FEMA: ‘The President Overnight Issued a Major Disaster Declaration for North Carolina’

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KANIEWSKI: "Sure, Katie. I would like to point out the president overnight issued a major disaster declaration for north Carolina. What this means is the people of North Carolina in the 8 counties that he declared will be eligible for individual assistance. Now, they can download the FEMA app. And register for that assistance. I would like tone courage all of those individuals in those 8 counties to register for assistance to make sure that they can take advantage of what we are offering. Additionally, the disaster declaration will provide ongoing assistance to support the response effort at the state and local level."