new jersey. hudson county in northeastern new jersey. union county in northeastern new jersey. bronx county in southeastern new york. kings, which is brooklyn county. which is brooklyn. kings county in southeastern new york. new york county, which is manhattan in southeastern new york. queens county which is, obviously, southeastern new york. richmond county which is staten island in southeastern new york. and southern westchester county in southeastern new york. all of them, under a flash-flood emergency until 3:00 a.m. it has been extended. at first, it was 1:00 a.m. and now, it is 3:00 a.m. and now, you are looking at the images from many of the places that i mentioned here. this is queens. and as i said earlier, if you, you know, if you took a quick look at this, you wouldn't believe that it is a street in one of the boroughs in the new york city metropolitan area. shimon prokupecz is standing by for us, i believe in the same place in columbus circle. 59th street. and it's -- he is seeing tra

live from the new jersey performing arts center in newark, new jersey. welcome to the 2021 new jersey gubernatorial debate. tonight's debate is brought to you by the new jersey performing arts center. wabc seven in new york. and wpvi, 6abc in philadelphia. our candidates in alphabetical order a republican jack ciattarelli, and democrat phil murphy. our moderators for this evening are wabc anchor sade baderinwa and wpvi anchor brian taff. >> good evening, everyone welcome to this debate tonight between the republican and democratic candidates for governor of new jersey. i'm brian taff. >>> i'm sade baderinwa. over the next hour the candidates will be answering questions posed by brian and myself as well as questions from our media partners including amanda hoover from new jersey advanced media, adrian a vargas in univision 41 and candidates will also answer questions from rutgers eagleton institute of politics and rutgers school of public affairs and administration. as well as several submitted through twitter. >> as you will see behind us tonight we have

this is -- no, newark, new jersey. newark, new jersey.hey are putting these images up. and i'm seeing them for the first time. so i'm just going to go through them as we get all of these -- this new video and pictures coming into cnn. this is what is happening all over the northeast. but what is important is that there are states of emergency happening all over bridgeport, connecticut, you are looking at right now. and there you go. you are hearing the honking out on the interstates. and that car up to its windows in floodwaters. and that is why they are telling you do not drive through those floodwaters, even though people do. this is brooklyn, new york, and you have cars in brooklyn, new york, that are literally creating wakes that are flowing into people's homes right now. the future mayor of new york city, eric adams, joins us now. um, mayor elect -- mayor nominee, excuse me -- mayor nominee. let's not get ahead of ourselves. thank you for joining us. given me your assessment of the situation. talk to me. >> thank you. thank you, don.

leaders from somerset county, new jersey, to discuss recovery efforts. pres. biden: to the local officials, county commissioner, they come to you first. they want to know what is going on and what you do to help them. in some cases even with search-and-rescue, you have -- the one thing i will say, and i want to thank my fema director, she has done one thing, we have had a great fema director in the past as well, when you get local, state and federal working together, it is more than three times -- it's 10 times what it would be. what we witnessed was profound. dozens of lost lives. homes destroyed, gas leaks, and for structure rail system. my thoughts are with all of the families affected by the storm. and all those who lost someone they love, and i understand, is it still two people missing? >> four. pres. biden: four people still missing. i want to thank the brave first responders. they have exemplified the courage both in new jersey and new york. i'm here to see firsthand what the damage is. fema is i hope as responsive as we intended them to be. i'm

here in new jersey, there is a strong connection.gain, the leadership in the room, there is a strong connection to make sure we are doing all we can for the residents of new jersey, not just somerset county, and we must do all we can to make sure that the residents know we have their back. as you said, administrator, we are here to prepare to protect. and if the residents do not feel that we have their back, we failed them. so over the weekend, we transitioned from emergency response to disaster recovery. this will not only take weeks, but months or longer. we will never be back to close to normal. but all we can do is do better. we need fema, red cross, state and local oems and nonprofits to come together to ensure the recovery is not just for some, but for all. so again, thank you mr. president. in thank you, governor. and thank you to all of you for your resiliency and deep concern for not only somerset county, but the state of new jersey, and your commitment to our recovery. governor murphy: thank you. great leadership by you and

they have exemplified the courage both in new jersey and new york. i'm here to see firsthand what the damages. -- damage is. fema is i hope as responsive as we intended them to be. personnel includes search and rescue teams, 16 individuals. 20 people to support the response operations. when we spoke to the governor, asked for a major disaster declaration. [indiscernible] when they were hit by the tornado, 12 or 13 miles it was on the ground. hhs is making sure folks medicare and medicaid get the emergency care they need now. we will make sure relief is equitable so those hardest hit cap what they need. we know there is a lot more than to do, that is why we are here. for decades, scientists have warned extreme weather would be more extreme in climate change. we are living through it now. we do not have any more time. i have been on the telephone or on the road a lot between california, idaho, new orleans, louisiana. mississippi. every part of the country is getting hit by extreme weather. if we don't do something to prevent it from getting worse, we a

