September 30th, 2024.

100 years ago tomorrow, former President Jimmy Carter arrived in the world in Plains, Georgia.

According to the Atlanta Constitution of that date, he arrived just after the worst wind and rainstorm of the year passed off to sea.

His home state of Georgia, along with North Carolina and Virginia, sustained significant damage

with railroad tracks and bridges washed out,

crops damaged, and at least seven lives lost.

Today, almost 100 years later,

the destruction from Hurricane Helene continues to mount.

At least 128 people have died in six states, and many more remain unaccounted for.

Roads remain closed and power is still off for more than two million people. In remarks to

reporters today, President Joe Biden called the damage stunning and

explained that the federal government is providing all the support it can.

He noted that federal help was on the ground before the storm and when asked if there were more the government could be doing, answered no and explained that the administration had pre-planned a significant amount of it, even though they hadn't asked for it yet.

Biden said this morning, he will not tour they hadn't asked for it yet.

Biden said this morning he will not

tour the damaged areas until his presence will not

disrupt emergency response operations.

This afternoon, he said he would travel to North Carolina on Wednesday for a briefing and an aerial tour of Asheville

after ensuring the travel will not disrupt the ongoing response.

He has also said he may have to ask Congress to come back into session before its

mid-November return date to pass a supplemental spending bill.

Punch Bowl News political reporter Melanie

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