i'm elise preston, cbs news, new york. it's thursday, september 2nd, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." under water. the remnants of hurricane ida dump record-breaking rain in the eastern u.s. triggering flash floods and tornadoes. the historic states of emergency declared. breaking overnight, the u.s. supreme court refuses to block a texas abortion law. the close vote by the high court. and gaining ground. better weather is helping firefighters battling the caldor fire in northern california. fire in northern california. the severe threats that remain. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we're going to begin this

morning with the historic rainfall in the east brought on by the remnants of hurricane ida. the storm triggered dangerous flash floods. streets in new york city were submerged, bringing travel to a standstill. water rushed into the city's subway system. the mayor is encouraging people to avoid traveling. heavy rain also inundated parts of new jersey, and a massive tornado was also spotted. at least one person was s kille in their flooded car. bradley blackburn is in new york. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. the storm has now moved through new york, but it's left a real mess behind. there is an emergency travel ban in the city right now. nearly all subway service is shut down due to flooding, and authorities have banned all nonemergency vehicles from streets until 5:00 a.m. >> look at that tornado! >> reporter: storm chasers captured these images of a twister touching down in new jersey. ida continues its relentless march north as tornado watch and flash flood

warnings were issued wednesday night. new jersey governor murphy declared a state of emergency. in new york city, the national weather service says it issued its first-ever flash flood emergency for parts of the city. floodwaters surged into this new york city apartment and turned this wide boulevard into a lake. the retractable roof at the u.s. open tennis stadium wasn't enough to hold back ida's rain and wind, forcing this match to be called off. and parts of the subway system taking on a waterfall of rain from the sidewalks above. in pennsylvania, a good samaritan rescued a family in their car, carrying a child to safety. >> somebody needed help. i went for it. i've been in this situation before. nowhere near this bad. >> reporter: earlier tornadoes touched down in maryland and flooding inundated large parts of the state, driving residents from this apartment building where a man died and another resident was missing. >> we have about 150 people that are displaced.

>> reporter: and ida is still on the move. it's now over connecticut, rhode island, and massachusetts where it could dump another ten inches of rain. anne-marie? >> wow. just terrible. bradley blackburn in new york. thank you so much. the white house says that president biden will visit louisiana tomorrow to survey the damage lefeft by hurricane ida there. his visit comes as many people are in desperate need of food and water. they are lining up to get military rations and the basic essentials. while some power came back on, about a million homes and businesses are still without electricity as the heat index climbed to over 100 degrees. the louisiana national guard says that they're able to serve thousands of people each day. >> and to be able to help the people of new orleans means more to me than you can know. on the 16th anniversary, i was here for katrina, and so to be able to provide this help means the world to us.

>> people have also waited at gas stations for hours to fill up their cars. there is more from mother nature. better weather is actually helping firefighters battling the caldor fire as it inches closer to homes around lake tahoe. fire officials say gusty winds are calming, but homes and businesses are still in danger. more than 4,000 firefighters are battling the fire which has engulfed almost 208,000 acres and destroyed 780 buildings. among the homes in the fire's path is one belonging to the battalion chief. >> it makes the fire personal. it kind of gets away from me just being out doing my job to now it's affecting me directly. it's a scary feeling. >> yesterday, president biden issued an emergency declaration and ordered federal assistance. and breaking overnight, a deeply divided supreme court is refusing to block a texas law that bans most abortions in the state.

