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Hurricane ida. one bit of good news, president biden has approved disaster declarations for several counties in both states. he will visit the region tomorrow. senior correspondent laura ingle is in fairfield, new jersey, tonight. >> people living in hard-hit areas of new york and new jersey know they still have a long road ahead of them. >> today was the first day we were actually t able to see the actual street. >> many residents in the garden state who have been flooded out still trying to figure out what their next steps will be. >> you think we can get an apartment? i don't know. >> home ...

He's expected to land at jfk airport at any moment. the president will tour the damage from last week's historic flooding in the northeast that killed at least 52 people in six states. biden's visit coming just days after he travelled to louisiana to see destruction there from hurricane ida. the president first plans to go to central new jersey today which w which was inundated with torrential rain last week and then he heads to queens where a dozen people died most of them trapped in flooded basements. meantime new york city officials plan on going door-to-door to make sure that residents app...

Hurricane ida. as we know, 57 data. more still missing in the eastern united states. new jersey and new york declared disaster declarations by the president as well as louisiana, obviously. the president getting a firsthand look at how it was for the families they are in new jersey. this is a scene all-too-familiar to so many areas around new york city. it is furniture piled sky high outside of these houses. sanitation trucks going up and down, trying to help people. there are cran like tracks lifting the heavy objects, putting them into the trash. it is unbelievable. you will see when the cam...

There. then, he'll return to queens. visit localities in east elmhurst in queens and make some remarks there. i would be surprised if he doesn't see one or both of the governors. phil murphy in new jersey. kathy hochul in new york. but this is a moment where the president needs to mark the tragedy. he, of course, as you indicated, was in louisiana late last week which had terrible damage. but then, the loss of life in new york and new jersey by the surprise nature of this incredible flooding is something that has the entire region in shock and this is a moment when the president has to not onl...

Show, new reporting -- shannon actually it's your reporting the white house is suggesting it may expand the disaster declarations, right, shannon? >> reporter: yes. i'm sure rehema knows that firsthand on the ground and criticism from not just republicans, democrats as well, union county and essex county were left out of this disaster declaration. i asked the white house official about that and they said they are not done with this damage assessment. it is continuing and that more counties still could be added as they complete this review of the storm's damage and impact and of course all of t...