it s really sad. bill: david lee miller is out in the middle of it in wallington, new jersey. reporter: you can see the water on this main street in downtown wallington is mid-calf, this days after irene left the area. the residents were told they have to evacuate their homes, the passaic river was flooding over its banks. it crested at 14.2 feet and we are told that s the second highest on record. they are pumping out their basements. they don t have electricity. a couple of homes are completely gutted. you can see for yourself what the problem is. it s very simple. here at my feet is a storm
have been rushed to vermont where a dozen communities have still been cut off by floodwaters. supplies are being flown in by helicopter after roads and bridges were literally washed out from hurricane irene. more than 2 million people on the east coast face another day without electricity. abc s scott goldberg is joining us this morning from new york with more on the lingering effects of irene. scott? reporter: rivers still haven t crested in some areas and last evening a mandatory evacuation began in wallington, new jersey, because of major flooding from the passaic river. this after a day full of rescues in states where the full extent of damage from irene still isn t clear. in vermont, you won t hear anyone saying irene didn t live up to the hype. the national guard is airlifting food and water to people in a dozen communities surrounded by floodwater and effectively cut off from the rest of the state. more than 250 of vermont s roads and 30 bridges are closed. in new jersey, cr
more saving. more doing. that s the power of the home depot. get 12 months special financing on carpet purchases welcome back. the effects of hurricane irene far from over. in new jersey, the passaic river crested again bringing even more flooding and even more evacuations. hi hernandez of our affiliate wnyw is in wallington, new jersey with the latest. it s still a mess, isn t it? good morning, steve. not only did they get walloped, when they took their stuff out to dry, you can see here folks emptied out their basements and first floor stories here to dry everything out. they got noticed yesterday that they had to evacuate by 6:00 p.m. because the water was coming yet again and you can see how saturated all this stuff is because even the garbage got
just for round numbers. 42 cents of every dollar they give to fema will have to be borrowed, bill. so we have to start making these choices. we don t have any money, but we got money for wars. in fact, we got $900 billion a week for what the hell is going on over in afghanistan. of course, who is brownie, anyway? i don t think most americans know what he s doing right now. 3 million americans are still without power. there s millions in damage and floodwaters are rising all along the eastern seaboard. they re worried about deficits, they re worried about budgets, they re not worried about people. with the republicans in the time of disaster, it s all about the money, isn t it? there were 700 boat rescues in the state of new jersey today. at this hour, about 1,000 families in wallington, new jersey have been evacuated
replenish fema s coffers. in the past, emergency aid funds has been treated as, well, emergencies. no more says house majority leader eric cantor. in instances like this, yes, there s a federal role, yes, we re going to find the money. we re just going to need to make sure there are savings else where to continue to do so. as much of the east coast sits paralyzed by hurricane irene, house republicans are now threatening no additional funding for fema unless more budget cuts are made else where. sorry. at this hour, mandatory evacuation order is in effect for the town of wallington, new jersey. the town looks like a third world country. wallington sits alongside a river that is due to crest tonight. 4,000 residents in nearby paterson, new jersey, have been