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Wolf blitzer is off today. Im Brianna Keilar and youre in the situation room. We have breaking news. Hurricane arthur arriving. The storm is already lashing the North Carolina coast with heavy rain and winds up to 95 Miles Per Hour. Storm surge is expected, deadly rip currents offshore, deadly flooding inland. Isolated tornados are also possible along the outer bands of the storm and a tornado watch is up for eastern parts of North Carolina. Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate vuln...

Colorado gardeners eyeing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which now places much of the state in a warmer growing zone, should hold their horses – or trowels – before loading up on heat-loving perennials.

"People are thinking we’re going to be a tropical paradise, but it is still very cold winters."

Colorado gardeners eyeing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s newly updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map, which now places much of the state in a warmer growing zone, should hold their horses – or trowels – before loading up on heat-loving perennials.

ELIZABETHTON — More than 150 living history reenactors will be busy this weekend at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park for the 27th Annual Siege at Fort Watauga. The reenacts will

Bobie Ledford Feb. 8, 1934 — Dec. 26, 2020 Bobie “Chester” Chism Ledford was born in Thalia, Texas, on Feb. 8, 1934. He passed away at home in Fairfield, California, on Dec. 26, 2020, after a short illness. Bob felt that his family was always the most important thing to him. He was raised in Fairfield and always loved his life in Fairfield. After graduation from Armijo High School, Bob became a sergeant in the Marines. He married JoAnne McMahon in 1958. The family lived in California and ...

>> yeah, most of them are staying through the weekend. we had a lot of check-ins, actually, today. and they were still coming in around 4:00. i think theyre ready to ride out the storm and hopefully have a good rest of the weekend. >> so, when you, obviously -- and youre familiar with this. what happens to tourism in the area. there must be some people who decide to put off visits, obviously, restaurants, folks arent going to those as much. what do you see happen. how big of a hit is it on the w...

Just a couple of people on the sand, making their way possibly to their hotel. you always have situations like this, where you have people who are just very curious and they want to come out here. but the good news, brianna, like i said, no one in the water. but this is just the beginning, because what were really expecting is heavier rain, stronger winds. i would say roughly another five hours from now. and as we speak, we can feel at least one of those bands coming in on us, because now its st...