Death Toll Rises in the Northeast After Ida

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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At least 52 people are now confirmed dead in six Northeast states after remnants of Hurricane Ida tore through the region last week causing tornadoes and massive flooding. On Tuesday, President Biden will survey the damage in New York and New Jersey. Perspective on the destruction, as well as the President visit, from Eric Adams. He’s the Brooklyn Borough President and the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City. Plus, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona joins Anderson to talk about battle over mask mandates and other issues facing students as they start a new school year during a Covid surge. Anderson also talks with the captain of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, Becky Sauerbrunn, about their battle for equal pay. Airdate: September 6, 2021 Guests: Eric Adams Miguel Cardona Becky Sauerbrunn To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good evening.
0:01.0	Hope you had a good Labor Day weekend.
0:02.6	Certainly, a much-deserved rest for the entire country.
0:05.0	The unofficial end of summer.
0:07.0	That's what this weekend was.
0:08.6	Unfortunately, it begins with a rise in the death toll after Hurricane Ida.
0:12.8	In the Northeast, where President Biden will visit tomorrow, 52 people.
0:16.1	Now, reported dead across six states.
0:18.2	Most in New York and New Jersey, stories of people trapped in apartments.
0:22.0	Others unable to hold on to loved ones.
0:23.7	A trooper in Connecticut swept away after responding to a missing person's call, according
0:28.1	to the mayor of one town outside New York City.
0:30.0	The floods used to come every 20 to 25 years, he said.
0:33.8	Now they're coming every three, four, and five years, he said.
0:37.6	In a moment, we'll have a live report from Louisiana as well.
0:40.2	First, Athena Jones joins us with the latest from New York City.
0:42.6	So what's going on?
0:47.1	While Anderson, we are in Queens, one of the areas hardest hit by the storm in New
0:50.8	York City.
0:52.1	Both in terms of damage, as you can see from the debris, piled up behind me all up and down
0:56.4	this block, people are clearing out, cleaning up, putting out appliances and furniture to try
1:00.7	to begin to rebuild their lives.
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