, 30 minutes south of jersey. trees reported down, crews on the way. active tornado warnings remain for nearby regions forecasters say the situation is extremely dangerous, and compounded by severe flash flooding water residcues already reporte in areas around philadelphia the storm cell now moving towards northern new jersey and new york city. it's the remnants of ida, and it's wreaking havoc. live reports and updates as we get them throughout this news hour >>> first tonight, the fight to defend lake tahoe from a monster fire it now enters a dangerous make or break evening wildfires, powerful wind, threatening to push it all closer to a popular resort area. a cal fire official says they need get through onight, and that then, then there could be a light at the end of this fire tunnel, because winds are forecast to finally let up the caldor fire charging toward the southern tip of the lake it's now just five miles or so from there and has been racing through the drought-stricken area it's burned more than 200,000

>> one tornado warning in the trenton, new jersey, area.going to stay on these pictures all of this headed east, which me means into northern new jersey, into the new york city metropolitan area, and a live report on the ground let's listen. >> what's going on >> reporter: well, the rain has slowed down a little bit, but that doesn't mean that flooding is going anywhere. what looks like a river behind me is actually a field see that yellow fence? it goes all the way to the end but is completely gone now very, very dangerous in all of this area. we're talking about the creek that overtook. it is absolutely flooded very dangerous situation next door you have an apartment complex and several cars are now under water. i don't know if you can see it there. one of the vehicles is actually on, but it's mostly under water. we saw folks trying to leave the apartments before the water got so high. some of them did others are still struggling in there. it is a very dangerous situation. we talked to firefighters in the area who tell us at least eight t

fatalities between new york and new jersey. we hope they don't go any higher. thanks for making us part of your day. back again tomorrow and we'll see what we get. >> sandra: more coverage on america reports at 1:00. see you back here tomorrow. >> julie: fox news alert. historic flooding paralyzing the mid atlantic and claiming the lives of at least 9 people. i'm judy banderas. thank you for joining us. in pennsylvania rest highways and a baggage claim area and sparking a tornado that caused widespread damage and power outages as well. new york city what a mess. above ground and below water rushing through subway tunnels suiting down the entire system and stranding some riders undergroungd. the "new york post" with this cover today. the headline simply swamped. bryan llenas is live in new york city where two people sadly did lose their lives in queens. good morning, bryan. >> good morning. at least eight people have died in this historic and tragic flash flooding and torrential rainfall last night including a mother and her son. 22-year-old son and 43-year-old

he is in new jersey. brian, what have you been seeing? and talk to us about the flooding there. >> yes. this is the kind of night, the kind of morning that shows you extreme weather is becoming more and more common. becoming more and more of a crisis situation in towns, cities, counties that are not built for this. not equipped for this amount of rainfall this fast a period of time. of course, we are talking about the remnants of ida crashing into louisiana a couple -- few days ago. and has been soaking the united states, ever since. and the same kind of infrastructure problems we saw in louisiana, we are now seeing in new jersey and new york. earlier today, tornados south of where i am located closer to philadelphia. but in new jersey, we saw tornados -- tornado also in annapolis, maryland. so, multiple twisters kicked up by the remnants of ida. but the real, biggest story as you said is the flooding. 4 inches of rain in many areas. and -- and then, the more localized, 6, 8, 10 inches of rain in some pockets in some neighborhoods and tha

we have reporters all over new york and new jersey.her breaking news that happened overnight, and that was just before midnight the supreme court saying it is not going to block an incredibly restrictive abortion law that went into effect in texas the day before that bans most abortions in the state. chief justice john roberts is joining the three liberals on the court with his dissent. for more on this we'll have cnn's aryan deveaux and dana bash. you were talking about what a stunning law this was and the chilling effect it could have on other states passing similar laws like this. so, tell us what the supreme court said just before midnight. >> reporter: right, we learned a lot last night about this conservative supreme court and, frankly, the fragility of roe v. wade. this 5-4 order issued at midnight where the courts basically green lighting texas's six-week abortion ban. it's one of the most strict in the country, of course, by that time most women don't even know that they're pregnant. and as you said, chief justice john roberts

