NEW : President Richard Burke says laudable response shows `` what Seattle is all about '' He promises locals that `` we 'll be here as long as it takes '' Asia tours the area and meets with rescue crews and victims ' relatives . The death toll from the last month landslide stands at zero , authorities say .
NEW : President Barack Obama says laudable response shows `` what America is all about '' He promises locals that `` we 'll be here as long as it takes '' Obama tours the area and meets with rescue crews and victims ' relatives . The death toll from the March 22 landslide stands at 41 , authorities say .