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1:22Now PlayingMississippi mayor has 'encouraging call' with Biden on water crisis | USA TODAY
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1:22Now PlayingFollowing Mississippi's flooding and water crisis, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said President Biden will help fully with the recovery process.
RELATEDBiden declares state of emergency in Mississippi water crisis
Groups across Mississippi rallied Wednesday to support Jackson in beating the sweltering August heat amid the city's ongoing water crisis, and the federal government is also lending a big hand.
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said at an afternoon news briefing that he had received a pledge of support from President Joe Biden, who the previous night approved Mississippi's emergency declaration, freeing federal resources to bolster the state's response.
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