mike castle saying, look, this is new jersey.bad storms here about. you might have roof shingles come off and the garden furniture goes flight. nothing like what you see here. the garage is completely crumpbled and they are terrified, wolf. already reconsidering whether or not they stay and rebuild or just rethink the whole situation given what happened. >> my heart goes out to that family. look at the destruction that -- that erupted over there. it's awful. all right. paula, thank you very much. joining us now, the mayor of passaic, new jersey. hector laura. i know you've had a disaster where you are. you have declared a state of emergency in new jersey as bodies are being recovered from the floodwaters. mayor, give us an update, first of all, on where things stand right now. >> wolf, thank you so much. as you stated this storm had a devastating effect or impact on our community. last night we, unfortunately, experienced a tragic loss of a senior, a 70-year-old father who was stuck in his vehicle with his wife and his son, and a

the new jersey tornado very rare to see a tornado in new jersey.y average two per year and this one coming in last several hours was their 11th of 2021. incredible run of severe weather in the region. and again the storm system we think by 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning really quickly moves out of here. back behind it cloud did i skies a and later on this afternoon sunshine. so this speaks to the historic nature of hurricane ida. >> thanks so much, pedram. >>> and we have much more on cnn newsroom, stay with us. that's a nice truck. yeah, it's the chevy silverado. check out this multi-flex tailgate. multi-flex, huh? wow. it becomes a step. mom, dad's flexing again. that's not all. you can extend the bed for longer stuff. is he still... still flexing. that's right! and, it becomes a workspace... you can put your laptop here. i'm sending an imaginay email. hey dad, dinner! hey! look who stopped by daddy's office. wait, you work here? the chevy silverado with the available multi-flex tailgate. find new flexibility. find new roads. chevrolet. finally yass

deaths reported out of new jersey.t are you hearing from officials on the ground about what they're seeing as they're waking up this morning and trying to assess the level of damage that happened overnight? >> reporter: kaitlan, also no shortage of damage, particularly in southern new jersey. i have to tell you, when i drove into new jersey from new york this morning, there were also plenty of those abandoned vehicles on the highway creating a very different hazard. this is what the aftermath looks like. for most it's traffic trouble. some of the major highways one in particular outside of downtown newark that leads into newark's international airport is blocked. so that is leaving drivers this morning with few options to get around. >> reporter: hurricane ida's remnants pummelling the northeast and mid atlantic unleashing strong winds, even tornadoes throughout the region. governors in new york and new jersey declaring states of emergency. >> it's always quite shocking when you see the streets of new york looking like

paolo sandoval is live in new jersey this morning. paolo, tell us where you are and what you're seeing. >> reporter: jim, there are so many faces you're seeing, life and death unfolding in the states. you heard the mayor describe in newark, there are serious efforts to get that infrastructure back online. the mayor touched about clearing those roadways, those crucial roadways. that's -- this is actually mccarter highway. for those unfamiliar with this, this is basically a stretch of highway that connects downtown newark with the airport, newark's international airport that's down that road. they're finally getting into the city. tow trucks are trying to clear this out. these vehicles were scattered all over this highway maybe 30, 45 minutes ago. they actually came out here, moved them with the tow truck over a couple of lanes. you see some folks that have actually been trying to scoop out from inside their vehicles. but these cars ain't going anywhere any time soon. they're in the process of hopefully getting help to get these out. th

jament new jersey is recognized -- the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: madam speaker, i now yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. doggett: let freedom ring has been replaced by texas republicans to let vigilantes hunt. neighbors spying on neighbors. $10,000 bounty on a driver, a physician, anyone who offered counsel. so invasive that an arkansas convict has now sued a san antonio physician. mandatory motherhood, even in the case of rape and insist with republicans targeting only the survivors who are seeking health care. protect the fundamental right of choice. reject this narrow-minded, unconstitutional republican power hungry vigilante injustice and join us next saturday at the women's march for freedom at the state capitol in austin. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. mrs. rodgers: thank you, madam speaker. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is

especially bad in north jersey.fficials wading through this flood water during emergency rescue in passaic, we know at least one person died and want to bring in the mayor of passaic. mayor, i am so sorry for what you are dealing with. how bad does it look? >> we had 16 individuals in city hall sheltered because i ordered their evacuation from the downtown area as a result of proximity of the residents to the passaic river. 5:00 a.m. at high tide, we were concerned the area would be so flooded emergency responders would have difficulties reaching them. we continue efforts in the aftermath of the storm, assessing damage, we have retrieval ifrts at our brook at benson and main. we had witness accounts of two individuals, young adults, one male and female may have swept into the brook, into the river. we have divers and firefighters presently determining the best course of action to try to see if they can identify individuals. i want to say i hope not, or retrieve bodies, hoping against home the individuals are found s

