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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

All right, today is Tuesday, September 17th, as I said, Kathy's out, so I'll handle the news duties.

Good morning to you.

We'll start with this.

President Joe Biden will survey damage in parts of the Northeast. It suffered catastrophic flash flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida and used the muddy backdrop to call for federal spending to fortify infrastructure so that it can better withstand such powerful storms. Biden is set to tour Manville, New Jersey, and the New York City

Borough of Queens today. At least 50 people were killed in six eastern states as record

rainfall last week overwhelmed rivers and sewer systems. Some people were trapped in fast-filling

basement apartments and cars or swept away as they tried to escape. And the storm, of course, also

spawned several tornadoes. More than half of those deaths, 27 were recorded in New Jersey. In New York

City, 13 people were killed, including 11 in Queens. Biden's visit follows up a Friday trip to Louisiana

or Hurricane Ida first made landfall,

killing at least 13 people in the state, and plunging New Orleans into darkness.

Powers slowly being restored there.

Manville, situated along New Jersey's Raritan River, is almost always hard hit by major storms.

It was a scene of catastrophic flooding in 1998 as the remnants of

Tropical Storm Floyd swept over New Jersey. It also sustained serious flooding during the aftermath

of Hurricane Irene in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Yeah, got hammered. I remember that.

It's one of those places that just always has a problem. Biden has approved major disaster

declarations, making federal aid available for people in six New Jersey counties and five New York

counties affected by the devastating floods. And like I said, he will be touring there today.

Speaking of that, powerful hurricane Larry is making big waves in the Atlantic, but a series of smaller developing storms could create more big problems for Louisiana's battered Gulf Coast.

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