get it right. i made a call to the president. and said, we need help. we got a record declaration in terms of a
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disaster. based on just what we see here today. and so it's important. that as a community, we continue to pull together. uh, after people have left. we still have a long way to go. and we're gonna rely on not just the federal and state and local partners, but i'm nonprofit partners who have joined us also , that's absolutely important. the church communities i'd like to single out sharkey county board of supervisors. they've stepped up in a mighty way and really have done what's required. the mayor and board of aldermen of rolling for have also but on friday night there. there was help. coming from all over the delta. ah! greenville,
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mississippi. yes. zeus city, vicksburg. all those communities came to help and that's what mutual aid is all about. so we personally thank you for that. so proverbs talks about with without a vision. people perish. well. the vision for this community. is, you just won't come back. but you'll come back better. and so that's the commitment that you hear from later in the presentations. so without further ado let me introduce the governor. the state of mississippi. tate reeves. thank you. thank you, congressman. and thanks to all of you for being here for those of you from around the country. quick break as we are waiting to
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better part of 12 to 15. and i always see the same thing in america. on the neighborhoods in trouble. whole neighborhood comes to help. walking down the street here. being told by people. the reason we were able to get through it. one family told me. one finally. the roof came off the house. we're out of the bed. we came back down. all of a sudden it was quiet before i knew it. the red cross was out front. before i knew it and went on to talk about the neighbors that helped and folks i know there's a lot of pain. it's hard to believe in a moment like this. this community is going to be rebuilt. and rebuild and build back better than it was before. resilience of this community has been remarkable. i just want you to know. as you fight through this, you're not alone. the american people.
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we'll be with you. help you through it, and so will i. multiple tornadoes. our tour through mississippi, alabama. and tennessee last friday night. the most powerful came through rolling forth. it stayed here just a little over three minutes. just imagine. look at i mean, i know those you've been through it. no. three minutes. three minutes. this neighborhood. it's basically gone. stores. everything gone. and the most powerful part of the tornado came through rolling fork. stayed here. and they had the effect was so devastating unless you physically saw it. it's hard to believe. 13 lives lost. i met a number of the families. earlier today, jill and i, my wife and i 300 homes and businesses are nothing more than piles of twisted materials.
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next up with personal items and mattered so much. teddy bears family albums. closed dishes. basic of life. all gone. people still going through the rubble, see if they can find that. picture of grandma. or that wedding ring that was on the bureau. or that special memento that means so meant so much to them. they get lost, too. some of this dysfunction. and destruction that you're seeing here. it's going to take years to recover and rebuild. but we're starting now. when i spoke to the governor he said. what he needed most was a federal disaster declaration. so that the earliest hours of sunday morning i signed that expedited major disaster declaration, which gave you more access to more federal resources. with that declaration, providing funding to cover overtime for local emergency responders. to cover the costs and we were in all debris. 100% of that cost.
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we're also authorizing cash grants for people lost their homes. whether they own or rent. pay for things that may not be covered by insurance. like temporary housing. home repairs for the flow, so have homes still standing. order replace lost personal property. like furniture and appliances and vehicles. you know, after talking to benny and your governor today, i authorized the federal government to cover 100% of the cost for removing debris and emergency measures are evolved keeping up here. by keeping shelters up and running and paying for every overtime for everyone. 100% of the cost, not for the state for us. for 30 days. and then after that, we're not leaving either. in the midst of all you're dealing with. i know that it's overwhelming. you figure out how to figure out how we can help what you need. that's why right now we have 300
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federal personnel on the ground, including fema's disaster survivor assistance teams. to ensure well coordinated response to get you the assistance you need. walking through damaged neighborhoods to find people need and help them. they're walking through now. going on. if there's any doors to knock on our people stand there just to find out where everyone in that house was, or is. we're trying to make it easy as possible. so on monday the female disaster recovery center will be opening four and four counties, including this one, so we're able to walk in a situation. explain your circumstance. let people know what you need and learn more about how you can get to help as quickly as possible. can't hear me. are you talking to somebody else? i'm sorry. look. you know, you can also apply for assistance for fema online. on the online is
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disaster assistance dot gov or call. one. 800 6 to 1. 3362 1 800. 6213362. already 1700 people 1700 people have signed up for help. in addition, the department of agriculture is made sure families qualifying for supplemental nutrition assistance program so called snap program. can use these benefits for meals and grocery stores. gas stations, convenience stores, the dollar store. and other vehicles we can use that snap money and those snap material to get deals you need secretary of housing and urban development marshall funders here judges here and fema administrator dan creswell . creswell is here because we're pretty much every element of the
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federal government together to help with immediate needs and long term rebuilding. for example. the department of agriculture. is identifying temporary housing, reimbursing farmers and livestock owners for lost crops and lost livestock. a small business administration is here, helping business get low interest loans recover and to rebuild. and if you don't have insurance, or you're underinsured, fema can help you get started by funding your home repairs, replacing some lost and damaged property like cars and refrigerators. i know how important it is for the post office is all too many of you in every community is where most people get the prescriptions these days. well we're working to make sure you can still have access to them. the where what we're doing is the national postal service is going to set up temporary post office, which you've already seen. on the grounds of the president. post office is not usable. i also
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want to note that some of these communities are again facing the threat of severe weather and just one week later. if you've looked at the weather forecast. fema and other federal personnel are here on the ground, ready to respond, and to support state and local officials. if, in fact they do mount of major storms. i want our job. everyone here to listen to local officials and be prepared to take shelter. it will go got to go through this together again if it happens. let me close with this message. the people of rolling forward and amery and silver city and carrollton and winona. that other communities that have been hit we're not just here for today. i'm determined that we're going to leave nothing behind. we're going to get it done for you. that's why i'm here while your congress sure where the governor is here. we focused on now i'm making sure you got the place to sleep food to eat,
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helping you rebuild your lives and rolling stone. but long term. i know this is your community. this is where you built your lives. we're gonna make sure you can stay right here. there's nothing we can do to heal the hole in your hearts left by the 13 people passed, many of whom i met their families. melissa price. lonnie price. mary bush. doris harris, david more, phyllis maxie. darrell. assure me darryl purvis, linda herman. erica more brenda odoms. april johnson levett, herman. wendy kelly. as i've told some of the survivors we all have had experience is not the same. but getting that sudden experience you've lost. someone is devastating. it's absolutely devastated and we kind of understand it. but i've heard incredible stories about
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the spirit of these families and the resilience and your bravery. town of rolling storm will be back. and we'll be with you every step of the way and i when i say i didn't i said rolling forward rolling stone. i got my mind going here. we'll be back and we'll be with you every step of the way. so god bless you all. and god bless our first responders. thank you. there we heard the president reflecting on the 13 lives lost in the terrible tornadoes in rolling fork, mississippi this week, reiterating his support federally for debris removal there, and fema there also to help people in the community as they rebuild and as they recover, reminding them that they are not alone.