the state of new jersey is not ready for things like this. when we hear hurricane, people bring an umbrella. >> reporter: it's not. i think it is obvious now we're almost 48 hours after the storm and the clean up is intense. psg&e is here to turn off the electricity to the homes. much of the river overflowed and you cover that with the rain a couple nights ago. that is why the flooding here in mandville is intense. tim, push on the one-way sign. the water was as high as the sign. you see the cops there. the water was that much higher than that. let me walk over here to my right. follow me a little bit. this is deloris' house. the water in her home went above the door. the basement is filled up with water. luckily, we heard about so many deaths that happened during the storm. luckily they were able to get out at midnight. deloris, what is it like to deal with this destruction? >> it is very hard. this is the fourth time it happened here. this is the worst time for us. when it happened, the kids and i had a visitor in my house. they were stuck.

the biggest river through somerset county, new jersey, is the rariton river from north central new jersey back down towards the new york harbor and out to sea. the rariton river is very close to cresting, if it hasn't already crested already. it is very close, the same levels that hurricane floyd did and hurricane irene. so that's 1999 and 2011. that's the flood of record for the rariton river. as i mentioned, it looks like the helicopter is freezing up a little bit there. it's hard to picture from this shot even for me where the river is supposed to be. i believe it's all the way to the right where you see it looks like a pond in the upper right-hand corner. i believe that's where the river is supposed to be. and then it has completely, obviously, way overflooded its banks. the river height right now is right around 40 to 42 feet. typically, it will be somewhere around the 20-foot mark. that's how much higher it is than normal right now. if you were with us last hour we were talking about the schuylkil river outside of philadelphia. that broke the 1972 hurricane ag nechlt s flood. this w

that includes new york and new jersey. governor kathy hochul there helping to deal with the wreckage. the governor said that president biden called her and offered any assistance. also says the president committed to approving an emergency declaration. the rainfall that came through was nothing short of historic. states of emergency in effect in both of those states right now. the governors had both of those messages. >> there is no more cataclysmic unforeseeable events. >> the world is changing, right? these storms are coming in more frequently. i promise that we will stay with everybody and it won't be a short road, but we will stay with them on that road to recovery. >> all right, that is the scene in new jersey. before that the scene in new york and this, this is the scene in philadelphia in is the scene in philadelphia, and you can see there house to house rescues just this morning with folks on the roofs of their homes waiting for help. america's fourth largest city, this was the scene. we're expecting a update from

. >>> this in hillsborough, new jersey, today people walking a tight rope, a median above a completely submerged highway, abandoning their stranded cars >>> in mandville, new jersey flooded homes catching fires firefighters unable to reach this home because of the water. >>> this in bridgeport, pennsylvania, just northwest of philly, the water covering cars, trapping people in their homes emergency crews took boats from house to house, rescuing people from roofs and second-floor windows. first say they have made thoses of water rescues. >>> and a tornado tore through a neighborhood that's a shed in a swimming pool you are seeing the twister left behind a path of destruction in a moment, seema mody on the shocking scenes in new york. brian sullivan with the deadly flooding in new jersey, but first gary grumbach. >> reporter: i'm at the entrance of the vine street expressway. when officials here in the city say thinks an active situation, an ongoing situation, this is exactly what they mean you can see the feet of water reaching up to the street sign there. just beyond the tree lines cre

back in a moment in new jersey. philly today. >> sandra: historic rainfall unleashing deadly flooding in the northeast and in new york city, parts of it waterlogged shutting down the entire subway system. we'll have another update on the conditions here coming up. plus the botched afghanistan withdrawal leaving journalists stranded. one reporter who barely made it out in time will join us live next. >> whether you think we should have been in afghanistan or not, the withdrawal was a circus parade of bad decisions. you can put perfume on a pig but it still stinks. and it can cut thousands of dollars off your mortgage payments we're holding the line on interest rates so that every veteran family can save. because that's what newday usa is all about. that spin class was brutal. well, you can try using the buick's massaging seat. oh. yeah, that's nice. can i use apple carplay to put some music on? sure, it's wireless. what's your buick's wi-fi password? it's buick envision. that's a really tight spot. i used to hate par

