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Southern part which in the southern end is more rural, more flat so the flooding spreads out a wider distance. through downtown fayetteville its more dramatic in terms of it just being something thats a spectacle and folks have come out to look at. so it causes problems when our responders are trying to get places, but we understand, too, folks have been cooped up in their houses for days on end with no power. the weather outside, i mean, typical post-hurricane weather, beautiful blue skies. the...

To see all this runoff going on. youre going to see rivers that continue to rise. so even if the storm itself is gone, the aftereffects are going to linger for days, if not weeks, especially when it comes to cleanup and all the power outages and all the infrastructure damage thats happened because of this storm. >> very quickly while i have you, im just curious. the modeling wars, if you will, the american model versus the european model, ive heard explanations for why one seems to sometimes be ...

>> neil: now, what percentage of these people are going to shelters? high school gyms, cafeterias, that sort of thing. >> absolutely, those are evacuation centers. we have had thousands of people and will expect more this evening. taking more heed to the warning, but this has been a really good response by the public. really paying attention. i appreciate the made a really pushing the message of get out now and to be a part of the solution, not a part of the problem. >> neil: so many times, they...

>> harris: the top story now, that beast of a storm we are following him a quick update. the forecasters are warning that florence could morph into an even bigger storm, category 5 hurricane later today as it takes aim on the midsection of the east coast. millions of people in its path, we talked with the lieutenant governor of north carolina as they are preparing today. now the mayor of washington, d.c., has declared a state of emergency. fema is warning people to take action. >> we will experi...

And homes. baltimore gas & electric unable to say when it will restore service until it can survey the infrastructure damage. breaking news. two police officers and another man killed in the eastern city in belgium. the motive for the attack is unclear and more details all day here on cnn. classes resume at santa fe high school in texas today two weeks after ten people died in the mass shooting there. some people feel it is not worth it to go back because the end of the school year is so clo...

Channel islands here. so a 5.3. trace gallagher, did you feel it out there? >> we felt it good. lasted about ten seconds or so. felt like a good earthquake. 5.0 is what it first came out of the usgs and upgraded to 5.3. if you drew a line off the coast of malibu, thats where it was. nine miles deep. not really deep but not really shallow. the depth is important. the deeper they are, the more widespread they are felt. the shallower they are, the more damage they cause. this was felt not only here...

A number of water pipes that have broken causing some flooding theres also asked by broken causing gas leaks so in addition to the building collapse there is a lot of infrastructure damage as well and that was ross fine gold there in taipei speaking to us a little earlier now for some of the other stories making news around the world today the u.s. house of representatives has passed a bill to prevent a repeat of last months government shutdown extends funding for federal agencies until next mon...

Least in montecito. 10,000 people live in this area, a lot of expensive homes, but more middle-class homes as well. no one is allowed back in. if you are allowed to stay in certain areas boiling water is in effect for the next future. theres a lot of infrastructure damage prior to some of these boulders, like this one to my left. at that thing is the size of a van, maybe two vans, no way to move that unless you use some dynamite or try to jack hammer it. so there is a lot of damage and of course...

People will ask if he can joke about these things why isnt the republican party actually doing something about the issues theyre joking about. the thats a natural question for many people to ask. >> the answer is they want tax reform. >> they want tax reform and a majority. >> all right. great to have you. have a good weekend. all right. americas labor market is red hot. job less claims hit the lowest level in 44 years. the fewest filing for employment benefits since 1973. it could also be a r...

Different places so we can get food, water and supplies to those that mostly need them. >> the lack of electricity obviously causes huge issues for you. do you have any better sense how long its going to take to restore it and is there any help for people until it can be restored? >> well, the devastation has been enormous anderson, and this is something that the fellow viewers have to understand. this is an unprecedented event. literally two category 5 storms came to puerto rico in the span of ...