Remnants of Hurricane Ida battered the northeast with recordbreaking rain and historic and deadly flooding. At least 46 people have now died across six states. Many drowning in their homes and cars. More than 20 Million people remain under Flood Warnings this morning. The threat of flooding from rising rivers is expected to continue into the holiday weekend. And officials say that more than 500 New Yorkers had to be rescued from flooded roads, buildings and subway stations. The new York Police department even had to make a Water Rescue in Central Park. At least eight tornadoes touched down in pennsylvania, massachusetts and New Jersey. At times reducing homes to nothing but splinters. And now, the Cleanup And Damage assessment begins. We begin this morning with cnns Polo Sandoval who is live in hardhit bound brook, New Jersey. Polo, hey, whats going on . And what are you seeing over there . Reporter kaitlan, good morning to you. That nearby river is slowly its still a big concern here.
tough for buyers. and in the next hour we ll get the latest from the us, where pressure is mounting on the president and the attorney general. the white house says it will reach a decision soon on us attorney generaljeff sessions, who has been publicly humiliated by president donald trump. relatives of some of the soldiers who died during the battle of paschendale have attended the unveiling of an art installation in honour of the victims, which is made of mud. the german car manufacturer bmw says it has decided to build an electric version of the mini at its cowley plant in oxford. the new model is due to go into production by the end of 2019. the electric motor, gearbox and battery pack will be produced at bmw s plant in leipzig in germany, before being brought to the uk and installed in the body of the mini at the factory of the mini at the factory at the cowley plant in oxford. the company says it has not received any assurances or commitments from the british governmen
good evening and welcome to bbc news. jeremy corbyn has been under pressure to spell out labour‘s position on immigration today one of the major issues in the eu referendum. in a speech in peterborough he was expected to say that the party could ditch its support for the freedom of movement rules that allow eu citizens to move to the uk. but he later said he wouldn t rule it out, and told the bbc he did not think immigration was too high. here s our political editor laura kuenssberg. welcome for him on the platform, but will you welcome what was billed as his vision for britain after brexit? kelly whether you voted to leave or remain, everybody voted for a better future. how many eu citizens can keep moving freely? we are not against the movement as point of principle but i don t want be misinterpreted it. we want the power to intervene decisively, to prevent workers from here or abroad being used and exploited to undermine pay and conditions at work. the original vers
welcome to bbc news. more and more people are having to wait several months for hospital treatment in england. new figures obtained by the bbc, show the number of patients still waiting after 18 weeks, has doubled in the past four years. health experts are warning that the total number of people waiting for treatment could soon reach 4 million. the royal college of surgeons says the delays are causing real suffering for many patients, while nhs england says it s doing all it can to speed up treatment times. in the first of a series of reports on the health of the nhs, here s our health editor hugh pym. for peter, it wasn tjust inconvenient waiting six months for surgery, it made his life almost unbearable. even after a series of operations on his legs and stomach began last autumn, there were delays when he was almost immobile. i was completely housebound, relying on friends forjust minor trips to the shops and i became quite reclusive as well. deeply frustrated and deeply up