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A tense situation in colorado. right now, hundreds of people are awaiting rescue after being stranded in record high flood wa waters. check out these images from boulder area. roads are washed away, 218 people are reported missing from days of unprecedented rainfall in northern colorado. the boulder area the hardest-hit, got the years worst rain in a matter of days. ten miles away in longmont, the challenge is getting through the flood waters. watch these firefighters in their vehicle are underg...

Future. >> and plans to rebuild. >> unbelievable. governor christie doesnt know how much damage. they will wait until daylight before they try to assess and put some figure on the damage and the cause of the fire is under investigation. they are worried about putting out the hot spots. it is under control but right now the priority is making sure it stays out. >> it started at 2:00 p.m. and as of 1:30 in the morning it was still burning. hot spots under control but still a fire. >> what a shame....

At all possible stay off the roads. the colorado department of transportation has issued a essential traffic only restriction, and thats for jefferson, larimer, boulder and enclosure creek counties. were having trouble getting the emergency management vehicles around. the congestion has been such, so were trying to get people at least for a couple of hours to stay off the roads so that we can get help to where it most needs to be. ive got a bunch of our cabinet here, i dont know where they all s...

Future. >> and plans to rebuild. >> unbelievable. governor christie doesnt know how much damage. they will wait until daylight before they try to assess and put some figure on the damage and the cause of the fire is under investigation. they are worried about putting out the hot spots. it is under control but right now the priority is making sure it stays out. >> it started at 2:00 p.m. and as of 1:30 in the morning it was still burning. hot spots under control but still a fire. >> what a shame....

Water coming down trapping a firefighter in a tree. the water you see rushing over the roadway behind me here inside the city of boulder is six inches deep. this is mild. really not anything compared to the stories that were hearing. hearing of water 6 to 8 feet deep, debris walls up to 10 feet high. the national guard is now on its way. we have new information about their numbers. 65 national guard troops on their way to the boulder area to assist in some emergency rescue efforts. entire commun...

Alis blog at cnn.com/ali. in the meantime, there is a big, big winter storm sweeping through the plains and, by golly, headed our way, jaqui, down here in the south as well. >> i know. it is. and the southern plains states as well, marty. this is going to be a big deal over the next couple of days. already winter weary in the south this is going to be the third storm in about two weeks to ten days for you into the dallas area and oklahoma city expected to just really get plowed or snowed with ...

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Weather is crucial right now as you mentioned. the past 48 hours has brought historic flooding. once in a lifetime flooding in this regions they typically see anywhere from an inch to an inch and a half a month in this region, but were talking about totals anywhere from 14 to 18 inches. you can see the radar estimated precipitation not only in colorado but stretching into kansas as well. so historic rainfall totals. take a look at it around the boulder area as well as aurora. look at boulder. ty...

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