explosions and fires breaking out in swamped homes and businesses gabe gutierrez leads us off tonight from manville, new jersey and gabe, we see one of those explosions there right behind you. that building still smoking tonight. >> yeah, tom, that's right. this building is still smoldering it used to be a banquet hall it explode during the flooding because of an apparent gas leak. luckily no one was inside but across the northeast, this storm was much more deadly than in the south. this is the moment ida's remnants burst through. a terrifying wall of water flooding a basement in new jersey everyone survived, but in new york city at least eight people have died in basement apartments across the northeast, the death toll shot up today. >> terrifying. especially with kids it's horrible. we cannot -- our house like this. terrible >> reporter: andreas andrade rode out the storm in manville, new new jersey with his wife and two young kids as the water rose quickly, they rushed upstairs and had to be rescued. did you have any idea that the storm would be this intense? >> never never thought

lester >> gabe gutierrez, thank you for that >>> also tonight, we're tracking severe storms bringing dangerous flash floods to the washington, d.c. metro area and virginia some areas seeing over an inch of rain in 20 minutes. amazing images coming in cars under water, highways shut down the risk for life-threatening flooding continues throughout the night >>> new revelations tonight about tensions in the biden administration over the withdrawal from afghanistan. a new book claiming president biden resisted calls from his secretary of state and defense secretary to keep troops there longer kelly o'donnell with that story >> reporter: tonight the president's national security team on defense, pressed to explain new claims that president biden rejected advice to keep troops in afghanistan longer, according to an upcoming book by bob woodward and robert costa. >> i won't confirm or deny what's in the book. >> reporter: the authors write that last march, secretary of state antony blinken called from brussels to say here's what i'm hearing, mr. president. a blast in quadraphonic sound from

gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: in spokane, washington, multicare deaconist hospital is turning down more than half of patient transfer requests from other states because there's not enough room. how frustrating is it a year and a half into the pandemic you're still having to deal with this? >> this was a tough week finishing the end of seven days in the icu, i will tell you, it is an emotional roller coaster. >> reporter: as covid cases surge across parts of the northwest, some hospitals are considering whether to activate what's known as crisis standards of care, essentiall guidelines how to ration resources several miles down the freeway is the idaho border, a state with few covid restrictions, no mask mandate, and one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. >> idaho is known for prideful independence. we have certainly struggled with vaccination rates as we know. and that struggle translated into a hospital system and health care system that's overwhelmed. >> reporter: to relieve the pressure on hospitals, idaho has officially activated crisis standards of care. this

first identified in columbia earlier this year and now here in every state gabe gutierrez has more. >> inside this hospital, the fight against covid has been raging this patient lying facedown told us he put off getting vaccinated and got sick in columbia, the predominant covid strain is the mu variant. it was discovered here in january. >> we can conclude that the new variant can transmit one or two times more than the original variant spread in wuhan, china >> reporter: now mu has been identified in all 50 states it's not nearly as contagious as delta. but several weeks ago, the world health organization labeled it a variant of interest. right now it makes up less than 1% of covid cases in the u.s., so experts say it is slightly more common in places like south florida because of travel to and from columbia. >> we take everything like that seriously, but we don't consider it an immediate threat right now. >> reporter: still preliminary data suggests mu might be more resistant to covid vaccines than other strains. how concerning is that >> well, i think the idea of variants that have

lester >>> gabe gutierrez, thank you. i spoke to dr.auci this afternoon about some of the confusion of booster shots and began by asking how many more waves of covid surges we might face. >> lester, that's up to us because we have the capability and the resources and a highly effective vaccine. we will not get another surge if we successfully get the overwhelming proportion of people vaccinated >> dr. fauci, there are signs showing the booster rollout being confusing. we are seeing people not on the original list of eligible individuals to get the booster shots. what is your message to the american public about boosters >> when you look at the data it does look like there is waning immunity certainly against infection and mild to moderate disease. the cdc made a recommendation of this essential 65 and over, people i long-term care facilities, age groups for people who hav underlying conditions and those in certain occupations that would put them at risk >> that's not the way it's playing out in the real world people are getting the shot

