>> cranford was dealing with two flood emergencies. one the flash flood, that was unprecedented, and the second flooding from the river. so we were prepared, our police department was prepared putting out notices, regularly, about every half an hour. in anticipation of what we expected to get. so there was obviously much more. there was the amount of rain that fell in such a short period of time, six hours, was impossible to deal with. so we have been very assertive out there with the community. >> thank you. >> much more ahead on the devastation from ida. in louisiana more than 800,000 homes and businesses still without power. we're going to check in with our reporters and what they're seeing ahead of his visit. >>> plus, another crisis to juggle. this pandemic. according to the american academy of pediatrics, cases for children have increased five fold in the last month. keeping them safe because right now college students have concerns of their own. >> it's a very big school, if one person gets it, i know it is easy for 6 thouvgs pe

into all of this and bring in allison barber and sam brock, in louisiana, and kathleen miller in cranford, new jersey. she is the mayor there. sam, let's start with you. the numbers i am reading are crazy. 300,000 plus people without power, 3,000 in shelters, 25,000 displaced in hotel rooms. it's been ten days since this thing hit. what's going on? >> reporter: look, it's certainly not for lack of effort, stephanie. good morning. right now you're looking at a situation where there's almost 300,000 people without power, according to just entergy's number. as you walk around the streets, all you see are linemen and linewomen who have come in from all over the country trying to restore power. 75% of new orleans does have power back. om of the outlying parishes still have tens of thousands of people without power. just to give you context, the number of distribution poles that were destroyed during katrina was 17,000. more ida, more than 35,000. it's an infrastructure issue. some folks may have to wait until early next month just to get their power back. the reason that i'm in louisiana this

we have widespread devastation here in cranford. we had floods in the past, but this was much more widespread because of the nature of this storm. so this is so incredibly important. most of our residents have not even begun to calculate their losses. they don't know what they're going to state in terms of restoring their homes, replacing items, obviously so much. the president is coming tomorrow in manville which is not too far away. and he suffered terribly. >> what's your message to him mayor? >> he will apparent i will be doing a fly over of this area. and the message is you cannot leave they cannot just be there on their own. hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people whose lives have been turned upside down. ten years ago with hurricane irene, which was similar, it is $100 million in damages. in cranford alone i expect it it will reach that as well. we asked the governor last week to please direct the army corp. of end nears to accelerate the flood project. it has been lingering for quite some time. we cannot go

this is video from the basement of a home in cranford, new jersey.u earlier you see a young man walking through and the wall behind him simply collapses like that. water rushing into the home. the family was able to escape that frightening ordeal unharmed. >>> we're now learning that president biden will travel to new jersey and new york on tuesday to survey storm damage from hurricane ida. this as the president is trying to move his agenda forward after a tough week but there could be a new road block from a member of his own party. west virginia senator joe mansion signaling he could threaten the razor thin democratic majority on the $3.5 trillion spending bill. that bill contains much of biden's agenda to tackle climate change. congressman raul rahalva, chair of the natural resources committee. glad you could be with us. how concerned are you that senator mansion and other democratic moderates could derail the president's agenda as he tries to take on climate change? >> obviously, concerned. concerned because of the urgency that's before us. the c

. >> reporter: a young man walking through ankle deep floodwaters of his cranford home when all of a sudden the wall collapses, sending water rushing in, trapping his mother and brother in different parts of the basement. >> my son told his father to say good-bye to me. he thought he was going to die. >> reporter: the son made it to the basement steps safely. he wasn't hurt. >> thank god he made it to the stairs. and the water came in. >> reporter: now look at the outside. the collapsed wall like a mouthful of missing teeth. >> all he knows is he's between two beams. >> reporter: so he's breathing. >> a sense of where he was. >> reporter: that son had punch add tile out of the drop ceiling to find an air pocket. a second son found his father and used an outside umbrella to punch a window out and pull his brother out alive. that left mom trapped somewhere at the end of the house, clinging to a boiler with maybe four inches of water to spare. then she heard her husband calling for her. >> he said, janice, you need to come open the window so i can pull you out. >> and i said can you swi

