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President Biden approved disaster declarations for several parishes in Louisiana following flooding May.

Colleagues on the human side. >> reporter: new hot zones now popping up across the country. tonight, disaster declarations for texas and louisiana. in new orleans, mardi gras just weeks ago. a celebration with massive crowds and days of partying may be one reason the coronavirus is now spreading faster than anywhere else on the planet here. >> my ems department, over 50% of my people are now on quarantine. and so while we've unlocked additional resources at the state level, the state can no longer go on without additional -- without federal assistance at this time. >> reporter: and the virus n...

Alright who wants to go again? i do! i do! i have a really good feeling about this. powerful storm and it is still battering the bahamas. the national hurricane center said dorian is now a category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 145 miles per hour. however, it is still creeping along at just 1 mile per hour. forecasters say it will move dangerously close to florida's east coast over the next couple of days. hurricane watches and warnings are in place up and down the florida coast. president trump approved disaster declarations for florida, georgia and south carolina. mand towardy evac...

He said there's a heavy caveat. he doesn't think background checks are effective. >> the background checks he said he was before was in the fake of el paso and dayton and then he flipped. and the hurricane, what is the president saying about this? >> reporter: he continues to warn residents of a variety of state, even alabama that might not be affected saying this is a big hurricane. he's going to give us more comments on the hurricane when he heads down to fema in about 30 minutes. he says he'll do a whole press conference. the white house has done enough hurricanes, they seem to have it down...

Mike pence touring flood ravaged areas of the midwest promising help is on the way. >> i never fail to be inspired in moments like this where communities come together and people volunteer, put themselves in harm's way, shows character and compassion of our communities. shannon: pence sank the trump administration on disaster declarations in nebraska and iowa, three people killed while hundreds of others have fled from their homes, all that you are looking at, missouri, new video showing how quickly the situation escalated in some areas as floodwaters rush over a highway. two teams, let's talk...