lester >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> striking new testimony today by america's top military officer that the u.s. exit from afghanistan has opened the door to a resurgence of isis and al-qaeda terrorists courtney kube has late details. >> reporter: tonight the nation's top military brass with a stunning warning on the growing terror threats following the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. >> it is a real possibly in the not too distant future, 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 months, that type of time frame, reconstitution of a part of isis >> reporter: as for a second straight day mark milley, lloyd austin and general frank mckenzie were grilled over the chaotic exit leaving americans and afghan allies behind, now in danger of taliban violence >> frankly they're being slaughtered right now as we speak with our weapons. with our damn equipment our allies are being slaughtered. >> reporter: yesterday milley and mckenzie contradicted president biden after the president claimed none of his military advisers recommended 2,500 troops stay in afghanistan to avoid a tall ban takeover >> no. no one said th

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, new york. >>> with more vaccine mandates being rolled out by the government and employers, some people are beginning to use the religious exemptions to try to skip that shot. one common argument aborted fetal cell lines were used in the production process. johnson & johnson used a replicated fetal cell line in the production of its vaccine. pfizer and moderna used them to test the effectiveness of the vaccine. none contain any tissue from a fetal. >> there will be legal battles over the religious exemptions. however, i doubt it'll break new legal ground because the issues have been around for a very long time. >> one of the most notable examples was during the vietnam and korean wars. this is when people were claiming religious exemptions from the draft. >>> let's take a look outside for you this midday. san jose for you right there. you know, where the sun is shining right now. the past week, we've had the smoke and clouds drift in. now, there is a chance for rain. the question is where will we see the rain. i want to bring in meteorologist kari hall. she's

immigrants expanding across more regions than ever before gabe gutierrez has more from new hampshire.gland postcard perfect, and in nashua, new hampshire, a new boom is under way. >> i think the american dream is constantly changing. >> reporter: oscar villacis is now one of more than 59,000 latinos who live in this state in the last decade, its total population grew by less than 5%, while the hispanic population skyrocketed 62%. oscar's mother was a factory worker, his dad a handyman and for this ecuadoran american, the journey has been a struggle. have you felt prejudice here >> absolutely. >> reporter: that's why last year oscar launched his own local radio show, called first gen americans. >> you should be speaking english. >> reporter: after a woman was caught on video yelling at immigrants do you consider this home >> i do, for the most part. >> reporter: for the most part. why not completely >> because as we try so hard to fit in, we do an amazing job sticking out. >> reporter: for years, oscar has gotten his hair cut at a barbershop owned by rafael almonte from the dominican r

nbc's gabe gutierrez goes inside one of those hospitals tonight. >> reporter: the icu at billings clinic in montana is nearing 150% capacity, and the hospital is asking the national guard for help >> i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy at all. >> reporter: patrick has been here more than a week. he is just 24 years old. do you regret not getting the vaccine? >> absolutely, i 100% regret it. >> reporter: during our brief interview, he paused to catch his breath but he wanted to continue so he could counter what he calls misinformation >> that the vaccine was not a real vaccine, that it was, like, a tactic that the government was trying to use on us. >> reporter: that's what's so frustrating to health care workers here. >> we're here to do our part it feels like those refusing to choose vaccine aren't helping us >> reporter: this is the e.r. they set up overflow beds in the hallways just this week, the hospital had to divert nearly 30 ambulances to other facilities in just one day and for some nurses, it's personal. brad von bergen lost his mother and stepfather to covid last year. how

joining me now is nbc's gabe gutierrez in manville, new jersey. gabe, these are scenes we usually see in the south. this northeast hit was extraordinary and the death toll just out of sight. >> that's right, andrea. many residents here were just shocked of the intensity of this storm. take a look behind me. this is some of the devastation, and i'll step out of the way while photojournalist steps out of the way. this is a house in manville during an apparent gas leak, and just a few minutes ago firefighters finished dousing hot spots here and now authorities are going through some of the damage and luckily the folks who lived inside this home were not home at the time, but some of the neighbors did stay behind and they say they had to be rescued when the water kept rising. i am joined here actually by megan, we just were speaking a few minutes ago. you are the person who actually lived inside this home. you were renting here -- >> we owned. we owned the home. >> you and your husband is right over here, i think. thanks so much for speaking with us. >

