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wolf blitzer is off tonight. im joe johns. youre in "the situation room." >> i cannot stress this highly enough. if you are in the projected president of this hurricane, you have to take precautions now. dont wait, dont delay. we all hope for the best, but we have to be prepared for the worst. we how is it going in new york right now, mary? >> you just heard the president speak about this hurricane. new york had asked the president to declare emergency assistance. and the president did...

Warning, an catastrophic flooding is ongoing. rivers are well above record stage. mud slides are an issue. its important to know that we have just begun to see some of the damage thats out there. usually after a huge hurricane like this, it can take two, three days to get a good proper assessment of just how bad it is and especially areas away from the cities are. those areas are -- all weve seen are mostly pictures from san juan and some of the bigger islands. right now still 115 miles per hour...