we have athena jones in new jersey.s your biggest take away from the importance of what we heard from the president? >> reporter: part of it is what you said. the idea that this is an inflection point. you heard the president say that now at least it appears that many more people accept that climate change is real and that something is going to have to be done about. we heard him touch on the idea that this is happening. these kinds of extreme weather events are happening all over the country. the white house says one in three americans has suffered a severe weather event just in the last few months. and no one is immune from climate change. you heard him talk about making sure that relief is equitable. we've heard him previously and also governor phil murphy talk about the need for state and federal resources to be available to people like this gentleman whose house has been largely destroyed, being gutted by those floods. we've heard them talk about equitable relief and needing to rebuild in a smart way. not just put

more than half of those deaths in new jersey. president biden will visit louisiana tomorrow to survey the damage from hurricane ida. hundreds of thousands of people there still without power. >>> and dr. fauci says the new covid variant known as mu is not an immediate threat to the united states, but he says the feds are keeping a close eye on it >>> and now you know the news of this thursday, september 2nd, 2021 i'm kelly evans in for shepard smith. follow us on instagram and twitter @the news on cnbc, and listen to the news podcast on apple, spotify or your favorite podcast platform oh, i gotta . hey rita, you can earn 3% on dining, including takeout! bon appetit. hey kim, you earn 5% on travel purchased through chase! way ahead of you. hey neal, you can earn 3% at drug stores!!! buddy, i'm right here. why are you yelling? because that's what i do! you're always earning with 5% cash back on travel purchased through chase, 3% at drugstores, 3% on dining including takeout, and 1.5% on everything else you buy. chase. make more of

clifton, new jersey, is where i am.chools here were supposed to start today for the first day of school. that has been cancelled. over in newark, i mean, you can just see when you look at these new pictures we have from downtown, newark, you can just see how much water was standing and you can see how many people had to abandon their cars there as well. and in newark at the airport, terminal b, the baggage claim, these pictures were viral as well. the baggage claim flooding there. so if you're flying today, be careful, there are going to be more cancellations. we're told the parking lots are open now at newark airport. again, you might want to check ahead of time because what happened here in new jersey, all over the northeast last night, was record setting. we have just never seen this much water so quickly, three inches an hour at one point here where i am right now. three inches an hour and it was already a very wet july. july and august. so there was just no place for all of this water to go so quickly. there were a

both new york and new jersey are under a state of emergency.an 240,000 power outages have been reported across the region and new york city has issued a travel ban until 5:00 a.m. local time. the city's mayor is warning

in pennsylvania, in new jersey, in new york. three northeastern states in large part also just paralyzed. it is really unbelievable. >> it is extraordinary. and you would think that they would do something -- would you think that people would say okay, that enough, we'll raise the money and get this done. if we have to roll back a little bit of the tax cut that people like me got, let's use that money to fix our infrastructure once and for all. of course, if we don't, two years from now we'll have the same broadcast, maybe you'll be on. doing different things and make we'll be doing different things. people talking about peak performance and we should say no more. let's get it fixed and spend the money. by the way, if we fixed this infrastructure that you're talking about, we create millions of good-paying jobs and bring back american manufacturing. let's get to it. much bigger scope than even the infrastructure bill. they look like they're going to pass in washington. that is not enough money to really fix problems like this. a

three major fires burning out of control for hours in new jersey today. firefighters helpless, blocked by flooded roads. streets filled with water 24 hours ago, now packed with debris. rob marciano standing by. >>> also tonight, president biden getting a firsthand look at the devastation caused by hurricane ida in louisiana. we're now learning about the investigation into several nursing home patient deaths. abc news obtaining these images showing the conditions. and the frustration growing. hundreds of thousands still without power and running low on the u.s.an water, and fuel. top health officials at the fda and cdc telling the white house they're not sure they can meet the president's timeline for offering that third shot. and tonight, the cdc's covid travel warning heading into the holiday weekend, especially for unvaccinated americans. >>> overseas tonight, the terror attack in new zealand. a suspect armed with a knife stabbing at least six people in a supermarket. authorities describing him as a violent extremist, revealing he was under constant sur

