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Be high but offset by federal disaster relief. after all, thats what happens in the wake of a disaster, right? thats why barack obama has been going to fema and meeting with the secretary of homeland security and signing all of those emergency declarations for state after state after state. part of what the government exists to do is to respond to disasters like hurricane irene, to help citizens get back on their feet after a devastating storm, but out on the campaign trail, candidates for presi...

good morning. it is friday, august 26th. welcome to "american morning." its all about the hurricane today. >> i wish i could say happy friday, happy friday for those not living along the northeast coast. >> and whom it hasnt reached yet. >> exactly. lets talk about hurricane irene. now said to be a massive and powerful category 2 storm sitting just off the east coast. 50 million people could feel its force by this weekend. new hurricane warnings are now up, they stretch from north caro...

forces in libya are free tonight. late word of a new kidnapping and last ditch battles that may be linked to moammar gadhafis escape plan. and cnn goes inside the virginia nuclear power plant near the epicenter of that historic quake. we have a lot of questions about nuclear safety and whether the east coast is prepared if another big one hits. wolf blitzers off today. im joe johns. youre in "the situation room." hurricane irene is bearing town on the bahamas with winds of up to 12...

South. people are stockpiling with sandbags trying to stem off the historic flow of water. national guard troops are mobilized to help where needed. 21 parishes in louisiana are under emergency declarations, and this could be the worst flooding on the mississippi since 1927, if you are keeping track. it is after that disaster that an intricate levee system was designed, and the levees are being tested right now. and if they hold, flooding is expected in the low lying areas, but the levee system ...

Georgia, virginia, and connecticut and the debt toll is expected to rise. >> the amount of damage that is seen is beyond a nightmare. why necessity if i have seen in my life anything as destructive and tragic. >> that is the mayor of tuscaloosa. homes and businesses in ruins. hundreds of thousands without power and nuclear plants shut down as a precaution. several southern states issued emergency declarations including alabama which is hit the hardest. the white house says the president will vis...

Theres a tornado watch in effect right now for parts of arkansas, mississippi, tennessee and kentucky. also on alert for nasty thunderstorms and winds up to 80 miles an hour. people in the town of mapleton, iowa, already dealing with the aftermath of a tornado. that hit just before midnight saturday. listen to this, the cher riff says that 60% of the town was demolished, but no one seriously hurt. the national weather service says that at least seven confirmed tornadoes hit iowa. the governor ma...

About this. excellent explanation, thanks very much. be sure to tune into "your bottom line" each saturday morning with christine romans. lots of details about things have to do with your money. this week in particular the new jobs report is coming out for january and we can tell you a lot p how that affect you. its 24 minutes after the hour. lets check the developing stories that were watching right now. look at that, a paralyzing winter storm is crushing the nations midsection. the weather...

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Atlantic coast, president obama signed emergency declarations in florida, georgia, and south carolina as the storm approached. the president also spoke with governor pat mccrory in north carolina, activating federal and local responders, but the most massive action has taken place in florida, where wind gusts have reached 88 miles an hour near satellite beach, 71 miles per hour in vero beach, and 74 miles per hour to the north of bear foot bay, which is the first to reach hurricane strength. flo...