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in cranford, new jersey, stunning video showing water right there, just rushing right into the home in the basement, plowing down that wall. in nearby passaic, new jersey, the search continues after two college students still missing were swept into a storm drain. their car can be seen sitting atop a railing above the storm drain. and across louisiana, the situation is becoming increasingly desperate as temperatures soar and food and fuel run short. in jefferson parish, a man was shot and killed while waiting in line at a gas station. cnn has team coverage on the ground, as the cleanup continues. we'll check with nadia romero in new orleans in a moment. but first, evan mcmorris santoro is in paterson, new jersey. evan, what's the situation? >> reporter: well, fred, you mentioned that video out of cranford of that water rapidly filling up that basement. that's what happened here in paterson, as well. the passaic river runs through this town, it flooded very, very quickly, put feet of water all over parts of town. and three days larts, there's still a lot of water around parts of this to

i talked to the mayor of cranford. this was her message to the president. >> our message is you cannot leave us, union county, essex county just off on our own. there are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people whose lives have been turned upside down. ten years ago with hurricane irene, which was similar, it was $100 million of damage. in cranford alone, i expect it will reach that as well. >> to state the obvious, fema has its hands full. should people like the mayor expect more help in coming days? >> reporter: i saw that interview yesterday, chris, that you did with the mayor. you could hear the desperation in her voice. i asked a white house official about this. they said damage assessments are continuing. they said there are additional counties that may be designated for more assistance as they complete the assessment, that the full extent has not been determined as far as the assistance goes, to expect more for that. and the significance of this disaster declaration, which often has seen a proc

. >> reporter: tonight, new terrifying surveillance video from inside a basement in cranford, new jersey, showing the sheer force and speed of the flash flooding that killed dozens of people across the northeast. watch again. just seconds after that person moves out of the frame, the walls caving in. fortunately, the family's okay. ida now the deadliest tropical system to hit the u.s. in the last four years. >> we have lost a son, we have lost a sister. this -- this is -- i cannot comprehend. >> reporter: at least 11 deaths in new york city tied to basement and cellar apartments. tonight, officials revealing five of the six apartments where those deaths occurred were illegally converted units. >> the worst tragedies we saw on wednesday did not happen anywhere near the shoreline, and this is another reality we have to face. >> reporter: the other reality families in the storm zone face, a mountain of damage. you can hear the activity picking up on this street that was hit so hard by this storm. the sidewalks are lined with garbage, full of debris and damaged furniture. the water has since

and in cranford, new jersey, tonight, the rescue team wading through the water, rescuing 3-month-oldy pulled from the floods. across this country tonight, americans tested. the need only growing tonight. so many communities grateful for the help. good night. it includes residents from pollock pines to south lake tahoe and douglas county. cal fire has lifted evacuation orders for a few areas on the western edge of the fire zone. >> wayne freedman with fire crews today joining us live with the latest. >> one thing we from watching this fire, there is a difference in relativity. a big difference in what they call a bad day and a good day. today was a good day but it was still rough. >> let's talk about dry conditions in the caldor fire zone. we found no better example than that tree in the background. watch it explode sending firefighters running.

and in cranford, new jersey, tonight, the fire department rescue team wading through the water, rescuinge. her family pulled from the floods. across this country tonight, americans tested. the need only growing tonight. so many communities grateful for the help. good night. good night. >> i am wayne freedman. behind me, a massive effort to get ahead of this fire, that is coming up. >> we may have improved air quality for the holiday weekend. >> fighting fire with more fires. here is what suggesting. >> it is nature versus nature. firefighters use a natural advantage to fight a natural disaster. helicopters fill up on legs so they can beat back flames of the caldor fire. >> thank you for joining us. >> there is guarded optimism the caldor fire scene tonight. the wind has died down as the committee has improved. calfire is telling firefighters to be prepared for ongoing dangers. a massive fire now exceeds 210,000 acres in size and at last check, containment grew 25%. this is on the western edge of the fire. fire away from south tahoe. >> all through here, structures are looking really good

