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>> the reason we have the emergency declarations, we have been shell shocked, its not a harvey, its not a maria, but it is a tropical storm for the holiday weekend. we have dry air thats trying to infiltrate this system, in a way thats going to break this system down and keep it from strengthening. its not a hurricane, but it does come with some threats. we have flood watches for about 26 million americans and now it lifts up into the carolinas. in ft. lauderdale, youre looking at one of the wet...

On the east coast. at least five people died in the storm with three states issuing emergency declarations. meanwhile, some of the nations busiest airports are working to get back on track. bryan llenas is live at laguardia here in new york city. >> reporter: hi, arthel. virginia, maryland and matts all have declared -- and massachusetts all have declared a state of emergency. between while, the travel case gross is subdued. 3400 flight cancellations yesterday. today its about 600 nationwide. he...

Something we havent seen in decades. that system moving from the south to new england packing powerful winds and heavy snow. at least 13 million people under blizzard warnings. the noreaster intensifying after first blanketing northern florida. thousands of people still without power in georgia and the carolinas, where emergency declarations have been made in several counties. in massachusetts, the storm and high tides are colliding along the coast, flooding streets in boston where the citys may...

Will right out with local officials. judge jeanine: president trump amoved emergency declarations for florida, south carolina, georgia, and the u.s. virgin islands. and he second co-ed governor scotts path for-mile-an-hour in the path to clear out. >> i ask anyone in the storms path to heed all instructions and get out of its way. government official who have been working so hard. i appreciate also your bravery. property is replaceable, but lives are not. safety has to come first. just get out o...

>> emergency declarations as far west as alabama, bracing for an increasingly unpredictable irma. >> ready for a vacation? >> i hope when we come back from vacation, i hope we still got a house. >> jacob rascon, nbc news, savannah georgia. >> thanks to jacob for that support. i want to bring in james lascano. he and his wife have a newborn baby with health issues that has affected how theyre dealing with preparations for the storm. first of all, james, thank you for staying up late to join us. t...

>> we know south florida gets a lot of their gas from refineries from producers in areas affected by harvey. if thats the case, where are they even going to refuel from? >> reporter: yeah, well, the governor said hes in touch with oil companies and trying to get in this fuel as quickly as possible to restock but time is running out. were getting into the window where today is the main day to evacuate. tomorrow were getting really close to impact in south florida. and its not just florida thats l...

Of new jersey set to begin today it could mean a major shift in congress. >> thats going to change the political makeup of the senate. there is going to be one more republican in the senate. >> president trump now turns to tax reform. >> he will be in north dakota today to pitch his tax reform plan to voters with a little help from the other side of the aisle. ♪ pete: we head straight to a fox news alert. hurricane irma the most powerful hurricane in record history making landfall as a categor...

Congress. 12 legislative days left, youre into next year, election year. good luck. >> and two hur karens. >> hurricanes. >> continue the conversation. embracesing for irma. emergency declarations in place as the dangerous category 5 storm approaches. florida could be in the path ahead. at whole foods market, we believe in food thats naturally beautiful, fresh and nutritious. so there are no artificial colors, no artificial flavors, no artificial preservatives in any of the food we sell. we beli...

We are following the white house has just issued a emergency declarations for florida, puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands as hurricane irma, very dangerous category 5 storm, churns toward the united states. well continue to track irma throughout the evening. in the meantime, lets get back to some other important news, including some political news we are following. manu, youre up there up on capitol hill. you and evan perez, our justice department correspondent. youve been reporting on so...

This morning in southern louisiana after seven confirmed tornadoes touched down tuesday, including a tornado in new orleans. both the governor of louisiana and the mayor of new orleans issuing emergency declarations. scores of homes and businesses destroyed. dozens of injuries have been reported but thankfully, no deaths. the president tweeting overnight our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in southwest louisiana affected by yesterdays tornadoes. all right, lets get a check on cnns money...