many of the rivers including the one here in manville are not expected to crest for another 24 hours.nd the town here much of it has been evacuated it's inaccessible. you've got emergency crews that are doing their best either by boat to reach anyone else that may need help if they haven't evacuated already. or you've got people using helicopters over head to assess the situation from there. as you mentioned in pompton lakes that area there certainly many towns are submerged under water. you mentioned a fire early this morning. they are not through out of this yet. the next 24 to 48 hours will be critical for some neighborhoods in this northern part of new jersey as these rivers continue to crest. at some -- at one point, craig, the magnitude of this storm and the impact i should say on communities here in new jersey more than 800,000 people at the height of the storm were without power. crews are working very hard to restore power. but they are still fating those challenges. many power lines may be downed by trees. there's still all of that water that's flooding the streets in the ne

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she is in manville, new jersey, michelle, good evening. >> reporter: you mentioned the water rescues. it's not hard to believe when you're dealing with this storm. people are still not trying to escape the floodwaters. they are overwhelmed with the cleanup. rising rivers unleashed more pain today in the northeast. and help rushed in just as quickly to those areas hardest hit by irene. in patterson, new jersey, one family after another were rescued by boat as their homes and neighborhood fell victim to floodwaters. tonight, mandatory evacuations were ordered for 1,000 families in wallington with floodwaters on the move. >> the floodgates, we got to do something about this. >> and the governor surveyed the latest assault on his state. >> reporter: rivers in upstate new york with massive runoff quickly overtopped their banks. >> these floodwaters happen quickly and you can't survive. >> the challenge for us is to assess the damage and get back to work. >> reporter: in the catskills, towns like prattsville were among the hardest hit. today, looking where her daughter's trailer once stood.

chris dymek photographed his sister's house in manville, new jersey. in vermont, susan hammond had grown up near that covered bridge. how did you feel when you saw that through your lens? >> it was devastating, as you can tell. >> i put all my photos on flickr. >> reporter: chris doesn't care about being paid, he just loves to share his pictures. like this one. >> on top of the photo you've got these dark clouds, a bit scary looking. >> reporter: but then the sun, and the end of irene. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: worth a thousand words. that's the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news, all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> we saw? problem and saw an opportunity -- we saw this problem and saw an opportunity. >> new at 6:00, it looks like any other house. we'll see why this bay area home could help solve the mortgage crisis. >>> a bay area wind farm gets an upgrade. thousands of turb

michelle franzen is live in manville, new jersey. nine rivers across the state have exceeded or passed the record levels. how difficult has it been for the rescue crews of new jersey to navigate through this water to get where they're needed? >> reporter: oh, i think we have seen from the aerials, it's been very difficult. they've had to use boats. some of them have had to swim to not only reach certain areas, but for their own safety. while that's still playing out, there's another development here. that's cleanup in this area. this is one of the areas still left without power in manville. we're in about a 2.5 square mile section of manville. this is the most sought after tool today. they're using this around the clock along with the generators to pump out the water from their homes. mostly in the basements in this area, including this home here. it's got the unique sort of situation where we've got the rariton river on one side and the millstone on the other. both of those rivers overflowing their banks, pushing into their basement

she's since relocated to manville, new jersey. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. residents are finally venturing out, and the water -- floodwaters are finally receding here in this small town. but not before, at its worst point, flooding a third of this town. record flooding here and all across the state, with the downed power lines and downed trees that are all leaving their mark. from above, you can see irene's destructive stamp across the garden state. >> it literally carved out the right shoulder -- >> reporter: a section of interstate 287 in northern new jersey washed away by the rising rockaway river. the roads were barely visible in parsippany, and flooded this hotel. rescue crews evacuated guests from the knee-deep waters. further north, dramatic video of a flooded home burning this morning, officials believe due to a gas explosion. firefighters had to swim to the house in the evacuated zone. it was rough for these firefighters too, trying to walk around in their flooded firehouse. >> good afternoon -- >> reporter: new jersey's governor says the state is n

