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Coming in to check on their neighbors. what do you think it says that so many people have come out just to check on each other? >> i think it shows great for the spirit of the city and, you know, people want to help each other out. >> how surprising, though, we spoke with some neighbors and you said you havent been here for several days. but the water is rushing. >> ive never seen it like this. >> how long have you lived here? >> ive lived here for about 15 years now. >> 15 years. hallie, just s...

Live on the south side of the island, keep in mind, the south side of the island was the first place to be hit. that was the first place that the hurricane came up. and that got the brunt of it. people were calling in to the radio stations today, saying they are trapped in their homes. they needed to be rescued. my understanding is that they did get some storm swells over there, surges. about 8 feet. and some of these people, they took cover in their attic, and they still cant get out. we tried ...

Whats it like? >> reporter: brian, if what we experienced here is any indication of what they are going to get in florida, they are in for a big shock. i mean, it was extreme damage. this is a little bit of the after effects. now this street was flooded just a few hours a the water has already receded. but take a look at the trees and the debris, and look at this. come one over here, dwayne. look at this tree. this is not a little tree. this is enormous, and this is one of the smaller ones that ...

so will house speaker john boehner be dethroned? they all prepare for tomorrows big swearing in. wouldnt be politics unless it is coming with lot of drama. two top republican republicans saying they want to challenge and make a run for house speaker boehners seat. one of those republicans, louie gohmert, explaining his decision today. >> we have got to show the american people that they dont need to abandon the republican party. there are people in the party that are willing to stand u...

>> they are taking a better look at the engine. after that we will get the weather data air traffic control data. >> she survive the crash but killed her parents and 14-year-old cousin sierra wilder. sierras mother described her as her best friend. after the cra 7-year-old freed herself from the wreckage. she walked through woods and freezing temperatures in the dark for nearly a mile to finally find help at the home of larry wilkins. >> her leg was eaten up looked like somebody had be...

battle and there are nuclear weapons on that peninsula. fox reports and the white house is now responding. also thousands of people potentially expose forced to get tested for deadly diseases all bye because one man, their dentist was reportedly dirty . in minutes waiting to learn the fate of their health. you talking to me? >> you talking to me? >> they are not talking. they are fighting. i am harris faulkner. new threats from north korea it is a state of war south korea and warning t...

be seeing this weekend the threat for some dangerous rip currents along the eastern seaboard. heres that lineup of storm, danielle and then earl, a tropical storm and then possibly the next one, if it does become a tropical storm, we are talking about fiona, but earl, that is the next one were watching. take a look at what earl is expected to do. if it takes the lower path, anywhere in that red is where this potentially could go, the center of the storm. but if it goes a little bit far...

>> we called the offices of each politician featured in that ad a spokesman for new york governor david patterson tells nbc news the ad is outrageous. the former house speaker has no comment. were still waiting for responses from the rest. a senior political reporter for the huffington post and a senior in the council of american-islamic relations is with us also. what does this tell us about how emotions are running in new york city and in some ways across the country regarding this...