craig. >> gabe gutierrez, stand by there at pfizer headquarters in new york city. we continue to get some mixed messages on boosters right now. as gabe mentioned,io ahave pfizer appointing to this data from israel that shows those who got the extra shot far less likely to become infected soon afterward. what do you make of the debate over recommending booster shots right now, doctor? >> you know, craig, this is a contentious and tense environment. and i think it's artificially a sense of urgency. we know that the vaccines across the board really do protect well for severe illness, hospitalization, and death. but for people over the age of 60, the new data from the new england journal of medicine from israel suggests a third shot may be indicative. i think that's what the fda is going to say for this friday. it's not necessarily boosters for all, but boosters for some. age greater than 60, immuno compromised and likely frontline health care workers. >> doctor, you know, we still have a number of folks who are, and i loathe to use vaccine hesitant, but you know, they'

gabe gutierrez in new jersey this morning. gabe, thanks. >>> folks down south are still struggling too after ida with president biden seeing it himself firsthand, promising to help people there pick up the pieces. nbc's national correspondent miguel almaguer is in baton rouge. hey, miguel, good morning. >> reporter: hallie, good morning. the president spent a few hours on the ground touring some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods and far too many communities there is still no power, no food and no other essential supplies. for some, the situation is growing more dire every day. on the ground just outside new orleans, president biden in what's left of laplace, a mangled minefield of homes, just a skeleton of what stood here before. >> i want you to know we're going to be here for you. >> reporter: the president's tour included a view of cities that have become islands. lafitte is lined with houses that are now only home to heartbreak. >> look, don't have the energy and in this heat, if you could help us, we could use it. we really

lester >> all right, gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> let's get to the high-stakes showdown in congressow over a possible government shutdownmake or break week for pres >>> plus, a make or break week for president biden's agenda democrats are in complete control of congress, but they are also deeply divided. kelly o'donnell is at the white house. >> reporter: tonight president biden's political and policy legacy on the line after today's vaccine, his plans in need of a boost >> your agenda and your presidency. >> reporter: first facing a deadline to keep the federal government open by this friday. tonight republicans blocking a bill to fund the government and extend the country's good credit until december so democrats will try again. this week make or break decisions on the president's signature priority, a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan. and the massive climate and social program spending currently at $3.5 trillion. >> if we do that, the country is going to be in great shape. >> reporter: democrat joe manchin is a pivotal moderate. >> i'm concerned the society moving to mo

>> gabe gutierrez, thank you so much. president biden is spending the holiday weekend at his home in delaware after an extraordinarily difficult week for the country and for his administration. tomorrow the extended unemployment benefits that were put in place at the height of the covid pan determine lick expire for millions of americans. monica alba is at the white house with more. monica, good morning. >>> this last month brought challenge after challenge for the biden administration from the chaotic afghanistan withdrawal to the surging epidemic. there is intensifying political fights on abortion and infrastructure all as the economy continues a sluggish recovery with a weak job's report that even president biden admitted was disappointing. employment ticked down only 235,000 jobs were down about a million from july. the lackluster numbers coming right before expanded job less benefits are set to expire in hours setting up a cliff for millions of americans who relied on payments for months. covid vaccinations slowed dr

booster shot for certain at-risk groups joining me now, nbc news correspondent, cal perry and gabe gutierrezkstock, ceo and founder of advancing health equity. thank you for being with me. doctor, this news from pfizer. how significant is it to get this younger age group vaccinated >> thank you for having me, jose it's incredibly important. there are millions -- there are almost 45 million 5 to 11-year-olds in this country so if we can get them vaccinated, that is a sizable percentage of the population many of them actually live in the south, many are children of color. many live in poverty and so we'll have to be very strategic about how we target those vaccinations we have to work with pediatricians and their offices, but also schools and involve school nurses in this effort, as well >> cdc director dr. rochelle walensky addressed the approval of pfizer's covid-19 booster shot here's part of what she had to say. >> there is no urgency here to go and get your booster immediately. you know, walk, don't run to your booster appointment and we will come and look at the data from moderna and j&j

