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Try to finish the things we are halfway done with. we will get to it. >> that is it for the news at 3. s evening ne captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ ♪ >> odonnell: breaking news -- more than 50 million americans are in the path of dangerous storms, from the bomb cyclone in the west to flash flooding here in the northeast. the powerful west coast storm heads to southern california, after uprooting trees, nearly blowing trucks off a bridge and setting off a landslide that closed a mainly high...

Disaster response force helped them to safety. others fleeing to rooftops and waiting for assistance. some areas receiving 23 inches of rain in just 24 hours. gushing floodwaters sweeping away homes, submerging vehicles, uprooting trees, and blocking roads. survivors wading through water, searching for loved ones. [ speaking foreign language ] this woman saying, "i cannot see anything here. my house, my people, and my neighbors. i cannot find anyone." whit, in the last two weeks alone, weve seen...

Bill, thank you. eric: tropical depression claudette is blamed for at least a dozen deaths if alabama, after the storm battered the gulf states with flash flooding and strong winds. 10 people were killed including nine children when two vehicles crashed in a slippery section of an interstate in greenville, alabama. the storm also spawning powerful tornadoes there, uprooting trees and turning homes into ruins. officials say a man and child were killed after a tree fell on their house. that happen...

Denton, texas, uprooting trees and leaving streets impassable. spectacular drone footage showing one tornado tearing across farmland southeast of oklahoma city. in wheaton, missouri, heavy damage to homes. debbie brown tried to get to a neighbors cellar, but it was locked. >> so, i just thought, oh my god, its my time. i got to get in the bathtub. so, i grabbed a couple blankets, got in there. >> reporter: south of joplin, missouri, a swift water team racing to rescue a man found clinging to a t...

Expected number of inches of water to be dumped by hurricane irma. thats now up to 10 to 15 inches. in the southern bahamas and cuba. in the florida keys, more than that. eight to 15 inches in with up to 20 inches in some areas. so those are big numbers in term of what were watching. those will change as we get another update from the national hurricane center. in about an hour. irma already striking the caribbean. with some deadly force. in the st. martin, french and dutch territory. ten people...

>> tucker: theyll be a tough week and for the state. one person who is totally unintimidated by moments like this. we are there still fearing a dt hit. steve, what is it like there? >> a little breeze behind me walking. trying to really decide. a lot of people coming down to the last minute. watching where it could make landfall and tried to determine whether to risk on the highway which has dangers of its own or to stay in their home here. as charlie gone peoples attention here and is not the u...

Its really -- we wont know the extent of the damage until the morning. >> and i know you are not a newcomer here. you have a business there, you have vacation rentals. youve lived inpuerto rico since 1980. you have seen a lot of storms. the governor told me earlier hes never seen anything like this one. have you? how is irma different? >> well, like i said, its dark right now, so we cant tell whats going to happen. but this is by far the worst thing thats hit puerto rico since hurricane george ...

Help emergency crews still in the area. one twister stretched half a mile wide, flipping cars, uprooting trees and flattening at least two homes. in arkansas, one person died after retrieved blue into her home. causing major flooding statewide. at one point, 80,000 people were without power. meteorologist adam klotz tracking all of these storms. any relief in sight? hard wea folks. reporter: it really is. we are sticking with it through the rest of the week. today a very active system. really ge...

"special report" at 6:00 p.m. eastern tonight. tomorrow, on "mediabuzz," howie kurtz will look at all the historic coverage and speak with former trump campaign manager, corey lewandoski. also chris wallace with exclusive interview with reince priebus and. look at your listings for time and channel. leland: fox news extreme weather alert, four people have died when a tornado ripped through parts of hattiesburg, mississippi. officials say the tornado hit parts of three counties in southern missis...

For wednesday. some of you might find this next story difficult to watch and you may want to look away. fishermen off the coast of turkey are credited with saving the life of a young syrian refugee. the baby wearing a life jacket was plucked out of the aegean sea after a boat he and his family were on was taking on water in greece. the good news, that baby is said to be in good health as a result of those heroic efforts. and he has been reunited with his mother. and damages being assessed ac...