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morning, particularly in the areas that were hard hit, just understand, this is still a hazardous situation. those folks that were in there, in the wee hours of the morning, were taking big risks as first responders navigating this. you have power lines that are down. you have trees that are down. you have a lot of hazards right now. we do anticipate a lot of the water will subside in some of the barrier islands and some of the coasts, but some of those inland places off rivers and off...

ever hit florida. homes in fort myers were damaged and destroyed from the surge while both were seen through the streets there. just under 2 million people in florida now remain without po power. dramatic rescues, water rescues, have been underway all day. florida officials say the next 72 hours will be critical when it comes to rescue missions. >> these are dangerous missions, and im grateful for the brave women and men, federal, state, and local governments working as one team, riski...

Dangerous given climate change and everything else. listen, this is bad news, good news as i see it. the bad news, its a lot of bad news in one serving, right? youve got covid re surging which has affected the transltranchance -- translated to bad numbers. this is happening in september of 2021, not september of 22 or september of 2024. thats a long way away. we can get three years from now, this will be way in the rearview mirror and covid will be under control and afghanistan could be looked b...

So much to cover here, but were starting to draw that connection to climate change. >> absolutely. all right, thanks so much. in pennsylvania, at least four people are dead after flooding caused by the storm. officials estimate they have responded to thousands of water rescue calls across the state. pete muntean is in philadelphia where experts call the flooding historic. >> reporter: conditions are improving here although we are not out of woods yet. this is the most dramatic scene of the day...

Rubble they have already been cleaning up today. and these are the remnants of what were their dream homes. these homes are not old and this was a pristine neighborhood. and now people trying to pick up the pieces. and really asking a significant question, given climate change and given everything that they have seen going on, saying this is not tornado alley, this is new jersey, a place where t tornadoes rarely strike, they are wondering if they should rebuild or move on to a place that perhaps...

We need to be much better prepared. we need to act. >> global warming is upon us. when you get two record rainfalls in a week, it is not just coincidence. when you get all the changes that we have seen in weather, that is not a coincidence. global warming is upon us and it will get worse and worse and worse unless we do something about it. >> what were seeing now are cataclysmic rain events, record-shattering where we have unprecedented amounts of water coming out of the heavens all at once. lit...

Views. that is why everyone is watching this moment so carefully. but i think the sort of ground reality is the picture that begins to emerge is the taliban are going to have all the senior and important positions and the question is who do they include as the nontaliban member or members and what role and relevance do they give that person. i think that we can expect, you know, the security, defense, internal security, education, religious institutions, all those sorts of dtoday die menti fall ...

Fight against the caldor fire. lake tahoe resorts are using snow making machines to protect themselves and the surrounding areas from the nearby flames. the caldor fire has burned through more than 210,000 acres in three weeks, thousands have been forced to evacuate as the flames head towards nevada. it is only 25% contained. from raging wildfires on the west coast to historic flooding on the east coast, the u.s. is battling extreme weather events fueled by climate change. democratic lawmakers...

What is dangerous is to commit to spend a whole lot of money that we might not have on a system which almost certainly wont help and when the world is changing and we are facing new threats. you want to hold a review and exclude the one big issue which should be right at the heart of the review. >> i agree with gordon. you cannot put off this decision. we cant go and put it off. you have to make it early and you have to keep your country safe and secure. you cant wries ep it up -- wrestle it up ...