i approved requests of governors from florida, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, georgia, virginia and alabama for emergency declaration. i approved additional requests for the governors of north carolina, florida, south carolina, and disaster declaration to pay for removal and provide financial assistance directly to survivors. fema and small business administration are there to help the residents was homes and businesses were destroyed, washed or blown away. a federal search and rescue teams have been working with state and local officials in partners in stretch respect conditions to find those missing. they will not rest until everyone is accounted for. i want to thank all of our first responders and everyone working around the clock. one of the brave teams who volunteered to be there from san diego county fire department set to travel from california to knock to help but on their way they were in a terrible car accident in louisiana and we pray for their fell recovery but it was a bad accident. we know there is more to do and we will continue to surge resources can you go food,

the destruction we have seen in alabama, florida, georgia, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee and virginia is heartbreaking. in coordination with state and local officials, president biden and i will continue to make sure that communities have the support and the resources that they need, not only to respond to this storm and its immediate aftermath but also the resources they will need to recover. more than 3300 federal personnel are on the ground to assist with recovery efforts. they are deploying food, water and generators as we work with people on the ground to restore power as quickly as possible. to everyone who has been impacted by the storm and to all of those of you who are rightly feeling overwhelmed by the destruction and the loss, our nation is with you. and president biden and i and all of the folks behind me are with you. and i do believe the true character of a nation is revealed in moments of hardship. over the past few days, our nation has endured some of the worst destruction and devastation that we have seen in quite some time. and we have responded with our

western north carolina left reeling along with eastern tennessee. the governor of north carolina roy cooper called it an unprecedented tragedy that requires an unprecedented response. we'll hear from president biden later this hour on disaster relief efforts. meanwhile the er president, donald trump, putting boots on the ground today in southern georgia, the town of valdosta, while the v.p. kamala harris heads to washington to get a briefing from fema late this afternoon. from valdosta, let's begin this hour with alexandria hoff. >> former president trump will be arriving here later this afternoon. he plans to get a briefing on the devastation and deliver remarks and help distribute some supplies. the need for help here is abundantly clear. you have to look around and drive around a little bit and stunning. 30,000 people are still without power here. georgia power estimates services won't be restored until saturday at the earliest including other parts of the state as well. georgia alone the overall death toll has reached at least 15. that includes c

i quickly approved requests from governors of florida, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, georgia and virginia and alabama for an emergency declaration. and i approved additional requests for the governors of north carolina, florida, south carolina, and for disaster declaration to pay for debris removal, provide financial assistance directly, directly to survivors. fema and the small business administration are there to help the residents whose homes and businesses were literally destroyed, washed away or blown away. the federal search and rescue teams have been working side-by-side with local officials and partners in treacherous conditions to find those that are missing, and they'll not rest until everyone is accounted for. i want to thank all of the first responders and everyone who has been working around the clock. one of the brave teams that volunteered to be there is from san diego county fire department, set to travel all the way from california to north carolina to help. but on their way, they were in a terrible car accident in louisiana. we pray for their full recovery,

inland. nonetheless, as the weather system made its way north enrolled havoc in georgia, the carolinas tennessee, even as far north as virginia. but it wasn't just the wind speeds installed on the sides that made her late and so destructive. widespread flooding was caused by the sheer volume of rain the fall. this was a water storm. this really wasn't a wind storm. i have not seen nearly the wind damage that we've seen in other other parts. rivers reach, the banks was served over dams, houses right, of flooded or swept away. millions have been without power and communication in 6 states. it's stored that accounts for the large numbers who been reported missing. they just comp contact their friends and family food water and petrol isn't short supply. it all depends on these gas stations. you're not going to be able to go nowhere. and it's just a scary feeling. search and rescue teams are attempting to reach mountainous areas, ad drops of an organized to help communities cut off. depending on where you are. this unprecedented storm dropped from 10 to 29 inches of rain across the mountains, causing

