white house, headed for the northeast to get a firsthand look at the damage left by hurricane ida. elsie huge parts of new jersey and new york remain decimated by deadly flooding. ida killing at least 45 people in those two states. some swept away by cars, others drowning in their own homes. new disaster declarations mean parts of both states are eligible for federal aid, but even that is fraught with complaints from counties left off the list of those eligible for aid. and down in louisiana which got hit by ida first, more than 400,000 homes are still in the dark, nine days after the storm rolled through, and high temperatures continue to raise the misery and risk. all three regions are at risk of more severe weather in the coming days. we have all of the angles covered. shannon petty piece at the white house, allison barber in new jersey, and some brock in louisiana outside new orleans.
would keep the high tides out. but mother nature told us clearly that it is more than just what is coming from the sea, it is also what is coming from the sky. and so it is basically telling us, you better adjust, and be honest about how we mess up our environment and now we have to ensure that we learn to live with the climate change and not think that we could keep them out. yeah and i think it is important, what you noted before, that this is a national and global problem. so the issues are not restricted to just new york city. eric adams, thank you so much for the time. take care. we also want to focus on the gulf coast and the recovery there. louisiana specifically where ida first slammed ashore eight days ago as a powerful category four hurricane. people are still in desperate need of basic essentials like food, water, power, gas and shelter. and it comes as state officials are investigating the deaths of several nursing home evacuees.
and flooded parts of the northeast. listen to this reality. many of those people who died drowned in their own homes, in their own cars. right now the threat from rising rivers is expected to continue throughout the weekend. in new york, officials rescued more than 500 people from flooded buildings, streets, even subway stations. in pennsylvania, massachusetts and new jersey, at least eight tornadoes destroyed dozens of homes and buildings, while the northeast assesses the damage. more than 800,000 still remain without power in louisiana. of course, where ida first hit several days ago. millions are at risk as the sweltering heat stretches into the weekend. today president biden is headed to louisiana to tour the damage there. before that, he is expected to speak about the latest jobs report which was a huge disappointment. frankly, a huge surprise. the economy added just 235,000 jobs. that missed projections by half