Sep 07 WATCH: Biden surveys New York and New Jersey storm damage, talks climate change By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Pointing accusingly at climate change, President Joe Biden toured deadly Northeast flood damage Tuesday and said he was thinking about the families who suffered “profound” losses from the powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 4:05 Hundreds of thousands of Americans still without power in Ida's aftermath By Roby Chavez New Jersey, New York and other Northeastern states continued cleaning up in the aftermath of the Ida storm system. At least 50 deaths from Virginia to Massachusetts have been linked with the storms. In Louisiana, at least 13 deaths have… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 5:01 Biden visits Louisiana as Gulf Coast, Northeast recover from Ida's toll By Roby Chavez The death toll from Ida grew Friday as first responders in some places went door to door to list the missing. At least 49 people were killed in five Northeast states. President Joe Biden traveled to Louisiana to see the… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 5:13 Nearly a decade after Hurricane Sandy, NYC's outer boroughs see 'bare minimum' investment Justin Brannan, a New York City councilman representing Brooklyn, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Ida's toll on New York City, and how the city can brace itself for similar weather events in the future. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 9:27 Despite being downgraded to a storm, Ida pummeled East Coast states By Roby Chavez, Amber Partida, Dorothy Hastings, Jason Kane The U.S. East Coast is grappling with historic flooding and tornadoes. At least 40 more deaths have been linked to storm Ida since it struck with new fury Wednesday. Other than Louisiana, flooding is also bad in parts of the… Continue watching
Sep 02 WATCH: New York's Gov. Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio give update on Ida's storm impact By Associated Press The remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped historic rain over the tri-state area, with over 20 deaths linked to flooding in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Sep 02 Death toll rises after Hurricane Ida's remnants hit Northeast By David Porter, Bobby Caina Calvan, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers, tornado damage and continuing calls for rescue Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain. Continue reading
Aug 26 Time's Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns in wake of Cuomo scandal By Associated Press In a statement posted to Twitter, Tchen — the former chief of staff to Michelle Obama — said she's "spent a career fighting for positive change for women" but she wasn't the right person to lead the #MeToo-era organization at… Continue reading
Aug 24 TV Academy revokes Andrew Cuomo's Emmy amid scandal, resignation By Associated Press Hours after leaving office, scandal-tainted former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suffered another defeat: losing the special Emmy Award he received last year for his daily, televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Andrew Cuomo gives farewell address after resignation as New York governor By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press Cuomo, a Democrat, was set to end his term at 11:59 p.m., just under two weeks after he announced he would resign rather than face a likely impeachment battle over sexual harassment allegations. Continue reading