in cranford, new jersey a person walking through ankle deep water before their basement wall caved inn new york city 11 out of 13 dents who lost their lives lived in basement apartments unable to escape high waters. across new york, pennsylvania, and new jersey catastrophic flooding with seven confirmed tornadoes, and this, a house in new jersey exploding early thursday hours after residence event -- residents evacuated. the blast leveling the house and damaging nearby homes. president biden making several stops in louisiana today to see the devastation from ida and meet with families who have lost so much. pres. biden: folks, i know you are hurting. i know the folks in lake charles are still hurting from hurricane laura. reporter: fuel, food, and water difficult to come by. among the destruction, a tragic discovery. four nursing home residents found that after they were evacuated to a warehouse ahead of the severe weather. president biden focusing on his role of consoler in chief where power is still out for hundreds of thousands of people. dan: abc has a special way to help victims

in cranford new jersey, a person walking through ankle deep water before their basement wall caved in pressure. in your city, 11 out of 13 residents lost their lives lived in basement of our, unable to escape the high waters. >> catastrophic flooding with at least seven confirmed tornadoes. and this, house exploding thursday hours after residents evacuated due to floodwaters, authorities blaming the buildup of gas inside, the blast leveling the house and damaging nearby homes. president biden making several stops to see the devastation and meet with families have lost so much. >> i know you are hurting, i know you are hurting. i know the folks in lake charlel hurting for hurricane laura. x food and water still difficult to come by. among the destruction, a tragic discovery area >> officials investigating after for nursing home residents -- after four nursing home residents were found dead after they had been evacuated. >> president biden focusing on his role of consoler in chief. dan lieberman, abc news. >> the video of the water rushing in and just wiping out that wall is unbelievabl

in cranford, new jersey, water rushing into a home right there after plowing through the basement wall. in nearby passaic, new jersey, the search is reportedly su suspended after two college students still missing were swept into a storm drain. their car can be seen right here atop the railing above a storm drain. across louisiana, the situation becoming increasingly desperate as temperatures soar and food and fuel run short. in jefferson pf son parish, a m shot and killed while waiting in line at a gas station. cnn has team coverage on the ground as the clean-up continues. we'll check in with adrienne in new orleans in a moment. first, evan mcmorris-santoro in paterson, new jersey. evan, what is the situation there? >> reporter: fred, i want to talk to you about how this storm is still going on in places like paterson, new jersey. take a look at this river over here. this is the passaic river. flood stage is 7 feet. earlier this morning, the national weather service said it was at 9 feet. you can see how high that water is. that's still going on. obviously, it's not as bad as it was o

in cranford, new jersey, water rushing into a home right there after plowing through the basement wall

this is a basement in a home in cranford, new jersey, collapsing the wall of the basement.ills up that basement in a matter of seconds. it is terrifying, you hear the screaming from the young man, he's trapped inside and so is his mother, he ends up surviving because he ends up poking a hole through ceiling tile and the mother holding onto a boiler inside of the basement and she manages to survive as well which is about 4 inches of water there between her and the ceiling. it's really remarkable. that just goes to show, griff, what we are talking about in terms of the water. the flash flooding happens within seconds and back here in new york city, for instance, we know that the majority of deaths happened in apartments that were actually built in basement dwellings and including a 2-year-old who died along with his participants. it happens just so quick and it's just another part of this, the tragedy that was this storm, griff. griff: terrifying video there, bryan llenas in paterson, new jersey, bryan, thank you. >> so scary. well, hurricane ida hit louisiana hard with more

terrifying, it's inside a basement in cranford new jersey.and it fills the basement trapping a mother and son and you can hear terrifying stream. a son punched a tile out of the ceiling and saved by his father and brother and the mother clung onto a boiler and she cannot swim and she had four inches. there are a lot of families spending this labor day weekend cleaning up the mess after feet of water inundated their basements and the first floors of their home and files of damaged, and in new jersey two are missing, seaton hall student, who were considered swept away by a storm drain. 11 drown in their basement level apartments. mayor deblasio says the city was caught flat-footed by their storms and they need to revisit their systems. >> it's climate-driven and that's crucial to put upfront it's not like the rain we used to know. it's know the. it's a different reality, a speed and intensity that we now have to understand will be normal. >> the flash flood warnings came telling people to shelter in place and tragically people drown in their ho

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