kristin welker has more from paterson, new jersey.s the plan for the president's schedule once he arrives? >> reporter: alex, we don't know his specific plan but i can tell you he is going to be touring the damage, he'll also be assessing recovery and response efforts. as you said, paterson was one of the communities that was really hit hardest by hurricane irene when she touched down just a week ago, 1500 people had to be evacuated, hundreds of thousands of people lost power. we saw homes destroyed. businesses destroyed. complete city blocks just submerged under water. some of those floodwaters have started to recede. the passaic river behind me starting to recede but it's still rushing rapidly here. the folks here are still hurting, trying to rebuild. that's one of the reasons why the president declared new jersey a disaster area, one of a half a dozen states. that means folks will get federal assistance in helping them rebuild, and that is something they desperately need. this is a community that was hurting economically before ire

today he is touring wayne and paterson, new jersey.fficials and first responders. i'll be back in exactly one

kristin welker has more from paterson, new jersey., the river keeps rushing behind you. >> reporter: it certainly does. hi, alex. when irene hit one week ago, the floodwaters here were so high, in fact, they came up to about here on the building, about halfway up. now the waters of the passaic have started to recede a bit but the people in the community are still hurting, and trying to rebuild. after a weekend with family at camp david, president obama will come here to paterson, new jersey to assess the recovery efforts. one of the communities hit hardest by hurricane irene. >> i think it's very important that -- to see up close and personal what, you know, the effects the storm like this were, talk to local officials, talk to affected americans, so he looks forward to doing it. >> reporter: when she touched down one week ago, irene brought some of the highest floodwaters this working class town has seen in a century. 1500 people evac watts as hundreds of thousands lost power and streets became flooded waterways. homes and businesses

it's one of two communities he visited, both wayne and paterson. there were cheers and tears and handshakes and hugs as the president played the role today of comforter in chief. as he visited with residents along the way and told them that federal disaster money is coming here. mainly people were ravaged in many parts of this area by floodwaters, not so much by wind damage. so a lot of people remain displaced. they don't have electricity yet. they are trying to get their lives back into the norm. so the president wanted to tell them that the country is behind them. >> and the last thing that residents here in paterson or the residents of vermont or of upstate new york need is washington politics getting in the way of us making sure that we are doing what we can to help communities that have been badly affected. >> reporter: you know, alina, there's still a lot of work to be done. we talked to a lot of the residents here this day and they're happy that the president came. >> you can bet. i mean, as they rebuild, obviously what they're looking for w

paterson's north side, swamped. a week later president obama saw upclose a city that will need years to recover. >> and we are going to make sure that we provide all the resources that are necessary, in order to help these communities rebuild. >> reporter: they were pumping water from any carbajal's basement this weekend. filled to the brim. the house still has no power. >> furniture, washer, dryer, everything is just completely ruined. >> reporter: just a few houses away another resident sat in the dark, her house reeking of dampness. you can see how high the water came on this house at the peek of the flood. and this house still has water in its basement, in act, all the houses on this block still have water in their basement. the woman who lived here had this plea for the president. >> spend the money, not tomorrow, now. sign the check and that's it. >> reporter: trouble is there are many disaster claims ahead of hers. just this year alone fema is handling 77 disaster declarations in 36 states. tornadoes that lev

that's one of several bridges throughout paterson. in other neighborhoods, more of a dire situation. there are full neighborhoods that are still submerged under water, houses and cars. it's going to be sometime before those folks get a chance to get back in, about more than 6,000 people have been impacted in paterson alone. throughout new jersey, the rivers have seemed to have crested, but again, many of them will stay above flood stage. as you mentioned, president obama coming here, the mayor likely will be able to show him some of the extensive damage. >> michelle, do we know whether governor christie will be with him as well? one can assume that. >> reporter: i can assume that he might be, but we haven't heard for sure yet. i think it's safe to say governor christie has been zigzagging the state and will likely be with president obama that day. >> all right. michelle franzen in paterson, new jersey, for us this morning. thanks very much. >>> all right. talk a little lighter news. the end of summer means presidential candidates will