that, we have two mil million customers without power, florida, georgia, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee and virginia. this is an epic disaster that will likely cost over $100 billion. helene has uprooted lives and taken liveings. >> steve: millions of americans live along sdafrt disaster-prone areas along the coast and expect this kind of stuff. but you are in north carolina. they are suffering unimaginable, as roy cooper, said, damage and destruction from the water and flooding and mud slides. nobody saw that coming. 200 roads have been impactd and it lowed down the response. you are right. it was forecast this impact. the problem is, this has not occurred in over 100 years. the topography, you don't know where this water is coming from. when that much waterfalls into the river system and hills, you don't know if it is coming in and ruining your business and home. i think we have a lot of lessons to learn from helene. this needs to be looked at. listen, if we can to one gentleman's description of what is going on here on the ground. i want you to hear him, and not me. >> it's been an i

land. nonetheless, as the weather system made its way north enrolled havoc in georgia, the carolinas tennessee, even as far north as virginia. but it wasn't just the wind speeds and store rooms that made her late and so destructive. widespread flooding was caused by the sheer volume of rain the fall. this was a water storm. this really wasn't a wind storm. i have not seen nearly the wind damage that we've seen and other other parts. rivers reached the banks, was a surge of a dams, houses right. of flooded or swept away. millions have been without power and communication in 6 states. it stores that accounts with the large numbers who been reported missing. they just comp contact their friends and family food water and pep, fools in short supply. it all depends on these gas stations. you're not going to be able to go nowhere. and it's just a scary feeling. search and rescue teams. we're attempting to reach mountainous areas, ad drops of an organized to help communities cut off. depending on where you are. this unprecedented storm dropped from 10 to 29 inches of rain across the mountains, causing

throughout georgia as well as north carolina, south carolina, florida, virginia, alabama,and tennesseeremember all the blather at the dnc how trump doesn't care about anyone but himself. >> throughout the region our hearts are with you and we are going to be with you as long as you need. in your hour of need, you are in our prayers. and we pray to god and throughout this long week, the long weeks that lay ahead you are going to have a lot of work but the end result is it is going to be good. >> laura: harris couldn't give up a day on the trail to pretend to care. hours after trump showed up with truck load of supplies speaking to responders and volunteers. kamala showed up at work. >> i have received regular briefings on the impact of hurricane helene. including from administrator chriswell and over the past 24 hours, i have spoken with governor kemp of georgia governor cooper of north carolina and many local officials. i have shared with them that we will do everything in our power to help communities respond and recover. >> laura: that's fine. of course, the government should be mobi

honest, you're looking at the devastation in areas of florida, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, tennesseefema region, okay in it's called region four. this is the largest disaster that i can remember that has affected all of these states. so the geographic territory of the disaster is gigantic. and some of these areas where you're dealing with flooding like in north carolina, south carolina, we won't even know until the flood waters go down what we're looking at. and so some of these states are still in swift water rescue i mode where they're still rescuing people, still looking for people, loved ones cannot reach folks in north carolina. i know a couple of friends that are trying to reach folks because, obviously, cell phone service is out. and so i'm praying for the people out there. i'm still concerned that the death toll in this storm is still going to increase. neil: you know, congressman, you know, homeowner's insurance is impossible to get, and if you can get it in your state, beautiful as it is, you're going to pay through the nose. i'm sure many who were affected by this storm ei

update you on this excessive rain rescue her from places like raleigh, north carolina and richmond, virginia part of tennessee's vaughan of the state of south carolina so you can say why -- cui six states have all but claimed disaster territories and seeking disaster release -- released. five of the six have already done so, so you'll -- georgia was among those hard hit as well and that's where former president donald trump visited earlier today, alexander hall has more from the doctor. alexandra? >> hi, neil. year the former president said he came here to show solidarity and signals are buried there with all those living in georgia who are struggling and all victims were living in helene's rastall, her break right now. he also said he brought supplies with them like water and gotland and did so in partnership with franklin graham's relief organization, syrup -- samaritan's purse. the former president held a moment of silence for lives lost and gave -- listen. >> as you know, our country is in the final weeks of a hard-fought national election. but in a time like this, when a crisis hits, when our fellow citize