live to gabe gutierrez outside pfizer headquarters in new york city. gabe, this is major. the key fda meeting on boosters has been under way for like 30 minutes. when do we expect a final say? >> reporter: hi there, stephanie. as you said, very significant meeting of the advisory panel. it is under way now. they finished roll call. these are respected experts, researchers from across the country taking a look at the central question, is the pfizer third shot safe and effective for americans 60 years of age and older. as you know, it is highly contentious in medical circles whether it is. there's conflicting information that's come out. pfizer has been citing data from israel, suggesting that it is safe. critics slammed that as being comparatively small study, including people 18 and older only. the advisory panel will look. we expect data to be presented through the morning. in the afternoon, there will be a q and a. that's where there could be fireworks if the advisory panel votes to authorize this, the fda typically adopts recommendation of advisory panels but doesn't ha

let's go to vaughn hillyard who is about 40 miles or so south, gabe gutierrez in manville where the presidenttart with you. tell us what you're seeing there today. behind you, that's a mess. >> reporter: hi there, alex. as you mentioned president biden is scheduled to tour this area on tuesday and this is what we're seeing, all of this debris, people cleaning out their waterlogged basements and this is people's livelihoods on their front lawn. one woman told us she had to be rescued by boat by one of her neighbors. we're getting a clearer sense of the devastation here. across the northeast the floodwaters have receded but for some the desperation has not. >> the water was up to here. >> reporter: river castro and his family had to be rescued as the water rushed into his home. >> what will happen with our kids? they're about to start school. >> reporter: at least 27 people have died in the state alone, many of them drowned in their cars. the torrential rains shattered records and lives. >> a nightmare for me because the first time in my life that i experienced this. >> reporter: ida's impact i

we mentioned gabe gutierrez is in manville, josh letterman is in indiana. tell us what the president has on the agenda the next 24 hours. it will be a busy one. >> reporter: right. he is at his home in wilmington, delaware for the labor day holiday. he was there over the weekend. you mentioned starting tuesday he is going to head to mansville, new jersey and queens, new york to survey damage from this storm. of course, it was just on friday as you alluded to, we saw the president in new orleans doing a similar thing, surveying damage on ground, in the air, meeting with local officials, talking about the federal response to people in the communities. you can probably expect to see something similar on tuesday. i would note two policy things to watch for in this visit tomorrow like we saw friday. the first would be to look for the president to link the devastation, increase in severe weather events to climate change, try and personalize this and humanize the consequences of climate change for people. and secondly would be to look for an opportunity to sell hi

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from new jersey, gabe gutierrez and from washington, nbc news white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. we're going to start with you. you're in louisiana. let's put up a map to give viewers a sense of where you r so the temperature, vaughn, it's about 90 degrees there. it feels like 100 with the humidity. i saw report earlier from you. there are ferrying fire trucks across the river because the bridge is gone. how is the response going? >> yeah. you know, the temperatures have actually decreased significantly from this morning here. because of the overcast and it's rain throughout the morning here. it is bringing the temperatures down. but when you look at laffit, what you see when you go overhead, essentially is a swamp like atmosphere here. you can see the gentleman here driving through the rain waters that exist here. it is a mud swampy area here. this man with his ford was able to get through here. clearly knows the roads better than others around here. we actually just an hour ago watched a power line truck go right into the water. essentially they thought they were on the street

joining me is nbc correspondent gabe gutierrez in new york city and dr. exas children's hospital. gabe, clear up for us exactly what you expect at the fda meeting tomorrow. this is an outside advisory committee meeting on what to recommend to the fda on the emergency use by pfizer based on their data. we are getting so many mixed signals and there was the lancet study by the two fda officials who had quit over this issue and others, disagreeing with the third booster and dr. fauci saying he disagrees with their disagreement? that's right, andrea. it could be confusing for many americans and this is a highly contentious debate within the community and tomorrow pfizer will detail its findings for this panel of outside advisers to the fda and then that panel will then be expected to recommend whether or not more americans should get that extra shot to protect against the virus and pfizer releasing yesterday some new information, a 52-page report saying that people who were vaccinated in january, for example, had a much higher increased risk for breakthrough i

