>> jason carol there in hollis, queens. they're not wrong that area is prone to flooding. but some of her frustration and anger is exactly based on that, jason. they didn't see ida coming this way, this intense but people should have known they would need more help, and where is it? >> i mean, look, when you think about what's happened here the nypd, chris, made what? 69 water rescue, but they were not able to save the two people who died here in the home right behind me. just to give you a little background they were in the basement, a mother and son. the water came in so quickly they were just unable to get out in enough time. and you heard the anger there. there's a lot of sadness in this community, a tight-knit community. as you said this is a neighborhood that has flooded many times in the past. they've all seen it flood many times in the past. but they complained to the city over and over. they said this is a situation that needs to be addressed or something tragic is going to happen. that's why there's so much frustration. that's in part why there's so much anger he

i want to start with jason carol. he's "outfront" live in noncht how are things there? >> reporter: behind me, you can see people gathered at this home. two people lost their lives. they were in the basement when the water rushed in. they could not make it out in time. their names will be added to the names of all of those who perished during the storm. tonight historic flooding pummeling the northeast, and the race now to rescue people from their homes. >> we're still uncovering the true depth of the loss, the human loss, which is hard to imagine. >> officials say they have responded to at least 500 emergency calls in just one philadelphia county. >> we're still seeing ongoing flooding in the southeast portion of the statement, some of which is surpassing record flood levels, and there are rescues ongoing. >> reporter: flood gauges show the schuylkill river rose 8 feet in 12 hours. at bound brook, new jersey, water covered train tracks and parts of this stadium. a major highway in the bronx now a parking lot. and here in mamaroneck, new york, these people lost everythi

carol. that was david jason.fools and horses. unfortunately we were expecting it. i have been messaging john. until a few days ago. we have an on and off support mentor messaging system where we talk every now and then. we got to a point when i asked if he would be able to come and see it and he said no. i asked why. i caught up with some news. a few days ago we sent a message as a cast and his lovely wife messaged back. i knew it would be very shortly we would hear this really sad news. you described him as a chum. what was he like? i cannot really say he was a chum. very quickly after meeting him at the opening night he was really friendly, really friendly to all of us as a cast — really supportive. messages every now and then from him, asking how we were and how the show was going and telling me his friends would be coming in and giving them a little wave, not from the stage course. i guess we were friendly. like i say, we met on the opening night and he has been such a support, notjust to me, to the entire ca