were relocated to a warehouse during hurricane ida are filing a class action lawsuit claiming they endured, quote, horrific and inhumane conditions. we have new video from inside that warehouse where hundreds of patients were held and where at least seven died. joining me now is natalie henderson. she is a nurse who worked at that warehouse for evacuating nursing home patients. thank you for being with us. you thought you were being evacuated to a medical facility, not a warehouse. tell us what you saw inside and what the conditions were like during the storm. like you said, i thought we were going to a facility. i didn t know it was going to be a warehouse. and when i arrived there, i arrived to the address and it was a green shack to the right-hand side. i m like, oh, my god, is this where they re housing the patients? i m like, where you know, where are we, like? so i called my supervisor and
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here is what is happening. new this hour, the death toll from hurricane ida is now at 65 with one additional death recorded in just the last few hours in louisiana. most of those who lost their lives were in new jersey and new york when the remnants of that storm hit this week. new today, president biden announcing plans to survey damage in new york and new jersey on tuesday. the president traveled to louisiana yesterday and got a firsthand look at the areas that remain uninhabitable. he promised flood victims that no community will be left behind. meanwhile, a new investigation has begun into the death of four nursing home patients. they were among 800 patients packed inside a warehouse, taken there before ida struck louisiana. health officials say they have significant concerns about conditions at that facility. covering the very latest on ida s aftermath, in new jersey, in new orleans and in laplace, louisiana. so welcome to all. we will go first to you, gary,
and new video of the moment a tornado touched down in new jersey on wednesday. ida left a trail of destruction over several days, battering southern and northeastern states and a total of 64 people are believed to have died in the storm related deaths, with new jersey, new york and louisiana suffering the most fatalities. president biden yesterday got a closer look at damage in louisiana. he got an aerial tour of uninhabitable sections. he promised local leaders and flood victims that no community will be left behind in the recovery. then just moments ago the white house announced plans for the president to survey damage in new york and new jersey on tuesday. meanwhile, a new investigation has begun into the death of four nursing home patients. they were among 800 patients packed inside a warehouse, taken there before ida struck louisiana. health officials say they have significant concerns about conditions at that facility. one woman was relieved when she was able to talk to her
journalists they expect full if not complete restoration to baton rouge and new orleans by next wednesday, september 8th. but the new orleans mayor cantrell says she expects more sooner, and there will be steady, you know, improvements of power restoration in new orleans in the coming days. they are pointing to wednesday to say that most, if not all, of the power of those residents in new orleans and baton rouge should have it back by next wednesday. as far as the gas lines are concerned, that is still a real struggle here in louisiana. several refineries are down. officials saying it s taking a while to get those back up and people are still waiting in long and very agitated lines to get gasoline. this comes as we are getting new information tonight on what happened here at this warehouse regarding those nursing home patients. wheelchairs and hospital curtains scatter the site of this remote warehouse where five nursing home residents died. this is a nightmare.