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A final confirmation vote on the senate floor could take place by tomorrow. deadly storms pummeling the north east. a tree crushed a car and killed an 11-year-old in new york. a man in danbury, connecticut, killed by a falling tree. and that is hail, pounding ulster county, new york. governor cuomo declaring a state of emergency in putnam, duchess, orange and sullivan counties. officials in frederick county, maryland, reported over 60 cars were stalled out. also, 85 people were trapped on a ...

The 92-year-old wife of president george h.w. bush will no longer seek medical treatment and will focus on comfort care, according to a family spokesperson. a spokesman said she is surrounded by her family and appreciates the kind messages and prayers she is receiving. one person killed by a tornado that caused damage to greensboro, north carolina. the victim was killed in their car by a falling tree. a local state of emergency has been declared for gilford county where greensboro is located. . ...

The french island of quad a loop heavy rain and fierce winds have left many areas without power official reports of at least one death a person hit by a falling tree two others were missing. we have limited contact at the moment its really very patchy were in touch with our forces and the police who are giving us some information but we have very little details at this stage. another french territory martinique has a scape the storm without major damage but neighboring dominica came off much wor...

So many of these fatalities are stupid accidents. people walk outside and get hit by a falling tree or something like that. downed power lines, as you point out. >> the other point, people get generators to create their own power. in some cases they put them inside a garage or even inside their house. not realizing its creating carbon monoxide fumes. here in volusia county there were five storm related deaths, one of them from carbon monoxide poisoning. they told us earlier today, there were 25 ...

The white house to president obama. its hard to believe that didnt coming up in coffee talk. steve: have you a feeling her name is going to come up when they are drawing up lists of witnesses to call up on capitol hill. so, stand by for that. in in the meantime, it is exactly 10 minutes after the top of the hour. heather joins us with the news. it starts with the weather. heather: it does. we have extreme weather to talk about pounding the south. death toll climbing to five after powerful storms...

>> reporter: as you mentioned, at least three people have been killed by this tornado outbreak in the midwest. now spreading east, the severe weather. one person was killed in the nearby town of ottawa by a falling tree. another person was killed in illinois as well as someone in missouri. a lot of devastation here. craig, as you mentioned, that severe weather now east. its not over yet. >> my goodness. our thoughts and prayers with folks in ottawa, illinois. that certainly looks -- the best way...

Dancing around. >> all right. rich, thank you. more americans forced from their home as another wild fire bankru erupted after a second firefighter was killed over the weekend. jonathan hunt is in los angeles. what is the status today? >> reporter: lets get to the fire fightter who died. michael halenbeck, 21, killed by a falling tree during the initial assault on the fire near lake tahoe in northern california. >> it is a difficult time on the unit. emotions are very raw. our number one goal ...

This is typically the hottest period but living up to its reputation. >> in miami a lot of rain. >> no tropical storms brewing and the peak is quickly creeping up -- >> august? >> usually last week in august first week in september. >> you know what happens in miami? mosquitos the size of mid-sized suvs. >> they dont come after me. >> a dangerous falling tree and famous lion killed. lets zoom through todays top stories, a new look at the chattanooga gunman who shot and killed service members ear...

Listen to it come down in fort benning. part of a flurry of severe storms that left a trail of damage, including cincinnati, ohio, where a woman died when this tree came crashing down on her car. and look at this image from cottonwood, alabama, the home split in half by a falling tree. amazingly, no one hurt. in fort mitchell, alabama, siding ripped off the wall of this house. homeowners losing parts of their roofs. more than 40 reports of severe weather in the region. >> you need to take cover ...

12 were at and outside event, tried running inside. the camp director says they tried rushing more than 100 campers to safety. but they were too late. a 12-year-old boy was killed by a falling tree. and six more injured. theyre reviewing safety procedures. >> it looks like a tornado went through a small section of this camp right where the camps were. >> reporter: falling trees are one of the big killers in storms. after weeks of soaking rain, root systems can loosen and you get scenes like this...