Hes expected to land at Jfk Airport at any moment. The president will tour the damage from last weeks historic flooding in the northeast that killed at least 52 people in six states. Bidens visit coming just days after he travelled to louisiana to see destruction there from Hurricane Ida. The president first plans to go to central new Jersey Today Which W Which Was inundated with Torrential Rain Last week and then he heads to queens where a dozen people died most of them trapped in flooded basements. Meantime new York City officials plan on going doortodoor to make sure that residents apply for federal relief. President biden approving new major Disaster Declarations for parts of new york and new jersey to help with the recovery. Lets go to John Harwood now live at the White House with a preview of the president s visit. John, as we anticipate President Biden will land at any moment. Hes also expected to deliver remarks later in the day from queens. What are we expect to hear from the
Debate 2022 campaign fights. President Biden On The Road to get a firsthand look at idas wrath. Hes just landed in New Jersey where he was met at the airport by the democratic Governor Phil Murphy. The president will see the damage from the flooding. We know at least 52 people died across six northeast states. First stop is in New Jersey in a town submerged last week. And queens nearly a dozen people were killed after being trapped in flooded basements. The president ial visit follows new federal Disaster Decl declarations for both states, freeing up money needed for repairs and rebuilding. Lets get to Athena Jones joining us live frommanville, New Jersey. You can see behind you, athena, there is a lot of rebuilding and hurt ahead. Absolutely. This is what the president is coming to see firsthand. Damage like this. The reason is house is being cleared out is because the Water Line reached over nine feet. Far above my head. They had to evacuate in the quickly rising Flood Waters last we
Louisiana. Jason, it just gets worse and worse where you are there in houma, louisiana. You are just getting pounded right now. Whats the latest . Yeah, i just wanted to confirm something. We were talking about the Wind Gusts out here. Checked in with our Weather Department here. Just to confirm before i said it. Weve been experiencing Wind Gusts topping 100 miles per hour. Out there. Not right here where im standing because weve moved back next to a solid Brick Structure, jim. Just to give us a barrier from the brunt of what is happening out here. You can look out there and you can gauge for your own eyes what we have been experiencing as the Eye Wall descends upon houma. The wind literally takes your breath away as it howls through here, taking with it trees, power lines, damaging structures in the area as well. Weve been hearing from Emergency Officials who say thats what theyve been receiving so far in terms of their assessment of the damage. Hard to make it out because all of this
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shock. i was in a deep sleep and i heard an incredible bang. and we opened up the door from our apartment and there was a huge pile of rubble. and dust. and just havoc. grabbed the childrenen a st and started running out the door and everybody was screaming and panicking. everybody was here but the wife and three children, 2, 6 and 9. were they here visiting? doct yes, vacation. i m just asking god because they are in the affected area. and there are still many questions. chief among them, what could have caused such catastrophic failure? one expert s opinion, corrosion of steel. and it means that the building was assumed by the series of pillars. so if the pillars fail, everything fails. so that is exactly what it looked like. and i seen the failures like that, hundreds of them like that. and this is right next to the ocean and also that area collapses also a sign. so corrosion of the reinforcement will compromise the capacity of thec column fai fails. and of