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Carolinas hurricane history." thank you so much. we know folks are preparing there. we show jujust showed the histo some of the most devastating storms. what can people learn from these past storms? >> well, don, there are a lot of lessons to be learned. unfortunately these storms keep coming. our problem is really permanent and repetitive. so i could add a number of others to the list you just described, and its sort of a rogues gallery of disasters. here in north carolina, we rank third in the...

Joining me now is jay barnes. hes the author of "north carolinas hurricane history." jay, its so good to have you here. thank you so much. we know folks are preparing there. we just showed the history of some of the most devastating storms. some we didnt get to because they didnt reach the level of these storms, but what can people learn from these past storms? >> well, don, there are a lot of lessons to be learned. unfortunately, these storms keep coming. our problem is really permanent and rep...

In the history books is whats going to make florence stand out as a memorable storm. >> so, jay, you say that after florence has passed, that we shouldnt let our guard down because as history has shown, there could be another storm that comes right after this storm. talk to us about the dangers of that. >> well, i almost dont even want to mention it. but there have been a number of years just in the past 100 where in our region, weve had more than one hurricane strike in the same season. and so ...

Too. hazel was a storm that was a record storm surge, 17, 18 feet on the north carolina coast. but then as it raced inland, it attained a forward speed of almost 50 miles per hour as it passed through central virginia. went on to break all kinds of records, 100 mile-per-hour gusts in seven states. and as i recall, the highest wind ever recorded at the top of the empire state building 113 mile-per-hour gusts. hazel wasnt even done then, because by the time it got into toronto and in to canada. it...

It is in fact the most far-reaching states rights endeavor in the country according to "the new york times." the bill passed and the legislature theres in missouri overwhelm leg in the house and the senate. all but one republican in the house in missouri voted for it. a handful of democrats joined them. democratic governor jay nixon vetoed the bill, but lawmakers will try to override it next month. well, the lone republican who voted against the measure was state representative jay barnes. he sa...

0 is up why wasnt your party represented yesterday there is all kinds of excuses. woody allen once said something really brilliant. he said 80% of life is showing up. and your guys. >> they didnt show up. and quite frankly, chris, everything else you said notwithstanding not showing up to that event yesterday to me was abhorrent. it was a slap in the face of everett dirksen and all the republicans who fought to bring civil rights legislation to the table to work with dr. king and to really push ...

We are back. file this under the category of blatantly unconstitutional. missouri republicans are trying to nullify all federal gun laws in their state, all of them. you want to buy a machine gun? go ahead. in fact, the bill goes even further. it says it would be illegal for federal agents to try to enforce any gun law in missouri. federal agents would be breaking the law themselves themselves just by doing their job. it is in fact the most far-reaching states rights endeavor in the country acco...

were expecting it to get considerably worse as the eye of the storm approaches us. the tide as you can see behind me is coming up. were just finishing a high tide. thats a factor in this. the good news is im not seeing any areas where the tide has breached the sand dunes. theyre holding and thats good news. more good news is at least in this area in the upper outer banks area nags head were not hearing any reports of serious damage. we have two teams out already on the roads. theyre no...

a good morning to all of you. welcome to msnbc live coverage of hurricane irene. im alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters. were going to get the latest forecast for you on irenes path. it is now hitting north carolina head on. mark potter is live for us in nags head. a good morning to you, whats it like? >> reporter: hi, alex. were getting some very strong east windows now. its been blowing all night and its kicking up at this hour. were expecting it to get considerably worse as t...

>> this is the real deal. >> evacuations, states of emergency and last minute preparations as we wait and wonder what irene has in store for us. tonight from maryland, virginia and the district fox 5 has what you need to know, our live coverage starts right now. thanks for joining us. im brian bolter. >> im shawn yancy. here are the latest developments tonight. the category 2 storm is now pounding north carolina and its moving up the east coast. well begin to see its effects in a matte...