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A 60 miles per hour flood maker. there is the model from this morning. here is the model from last night. lets go back to this morning, back over here into parts of florida. there are models that take it all the way to the gulf of mexico. if that happens, then all bets are off. because you know whats to the gu gulf of mexico when a storm gets there. i would say the dominican republican and haiti are really in line for the next big part of the rain. it flooded there. that was a tremendous flood a...

drought-stricken texas where strong winds from tropical storm lee are kicking up several major wildfires. you see them here. this is south of austin, texas. crews are scrambling to knock down flames as soon as they pop up. 1,000 homes are at risk, in the line of fire. the situation has been getting worse. fire officials cant tell us how many evacuations they have or any damage assessments as of yet. well have more ahead on the fires including a live report from the scene and also a man...

we begin with breaking news in drought-stricken texas where strong winds from tropical storm lee are kicking up several major wildfires. you see them here. this is south of austin, texas. crews are scrambling to knock down flames as soon as they pop up. 1,000 homes are at risk, in the line of fire. the situation has been getting worse. fire officials cant tell us how many evacuations they have or any damage assessments as of yet. well have more ahead on the fires including a live repor...

conditions apply. tropical storm lee tearing through the gulf of mexico. this is what it looks like for oil rig workers, look at this, leaning almost 45 degrees into the wind, holding on to a railing for dear life to find out how fast the wind was blowing. on land, lee is a major flood maker. some parts of louisiana have already gotten more than ten inches of rain. that amount could double in some areas. great to see you. im susan hendricks in for don lemon. you are in the cnn newsro...

and this boat, no match for the rough waves slamming into the mississippi overnight, despite efforts to wrangle the boat here, it was a lost cause, ta digging a huge hole in the hull and capsizing, you are in the cnn newsroom, im susan hendricks. this massive storm is stalled just off the coast of the new orleans. it promptses to bring high winds, heavy rains and flooding. the governors have declared states of emergency. already power has been knocked out to thousands in the southern p...

though, who want his job. plus, the tea party movement dealing with new divisions while stirring up red hot anger among liberals in congress. why some democrats see the tea party as their worst enemies. and a state of alert as the nation prepares to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. were digging for information on the fbis latest concerns and whether americans should be worried. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we now know that president obama wants to deliver hi...

>> we want to protect people and protect peoples lives. >> this was the best scenario. we took the appropriate precautions. >> ill ask a woman who may be new yorks next mayor if the city get it done and cory booker from the front lines. and maverick billionaire mark cuban is not afraid to say what he thinks about the economy, sport, politicians, just about anything. tonight he says hell raise hell. watch out, america. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. of all the places to b...

>> this was the best scenario. we took the appropriate precautions. >> ill ask a woman who may be new yorks next mayor if the city get it done and cory booker from the front lines. and maverick billionaire mark cuban is not afraid to say what he thinks about the economy, sport, politicians, just about anything. tonight he says hell raise hell. watch out, america. this is "piers morgan tonight." good evening. of all the places to be hit by a tropical storm who expected vermont to take s...

tonight, hurricane or hype? vermont reeling from the worst flooding since the 20s, but was irene overblown? >> it could have been worse. >> we are not out of the woods yet. >> did government and the media go too far? >> better safe than sorry. >> we want to protect people and protect peoples lives. >> this was the best scenario. we took the appropriate precautions. >> ill ask a woman who may be new yorks next mayor if the city get it done and cory booker from the front lines. and maver...

we begin this morning, talking about the aftermath of irene, the massive storm that paralyzed and pummeled much of the east coast. today, its blamed for at least 21 deaths in nine states from florida to vermont. and at last count, about 3 million homes and businesses are still without power. more than a billion dollars in damages is blamed on the storms winds. flooding damage will be much more costly. three navy ships should be positioned in relief efforts from new york to new england....