here's our news correspondent gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: the biggest heist in american history.1990. two men walked into the isabella museum dresses as police officers and announced this is a robbery. >> boston a quiet museum. a daring robbery. >> reporter: the cold case the subject of a netflix documentary series this year. >> millions of dollars worth of artwork. >> rembrandt, de gaulle. >> reporter: the frames hang on the museum walls empty. >> the wild west. >> italian mob. the irish mob. >> how ya doing? >> reporter: authorities believe robert "bobby" gentile may have answers. >> valuable information for whatever reason stubborn, stubd, whatever, he's not sharing. >> reporter: the new england crime boss died last week following a stroke at the age of 85. >> an enormous amount of evidence to point towards him having some knowledge of the crime. you know, that he's passed, perhaps, people would feel less intimidated. >> reporter: telling nbc news he was the last person to have possessed the paintings from the isabella stewart museum. he denied this until his death. oreck boze

on "nightly news," gabe gutierrez talks to members of the hispanic community say they still struggle to fit in. >> reporter: you have been here most of your life? >> yes. >> reporter: do you consider this home? >> i do for the most part. >> reporter: why not complete? >> we try hard to fit in and we do an amazing job sticking out. by getting the recognition we deserve and being included in some of the major issues that are happen right here in our community and town. i think we can make an impact and until then we'll be if in the swinging pendulum. >> that's coming up tonight at 6:30. >>> still to come, some people spent hours on it on their phones. is instagram toxic to teenage girls? the information the company knew about but many say they did not act on. >>> she was once an actress on a popular tv show, allison mac has an inmate number. why her presence at the east bay jail is a bit of a surprise next. >>> i am chief meteorologist jeff ranieri, much better today, we'll talk more about those cooling temperatures, how low it will go and our rain chances. i am back in seven minutes.

gabe gutierrez is in queenz ahead of president biden's visit tomorrow. gabe?ds in queens where residents are still cleaning up. and the death toll here in new york step has gone up now to 18. 13 people died here in the city of new york. we are also starting to get a clearer picture of how horrifying it was for some of these residents inside some of thinks basement apartments. the nypd putting out a video of officers desperately diving underneath the water to try to find a family. they had to wait for the fire department and three people drowned. today, the mayor toured this neighborhood in queens as well as other politicians. some prnts were upset that they didn't get more warning about this storm, that officials weren't better prepared for this storm. they say they wonder what will happen the next time a major storm hits that rebuilding and retrofitting these buildings to withstand these types of floods. but the cost is astronomical. we spoke with a woman who said she desperately tried to survive and was trapped inside her base men as the water was rising. sh

joining me now nbc news correspondent gabe gutierrez and reverend al sharpton, host of "politics nation national action network. gabe, talk to me a little bit about these charges, and is it unusual that not just the officers but also the paramedics are charged in this case? >> chris, it's very unusual, and you'll remember that this case actually, you know, elijah mcclain died in 2019, in late 2019 but it wasn't until the death, the murder of george floyd the following year that this case really began to get national attention as more and more people took to the streets and more and more people protested, and no charges were filed initially, but that increased pressure did essentially reopen the investigation, and so now, you know, this -- this is a result that had been -- that is welcomed by elijah mcclain's family. such a heartbreaking case, chris. this young man 23 years old while walking back from a convenience store was stopped by police, and his family had said that he real he no reason to be stopped, and on top that have he was wrestled to the ground and, yes, these paramedics are

we've got gabe gutierrez outside pfizer headquarters in new york, city, shaquille brewster in baton rouge, louisiana, dr. ashish zha, dean of brown university's school of public health. good morning to you all. gabe, let's talk about the fda meeting. when will we know whether that panel will take one single vote on pfizer boosters for everyone ages 16 and up or whether they might break down this decision into different age groups and do it that way? >> hi there, hallie. that is the big question right now. we expect to know more sometime this afternoon, but right now, that advisory panel is under way, that meeting is under way. just a short time ago one of the first speakers cautioned the advisers on that panel not to pay attention to political or moral considerations in this case but simply to look at the data. of course, as you know, hallie, the biden administration last month laid out this timetable for a booster rollout, that is supposed to start september 20th. guess what? that's monday, and right now, there is no consensus about what to do next. this speaker cautioned the panel not t

