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> in three years of a mega drought, the driest on the west coast in 1200 years, we have now had three weeks of mega floods.

some of the worst and most acute damaging floods in california's history, some approximating, not quite as bad as 1860 two, the scale and scope of these floods is hard to understand unless you get out, and that is why i couldn't be more grateful to the president taking the time to come out of the state of california to take a look firsthand. i think importantly in moments like this, it is not just looking at the damage, but really reflecting on the spirit and pride of community coming together. and i could say this, because i have a mic, one of the things that i have long and byard and i think the american people have admired about this president is that there are few people with the empathy, care, and compassion that he has. he has demonstrated it in times like this. if you have any citizen is a -- cynicism about the world and leadership, i challenge you to spend a little time with the president and the people who

have been impacted by these kinds of experiences. so, it really reinforces and distills a sense of well-being for me as governor at of the state of california. more importantly, i think it gets all of us a little bit more confident. in our faith in future. and the world we are trying to build. and so i just want to say this, before bring up the president. this has been challenging. 21 lives have been lost. does not include that five-year boy, we had at 200 search and rescue folks out there over the course of last week, plus, the only think they found was one shoe, one nike shoe. we won't give up until we find kyle. and hopefully, miracle of miracles, he will be ok. but 21 now that's so far. we had nine atmospheric rivers stacking stress on a conveyor

belts going back 22 days. trillions of gallons of water in the state of california. we estimate over 1400 heroic rescues. the lives that were saved did not become headlines, and as it is often about politics, unlike baseball you do not get credit for saves. all of the extraordinary work, 93 agencies, local, state regional, federal agencies coming together doing heroic work tour de force seven. folks you would expect from fema, and folks that we would all come to expect, calfire, local police and fire, and sheriffs. but also our country -- conservation corps. the incredible work that national guard did to mitigate damage to reposition and prevent the need to save lives. we are now here talking about turning the page and talking about the resilience of california, we are talking about being here when all of you are gone. when the cameras are gone, when

all the attention, and spotlights are taken off, that is when california is at its best and we do our best work. but we could not do that without federal support. final words. on january 4, we declared a state of emergency. four days later, before i could even request it, the chief of the staff of the president reaches out and says yes, in anticipation of what i had yet to request, and that was a presidential declaration. i checked my voicemail, the president had already left a voicemail saying what do you need? four days after that weight requested a major disaster declaration, the fema director was back out here with us after just a few days of detailed assessment and now we have over half a dozen counties in a major declaration. that matters. if you are cynical again, around government, relationships, or if you feel like things have become

to polarized, consider these moments for the spirit of collaboration and cooperation seeks to define the best of who we are. and the best, of course, i think of who we are, in america is representing the person that i am honored to welcome. to his podium. it is an honor to have you back your mr. president, mr. -- lazing judgment, the president of the united states. [applause] >> governor, you and i gotta stop taking these helicopter rides. we've made a bunch of them. if anybody doubts climate is changing, and they must have been asleep for the last couple years. i want to thank you, governor. you and i, along with the office of the president, have been in close touch since the storm hit,

and even before it hit, but he talked about it coming. we told the governor that we will do everything we can, whatever he needs. but he has been through a whole hell of a lot, i don't know, we had three or four flights up and down the state for the wildfires, the damage done, it has been established. it's been astounding what you've done. and i want to say what i said then, and i will say it again. the federal government is not they think it's responsibility to help. mr. mayor, madame mayor, i want to thank you at the county supervisor, the local officials and the first responders, for all that you have done, and all that you have been dealing with to try to protect your constituents in a way that gives them some, i guess, maybe the thing that is most needed in these times is a sense of hope that things will be able to be done.

and i want to thank the entire california delegation for working with my administration, alex and jimmy thank you for what you have done, being with me today. getting an aerial tour of the damage, unlike when we saw the aerial tour of the fires, is not as obvious from the air just how much damage has been done. we flew over the entire area, parts of the state, the entire gap -- they got more rain in a sealed and then they get for an entire year in some parts. winds, rains, flashlights, landslides, what you do not feel it until you are able to walk the streets. and you know, 23 -- 200,000 customers lost their power to the storms. now it is less than 5000. but it is still 5000 people without power. we have to get it down to zero.

