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Abbvie may be able to help. president biden has approved emergency declarations and ordered federal assistance for new york and connecticut as tropical storm henri closes in on the northeast. heavy rain and strong winds already hitting parts of the northeastern coast. this is another look at montauk earlier this morning. nbc news janessa webb is on westhampton beach, new york. janessa, things look pretty dicey there. where are you? janessa, can you hear me? im going to go ahead and cut to kath...

Threats surrounding the airport. as the situation, the security situation there is constantly evolving. now, the white house has said that president biden will speak virtually with g-7 leaders on tuesday as there are questions from allies about the u.s. response and the drawdown from afghanistan. in addition to afghanistan, the president will be providing an update on the federal response to tropical storm henri. the president over the past day authorized and approved emergency declarations for ...

Issues around 4:00 this afternoon. to start with, the tropical storm. the president today has approved additional emergency declarations for the states of connecticut and new york. he had approved one previously last night for rhode island. officials say he is constantly being briefed on the trajectory of this storm. yesterday he also spoke with governors from northeastern states to talk about the federal response as this storm was approaching. but also president bidens day is keeping tabs on th...

Situation so carefully. >> and to give you a live look from the earth cam, were looking at montauk, new york. the storm is causing threatening conditions. it has brought with it dangerous storm surge, strong winds, also some flooding rainfall. and in washington, the president will be speaking later on this afternoon with an update on how his administration is responding to henri. president biden now approved emergency declarations for connecticut and rhode island. we go first to nbcs kathy park ...

This is not the time to go out and see the waves or explore downed trees. this is the time to stay home and stay safe. lets give you a live look at a camera driving through the state of connecticut, apparently near the border with rhode island. the area is bracing for heavy impacts the next few hours including some possible widespread power outages. well be on the ground as this unfolds. president biden will speak this afternoon with an update on how his administration is responding to henri...

Afghanistan. >> reporter: thats right, boris and christi. president biden canceled his weekend trip to wilmington, delaware, and instead remains at the white house where he is monitoring hurricane henri and that developing situation in afghanistan. now, an official tells me the president will be briefed throughout the day on hurricane henri and the storms trajectory, but he already started preparations on saturday. the president held a phone call with governors from northeastern states and joini...

Fast as possible. i want to thank these people for helping citizens in time of need. i have already approved emergency declarations for rhode island, connecticut and new york, which activates funds and means we can get in there and help as soon as this extreme weather moves through. we dont know the full extent of the strongs impact today, but we are acting to prepare for and prevent damage as much as possible and to speed help to affected communities so they can as quickly as possible. i also w...

Electrical service as fast as possible. i want to thank these crews for the commitment to helping their fellow citizens in time of need. ive already approved -- ive already approved emergency declarations for rhode island, connecticut and new york, which activates funds and means we can get in there and help as soon as this extreme weather is moved through. we dont know the full extent of the storms impact today, but were acting to prepare for and prevent damage as much as possible. and to speed...

It was very difficult to predict with accuracy. this all occurred in the span of about 11 days. nobody predicted that the government would fall any 11 days. >> the president will be speaking from the roosevelt room of the west wing as the president trying to show he is firmly in command of the situation. president biden canceled his trip this weekend to wilmington where he was supposed to spend the weekend at home, opting to stay here in washington to deal with the afghanistan crisis, and also t...

Help you tills retear d -- utilities as fast as possible, and i want the thank these crews for their commitment to helping their fellow citizens in time of need. ive already approved emergency declarations for rhode island, connecticut and which activates funds and means we can get in there and help as soon asking this extreme weather has moved through. we dont know the full extent of the storms impact today, but were acting to prepare for and prevent damage as much as possible and to speed help...