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In terms of disaster declarations, but that the president himself and the first family also being there, lending moral support, physically being on the ground to see the l devastation for themselves. it's very important for the mayor and the governor, but it's also very incorporate for the people who have gone through a tragedy such as this. >> you know, it is a time when republicans and democrats come together. you see the local officials there. and all talk of budget cuts and deficits kind of evaporate when you see this kind of disaster. i mean this is very frankly what the federal governmen...

Including the southeast. further south it is unusual to see snow on christmas eve and christmas day. chris plas day, we could have a white christmas here. a white christmas greeting millions of americans as they take to the roads and skies this holiday season. well officials are advicing travelers here in chicago and other major cities to arrive two hours early to deal with any possible security issues. also, the tsa is telling people not to bring wrapped gifts. they say those gifts could be opened and inspected. reporting from chicago, stephanie stanton, lynn, back to you. the increase in t...

Of that country. to the midwest now, where a massive rainfall in iowa has caused a dam to fail. rushing waters burst through the lake delhi dam just hours ago. so far there are no reports of injuries. the area is mainly rural, and much of the affected area is farmland. iowa governor has issued disaster declarations for two counties. he tells cnn 10 inches of rain fell across the area in about 12 hours. >> you're talking about a catastrophic break in the dam. that has never happened before. and once again, here in the midwest, and in iowa, we're dealing with, you know, record flood levels, in c...

In the midwest, massive rainfall in iowa caused a dam to fail. rushing waters burst through the dam a few hours ago. so far, there are no reports of injuries. the area is mainly rural, and much of the affected area is farmland. rey governor has issued disaster declarations for two counties. in the gulf the ships have turned around and are headed back to the deep horizon drilling site. tropical storm bonnie has lost clout. officials say the static kill which consists of pumping dense mud into the well could start in less than a week. those are your headlines this hour. i'm don lemon keeping...

Back up to the boat and analyzed them and something that was almost similar to, i guess, a csi crime lab, they took tissue samples of the corals, and also water samples. those are still being analyzed and the scientists estimate they won't have the results of those for at least a couple months. >> amber lyons, thanks so much for joining us from st. petersburg, florida. let's talk about nasty weather further north. five inches of rain fell in some places and ten towns issued disaster declarations. 10,000 people lost electricity and as of now, 3,000 people were still waiting to restore their s...