Biden Bits: We Will be Here to Help

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It’s Monday.

No relation to Monday, but it’s a little ditty…

For Monday August 30th, 2021, President Biden has received his daily brief. He and Vice President Harris have also received a briefing on the ongoing situation in Afghanistan. Sometime today President Biden will receive an update on Hurricane Ida.

President Biden has not tweeted, but has retweeted 2 times so far for Monday…

President Biden tweeted 4 times for Sunday. Three out of the four tweets focused on Hurricane Ida.

The YouTube video below is 7 minutes and 14 seconds long. All three tweets are related to his remarks. His full remarks can be found here.

President Biden (2:11): And so the most important thing I can say right now is that everyone — everyone should listen to the instructions from local and state officials just how dangerous this is and take it seriously. It’s not just the coast. It’s not just New Orleans. It’s north as well. The rainfall is expected to be exceedingly high. And to the people of the Gulf Coast: I want you to know that we’re praying for the best and planning — prepared for the worst.

President Biden (3:02): Thanks to the Administrator’s leadership and the hard work of the FEMA team — all of whom are gathered behind me — many of whom are gathered behind me — we’ve already pre-positioned resources that we know are going to be needed, and equipment, and response teams in the region. This includes 2.5 million meals and 3 million liters of water. We’ve got generators in place, and we’re in close touch with the power providers to get and restore power as soon as possible because a lot of it — a lot of it’s going to go out. And we should be prepared that it can take a long time, no matter how much we’ve pre-positioned — which we have — that it’s going to take a long time for a lot of it to get back up. It could take a matter of weeks for some places. We’ve got 13 Urban Search and Rescue Teams — for those of you who aren’t familiar with that, they’re — these teams make up about 70 people and experts — each of these teams — and they can do real, serious recovery work. More than 100 ambulances and emergency medical teams have been activated. And we’re working with the Red Cross and local partners to open dozens and dozens of shelters with cots and blankets and meals to support those we need to evacuate. That will happen mostly in the northern part of the state and maybe in parts of Mississippi. And I’ve already signed an emergency declaration for both Louisiana as well as Mississippi. And I want to make sure that we’re ready to surge all the response capacity capability that we have to deal with whatever comes next. And a lot’s going to be coming.

Hurricane Ida made landfall on Sunday afternoon as a Cat 4 hurricane. Ida as of Monday morning has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm.

The interview with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell is 4 minutes and 1 second long. She tells CNN’s New Day that Ida not only hit as a Cat 4 Hurricane but remind a Cat 4 for several hours over the Southern parts of Louisiana. She says the Federal levees for now according to reports she’s received have held and done what they are suppose to. She does caution that as rain continues to fall, the systems will continue to be tested. She also says that Ida remains a threat as it moves over Mississippi, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post on Sunday that shortly after 8:30 p.m., deputies found one person deceased in a resident, after receiving calls that a tree collapsed on the persons home.

Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook an update on recovery efforts in the area this morning. They say “to monitor our page and Plaquemines Parish Government for updates.”

Facebook. 08/30/2021. They didn’t have a copy link feature.

CNN has a live update thread on events unfolding as daylight sheds new light on the damage done by Hurricane Ida. The Governor said he does expect the death toll to go up throughout the day as rescue crews continue their search and rescue efforts. Local officials are also warning residents to stay inside and not to leave their homes, unless it’s an emergency.

His non-related Hurricane Ida tweet…

The names of the fallen:

  • Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • Marine Corps Sgt. Johanny Rosariopichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts. 
  • Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California. 
  • Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California. 
  • Marine Corps Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska.
  • Marine Corps Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana.
  • Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas.
  • Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri.
  • Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming.
  • Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California.
  • Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California.
  • Navy Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio. 
  • Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee.

The Department of Defense held a briefing Monday morning.

Spokesman John Kirby also said that the Pentagon was investigating reports of civilian casualties in Sunday’s airstrike in Kabul.

The briefing by the Pentagon also included an update on the National Guards response to Ida.


The daily pressing briefing is schedule to begin at 1:30 p.m. D.C., time.

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