he toured wayne and paterson, new jersey.it hard by the storm's strong winds and heavy rains. >> obviously visiting wayne, visiting paterson, many of these surrounding communities gives you a sense of the devastation that's taken place, not only here in new jersey but in upstate new york and vermont and a whole range of states that were affected by hurricane irene. >> and a long, brewing protest movement in israel reached a tipping point last night. just look at these pictures, what could be the country's biggest ever public display of anger at the government. an estimated 400,000 people, according to media reports, rallying last night in tel aviv. they're protesting against's israel's high cost of living, high taxes and high unemployment. organizers call the turnout the march of the million. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has promised to form a government pan toll seel to see solutions. >>> the former imf chief, dominique strauss-kahn is back in france. 'riffed this morning after taking an overnight flight from new york's

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nos informan. >> do mejÍa se advierte caminar hacia su casa en paterson, lo hace sin importar el peligrolanamente contaminado comienza a hacer estragos. habrÁ que fumigar una vez que el agua baja. >> es agua sucia, enferma a la gente. dice que las consecuencias en salud pueden ser nefastas. >> ahora vienen los mosquitos, viene todas estas plagas. no estamos preparados para eso. por eso le pedimos al gobierno que por favor no se ayuda. >> el doctor castillo descarta epidemia pero que se pudiera presentar enfermedades graves en la piel y la fiebre o virus del milo. >> problemas que se tenga como un sistema inmunolÓgica o que tengan propensa a tener instrucciones primarias anteriores. >> aÚn en nueva jersey a zonas inundadas donde el mal olor comienza a ser un problema. >> esta zona fue visitada por obama, y se espera que con esta visita llegan mÁs rápido los recursos. >> precisamente en la casa blanca se dijo al congreso que se necesitan mÁs de 5 mil millones $ adicionales en ayuda financiera para atender los desastres naturales. pero ademÁs recordÓ que probablemente se necesitarÍa miles d

president obama right now in paterson new jersey touring areas affected by hurricane irene. joining the president the governor chris cristie and heads of fema. let's listen in. >> well, obviously visiting wayne, visiting paterson, many of the surrounding communities gives you a sense of the devastation that has taken place not only here in new jersey but in upstate new york and vermont and a whole range of states that were affected by hurricane irene. i want to thank governor cristie, mayor jones, the entire congressional delegation that has coordinated in an unprecedented way to try to deal with this crisis. and part of what i think has helped to avert even worse tragedies and greater loss of life is because of the extraordinary responsiveness and far sighted thinking of state, local and federal officials. i'm very proud of the work that fema has done not only from our central agency but more importantly the folks locally here on the ground who have been coordinating with the emergency management teams here in new jersey. i want to thank the red cross for their extraordinar

they are trading a cot here for 2001 in paterson.in their own home. >> i want to cry, but i can't cry. so i got to keep strong for my kids. >> clinging to the few things they have left, including hope. ann thompson, nbc news, paterson, new jersey. >> this is vermont, baby, no man left behind. >> contractor kurt marshall dropped his business duties today to lend a hand to neighbors. though the rapids still run through her property, her driveway washed away to rubble, marshall started pumping water out of her basement. >> it's a great sound to hear it pumping out. >> in woodstock, road repairs are underway. patched up enough in places to free people trapped in damage left by torrential rains here that ripped open large parts of pavement. >> i think we have two roads in the whole district that are passable, both lanes, without any damage. >> i used to live in florida and been through three hurricanes, i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> relief supplies were delivered by helicopter, food, water, other emergency aid for peop

he'll visit the hard hit paterson, new jersey. hundreds had to be rescued, but flood waters there and elsewhere in the northeast are finally starting to recede. randall. >> reporter: the only way kenneth o'neal can reach his front door is by scaling a makeshift plank walk. >> this is the floor. this is how much i usually get. now i've got like seven feet in here. >> reporter: o'neal's family has been living in this new jersey neighborhood for more than 50 years. but this is the worst flooding he's ever seen. if you could sell your house, would you leave? >> i would think about it. >> the city of paterson is inundated with water from the raging passaic river. authorities are advising people against wading in it. >> we're going to have diesel fuel, we're going to have gasoline. sewage is floating in the water and there's a tremendous amount of debris. >> reporter: fema has less that $150 million in funds, but federal officials promise to help states recover. in vermont, some towns are still cut off, surrounded by broken roads. the n