joining me now is gabe gutierrez in manhattan outside pfizer headquarters and chris jansing outside a hospital in raleigh, north carolina. gabe, first to you. that advisory panel has been meeting for three hours. take us through what we know so far and the stakes for millions of people. do you get a shot? do you not get a shot? what comes next? >> yeah. that's right, andrea. a lot of confusion over the last several days and this is highly contentious over the medical community. this advisory panel meeting set to issue a recommendation to the larger fda later on today. they're set to meet throughout really the afternoon until just before 5:00 according to their schedule, but a short time ago a representative from pfizer presented some findings and that representative said that over a five-month period the pfizer vaccine effectiveness does wane for everyone 16 and older from around 88% to as low as 47%, andrea. although there is stronger efficacy among 12 to 15-year-olds. according to pfizer their findings also suggest that after a five-month period the pfizer vaccine continues to be ex

gabe gutierrez brings us the latest. >> reporter: in montana, the hospital is nearing 150% capacity and is something i would not wish on my worst enemy at all. >> reporter: patrick has been here more than a week. he is 24 years old. >> reporter: do you regret not getting the vaccine? >> i 100% regret it. >> reporter: in our brief interview -- >> take a breath. >> reporter: he paused to catch his breath, but he countered misinformation. >> that the vaccine was not a real vaccine and that it was like a tracking chip that the government was trying to use on us. >> reporter: that is what is so frustrating to health care workers here. >> we are here to do our part, but it feels that those choosing to refuse vaccine aren't helping us. >> reporter: this is the e.r. and they have set up overflow beds in the hallways and just this week, the hospital had to divert 30 ambulances to other facilities in one day, and for some nurses, it is personal. brad lost his mother and stepmother to covid last year. how hard to keep doing this? >> oh, man. i never thought that we'd be in this situation again. >>

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nbc's gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: with the devastating aftermath the ida's remnant sprawled across the northeast, president biden toured hard-hit communities. comforting families and highlighting the urgency of climate change. >> climate change poses an existential threat to our lives, to our economy, and the threat is here. it's not going to get any better. the question, can it get worse? we can stop it from getting worse. >> reporter: the president approving major disaster declarations for counties in new jersey and new york, pouring more federal aid into them. but in queens where gut wrenching video shows officers trying to rescue a family from a flooded basement, frustration is spilling over. >> it leveled out down here. >> reporter: this flood survivor struggled with a new normal. >> it's a shame. it really is. something has to be done. i can deal with it. not after 38 years. i'm getting too old. >> reporter: in manville, new jersey, julie is still in shock days after the storm. >> we didn't know where to go. everything is on fire around us. water everywhere. there's no

wounding two others this comes as gun violence against children is rising across the country here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, police in louisville, kentucky are searching for this vehicle after a drive-by gunman shot three teens at a bus stop. one of them a 16-year-old, died. >> my nephew had his whole life ahead of him and he was destined for greatness. >> reporter: the city's police chief outraged >> well, we can't sit here our thumb's up our [ bleep ] and do nothing different and think we won't be back at this podium. >> reporter: in chicago yesterday, three kids were among 15 people shot in d.c., five people hit, including a 13-year-old. >> when someone brazenly fires into a crowd of people, striking five people, innocent people in this instance, that's unacceptab >> reporter: across the country more children and teens being caught in the cross fire gunshot injuries at pediatric trauma centers are up in fort worth, memphis and hartford, connecticut. >> we have never seen this much of an increase over an extended period of time. >> reporter: last year more than 5,100 kids shot natio

