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since december, more than 1,000 students have been abducted in the region. and it s affecting everyone from the youngest to the oldest pupils, rich and poor. save this country from the hands of these evil people! she said: mummy, they came to our school yesterday night and kidnapped us. she now says: mummy, come and see, they are just beating us. so, why are criminal gangs kidnapping schoolchildren? to find out, i ve travelled across northern and central nigeria, speaking to those affected. this banditry is not some mere criminality. and the only way to deal with it is to launch a full scale war against the bandits. under the cover of darkness, criminal gangs are disturbing the peace. armed men are targeting boarding schools, stealing children away as they sleep. since the kidnapping of the chibok girls in 2014, the mass abduction of schoolchildren has become an increasingly common phenomenon here in nigeria. and every time, it follows a similar, chilling pattern. a ....
flood warnings again today. in cranford, new jersey, stunning video showing water right there, just rushing right into the home in the basement, plowing down that wall. in nearby passaic, new jersey, the search continues after two college students still missing were swept into a storm drain. their car can be seen sitting atop a railing above the storm drain. and across louisiana, the situation is becoming increasingly desperate as temperatures soar and food and fuel run short. in jefferson parish, a man was shot and killed while waiting in line at a gas station. cnn has team coverage on the ground, as the cleanup continues. we ll check with nadia romero in new orleans in a moment. but first, evan mcmorris santoro is in paterson, new jersey. evan, what s the situation? reporter: well, fred, you mentioned that video out of cranford of that water rapidly filling up that basement. that s what happened here in paterson, as well. the passaic river runs through this town, it ....
all happening at the same time, the fallout from afghanistan which gets rougher by the day it seems and the fallout from all the flooding and damage that now has claimed close to 60 lives. questions about how it happened and how we could have known better. first to the fallout half a world away because it continues and growing continues and so what if anything can the united states do about it? let s go to david spunt with the president in wilmington, delaware, david. david, hi, neil it s been almost a week that people want today get out as safely as they can. it s been almost a week since u.s. forces completely withdraw. there are still many people including americans that are in afghanistan that want to get out. the united states said to be in contact with members of the taliban to exit at some point. secretary of state antony blinken says that not getting into specifics about some of those discussions with taliban leaders. we do know that president biden is getting u ....
states. they are also asking people to stay off the roads and avoid any unnecessary travel. flash flooding warning has been extended until 3:00 a.m. in the area and 3:00 a.m. eastern time. there are also reports of flooding in dorm buildings from reuters university in new jersey, to yale, rutgers, excuse me, to yale university in new haven, connecticut. the flooding is also stranding air travel with water rising in the lower level of newark international airport. now work has since been able to resume limited flight operations but earlier tornados touched down in southern new jersey. dozens of homes were destroyed. now, joining us on the phone is pat a retired nypd detective and the founder and president of a consulting company. he drove through what he tells me was four feet of water in westchester county and has many employees right now helping in louisiana. can you hear me right now? yes, loud and clear. hi. we were talking just a little bit ago, pat, you sai ....
hey, everybody. good morning again, and welcome to way too early, the show that knows some of the fire crews here in california that could use a lot of that east coast rain. i m jacob soboroff on this thursday, september 2nd. we re going to start right now with the news. the reinformants of hurricane ida is hitting the northeast with flash flood warnings and tornadoes hitting new york, new jersey, and philadelphia. the gronks declared states of emergency, calling on residents to stay inside. fire and rescue crews across the region have responded to numerous water rescues and evacuations because of the high water levels. there have been at least five weather-related fatalities, four in new york city and one in passaic, new jersey. the national weather advisory cle claired a flash flood emergencying for new jersey, first ever last night. it shattered a record set just last week. this is video of water rushed into an apartment on east 22nd street in manhattan. most subwa ....