Passengers forced to jump up onto seats because the water was rising so fast. Several people killed in Basement Apartments. And tonight, those confirmed tornadoes, including a possible ef3. Winds more than 135 miles per hour. And this evening, the new images coming in from philadelphia. Evacuations still under way. People taken from a hotel just a short time ago. Our team across the storm zone tonight. Whit johnson, Janai Norman and Ginger Zee with what drove this. And now the concern going forward. Also tonight, the Supreme Court overnight issuing a 54 ruling. The court will allow the new Texas Law banning most abortions to move forward. Tonight, President Biden calling it an unprecedented assault on womens rights. Several states already using this Texas Law as a potential blueprint. So, what does this mean for the future of Roe Versus Wade . Rachel scott in texas, Terry Moran at the Supreme Court. The Desperation Growing in louisiana tonight. Millions still without electricity. 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More than 40 deaths just from these storms in the northeast overnight. Tonight, the news just in, those seven confirmed tornadoes now. The ominous sight of this one in Mullica Hill, New Jersey. Catastrophic damage to homes, splintered, ripped apart, destroyed. Childrens belongings seen in yards. And massive and deadly flooding. Streets in New York city turning to rivers. These images from queens. Cars under water, drivers leaving their cars as they were being lifted by the water. Some of those who were killed drowning in their own homes. This home in queens collapsing in the rain. The Rain And Flooding bringing the New York city subways and suburban trains all to a halt. Some people trapped on those trains. You can see the waterfalls pouring inside. Chin in e Philadelphia Area. The Schuylkill River rising ten feet in just 12 hours, nearly submerging the green lane bridge. Cars downtown under water, up to their windshields. And in the suburb of bridgeport, pennsylvania, outside philadelphia, first responders rescuing people from their flooded homes for hours today. In fact, we learned there were Hotel Evacuations in the Philadelphia Area just a short time ago. We do have it all covered tonight. Leaders across the region acknowledging these extreme Weather Events are here to stay. Abcs Whit Johnson leading us off tonight from New York. Reporter tonight, the staggering Death Toll continues to rise across the northeast after those catastrophic storms. More than three inches of rain in an hour instantly inundating the five boroughs of New York city. Officials declaring the citys first ever flash Flood Emergency. The images coming in surreal. Body Camera Video showing a Daring Rescue by New York City Police of a Driver Stuck in the middle of central park. Yeah, just like that. Reporter First Responders Rescuing Hundreds across the city. I see the Car Start floating, you know . I got to come through the window and jump out. Reporter a cascade of water bringing the nations largest Subway System to a screeching halt. Riders standing on the seats of flooded buses in queens. Flooding at Newark Airport forcing all flights to be canceled. Water rushing through Apartment Doors and into homes. A Queens Mother and her son were killed when their Basement Apartment collapsed. Mahen singh lives next door. Im still shaken. I never seen something like this before. The water came up within five minutes like four feet. Real fast. Reporter more than a dozen people killed in New York city alone. A 2yearold Boy also among the victims. In passaic, New Jersey, two people swept away in their car. The mayor reporting live on facebook. We have too many areas where the flooding has gotten so bad, the cars are stuck and we have bodies underwater. We are now we are now retrieving bodies. Reporter and four people died at this Apartment Complex in elizabeth, New Jersey, across from the Fire Department, which was also inundated with water. They are reporting they were inundated with eight feet of water inside the Fire Headquarters itself. Reporter cars nearby marked with xs to show they were searched. Rescues across the tristate area continuing long after the sun came up. They are now, several hours later, being taken out by that front End Loader to higher ground. Reporter the Flash Floodwaters so powerful and so swift that parked cars in this area were picked up and tossed around like toys. Todd hoffman of larchmont, New York, owns that suv, and tried desperately to move it to higher ground before the flood swept it away. I knew. And immediately cracked that door, looked down and said, this isnt smart. And got out. Reporter so within a matter of seconds you realized you had to bail . I went 30 feet. The Water Rose within those 30 feet. It was terrifying. Reporter by noon, the major deegan expressway, still flooded and littered with cars. Officials warning today that while this has been called a 1 in 500year event, extremes like this are likely to become all the more common. Records are broken, but what is fascinating is that the records they broke were literally set a week before. We are in a whole New World now. Lets be blunt about it. We saw a horrifying storm last night. Unlike anything we have seen before. And Whit Johnson with us tonight from