Rescuers brace for more rain in the Northeast as storms swamp Vermont's capital

President Biden approved Vermont's emergency declaration Tuesday morning as rescue teams in that state braced for more rain and flooding from a storm that left a trail of damage and resulted in at least one death across the Northeast.

The , announced by the White House while Biden is in Vilnius, Lithuania, at a gathering of European and North American, orders federal assistance to supplement local and state efforts for areas affected by flooding.