another 100 and 50,000 people were under evacuation orders. now it is down to 1400. and under 300 people are still in shelters. but, tragically, 21 people died, and that little boy we are trying to fight, which is spontaneously bring that up, and the fact is you know, jill and i have it in our family -- his family in our prayers. while the situation is still treacherous, we are cautiously optimistic that the worst is behind. the waters receded and we will see the full extent of the damage, the homes and the businesses and the farms and ranches, and we now know some of the destruction is going to take years to fully recover and rebuild. but we got it not just rebuild better. we gotta rebuild better. last week, i signed an expedited

major disaster declaration for the state of california. yesterday i directed the federal government to cover 100% of the cost of removing debris and emergency measures like shelter and evacuation, and pay overtime for first responders for the next 60 days. right now, more than 500 employees of the fema are out here, another federal agencies on the ground trying to help people. we have supplies for a hundred thousand meals, 100,000 liters of water, 20,000 blankets, 10,000 concert shelters. they will be sent out to disaster recover -- disaster recovery centers. and it can be applied to small businesses and homes that were damaged. the army corps of engineers is helping move heavy debris safely, and they are monitoring reservoirs in the central valley

and the san francisco bay area. i have instructed my ministration to bring every element of the federal government together with the help of immediate needs to long-term rebuilding to do both, in terms of infrastructure at there has got to be significant changes, and the federal government is going to be here to get that done. for example, the department of agriculture is helping farmers with disaster loans and grants, if they lost livestock or the crops were washed away. small business administration, it's devastating what happened, but they are going to get help. they're going to provide businesses with low interest loans to recover. if you do not have insurance or are underinsured, fema is going to get you started on home repairs replacing lost or damaged property like cars and refrigerators, things in the home that will be able to be replaced quickly. to apply for assistance from fema, you can go online to

disaster assistance.gov. disaster assistance.gov. you can also sign up in person. the disaster recovery centers are where that's happening. there are 77 "the state, and fema is going to deploy teams to communities that need them the most. you can go to the fema website to find those locations. as i have said in other disasters, the key is not building back, but building back stronger. just because, since i became president, we have spent $9 billion in disaster assistance to california for the extreme weather events they had to go through. these weeks had shown that the compounding effect of those disasters. for example, laces that were ravaged by wildfires are now at a higher risk of landslides. extreme weather caused by climate change means stronger and more frequent storms. more intense drought.

longer wildfires and wildfire season's. all of which directly affect california communities. we have to invest in a strong infrastructure to lessen the impact of the disaster, in a cumulative sense. we have allocated funding from the law that i signed a year ago , more than $16 billion for projects across the state. we are making the power grid more resilient, building stronger navies, removing hazardous fuels, and reinforcing lands, and protecting against wildfires. together, we can better prepare for future disasters, produce the damage they cause, and the peoples lives and livelihoods that are affected. let me close with this. the people in california, i say again, the country is here for you and with you. we are not leaving until things are built back, and build back better than they were before.

we can recover from storms and we will be with you every step of the way. and i mean that sincerely. every step. and god bless you all. and may god protect our first responders, to whom we owe more than i can take the time to talk about today. thank you, thank you, thank you. [applause] >> you know, i will answer the question, but here's the deal. you know, quite frankly what about me is that we have a serious problem here. that we're talking about. when talking about what is going on, and the american people don't quite understand why you don't ask me questions about that. but having said that, what is your question? [inaudible] we found a handful of documents were filed in the wrong place, and we immediately turned them

over to the archives of the justice department. we are fully cooperating and looking to get this resolved quickly. i think you'll find there is nothing there, i have no work rats, i have followed with lawyers told me to do. there is nothing there. thank you. [inaudible] [indiscernible]

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