This has been going on for a while. Unfortunately its not unique to just this one drug. There are more than 300 drugs on the fdas shortages list right now, the highest number in almost a decade. This affects all kinds of medicines that are crucial to peoples health. Its not something were seeing getting solved immediately. Thank you so much for that. Hello again, everybody. We begin on storm watch as Tropical Storm ophelia brings Torrential Rain and fierce winds up and down the east coast. Coastal flooding is among the biggest concerns as Rain Bands Stretch Hundreds of miles north from the Storms Center which made landfall in North Carolina this morning. The sights and sounds of power lines exploding there in North Carolina. Allison chinchar is Tracking Ophelia from the cnn Weather Center for us. Polo sandoval is on the new jersey coast and brian todd is in alexandria, virginia. The big concern here is just how widespread the storm is in terms of impacts. When you look at it, the main
Hello again. A State Of Emergency is in effect for maryland and virginia as Tropical Storm ophelia moves up the east coast. Power lines exploding in North Carolina where Ophelia Made Landfall this morning. Allison chinchar is tracking the storm from the cnn weather center. And brian todd is in alexandria, virginia. What is ophelia doing . Its still kind of chugging along, making its way akpcross North Carolina. Weve got outer bands stretching up to pennsylvania, new york, even massachusetts. The same winds right now are 50 miles an hour guesting to 65. The heaviest rain is really focused over virginia and North Carolina at the moment. Youve still got some pretty heavy bands, although the bulk is starting to push inland and away from the coastal areas. You have Flood Watches and Flash Flood Warnings in raleigh and off to the east. Theyve already picked up 23 inches of rain. Now youre going to get an additional 12 on top of that. It begins in the evening to spread more into the mid atlan
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