Washington Today (8-10-23): President Biden approves major disaster declaration for Maui wildfires

President Joe Biden approves a disaster declaration for Hawaii to sent more federal aid to help residents and tourists facing the deadly wildfires on Maui. White House requests $40 billion in emergency funding, $12 billion for disaster relief and $24 billion for aid to Ukraine. We will talk about it with Jordan Fabian, Bloomberg News White House Correspondent. (11) National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone makes the case for reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or FISA, which expires at the end of this year, but there has been controversy over alleged abuses of this spying authority. We will get the latest from CyberScoop News reporter Tonya Riley. (21) President Biden in Utah on the anniversary of the PACT Act, the law that greatly expanded benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, such as from burn pits.. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) says he is "thinking seriously" about changing from Democrat to Independent. Congressman James Comer (R-KY), chair of the Oversight Committee, said he expects to issue subpoenas for President Biden and his son Hunter Biden for on-the-record-testimony in the committee's investigation of the Bidens' business dealings. Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. https://www.c-span.org/c-spanNow/ Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at https://www.c-span.org/quickguide/ Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at https://www.c-span.org/classroom/ C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1979. Offered as a public service. Support C-SPAN by Donating Today: https://donorbox.org/support-c-span?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video_Description&utm_campaign=Donations&utm_content=Donate Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CSPAN Twitter: https://twitter.com/cspan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cspan/ Subscribe: C-SPAN Podcasts: https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/ Newsletters: https://www.c-span.org/connect/ #cspan