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>> the government is going to cover 100% of the cost for the first 30 days for all the emergency work. from clearing everything to -- every costs, the federal government is gonna take care. and tonight, we are tracking more severe weather moving through the central part of the country. there are reports of widespread outages in kansas, iowa, minnesota -- and tomorrow the president will sign the bill raising the debt ceiling. . >> he is also expected to sign a new defense bill that increases the pentagon's budget. i'm gonna say this again. increases the pentagon's budget, by 24 then biden even ...

Gets a first-hand look at the utter devastation in kentucky. he visited two towns hit hardest by the tornados and told residents we're here for anything you need. >> the government is going to cover 100% of the cost. 100% of the cost for the first 30 days for all the emergency work. i promise you, you're going to heal. we're going to recover, we're going to rebuild. you're going to be stronger than you were before. we're going to build back better than it was. this is the unite of america. there is not darn thing we can't do. thank you. >> and thank you for joining us tonight. that is "the rei...

Belief. when you look around here, it's almost beyond belief. >> reporter: victims of last week's historic tornadoes. >> the government is going to cover 100% of the cost for the first 30 days for all the emergency work. >> reporter: in hard-hit mayfield, the national guard is on the ground cleaning up and buckling down for a massive recovery effort now under way, the cost of the damage here staggering. >> i wouldn't be surprised if we see a number upwards of $100 million if not a billion dollars. >> reporter: these twisters were especially remarkable. some of this debris was blown 130 miles a...

They don't know where they are. and those who have lost someone, there's no words for the pain of losing someone. a lot of us know it. >> reporter: announcing the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of all emergency work for the next 30 days. >> to all the families here, keep the faith. we're going to get this done, i promise you. no one's walking away. we're in this for the long haul. >> reporter: david, people are racing to cover up what's left of their homes with blue tarps as a new threat looms. we could see heavy rain, up to three inches through saturday, that will only add to ...

Do. the government will cover 100% of the cost, 100% of the cost for the first 30 days from all the emergency work. every cost the federal government will take care of. includes debris removal, cost of overtime and law enforcement, emergency services personnel and shelter. that will get you through. by the way, i want to thank your wife. she started a toy drive for this part of the state. make sure how many -- come here. i've taking credit for something i have nothing to do with. >> how would you? >> tell them what you have so far. >> as of this morning, we think that we have around 20,000 gif...