Biden will announce that the federal government will cover the entire cost of storm cleanup.

President Joe Biden is reaffirming the federal government's commitment to the people of Mississippi as he visits the state on Friday to announce that the administration will cover the full cost of the state's emergency response to the deadly tornado-spawning storms that hit the southeast US last week. He will also announce that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening disaster recovery centers in four Mississippi counties to help impacted communities. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said that they will be there for the years ahead as they go through the recovery process. There are currently over 300 federal personnel on the ground working to help the ongoing response to the disaster, coordinating with local officials, conducting damage assistance and going door to door to check in on residents. Last weekend's storms killed at least 26 people, knocked out power for tens of thousands of homes and businesses, trapped people in their homes and cut ruinous paths across Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. President Biden and the first lady Jill Biden will receive a briefing from federal and state officials on the ongoing response, survey damage to the area, meet with survivors and thank first responders. Mississippi's Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and first lady, US Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and the Rolling Fork Mayor Eldridge Walker, as well as other local and federal officials will also accompany the president. The region is bracing for even more potentially severe storms, with more than 75 million people across 18 states at risk of severe weather Friday in the Mississippi Valley and Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. The most important thing is to help make sure people understand what their risk is.