Severe storms, even tornadoes. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world, im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News this hour. The Severe Weather outbreak on the east coast. Millions of americans are facing dangerous storms, including tornadoes. Cnns gabe cohen is tracking the worsening conditions. Gabe, first of all, what do you see . Reporter wolf, we just had an intense burt of rain here, intense wind blowing through the last few minutes. Its gotten darker and darker here in the district, the capitol about two blocks from behind us. You know, one of the things we have heard from officials here in the district and really across the region today has been about the precautions needed to keep people safe as a storm blows through in the next few minutes. Government buildings shut down here at 3 00 p. M. Today, the federal government telling employees to go home in order to be off the
severe storms, even tornadoes. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let s get right to the breaking news this hour. the severe weather outbreak on the east coast. millions of americans are facing dangerous storms, including tornadoes. cnn s gabe cohen is tracking the worsening conditions. gabe, first of all, what do you see? reporter: wolf, we just had an intense burt of rain here, intense wind blowing through the last few minutes. it s gotten darker and darker here in the district, the capitol about two blocks from behind us. you know, one of the things we have heard from officials here in the district and really