west chester. And whit, we know there were warnings from officials and the national weather service, even our own Weather Team right here On The Air last night that this was going to be a very dangerous set of storms. And that rare high Risk Warning for flash flooding. The Tornado Warning in New York city. But we heard from so many People Today saying it was still difficult to imagine the power of all this, the power of the water, until youre right in the middle of it. Reporter david, the people we spoke with said they heard the warnings, but it was difficult to prepare for something theyve never actually witnessed in their lifetimes. By now, weve all seen the incredible images, the water rushing through the New York city Subway System. A Record Amount of rainfall in such a short period of time caught so many offguard. And tonight, as you can see behind me here, the cleanup is just getting under way. David . Whit johnson leading us off here tonight. Whit, thank you. Theres also late Word Tonight on those seven confirmed tornadoes, at least seven now, from the Philadelphia Area to New Jersey. And tonight, the staggering damage. Abcs Janai Norman from pennsylvania. Holy [ bleep ]. Reporter tonight, a total of at least seven confirmed tornadoes touching down in the Philadelphia Area and southern New Jersey area, as those historic storms walloped the northeast. Look at that Tornado Reporter this one in South Jersey seen on video tearing through multiple communities. We were down there about 15 minutes before when the warning went off and we have a walkup basement, luckily, so, we were able to get out through that, thank god. If not, we would not have been able to get out. Reporter that twister in Mullica Hill at least an ef3, with winds more than 135 miles per hour, ripping apart at least two dozen homes and damaging 100 more. This Ef2 Twister just northwest of philadelphia causing a tree to collapse on a home, killing a woman. And in the Philadelphia Area, where over ten inches fell, those water rescues still under way. These new images showing hotel guests being evacuated amid massive flooding. Teams going doortodoor in boats around bridgeport, just north of the city, after the Schuylkill River overflowed its banks. You cant see the Schuylkill River from here, but you can see how high the Water Rose, rushing over those train tracks, reaching Record Levels and still today, almost up to my knees. The National Guard using high water vehicles to assist the philadelphia Fire Department in rescues downtown. We have probably over 12 feet of water in here, so we have these large trucks here from the National Guard. Reporter the Schuylkill River rising around ten feet in just over 12 hours in the city. Residents finding their cars under water. I just like slowly watched my car just get more and more submerged. And i dont even know if its back there anymore. Reporter the rising floodwaters even shutting down the vine street expressway, a key route. At least four dead in the Philadelphia Region due to the severe weather, including a man who drowned after his car went into a creek. Many people had to deal with rare Weather Events that dont normally affect them, their families, their communities. A lot of pennsylvanians will be dealing with very hard emotions today. And so Janai Norman joining us now live, shes about 30 minutes outside philadelphia. And janai, i know even though the immediate weather has improved in many of these communities, theyre still going to see major flooding and many of these rivers are going to continue to rise. Reporter well, david, the Flood Concerns continue in the Philadelphia Area until at least tomorrow. That is the Schuylkill River, you can see in the distance running behind me. What you cant see is where that river ends because it is still overflowing onto these nearby roads. Residents still reeling and theyll be dealing with Cleanup David . Ys to come. All right, Janai Norman with us tonight, as well. Janai, thank you. Lets get right to chief meteorologist Ginger Zee. Ginger, last night, you and rob were warning of the potential of lifethreatening storms, the potential for this flash Flood Emergency and of course the tornadoes, but it was still quite something when you actually see it, when it hits. And this was a combination of forces . Reporter yes. As we have been warning about for a week, i mean, really since before ida made landfall, it was a cold Front Meeting up the tropical remnants of ida. Now, it is hard to believe, unless you are this family, where im in their backyard right now and a bridge and their road collapsed. There were people in cars, thankfully, they got them out. But yes, its hard to imagine what three to fiveinch per Hour Rainfall rates look like. Its hard to imagine what 8 to 12 inches over such a populated place looks like, because in some of these places, weve never done it before. And thats why you heard Government Officials onboard with the climate change science, saying that the 1 in 500year flood events, they have to be redefined, because of amplification from humaninduced climate change. And david, i dont know how the conversation tonight, Tomorrow And Beyond doesnt turn to, how do we build that road back for the inevitable next time . How do we build back sustainable infrastructure, permeable