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the mid-atlantic and northeast are trying to recover from unprecedented flooding as well as tornadoes in the aftermath of ida. a new abc news/ washington post poll shows a drop in the president s approval rating. 44% of americans say they approve of how he s handling his job. 51% disapprove. also, new data points to a slowdown in job creation. the labor department says some 235,000 jobs were added in augment economists expected more than 700,000 new hires. the unemployment rate is down slightly now at 5.2%. there s increased concern the delta variant is taking a toll on the economy. this comes as long-term unemployment benefits are set to expire this weekend. this morning before his trip to louisiana the president spoke about the state of the economy. there s no question the delta variant is why today s job report isn t stronger. it has brought america out of an economic free fall. the second thing that has to happen in september is for the congress. the house and ....
i m kaitlan collins live in times square. john berman is in west chester county, assessing the damage because we re starting with breaking news this morning after there were torrential rains and catastrophic flooding that hit the northeast causing a lot of damage overnight and stranding people in their cars, causing people to be evacuated from the subway here in new york and at least eight people have died in new york and new jersey. several of them after calling for help after rising flood waters. both states are now under states of emergency. new york city had the heaviest single hour of rain in the city s history. and flash flooding has stranded thousands in the subway overnight and like i said, trapping people in their cars. rescues were happening throughout the city as new york city s major imposed a travel ban until about an hour ago due to the dangerous flood conditions. at least one tornado reported touching down in new jersey. and the storm is now moving up the ....
emergency. that s a subway tunnel there. subway service is coming back this morning after it was suspended in a scene like that last night. imagine, hundreds are still stranded in stations across the city, and new york city saw rainfall worse. 50,000 olympic-size swimming pools in the course of just five hours. this is not normal, folks. these are live pictures from new jersey. that is flooding. communities up to their doors and windows, and that is a live rescue underway. first responders in an inflatable there going door to door, seeing if people need rescue at this hour. a tornado ripped through parts of gloucester county, new jersey. newark had its wettest day on record. records are being set virtually every day, folks. again, this is not normal. nearly all transit rail service has been suspended in new jersey. this morning united airlines says it is suspending operations from its hub in newark. that has tremendous repercussions for travelers across the country. all ....
off the roads and avoid unnecessary travel. the mayor confirmed one does, 70-year-old man who was swept away by floodwaters. flash flooding warning in effect until 3 am eastern time. also flooding from rutgers university in new jersey to yale university in connecticut. the flooding stranding and travel. water rising the lower level of international airport, they were able to resume limited flight operations. tornadoes touched down in southern new jersey. dozens of homes were destroyed and joining us now is steve rogers, retired police lieutenant experienced this flooding firsthand, i wish we were talking on better terms. this was a very unusual storm. there were no high winds. i was on the phone with my neighbor and he told me his basement was flooded and i thought i should take a look at mine and sure enough i had half a foot of water pouring in. the water was coming in from the storm drains, toilet bowls overflowing and it was coming in very rapidly. i had some pump ....
luis armstrong stadium. look at yankee stadium taken by broadcaster michael k, the entire outfield under water. a number of funnel clouds and tornados were also reported across the northeast. earlier in the day the storm swept through maryland and the washington d.c. area. news correspondent tom costello has those pictures. reporter: touching down in and around annapolis, maryland, tornados on the ground for many miles after spinning off from hurricane ida that slammed louisiana. please make sure you re inside. please make sure you re in the lowest level of your house. reporter: in downtown annapolis, power lines and signs ripped down. roofs torn off and trees uprooted. in frederick, maryland, flash flooding caught a bus driver off guard, 11 school kids rescued as the bus was submerged. ida unleashing rain on the nation s capitol. a tornado watch well into the evening. three inches of rain swamped the region, tearing down trees, flooding intersections and trappi ....