inland. nonetheless, as the weather system made its way north, it rolled havoc in georgia, the carolinas, tennessee, even as far north as virginia. but it wasn't just the wind speeds and store themselves that made her late in so destructive. widespread flooding was caused by the sheer volume of rain the fall. this was a water storm. this really wasn't a wind storm. i have not seen nearly the wind damage that we've seen in other other parts. rivers reach, the banks was served over dams, houses right, of flooded or swept away. millions have been without power and communication in 6 states. it stores that accounts for the large numbers who been reported missing, they just comp contact their friends and family food water and pep full isn't short supply. it all depends on these gas stations. you're not going to be able to go nowhere. and it's just a scary failing search and rescue teams are attempting to reach mountainous areas, ad drops of an organized to help communities cut off. depending on where you are. this unprecedented storm dropped from 10 to 29 inches of rain across the mountains, causing lif

inland. nonetheless, as the weather system made its way north, it ruled havoc in georgia, the carolinas, tennessee, even as far north as virginia. but it wasn't just the wind speeds and schools that made her late and so destructive. widespread flooding was caused by the sheer volume of rain the fall. this was a water storm. this really wasn't a wind storm. i've not seen nearly the wind damage that we've seen in other other parts. rivers reach, the banks was served over dams, houses right, of flooded or swept away. millions have been without power and communication in 6 states. it's stored that accounts for the large numbers who been reported missing. they just to con, contact their friends and family food, water and pep, fools in short supply. it all depends on these gas stations. you're not going to be able to go nowhere. and it's just a scary feeling. search and rescue teams. we're attempting to reach mountainous areas, ad drops of an organized to help communities cut off. depending on where you are. this unprecedented storm dropped from 10 to 29 inches of rain across the mountains, causing life

inland. nonetheless, as the weather system made its way north enrolled havoc in georgia, the carolinas tennessee, even as far north as virginia. but it wasn't just the wind speeds and store themselves that made her late and so destructive. widespread flooding was caused by the sheer volume of rain the fall. this was a water storm. this really wasn't a wind storm. i have not seen nearly the wind damage that we've seen in other other parts. rivers reach, the banks was served over dams, houses right, of flooded or swept away. millions have been without power and communication in 6 states. it's stored that accounts for the large numbers who been reported missing. they just comp contact their friends and family food water and helpful isn't short supply. it all depends on these gas stations. you're not going to be able to go nowhere. and it's just a scary feeling. search and rescue teams are attempting to reach mountainous areas, ad drops of an organized to help communities cut off. depending on where you are. this unprecedented storm dropped from 10 to 29 inches of rain across the mountains, causing

inland. nonetheless, as the weather system made its way north enrolled havoc in georgia, the carolinas tennessee, even as far north as virginia. but it wasn't just the wind speeds and schools that made her late and so destructive. widespread flooding was caused by the sheer volume of rain the fall. this was a water storm. this really wasn't a wind storm. i have not seen nearly the wind damage that we've seen and other other parts. rivers reached the banks was a surge of a dams, houses right, of flooded or swept away. millions have been without power and communication in 6 states. it stores that accounts for the large numbers who been reported missing, they just comp contact their friends and family food, water and pep, fools in short supply. it all depends on these gas stations. you're not going to be able to go nowhere. and it's just a scary feeling. search and rescue teams. we're attempting to reach mountainous areas, ad drops of an organized to help communities cut off. depending on where you are. this unprecedented storm dropped from 10 to 29 inches of rain across the mountains, causing life

inland. nonetheless, as the weather system made its way north enrolled havoc in georgia, the carolinas tennessee, even as far north as virginia. but it wasn't just the wind speeds and store themselves that made headlines or destructive, widespread flooding.

land. nonetheless, as the weather system made its way north enrolled havoc in georgia, the carolinas tennessee, even as far north as virginia. but it wasn't just the wind speeds and store rooms that made her late and start destructive. widespread flooding was caused by the sheer volume of rain the fall. this was a water storm. this really wasn't a wind storm. i have not seen nearly the wind damage that we've seen in other other parts. rivers, which the banks was served over them, houses right, of flooded or swept away. millions have been without power and communication in 6 states. it stores that accounts for the large numbers who been reported missing, they just comp contact.