. >> joining me now from the flood ravaged paterson, new jersey area. you make of governor christie's comments? he's talking like a democrat, talking like a guy who has some compassion for people. what's your take on it? >> well, when you get your boots on the ground as you well know, you come to reality. this is not a democrat or republican storm, this is a storm that hit everybody. we need to do what we did with the tornados in the midwest, the floods in missouri, the forest fires and the plains fires in the west. we come together. we don't say, if we cut from this pile we'll be able to deal with this. we tried to deal -- these people are hurting. this is a personal thing to the american people, when catastrophe happens. this is not a river behind me, this is a river that's overflowing. we've had evacuations throughout the metropolitan area, we need to come together. i have to give the governor credit. he's brought the agencies of the state together, we need to bring the agencies of the federal government together. napolitano was here, the administrat

>> the president goes to paterson, new jersey. you can bet over the course of the camp david and every time in between, he's going to be working on some of these details. it's unclear where any of this goes and ron's point with the fed being the last best hope might be a very cojent statement. >> all right. jared, vick, ron, we certainly appreciate your reference to greek mythology. >>> one of the sectors that continues to drag down the economy, housing. uncle sam says many of the big banks are partly to blame. the "new york times" saying the same agency that oversees fannie mae and freddie mac will file lawsuits against bank of america, jpmorgan, goldman sax and chase they say they essentially lied about the security of housing. >>> to the weather now, a storm system is threatening to dump as much as 20 everyone else of rain across the gulf region forcing storm warnings from mississippi to texas, and louisiana, as well. there is the threat of flash flooding. mike seidel has more from new orleans this morning. mike. >> yeah, craig

david lee miller is in paterson, new jersey, where they've been hit so hard, david lee. >> reporter:g i berra said, it is deja vu once again, placingo bracing for flooding in the city of paterson, the very city that president obama visited a few days ago, many residents are still in shelters because of irene, and it looks like they're going to get a lot more company because more rain is expected. this is downtown paterson, the passaic river is one block from where i'm speaking to you now and as you can see, i'm in at least a 23509, maybe a foot and a half of flood water. the car behind me, you can take a look and get a sense of how deep the water is, the tires are completely submerged, they are stranded, it looks like there is water inside the vehicle as well and off in the distance, to set the scene, take a look down this street, bridge street here in paterson, new jersey, after in the distance, you can perhaps hear that alarm that's been ringing all morning here, apparently no one can get to it to turn it off. down the street there's a bridge that craves -- crosses the passaic rive

take a look at paterson, new jersey, it is just incredible, the images we have, one of the hardest hit places, the city ravaged by this major flooding. president obama plans to visit there over the weekend, get a firsthand look at this himself. our own david lee miller is getting that firsthand look now. it's been days, david lee, since this thing hit and how are things looking where you are? >> reporter: unfortunately the people are going to suffer for days more, but let me start this morning, martha, with good news. authorities say that all the rivers in new jersey are now receding, the water is now receding. that said, just take a look behind me, this is the passaic river. we were here yesterday, and we showed you what the scene was. today, the scene looks very similar, but upon closer inspection, you can take a look across the river and you can see the water line where it was yesterday, you can see it has dropped what looks like now about 8 inches. and it is continuing to drop another indication that the situation is improving. an informal marker, the for sale sign on this restaura

>> it's something that you hear not just in paterson but across the east coast. are still without power almost a week after the storm hit. a lot of people are starting to get very frustrated that power hasn't been restored. they are expressing that frustration saying that power companies should do a better job. the power companies themselves are fighting back a little bit taking out ads in newspapers and things like that saying that they did their best to try to counter the effects of mother nature. here in new jersey, governor christie said he'll hold hearings on this to make sure power companies did everything they were supposed to do but certainly six days without power is a very long time and people here just want to get back to home and back to their lives. >> absolutely. thank you very much from paterson. >>> the dismal new jobs report is renewing fears of another recession because no jobs were added in the u.s. last month. the bureau of labor statistics reported on friday that the unemployment rate held steady at 9.1% with 14 million americans out of work

