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Scandal. the holy see also announcing that the pope will convene a summit in february with the presidents of every bishops conference from around the world. so cnns delia gallagher has been following all of this for us and she is live in rome. hi, delia. >> hi, alisyn. thats right, as we speak, pope francis and the leadership of the u.s. catholics bishops are meeting amid growing tension for bishops and the pope himself to reveal what they knew and when about sexual abuse allegations against for...

And as derek was pointing out, this storm will hit for so long, people will have to withstand several high tide cycles. the surge will be an issue for 48 hours. this hurricane, hurricane florence, is disrupting air travel. thats already started to happen. we know charleston international airport, its closed. at least 800 flights have also been canceled in the southeast. lets give you a sense of where theyve been canceled. american airlines canceling more than 500 flights through sunday. meantime...

Large storm, those impacts already far reaching. so other areas away from the center will have other issues as well, fortunately. >> yeah, this isnt about where the eye wall hits land, hurricane force winds and the effects of this will be spread out over a huge area. steven pfaff, thanks so much for helping us understand the intricacies and complex tis oi this very different type of storm. thank you. >> thank you. ahead for us on "new day," the director of the national hurricane center ken gra...

Special prosecutor, ken starr. this week marks the 20th anniversary of the star report that led to the impeachment of president clinton. so, joining us now is ken starr. he is the author of the new book "contempt: a memoir of the clinton investigation." mr. star, great to have you here. >> hey, great to be here, alisyn. thank you. >> its been 20 years. what took you so long to write this? >> slow writer. combination of circumstances. it was a milestone. and hillary lost the election. and so i fe...

And gusts to 130. its the surge that were worried about, because this is whats going to happen as the storm rolls right onshore. comes right onshore, not that far from wilmington. theres florence, theres our john berman right there in the thick of the eastern or the north part of the eye wall. thats the worst part of what were going to see for surge there. now, it does cool down to a category 1 storm as it comes onshore, not that far from conway or myrtle beach, you know that town a little bit b...

And the embattled archbishop of washington, d.c., cardinal donald wuerl, now saying he will come to the vatican to offer his resignation to pope francis. there is no word yet, alisyn, on when that meeting might take place. >> okay, delia gallagher, thank you very much for the update from rome. all right, lets go back to oak island, north carolina, where john berman has gotten the plum assignment of being able the to be thrashed and soaked for the next at least 48 hours, as you monitor this hur...

River that floods and they say it has never flooded that high before. that will be an immediate big surprise with the storm. kind of like matthew did, alisyn. >> general, hurricane maria was a disaster. almost 3,000 people were killed. do you see signs that fema learned something from that experience that they will apply now? >> absolutely. i think they are gathering a massive force. the military is on stand by to go out to sea and some designated to go out after the storm. we are moving in heli...

Faster. >> they revealed the most expensive phone ever. >> thank you for joining us. im christine romans. >> im alex marquardt. live pictures of hurricane florence bearing down on the carolinas. the winds starting to pick up. that shot in kill devil hills, north carolina. "new day" starts right now. frerz -- now. this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning. welcome to your "new day." it is thursday, september 13th. 5:00 in the east coast. alisyn is in new york. im john berman in north carolina ...

Inundated and many towns decimated. some of the towns may never come back. so now we have a large swath of southeastern north carolina and probably into south carolina that will see rainfall totals again that are just going to be debilitating to the area. >> all right. reid hawkins with the national weather service in wilmington, north carolina. stay safe. we will be near you to ride out this storm in a few hours. thanks so much. >> okay. thank you. >> you know, alisyn, we were talking about the...

>> the cajun navy is there, alisyn. >> i feel better. they also got us lunch when we were there. thanks so much, general. hurricane florence is barrelling down on the carolinas. cnn has your team of reporters covered. when it is expected to hit and how people are preparing. all of that next. (music throughout)