the court voted 5-4 to deny an emergency appeal for abortion providers and other seeking to block enforcement of the law which went into effect yesterday. chief justice john roberts dissented along with the court's three liberal justices. in afghanistan today, taliban rulers plan to unveil their new government more than two weeks after they captured kabul. meanwhile, the biden administration says that it's been in contact with americans who want to leave afghanistan and are working to get them evacuated immediately. natalie brand reports from the white house. >> reporter: the biden administration says there are still 100 to 200 american civilians in afghanistan. >> we've been in contact with them in the last 24 hours to tell them that we are looking at all possible options, air routes, land routes, to continue to find ways for them to help evacuate. >> reporter: the biden administration says it will use diplomatic and economic pressure to make sure the taliban lives

up to its word and allows them to leave. >> we are focused on operationally moving forward on a number of fronts. >> this was a botched job of gargantuan proportions. >> reporter: but critics are not convinced, including florida congressman mike waltz, a green beret who served in afghanistan. >> we do not let terrorists dictate the time and place and method which we get our people out. >> reporter: the administration says the military mission in afghanistan has transitioned to a diplomatic one. military leaders expressing gratitude and support to the more than 800,000 troops who served there over the past two decades. >> we remember 2,461 american service members and personnel who paid the ultimate price in this war. >> reporter: they acknowledge that not every veteran will agree with the decision to withdraw. >> when we see what has unfolded over the last 20 years and over the last 20 days, that creates pain and anger.

yeah, i have that. but i'm a professional soldier. i'm going to contain my pain and anger and continue to execute my mission. >> reporter: the next mission is already under way -- helping resettle the afghans forced out of their country. nearly 20,000 are already being housed on military bases across the country with room for more. natalie brand, cbs news, the white house. coming up, a dire new prediction for the social security safety net. we're going to tell you how soon funds could dry up. and an all-american faceoff. tennis star coco gauff meets her match at the u.s. open. ga gaufr match at the u.s. open. is now a good time for a flare-up? enough, crohn's! for adults with moderate to severe crohn's or ulcerative colitis... stelara® can provide relief and is the only approved medication to reduce inflammation on and below the surface of the intestine in uc. you, getting on that flight? back off, uc! stelara® may increase your risk of infections,

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hold and injected with a sedative. officials involved in the incident which sparked national outcry were each indicted on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. two americans clash at the u.s. open, and there's a controversial bankruptcy plan for an opioid maker. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the washington post" reports a federal bankruptcy judge approved a plan to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits brought against purdue pharma, the maker of oxycontin. the deal removes the sackler family from ownership and dissolves the company. they'll have to pay $4.5 billion. in return, the family cannot be sued in the future. some victims of drug addiction and their families could receive compensation payments ranging from $3,500 to $48,000. several states say they'll appeal. "usa today" reports a student was shot and killed in a north carolina high school. the suspect is in custody. it happened yesterday at mt.

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again due to the surge in covid cases. on the cbs "money watch" now, social security is running out of money sooner than expected, and how you can turn your tweets into cash. you might need the extra money. elise preston is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, elise. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. we can always use extra money, right? stock futures are indicating a higher open as the weekly initial jobless claims report is released this morning. yesterday the dow dropped 48 points. the nasdaq gained 50 points kicking off september with a new record high. and the s&p 500 added one point. a new government report finds social security is projected to run out of money in 12 years if congress doesn't act. that's one year earlier than previously predicted. the data finds by the year 2034 the trust funds for social security will be depleted and will only be able to pay 78% in promised benefits to retirees and disabled beneficiaries.

the pandemic has impacted the program's already ailing trust funds. if you're on the hunt for a job, amazon and walmart want you. both companies are collectively looking to fill 60,000 positions across the nation. amazon has positions open in its operations network along with tech and corporate departments. meantime, walmart needs workers to fill online orders and handle freight. both companies will be holding job fairs this month. and some people can now cash in on their tweets. twitter rolled out its super follow feature yesterday to select apple users in the u.s. and canada. it lets users charge up to $10 a month to follow them for exclusive content. people who have at least 10,000 followers and have been on the site for three months with 25 tweets posted over the past 30 days are eligible to charge a toll for their tweets. anne-marie, influencer taking all of our money.