fÉlix: que nos puede decir a esta hora de la situaciÓn en carolina del norte y tennessee.perdiÓ su pequeÑo hotel por segunda vez debido a un huracÁn es un ejemplo mÁs. vilma: el gran temor de jorge se materializÓ, esto quedÓ de su pequeÑo hotel despuÉs de que el huracÁn helene lo destruyÓ. jorge: no tengo palabras,peor aquÍ que verlo en vÍdeo, impresionante. vilma: hoy llegÓ por primera vez a ver los daÑos y lo acompaÑamos en este duro momento. ¿duele? jorge: bastante. toda la dedicaciÓn, tiempo, inversiÓn tambiÉn. vilma: en medio de su dolor camino por encima de los pedazos a los que quedÓ reducido. jorge: no hay, no se no se expresarme ahora mismo. todo escombro. vilma: con mucho esfuerzo pudo reconstruir su hotel luego de que sea destruido por otro huracÁn. jorge: completamente nuevo, no tenÍa como seis meses que habÍan abierto y ahora un deja vu aunque ahora mucho peor. vilma: estaba orgullos idalia se habÍa llevado. jorge: todo nuevo, las tuberÍas, todo. vilma: estaba acabado de remodelar. jorge: asimismo, hace tal vez seis meses que se reabriÓ luego de idalia. esta e

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by the day. >> i quickly approved requests from governors of florida north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, georgia, and virginia, and alabama for an emergency declaration and i approved additional request for the governors of north carolina florida, south carolina, and for disaster declaration to pay to pay for debris removal, provide financial assistance directly directly to survivors female small business administration. are there to help the residents whose homes and businesses were literally destroyed washed away, or blown away and the federal search and rescue teams i've been working side-by-side with state and local officials and partners in very treacherous conditions to find those who are missing and they'll not rest until everyone is accounted for. i want to thank all the first responders and everyone who has been working around the clock. one of the brave tbs is volunteer to be there from san diego county fire department set to travel all the way from california, north carolina, and help but on their way, there in a terrible car accident, louisiana we pray for their full recover

as it moves north into georgia, the carolinas in tennessee, it weekend but dumped large amounts of rain. dozens of people have been killed. the cost of the damage is estimated to be around a $100000000000.00. president joe biden said his administration is committed to helping with the recovery at a state level. governments have been providing assistance to those in affected areas because it's so difficult to get trucks in by land. yesterday we began air lifting supplies, including food and water into the region. a number of nash feeding sites had been open. as helene weakens, officials have warned up more storms could affect the southeastern united states with hurricane season continuing until the end of november. meanwhile, rescue us in the full, the searching for survivors of flooding that that has killed more than a 150 people. rivers best. the banks in the capital cast man do living in time neighborhoods underwater. many of the did were trapped by land slides in the cons. schools and colleges will be shot for 3 dice. rescue will cause alton full sidney pools, capital cap on do bring

i quickly approve a request from governors from florida, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, georgiad alabama through an emergency declaration. i approved additional request for the governors of north carolina, south carolina, disaster declaration to pay for debris removal, provide financial assistance directly to survivors. fema and the small business administration are there to help the residents whose homes and businesses were literally destroyed, washed away, blown away. the federal search and rescue teams have been working side-by-side with state and local officials and partners in very treacherous conditions to find those that are missing. they will not rest until everyone is accounted for. i want to thank all the first responders and everyone who had been working around the clock. one of the brave teams that volunteered to be there is from san diego county fire department, set to travel all the way to north carolina to help. on the way, they were in a terrible car accident in louisiana. we pray for their full recovery. it was a bad accident. we know there is more to do and we

the carolinas in tennessee, it week and put them to large amounts of rain. dozens of people have been killed. the cost of the damage is estimated to be around a $100000000000.00. president joe biden said his administration is committed to helping with the recovery at a state level. governments have been providing assistance to those in affected areas because it's so difficult to get trucks in by land. yesterday we begin air lifting supplies, including food and water into the region. a number of nash feeding sites had been open. as helene weakens, officials have warned up more storms could affect the southeastern united states with hurricane season. continuing until the end of november. the world's biggest physics lavar tree is celebrating its 70th birthday, the organization known as san helped to develop the internet. they send to also runs a joint particle accelerator allowing it to study the universe is smallest building blocks back in 1954 when the foundations of southern were laid outside geneva, on the french west border. the field of high energy physics was much more fractured t

