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Again, we are anticipating hearing from officials this morning, as daylight starts to emerge. but it is clear that these storms are devastating, potentially some of the worst that areas like mayfield, kentucky, have ever seen. >> and we're still waiting to hear word what happened to the 110 people who were inside this candle factory, what used to be a candle factory now. as you take a look at this. it is now a debris field. the building completely leveled, mayfield being ground zero, when it comes to the worst hit area of kentucky. and that is according to the state director of emergency manag...

Reported and so far most cases have been mild. here's what w.h.o.'s chief scientist said friday. >> it's just something to worry about, if they want to see another variant launched and scattered around the world at the at this stage of the pandemic, certainly not what we want the but we're not entirely surprised. >> scientists don't yet know if vaccines offer enough protection from omicron. so many countries are imposing new rules and travel restrictions. in south africa, where omicron was first found, covid cases have quadrupled since tuesday. in one hard hit area, a surprising number of thos...

Jasmine crockett, thank you for your time. president biden about to tour a neighborhood in queens, new york, to get an overview of the damage caused by hurricane ida and the aftermath. residents in new york and new jersey are pleading for help with the cleanup. pleading for p with the cleanup >> i don't know how i'm going to pay for this. the i don't know how i'm going to pay to fix the three houses. this house is gutted right down to the floors. >> we are luf on the ground in a hard hit area of queens coming up next. a hard hit area of queens coming up next.

People are getting booster shots about five months after their second vaccine or more, that is when they are eligible. >> bears watching. elizabeth cohen, thanks so much. overnight president biden approved a disaster declaration for new jersey from this catastrophic flooding that we saw by remnants of hurricane ida last week. at least 50 people have died in the northeast. about half of them in new jersey. and joining us now to discuss this is john bentz, director of emergency management for manville borough, which is one of the state's hardest hit areas. sir, thank you so much for being with...

-- killing 49 people and that number is still rising. >> reporter: the president is greeted by both senators here in louisiana. and new orleans mayor latoya cantrell. he is going to get a bit of an update and then, start touring the damage. eventually, he is going to get on a helicopter and go down to the hard hit area of grand isle and this is right on the coast, in louisiana and basically took a direct hit from hurricane ida. not one homestands or is livable. it is going to be a long time until this community gets back on its feet.