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>> we have 15 minutes. why dont you stay for a little while. do you want to? >> sure. >> savannah guthrie is coming up next. do you think your employers will let you stay? >> i know they will. >> still ahead, cokie and steve roberts. will move democrats follow manchins lead in calling out the president. first, we go to ginger zee with a check of the forecast. >> the storm that dropped three tornados in northeastern texas yesterday is causing flooding problems and it will eventually cause big...

Thats 30 miles per hour from a southerly direction or due south direction at that point in time pushing the oil thats here into the marshes of louisiana, mississippi and alabama. its moving it away from florida, bringing it around away from florida. but that doesnt help everybody else because its more of an effect of how big this thing is. the latest number, this doesnt have it just yet -- that number just changed at the advisory that we just got in about six minutes ago. maximum sustained winds...

Right now especially when you extend over the cull that area, thats where a lot of the heavier rain is now and thats also where youll find some of the latest flash flood warnings, even while were getting a little bit of a break in the heaviest rainfall, notice the areas up towards the north and east. especially this one across the eastern edge of tulsa county, thats in effect until 3 kpln 30 p.m. and it one of those nights that if you hear a flash flood warning issued for your area, you want to ...

>> maybe he can get lectures on tape to listen on his car ride in. >> use the time. >> maximize it when you can. >> good morning to you. >> good morning. >> stormy weather, were hearing? >> same story every day. different location of the country, right? thats been the mantra really across the nation and this section of the northeast. lets show you whats going on here at the magic wall. the showers and thundershowers have been heavy once again this morning. yeah, we have the flood problems weve b...

Wait. theyre not prove accurate. the test claims that a mouth swab it determine a persons risk at alzheimers and heart disease. even giving you an indication for what foods may be best to eat in the long term. but for now, not going on the shelves. >> gosh, a lot of people saying, if its available at walgreens, would i go get it? jacqui jeras is in the extreme weather center. hi there, jacqui? >> reporter: good morning, christine and john. its the super soaker in the midwest. the rainfall is com...

Thanks for your time tonight, sir. >> hi, keith. how are you doing? >> well, how are you doing? what is happening with the rescue and relief efforts? >> it has been quite a harrowing few days in middle tennessee. today the effort moved from a rescue to more of a recovery effort. theyre trying to restore power in the downtown district, but floodwaters are still at some stations there so the power company is -- could be days before some of those areas downtown are restored to power and there is st...

Today the effort moved from a rescue to more of a recovery effort. theyre trying to restore power in the downtown district, but flood waters are still at some stations there so the power company is -- could be days before some of those areas downtown are restored to power and there is still some residents, 3,000 to 4,000 in the nashville area that do not have power. the army corps of engineers is focusing on trying to strategically bring down some of the reservoirs around nashville without creat...

Theyre trying to restore power in the downtown district, but floodwaters are still at some stations there so the power company is -- could be days before some of those areas downtown are restored to power and there is still some residents, 3,000 to 4,000 in the nashville area that do not have power. the army corps of engineers is focusing on trying to strategically bring down some of the reservoirs around nashville without creating more flood problems. the concern there is that if additional rai...

To three days, then well deal with a big rain event. sundays forecast, rain increasing late in the day buffalo, also d.c. monday looks like a wash-out. potentially tuesday also could be a washout. this looks like another slow moving storm just like the last couple. potential for heavy rain, river flooding, maybe even coastal flood problems and also downed trees just like we did with the last one. wont be as bad but thats the potential. the rest of the country, west coast looks just fine with the...

>> yeah, but you know theres a little catch to that. rob was talking about how the weather pattern is staying cool. a lot of people probably bummed about that, saying, oh, can we just get rid of this. but were talking feet of snow. if we melt that off really rapidly, we would have major flood problems so we want to see that gradual thaw process. you can see the storm system way out of there already, no problems. nothing coming down on our radar here in the northeast, but the winds are still kind...