michelle franzen is on the phone with us from manville in central new jersey.now you're trying to make it a a live location along main street, but you've run into some problems. >> reporter: that's exactly right. we are getting stopped by water wherever we try to go. that's the problem. that's why much of the area there along the river in manville has been has been evacuated because the river is sort of overflowing its banks and it has not crested yet. there are flood areas all around on the secondary roads as well as some of the main roads there. it's sort of indicative of what's going on inland of new jersey where many of these major rivers as well as the streams and creeks are sort of catching up with what irene dmped in the last 48 hours. they've got another 24 hours to go, many of them before their rivers crest here. the governor chris christie is already indicating this is going to be record flooding on some of these rivers as well as a few other areas here. and in pompton lakes not far from here early this morning of course, you've been talking about the

two of their trucks attempted to make it through the deep water in manville.e specially equipped for high water, but not this high. they did make it out, though, because there's a patch on the roof. >> checking our weather here at home, roberta? >> the no. 1 leading death from weather happens to be people driving through flooded roadways. it's true. okay, here down in the bay officials said sundown was 7:43. what's so odd about that? you're able to see it. here's our bay bridge, the live cbs5 weather camera. the catwalk is illuminated but behind it can you see a slate of defray skies? that's how we will begin your tuesday -- gray skies? that's how we will begin your early morning commute, numbers in the 50s and low 60s. notice how far does that bank of low clouds and fog reach in the morning hours and slow to retreat and then just lurks around the seashore. this area of low pressure that will pound up against british columbia is enhancing that marine layer, but by the way midweek higher surf because of a storm in the southern hemisphere causing these long peri

chris dimmick photographed his sister's house in manville, new jersey.n vermont, susan hammond had grown up near that covered bridge. how did you feel when you saw that through your lens? >> oh, my gosh. >> it was devastating, as you can tell. >> i put all my photos on flickr after i take them. >> reporter: 28-year-old chris shanebaum doesn't care about being paid. he just loves to share his pictures. like this one. >> on the top of the photo you've got these dark clouds. it's scary looking. >> reporter: but then, the sun. and the end of irene. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >>> and speaking of irene, we've got some video that will probably have you scratching your head. take a look at this. yesterday, in new jersey, some national guard troops drove their trucks into floodwaters left by irene. some very deep floodwaters. and it was caught on video by a couple of very puzzled young men. >> how is that possible? >> yeah, is that possible? what is this? no, of course it isn't possible. one driver left his window down as the water rose to the roof of his

he's live in our breaking news desk. >> reporter: manville is about 30 miles south of newark and theyout, as you said, trying to rescue flood victims, go through the floods there, and if you look at this video from manville, it looks almost as if they just don't quite realize how deep the water is in that area. now i want you to listen to the person who videotaped this on a cell phone. play this: >> going under! the guy is floating! are you guys that stupid? are you guys that stupid? >> well, they're not that stupid. because these are specially designed vehicles for flood zones. they can operate almost fully submerged, almost, of course, being the key word there, because you can see the trucks soon thoupbd themselves in deep water, and, therefore, in deep trouble, and you can see the guardsmen were able to get out because these are specially designed vehicles with hatches on the top so they can get out the top, but they're used in flood zones, they used them in iraq and afghanistan, and here in the floods and they're supposed to go in deep water. that's apparently a little too deep. e

patterson, pmt omton lakes, manville, bound broom, fairfield, belleville, maple wood, old bridge, monroef side park. if you're in one of these areas i want to encourage you to listen and abide by what your emergency managers are telling you. this is serious and severe flooding can not be taken lightly and in fact it can worsen rapidly. flash floods are one of the things that killed a young woman in salem county during the morning. flash floods can happen very quickly, as the name denotes. so please, don't think that this crisis is over just because the storm has passed. if your emergency managers in your municipalities tell you are you in a dangerous area, then please evacuate the area. the county municipalities have been doing a very good job of communicating all of this to people about flooding and timing and the american red cross and county shelters that have been opening in preparation for the hurricane are remaining at the ready to receive an influx of evacuees due to this flooding. also our two state shelters at men nan and at rutgers will continue to be ready if needed for overfl

we are further north where they are dealing with the aftermath of epic flooding in danville and manville area. right now the water is receding, but behind me, you can see the downed tree which downed power lines in this area, and the perfect example of what irene's damage has done here. this whole area, one-third of the town was flooded in the heightf of the storm, and neighbors are cleaning up and puppi pumping out the water from the basements. we have photos of one home, the menninger home. this shows water from two rivers that overspilled the banks and went into their homes. they are lucky here, because they have power and water in the basements to pump out, but they are coming together in the neighborhood spirit certainly in other areas where it is a dangerous situation. we are hearing about the evacuations along the passaic rivers in paterson, and those could increase as the afternoon goes on. tamron? >> thank you, michelle, very much. now to the president's much anticipated jobs plan. the president stressing today just how dire the situation as he prepares to unveil the plan next w

