Biden says he hopes to visit Helene-impacted areas this week if it doesn’t impact emergency response

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he will visit Hurricane Helene-impacted areas this week as long as it does not disrupt rescue and recovery operations. The White House said Vice President Kamala Harris will visit as well as soon as possible. Biden was briefed again Sunday evening about the impact of the devastating storm on an enormous swath of the Southeast. A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported earlier Sunday that 30 people were killed due to the storm, pushing the overall death toll to at least 84 people across several states. The president in a brief exchange with reporters says the administration is giving states “everything we have” to help with their response to the storm.