Biden tours Houston food bank during storm visit

President Joe Biden heard firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month's brutal winter weather Friday as he and his wife made their first trip to a major disaster area since he took office.

With tens of thousands of Houston area residents still without safe water, local officials told Biden that many are struggling.

The president and First Lady Jill Biden toured the Houston Food Bank and talked with an assembly line of volunteers packing boxes of quick oats, juice, and other food items.

Biden has declared a major disaster in Texas and asked federal agencies to identify additional resources to aid the recovery.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent emergency generators, bottled water, ready-to-eat meals and blankets.