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covid cases and hospitalizations are at levels we have not seen since early february. before the majority of the country even had access to the vaccine. they ve also leveled out and are basically flat in the last two weeks. deaths, however, jumped more than 30%. nearly all of them among the unvaccinated. going to say it one more time. nearly all the deaths recorded are unvaccinated americans. let s break it down, bring in mike memoli at the white house. cal perry, eugene daniels, and dr. paul offett. he is on the fda vaccine advisory committee. he knows what he is talking about. mr. memoli. let s be honest, the six points, all of us would say sure, let s do that. how is it going to happen? reporter: that s right, steph. we re going to get more specifics through the day. this is clearly a major moment for the white house after a period of months they moved from july 4th celebration of independence from the virus to seeing just in the past week in fact one of the highes ....
the vast majority in louisiana, new york, and my home state of new jersey. over in connecticut, a funeral procession will get under way within this hour for a state trooper, sergeant brian mould, who died with his police cruiser was overwhelmed by floodwaters. hundreds of thousands of people are still without power. some might not get it back until the month of october. after touring the damage in both regions, president biden said the crisis demands an immediate response. climate change poses an existential threat to our lives, our economy. it s here and it s not going to get any better. this is code red. the nation and the world are in peril. that s not hyperbole. that is a fact. let s dig deeper into all of this and bring in allison barber and sam brock, in louisiana, and kathleen miller in cranford, new jersey. she is the mayor there. sam, let s start with you. the numbers i am reading are crazy. 300,000 plus people without power, 3,000 in shelters, 25,000 displ ....
recovery. the united states adding a very disappointing 235,000 jobs in august with the unemployment rate dropping to 5.2%. the big, big question today is with most benefits gone, why are there still so many open jobs and how much is the delta variant disrupting return to normal? marty walsh will be here to answer that question. and devastation across the northeast. 48 people confirmed dead. we were talking with two separate disasters unfolding notice northeast and south. the death toll rising to 48 in new york, new jersey, connecticut and pennsylvania after hurricane ida decimated the area. it is raising questions about climate change and infrastructure. as of this morning, 64 people in 8 states have died from the storm. the governor of will speak in a few minutes from now, phil murphy. and we see this rescue in new york central park. a driver got stuck in the flood waters there. look at this. homes in new jersey on fire in middle of flooded neighborhoods and firefig ....
residents do not go home. also, this morning, history. for the first time in 7,268 days, americans wake up without the country at war in afghanistan. this photo capturing army general chris donahue, the last soldier to leave afghanistan. the last flight carrying military personnel, taking off one minute before midnight, kabul time, marking the official end to america s longest war. but this morning, more questions than answers about what exactly comes next. that s where we begin. we begin with the taliban back in power after we drove them out in 2001. we went there to find osama bin laden and take out al qaeda training camps, with former president george w. bush making this pledge to the american people. we will win this conflict by the patient accumulation of successes, by meeting a series of challenges with determination and will and purpose. we did not ask for this miss. this morning, the taliban telling nbc news they took control of the kabul airport after u.s ....
the destructive storm crashing on shore as a category four. one of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the state of louisiana. on the same day as the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina. the storm so powerful, it reversed flow of the mississippi river. hears what we know. one person is dead. louisiana state health says a 60-year-old man died outside baton rouge after a tree fell on his home. more than a million homes and businesses are still without power across the state and that includes all of the city of new orleans. we are hearing reports of catastrophic damage. 911 experiencing technical difficulties in certain areas, reports of people still trapped. president biden foegsly approving emergency declarations for louisiana and mississippi. we have a team of expert reporters safely across the region now. i want to start with jay gray in new orleans. what is the scene like there this morning? reporter: finally a little bit of sunshine after what has been t ....