nbc's gabe gutierrez, what can you tell me about patrick? that point when i spoke with him, he thought he was one of the lucky ones. his condition was improving, and he eventually said that when he recovered, he wanted to get the covid vaccine. but sadly he never got the chance. >> i wouldn't wish this stuff on my worst enemy at all. >> reporter: 24-year-old covid patient patrick had been hospitalized just over a week when we first met him earlier this month. >> deep breaths. >> take a breath. >> reporter: he struggled to breathe. but he wanted to keep talking, to share this message. >> as soon as i can, i'm going to get the vaccine. i highly recommend anyone to do it. this is a scary situation. >> reporter: do you regret not getting the vaccine? >> absolutely, a 100% regret not getting it. >> reporter: what were some things you were hearing? >> that the vaccine was not a real vaccine, that it was like something the government was trying to use on us. >> reporter: patrick was in the icu in billings, montana, already seeing its highest number

being taken tonight against several nursing homes in louisiana let's begin ou reporting with gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: with the devastating aftermath of ida's remnants sprawled across the northeast, today president biden toured hard-hit communities, comforting families and highlighting the urgency of climate change >> climate change poses an existential threat to our lives, to our economy, and the threat is here it's not going to get any better the question is can it get worse. we can stop it from getting worse. >> reporter: the president approving major disaster declarations for counties in new jersey and new york, pouring more federal aid into them but in queens, where gut-wrenching video showed officers trying to rescue a family from a flooded basement, frustration is spilling over >> it levels out down here >> reporter: as flood survivors struggle with the new normal. >> it's a shame. it really is something has to be done i can deal with it not after 38 years i'm getting too old. >> reporter: in manville, new jersey, julie colorado is clearl still in shock days after the storm. >> we

especially in the northeast where president biden is set to visit and it's where we start tonight with gabe gutierrez in queens, new york >> reporter: as ida's torrential rain pounded new york city, officers frantically tried to reach this flooded basement but when specialized rescue teams got there, it was too late three people had already drowned. >> this storm has now rewritten the maps we used to think flooding was a coastal thing. it's not anymore. >> reporter: in a city where affordable housing is hard to come by, the storm's aftermath is raising new questions about whether the northeast is prepared for climate change, and whether local officials gave enough warning. >> the water got all the way up here. >> up to the window. >> reporter: and in another building in queens, danette rivera was also trapped inside her basement. did you ever expect this much water? >> never, absolutely not. >> look at this. it's a disaster. >> reporter: this is what it looked like outside. the water was gushing in >> gushing in. we were locked in to the basement there was no way out. >> reporter: her son, who is bli

gabe gutierrez has that >> reporter: tonight in manville, new jersey, the streets are lined with memoriesf what happened here. kelly mumber would rather forgot. >> and i'm here with two kids and the dog, and the water kept getting higher and higher we have no idea what will happen to our house. >> reporter: these are the anxious moments when her family evacuated. look how high the water was. thank god for neighbors with boats. >> reporter: that's this guy, mark mandurski. how many people did he rescue >> i honestly really didn't keep track, but i would say a good eight families on my block alone. >> reporter: this neighborhood had seen floods before but not this bad. >> the water came right through to the edge >> reporter: so your entire basement was under water. >> if it came up a little bit more, that meant everything. >> reporter: it wasn't just the amount of water but how fast it came, and this really gives you a sense of how powerful it was. the river overflowed and just tossed this car. authorities say the water level was up to 14 feet high across the northeast, the death toll from

patel, gabe gutierrez, meg tirrell, thank you all so much for talking about crossing the border statestate. >>> now let's go to the actual southern border, del rio, texas, where the united states has started the very long, slow process of deporting thousands and thousands of haitian refugees who are camped out under a bridge just inside the border. later today the head of homeland security will get a briefing there. morgan, what is the scene like? are these thousands of haitians coming following that quake last month? >> reporter: there are different answers to that question, did he have. i can tell you this is a dynamic situation that has changed drastically over the last 48 hours. if you ask border patrol they will tell you some of this may stem back to that 2010 earthquake in haiti which sent many people im grating to south america and following the 2016 olympics they started that long process north. what's happening right here, right now, the only border crossing into mexico and del rio remains closed down and it is a 24/7 mission. we are just on the side of the border fence and w