>> yeah, really. i'm like, how can i get in on that? at the end of the day, i don't know how many people are going to pay for something they're already getting basically for free. i know you get extra content, but -- how many for tweets do we need in our life? elise preston at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, elise. up next now, new tunes from elton john. how the rocket man is getting help from famous friends for his new album. r his new album.

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he enlisted the help of some of his close friends including miley cyrus, stevie wonder, and nicki minaj. the album will be called, what else, "the lockdown sessions," and it will drop october 22nd. britney spears and her dad are apparently in a battle over cash. the pop star and her new attorney say that her father is trying to get a $2 million payout before stepping down as her conservator. in a court filing, jamie spears wants money to cover lawyer fees he incurred. earlier this month an attorney for spears' father said he intends to step down as her conservator but only after certain issues were resolved. and there was a scary moment for a reporter covering hurricane ida in mississippi when a man suddenly ran up to him and started shouting. >> and the rain has stopped, the wind is still going there. i think we even have a random person going around -- i'm going to turn this way because, you know, we deal with people every

once in a while. >> nbc news correspondent shaquille brewster was able to keep his cool as the man kept yelling "tell the truth." benjamin eugene dagley of ohio was tracked down and is facing several charges. brewster says he's all good. and a pup in canada couldn't resist the limelight. >> yes, storm is in the building getting some treats, walking on thin air. >> meteorologist anthony farnell was delivering a forecast when his dog aptly named storm came sauntering onto the set. despite the cute distraction, farnell was able to deliver the weather just fine, and the viewers apparently loved it. more storm -- i mean the dog, not the weather. coming up on "cbs this morning," china's crackdown on video game playing among young people. ramy inocencio takes us inside a digital detox center where kids are getting help for their gaming habits. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news."

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our top stories -- the remnants of hurricane ida slammed the eastern u.s. with record-breaking rain, flash floods, and tornadoes. a state of emergency is in effect in new york and new jersey. streets were submerged bringing travel to a standstill. new york's subways were shut down. at least one person was killed in new jersey. and the supreme court is refusing to block a texas law that bans most abortions in the state. the court voted 5-4 to deny an emergency appeal for abortion providers and others seeking to block enforcement of the law which went into effect yesterday. chief justice john roberts joined the court's liberal justices in dissenting. when baseball's pittsburgh pirates took the field 50 years

ago, no one knew that the players were stepping into history. james brown reports. >> reporter: dave cash, manny sanguillen, and al oliver all had stellar baseball careers playing for the pittsburgh pirates. one game they played 50 years ago made history. >> so many people out there that have no clue that this day happened. >> reporter: on september 1st, 1971, the pirates' starting lineup in the field was all african-american and afro latino players. the first time ever for major league baseball. >> you guys didn't realize at the start of the game, 1971, that nine dark-skinned folks were going out on the field at the same time? >> in the second or third inning is when i realized it. >> i didn't realize it when we were standing there. i'm thinking about the game. >> reporter: manager danny murtaugh later explained his lineup decision. >> i did it because i want to

win. i don't care who i put in the field. >> reporter: no photos exist of that winning game. a local newspaper dubbed them the all-soul lineup, but the team wasn't always welcome. >> we were called everything but a child of god from the stands. >> reporter: and just weeks later they won the world series. are you guys of the feeling that maybe this should be recognized as meaningfully as jackie breaking in in 1947? >> jackie robinson, deserving. but this 1971 team should be right behind him. >> reporter: faith and hard work, plus a colorblind decision proved to be a winning strategy. >> the best quote that i've heard that we just decided to give the white players a day off. >> reporter: james brown, cbs news, pittsburgh. coming up on "cbs this morning," getting control of medical costs. our latest bill of the month shows us how a man received two very different bills after

undergoing jaw surgery. plus, a look at china's crackdown on video game playing among young people. ramy inocencio takes us inside a digital detox center where kids are getting help for their gaming habits. and in our special series "the work shift," we'll show how businesses that support office workers are suffering as people continue to work from home. news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