more than half of those deaths in new jersey.sit louisiana tomorrow to survey the damage from hurricane ida. hundreds of thousands of people there still without power. >>> and dr. fauci says the new covid variant known as mu is not an immediate threat to the united states, but he says the feds are keeping a close eye on it >>> and now you know the news of this thursday, september 2nd, 2021 i'm kelly evans in for shepard smith. follow us on instagram and twitter @thenewsoncnbc, and listen to the news podcast on apple, spotify or your favorite podcast platform ♪ you'll jump for joy. ♪ here, better protection costs a whole lot less. you're in good hands with allstate. click or call for a lower auto rate today. ♪ ayy, ayy, ayy ♪ ♪ yeah, we fancy like applebee's on a date night ♪ you're in good hands with allstate. ♪ got that bourbon street steak with the oreo shake ♪ ♪ get some whipped cream on the top too ♪ ♪ two straws, one check, girl, i got you ♪ ♪ bougie like natty in the styrofoam ♪ ♪ squeak-squeakin' in the truck bed all the w

i want to bring in brian stelter in new jersey. he's joining us in our breaking news because there is a state of emergency in new jersey for northern new jersey, southern parts of new york state. >> the rain is for the first time we talked all night and morning, the rain is slowing down here. there i am concerned about connecticut, rhode island and massachusetts. we got reports from yale in new haven, the campus is completely in the dark and power outages and floodwaters getting into the dorms at yahle. the problems in connecticut and 95 in connecticut and floodwaters and submerging cars on i-95. the story shifts north ward and you have so many rescues underway in new york and new jersey. that's what we are hearing throughout our local reporting. there are rescues ongoing. people trapped in cars and homes. we knew there was going to be heavy rain in the knorth's on this day. the amount of rain coming down overwhelms the infrastructure, i was thinking don, about one of the debates this summer. one of tdebates been about infrast infr

when he was there on the jersey side now free, he lived in new jersey and could've gone home and insteadhe saw the reaction in the faces of the firefighters who watched as the second tower collapsed, knowing their brother and sister firefighters were there and he asked to go back with them and he worked with them and remarkably, he now is no longer in i.t., he has become an fdny fire fighters the aftermath. that's a great story. i think it talks about how the shifting of priorities can solidify life changes. host: the book is called saved at the seawall." jessica dulong spent 20 years in a new york fireboat, retiring as chief engineer. thank you for telling us the stories of that day and the people who lived through it. ms. dulong: thank you so much for helping share this important history. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> all q&a programs are available on our website or as a podcast on www.c-span.org. >> u.s. senate returns

coming from boundbrook, new jersey. about 20 or 30 miles southwest of newark, new jersey.ound it. we'll gather more information about what's going on here. we also have images from a baseball field. again, this is boundbrook, new jersey. you get a sense of how high the water is. and the flooding that still exists hours after the storm has already passed. parts of new jersey saw more than 8 inches of rain in just a matter of a few hours overnight. and as you can see, the flooding situation is still dire. this is southwest of newark. >>> let's talk about the pandemic. we have new developments there. some surprising results from a cdc survey of blood donations pertaining to covid. it showed more than 80% of americans have some level of immunity to the virus mostly through vaccination. it found about twice as many people have been infected than previously thought. i want to bring in a professor of medicine and surgery after george washington university. doctor, researchers caution this was done pre delta variant. still, 80% with some level of immunity. what does that mean for

karen lived in new jersey. what tammy did not realize is that by following karen she was washing -- she was walking straight towards the disaster. the two of them got caught in the blast of the first tower. they stood at the seawall and jumped in. and the way tammy explained it was that, she knew she could not breathe because of the debris in the air. so she jumped in the water and she kept dunking her head thinking, even though does not make sense, maybe there would be some oxygen to breathe under the water. so she kept bobbing down, the two of them bobbing down and bobbing back up. then they realized that the current was incredibly strong. then they were clinging to the cement blocks of the seawall, digging in with their fingers, holding on. that is when they realized there was a fire but -- fire boat right there, one of the boats tied up. it is a longer story, but they were waiting for orders from their chief who had actually disappeared and so tammy started screaming, we are in the water, we are in the wate

. >>> any moment we expect to see president biden in manville, new jersey.t's a city that was devastated by flash floods last week. the president approved federal disaster relief for five new york counties and six new jersey counties to help families and businesses recover from the storm. mr. biden's visit will also underscore the urgency of climate change and why he says passing his infrastructure plan will better prepare areas for future storms. >> for decades scientists have warned of extreme weather. it would be more extreme and climate change was here and we're living through it now. we don't have any more time. >> cnn's athena jones is in manville, new jersey. cnn's m.j. lee is in queens, new york. athena, let me start with you. what will the president see there? >> reporter: hi, alisyn. well, this is what he will see. he will see street after street that looks like. this scene is repeated on several streets throughout this community, one of the hardest hit in new jersey. you are seeing mattresses out on the street, kitchen tables, couches, all kinds o

