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and d.c., is this rick santorums last stand? can he convince republicans that the race isnt already over? im wolf blitzer. youre "in the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> lets begin with the breaking news. tornado emergencies right now in the dallas-ft. worth area. look at these pictures that have been coming in. this was the scene in the dallas-ft. worth area just a little while ago as the sky turns dark. we see a massive funnel cloud draw closer and then this ...

In north carolina alone, mass exodus 200,000 people fleeing the area, trying to beat out the arrival of irene. gas stations running out of fuel. atms are running out of cash. people are scared. to the north, new jersey mandatory evacuations starting early tomorrow morning. new york city, mayor bloomberg warned of a possible transit shutdown. this storm is wicked and dangerous. joining us in the extreme weather center is chief meteorologist rick? >> a lot of populated areas. thats the big concern...

Them. were getting a real sense of what things looked like when the storm came through. airport security cameras show what it was like inside the moment the tornado struck. right now everything appears fine. then the lights go out. debris starts swirling. tsa officers run for cover. another angle in front of a food stand. watch as this guy on a cell phone looks behind him and sees things are not normal. seconds later this whole kour concourse is swept up by this wind. >> go to baggage claim. >> ...

These charges get placed in different locations and they get imploded in a sequence so its not sort of one big bang. its sort of placed in sequences, and thats how the building essentially will come down. as far as the winds, 25-mile-an-hour wind is a fairly strong wind but is a very dense structure with a lot of mass and, of course, mass is a great component to have when resisting wind force. >> david, i know that you mentioned right now that search and rescue teams are standing by, always at t...

Over. the air on top of what youre feeling with the wind has turned the rain into a midst and pull ver rised the water. you have so much water in the air it is almost like a fog now. thats a combination of heavy raining coming down and the incredible winds that are now in this area. we are under an extreme wind warning, which means that we could see gusts of up to maybe 145 miles an hour. now, if that happens, you are not going to see me. not because i walk off, because i would be blown off. the...

In north carolina alone, mass exodus 200,000 people fleeing the area, trying to beat out the arrival of irene. gas stations running out of fuel. atms are running out of cash. people are scared. to the north, new jersey mandatory evacuations starting early tomorrow morning. new york city, mayor bloomberg warned of a possible transit shutdown. this storm is wicked and dangerous. joining us in the extreme weather center is chief meteorologist rick? >> a lot of populated areas. thats the big concern...