incredible video out of manville, new jersey.letely under water. look at this. in an attempt to save stranded residents. at least 41 people across 11 states have been killed. >>> flyers hope they'll finally get up in the air and to their destination, even though the major airports have reopened, travelers faced more than 1600 flight cancellations yesterday, adding to the nearly 12,000 planes grounded this weekend. airlines warning that it could take several days before the one million stranded passengers by irene get where they need to go. >>> new information just in to fox news on the possible location of libyan leader moammar gadhafi. a correspondent for sky news spoke to a body guard who worked for moammar gadhafi's son. well, that bodyguard claims he saw the libyan leader in tripoli on friday. before then heading south with his daughter. that daughter is now in algeria with gadhafi's wife and two of his sons and it's not known if gadhafi is with them at this point. >>> and a great american story, a little league team gets a w

i want to show you an incredible picture from the town of manville which is about 50 miles away if here. look at these national guard trucks trying to drive through very, very deep water. all you can see is the rooftops of the vehicle. incredible shots from there. one last note, they have set up a shelter for the 500 families to ride out these anxious hours. this morning, the questions when will the water go down and when can they get back into their homes and how bad will the damage be? >> our thanks to you, dan. i got to tell you we're thinking of the people there and our local stations all up and down the east coast, terrific job in covering this. people are still assessing the damage from irene. take a look at this one family's house in nags head, north carolina. before the storm, after irene raged through, the family was on the stairs. that's their house before the storm. it was a turn of the century home listed on the national registry and you can see what happened to that historic place, but they are okay and just have to think of all the people, all up and down the east coast an

look at this amazing video shot by an aye reporter in manville, new verse i.se military vehicles were headed out to help people stranded. they can normally make it across rivers. but this time, as you can see, not much like. the water was too much and they got stuck. the water isn't necessarily going anywhere. these are pictures from just a little while ago in lumberton, new jersey. it's not far from philadelphia. you can see what people there are dealing with. lot of water. millions of people still without power for a second straight day. fleets of repair vehicles have descended on the affected areas to help try and get that power back on. last hour, i talked with the governor of vermont. peter shul man. he told me the national guard is on the way with high-water vehicles to rescue people trapped by the flooding. he also said there are hundreds of others they cannot reach. creeks, brooks and rivers have swelled to levels unseen in 70 years. our gary tuchman is in one of those hard hit communities where a seemingly harmless brook has caused pretty major damage

take a look at this military truck that appears to be floating down the street in manville, new jerseytill inside. they had to scramble to safety. police faced a similar situation not far away in the town of cranford. cnn's jeanne meserve is there and joins us now live. jeanne, what happened there? >> reporter: well, wolf, i'm at a residential area of cranford right now. it probably doesn't look too bad to you now, but we have k show you a photograph what have it looked like almost exactly 24 hours ago. the waters here have receded, as they have many places, but thousands of homes and thousands of businesses have been impacted, and they aren't the only ones. this soggy mess was the home of the cranford new jersey police department. not now. >> there was like a river running through here during the height of the storm. >> reporter: early sunday morning the rain spawned by irene sent the nearby river spilling far beyond its banks. when the police department realized it was threatened, officers scrambled to remove records and equipment. >> we did not have enough time. the water came up so

check out this i-report sent in from manville, new jersey.riving down the street, even though they are almost entirely submerged. they went about a block before everyone had to climb out. >> how could you drive that? >> i don't even understand how -- >> hope they got out of there. that's for sure. >>> pompton lakes, new jersey, surrounded by three rivers, water up to the front doors and some rooftops, higher than 1984. mary snow toured the damage. >> reporter: we're here in pompton lakes, new jersey, this is one of several new jersey communities dealing not with hurricane irene's ocean swells or winds, but from the heavy rains. take a look at all the water here. this is a big improvement from earlier in the day. these waters have been receding. residents say that they had several feet of water in their homes. there are three rivers running through this town. we went on a tour with new jersey's national guard and they gave us a look at just how widespread this damage is in northern new jersey. we went over passaic county. by afternoon, governo