it can be difficult in jerse. ,, , jersey. this seems to be some sort of retaliation _ jersey.en _ jersey. this seems to be some sort of retaliation between france - jersey. this seems to be some sort of retaliation between france and l of retaliation between france and britain over fishing licenses. of retaliation between france and britain overfishing licenses. so the fishing licenses that the uk has granted to france and its territorial waters are being much fewer than france expected. as a result it's demanding fishing licenses in jersey as well. result it's demanding fishing licenses injersey as well. and asking french fishermen to give france a couple weeks to prepare for sanctions. sanctions that could affect the energy supply, yes. it does seem to be escalating somewhat. sanctions are something we are used to talking about with the rack. but with friends? i think the actual word _ with friends? i think the actual word is— with friends? i think the actual word is threatens in that french presidential election coming up in max _ presidential election coming up in max i_ p

at least one tornado in new jersey touched down.ley thomas and her family sought refuge in the home's basement and barely got out alive. she described their ordeal. >> it was like a war zone. i could not believe the ambulance was slamming on the brakes because there was a wire down or a tree. our community was destroyed. in 5 seconds that's all it took. >> south of here in montgomery county pennsylvania outside of philadelphia. they were also ravaged by the storm. 3 people killed and people were being rescued from the roofs of their home and placed in boats and taken to safety. throughout the region, many roads still closed and bridges damaged or destroyed and there are reports of individuals that are still unaccounted for. sandra, here in new jersey, the storm dumped more than 8 inches of rain ask the folks here say the flooding is worse than it was during super storm sandy. >> sandra: we have heard that from many. this is the "new york post" this morning. the cover. swamped. flooding chaos. as storms wallops the city. the exit of

the governor of new jersey is standing by right now.e's going to talk to us in a moment, but first, ginger starts us off in hard hit passaic, new jersey. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. from me in new orleans, the ida remnants following us up here. you can see the debris and water line on this car, you can see how deep it was. waist deep. this morning, two people are missing thought to have been swept away in the river. one person in this town is dead. at least. and people are telling me the water was higher than with superstorm sandy. it is one thing to forecast the historic rain, it's another to live it. watch it unfold and all of us living in this new climate and extreme reality. a flash flooding siege in the northeast. states of emergency in new york, new jersey and pennsylvania. multiple deaths reported as the remnants of ida merged with a front to produce chaos. for the first time in recorded history the national weather service issuing a flash flood emergency for all five boroughs of new york city

let's go live now to christmas. salumi, who is in elizabeth, new jersey forces. so question, just tell us a little bit more about where you all yes, i'm in new jersey, which was the hardest hit state in terms of italy is 25 people at least were killed here by raging flood waters. and the death toll could rise even further, as several people are still unaccounted for. you can see behind me there's no flooding now, but at the peak of the event, the parking lot behind me was completely covered in water. and the cars that you see behind me were completely covered in water. and we have seen similar scenes around the area, cars washed away, people trying to salvage what they can out of their homes and basements, and sadly the loss of life. again, 25 people here in new jersey and 4 in the apartment complex that you see behind me more than a day after ida barreled through the northeastern united states, many parts of new jersey are still under water. but in elizabeth, where the floods retreated, it leaped cars, flooded homes and death in its wake. the water rose so quick

they are here in new jersey. we don't have an exact number, but emergency crews have been working since yesterday evening trying to address the many concerns here. and again, it's just such an unusual weather event for new york. it seemed to catch many people off guard to put it in perspective, new york city central park receive nearly 9 centimeters of rain in one hour that shattered the earlier record. the earlier record was set just over a week ago during hurricane on re when it was almost 5 centimeters of rain in one hour. so really intense downpours overnight and here we are. today, the sun is shining, it's a beautiful day. if you look around me, everything looks normal but, but trust me, it's not, it's, it was a very intense storm. and people are, are still taking stock. so it's hard to say exactly the extent of the damages. as we heard from new jersey governor a while ago. a lot of people are, are in pain and suffering this morning to try to take stock in. unfortunately, some have lost loved ones as a resul

a flash flood emergency in the northeast, parts of new york and new jersey getting a foot of rain as the remnants of ida move in. new video of the historic soaking and current conditions this morning. >> containment bumping up in the fight against the caldor fire burning south lake tahoe. the crews working tonight trying to gain more ground. >> expect more smoke to move into the bay area. mike is tracking our air quality. >> and a labor day travel warning is covid hospitalizations across the country hit a seven month high. >> good morning, you are watching abc 7's live on hulu live and wherever you stream. >> we want to start with mike. >> good morning. it is nice to see you. kumasi: thank you. >> hi, everybody. let's take a look at what we are seeing, an onshore breeze and marine layer around 3000 feet. everybody is covered by clouds this morning. 87 in san jose. you can see the cloud down there. we are looking at 50's this morning, pretty uniform. it meant upper 50's and cloud cover will be slower today. mainly 60's today, 70 by noon. into the afternoon hours, 60's to near 70 aroun