surfaces and how do we not aggressively mitigate Greenhouse Gas emissions . David . A lot of questions. And we did hear authorities over and over again talking about extreme weather here to stay, that acknowledgement. Ginger, thank you. We move onto the other News Tonight and to that supreme Court Ruling overnight that will now allow the new Abortion Law in texas to stand. Effectively banning nearly all abortions in that state. President biden calling the law an unprecedented assault on a womans constitutional rights, vowing to fight. Abcs Rachel Scott from texas tonight. Reporter 24 hours after the nations toughest antichoice law went into effect, doctors and advocates we spoke to say abortions in texas have all but stopped. Youve already had to turn women away. Youve had to deny abortions. Yeah, thats right. Reporter at this planned Parenthood Center in houston, dr. Bhavik kumar normally performs between 20 to 30 abortions a day. Since the new law, hes only seen six patients and had to turn half of them away. Just yesterday, i saw somebody who thought she was earlier in the pregnancy, she was crying and we began to explore options and think through the logistics of if she would be able to go out of state for the care she needed. Reporter the new Law Bans Abortions after about the sixth week of pregnancy. Before most women even know theyre pregnant. In fact, Abortion Rights Activists tell us nearly 90 of women seeking abortions here are past their sixth week. Part of what makes this law so unique is that it deputizes private citizens to sue anyone who Aids And Abets an unlawful abortion. From doctors who perform them to drivers who take women to the clinic. Those citizens could then collect a bounty of at least 10,000. Our creator endowed us with the right to life and now were about to make it law. Reporter overnight, the Supreme Court refused to put the law On Hold as legal challenges work their way through the system. Even though the justices found serious questions about its constitutionality, five conservative justices voted to let it go forward anyway, saying there are Complex And Novel procedural reasons for why it could not be blocked at this stage. Four justices, including conservative Chief Justice John roberts, dissenting. Justice Sonia Sotomayor calling the Majoritys Decision stunning, calling the law flagrantly unconstitutional. Now, most women seeking abortions in texas forced to travel to other states. This Clint Clinic in Neighboring Oklahoma usually schedules appointments for 15 women a day. Since the law in texas, that number has more than doubled. For a five to tenminute procedure, to drive 600 miles in the middle of a pandemic its cruel. Reporter david, President Biden called this law extreme, but at this point, there is very little the president can do about it. The fact is, theres a conservative majority on the bench. Former President Donald Trump was able to appoint three justices to the bench and all three of those justices this week were in favor of this law moving forward. David . All right, Rachel Scott in texas for us. Rachel, thank you. Of course, this has been a decadeslong fight, since the Roe Versus Wade decision in 1973. Lets bring in Terry Moran, who has covered the Supreme Court for years for us. And terry, for decades, this has really been a theoretical argument, what could happen if the Supreme Court leans one way or the other. This 54 ruling overnight. Chief justice john roberts, a conservative himself, of course, Signaling A Willness of some sort of a compromise, but conservatives, three of them, rachel just mentioned them, relatively new to the court, didnt buy his argument. Reporter they didnt. That was so striking. Chief justice john roberts, hes just 10 or 15 years older than the three justices appointed by donald trump. But those 10 or 15 years, they mark a huge difference in the republican party. The difference between Bush Republicans and trump republicans. And the chief justice did want the court to take more time to consider what he called an unprecedented law. He lost the votes of those conservatives. And it looks like this will mark the end of whats called the roberts court. And one more quick question for you, terry, Bottom Line here, texas would appear to be just the first state to do this. A number of other states already signaling they might follow this blueprint, particularly when they see how unique this law is, actually Deputizing Private citizens . Reporter thats it, david, thats the trick that makes this law so different and so difficult for courts to get a handle on. By Deputizing Private citizens, it makes enforcement a matter of private lawsuits and that clever innovation has been picked up. Governor Ron Desantis and Republican Legislators in florida saying they plan to introduce laws. Also in arkansas, missouri, mississippi. Slowly, basically eliminating the right to choose an abortion across the country in the coming months. David . Terry moran live at the Supreme Court again for us tonight. Terry, thank you. And in the south tonight, in louisiana, the Desperation Growing, four days now after Hurricane Ida struck there. Nearly A Million customers still without electricity. The need for food, water and the long lines for fuel. 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