we get more now from gabe gutierrez >> more units. we're fighting him >> reporter: tonight police officers and paramedics in aurora, colorado are facing criminal charges after stopping 23-year-old elijah mcclain while he walked home from a convenience store. >> we're here today because elijah mcclain is not here, and he should be. >> reporter: police had gotten a call about a suspicious man wearing a mask >> i am an introvert. >> reporter: they restrained him with a carotid hold and paramedics injected him with a powerful sedative, ketamine >> i can't breathe correctly. >> reporter: now a 32-count indictment. two officers, a former officer and two paramedics each face a count of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide four of the five also face assault charges mcclain's family described him as a kind introvert who played his violin to comfort cats at an animal shelter they say he often wore a mask to keep warm because of a blood condition. >> this is a loud and resounding statement that nobody is above the law. >> reporter: rig

this region, many residents say they were caught off guard by the intensity of this storm >> gabe gutierrez, thank you let's welcome in the governor of new jersey phil murphy, you've had a difficult, busy 36 hours you guys have really been through it, the flooding, the tornados and you've had a chance to survey the damage, governor. what is your number one concern as you wake up this morning? >> good morning, hoda. our death toll climbed sadly to 25 overnight and we have at least 6 missing across the state. my biggest concern right now i folks have to appreciate the fact that we're still -- while the weather may be good and the flood waters may have receded, we're still not out of the woods. we still have a lot of damage that we're dealing with. we still have flood waters that are higher, significantly higher than normal. you're looking at a big baseball stadium there in new jersey. we're still in this thing and folks need to take this seriously. at the same time, we mourn the loss of those lives and we're going to clean up and we're going to stay together and we'll get back on our feet, bu

has reportedly gotten a shot the rollout has begun for older and vulnerable americans nbc news' gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: frances, good morning. the white house says more than 400,000 americans have gotten their covid booster shots since friday at pharmacies and more than a million have scheduled appointments over the coming weeks. but now there is news that should grab the attention of many parents across the country. with millions of children now back in classrooms, pfizer submitted phase 3 data to the fda for 5 to 11-year-olds, a crucial step for emergency use authorization. >> it's another barrier of protection for the little ones. >> reporter: pfizer's ceo with nbc's craig melvin who asked him about younger children under the age of 5 >> i think in a couple months, we should be in a position to have the date. before the end of the year. >> reporter: the 5 to 11-year-old children in pfizer's trial were given two smaller doses than those given to those 12 and older they say they produced antibody responses that were comparable to those seen in older people. the vaccine also caus

the young, unarmed black man was put in a choke hold and injected with a powerful sedative gabe gutierrez >> give us more units. we're fighting him. >> reporter: police officers and paramedics in aurora, colorado, are facing criminal charges after stopping 23-year-old elijah mcclain while he walked home from a convenience store. >> we're here today because elijah mcclain is not here and he should be. >> reporter: police had gotten a call about a suspicious man wearing a mask. >> i'm an introvert. >> reporter: they restrained him with a carotid hold. now a 32-count indictment. two officers, former officer and two paramedics each face a count of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide four of the five also face assault charges. mcclain's family described him as a kind introvert, who played his violin to comfort cats an at animal shelter they say he often wore a mask to keep warm because of a blood condition. >> this is a resounding statement that nobody is above the law. >> reporter: right after his death prosecutors did not charge anyone but the case drew renewed attention last year

. >> gabe gutierrez leading us off tonight. while the damage is still being assessed in the northeast, president biden visited louisiana today where ida first blasted ashore as a category 4 hurricane and now the state's attorney general is investigating deaths of nursing home residents who were among the evacuees miguel almaguer is there. >> reporter: tonight, president biden in a neighborhood of what's left in la place this mangled community a skeleton of what stood here, a ghost of what's gone. >> this isn't about being a democrat or a republican we're americans and we'll get through this together >> reporter: the president flew above cities that are now islands. in lafitte, houses are only home to heartbreak those who could afford to lose the least have lost the most. >> this is an elderly community. look, a lot of them don't have it. don't have the energy and in this heat if you can help us we can use it we really could use it >> reporter: five days after the storm, these are the lines for the basics in scorching heat, tens