as well as the rest of georgia and north carolina, tennessee, virginia. anybody who is having severe difficulty in the wake of this terrible, terrible storm that came through. he has his own problems as i was mentioning at home up and blowing rock which is near boone. that is where samaritan's purse is headquarters. i think he lives up there still. i went to visit him and his home and blowing rock many, many years ago. but that area of north carolina has been devastated as well. so many people feeling such hardship these days and i'm sure they appreciate the former president coming down there to give them a little boost and say he would be there for them should he become elected. >> sandra: in an effort to keep the morale up and keep the strength because they will need it in the coming hours and days. a moment of prayer, a moment of silence led by the former president. an important moment for so many who are struggling right now and we are thinking about them because this is rough. some of the hardest-hit areas. it is unimaginable how hard they have been

the destruction we have seen in alabama, florida, georgia, north carolina, tennessee, and virginia iseaking. in coordination with state and local officials, president biden and i will make sure that communities have the support and the resources that they need not only to respond to this storm and its immediate aftermath but also the resources they will need to recover. so far, more than 38 -- personnel are on the ground to assist with recovery efforts. they are deploying food and water and generators. they continue to work with teams on the ground to restore water and power as quickly as pos possible. to everyone who has been impacted by the storm and to all of are rightly feeling overwhelmed by the destruction and the loss, our nation is with you. president biden and i and all of the folks behind me are with you. we will continue to do everything we can to help you recover and to help you rebuild no matter how long it takes. i do believe that a true character of the nation is revealed in moments of hardship. over the past few days, our nation has endured some of the worst destructio

i quickly approved requests from governors of florida, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, georgia, virginia and alabama for an emergency declaration. i approved additional requests for the governors of north carolina, florida, south carolina and for disaster declaration to pay for debris removal, provide financial assistance directly to survivors. fema and the small business administration are there to help the residents who homes and businesses were destroyed, washed away or blown away. federal search and rescue teams have been working side-by-side with state and local officials and partners in very treacherous conditions to find those who are missing. they will not rest until everyone is accounted for. i want to thank all the first responders and everyone who has been working around the clock. one of the brave teams volunteered to be there is from san diego county fire department set to travel from california to north carolina to help. on their way they were in a terrible car accident in louisiana. we pray for their full recovery. it was a bad accident. we know there is more to

carolinas. >> el costo de los estragos causados por este fenomeno podria llegar hasta los 34 mil millones de dolares segun moody's analytics. >> y helene se extiende a georgia, tennesseeolinas, donde esta noche las autoridades siguen trabajando para asistir a los damnificados. >> nuestro jefe de meteorologia, carlos robles, esta en el sur de georgia y ha seguido la la huella de la destruccion que dejo jelin. >> buenas noches, carlos. >> ¿que has visto? >> adelante? >> joana, por lo menos en el sur del estado de georgia se manifiesta la furia de gelina a traves de sus fuertes vientos. >> fijate, mas de 115 es estructuras como estas quedaron convertidas en ruinas luego del paso de jelin. >> son estructuras que forman parte de la historia de la c ciudad de valdosta, mientras hacia lo que es el norte del estado de georgia y tambien asi estados como tennessee y ca carolina del norte, la manifestacion de jelin y su furia se mostro las fuertes lluvias e inundaciones. >> las imagenes son son im impresionantes. >> vamos a verlas. >> y es que el arrase de jelin nos deja estas conmovedoras imagenes en las que el hospital del condado unicoi en tenesi dejo las ambulancias bajo el

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in all, helene cut a swath of devastation from florida's gulf coast to georgia, south carolina, tennessee have died as a result of helene with upwards of $100 billion in damages. and to be clear, every single one of these republican-run states is going to accept disaster aid from the biden/harris administration. even as the leaders of those red states refuse to back policies to help mitigate these storms, including florida's climate change denying governor ron desantis and north carolina's republican legislature who have routinely undermined environmental protections in recent years. meanwhile, on the right, conspiracies are spreading online that the storm appeared out of thin air on radar. it did not. some also accuse democrats of manipulating the hurricane because apparently, a government research program in alaska can control the weather to target pro-trump counties. i wish i was making this up. it's that loony tunes. but that unfortunately seems like the kind of anti-science fan fiction that maga's top climate denier donald trump would believe. since he once suggested using nuclear we