. >> michelle franzen is live from paterson, new jersey. michelle? >> well, look behind me, craig. the river is not going down quickly enough. it iscereceding, but not fast enough. you can see that this is a privately maintained bridge which leads to a commercial area here, but beyond that set of trees, neighborhoods still dealing with the water, and it is starting to recede, too, but it is still several days before the water recedes. as you mentioned president obama is expected to tour the area on sunday and unfortunately, there is going to be plenty of damage for him to see. we spoke with the paterson mayor who hopes to be along on the tour, and he has a message for the president. >> we need aid. we need help and support, and we need more long-range conversations, and more specific will the long-range conversations about what has happened and continues to happen whereas the federal government has been involved in the past years, and yet the same result remains. i'm not expecting miracles, but conversations leading to the miracle for us to figure out a way to protect many of us fr

in places like paterson, new jers jersey, it could take longer.candiotti, cnn news, new jersey. >>> then officials in the u.s. gulf coast region say lee is stubborn and slow moving. the storm has drenched new orleans with more than 25 centimeters of rain. the deluge that put the levee system to the test. a tornado watch is in effect. the rain is expected to last for another 24 to 36 hours as lee makes its way north. let's get the latest on lee with ivan at the world weather center. >> not only for the southeast, but it will head to the northeast. that was impacted by irene. two areas of the united states will be under the gun for heavy rainfall here. one of the pumps that the army corps of engineers put into place had to be used after this rain event. there is the low there. the depression that will essentially merge with the frontal boundary from the west. as that happens, look at the rain shield that extends from louisiana all the way into canada here. a lot of tropical moisture coming in from the south. flash flood watches in effect. flooding t

. >>> president obama will visit paterson, new jersey later on today.nd governor chris christie will see the damage done by tropical storm irene. paterson was among the hardest areas hit by irene. >>> another storm to tell you about this weekend, tropical storm lee, the winds and rain are really causing all kinds of problems with the gulf coast. new orleans one of the places that's being affected. the national weather service says lee has weakened a little bit. the storm expected to dump up to 20 inches of rain in some places. you can see some of the flooding already being caused. the storm is not moving much. it's only going to get worse. now we have the talk of possible tornadoes being spawned by this thing. let's say good morning to bonnie schneider. any sign it's speeding up? yesterday it was 2, 3 miles an hour, got up to 7. >> there isn't strong enough wind to move it. that's the problem. we want to move it on out of here or move it to texas where we could get beneficial rain. the biggest and most immediate threat, tornado, tornado warnings in miss

. >>> disaster after disaster, right now president obama is on his way to paterson, new jersey to see for himself the millions in flood damage left in the aftermath of hurricane irene. his republican rivals are pounding him this labor day weekend on what they call a disaster. the economy, discourse includes sarah palin who successfully fanned tea party flames yesterday ahead of the president's expected jobs plans address. she is not the only tea party darling weighing in. tough words from michelle bachmann who says the american people don't need speeches, they need jobs. we begin with congresswoman and presidential candidate michelle bachmann. >> thank you for joining us, great to have you here. >> a privilege to be on this morning. good morning. >> you have been very critical of the white house when it come to job creation what makes you convinced you would have a better solution on day one in a michelle bachmann white house? >> well, because i have the background, both as a professional federal tax litigation attorney. also, as a private businesswoman. my husband and i have created

much of downtown paterson, new jersey is still under water. today some business owners were able to see how much damage was left behind. meanwhile, hundreds of people will have to stay in shelters until the raging passaic river subsides. president obama visits paterson on sunday. the federal government is promising financial aid. damage from irene could top $7 billion. >> still a mess there. >> certainly is. we have been watching tropical storm katia out in the middle nowhere right now. but the track wants to bring it towards the coast of florida by next week, the beginning of next week perhaps. it's uncertain at this time but we are keeping a watchful eye on that as well as your forecast. this is a live cbs 5 weather camera. notice the haze in the air? that's why we have a "spare the air" in effect for friday the second day of the month of september. compare that now with this. and what do you notice? the coast is clear. you will be able to see sunshine at 7: 43. we don't have a watch or advisory in place but surf is up. waves four to six fee

