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he was wearing a ballistic helmet, a tactical ballistic vest, ballistic leggings, a throat protector and groin protector and a gas mask. >> and at this hour, police are working to disharm holmes aurora apartment. theyve been working hard all day, which they say is boby trapped in an elaborate fashion. >> we are trying to determine how to disarm the flammable or explosive material thats in there, so thats why were here. we could be here for hours or days. the pictures are pretty disturb...

banks of north carolina or of those facing the storm of the century in vermont and no comfort to the 35 men, women, and children who lost their lives in ten states. indeed, hurricane irene took a toll on a heartbreaking human level, and the impact goes on. at this hour some 5 million homes and businesses still in the dark as the electric company crews work nonstop to restore power, and with damage estimates stretching as high as $40 billion president obama pledged today all hands on de...

billion president obama pledged today all hands on deck to help those effe those affected. >> we will make sure that folks have all of the support they need to assess and repair all of the damage left by the storm. that is going to continue in the days ahead. >> lets go now to washington for the latest on the federal response and homeland security secretary janet napolitano joining us live. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> madam secretary, you said friday that the federal governme...

hello, im tamron hall at msnbc headquarters continuing our special live coverage of irene. now a tropical storm. irene barted -- is headed toward rhode island and massachusetts after leaving flooding and downed trees behind in new york and new jersey. in new jersey were just learning of two deaths, once a princeton firefighter. at least 13 people have died in five states at this hour. more than 4 million people are without power, and officials say it could be days before power is resto...

after leaving flooding and downed trees behind in new york and new jersey. in new jersey were just learning of two deaths, once a princeton firefighter. at least 13 people have died in five states at this hour. more than 4 million people are without power, and officials say it could be days before power is restored in some locations. one of the biggest concerns is storm surge and flooding. as much as 12 inches of rain fell in parts of new jersey causing the already saturated rivers to ...

historic, its extraordinary and frankly for a lot of folks, its unfamiliar and scary. hurricane irene is bearing down on the entire east coast. all the way from north caroline why it maine with an incredible 65 million people in its path. rain and high winds have already begun to hit the carolinas, with that storm is expected to make land fall sometime early tomorrow morning. commuter transit systems in new york, new jersey and philadelphia are being shut down. with the enormous new yo...

august. what is happening today is extraordinary by any standards. hurricane irene is bearing down on the entire east coast from north carolina to maine with incredible 65 million people in its path. rain and high winds have already begun to hit the carolinas where the storm is expected to make landfall sometime early tomorrow morning. commuter transit systems in new york, new jersey, and philadelphia are being shut down. but the enormous new york city subway system is coming to a halt...

the new york city area is expected to get hit sunday morning, and today mayor michael bloomberg ordered some 270,000 people to evacuate from low-lying areas. thats roughly the equivalents of evacuating buffalo, new york. president obama cut short his vacation and urged people in path of the storm to be prepared. >> i cannot stress this highly enough. if you are in the projected path of this hurricane, you have to take precautions now. dont wait. dont delay. we all hope for the best, bu...

come on, irene, lets play "hardball." >> good evening. im chris jansing with this special edition of "hardball." leading off tonight, here comes hurricane irene. people living in the southeastern u.s. along the gulf coast, there is nothing unusual about bracing for hurricane in late august. but what is happening today is historic, its extraordinary and frankly for a lot of folks, its unfamiliar and scary. hurricane irene is bearing down on the entire east coast. all the way from north ...

material. and company executives have publicly apologized. in the event of a large meltdown, the japanese government has distributed 230,000 doses of stable iodine to evacuation centers that experts say there isnt a significant health risk yet. >> the amount of radiation that is likely to be released is going to be relatively small compared to an accident like chernobyl. >> were just learning that a nuclear industry official here in the united states says that the primary containment s...