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The outer bands already hitting North Carolina. This camera, as you see right there on your screen, thats just 30 miles off the coast. Take a look at that flag and also take a listen. Tropical force winds could be here son. John berman is with me from oak island, North Carolina. We will be joined by a team of reporters as we cover florence. Florence is a dangerous, category two storm. While it is weaker, do not be fooled by that. This storm is very strong. It is said to have a devastating impact...

This radar now for days and wilmington has always been in the cross hairs. Not knowing what this storm does or any storm does of this magnitude. Once it starts to interact with land i urge our viewers as youre watching this, the forecasts are out there. Once the storm starts hitting land it is anybodys cast. Multiple forecasts suggest florence could hit and strike and linger and possibly linger for three days. You think about the magnitude of a storm like this that has gathered so much energy in...

In an emergency situation, knowing the functional and access needs of individuals is critical. Does someone have a documented disability? Do they have an automo

The recent strike at the University of California has been called “historic;” as the largest strike of 2022 and the largest higher education strike in history, it certainly was. But the strike had the potential to be historic in more ways than sheer scale.

Following disasters, people with wheelchairs or walkers lose access to ramps and pathways they need to enter public buildings and facilities like emergency shelters.

And were talking no power. what will be the situation for those people? >> so my job as the coordinator of fema is basically to coordinate a unified effort across the federal government and thats what you see behind us. so we have hhs in the room, emergency support function aid that is working with governor scott and his team to identify any health and medical issues that are there. weve been prepositioning teams to go in and support their needs to meet those demands. youre exactly right. we hav...