we're in paterson, new jersey, what people are still dealing with, a muddy mess. the good news, the floodwaters are receding. they are coming down. look over my shoulder and you can get an idea of how high the water had been at one point. that car had been submerged. no longer is. if you swing the camera over in this way, you can see the passaic river, it, too, is coming down. the current remains very strong, but look how high the water had been. there is still debris clinging to that fence we're looking at. it seems to be at least 10 feet high or was at one point. that again is the passaic river. tomorrow we can tell you that president obama is going to be coming to town. he's going to be talking with some of the people who live here. some of them remain out of their homes evacuated and in some cases, they might never be able to return because some buildings might be condemned. we talked to a mail carrier who has lived here all his life. he's been on the jor for 30 years and asked him about the president's visit and how he thinks the people of his city have been

and paterson is not alone.his is the scene in boonton, new jersey, where you see the road is washed away here. and people can't move from one part of the town to the other. in cranford, new jersey, we see another scene like this. here we have what is -- looks like debris piled up. this debris, mr. president, was furniture. it included beds, it included cribs, it included refrigerators, it includes all kinds of things. people putting their wares out on the front lawn, furniture never to be able to be used again, the houses themselves often not be able to be entered again. and this book shows the damage in bound brook, new jersey. the high level of the water as it compares to the buildings that are constructed there. with hurricane irene, we witnessed nature's power to destroy, and now it's time to see the federal government's capacity to repair, build, and rebuild, and restore. and even before this hurricane struck, fema's primary source of funding for cleanup and recovery, the disaster relief fund, was barely o

the president will be in paterson, new jersey, today, one of the many east coast towns struggling to recover. governor chris christie will join the president. >> reporter: when president obama arches in a short while, he'll get first-hand look at the damage caused by hurricane irene. he'll be joined by chris christie and craig fugate and state and local officials. you can see the passaic river behind me, receding a bit. but this community is still hurting, still trying to rebuild. when irene first hit, as many as 1,500 people have had to be evacuated from their homes. hundreds of thousands of people lost power, homes destroyed, cities destroyed. some city blocks were completely submerged. this is a working class community that was really hurting economically before irene hit, so the folks here are really struggling now. president obama has declared new jersey a state of disaster. one of several states that have gotten that categorization, meaning they can get federal assistance. the people in patterson tell me when the president comes they want to hear him talk specifically about how

. >> susan, the great falls and paterson, new jersey are always a spectacular sight, but nothing like thanks to irene, the passaic river here has a very strong current causing the waters to gush over this water fall. and the passaic river to overflow it's banks. on this day nearly a week after the storm came through, many people remain evacuated from their homes in parts of the city. hundreds still have to boil their drinking water, many people still don't have electricity and some stores remain closed as well. this is the backdrop for president obama's visit on sunday. inspectors wearing protective suits are also looking forebusinesses and homes that have been damaged by the flood to make sure they're safe before people move back n i spoke with a lifelong resident of the city, a maim carrier about what he thinks about the president's visit on sunday and how he thinks residents have been affected by the storm. >> after the initial shock of everything, and it's like everything else, there's a grieving process that goes on when something happens and it's just a question of how long it t

i am representing arthur and the les paterson -- eleaslouise patterson. several components are embedded in a revised set of architectural drawings on august 16. we adhered -- we are here to request the board take jurisdiction of the permit and require dbi to approve those drawings as a permit of conditions. specific changes from the permit under appeal include the following. as shown on the overhead. the skylight has been reduced considerably in height. the skylight that covers a stair penthouse, a skylight 5 has been trumped in its footprint and reduced in height. there is an agreement that as a result of the infill of the allied court on the respondents property, they will paint the walls abutting the light court in a reflective color. there are restrictions that would cast clear offside. in terms of elevation, they have a black line shows to the heights of the skylights that were approved and under appeal. the yellow highlights show what the parties have agreed to in terms of height. if the board has any questions, we would be happy to discuss it. >> a

