million acres already. dozens of fires are burning right now. one firefighter has died. they are running out of resources and the governor wants the entire state to be declared a federal disaster area. extreme weather happening right now in northern new jersey as well. take a look at this mess. powerful storms dumped more than four inches of rain on some areas, causing rivers to swell, roads look more like lakes this morning. hundreds of homes are damaged. many residents forced to evacuate. others needed to be rescued by boat. officials say more flooding may be on the way in some parts, but they do expect the rivers to recede some time today. there's been an awful lot of rain soaking that part of the country. it's very, very dry in texas. kiran was pointing out people who want the rain don't have it. people who don't need the rain are getting too much. word of severe weather in the st. louis area. happening right now, jacqui jeras in atlanta for us. good morning. >> good morning. we have some incredible hail makers right now. just outside of the city. this is st. louis county, into