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the storm drenched public transit, highways, streets and homes in a few hour and brought much of the city to a standstill. much of philadelphia as well, forcing rivers to rise several feet. in new jersey towns were swamped with water while tornados rampaged across several communities. the storm has killed 43 people from maryland to connecticut. in louisiana four days after hurricane ida, nearly one million homes and businesses remain without electricity as we head into the holiday week end. tomorrow president biden will be on the ground in louisiana to see the damage up close. today the president said what the storm was an urgent warning about the dangers of climate change. the past few days of hurricane ida and the wild fires in the west and the unprecedented flash floods in new york and new jersey is yet another reminder that these extreme storms in the climate crisis are here. we need to act. this isn t about politics. hurricane ida didn t care if you were a democr ....
brian mole died after his cruiser was swept away in floodwaters. stephanie gosk has more on the impact of this storm. half the town is currently under water. reporter: in the light of day, the storm damage on display, the danger far from over. water kept rising. in new york, boats carried people to safety. we lost everything. reporter: similar scenes in pennsylvania and new jersey where tornados also touched down. this neighborhood outside philadelphia ripped apart. ida was no longer a hurricane when it hit the northeast but it was no less a punishing storm. dropping so much rain so quickly, new york city was overwhelmed. more than 3 inches in central park in one hour, smashing the previous record. waterfalls gushed into subway tunnels. in queens, passengers had to jump on their seats, the bus driving through a river that used to be a seat. rescue crews worked to get to everyone but couldn t get to everyone. they got stuck in the back. reporter: a mother and ....
national security correspondent jennifer griffin starts us off from the pentagon. we saw in iraq what happened when the u.s. declared a war over and pulled out troops leaving isis to grow e the u.s. isn t done with afghanistan. as the taliban continue to brandish american weapons captured from the of a dan army when the government fell 17 days ago, those fighters expressed anger the u.s. had disabled all of the military planes and helicopters at the airport before leaving. for the first time since the last american soldier left afghanistan, the defense secretary and chairman of the joint chiefs faced the press. they took just three questions. including whether they might have to partner with the taliban in the future. i can tell you from personal experience that is a ruthless group from the past and whether or not they change remains to be seen. and as far as our dealings with them at that airfield in war you do what you most in order to reduce risk admission and ....
c-17 cargo plane took off from kabul, president biden stepped into the dining room to talk about his vigorous defense of ending america s longest war. no nation has ever done anything like it in all of history. the extraordinary success of this mission was due to the incredible skill, bravery and selfless courage of the united states military and our diplomats and intelligence professionals. that was the choice, the real choice between leaving or escalating. i was not going to extend this forever war. and i was not extending a forever exit. for those asking for a third decade in afghanistan, i ask what is the vital interest? it was time to end this war. we all maintained the fight against terrorism, we just don t need to fight a ground war to do it. and to isis-k, we are not done with you yet. the speech sketched the broader outlines of his foreign policy, saying the era of nation building is over. the president also noted the u.s. would help evacuate the estimated ....
the right thing to say. so i might get with my needle and thread posse and make a pillow out of its. that s the one. america should hear this again. elections have consequences, even if impeachments don t. [laughs] coming soon to a t-shirt near you. [laughs] thank you rachel. thank you lawrence. president biden left a marker for history today, he delivered the most accurate and most honest speech by an american president about afghanistan. the bar could not be lower for honest and accurate presidential speeches on afghanistan, especially considering the woefully inarticulate presidential speech that started the war in afghanistan, with george w. bush making promises that were filled with absurdity by the time his presidency came to an end. in fact, by the time his first term ended. promises such as, we will win this conflict by the patient accumulation of successes, we will not fail. peace and freedom will prevail. to deliver the best presidential speech in hi ....