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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 ....
good tuesday morning. i m erica hill. the united states passing another covid milestone. 40 million cases in the united states and there is currently no sign of that number slowing down. and just to put it in perspective, more than 4 million of those cases were reported in just the last four weeks. the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases, 300% higher than it was at this same time labor day. after last year. tomorrow president biden we are learning is set to deliver a major speech in the next phase of the pandemic recovery. according to sources, he ll layout key steps on what the white house and the federal government can take, key steps that can be taken next in the fight against the virus. the speech will also contain multiple components related to schools, private companies and federal employees. let s get straight to the white house, cnn correspondent phil mattingly is standing by. phil, the president set to tour damage in the northeast. what more do we know, ....
the day we ll never forget. 9/11. i for some, september 11, 2001 seems a long time ago, for others, it is just like yesterday. the attack that happened on this sunny day is near in our mind. the entire nation gasp when the twin towers reached high in the sky were brought crashing down when two high-jet liners flew directly through them. here are the names of the 3,000 innocent looives that were lost that day including 343 of new york s bravest. cnn is honored to bring you 9/11, a documentary of a rookie new york fireman in d downtown manhattan. their film was transformed into a gripping minute by minute, eye witness account of first responders who rushed to the scene and tried to save people while the towers burned and fell. the brothers kept their cameras rolling and capturing historic s footage of new york s real life heroes. the area that became known as ground zero. when you work in the fire house seven blocks from the two tallest buildings in new york, ....
shift blame and tries to lie his way out of this disaster, at least one white house official is ripping off the veneer. telling politico they were, quote: appalled and literally horrified that president biden left americans stranded in afghanistan adding, quote: we have failed in that no fail mission. did you ever think in your lifetime you would witness an american president bragging about leaving americans behind and defending the indefensible? choosing perceived political gain over the lives of americans, choosing to create a new terrorist safe haven over safety and security and choosing to actually spin for the taliban instead of standing up for american allies? the tragedy unfolding in afghanistan is a stark reminder of the deadly consequences of the left s woke agenda where facts are also victims and hostages as they are sacrificed to false narratives and desperate and deadly lies. consider biden s now infamous conversation with the now former president of afghani ....
story. i m wolf blitzer. you re in is the situation roo this is cnn breaking news. let s get right to the flooding disaster. see, that s miguel marquez joining us right now. half of the confirmed deaths are in new jersey where you are tonight. what s the latest? reporter: yeah. it is just incredible how much water was dumped in this area and that power of water. i want to show you what we re looking at right now. this is the river near new brunswick. this was a part right in front of us. it is about 10 to 12 feet over flood stage. it has started to come down ever so slightly. we re just passed high tide here. but these rescue workers here have a long way to go. raging flood waters throwing across parts of the northeast tonight where active rescues continue. officials estimate they have received calls in the thousands from people needing to be rescued from extreme flooding. the water was raised so high, i couldn t rush straight to the street. i wanted to go to t ....