fame. >> right now on "america this morning," flood disaster. tennessee, 17 inches of rain falling in a matter of hours. witnesses say a local creek rose six feet in seconds. the destruction, the stories of survival and what we are learning about the search for the missing. in t northeast, flooding and power outages after tropical storm henri. >> breaking news from afghanistan. how much longer u.s. troops may be staying. the changes made and why the race to evacuate is taking on new urgency. >> pivotal day in the fight

against covid. the big announcement and the effectiveness of booster shots. >> the host of jeopardy resigns days after getting the job. >> soccer brawl, what sparked the players to start fighting with the fans at this wild match? >> on the run, the horse that managed to escape from the racetrack. >> from abc news in new york, this is "america this morning." >> good monday morning everyone. we begin with the aftermath of two historic weather events. >> one in tennessee and one across the northeast. the remnants of tropical storm henri dumping more rain and it could trigger more flooding in new england, new york state and eastern pennsylvania. >> new details from the historic flooding disaster in tennessee. at least 21 people are dead

after rain caused a creek to overflows it banks. seven month old twins were among the dead, swept out of the father's arms. the disaster unfolded 75 miles west of nashville. >> reporter: a desperate rescue operation. >> houses are washed away, knocked off foundations, totally gone. still people missing. a lot of cars are smashed up. >> reporter: 17 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours, sending flooding racing through communities. these images showing a car buried in gravel as the sheriff looks for the vin number in hopes of identifying a body found nearby. rescuers expect the death toll will climb. >> i would expect given the

number of fatalities we have seen so far we are going to see mostly recovery efforts at this point. >> reporter: the record amount of rain causing waterways to swell where one creek rose six feet in 60 seconds forming a wall of water. >> you can see right into the house. so many flipped over vehicles. and this is basically every neighborhood looks about the same. look at that. >> insane. >> so many homes destroyed. >> reporter: the floodwaters acting as a massive bulldozer. casey says that she was inside her house as she was swept away. >> it came so fast. i packed a bag. the water is in my off o the foundation. we had to break the window in

the kitchen and crawl out and get up on the roof as quick as we could. >> reporter: this man, how rescuers saved him, wife and daughter. >> everyone was holding on to the rope. >> yes. >> reporter: what was that like? >> it was terrifying. i was more concerned about my wife and daughter. i am like they have to get out of here. it is them that has to be saved. >> one emergency official believes hundreds of homes there may be uninhabitable. >> reporter: this morning, what is left of henri is moving inland where the storm could unleashes it worst damage yet. the storm, slowing down significantly. s it rain bands all-starring over nine states putting 40 million people under the flash flood watch. >> winds will eventually push

henri back to thet where it came from. somethat rain will pushin back towards new york city, connecticut, where it has been raining for the last 24 to 36 hours. >> reporter: on sunday henri becoming the first tropical storm to make landfall in new england in 15 years, slamming the coast of rhode island with wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. this tree nearly hitting two homes. >> he said it fell down. i thought he was lying. i couldn't believe it. i couldn't believe it didn't hit anything. >> reporter: cameras captured the wind knocking over this man. >> i tried to take cover and a gust must have taken me out. >> reporter: more than 100,000 power outages were reported across the northeast. farther south areas of central

new jersey were had over eight s of rain. this boat went over a dam. in new jersey, about 150 people had to be rescued by boat as floodwaters consumed homes. >> my backyard turned into a lake. it was a normal backyard. as you can see you can put your kayak in here and kayak through it. >> new york city saws it wettest hour on record because of henri. officials in new england are racing to restore power so vulnerable senior citizens have air conditioning when the heat returns this week. >> and now to the growing crisis in afghanistan. american officials say u.s. troops will likely stay one week past the evacuation deadline. at least 20 people have died in the area including a

two-year-old who was reportedly trampled to death. >> reporter: flairs from aircraft, meant to confuse heat seeking missiles targeting planes. the evacuation efforts in afghanistan more than a week since the taliban swept into the capital. >> we are monitoring and disrupt threats. >> reporter: biden saying they are extending the perimeter around the airport all while defending his decision to exit. >> i think history will record this was the logical, rational and the right decision to make. >> reporter: the white house now under pressure to extend the august 31st deadline for full troop withdrawal with many more evacuations to go, 35,000 so far since july. 5,000 people during a 12-hour period alone on sunday. u.s. airlines now helping in the

effort to move passengers from bases outside of afghanistan. this morning some of those refugees arriving on planes at dulles airport. saying the u.s. should have gotten out years ago. >> in retrospect we should have. i don't think it was possible to abruptly walk away after killing bin laden but could have gone earlier than we did. >> biden decision now to completely withdraw has handed them an entire country. dan, thank you. for the first time since he was sworn in president biden's approval rating is falling. drops ranging from 4% to 9% because of the crisis in afghanistan and the spike in covid cases. one poll puts his approvl

rating below 50%. today is governor andrew cuomo's last day in office. cuomo asked for his emergency management team to stay on the job for now. >> the death toll from the devastating earthquake in haiti has now surpassed 2,200 people. crowds scuffled over bags of food and gangs have hijacked aid trucks. >> now to the big story, the weather. here is a look at your monday morning forecast. good morning. we are tracking henri and another system across the northeast. we have a lot of moisture moving across pennsylvania and new jersey. flooding will be a problem as we begin the work week.

this system, finally getting out of the region as we transition into the tuesday future radar showing us the stormy conditions we are anticipating for monday with areas receiving between 8 to 12 inches of rain. >> coming up, a horse escapes from a racetrack and takes off down the highway. >> and a third covid-19 shot and how much protection it provides. >> and

back now with a wild escape for a two-year-old filly. the horse made a detour at a

racetrack in kentucky and galloped across state lines with trainers and police in pursuit. they were able to wrangle her back home and she was not hurt. >> a major update today coming as a new study from israel finds a third shot of the pfizer vaccine can significantly reduce the risk in people over 60. a pivotal moment in the pandemic, possibly hours away and the fda could give full approval to the pfizer vaccine as early as today. >> for businesses and universities that were thinking of putting vaccine requirements in place in order to create safer spaces for people to work and learn the move from the fda will help them to move forward with those plans. >> it comes as the daily case average reaches 137,000, up 230%

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