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arkansas governor sarah huckabee , sanders declared a state of emergency as the storms ripped through several towns. she spoke about the destruction a short time ago. ive had the opportunity over the last couple of hours to speak with both the homeland security secretary as well as president biden, who have offered a tremendous amount of support anything that arkansas need from a city county state and federal perspective, i would say that everyone is working in total lockstep and were ...

Arkansas governor sarah huckabee , sanders declared a state of emergency as the storms ripped through several towns. she spoke about the destruction a short time ago. ive had the opportunity over the last couple of hours to speak with both the homeland security secretary as well as president biden, who have offered a tremendous amount of support anything that arkansas need from a city county state and federal perspective, i would say that everyone is working in total lockstep and were going to d...

Remarkable that she survived. we spoke to one guy who helped her out, larry wilkins, 71 years old. at his house. hes the man that helped her to safety. hes calling her the bravest person hes ever met. >> reporter: at home in rural kentucky larry wilkins finished watching the local evening news when his dog started barking. i went to the door there was a little girl about 7 years old. crying and not bad. lips quivering pretty good. shes pretty bloody. had a bloody nose. and her arms and legs were...

This plastic pollution is getting into the food chain and they ultimately affect our health. >> reporter: and its affecting the animals? >> absolutely. roughly 660 species today and thats a conservative estimate. whats insidious about it the plastic in the ocean doesnt disappear. it acts as a sponge for contaminants. >> reporter: in the pacific alone, noaa said massive patches of plastic swirl about. there are laws that prohibit dumping blass ticks in the ocean. the problem is enforcement. gover...

More about this dr. seem ma yasmen for the centers for disease control. good to see you. is it an issue of the flu shot or the flu shot not being effective or mutations of the flu? >> its all of those things working in combination, fredricka, sadly whats happening, all the flu shots not such a great match this year. theres no point in getting it. now we have a situation where less than half of americans who should have received the flu shot havent received. its important to remember yes, this ye...

I do come here and wait for miracles. if nothing else. >> reporter: and what are they telling you every day? are you getting the information you need? >> actually not really. were hoping that they have update every day. like three times, they promise us about 9:00, 1:00 and 5:00 maybe 7:00 every day. but here theres nothing else. >> reporter: youre not getting anything back. or do you think they just dont know the information? >> maybe yes, maybe no. >> reporter: how is your family coping? how a...

Calm. you can see a little bit of a wave. 12 to 15-feet wave heights. it doesnt look like it will be that. because were expecting the winds to kind of flatten out a little more. certainly, were expecting more activity. fred theyre looking at winds 25 miles an hour and gusty with the thunderstorms. now, were looking at perhaps the winds down to 10 to 15 miles an hour. so is this definitely an improvement and gives them the opportunity to find something or more. >> well thats pretty hopeful. >> it...

I dont know. maybe you can call me crazy, but i feel in my heart, hes alive somewhere. i dont know but my mom and my moms strong. my dad has tried to become so strong. he cannot cry from the first time until maybe four days. four days goes by. but we accept the worst part. we know the worst part we know already. >> reporter: you just want to see him come home you want to see if he has survived? >> yeah still. >> reporter: you want to say good-bye. >> no no not good-bye. i mean until we see the b...

Jet, and mh-370 what impact will they have on these bodies of water? cummings says as air pollution going, the planes are a bigger drop in the bucket. >> roughly 70% of pollution we find out on our oceans starts on land. its simple as the debris that were see on the stand, the cigarette butts, the straws the forbes the bottles, the items. >> reporter: some that may help daily life but pose a threat to our oceans. stephanie elam, cnn. its your data. now at t-mobile, all your unused data rolls for...

New york mayor bill de blasio attending todays wake and also speaking tomorrow. mayor de blasio also with bill bratton. who asked the men and women to show respect to the mayor. the officers turned their backs to the mayor during lius partners funeral last week. sara ganim in a rainy brooklyn? sara was there a salute did anyone turn their backs to the mayor? >> reporter: well just saw the mayor walk in fred. and just before him, we also saw the police commissioner walk in. and dozens maybe even ...