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Eight Tornadoes Hit The Northeast
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:41:07
Publish Date: 2021-09-03 11:11:55
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With hurricane Ida’s path of destruction growing at least 8 confirmed tornadoes have hit the Northeast. New York City is flooded with never before seen rain fall and a New Jersey transit commuter train is stuck in floodwaters. At least 46 storm-related deaths have been reported in the Northeast with the New Jersey Governor requesting a major disaster declaration from President Biden.

At least 13 storm-related deaths have been reported along the Gulf Coast with 883,000 customers without power in Louisiana. There have been hundreds of water rescues near Philadelphia, with the Schuylkill River rising 2-feet above the major flood stage.

The Supreme Court's conservative majority opens a path for the end of Roe v. Wade by allowing a new Texas abortion law to stand. The law effectively bans the vast majority of abortions and allows private citizens to sue anyone who assists someone seeking an abortion.

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is among many lawmakers whose phone records are of interest to the January 6 White House Select Committee. 600 people have now been charged in connection to the Capitol Riot.

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, who have achieved four Olympic Golds and won four World Cup Championships, is appealing an equal pay lawsuit, which it filed against the United States Soccer Federation in 2019. The players allege they are not receiving pay equal to the men's team’s income. A Federal Court threw out the claim, finding that the women's team negotiated a different pay structure. The legal battle now enters its next chapter.

On tonight’s panel: CNN’s Miguel Marquez, Paula Newton, Pete Muntean and Christine Brennan. Plus: Donovan Richards, Mayor Hector Lora, Cynthia Lee Sheng, and Rep. Jamie Maskin.

Hosted by Laura Coates, in for Don Lemon.

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