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The President, First Lady kick off their Santa Barbara County vacation

Air Force One at Santa Barbara Airport Tuesday morning.
Matt Markovich
Air Force One at Santa Barbara Airport Tuesday morning.

The Bidens arrived at Santa Barbara Airport early Tuesday morning. There's no word on their plans for the next few days.

The President and the First Lady are now in Santa Barbara County on vacation, after their big night at the Democratic National Convention.

After President Biden’s farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention Monday night, he and First Lady Jill Biden flew from Chicago to Santa Barbara Airport.

After arriving just after 2 a.m. Tuesday, they went by motorcade to a ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley, where they are expected to stay for the next few days.

The President did take some official actions Tuesday. He issued federal disaster declarations for Nebraska, New Hampshire, Vermont, Kansas, and the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico for storm damage earlier this year.

He also issued a statement commemorating longtime talk show host Phil Donohue, who died earlier this week.

The White House hasn't released specific details about the Bidens vacations plans.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.