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. >> cecelia knows what it is like to not get any answers from the employment development department. she received a check on may 31 and hasn't seen a dime since. >> i didn't even try to call for the first month because i already knew that i wasn't going to be able to get through to anybody so i didn't bother trying. then you get desperate a little bit, like, well, i better try even though i know it's not going to work. it's the only option i have. >> in the last two months the former housekeeper has had her car repossessed and has been staying on friends edges. unfortunately in this pandemic her story is all too common. >> we hear everyday from constituents that are making literally dozens if not hundreds of phone calls to this department and they can't get through. >> the assemblyman says that's white legislators united to send a message to the edd after lawmakers claimed they personally reached out to the department demanding changes and got a lukewarm response. >> there is a very strong sentiment that edd needs to be reformed, and reformed fast. >> due to poor customer service and

. >> reporter: hey cecelia. we are one of the customers of the 1.3 million customers still without power. i have been broadcasting to you from my basement using a generator, but that generator died, and now without power, we've got a great crew to bring you this information, and it's important because this morning, more power outages in manhattan, and so there are power issues and i'm not just telling you the power drama because it's interesting three days after isaias that took down the trees and the powerlines, but governor cuomo and governor lamont of connecticut both asking for an investigation saying that more should have been done pre-storm. we knew isaias was coming, and they think that power getting restored by next week which is what myself and a lot of others have been told, is just too long. also, there have been new summer storms. charlottesville, virginia, you're seeing the power lines down, the trees there. george, today from virginia beach all the way up to trenton and allentown, flash flood watch

cecelia? >> very rough out there.nks so much. >>> we turn to the latest on vladimir putin's common rival in a this morning, suspected of being poisoned. ian pannell joins us with more on this, ian, there is now a push to get him out of russia for treatment? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, and russian doctors controversially claiming that he wasn't poisoned after all and, yes, they're still refusing to let him fly to europe for treatment and this is against the wishes of his family, colleagues and his doctor. we're just hearing german doctors have been granted access to see him. the 44-year-old as you know is russia's highest profile opposition leader, vocal critic of the kremlin and vladimir putin and became ill on a flight to moscow. this video from the airport shows the activist before he boarded the plane. his spokesperson saying he was poisoned possibly in a cup of tea that he drank there. now, on the plane can you hear a painful moaning in a video recorded by passengers. others filmed as the plane makes a landin

emily, thank you cecelia, thank you great to see both of you appreciate it.e we'll be talking over the next 45 days there will be a lot of news. thanks, guys scott? >>> andrew, coming up. we'll take you live to washington on the president's plans to extend benefits and crack down on chinese companies. jobs report at 8:30. we open negative across the d.ar dow would open down by 137 we'll be right back. some companies still have hr stuck between employees and their data. entering data. changing data. more and more sensitive, personal data. and it doesn't just drag hr down. it drags the entire business down -- with inefficiency, errors and waste. it's ridiculous. so ridiculous. with paycom, employees enter and manage their own data in a single, easy to use software. visit paycom.com, and schedule your demo today. >>> the july jobs report in focus. a breakdown of what to watch coming up. >>> tiktok tensions rising new action from president trump over the app we've got the details straight ahead. >>> plus, investors are betting on penn national gaming. that stock

cecelia? >>> we turn to the aftermath of hurricane laura. one of the strongest storms to ever hit the gulf coast and rob marciano rode out that storm in lake charles, louisiana where the damage is now severe. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. the damage is, yes, so extensive. we may nototten the extreme flooding, but we have these winds. this is built of bricks. substantial building. this looks like a wedding dress. that's because this is a wedding boutique. look on the second floor, bridal gowns still hanging there. the roof completely tore off. so many businesses, homes damaged and completely destroyed and we're not done with laura yet. overnight, laura driving inland as a tropical depression. torrential rains now threatening parts of the midsouth and at least two reported tornadoes in arkansas. in jonesboro, a church and several homes ripped apart. texas and louisiana reeling from the monstrous storm devastating communities. >> there it goes. >> reporter: the hurricane making landfall as a strong category 4 storm. >>