Good Morning And Welcome to your new day. It is saturday, september 4th. The months just flying off the calendar, christi. I have to tell you, it is starting to feel a little bit chilly like autumn here in d. C. Thank goodness. Same here in atlanta. Believe me, were grateful for it. For the summer but nevertheless hes a miami man. Thats right. We have to talk about weather and we begin this hour with how the United States is coming Face To face with the climate crisis. The Death Toll continuing to climb from wednesdays historic flooding and tornadoes in the northeast, at least 50 people have died. In the Northeast Hurricane ida took a deadly flash flooding. Im sure you saw it sweeping away cars. There were tornadoes across the region. New Jerseys Governor said the recovery is going to take time but the state is ready to help. Just walking through for a few minutes the downtown area. It is clear that the damage caused by ida is significant by any measure and recovering and rebuilding wi
Mixed messages. A former District Attorney is indicted following the shooting of ahmed arbery. Shes facing charges now. Were going to get through that in our legal brief thats coming up. And a u. S. Open stunner. Naomi osaka losing her match and her cool on the court. What shes now saying about her future in tennis. Always so grateful to have your company. Its saturday, september 4th. Welcome back, boris. We missed you. Thank you, christi. I was on vacation and my jacket feels tighter. That happens to all of us. Great to see you as always, christi. From the Gulf Coast Region to the northeast this morning, cities across the country are still reeling from the aftermath of haep ida. In louisiana residents are dealing with fuel shortages, Power Outages and Hurricane Ida being blamed for 13 deaths. 700,000 people are without electricity in louisiana. President Joe Biden got his firsthand look at the destruction during a visit to that area promising federal help for people who are struggling
The mixed messages. And growing backlash over restrictive new Texas Law banning abortions after six weeks. Why the states largest medical association is saying enough is enough. And a u. S. Open stunner. Omi the match and her cool on the court. What shes now saying about her future in tennis. We are always so grateful to have your company. It is saturday, september 4th. Thank you for waking up with us. Good morning, christi. We appreciate you sharing part of your Labor Day Weekend with us. From the Gulf Coast Region to the northeast, cities across the country are reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. In louisiana, residents are dealing with fuel shortages, power outages, and now, sweltering heat. Theyre facing long lines to buy food at Grocery Stores and Hurricane Ida is being blamed for at least 13 deaths in louisiana and mississippi. And still, more than 700,000 customers remain without power in louisiana. Now, president Joe Biden did get a firsthand look at the destruction du
Messages . A restrictive Abortion Ban and limits on how teachers talk about race. The outcry following a flurry of new laws in texas. What is the Worstcase Scenario for you . Being evicted with my child. A race against time for families facing eviction. The effort to get muchneeded federal help before theyre kicked out. In 22 years of doing this, ive never seen Fire Conditions like were seeing now. The Caldor Fire, ripping through parts of california, destroying anything in its path. The latest on the struggle to contain the fire. Newsroom starts right now. 9 01 is the time. Good morning to you on this saturday, september 4th. Im christi paul. And im boris sanchez. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning, christi . Good morning to you as well, boris. We have to talk about it. The gas shortages, the long lines for Food And Water and zero electricity. This is what people are facing in the Gulf Region right now, after Hurricane Ida blew through. That storm is blamed for at least 13
Electricity yet again this morning. Residents are waiting in these long lines, look at this. They just want to buy gas and food. President biden says the federal government will do its part. Theres much to be done. Were working around the clock with the governor and the elected officials there until we can meet every need you all have. Our correspondents are covering the storm from the Gulf Coast to the northeast. Lets begin there and bring in cnns evan mcmorris cant santor. He joins us from new jersey. Bring us up to speed on the conditions there now. Reporter boris and christi, you both said it best. This is an ongoing emergency. Here in the northeast, Weve Seen Reports of Dry Ice being delivered. People without power in westchester county, New York. We have Rescue Operations still ongoing in passaic, new jersey. Here in paterson, new jersey, where the passaic river is the Life Blood of the town, were dealing with what is actually flooding. The national Weather Service says the passa