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States. ainsley: that includes 46 people in the northeast after remnants of ida battered our region with record breaking rain. steve: and then the flooding that came as well. fox weather correspondent steve bender joins us live from new orleans with the latest. steve, the president is heading your way. >> yes, good morning, guys. and the national guard is out here. obviously in preparation for president biden coming in later today. but lets talk about the remnants of hurricane ida and what it di...

My neighbor on the second floor he hold my hand and i hold my wifes hand. and my [inaudible] hand so we can get out. >> it wasnt just the record rainfall in the flooding there was also tornadic conditions in the northeast. making it even more difficult. when you are talking floodwaters. you want to get to higher ground. when you are talking tornadoes, you want to find that safe interior room. and yesterday there was seven tornadoes confirmed around southeast pennsylvania and southern new jersey....

Happened with ida. are you surprised at that? >> no, i think its actually a smart move. think about folks down in baton rouge in new orleans, 65% of those gas stations dont have gasoline so anything they can do to jump start in about 80% of the refiners in the gulf area wouldnt reducing. there is certainly a short-term problem down there need to be fixed. thats hat strategic petroleum reserve of 600 million plus barrels is there for. i think its a smart move. the bigger issue though is the fact ...