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While we will begin to do damage assessment when it becomes lighter outside today, were certainly not in the clear. and a lot of that wont become known until the floodwaters start to subside into next week. >> and looking -- looking at that video there, showing what these winds can do, tearing off a roof. we dont know of which building. >> an uprooted tree. >> here it is again, the video. we had a report of a senior home also getting such damage, the roof coming off and having to evacuate those ...

More information with multiple police cars responding right now we are still trying to get details. police are not calling this a terrorist attack but we have james galiano here with me in new york. you say the approach, when youre going into a situation with multiple casualties and given the backdrop and the environment that we are in, they would be approaching this as if it were a terrorist attack. >> ana, even in new york when theres a gas explosion, until you can say definitively beyond 100%...

To die will soon learn his fate. a judge is set to sentence justin ross harris today. last month he was convicted of malice murder in the june 2014 death of his 22 month old son. he faces life in prison. prosecutors did not seek the death penalty. the city of gatlinburg, tennessee is planning to reopen for business this week after the deadly wildfires. officials in the popular tourist area say they are working right now to assess infrastructure damage. in all, 14 people were killed in last wee...

Damage. for the overtime of the police and fire and all of the work thats been done by the community. you know, communities dont budget for hurricanes. there hasnt been a hurricane for 11 years. so if they had been budgeting every year, they would have been budgeting for nothing. so they dont budget for these big disasters. so when they happen, all of a sudden their coughers are runniru -- coffers are running dry. so the federal government will pay for 75% of all costs. when theres a disaster de...

Welcome back. it is being called a thousand year storm, deadly at that, with rain and flooding bringing several parts of south carolina to a virtual halt with power outages, infrastructure damage, boiled water orders. joining me is city council member michael seekings. i know just seeing from some of the images with so much of the city underwater continues to be very dangerous. how bad is it where you are? >> well, im right in the middle of downtown charleston. as you know, we are surrounded by ...

Contained. nearly 7,000 more homes are in harms way. a second fire in the sierra nevada foothills wiped out 500 additional homes. at least five people have been killed in the blazes. there are send active wildfires in northern california. southern california is facing serious weather problems as well. lets get to meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> good morning, christine and john. fire situation across california improving when it comes to the large fire. the valley fire now 75% contained. incr...

Told the daily caller when asked about the consequences of forced budget cuts on aviation. he told the house general aviation caucus his main concern is safety. >> this is not just about general aviation. this is about commercial aviation, and passenger safety. and its a -- its a critical issue thats got to be addressed immediately. >> ford also says he wants to, quote, persuade the faa to find the funds in their very large budget to prevent some 200 contract towers from shutting down. and lad...

By day two, its clear the northeast grid has suffered significant infrastructure damage. gas stations cant pump fuel. food rots without refrigeration. on day three in the stifling heat, millions are forced to abandon their homes. >> if you live in a high-rise and it gets hot, youre going to have to leave because its going to become unlivable very quickly. >> open spaces become refugee camps across the northeast. day four, at hospitals patients die as backup generators run out of fuel. food and w...

Will relate to other parts. the third type of power outage is power thats out because of tr trees being down and having pulled downpour lines. thats more in the burros outside of manhattan. as of early this morning at around 9:00, we had half a million, give or take, buildings without power. a customer in new york is a building so its not the same as a person. people have begun to get power back. we could be at 400,000 now. i dont have an updated number. well see power come back on over the next...

Damage at the transformer that will relate to other parts. the third type of power outage is power thats out because of trees being down and having pulled downpour lines. thats more in the burros outside of manhattan. as of early this morning at around 9:00, we had half a million, give or take, buildings without power. a customer in new york is a building so its not the same as a person. people have begun to get power back. we could be at 400,000 now. i dont have an updated number. well see powe...