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convection. you have a little of storms around the system. there is a loop right there. a gap in the thunderstorms so weakening taking place. drier air trying to make its way there. as the storm continues moving northward the water temperatures will continue to get cooler as well. as it makes landfall it will get cut off from that swatter supply. land begins to weaken the storm. we expect the storm to slightly weaken as it does move northward. large system, hurricane force winds still ...

winds make. its still a big storm. >> 50 miles south of cape lookout, north carolina at this point. the hurricane is not the only big story in north carolina. were being told now a tornado has been spot in the eastern parts of the state. >> rick: our meteorologist maria molina is here keeping us up to date with the latest on the storm. why did the storm weaken first of all? >> we do have weakening and convection. you have a little of storms around the system. there is a loop right ther...

Stations where first responders can come to get rehydrated, regrouped and go back out there for this massive search effort. this is a very tight community. weve seen a lot of survivors come by here to this command center, share their stories of panic and how they survived. first responders coming back. a lot of tears weve seen. on site is the red cross. we are joined by brigitte williams who is in charge of this effort. what have you seen so far in terms of the emotional toll? >> the emotional t...

People were simply caught by surprise while they were sleeping around 5:00 in the morning. many people who were in their tents, et cetera, sleeping, out there the in the elements swept away by the flash flood. a press conference right now in langley, arkansas. we want to go to it live. >> brigitte williams, with the american red cross. with that, i will turn it over to captain mike fletcher with the arkansas state police. >> first of all i would like to say that our hearts and prayers goes out t...

Them at a family center. we want to make sure they are as rested as they can be. making sure they are getting something to eat. we are actually having people who are becoming ill just from the lack of drinking and eating because they are so emotionally distraught. we have mental health workers on site to pull them aside, get them to a quiet place, talk to them and be a support mechanism for them. several have had additional family members come up. they are a great support also. our mobile units ...

first, the u.s. government sent a letter to bp giving the oil giant until tomorrow to explain how it is going to contain more of the oil gushing into the gulf. earlier in the week, the government gave bp a 72-hour deadline but says the plans bp delivered fall short of what is needed. today demonstrators gathered worldwide to protest bp in what is being billed and worldwide bp protest day. the call went out on the internet and rallies are expected in more than 50 cities across five cont...

people were simply caught by surprise while they were sleeping around 5:00 in the morning. many people who were in their tents, et cetera, sleeping, out there the in the elements swept away by the flash flood. a press conference right now in langley, arkansas. we want to go to it live. >> brigitte williams, with the american red cross. with that, i will turn it over to captain mike fletcher with the arkansas state police. >> first of all i would like to say that our hearts and prayers ...

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