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And we have hundreds of people still out of their homes. its going to take us a while to recover, but this is a community that looks out for each other and theres been a great generosity and support from people who havent been affected to those who have. >> last hour the president of the united states approved a new york disaster declaration. that was one of the things you said was needed. how will that help the people of your community? >> thats going to help right away. we have gotten in conta...

Perhaps you could bring them to us tomorrow. >> i have all kinds of numbers. >> dont dare him. >> i love it. thank you so much. president biden approving new jerseys disaster declaration overnight as the death toll from the catastrophic flooding we saw, the rain from ida, has climbed to 50 in the northeast. the president preparing to get a firsthand look at the devastation and mass clean-up effort when he visits new jersey and hard-hit portions of new york tomorrow. we have cnns polo sandoval,...

A 74-year-old man from new orleans died of heat exhaustion. thats according to the state health department. the tally of storm-related deaths in louisiana is now standing at 13. we know that nearly 600,000 customers across the state are still without power and face another day of scorching temperatures. it could take actually several more weeks to fully restore electricity there. residents are also navigating a minefield of other challenges, including a shortage of food, water, and gasoline. and...

Could. >> scores of residents who have been flooded out many still in shelters trying to figure out the next step. new jersey governor phil murphy said he is grateful for the biden administration and fema for approval of the major disaster declaration for 6 counties. >> this is one of the great communities in this state, if not this country. the spirit of teamwork is overwhelming. it will get become on its feet. it wont be overnight. >> in new york governor kathy hochul announced a major disaste...

Your family, it seems like. >> it seems, yeah. but this is the nature of the beast if you live here in southeastern louisiana. you can expect this sort of thing to happen on a regular basis. thats the crazy part. >> reporter: the areas power company says this particular city should have its power back on by september 8th, which is wednesday. people in the neighborhood are not very hopeful or optimistic that theyll meet that deadline. nadia romero, cnn, kenner, louisiana. in the northeast u.s.,...

That would help them rebuild or in some cases simply repair what they lost during that flash flooding. governor hochul called on the biden administration to compexpedite the kind of financial assistance not just for local governments but new yorkers as well, those who have been struggling to rebuild. over the weekend she toured some of the neighborhoods and saw firsthand what many of those neighbors are having to deal with. the governor signing a new disaster declaration with the presidents appr...

Just beginning to wrap their arms around the full scope of wreckage from the remnants of ida. a one in 500-year flood that clobbered it is yuz in towns in new york, pennsylvania, and new jersey. the mayors and congressmen of those states tour some of the damage. and president biden issued major disaster declaration for parts of new york and new jersey. hell visit the region tomorrow. >> joining me from louisiana, nbc news national reporters vaughn hilliard. from new jersey, gabe gutierrez and fr...

People are getting booster shots about five months after their second vaccine or more, that is when they are eligible. >> bears watching. elizabeth cohen, thanks so much. overnight president biden approved a disaster declaration for new jersey from this catastrophic flooding that we saw by remnants of hurricane ida last week. at least 50 people have died in the northeast. about half of them in new jersey. and joining us now to discuss this is john bentz, director of emergency management for ma...

Now theyre being removed in a similar sweeping fashion, chris. >> thank you so much. and on this labor day you are seeing pictures outside of reagan national airport. i think we have those shots for you. there it is. travel expected to be much higher around the country compared to what we saw at the height of the pandemic last year. also, coming up, how the controversial new abortion law in texas is already having a major impact, and well head to new jersey for an update on the massive flood cle...

Approved a disaster declaration for the state of new york. he also did so for new jersey. he will be heading to both of those states tomorrow to assess firsthand the damage on the the ground. but really the white house is looking to turn the corner after you saw a very rocky and assembly august as they were heading and plowing through with the domestic agenda going forward. >> a difficult summer for president biden. no question. well see how things move forward in the coming weeks. arlette saenz...