Was due to, quote, life-threatening flooding and power outages to more than 12,000 homes. we have flooding situations and emergency calls. if you do not need to be on the road, is that i off the road. reporter: at west point intense rain recorded there totaled more than 7 1/2 inches in six hours according to preliminary data from noaa. a cnn analysis of noaa s historical rainfall frequency data indicates this would be a 1 in a 1,000 year rainfall event. also in orange county the city of cornwall issued a no travel advisory due to numerous flooded roadways, stranded vehicles, water rescues, mudslides, downed trees and debris. in rockland county flooding stranded vehicles, police say they ve been assisting local fire departments and ems hoping to get stranded motorists to safety. new york state police urging people to avoid the palisades interstate parkway due to heavy flooding and washouts. it s not just new york state feeling the print of it. on sunday vermont governor phil
it takes two to make a. stay two nights and get a $ 50 best western gift card. book now at bestwestern.com. right know vice president harris is at a commencement address at the u.s. military academy at west point. listen. they are willing to sacrifice everything. to protect the lives and liberty of people they may never meet. and i believe there is no more noble work that a person can do than to serve our nation in uniform. and today, then to the class of 2023, you join the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen. [ applause ]
Coalitions and catalyze global action in a way no other nation can. and our military is the strongest in the world. our military is a force that underwrites global stability and our national security. and it is this pillar of our strength where you cadets have dedicated yourself to lead. essential to our strength is the role then the vice president kamala harris delivering the commencement address at the u.s. military academy west point today. speaking to cadets who will soon graduate from that great institution. we will of course monitor that
. we know about it. , [shouting] let the veteran speak. let the veteran speak! the pandemonium continued through what was supposed to be a question and answer session and some did come to the congresswoman s defense and while signs were president po present, and those who lashed out were led away by security. and the congresswoman put out a tweet after thanking everyone coming out and saying that the crowd was great. griff: that s unbelievable. we haven t seen a town hall like that in quite some time. alex, thank you very much. alicia. alicia: thank you very much. and vice-president kamala harris making history today as the first woman to deliver a commencement address at the u.s. military academy at west point. this year, more than 900 men
Already spent. we are paying our bills. we cannot afford to cut social security and medicaid. we cannot afford memorial day, to be able to have cuts to veterans benefits. and to take away pell grants, put a cap on it, it s unthinkable. and they were holding the wrong people hostage. president biden has done an amazing job. house democrats have been in the fight. house leader hakeem jeffries has a lead in the democrats. and we stand united. earlier today, vice president kamala harris became the first woman in the 221-year history of the u.s. military academy at west point, to deliver the keynote address to a graduating class. she was the first woman speaker at the u.s. navy commencement two years ago. she spoke at the coast guard s