. >> a lot of people here in paterson would agree.it's expected to stay above flood stage, at least three tomorrow and much of this water will not recede probably through the weekend here for these communities. still getting all the raging waters from the passaic. this town, an old mill town about 25 miles outside of new york city, about 6,000 people were affected in all. many of them are used to flooding in this area, but this storm took them by surprise. >> at first, i thought it was a joke. we have a lot of floods. but when it started flowing up and coming over the building, i've never seen nothing like that. it's not something we can't handle. >> ask that's a local bridge behind me, but the majority of bridges leading to some of these flooded neighborhoods are still blocked off by a significant amount of water, craig. >> nbc's michelle franzen in paterson for us today. thank you, michelle. >>> hurricane katia gaining strength in the middle of the atlantic. let's take a look at some of the images of katia. check it out. forecasters

he is going to tour paterson, new jersey. new jersey's governor chris christie will lead the president on the tour. irene has killed 46 people in 13 states. >>> katia regained hurricane status. it is a category 1 storm. they say it poses no pled to land over the next 48 hours. >>> a deadly explosion, and there was an inspection just passed in the department. 56-year-old martin died in the blast. another scientist was injured. investigators say martin was transferring a bunch of gases when they exploded. >> they are looking at the possibility that gases were overpressurized and in a statement. they expressed sympathy for martin's wife and daughter. and said. therapy cooperating fully with authorities and can't comment further until information is available. >> this deposit to tomorrow night. they say. >> and you are going to be arrested no exceptions. >> this weekend last year. and they had 15 people understand the influence. a 7% increase from 2009. >> why think anyone gets in the car. and hurting anybody. >> they arrested 46

president obama plans to survey the very soggy streets of paterson, new jersey, this sunday.still hard to estimate the full extent of the damage. here's wabc's marcie gonzalez. rumble down suburban roads and rafts rest in the neighborhoods' only dry driveways, residents know they're in deep. >> this is crazy. this is just -- i've never seen so much water. >> reporter: so much water flooding fairfield, new jersey, making some streets passable only by boat. and this, they say, is a vast improvement. >> so as bad as this looks, it was worse. a lot worse. >> reporter: but as the six feet of water in cara o'neal's basement recedes the passaic river still rages through her backyard. even a mile and a half f fm the river it's a similar scene. sandbags sapped. they were no match for the rising water. a filthy, lingering lake both inside and out that has the mayor mad. >> it's time forhe federal government to step up and fix the problem because there's 2 million people that live in this basin. >> reporter: while he visits many of those people, each with their own personal disaster to

one week later, thousands still cannot get back into their homes. . >> is live in paterson, new jersey. what did the president do today? -- >> julie: you said it, one week later and a lot of people still can't back home. today president obama coming out here, talking with the people, meeting and greeting with the people. he was joined myself official, including the governor chris christie as they toured the flood watch ed areas. first they have video in wayne the president touched down noon today. first stop wayne then they traveled through the town of paterson where i am new jersey's third largest city. he issued a statement from atop a bridge over the flooded passaic river, the river that has destroyed so many neighborhoods. this week the river crested at 14 feet, twice its flood sage. local search-and-rescue teams rescued 100 people. there are still thousands without power. here's the president. >> the president: we should not unestimate the heartache that is going through a lot of these communities and affecting a lot of these families. we want to make sure we are there to help. i'

we have been told that the president will be coming to paterson for his stop. i imagine that governor christie will be right there by his side. >> nbc's michelle franzen, thank you so much for the report. >>> right now roger clemens is waiting to find out if he is going to be retried on charges that he lied about using performance enhancing drugs. we will get an update. >>> and sarah palin plans to spend her labor day in iowa and new hampshire. is she going to announce a presidential run or not? plus -- >> who are you? >> dolly. >> dolly who? >> dolly parton. >> an episode of "toddlers and tiaras" sparks a huge controversy when her mother dresses a 4-year-old up with fake breasts and a butt. some people are calling it child porn. it is today's "newsnation" gut check. [ male announcer ] this is coach parker... whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he

