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Trying to turn the corner from that 9/11 era and bring the country together in unity after weve seen this pandemic raging and claiming so many lives in the country, the president deciding to end that war in afghanistan, trying to take the country into that post-9/11 era as weve seen play out with some of the decisions that hes been making. but this is certainly a somber day. he was on that train, amtrak train, from delaware to washington when he learned the n news. and when he leaves here from t...

Personal capacity, which is to be a consoler in chief. as somebody who has experienced so much loss and grief he says he always wants to be able to have those conversations face-to-face with people who have experienced similar sorrow. so we know that is what they did a little bit earlier in the day, something that wasnt on the schedule, the president stopped at a firehouse, a volunteer fire department in shanksville, pennsylvania. and even though the white house had said that really the images o...

>> and as senator, of course. and he was very much acting like the consoler in chief today. did not deliver formal prepared remarks. he made some comments to reporters in shanksville earlier in the day, but what are your thoughts on how president biden handled this day? the way i look at it, he is uniquely suited for these moments. >> he is, but he is the president that comes after all this. hes the fourth american president who has dealt with 9/11, the fallout, afghanistan, iraq. so he clearly ...

Policing, whether its covid and theyre expecting their party to step up and say were going to do something about this, were going to push back. so what you heard from president biden today, and also what you heard from attorney general merrick garland was this tone to say we are here, we understand what the assignment is, we understand what people are facing and americans everywhere are expecting from us and were going to deliver on that. this is the president really showing, yes, im emotional, ...

To do something about this, we will push back. so what you heard from president biden and also from merrick garland, the attorney general, was this tone to say, we understand what the assignment is, we are here, and we understand what americans and everyone everywhere is expecting of us. so this is the president showing, yes i am emotional, yes i am the consoler in chief, but i am the commander in chief as well, i can stand up and fight for you. and show that i have some fire in my belly, when y...

The administration when i talk to folks that they feel like the backing is on their side, that the people who are the decision-makers in these companies, that they are welcoming this. the other thing i think its important to note is that president biden talked about these gop leaders when he talked about the word bullying. i think this was the president saying youre trying to bully people into being sick. youre trying to bully teachers into teaching in unsafe environments. i will move you out of...

That when this kind of extreme weather event happens, the president goes to the ground, meets with community leaders, meets with the folks who have been affected. and it is a way for him to show and to tell these people that he can see them, that he wants to bring help to the ground. but i think you raise a really important point for all the talk about climate change legislation and dealing with that. a lot of the folks we talked to, they are looking for immediate, immediate help and they are ju...

The president has promised emergency relief to those areas affected. we are due to hear what else he proposes later in the hour, so lets cross to new york and speak to our correspondent neda tawfik. good to see you. give us a sense then now the waters have receded whatjoe biden is going to be seeing in queens and what they need. christian, president biden has really reprised his role as consoler in chief today. he was around a new jersey greeting families outside of their homes, where they are s...

Spending some time with these folks there in manville. often during these visits, you have to be the consoler in chief. >> sandra: i set up before. i will say it again. some of these homes suffering so much damage, losing everything that they have. the camera is swinging around here in this neighborhood that the president is touring. a lot of them dont even have flood insurance. homeowners insurance, you are lucky if they will cover much. this is just a devastating time for so many of these comm...

E present got a firsthand ground and from the air. and tonight, some small towns feel like theyve been forgotten. cbss mireya villarreal is there. >> reporter: hurricane ida is the latest storm to test president biden in his role as the nations consoler in chief. >> were americans, and we will get through this together. >> reporter: president biden toured the damage as the heat index reached nearly 100 degrees. across the state, more than 800,000 people are without power. some are without runnin...