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This is a disaster thats existing on all levels. frankly, you have 844 deaths, this need to bury people, and the even more urgent need to find anyone who could be trapped and still alive. >> thinking back to what happened in japan, this will go beyond days, go beyond weeks, certainly into months and quite possibly years before people get back to normal there. alexandra field, thank you for the reporting. if youd like to help people who have been affected, people who need your help from this ea...

And the storm system slated to move on towards the north could potentially impact areas of okinawa or eastern china later on into this week. well follow that story as the week progresses, george. >> definitely one to watch. pedram, thank you so much. >> thanks, george. >> thank you for being with us. still ahead, a sex crimes prosecutor who questioned judge brett kavanaughs accuser is giving her assessment of the testimony that so many people heard. what she says about whether she would bring a ...

World. certainly a storm we are watching carefully because its poise today strengthen potentially to a category 4 system. and then approach areas of southern japan or eastern china where tens of millions could be impacted in about five days time. were going to watch this here, george, as we go into the heart of the week. >> well keep in touch with you, pedram javaheri. thank you so much. now to the united kingdom where the cloud of brexit continues to loom large as british conservatives kickoff ...

Flooding, pedram? >> as nick eluded to, were going to see the water drop in some areas upstream. well show you what happened here. were looking at the totals every wom overwhe overwhelmington. 44 inches will be normal. the wettest year in the years of recordkeeping across the area. you compare it to seattle, washington. 38 inches per year. miami, florida, gets about 62 inches per year. wilmington, north carolina, outdoes them by a couple of feet. you look at some of the gauges in cape fear and f...

Floods in north myrtle beach. i heard from an official there who said they are slowly becoming an island. some rivers may not crest until next week. up here in north carolina, the governor said this is a state that is hurting and may continue to hurt for some time. evacuation orders have been lifted in many places. but residents are told, its dangerous to come back. hundreds of roads are closed. thousands of people are in shelters. and of course, theres the economic impact to industry up here. t...

Javaheri joining us from the weather center with the latest of these flooding concerns. pedram? >> rosemary, whats remarkable about whats happening here is the water levels are so far above flood stage and record flood stage, that once they recede over the next week or two, well see water across the communities. i counted upwards of 50 counties dealing with the flood warnings. that means that flooding is imminent or occurring. we know its occurring across this region. and fascinating perspective...

The fire-control line for 45 minutes. they eventually got the hose back, but it was melted. british columbia is experiencing one of the worst fire seasons on record. cnn meteorologist pedram javaheri monitoring the flooding ongoing in the carolinas, now turning his eye to potential flooding in the upper midwest. pedram? the river flooding still in the forecast for today. well see conditions gradually improve as some of these gauges going to finally crest over the next 24 or so hours. but as ...

>> we have people who have lost houses and relatives. it is hard to see that. at the same time, you have to be grateful for what you have right now. i feel that is what is happening to a lot of people. we have to be grateful. >> later this morning, residents of wrightsville beach where florence made landfall will be allowed to return home. 300,000 people are without power in north carolina and south carolina. at least 2,600 people have been rescued from flood waters. those waters will keep risin...

Before it makes it to the ocean. the story well be following for many days to come. >> most definitely. well check back in with you next hour, pedram. many thanks for that. >> thank you. the controversy around donald trumps supreme court pick reminds some of another some decades ago. the parallels with justice clarence thomas when we come back. i cant believe it. that everything sticks to stefon diggss hands? no, i cant believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance wi...

>> this could be another month, it could be another couple of months as far as you see, right? >> thats right. thats right. we expect the waters to continue to rise through next week and then be here for an extended period of time. >> all right. adam emrick, thank you so much for joining us. we wish you the best and hope things get back to normal sooner rather than later. many thanks. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. so lets turn to our meteorologist pedram javaheri. as we were discuss...