north carolina, tennessee, virginia and arkansas, for these states contain, about half of the white population, that is going to be in the confederacy. and the fact that they reject secession in this period suggests there may be another way that things might turn out differently. and so there is there are of these twists and turns. lincoln, you know, even though he is sort of begged to say something to parties separate in the conversations about the union together is very quiet initially in this period. he does not respond to anything. he is he is getting letters all the time saying, please, please do something to try to keep these southerners in the union, these white southerners in the union and lincoln says, you know, they know how i think they know what i think about this situation. i don't anything i say is just going to be used against me. and so he doesn't say anything for some time. and and so this is sort of a a period that historians disagree about whether lincoln could have done anything differently. and, of course, we'll never know what what would have happened if he had the electo

north carolina, tennessee, virginia and arkansas, for these states contain, about half of the white population, that is going to be in the confederacy. and the fact that they reject secession in this period suggests there may be another way that things might turn out differently. and so there is there are of these twists and turns. lincoln, you know, even though he is sort of begged to say something to parties separate in the conversations about the union together is very quiet initially in this period. he does not respond to anything. he is he is getting letters all the time saying, please, please do something to try to keep these southerners in the union, these white southerners in the union and lincoln says, you know, they know how i think they know what i think about this situation. i don't anything i say is just going to be used against me. and so he doesn't say anything for some time. and and so this is sort of a a period that historians disagree about whether lincoln could have done anything differently. and, of course, we'll never know what what would have happened if he had the electo

this storm is now moving into georgia, into the carolinas and into tennessee. the impact has stretched 1000 miles across 15 states. back in florida, governor ron desantis surveyed the damage today, and several of the hard hit communities. he updated the recovery efforts and thanked first responders. there were a lot of people working in the dead of night to answer calls, distress calls in this community and in other communities around the state. and i think we all should be very thankful to. yeah, that's the governor there. let's bring in our meteorologist, rob mayeda. first of all, more than 40 deaths. that's a high number in just, what, 24 hours? 48 hours here. yeah high regional impact. you had the storm surge flooding inland flooding and some dam failures today out in tennessee and north carolina. adding to those issues we talk about this is stretching now 15 states. does that just looking on the west coast here are people traveling this weekend. is that going to impact flights at hartsfield international atlanta a lot of airports here. that's a good questi

florida the aftermath of hurricane helene still inflicting maximum pain on communities in north carolina and tennessee. many still cut off from power, running water and communications. the death toll still rising. by an nbc news count 121 people are now confirmed dead. as a grim search is carried out for the many still unaccounted for. much of the destruction centered on the city of asheville. a charlotte councilman volunteering in the lake lure chimney rock area posting these horrific images, what he could only describe as a post-apocalyptic landscape. so much left unrecognizable after the region was pummeled by floods washing homes and neighborhoods away, families short of so many things and beginning to grow short on patience too. george solis is in north carolina for us tonight. george, how is the recovery going? >> reporter: lester, recovery efforts are ongoing. certainly not making things any easier. the rain, officials telling us they have received thousands of calls but they've prioritized 150, trying to get to those people that are elderly and medically dependent. tonight hurricane helene has

son florida, carolina del norte, carolina del sur, georgia, tennessee y virginia. ademÁs, se teme que para varias zonas el impacto conmigo tarde mucho tiempo. segÚn estima una compaÑÍa, los daÑos y las pÉrdidas econÓmicas causadas por "helene" valen por lo menos de 145.000 millones, como nos cuenta nuestra colega andrea leÓn. >> sentÍa que esto iba a despegar el techo, horrible. andrea: continÚan buscando a los desaparecidos trata de esa devastaciÓn que dejÓ a su caso el huracÁn "helene". >> [habla en inglÉs] la gente estÁ desesperada por ayuda, y estamos trabando para hacÉrselas llegar . 41 personas han sido rescatadas a una misiÓn. >> [habla en inglÉs] tambiÉn respetamos a un bebÉ y podemos seÑor directamente para recibir atenciÓn. andrea: dice este miembro de la guardia nacional aÉrea, en esa parte de la ciudad el agua no ha bajado. este residente dice que le dijeron que no tendrÍan electricidad hasta dentro de tres dÍas. en tennessee, el gobernador billy evaluÓ los daÑos desde un helicÓptero, en ese lugar el huracÁn tambiÉn destruyÓ edificios. sigan recogiendo l

