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President biden traveling to new jersey and new york tomorrow to assess the widespread damage caused by remnants of hurricane ida. biden today approving a major disaster declaration in parts of both states. 45 of the 52 deaths across the northeast occurred in new jersey and new york. and in louisiana, painful and slow recovery nine days after ida made landfall. right now, under a flash flood watch from storms capable of 2 to 3 inches of rain. this comes, as nearly half a million people are still without power. nine days after ida made landfall. out front now, republican lieutenant governor of louisiana. thank you, lieutenant governor, for being here tonight. thank you. you ve got 500,000 people without power across your state. the energy provider says, look, there are some places where they re not gonna get power back until at least september 29th. so, that would be more than four weeks after ida made landfall. ....
it shouldn t it shouldn t be like that and i know that you have said over and over again, look, i want answers. accountability. i want to understand how this could happen and i wonder, as of tonight, now nine days after ida made landfall, has anyone from the nursing home, from the state department of health given you an explanation? no, ma am, not at all. i haven t received one call, not one e-mail. i haven t received anything from anyone. i m so sorry. i hope that them seeing this hopefully, they will call and give you the answers you and all of these families deserve. terry hicks, we are thinking about you and, of course, about your husband. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. out front next. cnn learning serious discussions are now underway to reinstate fencing possibly around the capitol as lawmakers are about to be briefed on an upcoming rally to show support for the insurrectionists. plus, disturbing details emerging tonight about a former ....
On. contact one person. people shouldn t be treated like that. you should be held accountable. just feel guilty. could i tell she was very upset, but at least i knew she was alive. and if we would have known it would have been a place like this, i would have took her with me. just awful. frustrations are growing as residents struggle to find food, gas, power and in some cases shelter. it is now a week after ida made landfall. new orleans started a shuttle program to take vulnerable residents to residents with power in northern louisiana and texas. under stifling heat, several parishes are being told it could be three more weeks before electricity is fully restored. nadia romero reports for us from kenner, louisiana. reporter: christine, hundreds of thousands of people here in louisiana still without hoypowe ....
Mandville, new jersey and the new york borough of queens. ida made landfall eight days ago as a category 4 hurricane. since then more than 60 people have died, at least 15 of them in louisiana and mop, all others kid by the catastrophic rainfall and flooding in the northeast. new york police released this video of what they were facing when the rain came down. that s an offer who had to brave the possible of live wires trying to get to you the police ultimately called in the fire department and found three bodies in there. power is still out for at least half a million businesses. many are saying there will be no power there until september 29th. ....
Benefit in their state. plus, after his visit to the storm zone and louisiana, president biden is now turning his attention to weather weary new jersey and new york where the cleanup is starting after record rainfall flooded out several communities. look at the images. 51 people in the northeast were killed in all. in louisiana, you have hundreds of thousands of people that do not have power, who do not have water to drink, just a week after ida made landfall. it is not just me, it is all my neighbors. i love these people. these people are my family and they re all suffering. they re all suffering. i am hallie jackson with you this morning in washington along with our news team on this labor day monday. emily is following unemployment developments. shannon petty piece is at the white house, gabe gutierrez, and josh jefferson in louisiana. ....