. >> reporter: in paterson, new jersey, roads still look like rivers. >> we have seen the water recede quite a bit in one day. still have a long way to go, as you can see. >> reporter: irene triggered historic flooding across the northeast, including land locked vermont where roads and bridges have been washed away. >> it's surreal. i look up and i can see the road. it's just gone. >> reporter: the national guard airlifting supplies to those cut off by the floods. and while crews rush to rebuild the infrastructure, homes across new england are digging out and cleaning up. >> it's a little discouraging. we finally got the water pumped out of the basement. >> reporter: others dealing with the reality of having to rebuild. >> the waves are just coming right through. you could just see it from the road, which was very devastating. >> reporter: irene swept away the connecticut house of adalay and bob, their home for more than 30 years. >> just precious things that some friends had given us before they had passed away, and i have no idea where everything is. >> reporter: gifts and memories g

in paterson, new jersey, widespread flooding, the river. on tuesday night, triggering fresh evacuations. in vermont, sometimes were cut off for two days. roads swept away by a swollen rivers. national guard helicopters used to deliver supplies to stratton communities. >> it is more than i would ever thought i could see. >> he saw through the debris at his frame shop. he has seen floods before, but nothing like this. >> we had in 1927, and this one right here is hurricane irene. >> from north carolina to new england, more than 2 million people are still without electricity. estimates of the cost of hurricane irene differ wildly from a modest $1.5 billion to as much as $10 billion. a figure that would make this one of the 10 costliest natural disasters and the country's history. >> we have funds to continue response operations and immediate needs. that has been our focus. we are working with the white house. we will have a better idea of the funding needs for this storm and all the other disasters we are still working. >> the government has l

he also planned to visit paterson, new jersey on sunday, to view the damage there. >> ifill: still toe on the "newshour": topping the merger of two wireless giants; celebrating in libya at the end of ramadan; feeling the heat in texas; growing illegal marijuana in california and assessing national security after 9/11. but first, with the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: president obama now plans to lay out his jobs plan next wednesday night in a prime-time speech. an announcement today said he is asking to address a joint session of congress at 8:00 p.m. it would overlap a republican presidential candidates' debate the same evening. but white house spokesman jay carney said today that is not why the president chose the time slot. >> once you decide you want to do a speech to congress and you have to deal with congressional schedules and other... there are other... there are many other factors here and obviously one debate of many that's on one channel of many was not enough not to have the speech at the time that we decided to have it. >> sreenivasan: wa

. >>> president obama visited paterson, new jersey today. the town was hit hard by hurricane irene last weekend. nbc's brian moore has a look at what the president had to say today about federal aid as well as his jobs package. >> reporter: in new jersey, president obama got an up-close view of the damage left behind by hurricane irene. and he made a promise to residents. >> we're going to do everything we can to help. >> reporter: but this community was treading water even before the flood hit. swamped by the kind of high unemployment the president will be targeting this coming week as he unvaims his new jobs plan. or as republicans point out, his latest jobs plan. >> i think what i've heard the president is going to talk about thursday night is more of the same. and frankly, i'm so tired of his speeches, it's going to be hard for me to watch. >> reporter: this past week brought the disheartening news that economy created zero new jobs in august. no growth and no relief in the nation's 9.1% unemployment rate. the president has plenty of nay

. >>> storm cleanup continues and we have learned the president will survey the damage in pat paterson, new jersey sunday. they are dealing with severe flooding. look at this. this is going on nearly underwater. people are dealing with several feet of murky waters and crews spent the day rescuing people trapped by the flood waters. >>> today the mayor of annapolis joins in on the cleanup. at 6:30 the mayor will be with dpw crews to help pick up debris e says he wants to get a hands on -- he says he wants to get a hands on understanding of city service and talk to people about the storm response. this could help with the response time if the future. he says he will head out -- out this morning and will be there until ten. >>> there's 83,000 people across the state without power. majority of those outages are in baltimore county. there are about 32,000 people still in the dark this morning. anne arundel county has about 20,000 people and so,000 people- - 10,000 people have no power in the city. coming up at six, we will talk to bge spokeswoman linda foy about how they are fixing the prob

in 2009, official officials in paterson, new jersey, cracked down on baggy breeches with signs to peopleho wear them to criminals. but she willowitz is going a step further. he is also alerting people to other rude behaviors. his signs warn you not to drop cigarette butts and stop texting while walking. a small step, he hopes, will impact the city in a big way. >> kind of realized i tapped into something and if kind of same things most people are already thinking. if they just get people talking, then i think i've done my job. >> reporter: signs like this are illegal to put on city property but that is not stopping shellowitz who is planning to expand his crusade to other b r boroughs in new york city. >>> an oregon couple trying to figure out how to use their web cam on youtube. it shows the couple trying to figure out how to use their web cam. >> look at the monkey. >> did it capture? i put it on a capture. >> that's a pretty good monkey. >> okay. i don't think you got it. >> do it again. what does it say here? take a photo snapshot. okay. >> aaahh! hello, my darling, hello, my baby. >