team on the ground has seen significant impacts in florida, georgia, south carolina, north carolina, and tennessee. i saw the impacts here in florida yesterday. i'm traveling to georgia today so i can see the impacts firsthand there. i'll be in north carolina on monday so i can assess the impacts there. but we're hearing significant infrastructure damage to water systems, communication, roads, critical transportation routes, as well as several homes that have been just destroyed by this, so this is going to be a really complicated recovery in each of these five states that have had these impacts. >> and where has the flooding be worst? where do you see real problem areas still at this moment? >> well, here in florida, they had up to 15 feet of storm surge in taylor county which is where i was at with the governor yesterday. these are record storm surges across the big bend area. i heard reports of up to nine feet of storm surge in the st. pete beach area. in north carolina, we're still in active search and rescue mode. they're still having flooding issues and landslides and we're still actively wo

. >> for portions of georgia and the carolinas, tennessee, as well as kentucky, especially in terms ofin. we also still have the potential for tornadoes. you're talking cities like charlotte, charleston, savannah, columbia, even down through jacksonville, florida, a lot of these still go for at least another three hours before they expire. but some of them may be send it beyond that, especially as we continue to get some tornado warnings. here's a look at the rain that has already fallen. you can see from this map, again this widespread area here that's the yellow color at least about four inches of rain that's 100 millimeters has fallen. but when you look at some of the orange and the red colors there, now you're talking six to eight inches has fallen and we're going to be adding more on top of it, the green color right through here. these are all areas under a flood watch. meeting conditions are capable of seeing some of those flooding. the red color indicates active flooding that is ongoing camps. so we've got the flooding components the tornado component, and still the wind compone

inland. nonetheless, as the weather system made its way north enrolled havoc in georgia, the carolinas tennessee, even as far north as virginia. but it wasn't just the wind speeds and schools that made her late and so destructive. widespread flooding was caused by the sheer volume of rain the fall. this was a water storm. this really wasn't a wind storm. i have not seen nearly the wind damage that we've seen and other other parts. rivers reached the banks, was a surge of a dams, houses right. of flooded or swept away. millions have been without power and communication in 6 states. it stores that accounts for the large numbers who been reported missing. they just comp contact their friends and family food water and pep, fools in short supply. it all depends on these gas stations. you're not going to be able to go nowhere. and it's just a scary feeling. search and rescue teams. we're attempting to reach mountainous areas, ad drops of an organized to help communities cut off. depending on where you are. this unprecedented storm dropped from 10 to 29 inches of rain across the mountains, causing life

with footage from the epicenter of the storm, ended up regretting it 10 times over, in north carolina and tennessee of populated areas are under water, a turbulent stream, like chips, carries away houses, hangars and trailers of heavy trucks. the flood threatened to collapse the waterbil dam, they had to open the gates to release the water now the spill continues with renewed vigor. residents of dolgoprudny are trying to make the exit from the city to dmitrovskoye highway one-way. the goal is to reduce the traffic intensity on the street, which has turned from a country road into a highway backup. there are constant traffic jams near the houses, and pedestrians risk getting hit by wheels. maksim oparin found out why speed bumps and prohibitory signs don't work on the spot. the quiet country street chipaeva in dolgoprudny is turning into a busy highway before the eyes of local residents. the traffic here doesn't stop neither day nor night. this is a country road, it is not divided, neither the right nor the left side of the road is defined. during rush hours , terrible traffic jams accumulate, and s

are missing the destruction we have seen in alabama, florida, georgia, north carolina, south carolina tennessee, and virginia is heartbreaking in coordination with state and local officials president biden and i will continue to make sure that communities have the support and the resources that they need not only to respond to this storm and its immediate aftermath, but also the resources they will need to recover so far more than 3,300 federal personnel are on the ground to assist with recovery efforts. they are deploying food, water, and generators and we continue to work with teams on the ground to restore water and power as quickly as possible. to everyone who has been impacted by this storm. and to all of those of you who are rightly feeling overwhelmed by the destruction and the loss our nation is with you and president biden and i, and all of the folks behind me are with you. we will continue to do everything we can to help you recover and to help you rebuild no matter how long it takes and i do believe the true character of a nation is revealed in moments of hardship over the past few d