And as we prepare to mark 20 years since 9/11, my visit to ground zero with the first fdny chief on the scene. Among the names on the memorial, his own brother. Announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt hello, everyone, and nice to be back with you president biden tonight wrapping up a visit to physically and emotionally shattered neighborhoods in new jersey and new york, where last week s record and deadly floods became icons of a changing climate and a planet in trouble. The president offering words of comfort and promises of support to the affected while issuing rallying cries in the battle to confront the brutal effects of climate change ida s trail of misery still being felt tonight. Power outages are affecting hundreds of thousands across the south, as we learn more about how the storm affected the most vulnerable. The actions being taken tonight against several nursing homes in louisiana let s begin ou reporting with gabe gutierrez. Reporter: with the devastating afte
Taliban government. Plus, the f. B. I. s $10 million reward for one of its top leaders. Exclusive interview: the secretary of homeland security, tonight, days before the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Are there any credible threats against america? plus, the terror attack s mastermind back in court. New details from guatanamo bay. Domestic abuse in the military. Our twoyear investigation speaking with nearly 40 survivors. Why this woman says the military failed her. And a former flight attendant s personal journey to honor flight crews killed in the september 11 attacks. This is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. O donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. President biden is bringing new focus to the devastating effects of climate change and the need for america to rebuild its decaying infrastructure. The president just wrapped up a visit to new york city and new jersey, where the aftermath of hurricane ida
Travelers pack airspace and fans fill college football statements as new cases in the u. S. Hit the highest level since january. Plus, the state with the highest labor day gas price ever. Crime wave in chicago, at least 55 people are shot in the city over the holiday weekend, including a four yearoldboy, the new crackdown on illegal gun sales. A small town cries foul: workers at a minnesota factory are worried their jobs will be outsourced to china. Unbearable, why officials in tahoe are telling residents to be on the lookout for bears. And surf s up: a different kind of therapy for front line healthcare workers. This is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. Yuccas: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. I m jamie yuccas in for norah. Tonight, millions of storm victims from the gulf coast to the northeast are bracing for yet another blast of heavy rain and possibly even more floods. Flash flood watches and heat a
Subjected to squalid conditions including bugs crawling on mattresses thrown on the ground. Across the state 700,000 people are without power or fuel. Nearly a third of the state s gas stations are empty. Temperatures are rising and tempers are flaring. In jefferson parish, one person was shot in killed in a line at a gas station. There are desperate pleas s for help. We re going to die in here. Where s fema, where s the red cross? we need help now. 25 people died in new jersey where stunning new video shows water rushing into a home after plowing through a basement wall. In passaic, new jersey, two college students are still missing after being swept into a storm drain. President biden is set to visit new york and new jersey on tuesday. Our polo sandoval is in the northeast. Nadia romero is on the ground in louisiana. Nadia, what s the scene in new orleans? it sounds like people are just running out of patience there. Reporter: they are. A lot of people have said to me, jim, enough is
Let s go outfront. And good evening, everyone. I m in for erin burnett, breaking news. President biden in louisiana, he s now meeting with local leaders there after surveying the catastrophic damage from hurricane ida. The presidencycyt seeing unreleg storm that hit louisiana and mississippi. A storm that left 800,000 people there still without power. There is much to be done. We re working around the clock with the governor and the elected officials there until we can meet every need y all have. As you can see from these images, new images, the cleanup has just begun. And even days later, the flood waters have yet to reseed in somepl places. With the sweltering heat, no power, no water, food and fuel shortages, many people on the ground are begins to fear the worst. I got to sleep in the car. My kids are hot. We hungry. We going to die in here. Where is fema? where is the red cross? we need help now. There is an urgent need for help across the northeast, as well. The death toll rising