lots of support everything is in police to help us prepare properly for the next game which david paterson is failing the lot of us but players an early wake up call followed by training lunch and another session evening that gives the team plenty of three hours to kill however the become fairly adapt to trying to make time fly. sure do all sorts of things in our spare time we go to the cinema google for a walk me personally i use my play station all sorts of things which personally know burgers and chips for the players at lunchtime of course they're given carbohydrate loaded meals to keep then the best possible shape ahead of their remaining pool matches. however it's almost a relief of the team to leave the hotel and tapes of a field for practice which of them is the best way to pass the boredom and be enters a patient of tuesday's match against italians nelson which surround an hour and a half from their training camp. we enjoy training though we're not you know heard till they're in much because our schedule is packed and we're travelling to different town for our games so our sportin

obviously, visiting wayne, visiting paterson, many of the surrounding communities, gives you a sense of the devastation which has taken place not only in new jersey, but in the york, vermont, and a range of states affected by hurricane irene. i want to thank governor christie, mayor jones, the entire congressional delegation that has coordinated, in an unprecedented way, to try to deal with this crisis. part of what i think has helped to avert even worse tragedy's and greater loss of life is because of the extraordinary responsiveness and good thinking of state, local, and federal officials. i am proud of the work fema has done not only from our central but coordinating folks locally on the ground with emergency management teams in new jersey. i want to thank the red cross for their extraordinary responsiveness. we have seen a huge outpouring of volunteers from the private sector getting involved and trying to do what they can to help communities that have been hard hit. the main message of hope for all residents not only of new jersey but all the communities that have been affected

anne thompson, nbc news, paterson, new jersey. >> no man left behind. >> reporter: this ron mott in vermont where contractor coat marshall dropped his business duties today to lend a hand to neighbors. with the rapids still running through linda's property, marshall started pumping water out of her basement. >> it's a great sound to hear pumping out. >> reporter: in woodstock, road repairs are underway. patched up enough in places to free people trapped by damage left by torrential rains here that ripped open large chunks of pavement and tore historic bridges from the landscape. >> i think we have two roads in the whole district that are passable, both lanes without any damage. >> i used to live in florida and i have been through three hurricanes. i have never seen anything like this in my life. >> reporter: relief supplies once again were delivered by helicopter. food, water, other emergency aid for people still trapped tonight. officials say access was reopened to all but one community. recovery and reconstruction efforts will take time across this flood ravaged state, residents say they'

. >> david paterson wrote the buck. and then escaping from the 1940's and looking at the attitude because of the refusal to submit himself to the stereotypical roles that they should adapt and for some became particularly those on the left to see the potential for young black people for change of racial oppression. >> host: what is that painting or drawing on the cover? >> guest: it was drawn by a a helper of lanston hughes and his last name was taylor and one of those who was most deeply engaged in the publicity campaign about of the scottsboro boys and road to a famous book of forgery called scottsboro ltd. in doing the illustrations for that to and it comes from that particular collection. and the executor at -- executor happen to live in georgetown and they kind leave gave us permission to put in this book. >>

. >> here in paterson it's the worst we've seen. >> reporter: it's estimated that irene is responsible billion in damages. that number could double with the addition of lost work and wages from flooding and power outages. just $3 billion to $6 billion is expected to be paid out by insurance companies, because many businesses and homeowners don't have flood insurance. here in pompton plains, homes have been turned inside out. michelle has flood insurance but says she won't be back in her home for four to six months. what... in all, what did you lose? >> everything. my family room, my living room, my bedroom, my son's bedroom, my kitchen, my dining room. >> reporter: the flip side to irene's destruction, scott? 20,000 temporary construction jobs that could help rebuild what was lost. >> pelley: thank you, michelle. the search for survivors of the 9/11 attacks. a story you haven't seen before, coming next. 5 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female an

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