We have you covered on a story that wasnt supposed to be. We knew that ida was barrelling to the Gulf Coast And did considerable damage to louisiana, that she wound then foster rains And showers And floods, possibly going north. But nothing like this. Nothing approaching the historic damage of these storms. Weve got Bryan Llenas in queens, New York And David Lee Miller In Hoboken, New Jersey. We begin with bryan. Bryan, queens has not the so great honor of having been hit the hardest among communities. Yeah, neil. At least 11 people died in their Basement Apartments in queens, New York like this one behind me. You can see the gapping hole. Horrific. A Mother And Son died. The Building Owner came down to warn them And in five minutes, it was too late. There was separation And tragically death. A 2yearold Boy ten miles away died. These Basement Dwellings were horrific places to be during a flash flood event. On top of all of that, were now getting word that a connecticut State Trooper a
Themselves fleeing for their lives. Live from cnn center, this is Cnn Newsroom with Robyn Curnow. So Hurricane Henri is barreling towards the northeastern u. S. Right now with landfall expected in the coming hours on either Long Island or southern New England. Now, more than 50 Million people Take A Look at this Satellite Image here more than 50 Million people are under Hurricane Or Tropicalstorm warnings. And states of emergency have been declared in New York, Rhode Island, and connecticut. Cnn has just obtained this video of Flooded Streets in downtown hoboken, new jersey. This is part of the Rain System already hitting the northeast. For days, residents have been prepared warned to prepare for situations like this, and to evacuate or to shelter in safe places. And heres what new York Governor Andrew Cuomo told his state. Take a listen. New york tough also means New York smart. And New York smart, today, means get out of Harms Way please. So lets go straight to tyler mauldin. Tyler,
Our top story this hour, more than 50 Million people across the northeastern u. S. Are under hurricane or tropical Storm Warnings right now. Hurricane henri has been building strength over the atlantic, and landfall is expected in the coming hours on either Long Island or southern New England. The national Hurricane Center has a stark warning, especially for those in areas under a Storm Surge warning, saying plainly, this is a lifethreatening situation. And we are already seeing signs of danger. As you can see, cnn just obtained this video of Flooded Streets in downtown New Jersey. This is part of a Rain System already hitting parts of the northeast. In connecticut, both mandatory and voluntary evacuations have been posted across several coastal cities. The States Governor is encouraging others to shelter in place. In fact, across the northeast, millions of residents have now been preparing for the storm for days. And emergency personnel and Disaster Response teams are on high alert as
World. Im laura jarrett. And im julia chatterley. It is wednesday, july 21, 5 00 a. M. In new york. And we start with covid. If you live in an area with a low vaccination rate, you are in greater danger this morning. The cdc data shows 22 of the u. S. Population now lives in a county with high covid transmission. That is nearly 73 Million americans were talking about. And even more staggering, it is about ten times higher as many people as in early june. So why is it happening . Here is the head of the cdc. Areas with limited Vaccine Coverage are allowing for the emergence and rapid spread of the highly transmissible Delta Variant. The Delta Variant now represents 83 of sequenced cases. This is a dramatic increase up from 50 the week of july 3. And return to Inperson Week is coming or is already here. And that combined with the increase in transmission is raising the question should you be forced to wear a mask or get vaccinated. County home to Las Vegas has just passed a temporary Mas
York City Transit said the flooding was due to overwhelmed drains. And more Rain Hit the area overnight thanks to tropical Storm Elsa wreaking havoc in new York City. And out west, states are preparing for another scorching weekend. Forecasters predict temperatures will be Up To 25 degrees higher than average. This comes as California Governor Gavin newsom asks residents to cut Water Usage by 15 . The state is grappling with a record breaking set of temperatures and a drought. Joe, 100 of california, the state of california, is dealing with high temperatures. Just unbelievable. It is unbelievable. It also follows up just historic record highs in oregon, in washington state, in the pacific northwest. Why dont we go right now to Meteorologist Bill karins for more on the forecast. Bill, i think you said those temperatures a few weeks back werent temperatures you saw every ten years, or even every hundred years, they may be every thousand years. And now its happening again, this time in ca