Despite being downgraded to a storm, Ida pummeled East Coast states pbs.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pbs.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
thing, the indiscriminate and intense nature of the storms, i m not sure how you can sit on the sidelines and say we don t need to do anything. reporter: this fort washington fire chief says his childhood neighborhood was crushed by the storm, now leaving an unimaginable toll. just be patient. check on your neighbors. we re going to get through this. we re going to clean it up. we re going to rebuild. and we re going to be stronger than we were before as a result of this. reporter: beyond the mortal cost of the 50 deaths associated with this storm, there will be a massive monetary cost. governor tom wolf of pennsylvania told me live earlier, it is just too soon to make any sort of official estimate. wolf? all right, pete, thank you very much. let s discuss what s going on with the philadelphia fire commissioner who is joining us right now. commissioner, thank you so much for joining us. if you can give us an update on the damage you re seeing in your city of philadelphia today,