Page 496 - Flash Flooding News Today

Im kaitlan collins live in times square. john berman is in west chester county, assessing the damage because were starting with breaking news this morning after there were torrential rains and catastrophic flooding that hit the northeast causing a lot of damage overnight and stranding people in their cars, causing people to be evacuated from the subway here in new york and at least eight people have died in new york and new jersey. several of them after calling for help after rising flood waters...

The death toll continues to rise. 3 major rivers here in new jersey have yet to crest. take a look at this it street which is adjacent to the river. you can see for yourself a sampling of the flooding. most of this is sewage water that was backed up. its remained at this level and the water has not yet here started to recede. throughout the state 5 people are confirmed to have lost their lives because of the storm. that number might have been higher if not for the her oic efforts of first respon...

The ground was covered in this mud and this dirt and these cars were just left there. no drivers to be seen. and they were all headed in the wrong direction so every one overnight must have been scrambling to get to where they could. so wherever the roads were closed, people were trying to work around the closed off areas and navigate their way into the city and its just a mess. its really difficult to get in. >> and its a flash flood emergency, the first time its ever happened in new york city,...

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Continue there. more than three inches of rain fell, astonishing amount of water, breaking a record set a week ago. severely limiting subway service through new york city. the fire department of new york city says it rescued hundreds from subways, buildings, roadways as a result of flash flooding. in new jersey, it wasnt just flooding but a tornado, rare sighting that caused widespread devastation. this is what it did to a neighborhood in new jersey. entire homes were ripped apart, at least thre...

Tonight the biden administration moving to shift the nations focus away from afghanistan back to the issues here at home. as u.s. officials express growing concern that far right extremists and white supremacists are praising the taliban for toppling the u.s. backed afghan government. also tonight ida still a very powerful storm pounding the midatlantic and northeast with drenching rains, flash flooding and tornados. were going to check in with our weather center. some really, really terrible ...

Coming in. and brian stelter joins us now. brian, youre in northern new jersey and as we look at this, it is flowing. this water is just flowing down the stream -- down the road here in a stream. it is unbelievable to witness. >> reporter: and the same -- i hope you didnt hear the thunder but the same state of emergency you described in new york has also been declared by new jersey governor phil murphy saying well use whatever resource at our disposal to ensure peoples safety. you know, what hap...

Folks traveling around the world. it speaks to the destruction of what is left of this storm. made its way to the southeast, and continues to make its presence felt as getting around is still proving to be quite a challenge in parts of the northeast, john. >> paolo sandoval, thanks very much. lets go to cnn meteorologist allison chinchar to look at the big picture here. allison, your colleague chad was talking about how the storm is going to drop a lot of rain and its done that. were seeing the ...

Roads into rivers across new york city. mayor bill de blasio issued a state of emergency and asking people to stay off the streets if possible. the storm nearly shutting down the citys subway system which is still running with limited services. video on social media showing port showing water pouring into the subway station. >> sandra: massive flooding covering cars and pushing through front doors. >> john: fox team coverage on idas devastation. david miller live in the garden state. we begin wi...