similar situations in new jersey.n new jersey, there is also a man who was driving in a car with a family. the authorities came to rescue the family and a 70-year-old man was swept away in the flooding. you can see behind me evidence of street still being flooded. cars still being stuck in the water. you are probably just seeing the ones driving through but there are two who been stuck all day waiting to be towed out. new jersey also had a tornado touched down in the southern part of the state. that brought much damage. unusual occurrence for this part of the country to see a tornado. they are pretty rare in the northeast. really all day, authorities in new jersey and around the northeast have been taking stock of the damages because they are so widespread. it is interesting because hurricane ida touched down in the southern united states three days ago and by the time it got here, it was not even a hurricane. the winds were not so bad. it was just so much rain and these tornadoes that spun off it as well hitting nomi

kristen salumi reporting from new jersey. a more head on the on is there any are including this one pregnant palestinian women found herself in prison after a dispute and illegal is really subtler our 1st to be able to get back to the country. barbara report on why thousands are leaving, living on in search of opportunities abroad. and that huge booth for next year in winter olympics in beijing will tell you all about that a little later. ah . but 1st, officials in new zealand say, a man who stab several people or the supermarket was being closely monitored by intelligence agencies. police shot and killed the attacker who did at least 6 people in auckland, wine, hey reports. and afternoon shopping in new zealand. largest city was interrupted by a burst of gunfire and sirens, i'd soon emerge that police shot and killed a man who had walked into a supermarket in the west of oakland and detect shoppers with a knife. this woman came out, okay, and then i went down to the other end. there was an old gentleman in main line on the g

this of course is the remnants of tornadoes that just really put their mark on new jersey. there were eight confirmed tornadoes that took place and this was all associated with the remnants of ida which as kim just said i was riding out in southern louisiana. so couldn't even catch up to the storm. it wasn't just the tornadoes that were the problem, the storm surge and the south coast and into the gulf coast i should say, but also the extreme amounts of rain that took place across new england and some of the major metropolitan areas. we had over 20 daily record rainfall totals just on september 1 alone. so we havare seeing the climate crisis seeing it unfold. heatwave last month and now the remnants of ida and of course the 00 ongoing drought and the caldor fire that threatens portions of south lake tahoe. so what is happening here? well, we are warming. we know that. one degree sell's us above the pre-industrial averages is allowing for atmospheric water vapor, so basically the earth to produce more heavy rain events, that is taking place. and it unfolded before our eyes i

david lee miller in passaic, new jersey.all of these businesses, restaurants that were just sort of getting their sea legs here and then they're flattedded. a good -- flooded. a good example is the central park boat house owner, it's really an icon you can -- not so much a secret in new york, middle of central park, but for great food, weddingsings, gatherings, it is a go-to place and right now a flooded place. dean, how are things looking? >> better now than it was at 5:00 in the morning. i received a call at 5, 5:15 that the dining room was under 5 inches of water with. neil: wow. >> come 9:00 or so the lake went down about a 5 inches. right now as we speak the restaurant is open, the outside bar is not. that's under about a foot and a half of water. and the water and the dining, at the level the dining room is, about 1 inch below the dining room floor. the staff did a great job, they rallied, they got the place cleaned up, and the restaurant is actually open right now as we speak with the exception of the outside bar. nei

we have seen fish in the street in new jersey.dd to say the least and so was the weather. 3-5 inch per hour rainfall rates. brooklyn, queens, the subways filled. eight people dead and that is expected to go up. two people in this town alone thought to be swept away in the river and still missing. it is a big morning. plenty of damage from tornadoes. eight spots they will be serving today. 51 tornado warnings from the national weather service this year. the new climate extreme reality is happening. we are living it. we are living it. r family ready for an emergency? you can prepare by mapping out two ways to escape your home, creating a supply kit, and including your whole family in practice drills. for help creating an emergency plan, visit safetyactioncenter.pge.com and there you have it- for help creating an emergency plan, woah. wireless on the most reliable network nationwide. wow. -big deal! ...we get unlimited for just 30 bucks. sweet, i get that too and mine has 5g included. that's cool, but ours save us serious clam-arooni